FRSC (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the retrieval of 14 corpses from the Akeze-Ukwu river The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the retrieval of 14 corpses from the Akeze-Ukwu river after a Mercedes Benz 608 model bus plunged into it on Friday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … Read more
September 18, 2020. The Federal Government has apologised for asking all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again. The FG earlier asked all account holders in banks, including insurance companies, to fill and submit a Self-Confirmation form. The order was given despite the possession of the Bank Verification Number and … Read more
Warning Sector Commander in EKiti, Mrs Elisabeth Akinlade, has warned all road users to shun violation of all traffic laws The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sector Commander in EKiti, Mrs Elisabeth Akinlade, has warned all road users to shun violation of all traffic laws in order to stay alive during the “Ember months” and … Read more
Unknown kidnappers have attacked two bus-loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at a location in Nasarawa State, killing two officials. Following the attack, an unknown number of the operatives were said to be missing. Information has it that officials were on their way to a state in the South-East on Monday when their vehicles … Read more
FRSC Begins ‘Operation Show Driver’s License, Vehicle Papers’ In Lagos Ekohotblog, September 14, 2020… The Lagos State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to commence‘Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence and Vehicle Papers’ with effect from today, Monday, Ekohotblog reports. Lagos State Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the operation was to checkmate the … Read more
Man Nabbed By Police For Stealing FRSC Vehicle In Abuja Ekohotblog, September 5, 2020. Bwari Police Division, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested a man identified as Hamisu Tukur for stealing a vehicle belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Headquarters at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. The FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed … Read more
Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Bisi Kazeem said the commission has sacked 18 of its officers for desertion, forgery, number plate racketeering, bribery, and scandalous behaviour among others. Kazeem who made this known in a press statement added that ten other officers were also punished for trespass. Ekohotblog understands that the … Read more
2020 free Safety checks of vehicles which started on the 3rd of September to ascertain the safety of vehicles on the road during the Ember period. The four day exercise was fine free. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa Sector Command, said it has taken its 2020 free vehicle safety checks to motor parks … Read more
The officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, have disclosed that it has impounded 150 vehicles and prosecuted 47 traffic violators during a special patrol in August codenamed Operation Scorpion II. The special nationwide patrol by the corps, which was to stop the movement of unlatched containers on articulated trucks, was held … Read more
Asaba Mob Attack FRSC Officer For Pushing Driver From A Moving Truck A Federal Road Safety Corps Officer, Delta State Command, Mr C. U. Mgbede, narrowly escaped death on Thursday August 27, after an angry mob in Benin-Asaba Expressway, Asaba. almost killed him for allegedly pushing a truck driver out of a moving vehicle. Mgbede … Read more
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday disclosed a middle-aged man was lost his life and three other persons were injured after a trailer rammed into a shuttle bus. According to Andrew Kumapayi, Sector Commander of FRSC, the accident happened on Wednesday night around 9pm at Amansea along Awka -Enugu Expressway, Anambra. Kumapayi, who confirmed … Read more
FRSC demotes officers who assaulted naked driver in Benin (Video) Magistrate( Mrs )E. Ojehumen at the Evbuoriaria Magistrate Court 8, Sapele road, Benin delivered the judgement. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has demoted its officers who were involved in an altercation with a tricycle rider in a video recorded in Benin, Edo state. While … Read more
– At least four persons as died in a motor accident in Niger State – Six persons were also injured in the road accident – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this on Friday The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that four persons died in a motor accident that occurred on the … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it had arrested five of its staff for extortion in Nasarawa State. The Assistant Corps Marshal, Mr Kayode Olagunju, disclosed this during his maiden visit to the Benue State Command in Makurdi. Read Also: Why Transferring Federal Roads To States May Be Difficult–Gbajabiamila Olagunju is the … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday, said it had mobilised enough regular and special marshals for traffic control and management during the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Ogun and Lagos states, Mr Imoh Etuk, in an interview with the News Agency … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ore, Ondo State, on Thursday said that motorists plying the Benin-Ore Expressway were complying with the 50 per cent passengers’ capacity directive by the Federal Government. Mr Olusegun Aladenika, the FRSC Unit Commander in Ore, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ore on Thursday that motorists were … Read more
The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday set up a monitoring taskforce to ensure that transporters comply with COVID-19 protocols as directed by the Federal Government. Mr Henry Benemaisia, the Edo Sector Commander of the Corps while setting up the taskforce at a stakeholders meeting in Benin, said that … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried the deplorable states of roads in Cross River State. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar on Friday, the Acting Sector Commander, Benedict Akunne lamented the state of roads at Odukpani junction. Akunne said “Presently, we are having a pathetic gridlock along Odukpani junction. It is terrible, the place … Read more
Spokesperson of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat has confirmed that about twelve persons were burnt to death in a fatal road crash along the Tombia-Ammassoma road in Yenagoa LGA, on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the accident occured after a 14-seater passenger bus rammed into … Read more
Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Lagos State, on Sunday cautioned motorists in the state against braking traffic laws during the rainy season. Ogungbemide, who took over from Mr Hyginus Omeje in Lagos, gave the warning in an interview with the Newemen on Sunday. According to him, officers and … Read more