Showing posts with label Local News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local News. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Black Box Of The Crashed Plane To Be Analysed Here In Nigeria.



This is according to the Accident Investigation  Bureau (AIB) who stated this on Friday.
Spokesman for the AIB said the ‘black box’ would be analysed at its Abuja office.
The Embraer-120 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BJY, was operated by Associated Airlines and was on a private charter flight from Lagos to Akure.

It crashed shortly after take-off at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
Oketunbi said; “AIB will analyse the black box at its newly constructed accident investigation bureau office in Abuja.

Friday, 4 October 2013

Debby's Surgery Was A Success.

Debbie, aged 28 was diagnosed with Cancer two years back. A support site made by bloggers with a tag "#savedebbie" to raise the required money for the surgery was setup including her transport to the US for treatment. It was earlier reported that N6million was raised for her last year.


In conclusion, She has performed the breast surgery and her breasts were completely removed for 12 months of chemotherapy. The breasts removed will now be replaced with implants. 

Speed recovery!

Monday, 16 September 2013

Jonathan Meets With Obama And Become The First Nigerian Leader To Ring The NYSE Closing Bell



The Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Ade Adefuye, said that the Ministers would arrive at Washington on September 20, to further underscore the positive changes the government had made.

He disclosed that Jonathan will meet with key industry players in agriculture, power and infrastructure during his visit. Adefuye added that investors would be provided with information on the steps that the government had taken so far to attract foreign investments.

The ministerial delegation includes Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, Segun Aganga; Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke; Ag. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri; and Director-General, Nigeria Stock Exchange, Arunma Oteh.

Sunday, 15 September 2013

Tragic: Thunder Kills Four In Nasarawa State, Nigeria.



It has been reported that four people were killed when Thunder struck at Mechanic Village in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday. The incident occurred at Bukan-Sidi around 7:05 p.m. when the four men were about leaving their workshop following a downpour, an eyewitness explained.

Realizing it was about to rain, the victims decided to lock up their workshop and go home, but before they could leave the workshop thunder struck. Sympathisers and passers-by were seen in groups, discussing the incident.

The bodies of the victims have been reportedly deposited at the Dahaltu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia.
When contacted on telephone, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the Police Command in the State, ASP Cornelious Ocholi, confirmed the story.

Culled: Naij

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Tragedy: Husband, Wife and 3 month Baby Found Dead In Their Apartment.



According to report, they just moved into their new house in Gbeganu area in Minna, Niger State last Saturday and they died that same night.

It was gathered that they switched on their generating at night, close to the room while the fume emitting from the set consumed them overnight and they never woke up to see the next day.

They were discovered on Tuesday by the junior sister of the deceased husband, who had been making frantic effort to locate her brother but couldn't.

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Airports Gets New Security Equipments.


According to Yakubu Dati, FAAN’s image maker, “The Authority has already installed seven brand new X-ray scanning machines at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, five at the cargo basement of the international terminal, one at the Hajj and Cargo terminal and another at the airport’s domestic terminal 1.”

Mr Dati said all the other airports in the country will also benefit from the installation of these new scanning machines.

First of all because the equipment is complex, it includes cargo screening machines, carry-on screening machines, hand-held metal detectors, 3-D body scanners, hold baggage screening machines and walk-through metal detectors.

Lagos Police Arrests Four Cows.

Four cows and 37 butchers have been arrested by for operating at an illegal slaughter slab at Otto Awori area of Badagry, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

 Source: Naij.com

Officials of the Lagos State Government (the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives) in conjunction with the police taskforce have arrested stormed the area on Tuesday and arrested the cows and suspects.

The four cows were taken to Agege Abattoir, while four vans of butchered meat were carted away to the Taskforce office at Alausa where the suspects would be arraigned in court.

Adewunmi Olaseun, chairman of the illegal butchers, said they normally slaughter about 20 cows on daily basis, while paying N18,000 levy to officials of the Lagos State Government and N5,000 to the Otto Awori Local Council Development Area, LCDA, on weekly basis.

He said the association did not know that they were operating at an illegal slaughter slab.

According to Olaseun, the meat being sold by the butchers was not contaminated, stressing that “the fact is that we also consume the meat at times.

So, there is nothing wrong with the meat. We consume it. Our wives also consume it, so it is safe for consumption.

We have the receipts of the payment made to the government in our office.”

When asked why they attacked government officials with arms, he said: “The arms on us were to protect us against armed robbers.

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Shareholders Fight Okocha Over Sports Company


 Source: PmNewsNigeria.



A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed 18 September to decide either to relist or not Jay-Jay Okocha Group West Africa Limited in a petition filed against the former captain of the Super Eagles, Okocha Austin Azuka a.k.a Jay-Jay Okocha and his wife Nkechi Okocha.

Also joined as co-defendant is a limited liability company; Jay-Jay Okocha Group West Africa Limited, jointly formed by the former footballer and six other shareholders namely; Friday Nwankero-Kuja, Ijeoma Kuja, Nwankwo-Kuja, James Chinedu, Nwankwo Kuja Daniel Chukwudi, Nwankwo Kuja Mary Chioma.

Two other companies Africa Shelter Sports Consultant Limited, Friday Nwankwo and Sons Limited are also petitioners in the impending legal hostility.

In an affidavit sworn to by a Director and shareholder of Jay-Jay Okocha Group West Africa Limited, Friday Nwankwo Kuja, and filed before the Court by a Lagos Lawyer, Barrister Caleb Rotimi Oyekola, the petitioners who claimed to be shareholders of the company which was incorporated to arrange, organise, finance and present sporting events, alleged that Okocha and his wife, Nkechi, who are the Chairman and Managing Directors of the company respectively are conducting the affairs of the company in an illegal and oppressive manner.

Mr. Kuja alleged further that at the formative stage of the company located at 46, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, he expended a total sum of N63m, while he was performing his duties as the Executive Director in the affairs of the company diligently and productively. He said he and other shareholders have now been sidelined.

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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Karen Igho Robbed?

Karen Igho

The BBA 2011 winner, Karen Igho took to twitter yesterday where she updated her timeline with.....
“If you are trying to reach me on my phone don't bother I was robbed last night…Thank God I’m alive..”.
was she really robbed or is this one of her "Karenified" dramas?

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Death Of A Motorcyclist: Killer-Policeman Has Been Caught

Justice has been served as the Lagos State Police Command publicly announced that the Policeman who allegedly shot a motorcyclist in Ikorodu on Tuesday has been caught. The good news, if we can call it that, was announced by the Command’s spokesperson, Ngozi Braide and she also added that four police officers that was connected with the incident has been reprimanded and put into custody.
                                                       
ikorodu

On the other hand, the riot being held in protest against the incident has been settled and they are now requesting for the release of the motorcyclist’s corpse to them from the Ikorodu General Hospital. Normal commercial activities is back at its peak.