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This was spotted this morning in Lagos.

It is a danfo with one of its seats without a seating surface.

It was during a Monday morning rush hour period. At such times, commercial vehicles are in extremely high demand. When available, their seats are subject to the most terrific competition.

In order not to be late to work, in Lagos, commuters typically do the weirdest things to secure a place in any available commercial bus. Some even scramble into the buses through the danfo windows. Anything, just to secure a seat in a danfo.

Also, during such periods, Danfo drivers and their conductor are kings, supreme authorities, alpha and omegas, etc.

They demonstrate not even slightest of courtesy for their passengers. They rain invective on any passenger who does not abide by their set rules. The comfort of their passengers is the very least of their care.

All that notwithstanding, all that the passengers are concerned about is how to reach their places of work.

So, during rush hour in Lagos, would you manage to sit on this sort of seat in a danfo?

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Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos

Oba Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele II was born on November 13, 1893. He was the Oba of Lagos from October 1, 1949 to July 12, 1964.

Oba Adele II was an ardent supporter of the Nigerian Youth Movement. He was also a member of the Obafemi Awolowo-led E gbe Omo Oduduwa.

His political affiliation was therefore in opposition to the ruling NCNC/NNDP (whose political bedrock was the House of Docemo) founded by Herbert Macaulay and later led by Nnamdi Azikiwe.

NNDP was opposed to Oba Adele’s ascension as Oba of Lagos, him not being descended from Dosunmu. They then filed legal challenges to thwart his coronation.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England finally sustained Oba Adele’s right to the throne in 1957. He died on July 12, 1964.

Adeniji-Adele road on Lagos Island was named after him.


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Lateef Jakande Road, Ikeja

Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande was on born 23 July 1929. He was a journalist who later delved into politics.

In 1949 Jakande began a career in journalism. In 1953, he joined the Nigerian Tribune. In 1956 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Tribune by the owner Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

After leaving the Tribune in 1975, Jakande established John West Publications and began to publish The Lagos News. He served as the first President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN).

Encouraged by Awolowo, he ran for election as executive governor of Lagos State in 1979, on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform. He won. He became governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983.

As governor, he introduced housing and educational programs targeting the poor, building new neighbourhood primary and secondary schools and providing free primary and secondary education. He established the Lagos State University. Jakande’s government constructed over 30,000 housing units. The schools and housing units were built cheaply, but were of great value. Some of the housing units include low cost estates in Amuwo-Odofin, Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry.

He also completed the construction of the General Hospital in Gbagada and Ikorodu and built about 20 health centres within the state.

He also started a metroline project to facilitate mass transit. The project was halted by the Gen, Buhari-led military regime. his tenure as Governor ended when the military seized power on 31 December 1983.

After the military take-over in 1983, Jakande was charged, prosecuted and convicted of treason, although later he was pardoned.

He became the Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime (1993–98).

His decision to serve as Minister under Abacha which earned him some criticism. However, his association with Abacha handicapped his career in politics after the restoration of democracy in 1999.

A road in Ikeja was named after him.


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Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba

Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay was born on 14 November 1864.

He was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician. Many Nigerians also considered him as the founder of Nigerian nationalism. He was one of the first leaders of the Nigerian opposition to British colonial rule.

In 1944 Macaulay co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) together with Nnamdi Azikiwe and became its president.

The NCNC was a patriotic organization designed to bring together Nigerians of all stripes to demand independence.

In 1946 Macaulay fell ill in Kano and later died in Lagos. He died on the 7 May 1946.

A popular road in Yaba was named after him.



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Obafemi Awolowo Way/Road (Ikeja, Ikoyi)

Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo was born on 6 March 1909. He was a Nigerian nationalist and political leader. He played a key role in Nigeria’s independence movement and the First and Second Republics.

Like some of his well-known contemporaries, as a nationalist in the Nigerian Youth Movement, Awolowo rose to become Western Provincial Secretary.

He was the first premier of the Western Region from 1952 to 1959, and later federal Commissioner for Finance. During the Nigerian Civil War, he was made the vice chairman of the Federal Executive Council. He was thrice a major contender for President of Nigeria.

Awolowo was responsible for much of the progressive social legislation that has made Nigeria a modern nation.

He was the official Leader of the Opposition in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959 to 1963. In recognition of all these, Awolowo was the first individual in the modern era to be named Leader of the Yorubas (Yoruba: Asiwaju Awon Yoruba or Asiwaju Omo Oodua).

He died in 9 May 1987.

Several landmarks, streets and roads were named after him. Notable ones include the Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja and Obafemi Awolowo road in Ikoyi.

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Ajose Adeogun Road, Victoria Island

Justice Olatunji Ajose-Adeogun was born in 1924. He was a retired Justice of the Court of Appeal and the Baba Oba Agba – Ilu of Lagos. (The Kings traditional father & distinguished Elder of Lagos).

He was the then Secretary/Legal Officer of the then Lagos Executive Development Board now (LSDPC) from 1955 -1961. He was in the same year appointed to the Foreign Service of the Federal Ministry of Justice along with ten other Lawyers to assist the New Republic of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland). The assistance extended to Tanzania and Uganda.

Ajose-Adeogun was eventually appointed by the Malawi Government as it Director of Public Prosecution for four years in that capacity before returning to Nigeria in 1968.

He was appointed as a Judge in the Lagos State Judiciary from 1975 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal from where he voluntarily retired in 1987.

Few years after leaving the Judiciary he was appointed by the Federal Government as the Lagos State Public Complaints Commissioner from 1990-1996. Within the same period, he was in 1992 appointed to serve as Chairman National Election Tribunals in Niger and Enugu State.

Ajose Adeogun died on December 13, 2017. A street in Victoria Island was named in his honour.


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Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Lagos Island

Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe was born on 16 November, 1904.

He was a journalist, nationalist, Pan-Africanist, political leader and newspaper entrepreneur.

Nnamdi Azikiwe, or Zik, was the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. throughout the Nigerian First Republic.

He is popularly considered a driving force behind the Nigeria’s independence and came to be known as the “father of Nigerian Nationalism”.

In British West Africa, Azikiwe was an important advocate of Nigerian and African nationalism, first as a journalist and later as political leader.

