Nigerian Court Adjourns Driver Trial in Joshua Crash Case

A Nigerian court has adjourned until February 25, 2026, the trial of a driver charged in a fatal car crash that killed two associates of British boxer Anthony Joshua and briefly hospitalized the athlete himself. The incident occurred on December 29, 2025, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.

Adeniyi Kayode, 46, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrates Court on Tuesday, facing four charges: dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and operating a vehicle without a valid national driver's license. The offenses, which prosecutors say violate Nigeria's Federal Highways Act, stem from a collision involving a black Lexus SUV that Kayode was driving. The vehicle, carrying Joshua, his personal trainer Latif Ayodele, and strength and conditioning coach Sina Ghami, struck a stationary truck loaded with soybeans. Ayodele and Ghami, both 36 and key members of Joshua's training team, died instantly when the side of the SUV was sheared off. Joshua and Kayode sustained minor injuries; Joshua was hospitalized for two days before being discharged.

Kayode, who has worked as Joshua's chauffeur for more than three years and...