A traffic warden in Delta State has allegedly caused a serious accident after physically struggling with a driver over control of his steering wheel on Warri Airport Road. The confrontation reportedly began after the driver failed to stop at a red traffic light, prompting the warden to grab the steering wheel. The struggle led to…
Wikki Tourists FC has announced the death of its defender, Kabiru Mohammed, following a fatal auto crash along the Zaria–Gusau road. The club disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook handle on Thursday. “The club is deeply saddened to announce the tragic death of Mohammed following a fatal accident along the Zaria–Gusau…
Less than a day after a dispatch rider was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, another rider has lost his life in a separate crash along the Ilupeju Bypass area of Lagos State, highlighting a deeply troubling pattern of fatal road incidents in the state. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s spokesperson,…
An appeals trial of Air France and Airbus opens Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in the French flag carrier’s history. On June 1, 2009, Air France flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris was cruising over the Atlantic when the pilots lost…
Comedian and skit maker Raji Adetola, widely known as Mr Sanku Comedy, has died after a car accident in Ibadan, colleagues and family confirmed on Tuesday. The fatal crash occurred on Monday along the Oyo–Ogbomoso road. Photos and videos shared online showed the vehicle plunging into a ditch. Sanku was rushed to hospital with a…
Newcastle target Jorgen Strand Larsen fired Wolves to a 3-2 League Cup win over West Ham on Tuesday as Premier League Leeds and Sunderland crashed out on penalties to lower league opposition. Wolves have reportedly rejected a £50 million ($67 million) bid from the Magpies for Larsen, who could prove to be a…
Two people were killed on Saturday and three others injured in another road accident in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the accident occurred at about 6 a.m. in front of the permanent site of the Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki, the state capital. The latest crash happened barely three days after…
By Frank Ulom FLORIDA (CONVERSEER) – An Indian national living unlawfully in the United States has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after allegedly causing a deadly crash in Florida, renewing debate over illegal immigration and state licensing laws. Harjinder Singh, who investigators say entered the country illegally through the U.S.–Mexico border in…
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with his Ghana’s counterpart, John Mahama, and the Government and people of Ghana following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Muhammed, and six others. In a statement on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu assured Mahama and all Ghanaians that…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda was involved in a minor road accident on Sunday evening while traveling along the Daura-Katsina Road. The incident occurred as the governor was returning from Daura, where he had visited the residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari to receive condolences from mourners. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
