Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State Ministry of Justice has said it will quickly take legal action against TikTok creator Ademola Abiodun, also known as DJ Chicken, because of recent road accidents linked to him that have caused concern among the public. The case is connected to an accident that happened on November 1, 2025, in Sagamu, Ogun…
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…
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…
A fuel tanker exploded near the Old Toll Gate in Mojoda Community, Epe Local Government Area, Lagos State, causing major disruptions on the Epe-Ijebu Ode Expressway. Emergency reports say that at least two people, including the tanker driver, managed to escape before the tanker caught fire around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The tanker was carrying…
Between January and October 2024, at least 140 people were killed in road accidents in various parts of Ogun State, according to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. Seni Ogunyemi, the Commandant General of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, shared this information at a training event for senior officers in Abeokuta, the state capital,…
When a Mazda bus carrying them caught fire, seven passengers on a 16-seater bus were burned beyond recognition. The lone accident happened just a few meters from the Odogbolu interchange on the Sagamu-Benin expressway. They were on their way to Vanguard Academy in Odosengolu, near Ijebu-ode, Ogun State, for a four-day training program called the…
Three persons on a motorcycle were crushed to death on Sunday night by a truck around Ago Oko in Abeokuta. The Spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 8 p.m. He also stated that…
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained various degrees of injury in an auto crash involving four vehicles around Iperu, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State.The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta yesterday. Umar…
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday said Nigerians should stop the age-old superstition of blaming demons for the recklessness of drivers on motorways. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, admonished motorists to start taking responsibility their actions while behind the wheels. “Nigerians must be aware that frequent cases of road crashes during…
Reports monitored online from The Punch and other online news websites indicate the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday escaped a car fire accident involving his Mercedes G Wagon. The cause of the car fire accident still remained a mystery on Wednesday. According to a statement by his Special Assistant on New Media and…
