Barring any last minute delay, the Federal Government has assured the public that the outbound Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, closed down for repair works would be opened this weekend. The Lagos State Director of Works in the Federal…
New Abacha loot to fund three infrastructure projects
The federal government is set to use the latest recovered loot from the Sani Abacha administration to fund three major infrastructure projects. The government, on Monday, signed an agreement with the United States of America and the Island of Jersey…
*Motorists lament as traffic diversion on Kara Bridge begins (Guardian) *Awo, Fela’s statues not destroyed – Lagos govt (DailyTrust)
Motorists lament as traffic diversion on Kara Bridge begins (Guardian) For motorists plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, last Wednesday was a particularly harrowing day as gridlock grounded the stretch of the highway, and the adjourning routes.The Guardian observed that traffic…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway… Traders, residents, experience nightmare on alternative routes (DailyTrust)
Since the partial closure of the 600km stretch of road from Berger (New Garage bus stop) to the Ogun River (Kara Bridge) on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, some motorists have taken to alternative roads leading to their various destinations. The alternative…
My brother took my angel and then I took her life
M Hajara was an angel that God sent to me. Why did I describe her as such? See, when she walks, it’s as if her feet are not touching the earth, she walks like a bird ready to take flight.…
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…
Truck crushes motorcyclist, passenger on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Nation)
A motorcyclist and his passenger were on Monday crushed to death in an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), who confirmed…
The Road-Map of a Nation: Twenty years on! –Wole Soyinka
Following an increasingly commonplace epic journey between Lagos and Abeokuta this last weekend – 5hrs 10 minutes outwards (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Saturday September 15) and 4hrs 25 minutes return journey the following day via Otta – I feel compelled to offer…
Tanker Explosion: Lagos set to prosecute truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the State’s Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal said on…
Ambode visits tanker accident scene, commiserates with victims’ families
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday evening visited the scene of the tanker explosion which occurred on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate. The incident, which occurred at about…