Lagos Traffic

A Twitter user, Edward Onoriode, has narrated how a lady lost her phone for stubbornly refusing to use her seatbelt inside a commercial bus in Lagos. He said that the lady, whose name he did not give, boarded the bus from CMS heading to…

A don, Prof. Funso Falade, on Thursday called for establishment of an integrated modal transportation system, to tackle gridlock in Lagos. He made the call at the 2019 Annual Public Lecture/Induction and Awards organised by the Lagos…

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has decried the transportation difficulties being experienced by residents in the state, assuring his government would provide a succour, if…

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), says Nigerians are in dire need of  good housing  and transportation system to live a meaningful life. Danjuma said this on Monday at the unveiling of Centenary Logo and…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said that the establishment of an efficient rail line would be solution to the gridlocks around Lagos ports. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan rail…

A 23-year-old student, Arafat Ayoola, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with snatching two phones worth N200,000 in the traffic. Ayoola, whose address was not provided, is facing charges of…

May 29th, 2015 ushered in a new government of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, taking over from the minister of works, power and housing, Mr Raji Babatunde Fashola and the general feeling was that the 'new' governor would improve…

There is something about the new Lagos State governor that reminds me of a deer stuck in headlights in the middle of a busy road. He is like the Roman Emperor Nero, fiddling away as Rome burns down to the ground around him. His utterances…

The Incessant Lagos Traffic has caught the attention of international media. The Economist in a recent article described Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode asa man full of excuses, few solutions. The Article titled "Paralysed, Why…

Now that the traffic situation in Lagos is improving gradually and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is fairly demonstrating his resolve to be his own man and lead the state of aquatic splendor with steady hands, it is important to revisit a few…

Tinsel star actress, Iretiola Doyle fell victim of robbers during traffic in Lagos on Wednesday. The sad incident occurred on Town Planning Way, Ilupeju, Lagos around 9pm. Our reporters learnt that the side window of her SUV, a GAC Trump…

In a special report on Lagos entitled "The struggle to tame Africa's beast of a megacity" and written by Reuter's Tim Cocks, governor Fashola is quoted as saying "Just keeping Lagos roads moving without rail, pushing that kind of tonnage…

The Lagos State Police Command has said Irawo Adamolekun, the 27-year-old medical doctor, who was killed on Friday by a gunman in Lagos traffic, might have been assassinated. According to The Punch, the spokesperson for the state police…