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Apprehension Builds As Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder in Ibadan

Web News 1 March 2021 577 0

Motorists and Commercial drivers have expressed their displeasure over the Queue that began to emerge at several petrol Stations across Ibadan , the Oyo State Capital. The motorists made this know while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the hardship being faced before getting fuel. They explaining Continue Reading

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Third Mainland Bridge Opens Fully To Traffic-Fashola

Web News 28 February 2021 703 0

The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN has today announced in Abuja the final opening to traffic of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos from Saturday, February 27, 2021 at midday.This brings to final completion the rehabilitation and maintenance works which necessitated the partial closure of the Bridge since July […]Continue Reading

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Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to be Closed from Friday

Web News 25 February 2021 697 0

The Lagos State Government has announced that there would be total closure of the third mainland bridge from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde who made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday, said the bridge would be closed for 24 hours. Oladeinde said the closure […]Continue Reading

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LGs Take Over Motor Parks In Oyo State

Web News 23 February 2021 1181 0

Oyo State Government has handed over the running of parks and their management to the administration of local government in the state following last week’s High court judgment declaring that the management of motor parks is local government function. At the event held at the office of Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Bayo […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Mandates Contractor To Provide Alternative Routes Before Blocking Akanran Road

Web News 22 February 2021 585 0

The contractor handling the expansion of river banks under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) has been asked not to block the Akanran road at Ogbere-Tioya bridge to vehicular movement until suitable alternatives have been found for the convenience of road users. The contractor has earlier blocked the road, which led to congestion of […]Continue Reading

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NAF Plane Disaster: CAS Institutes Investigation Into Cause of Crash

Web News 22 February 2021 1264 0

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has instituted an investigative panel to determine the remote and immediate causes of the accident of its aircraft, that crashed while returning to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja after reporting engine failure enroute Minna, where it was scheduled to conduct surveillance missions […]Continue Reading

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Court Nullifies Appointment Of Park Managers, Collection Of Rates

Web News 17 February 2021 490 0

An Oyo State High Court has declared the appointment of Park Managers across the State as null and void.The Court as a result halt the collection of money and dues from commercial drivers by the Park Managers.Justice M.A. Adegbola made the declaration while delivering judgement on a suit filed by the Former Chairman of National […]Continue Reading

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Okada Rider’s Death: Police Confirm Incident

Web News 17 February 2021 902 0

Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi has confirmed the death of an Okada Rider crushed to death by a tanker early today Liberty area of Ibadan. According to witnesses, the tanker lost control due to brake failure while coming from Molete and swung his hand to the incoming vehicles, ramming into […]Continue Reading

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Breaking: Tanker Crushes Rider to Death in Ibadan

Web News 17 February 2021 699 0

A loaded fuel tanker coming from the Molete lost control around liberty road beside Babcock University Hospital, crushed a motorcycle rider to death. As at the time of filling this report the corpse of the rider has been deposited at the Adeoyo hospital morgue. Omotayo AlongeContinue Reading

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Train, Truck Collision Causes Heavy Vehicular Traffic in Lagos

Web News 15 February 2021 635 0

A train has on Monday collided with a truck loaded with animal feed at Jonathan Coker Railway Level Crossing in the Fagba Area of Iju Ishaga, Lagos State. Law enforcement agents are currently on the ground attending to the accident which occurred around 8.52 am. The accident has led to vehicular traffic in the area […]Continue Reading

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Road Accident Claims Four In Ogun

Web News 15 February 2021 861 0

Four people have been presumed dead in a lone accident that occurred at Atoyo along Sagamu/Benin Expressway. The Spokesman of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta said the accident involved a commercial bus whose registration number could not be identified. Mr. […]Continue Reading

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Lagos Island Boils as NURTW Rival Groups Clash in Obalende

Web News 11 February 2021 540 0

Pandemonium broke out in the early hours on Thursday, at Obalende area of Lagos Island following violent clash betweens rival groups of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW. According to sources, people were seen running in different directions for safety while several properties were said to have been destroyed. Scores of people were also […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Govt. to Reconstruct Abeokuta-Kobape-Oba Road

Web News 11 February 2021 646 0

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that contract for the reconstruction of Abeokuta-Kobape-Oba road would soon be awarded towards opening up the axis for rapid development of the state. He made this known when he accompanied the former Governor of the State and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ,APC, Chief Olusegun Osoba […]Continue Reading

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Stay Away From Ogun Motor Parks – Government warns NURTW

