LAGOS JULY 20TH (NERANGERS)-Lagosians went through hell Thursday in traffic as truck and tanker drivers blocked the Apapa-Mile 2 axis of the state. They simply took over a section of the road in a rage of impunity causing traffic snarl in that part of Lagos. Several commuters were seen trekking over long distances for most…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos ports are practically swimming in empty containers and the terminals have little or no space to take in new delivery. The situation, our correspondent gathered, had contributed to the worsening traffic situation at the ports. On Friday, truck drivers embarked on a six-day strike over what they described as extortion by…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The gridlock on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos and other adjoining areas has worsened. As at yesterday, it had attained phenomenal heights. The road, at the moment, is on lockdown. The situation is quite grim. Motorists, commuters, residents of the city and their businesses are suffering unspeakable harm. Everyone is in pain. On…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWRANGERS)-Some parts of Lagos State were hit with a flood, following the early morning downpour on Friday. Residents of the affected areas of the commercial city woke up to flooded streets especially in areas like Ketu, Bariga and Ojota after the early morning downpour which lasted for several hours. The flooding according…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorists have been enjoined to obey simple traffic rules for the economic well-being of the country. Giving the advice recently in Lagos was the State Traffic Officer (STO) Superintendent of Police Margaret Okonkwo while addressing motorists at the Agege Township stadium at the occasion marking the maiden edition of the Traffic Control…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have begun to sell the 13-page statement addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari by a former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in traffic in major cities around the country. PREMIUM TIMES reporter observed on Wednesday that in Lagos, copies of the ‘special statement’ printed and bound were being displayed and sold in traffic…
