Motorists travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were subjected to hours of frustration on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as repair works on the Kara Bridge triggered a massive traffic gridlock stretching across parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The traffic crisis, which intensified during the afternoon, left thousands of commuters and motorists trapped for hours, with…
The Federal Government has announced that repair work on the damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and is expected to last for two weeks. The Federal Ministry of Works disclosed this on Saturday, September 5, explaining that the rehabilitation became necessary after…
Three women have been killed while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a vehicle plunged from the Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and landed in a ditch. The fatal crash occurred at about 5:24pm on Friday, September 4, 2026, near Mikano on the Long Bridge, inward Lagos, according to the Ogun State…
Road crashes in Ogun, Kwara and Kogi States have claimed no fewer than 32 lives, with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attributing the tragedies to excessive speeding, driver fatigue, wrongful overtaking and other dangerous traffic violations. Global Mirror News gathered that the separate accidents, which occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning, also left…
Two unidentified women have lost their lives in a tragic hit-and-run accident along the Car Park C section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Global Mirror News gathered that the fatal incident occurred on Friday June 12 evening when the victims were attempting to cross the busy highway. The vehicle involved reportedly struck the…
Muslims across Nigeria are observing the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) today amid widespread complaints over the high cost of rams, which has significantly dampened celebrations in many households. Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Salah, is a major Islamic festival marked by the slaughter of rams in remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim’s obedience to Allah. The day is traditionally…
A fatal road crash in the early hours of Friday, December 9, 2026, claimed the lives of a commercial bus Driver and his Conductor along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Global Mirror News gathered. The accident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. at Oremeji Bus Stop, inbound Lagos, when a Mazda commercial bus conveying live chicks lost control…
Global Mirror News has learned that excessive speed and wrongful overtaking were responsible for the road crash involving British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the cause of the accident in an official statement issued on Monday by its Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant…
World-renowned heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, was on Monday involved in a fatal road traffic accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, an incident that claimed the lives of two occupants of his convoy. Global Mirror News gathered that the crash occurred around late morning in the Makun area, near the Sagamu Interchange on the…
A devastating early-morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday claimed the lives of a father, mother and their young child, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. Two other people were left critically injured. According to LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred near Secretariat, inward Otedola…
