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A spokesperson from TRACE said the accident happened because the driver of a Toyota Sienna was driving on the wrong side of the road. He collided head-on with a Boxer motorcycle. After the crash, the driver tried to escape and hit more vehicles. The TRACE spokesperson also said all the vehicles involved had been removed…
Sunshine Stars head coach, Bobola Akinfolarin, has shared his thoughts after his team got their first win of the 2025–26 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. Sunshine Stars beat Gateway FC 2–0 on Saturday at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure. Akinfolarin said he is happy with the result and believes the team will continue…
A Nigerian Federal High Court has sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after finding him guilty on seven terrorism-related charges linked to violent activities in the southeast. Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the ruling on Thursday, said the prosecution had successfully proved that Kanu’s broadcasts and directives to members of the outlawed…
Olusegun Awolowo is dead. He was former Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). He was 62. The family, in a statement, confirmed the incident. It read: “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather- Olusegun Awolowo. “He was the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather…
Four more bodies have been recovered from the Ososa River along the Ijebu-Ode–Sagamu Expressway, bringing the death toll from Sunday’s vehicle accident to eight. The driver of the vehicle has not yet been found. Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the latest update in a phone interview…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says the defection of some state governors to other political parties will not stop Nigerians from choosing the leaders they want in the 2027 elections. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Contact and Mobilization Office in Jos, El-Rufai said that while some…
The Executive Committee of Ward 4 of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sagamu, Ogun State, has insisted that the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel, who represents Ogun East, still stands. The ward leadership stated this in a communiqué signed on Wednesday by its Chairman, Adebayo Ismail, and Secretary, Durojaiye Oluwole. They argued that, under…
The Kano chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of not being serious about solving important problems affecting university lecturers. The union warned that another long strike may happen soon. ASUU had earlier given the government a one-month deadline, which will end on November 21, 2025. If nothing…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has called for the immediate revitalisation of Apoje Farms in Ijebu-Igbo as part of a wider review of farm settlements, government plantations, and forest reserves across the state. The resolution followed debate on a motion sponsored by Hon. Rasheed Kashamu (Ijebu North I), titled “Need for the Revamp of…
The Olu of Orile Kemta in Ogun State, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuosho, has strongly criticised former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, over what he called an insulting and abusive “thank-you” message sent to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo was the special guest of honour at Fayose’s 65th birthday celebration held last week in Lagos. In a…
