At least seven journalists have died, while four others sustained injuries in a single fatal road accident involving a Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ bus in Gombe State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday evening as the journalists were returning from a wedding ceremony in Gombe South senatorial district. The victims were part of a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sympathy with Anthony Joshua following the road traffic accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway that claimed two lives. In a message on his official Facebook page, Tinubu described the incident as a tragedy that has cast “a deep shadow on this season”. “AJ, I extend my deep sympathies to you…
The Ogun State Government has confirmed that the remains of two persons who died in the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, have been deposited at the Livewell Mortuary in Sagamu. The fatal crash occurred on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, within the Makun axis of Ogun State, and claimed the lives…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking led to the crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement made available on Monday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that the accident…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that Nigerian-British boxing star, Anthony Joshua, was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State. According to the police, Joshua and other victims have been taken to the hospital. DSP Oluseyi Babasey, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command,…
Eleven died while 12 others were injured in a lone auto crash that occurred along Ringim-Sankara-Beguwa road in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa on Thursday. The incident, that involved a Volkswagen car conveying 23 passengers, was caused by tyre burst and excessive speeding, Mr Ado Adamu, the Ag. Commander in charge of the Ringim…
An unidentified street sweeper was on Saturday crushed to death by a bus in an accident that occurred along Meiran Road, Lagos State. The incident occurred less than three days after two persons were also crushed to death, while three others sustained injuries, at Meiran Bus Stop along the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway. The driver of the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 12 persons with two others injured in an auto crash that occurred on Friday along the Ejule – Enugu highway in Kogi. Mr Tenimu Etuku, The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday. Etuku described the accident as…
Two persons lost their lives and three others sustained critical injuries following a multi-vehicle collision involving a Dangote Silo Mixer Truck at Iyana Meiran, Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. LASTMA, in a statement by its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq , said that the accident occurred on…
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has expressed concern over what he described as a growing pattern of reckless road use by some celebrities, content creators, and social media influencers, warning that such conduct poses serious danger to lives and undermines road safety efforts. The warning followed a widely circulated…
