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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking were the primary causes of the fatal motor accident involving British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The incident occurred on Monday around the Sinoma area, near the Sagamu axis of Ogun State, when a Lexus SUV conveying Joshua…
…Africa’s Return to F1 on the Horizon Nigeria has formally launched an ambitious bid to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a historic move that could mark the sport’s long-awaited return to the African continent for the first time since 1993. The announcement was made by the Chairman of…
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The Nigerian government has formally declared its interest in bringing a Formula 1 Grand Prix to Abuja, marking a bold bid to become the first African host of such an event in over 30 years. Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), has appointed Opus Racing Promotions co led by former Premier League footballer…
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Many people have been feared dead in an accident on Karu Bridge along the Nyanya-Keffi road in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. Eyewitnesses reports that the crash which occurred around 5:30 pm involved a trailer and a vehicle conveying sachet water, commonly known as “pure water.” The incident comes barely 24 hours after a…
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The crankshaft sensor, also known as the crankshaft position sensor, is responsible for communication between your engine, crankshaft, and computer. Usually, your car is extremely unlikely to start if the sensor is bad. But is it possible to get your car started so you can at least drive it to the mechanic? It just may…
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Not less than nine persons have been confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State sector in an accident that occurred around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Monday. Three others sustained various degrees of injuries in the road crash. The accident, which reportedly occurred at about 5:30 am,…
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Tragedy struck when an auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the FRSC Kogi Sector Commander, revealed the details to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday, attributing…
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Dangote Group, one of the most respected conglomerates in the country, has demonstrated its resolve to dominate the nation’s automobile sector, especially in the passenger car and commercial sector. Dangote, which took the franchise for the Peugeot brands few years ago and later Sinotruck brand, has continued to rollout models from its two plants in…
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A tanker crash in Enugu on Saturday claimed 18 lives, while 13 people were rescued. A statement signed by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed that the crash involved 17 vehicles, including a petroleum-laden tanker, a water tanker, 15 other vehicles, and a…
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Not less than 12 persons have been reported dead with several others sustaining injuries of varying degrees following an auto accident on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State. The multiple auto accident which occurred at the Oko-Olowo area of the Ilorin -Jebba federal highway, at about 5:30pm involved an articulated trailer vehicle with registration number AYE…
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