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LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed two fatalities and two serious injuries resulting from two separate road accidents that occurred during the early hours of Monday, December 8, 2025. The first and more deadly incident took place at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a preliminary report from LASTMA, an unregistered vehicle carrying two occupants was traveling at excessive speed when it collided with a heavily-laden trailer. The impact killed both individuals in the car instantly. Authorities reported that the driver of the trailer fled the scene with the vehicle. LASTMA's 24-hour Night-Gang teams, stationed in the corridor, responded promptly. They evacuated the victims' bodies from the roadway to prevent further danger and cleared the wreckage. Officers from the Isheri Police Division provided support, and the State Environmental Health Monitor...

In a decisive victory for Nigerian motorists, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a 2024 Federal High Court judgment that permanently prohibits Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) from stopping, impounding, or imposing fines on vehicles, effectively stripping the controversial agency of its core enforcement powers on public roads. The Court of Appeal has delivered a final verdict cementing a major win for drivers across Nigeria, affirming that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) no longer have the legal authority to stop or confiscate vehicles on the road. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, a three-member appellate panel led by Justice Oyejoju Oyebiola Oyewumi dismissed an appeal by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (VIO) and upheld the landmark ruling of the Federal High Court from October 4, 2024. The court declared the appeal "without merit" and imposed a cost of N1 million on the VIO, to be paid to the respondent, rights activist and lawy...