Scores injured as transport unions clash in Lagos

Commercial activities were disrupted at the ever-busy Obalende area of Lagos, yesterday, following a violent clash between members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). Dangerous weapons, including guns, were…

*#EndSARS: N2.5b assets burnt, thousands of jobs threatened at Lekki Plaza – LCC (Nation)*How NURTW members were attacked at Obalende – MC Oluomo’s aide (Punch)

#EndSARS: N2.5b assets burnt, thousands of jobs threatened at Lekki Plaza – LCC (Nation) The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Thursday said assets worth about N2.5billion were destroyed in the aftermath of the October 20 incident at the Admiralty Circle (Lekki)…

*Panic as COVID-19 breaks out in Lagos lab, workers infected (Punch)*Taskforce seeks NURTW support in traffic law enforcement in Lagos (DailyTrust)

Panic as COVID-19 breaks out in Lagos lab, workers infected (Punch) There is panic at the WellMed Healthcare Laboratory in the Ajah area of Lagos State, as several workers at the facility have reportedly tested positive for the COVID-19 pandemic.…

*PDP laments NURTW’s activities in Lagos (ThisDay)*UNILAG set for non-physical post-UTME test, collapses 2020/21 session with 2021/22 (Nation)

PDP laments NURTW’s activities in Lagos (ThisDay) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State, yesterday expressed concerns at the activities of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in different parts of the state. The party, also, vowed to reclaim…

Many feared dead, as NURTW leadership crisis turns bloody in Ebonyi motor park

Following the leadership tussle among members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Effuim Motor park, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State that left many reported dead while others sustained different degrees of injuries, houses razed…

Tenkiu you, Lagos for that water bonanza – Lucia Edafioka

I witnessed a sadly funny thing the year the Lagos Marathon began. On my way home on the Friday just before the maiden Lagos marathon was held I saw a team of marathon branded buses patrolling the bus stop close…

killer hit-and-run bus driver, robbers in repose, a yahoo boy story and a whole lot more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Hit-and-run bus driver kills LNSC officer in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Ejigbo,…

Pastor of principality, killer taskforce, boat driving spreading sadness 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. Pastor pleads guilty to defilement of two sisters (Guardian) A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, on Wednesday,…

MC Oluomo says no NURTW member has tested positive for coronavirus

Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, has said that no member of the association has tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Adesanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, made the statement Friday on a Public Eye Instagram Live…

Violence: Lagos Assembly threatens to proscribe NURTW (Punch)

The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state to desist from all forms of violence. LAHA said that the union risked being proscribed from operating in the…

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