EKO HOT BLOG reports that Amale individual sustained injuries in several road accidents at Anthony along the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos. The combined efforts of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) operatives and officials from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LSAMBUS) resulted in the successful rescue of the man from the accident scene. This online media … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an accident involving a car and a water truck has resulted in two yet-to-be-identified persons sustaining varying degrees of injury on the Simpson Bridge inward Sura in Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 10:40 am on Thursday, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The agency said … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested two notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around Abule-Egba area of Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday. He stated that the suspects … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have apprehended a driver of a fully loaded containerised truck for allegedly crushing a motor boy to death by MTN inward Sunrise along Oshodi – Apapa Expressway. The agency disclosed the development in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has deployed more personnel, and patrol and tow vehicles to strategic locations across the state. The agency’s spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, revealed the development in a statement on Saturday. He said the deployment is part of LASTMA’s statutory responsibilities in ensuring unimpeded flow of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 78 more illegally parked containerised trucks on top of High Bridge by Lilly Pond inward Apapa and Sifax axis of Ijora (Olopa), Lagos. The agency revealed the development in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Adebayo … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has taken stringent action against erring officers, confirming the dismissal of five officials and reprimand of two others for engaging in corruption and misconduct during their duties in the state. In a statement by the LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofiq, it was revealed … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Saturday, rescued an unconscious tanker driver as his motor-boy was found dead after a lone accident at Anthony ‘Oke’ inward Gbagada, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed the development in a statement. He … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Bolaji Oreagba has quit as the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation Mr. Olawale Musa, disclosed the development in a statement late Thursday night. Eko Hot Blog gathered that Oreagba’s exit was as a result of his mandatory retirement from … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Bakare-Oki Olalekan as the acting General Manager for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. This was disclosed in a statement made available online by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofiq, on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Assembly Questions … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly has bemoaned the alleged recklessness of some motorists operating in the state just as the lawmakers raised concerns over the activities of some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The assembly, led by their Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, expressed their … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has denied that the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) was involved in an accident in the Gbagada area of Lagos. Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser on Transportation to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has convened a stakeholders’ meeting to address a proposed strike and protest by public transport drivers in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement Sunday evening. Public transport drivers in Lagos had called for a protest against the Lagos State … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested a private car driver after hitting and killing an innocent passerby around Ogba, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, announced the development in a statement on Saturday. Taofiq revealed that the driver … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has released updates on the repair of the ramps inward Adekunle from Oworonshoki and inward Adekunle from Lagos Island, Lagos. The state government also gave an update on the ongoing rehabilitation of some sections of the busy Third Mainland Bridge. Repair works on both major roads … Read more
The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Eti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. EDITOR’S PICKS I Won’t Undermine Akpabio, But I’m More Experienced In Parliament – Ndume Two Primary School Pupils Arrested For Setting School On Fire In Ogun Ondo Assembly Speaks On Division Over Aiyedatiwa’s Impeachment The action … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has asked Lagos residents to join hands with the agency as it works to root out the bad eggs in the system. The appeal comes as 14 LASTMA officers caught at different locations across the state extorting money from motorists are set to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, on Monday, issued a 7-day ‘Vacation Order’ to motorists/commercial bus drivers operating on top of bridges across the State. The order was announced in statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). According to Taofiq, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the agency that regulates the transportation sector in Lagos state, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) has started to clampdown on unpainted and unregistered vehicles operating in the state. Editor’s Pick Tribunal Upholds Election Of Sanwo-Olu As Lagos State Governor How LASTMA Officials Averted Tanker Explosion On Surulere Bridge LASTMA … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in conjunction with other emergency response agencies, on Tuesday, averted another potential tanker explosion as a petrol-laden truck heading towards Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue fell on Stadium Bridge, Surulere, Lagos. The agency made the disclosure in a statement issued by … Read more