An auto crash on Ikorodu Road in Lagos on Sunday morning claimed the lives of a woman and her eight-month-old baby, with 10 other passengers sustaining injuries. According to witnesses, the crash involved a Tata commercial bus which veered off its lane and crashed into a commercial bus coming from the opposite direction. The accident…
Popular Nigerian TikTok personality Peller has crashed his car during a live broadcast, an incident many online users believe followed emotional distress. Videos circulating on social media show Peller visibly upset in a clip recorded shortly before the incident. In the video, he was heard making troubling remarks after a disagreement related to his personal…
The University of Jos has been thrown into mourning ahead of its 37th convocation scheduled for Saturday, following the death of eight students in a fatal road accident that also left three others critically injured. According to a statement issued by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and signed by its Media Officer, Yakubu Longsan,…
A celebratory motorcade parade organised by graduating students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State turned tragic on Monday after one of the celebrants was crushed to death. The final-year student, who has not been identified, was said to have joined his colleagues in celebrating the completion of their final examination when the incident occurred….
The FCT Police Command announced on Thursday that one of its officers was killed on Wednesday following a road traffic accident in the Central Area of the city. A statement by the Command signed by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the accident occurred at approximately 2:20 pm along Sani Abacha Expressway by the National…
At least four schoolchildren have been killed with several others sustaining different degrees of injuries after a truck conveying building materials lost control and ram into pedestrians on Monday in Egbolo, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to an eye witness, the students were said to be on their way from Egbolo to…
The Oyo State government has confirmed that at least 16 lives were lost in an accident involving an 18-seater bus and a stationary truck along the Oyo/Ogbomosho Expressway in Oyo town. The Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of Fire Services Agency to Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement…
The Ogun State Ministry of Justice has announced that it is expediting the prosecution of TikTok Content Creator, Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, following a series of road traffic incidents that have raised public safety concerns. The announcement relates to the incident on November 1, 2025 in Sagamu, Ogun State, where Abiodun crashed…
The National Association of University Students has called for severe punishment for truck drivers who drive carelessly on Nigerian highways. The call is coming amidst the tragic passing of three students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that a fatal road accident in Lagos claimed the lives of…
A fatal road accident in Lagos has claimed the lives of three students of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), while seven others sustained various degrees of injuries. The accident, which occurred early Saturday morning at the Powerline Junction, near Aleje, inward Ikorodu Roundabout, involved Toyota Corolla (SMK 42 AJ), an MPV…