Web News 8 February 2021 542 0

Ogun State Government has warned the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and their operatives to stay away from all motor parks and garages in the state to avoid incurring the full wrath of the law. In a statement  in Abeokuta, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, said the […]Continue Reading

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NURTW Protests at Ilesa Roundabout, Osun

Web News 5 February 2021 1537 0

Business activities were this morning disrupted by some members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, at Ilesa Roundabout protesting the alleged assault of the secretary of the Osogbo Unit of the union, Mr Bayo Innocent. Eye witnesses explained that the crisis brewed when an apprentice ofa private outfit allegedly injured the NURTW member […]Continue Reading

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Olaiya flyover meant to ensure safety of lives – Gov. Oyetola

Web News 30 January 2021 595 0

Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola says the Olaiya flyover is not just an iconic project designed for ostentatious purposes but one of the government’s measures to ensure the safety of citizens’ lives. Governor Oyetola stated this during his inspection tour of the diversion points during the demonstration closure of the Ogo-Oluwa-Olaiya-MDS corridor on Continue Reading

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Ibadan Polytechnic Lecturer, 3 Others Die in Fatal Car Accident

Web News 29 January 2021 904 0

A lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State, Architect Kola Oladunjoye has died in a motor accident along the Moniya-Iseyin Road. DAILY POST gathered on Friday that Oladunjoye, who is the immediate past Head of Department of Architecture in the institution died on Thursday along with three others whose identities have not been made public […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Bello Releases Funds for Construction of Thirty Roads

Web News 29 January 2021 520 0

Governor Yahaya Bello has released funds for the construction of thirty roads across Kogi State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Onogu Muhammad made this known in a statement. According to the statement, some of the roads are in Lokoja, Okene, kabba and Anyigba towns. It notes that the state Commissioner for Works, […]Continue Reading

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Osun State Government Commences Construction Olaiya Flyover

Web News 28 January 2021 627 0

Osun State Government is set to commence the construction of the Olaiya flyover with a three-hour demonstration closure between 2pm and 5pm on Friday January 29, 2021. In a statement by the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr Remi Omowaiye, the construction areas would be closed for three hours on Friday, January 29, as part of […]Continue Reading

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NURTW Clashes in Ebonyi Leave 7 Dead

Web News 24 January 2021 571 0

Violent clash among members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Effium Motor Park in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi State has left 7 dead, with several others sustaining injuries, on Saturday. Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abakaliki, said a special security team has been dispatched to the […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Govt. Bans Articulated Vehicles From Overhead Bridges

Web News 19 January 2021 1242 0

Petroleum tankers and other long vehicles have been prohibited from passing through overhead bridges in Ogun state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this know after an on the spot assessment of the early morning accident scene involving a petroleum tanker which killed three persons and injured six. Governor Abiodun stated that other measures to prevent occurrence […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Fayemi Flags Off Construction Of 1,000 Kilometers Rural Roads

Web News 15 January 2021 617 0

There was excitement in many communities across the three senatorial districts of Ekiti State as Governor Kayode Fayemi flagged off the construction of 1,000 kilometres of rural roads. Dr. Fayemi who described the project as another dividend of democracy said it was part of the fulfilment of promises he made to the people of the […]Continue Reading

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Pics: Accident at Lister, Ring Road

Web News 15 January 2021 682 0

There accident has occurred at Lister, Ring Road close to the High Court. The mishap involved a commercial bus en route Ring Road from Apata. Although no life was lost, occupants who got injured have been taken to hospital for treatment. Tayo AlongeContinue Reading

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FRSC to Embark on Routine Test on Commercial Motorcyclist in Osogbo

Web News 14 January 2021 584 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Osun State Command says it will embark on routine test for commercial motorcyclists in Osogbo, the state capital to determine those driving under the influence of substances. The Osun Sector Commander, Mrs  Kudirat Ibrahim gave the information during an interview with Radio Nigeria in Osun State. Mrs Ibrahim berated […]Continue Reading

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Five Presumed Dead in Mishap on Lagos-Ibadan Express

Web News 14 January 2021 548 0

Five people have been presumed dead in fatal accident that occurred at Kara Junction along Lagos- Ibadan express way. The accident, which occurred around 2:46 pm, involved a white truck marked APP397YA and a Mazda white bus with the registration number EPE575XA. Witnesses, who told journalists that both vehicles were inbound Lagos, explained that the truck was Continue Reading