News
Corps Marshal Mohammed Admonishes Motorists On Safe Driving During Christmas, Restates Commitment To Ensuring Safer Road Environment
Joel Ajayi
As Christians in Nigeria join the rest of the world to mark the 2024 Christmas celebration, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC}, Shehu Mohammed has called on motorists to adhere strictly to road traffic rules and regulations to make the celebration a peaceful and hitch-free one.
The Corps Marshal gave the admonition in his Christmas message in which he restated his earlier commitment to creating safer road environment during the Yuletide. The Corps Marshal appealed to Nigerians to be reflective at this period of heightened human and vehicular movements to avoid any road mishaps that could undermine the annual celebration.
He also tasked personnel to ensure free flow of traffic and a zero-death Yuletide celebrations. The entire workforce and logistics have been mobilised to all the identified black spots and would remain there untill 15 January 2025. This is to ensure that all those that travelled home for Christmas and new year return safely.
The Corps Marshal called on Nigerians to join the FRSC in the ongoing campaign for safer road environment. He further urged Christians to offer special prayers at their various Churches as they celebrate the birth of Christ. Stating that as they worship in various Churches, it’s imperative that prayers are made specially for peace and safety.
The Corps Marshal admonished road users to tune into the FRSC National Traffic Radio, 107.1 FM for traffic alerts and updates. And in cases of emergency, he implored Nigerians to dial the FRSC Emergency number:122 as the Call Centre will remain opened throughout the festive period and beyond to attend to all distress calls.
It would be recalled that annually, FRSC deploys human and material resources along the major corridors in the country to manage the expected traffic surge during the Yuletide and the New Year. This year’s special operation codenamed, “Operation Zero Tolerance” which commenced on December 15, 2024 is expected to last till January, 15, 2025.
Politics
APC Alleges Atiku, ADC Plot to Undermine Kaduna Campaign Flag-Off
Joel Ajayi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of allegedly orchestrating a disinformation campaign to discredit the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday.
In a statement issued on Saturday, October 24, 2026, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, alleged that the former vice president and the ADC planned to circulate fake news, manipulated documents and doctored videos to undermine the campaign, President Bola Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and other APC leaders.
Alake claimed that the alleged disinformation campaign involved the use of artificial intelligence, deepfake videos, counterfeit documents and social media platforms to manipulate public opinion.
According to him, the alleged plot had already begun with the circulation of a photograph showing a security vehicle on routine patrol near an APC campaign billboard in Kaduna metropolis.
He alleged that the image was misrepresented to suggest that security personnel had been deployed to protect APC billboards, adding that the narrative was subsequently published by a national newspaper and shared by Atiku on his official social media accounts.
The APC spokesperson further alleged that another document had been circulated online, purportedly showing a letter from Governor Uba Sani to the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, concerning an alleged release of ₦2.3 trillion by the Kaduna State Government to host the rally.
Describing the claim as baseless, Alake questioned the possibility of a state government spending such an amount on a political rally.
He noted that Kaduna State’s budgets for 2024, 2025 and 2026 stood at ₦458.271 billion, ₦790.439 billion and ₦985.9 billion, respectively.
According to him, the combined budgets for the three years amounted to less than ₦2.3 trillion, which he cited as evidence to challenge the claim circulating online.
Alake also alleged that the ADC and Atiku’s supporters were preparing to circulate old, manipulated and deepfake videos during the rally to create the impression of public resentment against the APC.
The council urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and verify information before sharing it, warning against the spread of misleading content on social media and other platforms.It further accused Atiku and the ADC of resorting to what it described as desperate tactics to gain political advantage ahead of future electoral contests.
The allegations were contained in a statement signed by Alake on behalf of the APC Presidential Campaign Council on Saturday.Atiku Abubakar and the ADC’s response to the allegations was not included in the statement.
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