Fed Govt raises speed concerns on rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge
Fed Govt raises speed concerns on rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge
The Federal Government has expressed concern about excessive speed by motorists on the newly-rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State.
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, expressed the concern in Lagos at a stakeholder engagement on the Phase One and Phase Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
He spoke on rehabilitation efforts on key bridges in Lagos State, specifically Third Mainland Bridge, Carter Bridge and Eko Bridge.
The minister urged motorists to avoid excessive speed on the bridge to discourage the government from considering installation of speed bumps.
Umahi said: ` We have to talk to our people. The speed there is terrible. If we put speed bumps, then, it is going to create heavy hold-up on the bridge.”
The minister said that the government had installed Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the bridge and under it, adding that they would soon be inaugurated.
He disclosed that officials would be on standby to monitor the footage and enforce speed regulations.
Umahi also said that the government had extended rehabilation of the bridge to Falomo, adding that streetlights and additional CCTV cameras had been installed at Falomo.
He disclosed that all activities on that stretch would be monitored remotely from Abuja.
“Let me also announce that we have also done extension of that bridge rehabilitation, a beautiful sight to behold from that Third Mainland Bridge down to Falomo. We have put street lights and we have also put CCTV cameras.
“Whatever you are doing on that stretch of Falomo to Third Mainland Bridge and the ramps, we are seeing you; it is on camera, and we are also rooting it down to Abuja.
“We will stay in our office and watch, like what we have done on the Second Niger Bridge,’’ Umahi said. (NAN)
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Nine Passengers confirmed dead, others injured in expressway ghastly road accident
Nine Passengers confirmed dead, others injured in expressway ghastly road accident
Nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred in Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.
This is contained in a statement by Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command.
Okpe attributed the cause of the crash to speeding and fatigue, which led to loss of control, causing the driver to ram into a stationary truck.
She said that the accident which happened at about 5:30a.m, involved a Toyota Hiace bus marked UYY 165 ZY and a truck with registration number DKA 244 XC .
Okpe said that the accident involved 13 people comprising 10 men and three women, adding that six men and three women were recorded dead.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera Morgue, Sagamu,” she said.
The FRSC spokesperson admonished drivers to always observe stipulated speed limit.
She lamented the carelessness of some drivers who disregard the stipulated speed limit and the requirement. (NAN)
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Man allegedly stabs Uber Driver, steals his car
Man allegedly stabs Uber Driver, steals his car
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a suspect accused of stabbing a uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Saturday at 7:34p.m., at Ile-Zik in the Agege area of the state.
“A uber driver reported at Isokoko Division that the suspect boarded his Toyota Camry at Nitel by Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Agege, to Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja.
“On getting to Ile-Zik along the way, the suspect brought out a sharp knife, stabbed him all over his body and stole his vehicle, ” he said.
Hundeyin said that based on the report,
a team of policemen later trailed the vehicle to Oshodi where the suspect was intercepted.
“He was immediately apprhended and the vehicle was recovered from him to the station, ” he said.
The police spokesman said that the victim had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Hundeyin said that investigation into the case was ongoing. (NAN)
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BREAKING; Killing: University closed down by School’s Management over students’ protest
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The Management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week Mid-Semester break starting from Feb. 24.
The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students’ protest continued Monday morning.
Reports indicated that the JTF members on Sunday shot the student, alleging that he was an informant.
The FUDMA Vice Chancellor, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, announced the decision of the Senate to close the school in a statement issued in Katsina on Monday.
Bichi further advised the students to leave campus before 6.00 p.m. on Feb. 24.
“The Management wishes the students a happy and peaceful mid-semester break,” he said. (NAN)
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