An accident involving a fuel-loaded tanker and a truck around the Lufuape axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has caused traffic congestion for travellers inward and outward Long Bridge to Interchange section of the road. Our correspondent who visited some sections…
Lone accident claims 7 lives in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, says seven persons lost their lives in a lone accident that occurred on Osogbo – Gbongan highway on Friday night. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, said this in a statement by…
14 injured as two BRT vehicles collide in Lagos
Fourteen persons were injured in a crash that happened around 10am on the Bus Rapid Transport corridor at the Cement Bus Stop, Valley Estate, inward Ile Zik on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The accident on Tuesday involved two BRT buses that…
From one chance to fart chance
I’ve been told by a couple of my silly Ibo friends that the Yorubas fart a lot. Haba! See why I called them silly? I mean, is farting a cultural thing? Without trying to task my Biology knowledge or putting…
6 die in Osun road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Osun Command, said six persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Imesi- Ile highway. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamesia, said this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson,…
Dozens feared killed, others trapped as Abuja high-rise building collapses
A multi-storey building collapsed at Lagos Street in Garki, Abuja killing about 37 people while many others are trapped on Wednesday. Confirming the incident, the Federal Emergency Management Authority said that 37 people had been rescued, while two were fatally…
Repairs: Vendors cook beans, rice on Lagos-Ibadan expressway as traffic worsen
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway traffic is now so bad that vendors cook and sell rice and beans in open plates, would wait for you to finish eating, collect plates and wash to serve the next vehicle, This is how bad the gridlock…
FRSC announces fresh traffic diversion on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a fresh diversion of traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction works on the highway. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer…
Gridlock : Commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Motorists and commuters were again stranded for hours on Monday in the gridlock recorded on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro gathered that both lanes of the expressway were affected by the traffic that started late on Sunday after a downpour…
Fire kills 7, injures 14 in bus crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
No fewer than seven persons including two children were on Sunday burnt to death when a bus crashed and caught in flames on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Also, 14 other passengers got inflicted with varying degrees of injury in the accident…