accidents

4,000 arrested for over speeding in Ogun- FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that it apprehended no fewer than 4,000 offenders for speed limit device violations in Ogun in 2021. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC State Sector Commander, disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta during the command’s 2021-end-of-the-year party. The FRSC boss noted that speed had been identified as […]

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Joe Rogan Says N-Word Video Is ‘Political Hit Job’

Joe Rogan says he’s being targeted over the resurfaced n-word videos. “That video had always been out there. It’s like, this is a political hit job,” Rogan said on his podcast. “And so they’re taking all this stuff I’ve ever said that’s wrong and smushing it all together. It’s good because it makes me address […]

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EXPLAINER: How to Access Medical Info, Contact Relatives on a Victim’s Locked Phone in an Emergency

At least three people were reportedly killed in an accident at the main entrance of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, on Thursday. The Akungba-Ikare road which passes by the school has come to be known as a death trap for road users in the area because of frequent accidents. FIJ earlier reported why […]

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REVEALED: Why Accidents Persist at Adekunle Ajasin University

At least three people were reportedly killed at the main entrance of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, in a crash involving a heavy truck. FIJ learned that Akiniyi Michael, one of the victims of the accident which happened on Thursday evening, had graduated in 2017. Sources in the school said the accident was one of three […]

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Winter storm expected to glaze Pennsylvania, New England in ice

Traffic along eastbound Interstate 70 near Stadium Blvd. is halted on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022, in Columbia, Mo., following several accidents after a winter storm dumped about several inches of snow.AP More than 20 inches (51 centimeters) of snow was reported in the southern Rockies, while more than a foot of snow fell in areas […]

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Nigerian clergyman, Apostle Kassy Chukwu, slams David Ibiyeomie for cursing Yahoo boys, asks him to place curses on politicians and not Yahoo boys (video)

Nigerian clergyman, Apostle Kassy Chukwu, has slammed Port Harcourt-based cleric, David Ibiyeomie, for cursing Yahoo boys. Recall that recently, Ibiyeomie while preaching in his church, prayed that Yahoo boys would have accidents with the cars they buy with the proceeds from their illicit activities. He also placed curses on police officers who release arrested Internet […]

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Three die while travelling to minister’s daugher’s wedding

Two different fatal accidents that occurred on Saturday within about three hours intervals have claimed four lives in Bauchi as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Bauchi Sector Command. The FRSC explained that one of the lone fatal crashes killed three members of a vigilante group popularly called “Yan Komiti”, who were on […]

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Colleges take COVID testing way too far and spread hysteria

are randomly tested for COVID weekly. A positive PCR test, which can detect tiny amounts of dead virus, sends asymptomatic students to a room in a designated building where they spend 10 days in confinement. Food is dropped off once a day at the door. I spoke to several holed-up students. One told me she […]

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Christmas has nothing to do with Christ, just enjoy your end of the year fun – Daddy Freeze

While some are celebrating and making merry to mark the birthday of Jesus Christ, some others argue that today, December 25 has nothing to do with Christ’s birthday. For controversial Nigerian On Air Personality Daddy Freeze, Christmas has nothing to do with Christ, however those celebrating should go ahead and enjoy their end of the […]

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Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A massive fire swept through a river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 37 dead and 72 injured, as passengers jumped off the vessel and swam to the shore, officials said. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. on the MV Avijan-10 off the coast of Jhalokati district on […]

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Three bodies found, but scores buried by landslide at Myanmar jade mine

At least 50 people are unaccounted for following the landslide, according to an official.Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via REUTERS Deadly landslides and other accidents are common in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar’s secretive jade industry which draws poor workers from across Myanmar in search of gems mostly for export to China. In a landslide last weekend, media reported […]

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Great Opara: The Intersection Between Stories and the Real Life

Life is in stages; just like any book, film, or musical number, there is a beginning, middle, and an ending. The 365 days of a year are also in monthly stages ending with December – the holiday period, and while the universe certainly does not create demarcations of time, humans have long since established a […]

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22 dead in protest against Indian farm laws

At least 22 protestors have died, several of them due to the biting cold weather, during the three-week agitation by farmers on the Indian capital’s borders. A spokesman for farmers’ unions, spearheading the agitation, said this on Friday. At least five farmers died in accidents on their way to join the protests, some died of […]

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Woman falls to her death while taking pictures

Victoria’s Police Minister Lisa Neville has urged people not to risk their lives by chasing “extreme” photos for social media after a woman fell to her death in front of her family in the Grampians on Saturday. A 38-year-old mother from Craigieburn, in Melbourne’s north, climbed past safety barriers at the popular Boroka Lookout, a […]

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Driver dies, 2 others sustain injuries in Bauchi multiple accidents

One person has reportedly died, while two others sustained varying degrees of injures in multiple road accidents which occurred on the Bauchi-Jos highway on Monday and Tuesday respectively. DAILY POST gathered that the deceased was the driver of a red coloured Opel Vectra commercial car, which had a head-on collision with another commercial vehicle, a […]

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Road accidents claim 217 lives in Ogun State

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 217 people died in 547 road traffic crashes from January to August in the state. The state Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, disclosed this during the flag-off of the last quarter of the year “Ember months’’ campaign in the state on Tuesday in Abeokuta. […]

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