Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital in Surulere opens doors to public Patients receive treatment on opening day, Monday, March 4, 2024 MD/CEO of Randle General Hospital, Dr. Olumide Sojinrin, leads medical team Lawmaker Desmond Elliot visits hospital, observes patient care Eko Hot Blog reports that patients have started receiving treatment at the newly commissioned Femi Gbajabiamila … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has warned truck drivers of the height restriction barriers for articulated vehicles on the Stadium, Ojuelegba and Dorma long Bridges. The state government also threatened to sanction any truck drivers who run into the barriers and violate the driving rules in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS We’ve … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion on the night of 1st and 2nd of September, 2023, between 10.00 pm to 6.00 am daily. In a statement on Thursday, the government said the diversion is in line with the plan to repair the newly installed truck barrier at the … Read more
There seems to be no stopping the galore of container falls in Lagos State as several containers fell on Friday. All container falls luckily resulted in no casualty. The constant falls persist despite efforts by the Lagos government to curb them. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least five 40ft containers fell in different areas … Read more
In January 2023, a container-laden truck fell off the Ojuelegba bridge and crushed nine people to death. The Lagos government responded in February by banning articulated truck drivers from plying the bridge. However, another container fell off on the bridge on Friday night despite the ban. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has fallen … Read more
There has been a galore of containers falling in Lagos State in recent times. Last Sunday, a container fell on a passenger bus and killed nine people. Another container fell on Wednesday, continuing a worrying trend of deadly falls. Eko Hot Blog reports that a MACK containerised truck carrying 40fts container on Wednesday fell beside … Read more
Lagos is in the news again for a deadly accident as a tanker crushed three tricycles on Tuesday. The incident led to the death of two people, while four were rescued. The fatal accident comes a few days after a container fell on a bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos, killing nine passengers. Eko … Read more
In just 24 hours, two tragedies occurred or were minutes to occurring in Lagos State as a container falls off a truck while en-route the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The incident was averted on time leaving no one injured or affected. Motorists on the other hand spent some time on the road for things to settle before … Read more
A truck conveying a 20 feet container fell on a passenger bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders visited the scene and rescued one of the passengers. The officials recovered nine bodies from the wreckage. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has crushed nine bus passengers to death … Read more
…The wounded LASTMA official was seen bleeding in the video with the wounded arm wrapped… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a female LASTMA official whose identity is still unknown has been reportedly hit by a police van accompanying suspected police officers in mufti. According to a video that has gone viral on social media, the … Read more
Those heading towards Ikorodu Road from Surulere have been advised to make use of Akerele to link Ogunlana Drive inwards Itire road… Some roads around the National Stadium in Surulere will be closed ahead of today’s 2022 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and the Central African Republic. This is contained in a statement signed by … Read more