Road accidents killed average 11 Nigerians each day of 2012 – FRSC

The highest number of accidents and deaths occurred in December.
An average of 11 people were killed daily in road accidents across Nigeria in 2012, official statistics from the Federal Road Safety Corps show.
In the 2012 official report titled “DASHBOARD RECORDS FOR THE MONTHS OF 2012” and made available to PREMIUM TIMES, the Corps said a total of 4,260 people were killed in accidents across the country in 2012.
The deaths occurred in the 6, 269 road traffic crashes that occurred within the same period. A total of 20, 752 people also sustained various degrees of injuries from the crash indicating an average of 56 people being injured in road accidents daily last year.
However the number of injured was less than half of the total 48, 114 people that were involved in the accidents while 10, 357 vehicles were also involved.
The highest number of deaths and accidents occurred in December, the report showed. An average of 15 people died daily from accidents in December leading to total deaths of 473 people involving 1, 115 vehicles.
Other months that witnessed high accidents and casualty rates were February, July, and August.
The FRSC have in the past listed some of the major causes of road accidents nationwide to include over speeding, drunk driving, ignoring road signs and bad roads.

Fire outbreak at Ikeja City Mall

The fire which occurred at Mr. Price retail store section of the mall, which deals in all kinds of clothing, broke out at about 11am.
Property worth billions of Naira was salvaged as a result of inferno which gutted parts of the ever busy  Ikeja City Mall, Alausa.
Normal business activities resumes at the  mall, housing Shoprite and about 100 retail and wholesale shops was brought to a halt, leaving customers stranded outside for over four hours.
The Director of Lagos Fire Service, Alausa, Rasaq Fadipe, who confirmed the fire outbreak to vanguard described it as “minor” without any serious loss.

Police knows about the murdered of my private secretary – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole, has threatened to publish the report submitted to him by the police to drive home his accusations that the police was involved in the murder of his private secretary, Olaitan Oyerinde.
This is coming after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, labelled the accusation by the former Labour Union president as “unfounded”.
Abubakar today in a meeting with senior police officers said the police authority will respond to Oshiomole’s claim appropriately.
Source; ChannelsTV

Governor Ajimobi To Re-Build Alaafin's Palace

                                                          The palace before the fire
The Alaafin of Oyo's palace which caught fire yesterday, will now be fixed by the State Governor. The Governor visited the Palace yesterday (same day of the fire incident) and told the Oba that it was his responsibility to re-build the palace. He also commended him for a job well done, because no one died in the fire out break.

                                                The Alaafin of Oyo's palace after the fire.  SOURCE: LADUN'S BLOG

Massive fire engulfs Sawmill at Ebute Metta in Lagos

As at 8pm this evening, a massive fire is still raging at the slums of Sawmill at Ebute Metta area in Lagos.
The inferno started around afternoon and it could be seen by those who drove on the Third Mainland Bridge.
At the time of filing this report, no officials from the emergency agencies were around to put out the fire.

SOURCE: DAILY POST