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7 Dead, 8 Injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
A multiple accident has claimed seven lives while 8 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries on Lagos- Ibadan expressway. The fatal crash, which occurred around 7 a.m., involved a Mack Truck marked SEY363YY, a tanker with registration number T2900LA and a yellow bus marked LSD180YA. The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector…
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OYHA Orders Investigation into Activities of Pace Setter Transport Services
By Mosope Kehinde The Oyo State House of Assembly has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the state-owned Pace Setter Transport Services (PTS). This decision was made after the House Committee on Transport presented its interim report, which revealed several concerns, including the lack of a legal framework guiding the operations of PTS.…
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Tolling Begins on Epe-Mojoda-Ijebu-Ode Expressway from March 24
By Abimbola Bamgbose The Ogun State Government has announced the commencement of tolling operations on the Epe-Mojoda-Ijebu-Ode Expressway, effective Monday, March 24, 2025. The initiative ensures sustainable road maintenance, efficient operations, and enhanced safety. The 14.7km expressway had been in a deplorable state for several years, posing significant challenges to commuters. However, under the administration…
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Early Morning Crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Kills Nine
Nine persons have been confirmed while three others sustained various levels of injury in an early morning crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident which happened Ayetoro Area along the expressway involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number Uyo, UYY 165 ZY and a MAN truck with registration number DKA 244 XC. According to…
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Tinubu Flags Off Expansion of Lagos-Ibadan-Sagamu Expressway
By Abimbola Bamgbose President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan Dual Carriageway ,Section 1, and Section 1 of the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway, reinforcing the federal government’s commitment to infrastructure development. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Sagamu, Ogun State, President Tinubu, represented by Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, announced…
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PHOTOS: Overloading Gone Wild
By Morenike Tony-Esan/Olaolu Fawole In a shocking display of extreme overloading, some images captured the reckless transportation practices common on African roads. In one instance, a tricycle struggled under the massive weight of a large water tank, while in another, a compact car carried multiple cows and heavy sacks, defying safety regulations. These scenes not…
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Mishap Claims One in Ogun, Causes Traffic Jam in 110 Ibadan
By Adebola Ajayi/Moyinoluwa Afolabi One person has died while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal motor accident involving a Lexus car and a Zafira Space Wagon that occurred along the Abeokuta/Ibadan highway near Ajobo village. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, eyewitness…
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Police lack power to enforce third party insurance – Lawyer
By Titilayo Kupoliyi A legal practitioner, Barrister Abiodun Amole says the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun or any of his officers lack the power to enforce third-party insurance in the country. Mr Amole said this during an interview with newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. IGP Egbetokun had earlier ordered his men to…
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FG Cracks Down on Tanker Crashes
By Olawale Asake The National Orientation Agency, NOA, on Friday met with Tanker Drivers in Akinyele Area of Ibadan, Oyo State in an effort to reduce requent tanker accidents in the country. At the meeting ,Director-General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu urged the drivers to always ensure that their vehicles were in good condition…
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Makinde Pledges Improved Standard of living in Oyo State
By IIyabo Adebisi Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that his government would continue to come up with innovative ideas and build the right partnerships that would bring about desired development and propel the state into a great future. He stated this at the official launch of the first phase of telecommunications and…
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Ekiti Cargo Airport Set for Full Operations
By Quazim Yahaya The Ekiti State Government has expressed the readiness of the State Cargo Airport to commence full operations. The Commissioner for Information, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, stated this after receiving a team from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, who arrived at the airport in a calibration plane to conduct a working flight operation. He…
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Death, Injuries as Truck Rams into Traders at Eleyele
By Abisola Oluremi An accident has allegedly claimed the life of one person with five others seriously injured at Eleyele Roundabout, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An eyewitness, Mr Olatunde Aroyemu said the commercial DAF truck with registration number DTN328XC loaded with granite lost control and crashed into people selling wares at the entrance of…
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New Year: Low Turnout of Passsengers at Oyo Motor Parks