He died on 11 May 1996.

A famous road on Lagos Island was named in his honour.


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Muhammadu Ribadu Road, Ikoyi

Muhammadu Ribadu was born in 1909. He was a Nigerian politician and former Minister of Defence.

In 1952, he was made Minister for Natural Resources as part of an indigenous Council of Ministers.

In 1954, he was elected as the second Vice-President of Northern People’s Congress (NPC) and became literally, the third most powerful Northern Nigerian leader behind Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa.

He was the federal Minister of Land, Mines and Power in 1954, and in 1959, he was made the federal Minister of Land and Lagos Affairs. In 1960, during the First Republic, he was appointed the Nigerian Minister of Defense.

Till date, he’s still being remembered as one of the most outstanding Defense Minister Nigeria ever had.

On May 1, 1965, he was to be honoured along with the then Prime Minister, Alhaji (Sir) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the then Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello with gold medals of the Usmamiya order in Kaduna. He died on the morning of that day at the age of 55.

A road in Ikoyi was named after him.


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Karimu Ikotun Street, Victoria Island

Karimu Kotun was born in Lagos in 1881. He was a Nigerian businessman and trade ambassador. He was involved in trade across the Nigerian landscape during the dawn of the twentieth century. He started his business venture in 1896 after completing his studies. He was mostly involved in trading Cotton and was successful in the business. This led to his appointment as agents for two British firms in Liverpool and Manchester. He later left the services of the firms and worked on his own account as an independent trader.

Karimu Kotun was also the president of the Muslim Cricket Club in Lagos and President of the Alowolagba Society. In 1919, he succeeded Aldolphus Martins as the private secretary of the Oba of Lagos, Eshugbayi Eleko.




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Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island

Prof. Akinpelu Oludele Adesola was born on November 1927. He was a professor of Surgery, educational administrator.

Akin Adesola started as a lecturer at the University College Hospital Ibadan. In 1967, he became a Professor and Head of Department at the University of Lagos Medical School.

He died on May 2010. A street in Victoria Island was named after him.



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Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja

Alhaja Kudirat Abiola (née Adeyemi) was born in 1951. She was the wife of Moshood Abiola. Her husband was the winning candidate in Nigerian elections and he was arrested shortly after the elections.

On 4 June 1996, she was assassinated whilst her husband, Moshood Abiola was being detained by the Sani Abacha-led Government.

At the time of her death, an anti-military rule “Radio Democracy” had just been created. The radio station was based in Norway. It was backed by the American, British, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian governments to help end military dictatorship in Nigeria. The Radio station’s name was changed to Radio Kudirat, in honour of Kudirat Abiola.

Also in her honour, the popular Oregun Road in Ikeja was rename after her.


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Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi

Alfred Rewane was born on 24 August 1916. He was a businessman, statesman and political activist.

In the 1940s, after a brief working stint at UAC, he ventured into the business of importing goods, especially cow bones and black pepper. Later in the 1950s, he went into the timber trade. He owned the Rex club in Yaba, Lagos where Bobby Benson was a regular musician.

He was a close associate of Obafemi Awolowo.

During the pre-independence era in Nigeria, Rewane was affiliated with the Action Group. he became the chairman of the Western Nigeria Development Company which was controlled by the Action Group led regional government.

In the 70’s, Rewane promoted a series of businesses in Sapele partnership with the Seaboard Group of the United States. The companies included Life Flour mills, West African Shrimps and Top Feeds.

In the 1990s,’Rewane’s residence in Lagos was the venue of political meetings that led to the formation of NADECO. He was a major financier of NADECO , the group was vocal in its opposition to the military regime of Sani Abacha.

Alfred Rewane was assassinated on October 6, 1995 at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos.

The popular Kingsway Road road in Ikoyi was renamed Alfred Rewane Road


Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island

He was a businessman and a prominent Muslim personality in Lagos in the early 20th century.

He was the patriarch of a Lagos family who embraced various Islamic causes especially within the Ahmadiyya movement.

In the 1910s, he was one of the founders of the Ahmadiyya movement in Lagos. He became the movement’s president in 1927.

Prior to his presidency, the movement had lost a keen supporter in Muhammed Basil Agusto who led a faction to form the Islamic Society of Nigeria and also left the movement without a meeting place. Saka lent the movement his house to hold meetings.


Elsie Femi Pierce Street

Elsie Femi-Pearse was a Nigerian politician and one of the earliest women elected in a Nigerian election when she won a seat as an area council candidate to the Lagos Town Council in a 1955 local election. She was on the council for 10 years. She was also a board member of the Lagos Board of Education.

One might not be wrong to state that Lagos state is a huge national museum. This is so because the names of streets and roads there are used to showcase our national historical personalities.

For instance, in Ikoyi, many of the streets and roads bear the names of our colonial administrators.

Other personalities who have, one way or the other, advanced the bet interest of the state or the country have important roads, streets, etc named after them in recognition of their accomplishments.

Autojosh presents “31 roads in Lagos and the Nigerian personalities that they were named after”.

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Fatai Atere Way, Mushin

Fatai Atere was born on August 1, 1971. He is a former Nigerian footballer. He played for the Golden Eaglets in the 1st Kodak Under 17 World Cup in China. The Eaglet won the cup by defeating West Germany in the final. He also captained the Golden Eaglets in the Canadian under-16 World Championship two years later when they ended up as the runner up to USSR.

In his honour, the popular Fatai Atere Way in Mushin was named after him.


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Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere

Anthony Olufunsho Williams was born on May 9, 1948. He was a retired civil servant and politician from Lagos State.

Williams joined the Lagos State civil service in 1974. He spent the next 17 years working on construction projects in Lagos State. Approximately 70% of the roads and bridges were built under his stewardship. Williams was a Permanent Secretary by the time he left the civil service in 1991.

He went into business, but he shortly returned to public service, as a Lagos state Commissioner under Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola’s Military Administratorship.

He was assassinated on July 27, 2006.

On February 26, 2007, the popular Western Avenue – an highway in Lagos – was renamed Funsho William Avenue.


