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Rep. Tunji Ajuloopin (APC-Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero) of Kwara has advised communities in the constituency to report any bad bridge linking the areas for immediate repair and reconstruction.Ajuloopin gave the advice while speaking to…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has assured residents that ongoing construction of the Pen-Cinema Bridge in Agege would soon be completed.Hamzat gave assurance through his Instagram page on Thursday.…

The Federal Controller of Work in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Wednesday said that the Marine Beach Bridge in Apapa would be shut for repairs “next week“.Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the…

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said that traffic arrangements underway to begin another phase of major repairs on the Third Mainland Bridge. Kuti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that no casualty was recorded when a section of the pedestrian bridge collapsed at Yaba on Saturday.The Director General of the Agency, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News…

Students and staff of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi have been sent into panic mood after a bridge within the university community collapsed and killed some pedestrians.The incident is said to have occurred as a result…

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Friday opened the Ijora 7Up Bridge which was closed to traffic for repairs in July, after undergoing rehabilitation works.Federal Government, Oil Marketers reach Agreement on Unpaid…

Italy’s transport minister called on Wednesday for senior managers to resign at the company operating the bridge that collapsed in the port city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people.The minister, Danilo Toninelli said the government…

The Lagos State Government has confirmed that nine bodies from the Otedola Link Bridge fire incident which occurred on June 28 have been successfully matched to the families.In a statement, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris,…

Dr Wale Babalakin, the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Construction Company, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) alleged on Tuesday that Goodluck Jonathan's interference in the Lagos-Ibadan road project was responsible for its unending…

A governor got more than he bargained for while commissioning a bridge and he fell into the river while trying to take a selfie at the bridge.The event took place in Ogembo, a small town in Kenya and the Governor, Alfred Mutua, along…

five students were found dead and twelve others have come up missing on Sunday at a tourist site in Pakistani Kashmir, after a bridge collapsed at a tourist site, officials reported stating it was unlikely survivors would be found.The…

Rilwan Wasiu an alleged robber was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday while beating up his girlfriendThe incident happened on Thursday under the Adeniji Adele Bridge…

A truck full of wedding party guests fell off a bridge in Gujarat state, India early Tuesday killing over 30 people, mostly women and children, officials report.Police said the incident happened because the driver of the truck whilst…

A motorcyclist carrying two male students were reported to have died along the Oru-Ago Iwoye Road in a collision with truck transporting granite.The motorcyclist was conveying the pupils to school on his bike at about 7.30am when the…

Rehabilitation works on the Apapa Marine Beach Bridge has been completed and is now ready for use, the project contractor and the supervising engineer told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).Mr Ghassan Kaadi of Buildwell Plants and…

A Facebook user, Kehinde Rhoda Akinrinmade, who was present when an incident happened at CMS revealed that a young girl tried to jump off the bridge in Suicide attempt.According to Kehinde, the lady was stopped by police officers, bus…