The driver of the Honda saloon car which rammed into sweepers of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) along Gbagada Expressway on Monday morning has turned himself in to the police. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin told The PUNCH that the driver would be charged to court for manslaughter. He said: “The owner of the …

A prominent journalist and lawyer, Mr. Osa Director has sued the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), seeking damages to the tune of N100 million and recovery of his US$1,700 and A52 Samsung Galaxy handset. In the Suit Number ID/16108MFHR/2023 filed at the Lagos State High Court (Ikeja Judicial Division), Osa is seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. …

Fourteen officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) caught extorting money from motorists at different locations across the state are set to face a disciplinary panel. In a statement on Sunday. LASTMA’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq said that those on trial are 11 officials on the senior cadre and three junior officials. He quoted the agency’s General …

A tanker has exploded at the Lagos Quadrapont bridge (better known as Iganmu bridge). Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) tweeted late Thursday: “A tanker has gone up in flames just before Iganmu bridge from Sifax. LASTMA has already alerted the @LagosRescue. Our officers at the scene are doing their best to handle the situation”. According to a series of tweets …

A journalist and lawyer, Mr. Osa Director has petitioned the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) over the “ambush, illegal arrest and detention of my SUV vehicle”. In a petition, addressed to the agency’s General Manager and dated 25th August, Director demanded the return of his impounded vehicle and the valuables and money inside it, which included $1,700, a Samsung …

No fewer than 15 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have reportedly been injured in the ongoing crisis between them and some soldiers in Lagos. Consequently, LASTMA officials withdrew from their duty posts in Lagos State, over fear of being attacked by soldiers. From Ojota to Mile 2, there was no sight of the officials. Those on …

The Federal Ministry of Works on Wednesday shut down the Apapa-bound lane of the beginning of Marine Bridge in Lagos, damaged by vandals, for the safety of the public. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the site of the collapsed portion of the bridge reports that a team of engineers from Buildwell Plants and Equipment Industries Ltd. …

Seven persons were injured after a commercial bus somersaulted in Lagos on Monday as the driver tried to dodge an oncoming vehicle. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq said the crash occurred at Super, inward Ile-Epo, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State. “It involved a blue Mazda Bus with registration number AGF …

The grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign will hold on Tuesday in Lagos – home state of the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a statement on Sunday by the party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hon. Seye Oladejo, President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), which include the APC National Chairman, …

… sixth emergency repairs in six years One of the bridges leading to the Apapa ports, the Marine Bridge is to be shut down for yet another emergency repair works. The Lagos State Government which on Thursday announced the closure of a section of the strategic bridge for what it called, “emergency repair,” said the exercise would last for four …