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A road accident claimed the lives of two children in Ogun State on Sunday
16 Dec
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death on one person in a tragic collision involving a J5 Ford bus (FKJ 724 YC) and a Mercedes truck (FKJ 746 YC) at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge. The accident, which occurred earlier today, claimed one life and left a…
1 Dec
The number of accidents recorded on the Third Mainland Bridge since its repair is unprecedented and caused by impatience and indiscipline. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, expressed her concerns in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Kesha urged motorists to exercise caution…
26 Sep
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the award of a N42 billion contract to CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the repair of Third Mainland Bridge's damaged loops and ramps, along with rehabilitating the Adeniji-Falomo roads.
25 Sep
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has been awarded a six-month, N42 billion contract to repair the Third Mainland Bridge's damaged loops and ramps, along with rehabilitating the Adeniji-Falomo Roads. The development is one of the key decisions reached during the latest Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, in Abuja…
20 Sep
          Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued a 59-year-old man from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge. READ ALSO:Two in police net for alleged possession of cocaine   RRS made this known in a post it shared on its official…
18 Sep
The police in Lagos State have arrested 28-year-old Yakubu Yusuf for vandalising the aluminium railings of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Guardian learned that the Onikan Divisional Police Officer (DPO) led an anti-crime patrol to Third Mainland Bridge
17 Sep
One unidentified male adult lost his life yesterday, and eight others sustained injuries after two commercial buses collided on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
16 Sep
        The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says one person died and eight were rescued in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday.   READ ALSO:LASTMA begins three-day training for officers Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, made this known in a…
10 Jun 2024
An American citizen in his early 30s was restrained from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge at 1:23 p.m. on Monday, according to a statement from the Lagos State Police Command II. The man, whose name has been withheld, was driven to the bridge by his partner and accompanied by his daughter. The police…
9 Jun 2024
The Federal Ministry of Works says it is working with the police to tighten security and stop vandalism on the Third Mainland Bridge
7 Jun 2024
The Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested an 18-year-old suspected vandal, Mubarak Abdullahi, for allegedly stealing LED road stud light on the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge.
9 May 2024
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), yesterday, apprehended a 46-year-old male resident of Lagos, Friday Nwafor, for allegedly vandalising the newly constructed road light indicators on the Third Mainland Bridge.

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