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Road mishap: Woman dies, 3 children injure in Osun
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that one woman died while three children sustained various degree of injuries in a road accident on Gbogan -Ibadan highway on Thursday.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command spokeswoman, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi in Osogbo.
Ibrahim attributed the cause of the accident to dangerous driving and speeding without adherence to road traffic regulations by the motorists involved.
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According to her, the accident occurred on Gbongan -Ibadan highway, 23km away from Sasa bridge, Ikire.
By Eromosele Abiodun
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has promised to prioritise maritime education and ensure professionalism in the transport sector.
He stated this during his inaugurated as Chairman, Governing Board of the Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies (CELTRAS), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).
The inauguration, which took place at the university’s Institute of Petroleum Studies Auditorium, was supervised by the acting Vice Chancellor of Uniport, Prof. Stephen Okodudu. Jamoh’s investiture followed his appointment in October as Chairman of the 10-member Governing Board of CELTRAS. Okodudu had said Jamoh was chosen by virtue of his position as Director-General of NIMASA, emphasising that his appointment “is an eloquent testimony to your outstanding contributions to national development.”
New Year: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway gridlock cleared, says FRSC
Sodiq Oyeleke
The Federal Road Safety Corps has cleared the gridlock witnessed along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday night.
The FRSC made this known in a press statement by the Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun State, Umar Ahmed, titled, ‘Clearance of Obstruction along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway’, on Friday.
Many commuters had spent their crossover and celebrated New Year along the Lagos Ibadan-Expressway after a gas tanker fell around the Ibafo area of the expressway and caused gridlock.
Part of the statement read, “This is to notify the general public that the obstruction caused by a fallen tanker loaded with LPG opposite Mountain Top University on the outward Lagos section is now cleared. The road is free for normal traffic flow.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that one woman died while three children sustained injuries in a road accident on Gbogan-Ibadan highway on Thursday.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command spokeswoman, Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo.
Mrs Ibrahim attributed the cause of the accident to dangerous driving and speeding without adherence to road traffic regulations by the motorists involved.
According to her, the accident occurred on Gbongan -Ibadan highway, 23km away from Sasa bridge, Ikire.
She explained that the mishap involved a private car- Ash Toyota Corolla with registration number FKJ627EY which collided with a White DAF Truck with registration number XC606MKA.