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Bode Thomas Road, Surulere
Chief Olabode Akanbi Thomas was born on October 1919. He was a Nigerian lawyer, politician, political leader and traditional aristocrat.

In 1951, Thomas represented the Western region as Minister of Transport under the Mcpherson Constitution. He was an advocate of self-governance in Nigeria. He resigned from the portfolio during a constitutional crisis in March, 1953. He later became Nigeria’s first Minister of Works after a Constitutional Conference in London.

Bode Thomas had a reputation as an outspoken personality. The reputation earned him many enemies.

On November 8, after returning from Oyo, Thomas became ill at his Yaba, Lagos home. He was later taken to Ijebu-Igbo for further treatment. He died in Ijebu-Igbo – on his daughter’s birthday – November 20, 1953.

A popular road in Surulere, Lagos, was named in his honour.


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Festus Okotie-Eboh Avenue, Ikoyi

Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh was born in 1919. He was a successful businessman, school entrepreneur and politician.

In 1951 – after some influence from Azikiwe – he contested for a seat and was elected to the Western Region House of Assembly. In 1954, he was elected treasurer of the N.C.N.C. He later became the party’s candidate to represent Warri division in the House of Representatives. On January 1955, he was nominated as the Federal Minister of Labour and Welfare. Two years later, he was made Finance Minister.

Okotie-Eboh was also Minister of Finance during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. He is the longest serving Minister of Finance Nigeria has ever had.

He was assassinated along with Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa in the military coup of January 15, 1966, which terminated the Nigerian First Republic.

Festus Okotie-Eboh has a road in Ikoyi named after him.


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Etim Inyang Crescent, Victoria Island

Etim Okon lnyang was born on 25 December 1931. He was a Nigerian Policeman and former Inspector General of Police. He was appointed as the Inspector General of Police in 1983. He succeeded Sunday Adewusi and, in 1986, was succeeded by Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta.

He died on 26 September 2016 at the age of 85 in Lagos, Nigeria.


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Mobolaji Johnson Avenue, Ikeja

Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson was born on February 9, 1936. He is a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier and former military Governor of Lagos State from May 1967 to July 1975 during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.

In May 1967, Lagos State was created. At age 31, Johnson became the first governor of Lagos. Mobolaji Johnson was involved in developing the civil service in Lagos State.

Upon retirement, he became a Director of construction giant Julius Berger Nigeria in 1979 and its chairman in 1996, a post he held until 2009.

Mobolaji Johnson is currently the Chairman of Nigerian Conservation Foundation.

Mobolaji Johnson avenue, a road in Ikeja, was named after him.


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Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja

Oloye Sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony was born on June 11, 1907. He was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. He was a council President of the Lagos Stock Exchange and was a minority investor in Aero-Contractors before indigenous shares were acquired by the Ibru Organization.

Bank Anthony was the chairman of the Italian Construction firm Borini Prono and Company. The firm was later involved in the construction of the Ijora Causeway, Benin-Asaba road and the Sapele-Onithsa road. He was also the agent of Law Union and Rock Insurance Agency in 1950, which was later managed by T.A. Braithwaite in 1951. He was also a director of the Nigerian arm of Mobil Oil Company and the Nigerian branch of Friesland Foods.

As a philanthropist, Sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony donated a ward to the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos and also built Ayinke House, which houses the Ikeja General Hospital.

He died in May 26, 1991.

In his honour, Mobolaji Bank Anthony way, a famous road in Ikeja, was named after him.



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Adekunle Fajuyi Road, GRA Ikeja

Francis Adekunle Fajuyi was born on 26 June 1926. He was a Nigerian soldier from Ado Ekiti who became the first military governor of the former Western Region, Nigeria.

Fajuyi became the first indigenous commander of the 1st battalion in Enugu, a position he held until just before the first coup of January 1966, when he was posted to Abeokuta as garrison commander. When Major General Ironsi emerged as the new C-in-C on 17 January 1966, he appointed Fajuyi the first military governor of the Western Region.

He was assassinated by the revenge seeking counter-coupists led by Major T. Y Danjuma on July 29, 1966, at Ibadan, along with General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, the Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

A road in Ikeja GRA was named after him.


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Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island

Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello was born on June 12, 1910. He was a Nigerian politician who was the first and only premier of the Northern Nigeria region. He also held the title of the Sardauna of Sokoto.

Bello and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa were major figures in Northern Nigeria pre-independence politics and both men played major roles in negotiations about the region’s place in an independent Nigeria.

As the leader of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC), he was a dominant personality in Nigerian politics throughout the early Nigerian Federation and the First Nigerian Republic.

He was assassinated on January 15, 1966 together with other political leaders in a coup attempt.

The popular Ahmadu Bello Way in Victoria Island was named in his honour.



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Bola Tinubu Road, Ifako-Ijaiye

Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu was born 29 March 1952. He is an accountant, Businessman and politician.

Tinubu worked for American companies such as Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, GTE Services Corporation and Mobil Oil Nigeria.

In 1993, he was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State. The election was just prior to a military take-over in December 1993.

After the return to democracy, he was elected governor of Lagos State, holding office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.

He is an influential member of the All Progressives Congress party; he also holds both the chieftaincies of the Asiwaju of Lagos and the Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria. He has been routinely referred to as the national leader of the APC during the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari.

Bola Tinubu has a road in Ifako-Ijaiye named after him.


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Adeniyi-Jones Road, Ikeja

Crispin Curtis Adeniyi-Jones was born in 1876. He was a Nigerian medical doctor of Sierra Leonean heritage. He was also the pioneer director of the Yaba Psychiatric Hospital.

He became one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalist. On June 24, 1923, Adeniyi-Jones, Eric Moore and Egerton Shynglee joined Herbert Macaulay and Thomas Jackson to form the Nigerian National Democratic Party, also known as NNDP. He later became the president of the party.

He was also a long-standing member of the legislative council of Nigeria and served in the council from 1923-1938.

Apart from his political activities, he also teamed up with the National Congress of British West Africa to formulate economic policies to alleviate some of the emerging economic problems in colonial West Africa.

He also championed causes to promote careers of Africans in colonial government and civil service. He also advocated the creation of more primary schools, reduction of regional inequality in cocoa grading and the abolition of many provincial courts

Crispin Curtis Adeniyi-Jones died in 1957. A road in the heart of Ikeja was named after him.


