by Akan Ido There was panic in many parts of Lagos today as rumours spread that a two vehicles, a commercial bus and a private car plunged into the lagoon after colliding with each other. People who had relatives expected to take that route made distress calls in an attempt to warn them of the... Read More

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June 6, 2013

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Manslaughter: Bus driver arraigned for killing one and injuring 2 in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu A commercial bus driver has been charged for manslaughter at a Yaba Magistrate’s court in Lagos. Ajibade Segun, 41, was arraigned for killing one Olurotimi Williams with his bus and injuring two others on May 25 along the Third Mainland Bridge by Adekunle Intersection. The charge sheet read in part: “That you, Ajibade Segun,m, on... Read More

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June 1, 2013

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Dele Momodu: This is another epistle to President Jonathan

by Dele Momodu “Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” – Corinthians 10: 11-12 Your Excellency, please permit me to intrude into your busy schedule again today.... Read More

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January 28, 2013

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3rd Mainland Bridge crash: “Suddenly, everything went blank…” – 43-year-old survivor, a pastor, narrates his experience

by Akan Ido Olusola Oladimeji, the man whose vehicle, a Toyota Sienna skidded off the Third Mainland Bridge and plunged into the Lagos Lagoon on Satyurday morning has denied over-speeding when the accident happened. The father of three who was rescued by fishermen and quickly rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, described... Read More

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January 24, 2013

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Third Mainland Bridge lights to be ready in April

by Godwin Akanfe An engineer with the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Dimeji Abayomi, has said that the repairs of street lights on Third Mainland Bridge will be completed in April. Speaking earlier today, Abayomi said that the contractors handling the project were currently tracing the faults and clearing them. He said that more lights... Read More

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October 30, 2012

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N1bn well spent: 3rd Mainland Bridge finally re-opens today (one week earlier than planned)

by Hauwa Gambo The Federal Government will re-open the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, one week ahead of the scheduled delivery date of November 6, 2012. This was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Works on Media, Tony Ikpasaja, yesterday. According to him, the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, will “open the rehabilitated... Read More

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October 12, 2012

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Third Mainland Bridge set for total closure on Sunday

by Isi Esene The Lagos State government has announced that there will be a full closure of the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday. The bridge is billed to undergo repairs and traffic will be diverted from the hours of 6am till midnight. Kayode Opeifa, commissioner for Transportation announced this on Thursday stating that the closure... Read More

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August 23, 2012

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Third mainland bridge, waterways and ferries: The new route?

by Ada Igboanugo With the partial closure of the third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State government’s determination to open the waterways in order to create a realistic alternative to the frustrating road traffic is putting the waterways in the spotlight. But it seems a long way yet to that dream as OMOLOLA ITAYEMI and ADA IGBOANUGO discovered on a... Read More

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August 3, 2012

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Scheduled Third Mainland Bridge diversion postponed

by Isi Esene Motorists using the Third Mainland Bridge have been given another temporary reprieve as the second complete diversion on the bridge, which was meant to allow for the completion of the concrete casting of the second and third expansion joints inward Lagos Island, has been postponed from the 5th to the 12th of... Read More

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July 6, 2012

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Gird your loins – Minister (finally) flags-off Third Mainland Bridge repairs

by Isi Esene The time you spend shuttling between Lagos Mainland and the Island might soon get a little much longer and tedious with news that the Minister of State for Works, Bashir Yugudu, is set to kick off the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge today. This bridge repairs is expected to cost the... Read More

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July 2, 2012

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Postponed: Government still not set for Third Mainland Bridge repairs

by Stanley Azuakola If you planned to use the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge as an excuse for resuming late to work this week, sorry, it won’t work. this is because the proposed repair work earlier scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday did not commence. Lagos Sector Commander of the... Read More

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June 26, 2012

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Traffic control is our job – Lagos State tells FG on Third Mainland Bridge

by Stanley Azuakola In five days, repair work will begin on the Third Mainland Bridge, and the repairs are scheduled last from July 1 to November 6, 2012. Many are already anticipating the massive traffic on the alternative routes. The Lagos State government is however assuring motorists that the situation will not be as bad as they fear.... Read More

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May 30, 2012

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PHOTOS: UNILAG Protest Day 2 on Third Mainland Bridge

In the second day of their protests, Moshood Abiola University students have blocked the major Lagos thoroughfare, Third Mainland Bridge, a vital economic and commuter connection that links the Lagos Mainland with the Islands. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

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