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Nigeria’s leading motorbike hailing service, Gokada is pleased to announce that it has relaunched its operations in Lagos with new motorcycles and better-equipped pilots who have been extensively trained in safe driving standards, GPS navigation, and customer service. Gokada halted its existing pilots and bikes from operating and paused access to its App on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, citing
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Commuting in a metropolis like Lagos comes with the daily experience of spending several productive hours in stalled traffic. The roads, some of which are riddled with potholes, are unpredictable. The breakdown of a vehicle or an accident could worsen the entire situation for road users, if not properly managed. As road users, we
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned of more flood disasters in Lagos and other neighbouring states. The spokesman for NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, stated this during a NEMA retreat for its staff in Abeokuta. He warned that Nigerians should expect a high volume of rainfall next month. According to him, Nigeria will experience more
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The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed 1, 214 officers and 1,276 Special Marshal to manage traffic during the Sallah break. The FRSC Sector Commander, Hyginus Omeje, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the officers were mobilised to carry out the
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The Lagos State Fire Service says it is unable to gain access to a three-storey building that collapsed Sunday night as residents claim people are still trapped in the building. At least six people were reportedly rescued from the building that collapsed in the Osasa area of Bariga in Lagos Mainland. It was gathered that the building collapsed
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A 29-year old man, Izunna Ezeaka, has landed in trouble after he engaged a lady, Chinalu Okoronkwo, in a public fight and used a cutlass to cut off one of her fingers. It was gathered that the incident happened at Adewunmi Street in Ejigbo, Lagos Mainland, where they reside. It was gathered that Ezeaka had
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Passengers on an Azman airline flight were thrown into confusion Friday, July 19, 2019, as a yet to be identified man jumped on the aircraft on the runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Our reporter learnt that the incident occurred while the aircraft was taxiing in preparation for take-off. Details of the
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A former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to complete the Blue Line rail and repair bad roads to resolve the problem of traffic in the state. Fashola said the completion of the Blue Line, which was started by his administration, would decongest traffic on the roads
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The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 49 people died and 430 others were injured in 264 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) between January and June in Lagos. Hyginus Omeje, the Sector Commander of the Corps, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday, July
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There was a mild drama on Tuesday, July 16, 20109, when a politician reportedly arrested an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for driving against traffic along Oworonshoki expressway. It was gathered that the action of the politician, which went viral on social media, received accolades from Nigerians as many of
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