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Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island

Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe was born in 1915. He was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, statesman and government minister.

He was a member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). In 1951, he was elected into the Eastern Region House of Assembly. He was re-elected in 1954, and was later made the minister for Lands and National Resources. In 1957, he was made the Minister for Commerce. However, his political success was to undergo a great challenge when, in mid-1958, he and Kola Balogun attempted to remove Nnamdi Azikiwe as the leader of NCNC.

Mbadiwe set up his own newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, as an organ of protest. He later re-joined the party and was appointed as the Minister for Trade and Communications. He later served as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, advising on African affairs.

Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe died in 1990. In his honour, a road in Victoria Island was named after him.


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Raymond Njoku Street, Ikoyi

Raymond Amanze Njoku was born on August 1915.He was a Nigerian politician and former minister for Transport.

Before politics, he was as a successful lawyer in Aba, Eastern Nigeria, 1949-1954. After Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, he became the president of Igbo State Union of Nigeria. He also held the position of Vice President NCNC (National Council of Nigeria & the Cameroon).

He contested for a regional seat in 1951, but was unsuccessful. However, in 1954, he was elected to the Federal House of Representative. He was appointed cabinet minister: Commerce & Industry, Transport & Aviation (1954- 1966).

The final and definitive motion for Nigerian Independence on 1 October 1960 was moved by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and endorsed by his cabinet colleague Raymond Njoku, the minister of Trade & Industry.

Njoku was the chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He addressed British parliamentarians, including Prime Minister Harold MacMillan, at the Guildhall, London.

During the Biafra War, Prime Minister Harold Wilson read a Telegraph sent by Raymond Njoku to the House of Commons. The message was a call for a ceasefire.

Raymond Njoku died in 1977. A road in Ikoyi, Lagos, was named after him.


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Kofo Abayomi Road, Victoria Island

Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle “Kofo” Abayomi was born on 10 July 1896. He was an ophthalmologist. He was one of the founders of the nationalist Lagos Youth Movement in 1934. He then went on to have a distinguished public service career. His last major public assignment was as chairman of the Lagos Executive Development Board from 1958 until 1966.

Kofo Abayomi was the first private practitioner to be elected president of the Nigerian Medical Association.

In June 1948, in Ile Ife – two years after the Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a Yoruba social welfare organization was formed in London – Abayomi was elected as its treasurer.

Abayomi was one of the founding members of the Action Group (AG) when that party’s Lagos branch was inaugurated on 5 May 1951. In the first half of 1954, there were several tax riots in the northern Oyo towns. In August of that year, a number of Yoruba chieftains sent him to see the Alaafin of Oyo and try to make him drop support for the nationalist National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons.

Kofo Abayomi died on 1 January 1979. In his honour, a road in Victoria Island, was named after him.


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Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island

Omoba Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola, was born on 1 February 1906. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1958 to 1972.

He was a son of Oba Sir Ladapo Ademola II, the Alake of the Egba clan.

Sir Adetokunbo Ademola was appointed as Chief Justice on April 1, 1958, replacing the retiring Sir Stafford Foster Sutton.

He was the first chancellor of the University of Benin. He died on 29 January 1993.

Adetokunbo Ademola road, in Victoria Island, was named after him.

Adeniran Ogunsanya Road, Surulere


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Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island
Omoba Adeniran Ogunsanya, was born on the 31 January 1918. He was a Nigerian lawyer and politician.

In the mid-1950s, Adeniran served as a member of the National Executive Committee of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). He was the President of NCNC Youth Association. In 1959, he became a member of the Nigerian parliament.

During the Second Republic, Adeniran was the leader of the Lagos progressives that merged with three other groups to form the Nigerian People’s Party (NPP). He later became the chairman of the party succeeding Olu Akinfosile after he had previously lost to Lateef Jakande for a seat in the Lagos Government House. He was the first Attorney General of Lagos and later became the Commissioner of Education.

He died on the 22 November 1996.

Adeniran Ogunsanya street, a popular street in Surulere, was named in his honour.


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Adeyemo Alakija road, Victoria Island

Oloye Sir Adeyemo Alakija was born on 25 May 1884. He was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and businessman. He co-founded the newspaper, Daily Times of Nigeria. He served as a member of the Nigerian legislative council for nine years starting in 1933. In 1942, he became a member of the governor’s Executive Council. Alakija was president of Egbe Omo Oduduwa from 1948 until his death in 1952.

In his honour, a road in Victoria Island was named after him.


https://autojosh.com/31-roads-in-lagos-and-the-famous-nigerians-they-were-named-after/

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In recent times, trucks have spilled much blood on the roads and most importantly, have claimed a lot of lives. Since our government is not bothered about doing something about our safety on the roads, I think it is best we help ourselves.

As at this moment, driving around all these trailers posses a lot of threats to our lives and properties. Our best bet is to avoid them as much as we can, and when we can’t avoid them, we should adhere to these tips.

It is good you know that accidents are inevitable but can as well be reduced to the barest minimum. What you read in this post isn’t a guaranty accidents won’t occur but it serves to put you on a safer side of the equation.

Stick to these tips while driving around trucks.

1. Don’t drink and drive, don’t drive when fatigued:
Before hitting the road, try as much as you can to be sane enough to drive. Don’t drive under the influence of alcohol or when fatigued.

2. Be cautious and calculative while driving:
As weird as it may sound, you should be calculative at all time. Cautiousness is the key. Know when to make a life saving turn and when to match the life saving brakes. A very calculative and cautious driving can be regarded to be the best form of driving.

Some trucks are about 54 meters long and up to 2.5 meters wide. Before overtaking them, ensure you have plenty of time to get ahead of them safely. Some of these trucks sway from side to side when they in motion in a bid to avoid potholes, be sure you give the truck driver proper announcement of your overtaking.

3. Give trucks extra space:
This space is when around them. Don’t be too close to them especially if it’s uphill. Trailers take a lot of space it turn. Don’t try to squeeze in yourself into a tight corner just to make it out on time.

