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ON THE GO NMA to FG: Boost local vaccine production to reduce dependence on foreigners The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government to improve in its efforts to boost local vaccine production in order to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on other countries.Advertisement The... Lagos places 14 countries on COVID watchlist The Lagos government has placed 14 countries on its COVID-19 watchlist as a measure to prevent a third wave of infections in the state....

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3pm at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred when a technician […]

ADVERTISEMENT Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3 p.m. at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. According to a witness, the incident occurred when a technician was topping up gas of a faulty refrigerator at a residence in the area. “In the process of topping up gas into the refrigerator, there was an attraction of...

Vanguard News Truck crushes two motorcycle riders to death in Ogun On Kindly Share This Story: Two motorcyclists were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving two motorcycles and a Leyland truck opposite Forte Oil filling station around Kotopo on the Abeokuta-lbadan road. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that the accid...

Truck crushes two motorcyclists to death in Ogun The official says the tragedy was caused by reckless driving and impatience on the part of the motorcycle riders. ADVERTISEMENT Two motorcyclists were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving two motorcycles and a Leyland truck opposite Forte Oil filling station around Kotopo on the Abeokuta-lbadan road. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agen...

Ogun tanker explosion victim dies The other two victims of the tanker explosion are in a stable condition and responding to treatment in Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta. A victim of Tuesday’s tanker explosion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has died. The unnamed male victim, 42, died at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, on Thursday. He was one of three victims of the explosion receiving treatment at the hospital. The Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, sai...

Jan 19, 2021 Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State during his visit to some of the victims of tanker explosion that happened in Abeokuta,on Tuesday Share Worried by the losses of lives and properties caused as a result of tanker explosion at Kuto area of Abeokuta, on Tuesday, the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has banned tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying overhead bridges in the state. He said anyone found culpable just would be made to pay a stiff penalty. Abiodun gave ...

“If their ability to control their vehicles has now become a hazard to other road users, we think it is important to declare that tankers are not allowed on our overhead bridges anymore."

Pandemonium in Osu town, as Customs kills one in Ogun On By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Pandemonium broke out in Osu town, in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State on Wednesday morning when the Federal Operating Unit of Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) allegedly killed a middle aged man. According to information, the men of the FOU of the NCS was pursuing some suspected smugglers when their vehicle hit one, Mumuni Juwon, a lotto operator, thereby killing him instantly. It was also g...