Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos state when he had the opportunity in 2003. Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state. The meeting was part of […]
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The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Moshood Salvador, has led the defection of over 10,000 members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection to journalists at his residence in the Surulere area of the state on Monday. Salvador said he was no longer comfortable with “greedy […]
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The third mainland bridge in Lagos which was temporarily closed for investigative maintenance test reopened at 5pm on Sunday. Taiwo Salaam, permanent secretary, ministry of transportation, said the decision to reopen the bridge earlier than announced followed the completion of the test by engineers. The government also thanked motorists and residents for their cooperation and […]
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The Director, Highways, Bridges, and Designs in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr. Adetokunbo Sogbesan, said on Saturday in Lagos said that the Carter Bridge is structurally okay and safe for use. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a portion of the outer walls of the bridge outbound Iddo link road was dented. Sogbesan […]
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At least five persons lost their lives in a boat accident on their way to the Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Wednesday. Adesina Tiamiyu, general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident. He said the agency received a distress call around 5.57 pm. Tiamiyu said a 20 capacity passenger […]
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, disclosed that the federal government of Nigeria has postponed the closure of the third mainland bridge for maintenance test from July 27 to August 24. The bridge, earlier scheduled to be closed from July 27 to July 30, will now be shut […]
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Lagos state has deployed a task force of 2,271 personnel of security agencies and other stakeholders to remove all container trucks and tankers parked along Oshodi-Apapa road. Tagged ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads,’ the Task Force involved the police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nigerian Security and […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has directed the commencement of a 72-hour joint operation to restore order around Apapa and environs after activities of truck drivers had caused traffic gridlock and made vehicular movement around the axis near impossible over the past few days. Prof. Osinbajo who made an unscheduled stop at Apapa Port area on […]
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Two persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at Pen Cinema railway crossing in Lagos State on Friday, authorities have confirmed. An eyewitness, Mr Raji Oladimeji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred when the bus driver was trying to make U-turn on the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that efforts are being made to place bars on some Lagos bridges to prevent indiscriminate parking of tankers and articulated vehicles. Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Mr […]
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