4. Don’t tailgate a truck:
Tailgating a truck is another no go are a area when driving around trucks. This will not just only put you to be on the blindspot of the truck driver, you can easily run under the truck if anything should go bad.

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The Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration is currently constructing a BRT lane along the Oshodi-Abule Egba route. The route is along the Abeokuta-Oshodi expressway.

The intention of the BRT project on that route is to ease commuting by residents around t that axis.

These days, heavy traffic congestion are experienced on various portions of that route, especially during peak periods. They usually are noticed at location such as Sango, Iyana Ipaja, Egbeda and other areas that merge onto the highway.

Indeed, the construction works there has brought a great deal of discomfort to commuters that ply that route.

Commuters often express concerns about a number of issues as it relates to the BRT lane being constructed.

For instance, they wonder why the road, which is not wide enough for vehicles, is being reduced from five to two lanes, since there was not going to be any expansion.

Another common concern is where, at the middle of the road, will the BRT buses be parked to discharge and load passengers.

In addition, concerns are expressed about where the beams, or pillars, of the various bridges, that are being constructed along the road, will be placed.

Anyway, in order to explain and provide answers to some these questions and concerns, Autojosh presents 10 Things You Need to Know About The Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Route.

1. The Oshodi-Ebule-Egba route is one of the highest traffic corridors in West Africa.

2. The Oshodi-Ebule-Egba BRT route project will span 14 kilometres – from Oshodi to Abule-Egba,

3. The BRT route will stretch across four (4) local government areas. They include, Alimosho, Oshodi-Isolo, Ikeja and Agege.

4. When completed, that BRT corridor will be used by about 240 high capacity BRT buses that will seat 42 people with others standing.

5. These buses will move about 450,000 passengers daily. With future increase in the number of buses, this figure is expected to increase.

6. The BRT corridor on that route will have a special median lane. The two lanes would use a common platform to load.

7. There would be 14 pedestrian bridges in all proposed 14 bus stations.

8. The footbridges would both take the passengers into the bus shelters and across the highway using special buses with doors to the left to make it possible for the buses to share common platforms at the bus stops.

9. The engineering designs would take care of the beams of bridges. For instance, the roads will be expanded around pillars of existing bridges, around bus shelters with passing lanes to accommodate traffic and that future expansion of the expressway was possible.

10. Despite the construction of the BRT routes, the width of the roads will remain standard. A standard road is 3.1 or 3.2 metres wide. The road will only appear insufficient due to the careless way we drive in Nigeria. That notwithstanding, it is still part of the plan to widen the roads in areas where there is need to.

11. Walkways would be constructed to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

https://autojosh.com/11-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-oshodi-abule-egba-brt-route/

This is not the regular Volkswagen Beetle you always see.

I believe much work was put in to achieve this goal. Seeing a modified Volkswagen Beetle with offroad capabilities is something I never imagined.

Nice one

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Indeed, buying choice cars for one’s love interest is by no means a new trend.

However, in very recent times, especially due to the leverage that social media gives, we have witnessed sensations created by some celebrities when they bestowed car gifts upon their romantic interests.

In Nigerian, the beneficiaries are typically women. Nigerian men rarely enjoy this sort of largess. Perhaps, champions of feminism and gender equality need to work hard at changing this trend.

Also, and interestingly too, another group of people that do not seem to benefit from car largess also caught our attention. They are the growing legion of individuals popularly referred to as “Baby Mamas”.

Our research revealed no record of unmarried mothers of children of celebrities being bestowed with car gifts by their "baby daddies".

Anyways, Autojosh.com presents some celebrities who caused major sensations by their car gifts to their love interests.

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Oladunni Churchill

Shortly after their August 29, 2015 marriage ceremony Oladunni Churchill bought his wife, Tontoh Dikeh, a brand new 2016 Toyota Prado SUV. According to him, it was a Christmas gift to her.

On October 2016, and while his wife was yet to get over the excitement of receiving such a lavish Christmas gift, her husband, again, surprised her with another car gift: a 2017 Lexus LX 570. This particular model is regarded as one of the flagship of the Lexus brand in its SUV lineup.

The cost of this lavish Sport Utility Vehicle was put at N47millions. The car is designed for the super-rich, as it breathes class, luxury, functionality, reliability and confidence.

The 2017 Lexus LX 570 has undeniable niche appeal and that explains why it is one of the fastest selling SUVs, in spite of its high price tag.

The news of the car gift became an instant sensation when the excited wife, Tontoh Dikeh, took to her Instagram account to announce her newest gift from her husband.

On the Instagram post she wrote:

I am indeed speechless by YOUR love for me.. Everyday I APPLAUD MYSELF FOR MARRYING such an awesome husband as YOU…Thank u My DEAREST husband for gifting me such a wonderful gift as dis cuties (LEXUS LX 570 2017).

May God bless and enrich u dearly for me. Uou SHALL KNOW NOT LACK. Your Love has made me a better woman and I am grateful to God for letting our paths cross. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. #PAPAKING#MYKINGKONG#LOVERS#GIFT#PRAYINGWIFE#SANTA CAME EARLY#PRADO2016#LEXUS2017@LEXUSUSA

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Comedian AY Makun

On December 2012, Ayo Makun, the comedian better known as AY, made a post on twitter to announce his car gift to his wife, Mabel.

The comedian tweeted a picture of the 2012 Acura-ZDX car that he got for his wife as an anniversary and Christmas gift with the following words – “Wifey this is my anniversary/Xmas gift to U, 4 being a friend, Sister, wife & Mother. I love u.”

The car was reported to have cost the ace show promoter about N10 million.

However, the tweet did not generate the type of reaction that he anticipated.

Instead, the tweet generated a good number of criticisms from fans who believed that AY tweeting about the lavish car gift to his wife was an attempt by him at showing off.

AY later tweeted an apology.

But things got messier.

The sensation later generated to a feud between AY and his colleague in the comedy business, Basketmouth.

AY, via a tweet, claimed that Basketmouth created a fake twitter handle to join his angry fans to criticize and ridicule him.

In the tweet, AY said:

“Golden225 (Sky High’s twitter handle) Basketmouth, you obviously created this twitter account for this mission. when you are done, let me know. I wish you all the best,”.

