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13 Dead in Kaduna-Abuja Road Accident as FRSC Urges Caution On Road
At least 13 people tragically lost their lives on the busy Kaduna-Abuja expressway following a severe accident on Friday.
This is according to Kabir Nadabo, Kaduna State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
Nadabo confirmed that the incident, which took place around 3 p.m. near Olam Farm, involved a high-impact collision between a Toyota Hiace, carrying 11 passengers, and a Golf Saloon with five occupants.
The Toyota was marked GTG 96YA, while the Golf was registered as RBC 369XE.
Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene, moving the deceased to St. Gerard’s Hospital, while three injured survivors were transported to AP Smart Hospital in Kakuri for urgent medical care.
Describing the accident as a sombre reminder of the risks on the road, Nadabo stressed the importance of safe driving practices, particularly the need to curb excessive speeding, which he identified as a major factor in the crash.
Highlighting the onset of the ‘ember’ months—a period often associated with a rise in road accidents due to increased travel and road congestion, Nadabo urged drivers to strictly follow speed limits and practice safe driving.
The FRSC, he emphasized, remains committed to promoting road safety, especially as the year-end approaches, and advised all motorists to adhere to traffic rules to protect themselves and other road users.
He expressed gratitude to the Kaduna State Government for its ongoing support of the FRSC’s efforts to make highways safer, which he said is critical as the Corps works to reduce accident rates.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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