A quiet Sunday along Lagos’ ever-busy Ikorodu Road turned tragic as a fatal road accident claimed the lives of an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman, leaving at least ten others seriously injured and a community in deep mourning. The devastating crash occurred opposite Olabode House, between the Anthony and Obanikoro axis, when a red…
A devastating early-morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday claimed the lives of a father, mother and their young child, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. Two other people were left critically injured. According to LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred near Secretariat, inward Otedola…
A Private Ambulance Driver was arrested on Monday by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) after a high-speed, against-traffic maneuver left a delivery motorcyclist with a serious knee fracture on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Maryland along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. According to LASTMA spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred amid heavy congestion caused by…
A fatal crash in front of the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, on Tuesday November 25, has intensified concerns over recurring road tragedies along the Oyo–Ogbomoso Expressway, as eight people were confirmed dead and four others left critically injured. The accident, involving 19 passengers, occurred at the busy entrance of the University — an…
Chaos erupted on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday morning after a violent, fiery collision brought Nigeria’s busiest highway to a grinding halt, trapping thousands of commuters in a gridlock that stretched for kilometres and left motorists fuming in frustration. What began as a routine rush hour commute quickly spiralled into a nightmare. Long lines of…
Ogun State witnessed a dark day on Tuesday as two separate road crashes claimed multiple lives, leaving families shattered and communities in grief. The first incident occurred at Alagbon, along the Owode-Atan Road, where a white Suzuki minibus rammed into a stationary Sinotruck laden with cement. The collision left four people dead including a teenager…
A new era in Nigeria’s driver’s licence system is underway as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) prepares to scrap the temporary Driver’s licence, introducing a contactless biometric capture and instant printing model aimed at speeding up issuance and improving efficiency Nationwide. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, announced the reform during an inspection of the…