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Seyi Law

In December, 2015, popular Nigerian comedian, Seyi Law, got his wife a brand new Honda Crosstour as a Christmas gift.

The gift enjoyed popular attention when the comedian took to his Instagram page to announce the gift.

He wrote:

No wonder, God made it clear in His words, that when they say there is a casting down, we will say there is a lifting up.I just hope this is a perfect gift for the most beautiful woman in the world, my wife and confidant, Ebere Stacy @hautestacy. Thanks for standing with and by me in my trying time. Thank God for the grace to do this now.Merry Christmas my love

The Honda Crosstour is worth approximately N7million.

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Davido

Nigerian music superstar, Davido, stirred up one of the biggest car-gift sensation ever witnessed in Nigeria.

This happened when he surprised his girlfriend of 5 years, Chioma Avril, with a N45m Porsche Cayenne at a birthday party held for her.

The BET Award winner had earlier dropped a song titled ‘Assurance’ a few days ahead of Chioma’s birthday.

The car came with a plate number that reads ‘Assurance’.

The Porsche gift to Chioma turned out to become an intense national talking point.

Davido did little to douse the hoopla as he publicly declared his love for her, saying, “I’m in love o.”

The singer also took a swipe at “So many niggas” who “are in love but they scared to show it.”

He then went on to register his wish – with a promise: “Happy birthday Baby girl! Today and 2MORO gonna be amazing.”

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Femi Gbajabiamila

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Majority leader of the House of Representatives, unwittingly triggered a barrage of attacks to himself after he surprised his wife, Yemisi, with a gift of a Mercedes G-Wagon.

The car gift was to commemorate the wife’s 50th birthday.

The SUV costs between N85million.

The car came with a plate number that reads ‘Assurance’.

The reaction to the car gifts were varied. For instance, a certain Marufh Bello, on Facebook, posted thus:

“Bad! How can you do that in such a country where people find it difficult to eat and pay bills? I’m sure there are people in his extended family who need help… Insensitivity, selfishness and ostentation. Shit!”.

A Julius Ogunro also posted thus:

“The question is: where did he get the money from? Is it his legitimate earnings? Or did he ‘scheme’ the system? Whatever the answer, it is very bad, and sad that a public official without any other legitimate earnings can afford such luxury. God help us!”

However, in a move that appeared as damage control, the law maker representing Surulere, Lagos, made a public statement where he admitted that he saved up for years in order to be able to afford the car gift.

Part of the statement read thus:

“My attention has been drawn to the extensive reports especially on social media regarding the presentation of a gift to my wife and best friend in celebration of her 50th birthday anniversary.

“Naturally I had anticipated this occasion for quite a while and prepared by saving up for it in the last couple of years. I took the decision far back to present her with a significant gift, she was totally unaware of, to convey in part, the debt of my gratitude to her for standing by me through ‘thick and thin’.

Femi Gbajiamila is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Peter Okoye (Mr. P)

Peter Okoye, also known by the stage-name, Mr. P, is one half of the defunct music duo, P Square.

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the music star created a massive buzz when he took to his Instagram page to post the photo of a brand new Range Rover Sport. The vehicle was intended as a gift for his wife, Lola Omotayo-Okoye.

The Instagram post was captioned thus:

“I told you every day is Valentine’s Day with you so here’s today’s gift. Guys, help me Tag and tell my Wife to hurry home (if Lagos traffic will allow her) to unwrap this gift ,”

The car is reportedly to be worth about N55million.

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Not too long ago, Governor Ambode gave his approval for the removal of six very wide roundabouts situated on the Lekki-Epe expressway.

The roundabouts were situated at junctions such as Ikate, Chisco, Jakande, Igbo Efon, Chevron and Victoria Garden City (VGC).

The project was designed to ease vehicular movement along the Lekki-Ajah corridor.

Soon after their removal, the Lagos state government announced that the removal of the 6 roundabouts saved residents and motorists N240 million daily and about N87 billion annually.

According to the state government, “The Lekki-Epe road, as at the time it was reconstructed, was designed to accommodate about 30,000 vehicles per day, but the vehicular movement along the axis had since increased to over 50,000 daily, thus necessitating plans to mitigate the impact on traffic. The traffic situation in the area was further worsened by the delays occasioned by the humongous roundabouts along the corridor with an average size of about 2,800sqm which is four plots of land” he said.

Soon after the removal of the roundabouts, a survey supervised by the Lagos state government revealed that the journey time between Abraham Adesanya and Lekki Admiralty Tollgate reduced drastically from 2hours to about 36minutes.

This reduction in travel time thus saved Lekki –Ajah residents (with 60,487 average daily traffic) about N240 million daily and N87 billion yearly based on journey time and fuel savings analysis” the report said.

Now, with this experience, is it equally important that another similar factor that contributes to traffic bottlenecks on Lagos roads be visited. This factor is the presence of oversized median strips on the roads.

Going about the city, there are some economically crucial roads that features very wide median strips. Indeed, some of them add to the aesthetics of the roads.

However, and beyond aesthetics, these medians make the roads too narrow for the incredible amount of vehicular traffic on them. Thus causing severe traffic holdups.

The situation is further made worse by the fact that some of these roads have been demarcated in order to accommodate the BRT corridors.

Some popular roads with wide median strips that are notorious for traffic bottlenecks, especially during rush hours, include Ikorodu road, Mobolaji Bank Anthony road, etc.

Indeed, a reduction in the sizes of these wide medians should be one of the strategies for traffic reduction in Lagos state.

Or what do you think?

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Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer . He was born on 14 October 1992. He plays as a forward and left winger for English team Leicester City and the Nigerian national team.

Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

At 25, Ahmed Musa has already achieved great fortune from his professional football career. And as such, some of his acquisitions include some top of the range automobiles.

Autojosh.com presents “Ahmed Musa’s Car Collection”.


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Range Rover Sport


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Mercedes G-Wagon


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In 2014, Ahmed Musa introduced his child to the world of top range automobile when he bought a BMW car for his child.


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His latest acquisition – 2018 Range Rover Velar.



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Have you noticed that no one in Nigeria seem to be arrested for drunk driving?

