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Lagos to close roads for 8 hours for Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
The Lagos State Government has announced an eight-hour road closure and traffic diversion in preparation for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025.
State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that the marathon will take place between 5:00 am and 1:00 pm.
Osiyemi explained that the marathon will commence at the National Stadium in Surulere and follow this route:
Ikorodu Road towards Anthony (Bertola)
Gbagada to the Third Mainland Bridge
Inbound Lagos Island through Dolphin Road
Alfred Rewane Road, Falomo Roundabout, and Bourdillon Road
Crossing the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge to Admiralty Way
Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Akin Adesola, and Ahmadu Bello Way, concluding at Eko Atlantic
To ensure safety and prevent unauthorized access to the race corridor, adjoining roads, junctions, and intersections will be blocked with concrete barriers. Traffic officials from LASTMA, NPF, FRSC, LSNC, and LAWMA will be stationed at strategic points.
The following alternative routes have been mapped out to ensure seamless commuting during the marathon:
From Ikeja: Use Ikorodu Road/Funsho Williams Avenue, connect to Eko Bridge, and proceed via Outer Marina.
From Badagry/Mile 2: Pass through Apapa via Orile, link Eko Bridge, and continue through Outer Marina.
From Surulere: Access the island via Iponri/Iganmu, linking Eko Bridge to Outer Marina.
From Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Mowe and environs): Take the Ojota Slip Road, connect Ikorodu Road, and continue through Funsho Williams Avenue to Eko Bridge.
From Okota: Use Mile 2/Orile, connecting to Eko Bridge and Outer Marina.
From Sango-Otta: Pass through Mushin, link Funsho Williams Avenue, and proceed to Eko Bridge.
From Epe-Lekki Expressway (Ajah and environs): Use Marwa Junction, connect Admiralty Way, and cross the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
From Lagos Island: Divert to Apongbon Bridge, then Eko Bridge, accessing Costain Roundabout, Iponri, and Bode Thomas.
Alternative: Drive through Victoria Island, link Independence Bridge, and proceed via Apongbon to Ijora-Olopa and Herbert Macaulay Road.
The Third Mainland Bridge will be closed to traffic heading towards Lagos Island but will remain open for motorists traveling to the Mainland.
Osiyemi reassured residents that traffic management officials will be deployed to minimize disruptions and urged the public to plan their trips accordingly by using alternative routes and other transportation options.
He called for patience, noting that the partial and total road closures are part of traffic management plans for the 10th Edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Gwarimpa in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, be kept at Kuje prison till December 18.
Ngige will be on remand till the date when his bail application would be decided by the court.
Justice Hassan issued the order on Monday shortly after taking arguments for and against the bail request of the former governor of Anambra State.
Ngige’s lawyer, Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, pleaded with the judge to admit the former minister to bail, mainly on health ground.
He submitted that the former minister would not jump bail or interfere with witnesses if admitted to bail.
However, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, represented by Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, vehemently opposed the bail request, insisting that Ngige was a flight risk.
Tahir told the judge that Ngige was granted administrative bail by the EFCC and allowed to travel abroad for medical care but never reported back to the Commission.
Besides, he said that the international passport released to Ngige; to facilitate the abroad trip was never returned till today.
The senior lawyer argued that it was when Ngige was re-arrested that he came up with a purported claim that he lost his passport.
He insisted that the claim of passport loss was an afterthought and should not be believed by the court.
After the submissions, Justice Hassan fixed December 18 to deliver ruling in the bail request.
Ngige was last Friday slammed with an eight-count charge bordering on corrupt practices.
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Man whose marriage ended after 2 days speaks after his ex-wife claimed he caused it by asking for thr££some.
Bobby denied the allegations made by Uchechi Sandra Nnenne that her family sponsored their wedding which took place on Jan. 4, 2025.
According to Bobby, whom Sandra called Mr B in her story, he spent over N25million on their wedding.
He also denied Sandra’s claims that he kept borrowing money from her.
He sent LIB receipts of some credit alerts he made to Sandra’s account and others made to the accounts of vendors they employed for their wedding.
He also denied requesting thr££some from her. He said he called off the wedding on Jan. 15. He alleged he did this after finding out she was pregnant for another man. He accused her of getting pregnant for her boss. He did not provide evidence to back this allegation.
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Sandra also didn’t provide evidence to back her allegations. (Check her claims in previous post).
A young woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and k!lled the newborn shortly after delivery in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
The disturbing incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 14, 2025 behind Government Secondary School, Gboko, throwing the community into pandemonium and mourning.
Residents are calling for immediate police intervention to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure justice is served.
Authorities are yet to issue an official statement as of the time of this report.
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