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Death toll rises in Niger petrol tanker fire incident

BREAKING: Many charred, others battling for life as petrol tanker burst into flames in Niger State [VIDEO]

Contrary to the casualty figures earlier released by the Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed that over 73 lives were lost to the petrol tanker fire incident that happened in Niger State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the horrific petrol tanker fire incident occurred on Saturday morning at Dikko … Read more

Tanker explosion: Sorrow as FRSC reveals casualty figures of Niger petrol fire

BREAKING: Many charred, others battling for life as petrol tanker burst into flames in Niger State [VIDEO]

No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday. The incident happened on the Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC) in Niger, confirmed this in Minna and revealed a loaded petrol tanker fell at the … Read more

Court Restrains FRSC From Impounding Vehicles With Faded Number Plates

Man Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison For Inciting Mobs Against FRSC Officials

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) lacks the authority to impound vehicles or penalize drivers for faded number plates. Delivering the judgment on Friday, Justice Akintayo Aluko prohibited the FRSC from enforcing such measures, following a lawsuit filed by Chinwike Ezebube, a legal practitioner, on February … Read more

FRSC restores traffic after Lagos tanker fire

FRSC restores traffic after Lagos tanker fire

The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has successfully managed a crash involving a tanker, which resulted in fire. The accident occurred at 1.59 p.m. on Epe-Ijebu (outward Epe) route, specifically around Odo Agboju. The Lagos State Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, made  this known in a statement on … Read more

Man Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison For Inciting Mobs Against FRSC Officials

Man Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison For Inciting Mobs Against FRSC Officials

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted Nuhu Isah for inciting mobs against officials of Federal Roads Safety Service Corps (FRSC). Henzodaily reports that the Court’s Magistrate, Mohammed Njidda, sentenced Isah to 6 months in prison with a fine option of ₦20,000 having found him guilty of instigating passengers to … Read more

9 dead, 21 injured in Katsina road crash

9 dead, 21 injured in Katsina road crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed nine people dead and 21 others injured in a road crash in Dankama, Kaita Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Sector Commander, Mr. Aliyu Ma’aji, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Shamsudeen Babajo, on Thursday in Katsina. He … Read more

FRSC warns passengers against boarding unsafe vehicles

How drivers can save many lives this season - FRSC

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has urged passengers to exercise caution when boarding vehicles, especially during the festive season, to minimise the risk of road crashes. Mohammed gave the warning in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal, (ACM), Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Saturday in … Read more