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FRSC, Online Security News Publishers Partner on Road Traffic Management, Safety, Others
By Eric Elezuo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it is willing and ready to partner with the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) in road safety, safety reportage, management among other sundry issues.
The agency made this remarks during a courtesy call by the Online Security News Publishers to the Lagos Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in his office.
Welcoming the five-man delegate, led by NAOSNP president, Samson Oki, the Sector Commander and his management team comprising Sector Head of Operations, DCC Cyril Mathew,; Head of Transport Standardization Org., ACC Aderemi Malomo; Head of Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, ACC Edith Eluka; Sector Intelligence Officer, SRC Victor Okelola; Deputy PRO; DRC Jesutomipe Mala; Protocol 1, DRC Maureen Anyanmekaa and Protocol II, ARC Ayoola Rebecca, revealed that partnership with the Association was long overdue, considering the importance of the media in the society, especially in the good work the FRSC has been known for in its 33 years of existence.
In his brief address, NAOSNP’s president informed Sector Commander Ogungbemide that the Association was desirous of being associated and partnering with uprightness, finesse and dedication to duties as the FRSC is known, and that informs the courtesy visit. He added that the Association was willing to not only report the huge strides of the Corps in keeping Nigerian roads safe, but also participate in the day to day maintenance of road safety as celebrity marshals.
In his response, the Sector Commander, congratulated the Association for their reputation in security reporting without taking sides or holding briefs for anyone, and welcomed the idea of using more hands in the business of traffic management and road maintenance.
“We are pleased at your request, and are willing to approve it once the application is received,” he said.
Ogungbemide further itemised the achievements of the Corps under the able leadership of the Corps Marshall, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, saying accidents on the Nigerian roads have been reduced to the barest minimum owing to the proactive steps of the Corps.
Saying that there’s no room to celebrate more deaths in road accidents, Ogungbemide added that the Corps was all out to make Nigeria roads safer than it is.
“It is our duty to continue to churn out new innovations on road management at all times, and we have never relented, and we are not going to relent. And with your cooperation, in telling Nigerians of all initiatives, the road user will be more aware of how to safely use the road,” the Sector Commander said.
He frowned however, on the damaging and unfounded reports sometimes being peddled by social media users, and called on real journalists like the NAOSNP to always be on the alert to feed the public with the real issues on the ground.
He also itemised bad roads and activities of miscreants as some of the reasons some accidents still occur on the roads, and called on relevant and concerned authorities to do the needful to enhance the smooth performance of the Corps.
Ogungbemide was appointed Lagos Sector Commander in June 2020.
The Oyo State High Court has granted the Peoples Democratic Party approval to proceed with its elective national convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to attend and monitor the exercise, Channels TV reports.
Delivering the ruling, Justice A. L. Akintola issued an interim order permitting the party to continue its convention plans without obstruction.
The decision came after an ex-parte motion filed by Folahan Adelabi against the PDP, its Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum; Governor Umaru Fintiri, who heads the National Convention Organising Committee; and the INEC.
In his ruling on Monday, Justice Akintola held that the claimant presented a compelling case that warranted immediate judicial intervention.
“The motion ex-parte has merit and succeeds as prayed,” the judge ruled, granting temporary reliefs that safeguard the party’s schedule and direct all parties to allow the convention to proceed as planned.
The judge subsequently adjourned the hearing of the substantive motion for an interlocutory injunction till November 10, 2025.
The interim order, issued on November 3, 2025, was sealed by the Oyo State High Court and endorsed by its Principal Registrar, S. O. Hammed.
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released the passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following outrage over what she described as an unlawful and politically motivated seizure of her travel documents at a Nigerian airport.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, was reportedly stopped by immigration officers on Tuesday morning, who withheld her passport without any official explanation.
The lawmaker, visibly frustrated, went live on social media to protest the action, accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of ordering the seizure.
“I have committed no offence and there is no order from the court to withhold my passport and deny me travelling. The last time this happened, the officer in charge told us that the Senate President, Godswin Akpabio instructed them to withhold my passport and prevent me from travelling because he said each time I travel out of the country, I spoil the country’s image by granting interviews out in international media.
“Please, can you tell them to release my passport and this embarrassment should stop? You have no right to withhold my passport.
“You have no right to deny me exit and entrance into my country. I have not committed any offence and this must stop. No, this must stop.
“As a matter of fact, I think I have to sue you for continuously embarrassing me. No, don’t tell me sorry. Can I please have my passport? You can’t keep doing this to me all the time,” she said.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was recently celebrated her second year in office, described the incident as a continuous pattern of harassment.
She noted that her passport had previously been seized under similar circumstances, only to be released after intervention from someone influential.
The female Senator said, “I’ve been standing here for the past 20 minutes. Why are you doing this? What have I committed? The last time it had to take someone influential to call you to release my passport. That was what allowed me travel.
“Now again, you’re withholding my passport while I’m making calls. Is Godswin Akpabio so important? Why is he overruling boundaries? Godswin Akpabio, the Senate President, has instructed the Comptroller General of Customs to deny me exit, to withhold my passport. This is wrong.
“Yes, I know I have two federal government cases against me, of which the president of Nigeria instructed the AGF to cancel the cases, to withdraw the cases.
“This president, Bola Tinubu, actually spoke with Godwin Akpabio to terminate all the cases against me because he admitted, he agreed that they were politically witch-hunting cases. So there is no reason why my passport should be withheld at the international airport.
“There is no reason why. You have no right to do that, madam. You have no right. You are taking laws into your hands. There is no court order. I have not missed any of my court appearances.
“I have attended all my court sessions. I am not a flight risk. I am not a risk to my country. So why are you treating me like a criminal? Can I have my passport, please? Thank you very much. Sometimes I think you just have to be a rebel to get things right. Then you keep asking Nigerians to be good citizens.
Minutes after her public protest gained traction online, the NIS reportedly bowed to pressure and released her passport.
“If I had not gone public, would you have given me my passport,” she added.
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Would You Rather I Travel with My Enemies’ Children, Wike Defends Traveling with Sons to Official Assignment
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reacted to viral photos showing his sons accompanying him on local and foreign trips, saying he has the right to carry them along.
He argued that his sons, as master’s degree holders, need the exposure.
“What law says that my sons shouldn’t travel? Let the FCT say where they paid ₦1.
“What official matter? Did they sign any document? It doesn’t need to be a personal trip.
“What’s wrong? So, I can travel with anybody from the FCT. I can travel with anybody in Nigeria. I have that right.
“Oh, come on, they have to know how Nigeria is. They have to learn about government,” Wike said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
Asked whether he was teaching them to become politicians, he said, “No, that’s not correct. My first son is a lawyer. He said, ‘No, I’m not going to practice. I want to be a farmer.’
“I said, ‘What do you mean by this? He said, ‘No, this is what I want to do.’ I said, ‘Okay’. What do you do?
“They’ve gone for training in Spain. They’ve gone for training in Lisbon.
“My second son finished from King’s College — a master’s degree in Economics. He said he wants to be in real estate.”
The former Rivers State governor also said he is happy that his sons behave responsibly and give him comfort.
“I’m so happy that I have children who have given me comfort, who have not given me problems.
“Assuming they were somewhere smoking. You would have said, ‘Oh, look at these children now. Who are they? I will not travel with my enemy’s children,” he added.
Wike has been spotted with his sons at official events, including the commissioning of projects in the FCT.
Last week, he was criticised by some Nigerians for taking them to a summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
