Dr Adebola Agbaje, wife of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, the kidnapped University of Ibadan (UI) don, has pleaded for the release of her husband, saying her expected gratuity was not enough to pay the N50 million ransom demanded. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A Police officer was killed, one other injured, while a Professor of Political Science was among others that were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected kidnappers in military uniform, who laid siege to Dominica University area on the expressway...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists and public to use alternative routes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to a tanker explosion this morning at Araromi town before the Interchange. Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Umar...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is suffering delay because of the drainage channel being constructed across the road by the Oyo State Government in its Ibadan axis. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inaugural edition of the President...
Four persons were burnt to death on Friday while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Oniworo, Foursquare Camp area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun confirmed the accident in Abeokuta, saying the accident occurred at 7:50...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to delivering infrastructural projects to Nigerians, saying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project will be delivered before December 25, 2022. Fashola stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
At least four persons have been killed while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna space bus and a truck at old toll gate, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 18 persons in an accident involving two Mazda buses and Previa bus around Isara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan express road. The FRSC Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) , Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement...
Eleven persons lost their lives to a multiple accidents near Isara Bridge, Ogere, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday night. Seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the inferno that resulted from the accident. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed...
A couple have been reportedly found dead while allegedly having sex in a car along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Eyewitnesses claimed that the couple might have been dead for two days. The car’s number-plate was displayed in the video and those who know the couple have been asked to contact Owe-Ibafo...
No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a tanker at Isara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than two persons have lost their lives on Wednesday in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ota, said the accident occurred at about 6.05...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bimpe Akintunde, has recounted her ordeal on how she and her daughter escaped a bandit attack along the Lagos-Ibadan express road. According to her, she was on her way to Lagos when she ran into the bandits at Oni-Garri. She said the bandits were shooting directly at...
FRSC in Ogun said on Saturday that six persons lost their lives in an accident that involved two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Ota, Ogun State. He said that 12 other persons...
FRSC in Ogun State on Saturday cautioned motorists against excessive speeding as the Lotto to Deeper Life construction zone of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway opened for the Yuletide. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, stated at Ota, Ogun State, that the opening of the construction zone was part of decisions...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three persons along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday in an accident involving two vehicles. The accident occurred at Ogere, near Sapade area of the state. The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ogun – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against reckless driving to avoid mishap as a tanker burst into flames on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Ogun State, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the advice in a statement he issued...
Two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hiace bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...