Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government is ending its palliative measure which cut public transport fares by 50%. The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced the development in a statement on Saturday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had announced a 50% fare rebate in the state’s regulated transport system on August 2, 2023. He … Read more
Many people have died after two vehicles reportedly collided in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that many passengers died on Wednesday morning in a crash involving two buses in Lagos State. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Again, FG Loses Bid Against Nnamdi Kanu In Court JUST IN: Atiku Hits Back At Tinubu Over Dubai Remarks BREAKING: FG … Read more
Arise TV Anchor Docked, Fined For Driving On BRT Lane. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a popular TV broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, has been fined the sum of ₦70,000 for committing a traffic violation in Lagos. The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in an update released on … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had approved the proposed fare hike on the BRT buses The state government had blamed the increase on hike in the pump price of diesel from ₦187 to ₦830 EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn … Read more
He was arraigned on a 4 count bordering on rape, conspiracy and murder of his passenger, Bamise Ayanwola He was arraigned on a 4 count bordering on rape, conspiracy and murder of his passenger, Bamise Ayanwola. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has arraigned the driver of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT), … Read more
Bamise went missing after boarding the BRT bus which was going to Oshodi at about 7pm at Chevron bus stop on Saturday February 26 Until her death, she worked as a fashion designer at Chevron Estate in Ajah, Lagos EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bus Rapid Transport, (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Omininikoron, suspected of … Read more
Bamise Murder: Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court has remanded the BRT driver For 30 days Ayanwole, 22, was found dead last Monday on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island — nine days after she was declared missing after she boarded Nice’s vehicle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a bus rapid … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that late Oluwabamishe Ayanwole boarded, was locally supplied and has no inbuilt camera. On February 26, Oluwabamise closed from work and was on her way to visit her brother, Pelumi, when she boarded the bus around Chevron Bus-stop in the Lekki … Read more
Family, activists, and other protesters stormed the State House of Assembly in Lagos, demanding justice for the murder of Bamise Ayanwola Speaking to the protesters, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, promised that the legislative arm of the State Government will ensure that justice is served in the case … Read more
Armed security operatives have stormed Ojota ahead of the planned protest of Bamise death Lagos Police command said it won’t allow breakdown of law and order EKO HOT BLOG reports that armed security operatives have stormed the popular Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Tuesday. This is coming ahead of … Read more
BRT has suspended its operations following the gruesome murder of Ouwabamise Ayanwole. Passengers were left stranded Tuesday morning at the various Bus Rapid Transit terminals across the state with no bus in sight. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there are speculations the BRT has suspended operations for fear of attack following the death of 22-year-old … Read more
One of the close relatives of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, the late Lagos BRT passenger has revealed what the deceased planned to do before she was killed. Mr James Joel, disclosed that Oluwabamise, a brilliant fashion designer, was working towards establishing a fashion school of her own before her life was cut short. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
One of the relatives of Oluwabamise Ayanwole said the deceased was found dead with her body parts missing. The relative lamented that efforts to rescue Oluwabamise Ayanwole by passers-by failed, insisting that justice must be done. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the dead body of the 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who got missing after … Read more
Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old lady who got missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit vehicle, popularly called BRT, has been found dead. One of Ayanwola’s relatives confirmed her death on Monday to newsmen. EKO HOT BLOG reports that it was learnt that her corpse was dropped on Lagos Island by a BRT vehicle … Read more
Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited has asked the court to halt Lagos BRT operations over unpaid debt EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Fuel Supplier, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited has applied to a Federal High Court in Lagos to stop Primero Transport Service Limited, the operator of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT), from operating over alleged indebtedness. … Read more
Lagosians Thank Sanwo-Olu For Free BRT Ride During Christmas EKO HOT BLOG reports that Some Lagosians who enjoyed the free bus ride in the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), on Christmas Day as granted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have showered encomium on the Governor. The passengers boarded BRT from CMS, Ikorodu, Ketu and Fadeyi, Tafawa … Read more
NAF officials have killed an artist on BRT lane in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in Lagos State as officials of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), accused of driving on the Bus Rapid Transit lane in the state, crushed an artist, Ifeanyi Kanu. It was gathered that the artist was on his … Read more
Yekeen said: “We use this medium to inform the general public that we will resume full operations on Ikorodu to TBS routes effective tomorrow, Friday, April, 2 The Primero Transport Services Ltd., Operator of BRT in Lagos State, has announced the resumption of services on Ikorodu-TBS from Friday, 48 hours after suspending operations on the … Read more
“We hope to resolve it in the next couple of days and resume full operations. The Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, has suspended operations of the Ikorodu to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) route from Wednesday. Mutiu Yekeen, Head, Corporate Communications of the firm confirmed the suspension in … Read more
A BRT bus conveying 45 persons suddenly caught fire at Anthony Bus stop, Lagos The bus was drafted to help convey the passengers. After taking off from the Ikorodu terminal, the bus broke down. Passengers on Monday were seen scampering for safety as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus conveying 45 persons suddenly caught fire … Read more