Tag: traffic

Gangster! Fans react to Kunle Afolayan’s destruction of pirated DVD’s in traffic (TWEETS)

by Kolapo Olapoju There's no love lost between Kunle Afolayan and CD pirates and even hawkers. The award-winning Nollywood director was in Lagos traffic on Thursday, 4 September, and he…

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Important message to YNaija viewers

Your Internet newspaper for young Nigerians, YNaija, has been offline for 48 hours now, and we owe you, our raving fans, an apology. Over the last few weeks we had…

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All you should know about the Lekki jogger who causes traffic with his security escort (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi Residents of the Lekki area of Lagos have regularly marvelled at the sight of a man who goes jogging with an armed security escort trailing behind him.…

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What was she thinking? Woman caught sunbathing NAKED out on a window ledge (LOOK)

by Akan Ido A woman who positioned her naked body out of a window while sunbathing in Austria caused a crash on the road below. The nude woman was snapped…

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Human trafficking trade – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze .... if you are in Abuja, please join in the rally tomorrow. Your voice must be heard. Typically in our country, when someone does rubbish, and is…

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Ogaga Ifowodo: The unending military seige on Delta State

by Ogaga Ifowodo Checkpoints are an extreme policing device suitable only for a town under military occupation. They are to be used sparingly and only for a specific and immediate…

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#RepostOfTheDay: Will you be late to work on Monday? Then send this photo to your boss NOW

by Akan Ido Monday mornings are notorious for satanic traffic - especially in Lagos where the rush goes up a thousand 'notches' - setting you up on a collision course with…

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Gimba Kakanda: FCT Abuja ‘Park N Pay’ policy is simply a cheap fraud

by Gimba Kakanda I don’t like Lagos, this you need to know, which is why I endorse timely traffic regulation systems that may protect us from disorganised population growth likely…

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Confusion as physically challenged persons cause major road block in Imo (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A street protest organised by some physically challenged persons in Imo state interrupted traffic recently. The road block led to a disruption of movement within Owerri, the…

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Crushed by crush: 7 unpleasant events that can ruin your day

by Holly Riordan If you find out he has a girlfriend, you’re crushed. But that’s not all. You could simply hear him flirting with another girl or checking one out. …

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HORROR: Woman is murdered by her boyfriend who pushed her out of a moving car (PICTURED)

The driver of the car from which a woman was either pushed or fell to her death on a busy Southern California freeway has been charged with murder. Ricardo 'Rick'…

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Now I know what caused yesterday’s traffic – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The truth is that some of the things that happen in this land of ours are quite avoidable. If the road network in Lagos was slightly better,then incidents…

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Accident on Ikorodu Road causes traffic gridlock (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene An accident occurred around the Fadeyi end of the ever busy Ikorodu Road around 4pm, Friday evening causing a traffic logjam. The accident which happened inward Ojuelegba…

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Just In: Trailer accident grounds Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A traffic gridlock in Lagos by Isi Esene There are reports of a major traffic gridlock on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. This is caused by a trailer which reportedly crashed…

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Traffic Governor: Fashola arrests police officer for riding ‘okada’ on the highway without helmet

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola continued to spread his new traffic law crusade yesterday with his 'arrest' of a police officer riding a 100CC engine motorcycle popularly called 'Okada'…

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Tope Olofin: Lagos… mega city or traffic city? (Y! Superblogger)

"My supervisor handed me a query, asking me to explain why I have become a latecomer. Is she nuts or does she use voodoo to bypass the traffic?" Ring... On…

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Rampage: Violence in Ilupeju as ‘okada’ men protest killing of colleague

by Isi Esene There are reports of violent protests at Coker Road, around Ilupeju area of Lagos Tuesday afternoon when a policeman allegedly shot a commercial motorcycle operator for evading…

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“We can not continue this way!” – Lagosians protest ‘okada’ restriction

Lagosians on the march again. by Isi Esene Lagosians have continued to groan under the weight of the new traffic law which placed restrictions on the operation of commercial motorcyclists…

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Fashola means business: Lagos bus drivers and conductors to wear uniforms from January

by Isi Esene Oh boy, what have y'all done to the stern Governor of Lagos State? Many commercial motorcyclists have complained over the ban on their operations on major highways…

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Slow and Steadfast: Motorists heap curses on FG, Setraco over East-West road

by Reuben Daba Well, according to the Federal Government's Sure and Steady Transformation book, work on the East-West road is now 50 percent completed. It would be great if the…

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Photo of the Day: LASTMA official enforcing the new traffic law

by Isi Esene We are not sure the exact sort of training the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA ) officials receive before being "unleashed" on Lagos road users, but…

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Okada operators sue Lagos State, seek reversal of new traffic law

by Isi Esene The new traffic law passed by the Lagos State Government has drawn the ire of commercial motorcycle operators in the state and they have decided to drag…

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U-turn: Murder case against banker, Yinka Johnson dropped

by Isi Esene There are indications that the murder charges against Yinka Johnson, the banker who allegedly killed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) last Friday,…

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Some justice: Okada men beat up High Court judge

by Isi Esene A High Court Judge, Justice Ogbogo Ejembi, has dragged four commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada to court for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass and serious assault.…

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The banker didn’t murder anyone: Eyewitnesses deny LASTMA hit and run story

by Isi Esene There are indications that the LASTMA official, Hammed Balogun, who was allegedly run over by a female banker, Yinka Johnson, might actually have been hit by a…

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Female banker (allegedly) runs over LASTMA official, evades arrest

by Isi Esene A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official, Hammed Balogun, was yesterday killed by a female IBTC Bank employee identified as, Yinka Johnson, while driving against traffic…

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Fashola goes hard: Lagos governor signs terminator traffic bill into law

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday signed the state traffic bill in to law. The law, which appeared somewhat like the Old Testament Ten Commandments,…

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360Delivery launches best-in-class delivery service

by Isi Esene "360Delivery takes into consideration the fact that your neighbourhood Ekpa & Bole seller does not have a website, 360Delivery will seek out these people, where they sell,…

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That’s our Governor: Fashola ‘arrests’ 2 military officers for driving on BRT lane

by Isi Esene Lagos State Governor,  Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday arrested two top military officers for driving on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane. The two military officers are…

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“3 year jail term after psychiatric examination” – See the list of new penalties for traffic offenders in Lagos

by Adeniyi Abdul Motorists in Lagos State might be in for quite a tough time when the new bill to regulate traffic offences and road usage is signed into law…

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