In line with the rehabilitation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor from Ikorodu to Stadium, the Lagos State Government says traffic will be diverted at Ogolonto Junction from May 12 to May 19. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic…
Gridlock as driver dies in Lagos crash, BRT bus goes up in flames
An unnamed commercial bus driver was on Wednesday confirmed dead in an accident involving two yellow-coloured vehicles known as ‘danfo’ and a government-owned BRT bus. The accident, which occurred around the Ogudu bridge, inward the Alapere area of Lagos State,…
*Oromoni: House parent refutes claims deceased sustained injuries during football games (Guardian)*Lagos police, protesters clash as truck crushes Okada rider, passenger (Punch)
Oromoni: House parent refutes claims deceased sustained injuries during football games (Guardian) A house parent in Dowen College, Lagos, Omobola Kayode, yesterday, refuted claims that the late 12-year-old student of the College, Sylvester Oromoni Junior got injured, while playing football.…
Bamise: Passengers stranded as BRT suspends operations
Passengers were left stranded Tuesday morning at the various Bus Rapid Transit terminals across the state with no bus in sight. There are speculations the BRT has suspended operations for fear of attack following the death of 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole,…
*LAWMA to shut down Olusosun landfill for 48 hours (Guardian)*2 feared dead in Lagos BRT, commercial bus crash (Punch)
LAWMA to shut down Olusosun landfill for 48 hours (Guardian) Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has concluded plans to shut down Olusosun landfill at Ojota, Lagos, for a period of 48 hours, to enable the authority carry out palliative works…
*Police deny lawyers access to arrested #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters (ThisDay)*#OccupyLekki: It’s better to have protesters than bandits with AK-47 – Adamu Garba (Punch)
Police deny lawyers access to arrested #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters (ThisDay) A lawyer, Tola Onayemi, who provides legal aid for #EndSARS protesters has revealed that police is denying lawyers access to the protesters arrested in different batches at the Lekki Tollgate on…
Commuters decry tariff hike by BRT, plans boycott of services
Commuters in Lagos have continued to express dissatisfaction over the hike in fares by the Primero Transport Services Limited, operator of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the state. Recall that the BRT operator earlier announced an upward review of…
Hit and run BRT driver, face of a wife beater and the usual suspects
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man who battered wife, bragged on Facebook, arrested (Punch) A Lagos-based man, Mr Afobaje Maiyegun, who…
BRT users lament bus shortage, time spent on queues in Lagos
Some users of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Friday in Lagos decried shortage of buses being released for services since the ease of lockdown on May 4. The commuters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews…
