LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is unrest along the Apapa-Oshodi expressway following the alleged killing of a policeman by some commercial motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders. At least three guns belonging to the police were allegedly hijacked. Daily Trust reports that the incident happened around Cele Bus Stop and has created panic in the area….
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A truck conveying 40 feet container fell on three vehicles at Cele Bus Stop, along Oshodi Apapa expressway, Lagos, on Thursday. Driver of one of the vehicles, a commercial bus, was killed on the spot, while passengers in the bus and those in the two other vehicles managed to escape. While confirming…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a chaotic scene last weekend when passersby set ablaze an alleged ritualist intercepted at a manhole near Five Star-Toyota bus stop, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. For some time now residents of Aswani, Isolo, have been complaining of insecurity in the area, especially at nights along the axis. The Guardian learnt that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five armed robbers of a gang on Tuesday, attacked two Guardian Journalists, and robbed them of their possession at Cele Bus Stop, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway. The journalists, whose name were given as Stanley Akpunonu and Ngozi Egenuka, said that the robbers gave them a terrible beating before parting away with 2…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was heavy gridlock along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos as commercial motorcycle riders (popularly called Okada) clashed with officials of the Lagos State Task force on Tuesday morning. The Cele-Express to Mile 2 axis of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway was mostly affected as Motorists stayed in traffic for hours while pedestrians ran helter…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck, Friday night, at Odo-Olowu Bus Stop, Ijesha, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, when a container fell off a truck and crushed two young women to death. Both are yet to be identified. The incident, it was gathered, happened around 10.45p.m. Emergency responders have recovered the bodies and taken them to a morgue….
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) impounded 21 vehicles and arrested nine drivers for driving against traffic (one-way). The enforcement team of the Agency led by the Chairman, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi impounded these 21 vehicles and arrested 9 drivers around ‘Cele’ and ‘Iyana-Isolo’ bus-stops along Oshodi-Mile 2 expressway….
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A container yesterday fell on a motor boy at the Itire axis of Oshodi – Mile 2 Expressway, Lagos, crushing him to death. The truck with registration number, KTU 141 XK carrying a 20feet container was conveying a container and had a lone accident at Iyana – Itire and the container fell…