Deadly Ota Crash: Ogun Cracks Down on Roadside Trading

The Ogun State Government has renewed its clampdown on roadside trading following a fatal accident at the Ota tollgate in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, warning that the practice poses grave risks to public safety. The Government described indiscriminate street trading along highways as a major contributor to avoidable road crashes, stressing that urgent behavioural change…

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Police Foil Planned Night Attack on Oyo Community, Kill Two Suspects

The Oyo State Police Command has foiled a planned attack on Elebe village in Aleniboro, via the Irawo Mine Area of the State, neutralising two suspected bandits in the process. According to information gathered by Global Mirror News, the operation followed credible intelligence from a resident who alerted security operatives to the presence of about…

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Ota Toll Gate Tragedy: Abiodun Vows Crackdown on Reckless Truck Drivers, Orders Full Investigation

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has decried the spate of reckless driving by some truck operators along the Sango–Ota corridor, following a fatal accident at the Ota Toll Gate that left seven people dead. The accident, which involved a trailer tanker reportedly experiencing brake failure, claimed the lives of six men and one woman….

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Singa Market Inferno: Southern Governors’ Forum Stands with Kano, Victims Count Heavy Losses

The Southern Governors’ Forum has expressed deep sympathy with the Government and people of Kano State following the devastating fire outbreak that razed the popular Singa Market. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, conveyed the condolences in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta, describing the incident as a tragic…

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Commercial Bus Driver Attacks LASTMA Officer, Undergoes Surgery

A routine traffic enforcement operation at Ojota Interchange in Lagos turned violent after a commercial bus driver allegedly stabbed a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority Officer with a broken bottle, Global Mirror News gathered. The incident occurred over the weekend when LASTMA officials intercepted a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen commercial bus, bearing registration number EKY…

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Flames Engulf Kano’s Singa Market Again, Traders Suffer Heavy Losses

Traders and shoppers at the popular Singa Market in Kano were thrown into panic on Saturday February 14 evening as a fresh fire outbreak gutted parts of the historic marketplace, destroying goods worth millions of naira, Global Mirror News reports. According to eyewitnesses, the inferno reportedly started at a large provision store located at the…

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