Caught In The Act: FRSC Recovers Stolen Vehicle, Arrests Suspect During Change Of Ownership

Eko Hot Blog reports that Abia State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has apprehended a suspected car thief in Aba and recovered a stolen vehicle from him. The Assistant Road Commander (Public Education) of FRSC in Abia, Chinwendu Enyioko, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Editor’s Picks  UNILORIN Student Abducted In … Read more

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Auto Crash Claims Five Lives, Injures Eight

FRSC rescue team at a road accident scene

The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for regular accidents. Traffic officials often blame the crashes on over-speeding. The latest accident on the route killed at least five people and injured many others. Eko Hot Blog reports that five passengers have died while eight others have been injured in an accident around the Fidiwo end of the … Read more

Ten Die In Kwara’s Tragic Road Accident

Kwara accident

EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than ten people reportedly died in a recent tragic road accident that took place in Iyemoja Village, along Olooru-Okoolowo express road, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. Reports made available to newsmen on Monday by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) command in the state revealed that the … Read more

FRSC Redeploys Corps Spokesman, Appoints Successor

FRSC Redeploys Corps Spokesman

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has authorized the redeployment of the Corps Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem. Kazeem was succeeded by Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, formerly in charge of Command Administration and Strategies. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses Nigerians, … Read more

Christmas Day Tragedy As Two die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Road Accident

FRSC rescue team at a road accident scene

Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday evening as two persons died in an accident that occurred on the route. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the incident. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, revealed that the road crash happened after Sagamu Interchange, before the … Read more

Yuletide: FRSC Opens Enugu-Onitsha Highway To Ease Traffic

EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the festive period, MTN Nigeria is partnering the Federal Road Safety Corps to temporarily open the Amawbia, Anambra State sections of the partially completed Enugu-Onitsha Dual Carriage Way. MTN is the financier of the dual carriageway that connects Anambra and other South-East states. EDITOR’S PICKS New ICPC Chairman Musa … Read more

FG Appoints Bisi Kazeem As Deputy Corps Marshal Of FRSC

FRSC

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The newly appointed Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, is to represent the southwest geopolitical … Read more

FRSC Denies Seeking Permission To Bear Arms

  Eko Hot Blog reports that Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that it is not seeking the permission of the Federal Government to bear arms. Editor’s Picks  JUST IN: Tinubu Pledges 500,000 Jobs As Ajaokuta Steel Nears Completion  Homecoming: Sunday Igboho Reveals Plan To Return To Nigeria    The Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps … Read more

How Lagos Council Workers Extorted N10,000 From Me – Motorist

Moment a lady identified as Amanda was taking cash from Bakare's father. (Photo: Bakare Abdusalam/Punch)

Eko Hot Blog reports that a motorist, Bakare Abdusalam, has accused officials allegedly working with the Itire Ikate Local Council Development Area, Mushin, Lagos State, of extorting the sum of N10,000 from him. In an interview with Punch Newspaper on Thursday, Abdusalam said the incident happened on Tuesday around the Cele area of Mushin while … Read more

Lagos, FRSC Seek Cooperation On Accident-free Traffic On Highways

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Marshal Daudu Ali Biu and Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has assured the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) of its cooperation and support in terms of database collection to enhance good security in the country, especially in the area of traffic management. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat gave the assurance on Thursday while receiving on … Read more

Police Dismantle Illegal Checkpoints, Arrest FRSC, LASTMA Officers In Lagos

Lagos police

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has disbanded several illegal checkpoints by some security operatives in the state, saying it has arrested one policeman, three officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), three Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) officers and 23 civilians. It was gathered that the law enforcement … Read more

Lagos Police Go Tough On Extortionists, Arrest Cops, FRSC, LASTMA Officials

The arrested suspects

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three of its men and two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority respectively for extortion of truck drivers and motorists in the state. The state police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the development … Read more

Epe LG Chairman Animashaun Asks FRSC To Install Speed Breakers At Strategic Spots

Epe LG Chairman, Princess Surah Animashaun and Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, CC Babatunde Farinloye

Eko Hot Blog reports that Princess Surah Animashaun, the Chairman of Epe Local Government (LG), Lagos State, has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to install speed breakers at strategic spots in the area to forestall accidents. She made the call on Wednesday when an FRSC delegation led by the Lagos Sector Commander, … Read more

FRSC Confirms Eight Dead In Ore Tanker Explosion

Eko Hot Blog reports that eight persons have been confirmed dead while scooping fuel after a petrol-laden tanker fell and spilled its content along the Ore-Benin Expressway, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to the Gatekeepers News, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, Ezekiel … Read more

Lagos-Badagry Expressway Accident Kills Four-month-old Baby, 13 Other Passengers

Eko Hot Blog reports that fourteen persons died on Sunday morning in a road accident along the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Williams Manga, unit commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who spoke to NAN in Badagry, said the victims included a four-month-old baby. Manga revealed that nine other persons sustained injuries in the accident. He … Read more

One Dead, Eight Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

One Dead, Eight Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

1 dead, others injured in auto crash FRSC attributes the accident to over-speeding Eko Hot Blog reports that one person has been confirmed dead in an accident that involved a Volkswagen bus that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Eight others were said to have been injured in the crash that occurred in the … Read more