Following the heavy toll the usage of the single pedestrian bridge at Ojota bus stop on Ikorodu road was having on Lagosians, the state government has declared its intention to construct an additional foot bridge to complement the existing one. Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy made this known in a statement released... Read More

April 13, 2016

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From queuing for fuel to queuing on the bridge – The Ojota debacle

Frustration; disgruntlement and discontentment – This is the general mood of hundreds of Nigerians who have been queuing for at least an hour since Monday, April 11 – to use the Ojota pedestrian bridge. In a bid to enforce usage of the pedestrian bridge and curb commuters’ knack for running across the expressway, the state’s... Read More

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April 11, 2016

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Perhaps, this is why Lagosians don’t use the Ojota pedestrian bridge

Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), a law enforcement unit attached to the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, on Monday, forced pedestrians to make use of the overhead bridges along Ikorodu expressway in Lagos. KAI officials were strategically placed at different bus stops at Ojota, ready to arrest and fine individuals who fail to use the... Read More

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January 4, 2015

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Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This week makes it exactly three years since the Occupy Nigeria uprising of January 2012. It went down as one of the most significant periods in Nigerian history. It is a milestone. Here are seven pictures that depict the uprising as it happened. 1. Letter from Abuja. On January 1, this press release... Read More

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October 15, 2014

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So did Lagos’s idea of #HornFreeDay work? We took a drive to find out (WATCH)

by Cheta Nwanze and Kolapo Olapoju When the Lagos state government announced that Wednesday, 15 October would be a ‘No Horn day’, it was greeted with widespread scepticism as naysayers, critics, cynics, and even majority of the public deemed it to be an exercise in futility. The government stated that the purpose of the ‘No... Read More

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May 23, 2014

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Terrible: ‘Area Boys’ attack LASTMA officials in Lagos, many injured

by S’ola Filani Street urchins yesterday took laws into their hands by attacking officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in Ojota, Ikorodu Road. According to reports, some commercial drivers in the Ojota area of the state had engaged two LASTMA officials in an argument accusing the traffic management personnel of extortion.... Read More

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April 3, 2013

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Japheth Omojuwa: Jonathanians and the truth they must embrace (Y! FrontPage)

This is where the Jonathan administration has failed in its communication. By constantly accusing these genuinely angry Nigerians as being the voice of the opposition… This means that, they will subconsciously adopt the opposition. President Jonathan said the opposition party sponsored those who appeared at Ojota, Lagos to protest his decision to raise fuel prices.... Read More

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March 2, 2013

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PHOTOS: The Tinsel Studio after today’s fire

by Isi Esene The Phillips Warehouse Building at Ojota, Lagos which was razed by fire on Saturday is a shadow of its former self. The building which housed the SuperSports studios as well as MNET’s Tinsel series studio was burnt down with only the metal structures of the building left in the ashes. This is... Read More

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March 2, 2013

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Terrible: Fire razes Tinsel studio in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido The entire SuperSports studio in Ojota, Lagos, has been razed by fire. The building known as the Phillips Warehouse Building reportedly houses the Tinsel studios as well as the entertainment show, Jara. The fire was said to have started in the Studio 57 and Naija Sings studios before spreading to other parts... Read More

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January 8, 2013

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Who will document the failure of #OccupyNigeria? (YNaija FrontPage)

So here is my plea to Nigerian writers. Save us the displeasure of another horrid review of “There was a Country”. Give us an authoritative account of what happened in Ojota and Kano last January. During the holidays, I watched one of the best movies I believe I will ever have the pleasure of seeing... Read More

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January 7, 2013

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The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo I am very proud of what Nigerians achieved this time last year, when we came together to fight an unreasonable government policy of fuel subsidy removal, and properly and effectively channeled our anger to highlight the issue of government waste. As we mark the one-year anniversary this week, January 2012 made me... Read More

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November 2, 2012

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TICKER: Tragic: One person dies as trailer container lands on car in Lagos

One person has been confirmed dead after a container slipped off a trailer and landed on a car on Oworonsoki Expressway in Lagos on Friday evening. The container fell off the truck as it was descending a bridge connecting the Gbagada section of Oworonsoki Expressway to the inward Ojota section, crushing the driver of the car to death... Read More

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January 20, 2012

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#OCCUPYNIGERIA: Jungle Justice served Ojota style

by Perez N. Tigidam It was day 5 of the #OccupyNigeria protests at the Gani Fawehinmi freedom park Ojota, Lagos. I had gone out early with the hope of shooting a short documentary film on the #Occupy movement. The crowd at Ojota blew my mind away, I had not expected over a million people to show up and while I... Read More

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January 20, 2012

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#IncaseYouMissedIt: Policemen attack protesters at Alausa

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Policemen interrupted an #OccupyNigeria protest that went from Alausa to Ojota from 10am. The small group of elder statesmen and women who were protesting on permission. The theme for the rally which was tweeted from the handles of @MrSleevesUp, @gbengasesan and @wildeji was #DefyTheDictator with a message to get the soldiers off... Read More

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January 16, 2012

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Former CNN reporter Christian Purefoy detained by Security in Ojota… Now released

Early this morning YNaija first broke the news that Christian Purefoy, former CNN Lagos correspondent and now founder of online video startup Battabox, was picked up by government security operatives at Ojota. From his Twitter timeline, we gather that he first began to encounter Military road blocks at Orile Iganmu, and passed through four such checkpoints... Read More

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Ambode to build ‘additional pedestrian bridge’ in Ojota

From queuing for fuel to queuing on the bridge – The Ojota debacle

Perhaps, this is why Lagosians don’t use the Ojota pedestrian bridge

Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

So did Lagos’s idea of #HornFreeDay work? We took a drive to find out (WATCH)

Terrible: ‘Area Boys’ attack LASTMA officials in Lagos, many injured

Japheth Omojuwa: Jonathanians and the truth they must embrace (Y! FrontPage)

PHOTOS: The Tinsel Studio after today’s fire

Terrible: Fire razes Tinsel studio in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Who will document the failure of #OccupyNigeria? (YNaija FrontPage)

The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

TICKER: Tragic: One person dies as trailer container lands on car in Lagos

#OCCUPYNIGERIA: Jungle Justice served Ojota style

#IncaseYouMissedIt: Policemen attack protesters at Alausa

Former CNN reporter Christian Purefoy detained by Security in Ojota… Now released

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