Day: March 9, 2023

Death Toll In Lagos Train-Bus Crash Hits Six

Abibat Babalola

▪️ Accident was avoidable,  sad Sanwo-Olu declares as he suspends campaign to mourn the deceased  ▪️ “He didn’t heed the warning,” LASEMA boss gives a blow-by-blow account of how bus driver’s “recklessness” to “beat the train traffic signal’ led to the loss of lives and limbs + FULL STATEMENT Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that the number of casualties in the Train-Bus accident has risen to six. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), had earlier said three people died from the accident. Sanwo-Olu, in his Twitter handle said…

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Tears As Principal Who Died Saving Lagos College Pupils During Explosion Honoured

Ganiyu Amodu

MEMORIES: How Rev. Sr. Henrietta Ebosiogwe Alokha, Principal of Bethlehem Girls College, died during the Abule-Ado, Lagos’ gas explosion while saving her pupils, who were trapped in the inferno.           Another honour has come the way of Rev. Sr. Henrietta Ebosiogwe Alokha, the principal of Bethlehem Girls College, who, along with a security staff member of the school, died during the Abule-Ado, Lagos’ gas explosion while saving her pupils, who were trapped in the inferno. On March 15, 2020, there was an explosion in Abule-Ado during…

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‘Most Wanted’ Nigerian Prostitution Ring Leader Extradited To Italy

Abibat Babalola

King of prostitutes, Joy Jeff, to serve a 13-year jail term in Rome       A Nigerian woman, Joy Jeff, has been extradited to Rome, where she will serve a 13-year jail term for operating a prostitution ring in Italy. Joy, 48, had been declared wanted since 2010 for charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, enslavement, trafficking in people, exploitation of prostitution and other offences but got extradited on Wednesday, according to Italian Police. Reuters confirmed that Joy was among the few women on Italy’s most-wanted list, with the Italian…

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There Are Plans To Cause Chaos, Disrupt Gov Polls — DSS

ADEOLA YUSUF

THERE are “orchestrated plans” by some persons to cause a total breakdown of law and order and disrupt the scheduled elections in parts of the Federation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has said. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Wednesday, however, warned the individuals or groups no matter how highly placed they are to abort such plans. The secret service therefore cautioned political players to be law-abiding as Nigerians head to the polls for the governorship and state assemblies’ elections. The DSS said it is committed to…

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France Fires Diacre As Women’s Football Team Coach

Abibat Babalola

Corinne Diacre has been sacked as coach of the France women’s team, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday, after her position was weakened following a revolt by leading players. The 48-year-old who was under contract until 2024 came under serious pressure after captain Wendie Renard announced last month she would no longer play for the team, with fellow stars Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto following suit. READ ALSO: NCDMB, BOI Launch $50m Fund for Oil Industry Manufacturing Lagos ex-Deputy Gov, Adebule, Gets Certificate Of Return As Senator-Elect Two Killed…

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NCDMB, BOI Launch $50m Fund for Oil Industry Manufacturing

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Bank of Industry on Wednesday in Lagos launched a $US50 million dollars fund for NOGAPS Manufacturing Product Line. The fund is to incentivize companies that would operate in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks and engage in the manufacturing of equipment components used in the oil and gas industry and linkage sectors. Speaking at the signing, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote mentioned that the fund would support oil and gas companies that would operate in the…

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Lagos ex-Deputy Gov, Adebule, Gets Certificate Of Return As Senator-Elect

ADEOLA YUSUF

Lagos West District senator-elect, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Tuesday received her Certificate of Return alongside other elected senators from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).   INEC National Commissioner, Sam Olumekun, presented the certificate to Adebule at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. The former Lagos State deputy governor was accompanied by her husband, Alhaji Saheed Adebule. READ ALSO: Train Crushes Lagos Govt Staff Bus At Ikeja Workers Shut Down Owerri Airport, Oil, Electricity Employees Down Tools IT’S OFFICIAL: INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections One Dies As Fire Guts Major Auto…

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Two Killed As Train Crushes Lagos Govt Staff Bus

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Lagos State Government staff bus with registration no 04A- 48LA was on Wednesday morning crushed by a moving train at PWD, Ikeja area of Lagos, killing two people. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident in a statement. “The accident recorded many casualties as the staff bus is fully loaded with govt staff going to the office this morning,” the statement added. Giving updates on the accident, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said, in a statement, that two people…

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Workers Shut Down Owerri Airport, Oil, Electricity Employees Down Tools

Precious Ibekwe

Also, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to “ensure total shutdown of all services of NUPENG members in Imo State.”   National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has announced the shutdown of Owerri airport over the attack by Imo State Government agents on members who were attending NLC state congress on Tuesday. The announcement by the union followed a directive by the national leadership of the NLC. Comrade Ocheme Aba, General Secretary of NUATE, in a letter dated March 8 informed…

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