A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Saturday morning exploded after falling on its side at Ibafo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing gridlock. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident…
Truck, bus collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causes gridlock
An accident involving multiple vehicles occurred along the Berger-Kara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. It was gathered that the accident which happened in the wee hours of Thursday involved a luxury bus, a truck and a small car.…
Gridlock builds up as Tinubu visits Lagos
As President Bola Tinubu visits Lagos State today, gridlock is already building up in major parts of the state. The gridlock is also on the road en route to Lagos Island and some other areas as a result of the…
Gridlock as fuel-loaded tanker falls on Lagos-Ibadan road
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…
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…
*Alfa accused of leaking nude pictures of businesswoman, bags 2 years for N37.6m fraud (NewTelegraph)*Lagos serves 7-day abatement ultimatum to traders, transporters to clear gridlock (Guardian)
Alfa accused of leaking nude pictures of businesswoman, bags 2 years for N37.6m fraud (NewTelegraph) An Alfa (Islamic Cleric), Awojobi Ganiu, was on Thursday sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a United States-based businesswoman, Mrs Oluwatoyin Akinwole of…
Hundreds stranded as fallen tanker grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Punch)
Gridlock at the Mowe end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday left hundreds of motorists and commuters stranded. The traffic jam resulted from a petrol tanker that fell in front of NIPCO Filling Station, Mowe. The gridlock was worsened by the…
*Lagos gridlock: IYC urges FG to open N’Delta ports as way out (Vanguard) *EFCC arraigns businessman for providing false information (The Nation)
Lagos gridlock: IYC urges FG to open N’Delta ports as way out (Vanguard) The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has urged the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Transport to open the neglected sea ports in the Niger Delta to…
Gridlock as pothole causes accident in Lagos (Punch)
Hundreds of motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway groaned in frustration on Wednesday as they were stuck in gridlock caused by a trailer accident at the Isheri-Oke end of the expressway. The accident, which occurred around 5.30am, reportedly happened…
Construction work compounds gridlock on Lagos-Badagry highway (Nation)
As reconstruction and expansion work progresses on the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry expressway, motorists on the axis are complaining about the perennial gridlock on the road. A visit to the construction area showed that various construction activities like excavations and construction of…