In a shocking turn of events, the Gbagada-inward Third Mainland Bridge axis of Lagos State just after Charly Boy bus stop witnessed a deadly incident on Monday morning. Tensions escalated as an enraged mob blocked the road in protest after…
Third Mainland Bridge: Complete overhaul of asphalt layer to commence 2024 – Controller Works
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, has stated that a complete overhaul of the layers of asphalt on the Third Mainland Bridge will begin at the latter end of January 2024. Mrs Keisha made this…
Lagos postpones Third Mainland Bridge repairs
The Lagos State Government has decided to delay the much-anticipated rehabilitative works on the Third Mainland Bridge. Initially scheduled for two consecutive Sundays, September 17 and 24, from 7 am to 7 pm, these repairs have been postponed due to…
FG approves N6b for Third Mainland Bridge maintenance
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approved the sum of N6.28 billion for the surface maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House correspondents…
Take a walk, your body will thank you — Gbubemi Atimomo
Musings on my brisk walking experience and why you should walk too If anyone had ever told me a few years ago that I would do any physical exercise that involved going under the sun and sweating, I would have…
*Again, fire guts vehicle on Third Mainland Bridge (Vanguard)*10-year-old raped, killed in Lagos, comedienne Princess alleges (Punch)
Again, fire guts vehicle on Third Mainland Bridge (Vanguard) Barely 24 hours after seven passengers were burnt to death in the Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos, another bus reportedly went up in flames on the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident occurred…
Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede escapes robbery attempt
Nigerian actress, Yvonne Jegede, has narrated how she escaped a robbery attempt on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Thursday night. The actress narrating her ordeal in a tweet on Friday morning noted that was almost robbed at about…
One chance could be your last chance
Pondering on passengers’ safety while commuting on Lagos roads Lagos will show you. In more ways than one, you will experience the city and all it has to offer, both the good and bad. And so it was, many years…
Third mainland bridge safe, intact, says FG
Contrary to viral claims that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has “opened up” and “shaking” and, therefore, unsafe to traffic, the federal government (FG) on Tuesday, certified the bridge safe and intact. It described the claim as false and…
With depleting Lagos ambulance points, vehicles, accident victims now at higher risk
Lagos State government’s desire to provide adequate facilities and care for its ever-increasing population and visitors, led to the establishment of the Ambulance Stations in 2011. Located in strategic points across the Lagos metropolis, these points served as temporary sites…