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2 children die, 7 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident
Two children were confirmed dead in a lone accident involving a Toyota Camry at Kere, Itori on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. Okpe noted that the accident occurred at about 11:00p.m on Saturday. She explained that the accident…
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2 BRT buses collide, passengers injured
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) on Wednesday said injured passengers in a crash involving two Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) buses had been rescued. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement. Oke-Osanyintolu said that the incident happened at the Bus Rapid Transport corridor at Iyana-Ipaja inward Pleasure road. “In response to distress calls to the…
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16 burnt to death, 5 injured in Ondo road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, says 16 people were burned to death and five injured in a road accident on Tuesday night. Ondo State Sector Commander of FRSC,  Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Ibitoye said that the incident happened at Ajue village, between Ondo and Ore, in…
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Police confirm 9 dead, 20 injured in Borno IED attack
The police in Borno on Thursday said nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area. The Commissioner Police, Yusuf Lawan who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri, said the incident occurred in a marketplace at about 8pm…
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1 injured as driver rams into truck in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) had rescued a driver who rammed into a truck around Palm Grove inward Ikorodu along Ikorodu Road. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said the agency while responding to distress…
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15 people injured in Lagos multiple accident – LASEMA
About 15 passengers sustained injuries in a multiple accident that occurred at Ketu, inward Ojota, in Lagos state. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Oke-Osanyintolu said the accident was reported via the state’s toll free emergency numbers, 767…
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