Well, if they are, the reported cases appears incredibly negligible. This is rather strange especially in a country where breweries and distilleries are declaring terrific profits.

Anyway, the question is – are the road traffic laws enforcer in Nigeria legally empowered to carry out sobriety test on motorists?

Indeed, they are.

LASTMA and FRSC officials have the power to conduct breath, blood, and urine tests to determine alcohol levels of drivers.

However, as of present, there are hardly any instance of officials of these road traffic management agencies exercising this power. Therefore, there does not seem to be any precedence for this procedure.

Even worse, there are no enabling laws for the use of breath testing equipment by LASTMA.

That notwithstanding, and using internationally approved standards, LASTMA and other road traffic management agencies would have to follow these steps:

Step 1: Detain the individual in order to administer the test.

Step 2: Inform the person of the need to obtain a breath, blood, or urine test.

Step 3: If the individual refuses to consent to the test, the LASTMA official will have to obtain a warrant or court order in order to forcibly conduct the test.

Step 4: If the individual consents to the test, the LASTMA official would direct a qualified medical practitioner to conduct the required test.

Step 5: Upon confirmation of the test results, the LASTMA official will then proceed to take the necessary steps to either inform the individual of the alleged commission of the offence of driving while under the influence of alcohol; or release the individual.

Note that obtaining of blood, breath, and urine samples borders on the Fundamental Human Rights of individuals, so if you believe a LASTMA or FRSC official has erroneously exercised this power, you will need to contact your lawyer.

https://autojosh.com/can-lastma-or-frsc-officials-conduct-intoxication-test/

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This Toyota Camry was spotted somewhere in Nsukka, Enugu State . It was oddly “parked” beside a gutter.

In another location in Lagos, another Danfo bus was spotted parked in the same manner as the Toyota Camry.

Or is this the new way of parking?

What is your impression about this?

Tell us via the comment section below.

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The Super Eagles is the nickname of the Nigerian national football team .

The Super Eagles are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their last title in 2013, after defeating Burkina Faso in the final.

In April 1994, the Super Eagles was ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team. Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last seven FIFA World Cups (as of 2018), missing only the 2006 World Cup hosted in Germany, and have reached the round of 16 three times.

The team is currently representing Nigeria at the ongoing FIFA organized World Cup.

The team at the World Cup is, arguably, an assemblage of Nigeria’s current best football professionals.

The current crop of Super Eagles players are by Gernot Rohr and John Obi Mikel is the team captain.

Autojosh.com presents to you “Some Members of The Super Eagles and The Cars They Drive”

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Ogenyi Onazi (Midfielder), Club: Trabzonspor


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Ahmed Musa(Fowarder); Club: CSKA Moscow


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Mikel John Obi (Midfielder); Club: Tianjin Teda


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Ikechukwu Ezenwa (GoalKeeper); Club: Enyimba


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Kenneth Omeruo (Defender); Club: Kasimpasa


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Kelechi Iheanacho (Fowarder); Club: Leicester City


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Elderson Echiejile (Defender); Club: Cercle Brugge KSV


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Alex Iwobi (Fowarder); Club: Arsenal FC


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Victor Moses (Forwarder); Club: Chelsea


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Odion Ighalo (Forwarder); Club: Changchun Yatai

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Abuelegba Flyover

Indeed, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has left no one in doubt that he is determined to rid Lagos state of its legendary road traffic gridlocks.

In order to achieve that, he gave his approval for flyovers to be constructed at certain locations that typically suffer terrific traffic bottlenecks.

Today, Governor Ambode has erected 2 imposing Flyover bridges: and they include the Jubilee Flyover in Ajah and the Abuelegba Flyover .

Still, the indefatigable Governor Ambode has shown no sign of stopping.

Currently, construction work is on-going at the Agege-Pen cinema axis to erect another Flyover.

Still not satisfied, Ambode, a few weeks ago, gave approval for the construction of the Iju-Fagba Flyover.

Clearly, these are accomplishments that are well deserving of accolades.

However, there is an aspect of these accomplishments that seem to cast the current administration in uncomplimentary light.

For instance, as much as the tax-payers in Lagos state appreciate these awesome accomplishments, it is of great importance that they are made aware of how much of their monies are invested in these projects.

Sadly, the Lagos state government does not seem to be transparent in some of its fiscal expenditure.

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Abuelegba Flyover

In Ekiti state, Gov. Ayo Fayose constructed the 1.3-kilometer Fajuyi-Ojumose overhead bridge in Ado Ekiti. It is public knowledge that the project cost N6.4billion.

Ex-Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State constructed the Kwankwasiyya Flyover. The taxpayers were well informed that the project gulped The N5.9 billion.

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun built the first flyover bridge in Abeokuta since the state was created in 1976. It was never shrouded in secrecy that the 2.4km dual carriage bridge cost N1.5 billion.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje proposed for the construction of t new flyover which has an underpass along Zaria Road by Dangi Roundabout in Kano state. N4Billion was announced to be earmarked for its construction,.

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state constructed the popular 550m long flyover Mokola flyover in Ibadan. The project which included the improvement of over 1,200m long service roads and junctions with street lights,beautification of the roundabout and the space under the flyover. The project cost was of the construction was announced to be N3billion.

And so on.

However, and curiously too, Lagos state – clearly Nigeria’s most progressive state – has not demonstrated certain level of transparency in some of its fiscal expenditures especially in respect of how the flyovers in Lagos state cost to build.

Indeed, and in order to enjoy the utmost accolade, it is very important that the Ambode-led government make the cost of public projects and other fiscal expenditure to be as transparent as possible.

Or, can someone who knows inform us about how much these new flyovers in Lagos state cost the tax-payers?


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Jubilee Flyover, Ajah


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Jubilee Flyover, Ajah


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On-going construction flyover construction work at Agege-Pen Cinema


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Gov. Ambode: Commissioning the Abulegba Flyover

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Going about the roads in Lagos, one thing would surely capture ones attention. It is the sight of commercial tricycles, more popularly referred to as Keke Maruwa or Keke NAPEP.

What is unique about them is that their chassis are painted in the same design as the new Super Eagles’ jersey colours.