By Rotimi Famakin Some motor parks in Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Thursday, recorded low turnout of passengers compared to last week when the festive period was around the corner. During a visit to Dugbe and Oke Padre intra city motor parks, some commercial vehicles and tricycles were on queue while operators were calling on…
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Yuletide: Travellers Bemoan High Transport Fare
By Olawale Asake With a few hours to Christmas Celebration, Nigerians have expressed worry over the possibility of travelling to their ancestral homes due to the rising cost of transport fares and issues of insecurity in some parts of the Country. During a visit by a Radio Nigeria Ibadan reporter to some major motor parks in…
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Road upgrading projects soon for other zones – Makinde
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that the durability of urban renewal projects his administration embarked on would serve the state for the next 25 to 30 years. He said this at the Christmas Carol Service and Nine Lessons, organized by the state government, held at the Remembrance Arcade, Agodi,…
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Ladoja Circular Road: Oyo Govt. Commences Re-verification of Landowners
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Government has commenced re-verification of owners/claimants affected by the acquisition of land on one of the segments of Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road. The re-verification is being conducted at Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan. Addressing the owners/claimants of houses and land from the Alago to Ajota area, Chairman, Monitoring team…
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Ladoja Circular Road: Oyo to Carry out Land Ownership Re-verification
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Government is set to begin the re-verification exercise for land owners/ claimants affected by the acquisition of lands on Segment I of Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road from Alago to Ajota. The Monitoring Team will carry out the exercise on the Payment of Compensation to Land Owners /Claimants affected on…
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NCAA Approves Commencement of Flights from Ekiti Cargo Airport
By Ayodeji Quazim The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has approved the commencement of non-scheduled flight operations at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, EAICA, in Ado-Ekiti. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode in Ado Ekiti, private jets and chartered flights will begin operations under…
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Ministry of Aviation Suspends Foundation-Laying of Osun Airport
By Mojisola Oladele The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has announced the suspension of the planned foundation-laying ceremony for the Osun State International Airport. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Emmanuel Meribole disclosed this in a letter sent to the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Mr Meribole noted that the decision…
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Cooperate with Patrol Team, FRSC Admonishes Osun Road Users
By Mojisola Oladele The Osun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC , Mr Inyang Umoh has appealed to members of the public to be calm and cooperate with road safety officers while on patrol duty. Mr. Umoh made the appeal following an accident which occurred in Osogbo on Friday where an unknown driver…
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Two Dead, Three Injured in Sagamu-Ijebu Road Mishap
By Olusegun Folarin Two people have been reportedly dead while three persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal crash that occurred on Ososa, Sagamu- Ijebu Ode route. The accident which occurred on Sunday, 16th June, 2024 at 28 minutes past 11 in the morning involved a Ash Howo Truck with no registration number…
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Four Die in Sagamu-Ikorodu Road Accident
By Adebola Ajayi Four persons have reportedly lost their lives, while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road crash that occurred along Sagamu-Ikorodu Road. The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mrs Florence Okpe who made this to newsmen in Abeokuta, said the accident involved…
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NAMA, DSS, Collaborate to Enforce No-Fly Zones
By Nosa Aituamen The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, and the Department of State Services, DSS, are collaborating to address recent violations of No-Fly Zones in the country especially in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. This is coming on the heels of recent encroachments of the No-Fly Zones by airlines operating in the nation’s…
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Osun Gets New FRSC Sector Commander
By Mojisola Oladele The Federal Radio Safety Corps, FRSC has deployed Commander Inyang Umoh as the new Osun State Corps Commander to pilot the affairs of the commission in the State. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by the Sector Public Education Officer, Superintendent Route Commander, Mrs. Agnes Ogungbemi.…
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Four Die as Vehicle Rams into Motorcycle in Osun
By Mojisola Oladele Tragedy struck at Ode-Omu, Osun State, Saturday morning when a car whose occupants were said to be students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, rammed into a motorcycle, killing four persons, including a bike man. According to witness account the motorcycle, was conveying a woman simply identified as Cecilia and her three children…
