A driver, Yinka Adebanjo, has confessed to orchestrating the kidnap of his bosses in the Odogunyan, Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
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LASG BANS USE OF MOTORBIKES, AIR COOL VANS FOR MEAT TRANSPORTATION
Lagos State Government has banned the use of motorbikes popularly known as ‘Okada’ and ‘Air Cool Vans’ for transportation of meat and meat products in all abattoirs and slaughter slabs across the State in order to ensure a well-structured meat transporting system which befits the status of a mega city.
Continue reading »LAGOS GOES TOUGH ON ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPS, ARRESTS PSP OPERATOR
The Lagos State Government has warned residents fond of deliberately dumping refuse in unauthorized places to henceforth desist from such act or face the full wrath of the law, even as it arrested a PSP operator for dumping heap of refuse at Iyana Oworo area of the state.
Continue reading »LAGOS MOVES TO TRANSFORM OWORONSHOKI TO TRANSPORT, ENTERTAINMENT HUB
The Lagos State Government on Monday outlined plans to transform the blighted areas of Oworonshoki Waterfront into one of the biggest transportation, tourism and entertainment hubs in Nigeria.
Continue reading »NATIONAL AIRLINE WILL GROW NIGERIA’S ECONOMY, SAYS AMAECHI
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the establishment of a national carrier will grow Nigeria’s economy.
Continue reading »FASHOLA SHOULD ‘STOP FLYING AND START USING ROADS’
Emmanuel Bello, a former commissioner of information in Kogi State, says the minister in charge of roads should stop flying and start using roads to know how bad they are.
Continue reading »EGYPT FATAL TRAIN CRASH: RAILWAY CHIEF QUITS, TRAIN CREW HELD
The head of Egypt’s railway authority, Medhat Shousha, has resigned following a train collision in Alexandria that killed at least 41 people, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat told reporters on Sunday.
Continue reading »BREAKING NEWS: 2019 APC GOVERNORSHIP HOPEFUL OF OYO STATE NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT (PICTURES)
Tragedy was averted last night as the 2019 Oyo State Governorship hopeful under the political platform of APC, Professor Adeolu Akande, narrowly escaped death in a ghastly motor accident.
Continue reading »CUSTOMS OFFICER CRUSHED TO DEATH IN AGBARA BY ARMY CONVOY –NCS
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Baba Nwaguyawo, has been crushed to death while attempting to stop a convoy of the Nigerian Army at the Agbara end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Friday.
Continue reading »FG FIRES MANAGERS OF ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL OVER EXTORTION
The Federal Government, Friday, Sacked the Manager of Idu and Rigasa train station including all the ticket sellers and porters involved in extorting money from passengers.
Continue reading »US, FG BACK 20,000 BPD OIL REFINERIES IN LAGOS
The construction of a 20,000-barrels-per-day crude oil refinery in Lagos by a Nigerian petrochemical and refining company has received a major boost with the signing of a grant by the United States Trade and Development Agency.
Continue reading »EIGHT LASTMA OFFICIALS ARRESTED FOR COLLECTING BRIBES
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested eight of its officials for collecting bribe from motorists and other corrupt practices.
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