The deceased, simply identified as the Chief Coach of the Esan Recreation Club in Ekpoma, Edo State, was crushed to death on Friday at about 3.30pm while on a motorcycle on his way to the motor park
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Chidoka said this while fielding questions from newsmen at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja
In an interview with journalists in Minna, the Public Educator of the corps in the state, Bitus Simon, disclosed that the ongoing exercise is aimed at reducing Road Traffic Crashes on the roads across the state
Hisbah is the law enforcement arm of the shariah law
The Sector Commander, Vincent Jack, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, that the policy should be embraced in view of security benefits, including recovery of stolen
Ogagaoghene, who warned against taking the FRSC for granted, pointed out: “The law banning such vehicles from plying the nation’s roads is still enforceable
Some of the applicants in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria expressed dissatisfaction over the stressed involved in obtaining and renewing their licences
The Lagos Sector Commander, Chidi Nkwonta, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that application processing centres could not function effectively throughout Wednesday because of poor network
The commission deployed 34,000 personnel and equipment in critical and major highways across the country as well as four helicopters for aerial surveillance
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Jos, Plateau State on Sunday said that 252 deaths were recorded in 680 crashes…
The Ogere Unit Commander of FRSC, Godwin Sangbaza, disclosed this at the “Ember Months Campaign”, organised for commercial drivers at the Ilishan-Remo Motor Park
Nkwonta added that the command had released 38 patrol vehicles, two tow trucks and two ambulances to arrest any unforeseen situation on the highway
He said that the Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Benson Igbakpa, had always shown personal commitment to issue of safety on the roads
It stated that 53 Advance Life Support Ambulances and 17 tow trucks, consisting of eight heavy duty and nine light trucks, and 102 motorcycles had been deployed to support the personnel and vehicles
The Minister, while officially handing over the vehicles, said the gesture was to enhance road safety management and increase safety enforcement strategies
Daniel Asoanya, FRSC Commander, Ihiala Unit, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the driver lost control of the bus at a bend
Unconfirmed report have it that doctors were still battling to revive him as at press time as various life saving gadgets were fixed on him
“Our task is to reduce road crashes that unnecessarily claim many lives at moments like this; we, therefore, must be strategic in our approach
It occurred close to the new office of the Federal Road Safety Commission in the area
The exercise, according to the commission’s Unit Commander, Issele-Uku, Uche Chukwurah, was to check the blood pressure of commercial drivers who ply the federal highways within the jurisdiction of the unit command