The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has dismissed and demoted 19 of its Officers following findings of misconduct, reinforcing the State Government’s stance on discipline and accountability within Public Service. Global Mirror News gathered that the disciplinary action, which received the approval of the Lagos State Civil Service Commission, affected Officers found guilty of…
Lagos State Mobile Courts have ordered the remand of six suspected miscreants following a violent attack on officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other allied Agencies during a midnight enforcement operation along the busy Airport Road axis of the metropolis. The suspects were apprehended after an operation carried out to restore…
Two people lost their lives while three others sustained critical injuries following a multiple-vehicle collision involving a Dangote Silo Mixer Truck at Iyana Meiran, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq. According to LASTMA, the accident…
A Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) operative has been killed in a road traffic accident along Meran Road, inward Iyana Ekoro axis of Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. LASTMA disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday via its official X platform, signed by the Director of Public Affairs…
A quiet Sunday along Lagos’ ever-busy Ikorodu Road turned tragic as a fatal road accident claimed the lives of an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman, leaving at least ten others seriously injured and a community in deep mourning. The devastating crash occurred opposite Olabode House, between the Anthony and Obanikoro axis, when a red…
A devastating early-morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday claimed the lives of a father, mother and their young child, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. Two other people were left critically injured. According to LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred near Secretariat, inward Otedola…
A Private Ambulance Driver was arrested on Monday by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) after a high-speed, against-traffic maneuver left a delivery motorcyclist with a serious knee fracture on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Maryland along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. According to LASTMA spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred amid heavy congestion caused by…
…LASTMA Warns Against Reckless Crossing The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has renewed its appeal for caution and strict compliance with traffic regulations following a tragic accident involving a moving train and a dispatch rider at the PWD Railway Level Crossing in Ikeja on Thursday, October 16, 2025 According to a statement by the…
A 47-year-old man, Adetayo Adewodun, has been arrested for impersonating an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and extorting money from a motorist around Itire Junction, Lagos. According to a statement released on Wednesday 8th October , 2025, by the Agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Adebayo Taofiq, Adewodun was caught after extorting…
A devastating pair of road crashes hit Lagos State over the weekend, leaving two people seriously injured and three others shaken but unhurt. The accidents occurred in the Mile 2 and Surulere areas, highlighting the persistent threat of road carnage in the State. According to eyewitnesses, a Toyota Camry careened out of control and slammed…