Investigations by Autojosh.com revealed that the promotion is sponsored by TVS – a tricycle marketing company. It was also discovered that good number of tricycle operators were picked for the campaign. Each of them were paid N8, 000 to have their tricycle branded in the design of the Super Eagles’ new jersey.

https://autojosh.com/super-eagle-themed-keke-napep-flood-the-roads-in-lagos-photos/

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On Tuesday, this week, a container truck fell from the top of Ojuelegba Bridge and landed on a bus (Danfo) and some people.

The incident left two people dead.

Autojosh.com was at the scene of the accident to capture the vehicle wreckage left by the fallen tanker.

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According the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), there were more road crashes and less deaths (51 deaths) during 2018 Eid-el-Fitr Muslim celebration.

FRSC public education officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement on Wednesday said the figure was arrived at following the corps Sallah special patrol which lasted from June 13 to June 18.

According to the statement, this figure is 11 percent less, compared to 57 deaths recorded during the same period in 2017.

Kazeem said there was a significant increase in the number of people rescued without injury during the 2018 patrol exercise.

According to him, 406 road traffic crash victims were rescued without injuries in 2018 compared to 293 rescued in 2017, amounting to a 39 percent increase.

He, however, said the total number of crashes in 2018 were 126 compared to 102 in 2017.

He also said the number of person involved in road traffic crashes during the celebration were 839 compared to 662 in 2017–an increase of 27 percent.

He added that the corps recorded 7,667 offences during the Sallah celebration, compared to 7533 in 2017; 6728 offenders apprehended in 2018 compared to 6,562 in the previous year.

The most prevalent offences during the 2018 patrol were 1615 cases of seat belt use violation (SUV) , compared to 1462 in 2017; 785 cases of speed limit device violation (SLD) compared to 943 in 2017, and 857 cases of riding a motorcycle without crash helmet (RMH).

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A lot of people do hear the term ‘Mansory’ attached to the name of cars but don’t seem to know what it really means.

Some persons who categorize themselves as ‘Car Guys’ still can’t ought-rightly tell you what it means. Be it as it may, look no further because we are here to clear you on all you need to know about Mansory.

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Mansory is a company founded by Kourosh Mansory in the year 1989. It’s a luxury car modification company that is based in Germany.

Mansory works on Luxury SUVs, supercars and custom bikes. You can categorize Mansory to be an aftermarket car tuner. They are popularly known for their expertise in carbon fiber design and fabrications.

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Before the year 2001, Mansory only focused on British brands such as Rolls Royce and Italian brands such as Ferrari but the game have changed today.

They now work on cars from various manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Bentley, Bugatti, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Maserati, Porsche, Lotus Cars and Range Rover.

In the year 2007, they even went further to acquire Porsche-tuning arm of Rinspeed AG.

Mansory are also renowned for their very peculiar body modifications. It doesn’t end there. Their bespoke interior modifications and light weight alloy wheels can’t just be left out.

Mansory have its dealerships in Germany, Britain, India, China, Canada, Poland, Russia, United States, Japan, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland, UAE and few other countries.

https://autojosh.com/what-mansory-attached-to-car-names-means/

Yesterday, 19th June, 2018, a container truck fell from the top of Ojuelegba Bridge and landed on a bus and people.

There are claims that two dead bodies have been retrieved from the accident scene and many more people are still trapped under the container.

Lagos Response Unit (LRU) just confirmed the rescue of three people from the incident.

See more photos.

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Governor Willy Obiano is without any doubt a performing governor.

Over the period of his current stint as the Governor of the Anambra state, he has been all over the state attending to one state project or function.

As is typical for an ubiquitous administrators like him, Obiano needs a reliable automobile that can withstand the rigours of his frequent mobility on our rough road terrain and with the assurance of his safety.

Thus this armoured Toyota Land Cruiser.

This bulletproof vehicle represents an elegant cocktail of class, ruggedness and security.

Just the perfect car for a hardworking governor.

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A major tragedy was averted today around 6.30am on the Third Mainland Bridge.

It happened when a Volkswagen LT bus containing 22 Passengers plying the bridge somersaulted.

The vehicle was only saved from plunging into the Lagoon by the crash barrier on the bridge.

Members of the Rapid Response Squad and LRU responded swiftly and had a hectic time attending to the 22 passengers of the bus who sustained varied degrees of injuries.

The First Aid knowledge of officers of the rapid Response Squad was helpful as they joined medical workers in administering aid on victims.

See more photos…

https://autojosh.com/third-mainland-bridge-crash-barrier-saves-22-passengers-from-plunging-into-the-lagoon/

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The Ford Motor Company – simply referred to as “Ford” – is an American multinational automaker. The company has its headquarter in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, in the United State.

The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.

The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.

Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller, and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV.

Autojosh.com presents “10 Amazing Facts About The Automaker Ford“.

1.
Ford is the fifth largest car company in the world with car numbers taken into consideration.


2.
The Ford Motor Company is the world’s largest family-owned business.


3.
All of the company’s CEOs of Ford have been directly related to the company’s founder, Henry Ford after he retired.


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The very first Ford, Model A, was sold to a Dr. Pfennig in 1903. Today, Ford’s current CEO, William Clay Ford Jr., owns that original vehicle sold.


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5.
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were close friends. Upon request, Edison’s son captured his father’s last breath in a tube and sealed it. Ford kept that tube as a memorial to his friend.


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6.
The very first car that Ford released was the Model A but the Model T became the company’s real success story.


7.
Henry Ford invented the catchphrase “an arm and a leg” after someone asked him why he was so carefree regarding money.


8.
The well-known Ford Blue Oval badge was first introduced in 1907 and the current emblem was introduced in 2003 to celebrate 100 years of Ford.


9.
Henry Ford integrated the assembly line concept to build cars after getting the idea from a pig-slaughtering plant. Today most cars are built using an assembly line. -assembly line

10.
Ford purchased the Lincoln Motor Company in 1925 and is the company’s luxury car line. This line is the company’s luxury line and is popular for the “Town car”.

Hope you enjoyed theses facts. Please, feel free to add your own facts.

https://autojosh.com/10-amazing-facts-about-the-automaker-ford/

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