No fewer than 20 persons were burnt to death in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. It was gathered that the victims were scooping fuel from a petrol tanker that fell and spilled its content along…
Truck plunges into canal on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A tanker has reportedly plunged into the canal at Kara end on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The incident was said to have occurred at about 3 pm, inward Ibadan. A motorist, Alhaji Sanni Akinlade said he was on his way from…
Another tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Another tanker laden with fuel exploded on Thursday morning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The explosion, which occurred at Araromi Town before the Interchange, is causing traffic gridlock. Some motorists close to the scene, it was learnt, have scampered to safety.…
10 Buildings destroyed in Ogun tanker explosion
At least 10 buildings have been consumed by fire at Lambe in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was learnt that the fire broke out after a petrol-laden tanker crashed along Matogun Road around 7am on Saturday and…
*Physically challenged graduate writes Lagos Gov, begs for job (Leadership)*FG extends NIN-SIM linkage till December as NIMC issues 66m identification numbers (Guardian)
Physically challenged graduate writes Lagos Gov, begs for job (Leadership) A physically challenged graduate of the Lagos State University, Agosu Fagla, has written an open letter to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, seeking his help for a job. The university graduate caught…
Passer-by burnt to death in Ogun tanker fire
An unidentified female passer-by was on Saturday burnt to death in a petroleum product tanker fire in the Lotto area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash involved three vehicles – a truck, a petrol-laden tanker and a passenger bus. The…
Fuel spills as tanker, truck collide in Lagos (Channels)
An accident involving a truck and petrol laden tanker on Friday resulted in fuel spillage at Akin Adesola intersection, Lagos Island. According to the official handle of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Twitter, the road was closed and traffic…
Petrol tanker spills content on Lagos-Badagry expressway (Guardian)
There was mass hysteria by residents and road users along the Tradefair-Volks axis of the Lagos-Badagry expressway when a petrol-laden tanker fell and poured its content on the busy highway. In what seems to have becoming a recurring incidence on…
Driving in Lagos can drive you crazy! -Peju Akande
I love driving. Yes, mad as Lagos roads are, I still enjoy driving myself. Once in a while; I join the general madness we all swear we hate yet truly love. Every Lagos driver will tell you how mad our…
Diesel-laden tanker falls on Otedola Bridge area (Punch)
Tragedy was averted on Monday after a diesel-laden tanker fell and spilled its content on the Otedola Bridge area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Punch Metro learnt that the tanker fell inward Otedola Bridge, enroute Berger. It was gathered that officials…
