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Ojo Resident Decry Over Bad Road

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- Ezeagu Gladys Chinazum                                                              A vehicle swimming through the water-log on the road Residents of Mile 2 in Ojo area of Lagos state have cried to the state government for help following the dilapidated state of the road. This comes even as the road has become unmoveable for motorist, at a time when the rain seems to be here again. It was noticed that there are some areas in Lagos state, which are suffering inaccessibility due to poor state of roads and the mile 2 road falls under this category. Some of the people who live across mile 2 and iyana-iba area stated that they have waited and prayed for years on the state government to come to their rescue. Their prayers seemed to have been answered early this month when some sets of individuals working with CCECC began road and dra...

Mike Adenuga's Son Charged with Abduction

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Eniola, the son of telecommunications cum business mogul, Mike Adenuga, has been accused of allegedly abducting his daughter, Athena. It was lea rnt that the 28-year-old, accompanied by some policemen, allegedly went to pick up the three-year-old at her school in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Friday, May 18, 2018. Eniola Adenuga He was alleged to have refused to release the child to her mother despite a court order which reportedly granted him access to the child only on weekends. It was, however, noted that  Eniola and the child’s mother, Damilola, dated during which the 25-year-old became pregnant and had the child. Disagreement was said to have broken out between the duo and their families, resulting in a legal battle for the custody of the child. In September 2017, a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court gave an interim order, which awarded custody of the child to the mother. While Eniola was given unrestricted access to the child, he was, however, asked to pick her every Friday...

PICS: Iwobi's Family Spotted in Russia

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Super Eagles attacker, Alex Iwobi’s family members were present at the Volgograd stadium in Russia to witness Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 in their second match of the ongoing World Cup. The Arsenal star’s father, Chuka Iwobi, his mother and sister; Marie Iwobi were seen in elated mood after the victory. Ahmed Musa kept Nigeria’s qualification hope alive after grabbing his third and fourth World Cup goals (he scored two in a 3-2 defeat to Argentina at Brazil 2014) to become the first man to score for the Super Eagles at two different World Cups. Nigeria will be sure of a spot in the knockout stage if they can see off Argentina on Tuesday, after Musa’s excellent double before a missed penalty by Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.

World Cup: Buhari Celebrates Eagles' Victory

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The Super Eagles have been congratulated by President Muhammadu Buhari following their victory over Iceland yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their 2-0 victory Friday over the national team of Iceland in their second match at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.   The President expressed delight at the confidence, discipline, team-work and indomitable spirit displayed by the young Nigerian players.   President Buhari urged them not to limit themselves but sustain the current winning momentum by going all out against their last group opponent, Argentina, next week.   “I am confident that if our players believe in themselves, they can qualify out of their difficult group and even go very far in the tournament,”  President said, according Media Adviser, Femi Adesina. “With determination, nothing is impossible,”  Buhari added.   The President urged all Nigerians to continue to rally round the Nigerian ambassadors with t...

Lagos Communities Lament Poor Electricity

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Dwellers of Lawal Oluomo Crescent in Lagos State groan over the poor electricity supply in their environs. Some of the dwellers who disclosed that the situation lamented that they had expected the situation to improve with the privatisation of IKEDC but reverse seems to be the case. The dwellers said IKEDC issue bills for services they don't enjoy and give excuses like the transformer or connection is faulty which is devastating. According to a business woman, Mrs. Alice Odogbe said ''Inadequate power supply had crippled my business as I have lost many customers''. ''IKEDC should supply electricity that commensurate with the crazy bills we pay'' Areas mostly affected include Paul Okpara, Banjo Street among others bitterly complained over the unending trauma that IKEDC has subjected them to. Futhermore, a tenant Mr. Odunyemi Oluwaseun, added that areas like Fatade, Oluwa, Peace Estate next to Jamiu Lawal power supply has improved. '...

Ajegunle-Apapa Decries Bad Road

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Residents of Ajegunle-Apapa in Ojo axis of Lagos state have cried to the state government for help following the dilapidated state of the road. This comes even as the road has become non-motorable for motorist, at a time when the rain seems to be here again. A vehicle swimming through the water-log on the road It was found out that there are some areas in Lagos state, which are suffering inaccessible due to poor state of roads and the Ajegunle-Apapa road falls under this category. Some of the people who live across Ajegunle-Apapa stated that they have waited and prayed for years on the state government to come to their rescue. Their prayers seemed to have been answered last year when the some sets of individual began road and drainage reconstruction on the road. According to a motorist, who simply identify himself as Baba Wale, "the road condition is unpleasant, especially in this rainy season of the year. We can't drive through this route when it's raine...

Rats ate N17m in ATM

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An Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in India has reportedly been raided and left in a state of disarray by rats. The Automated Teller Machine which housed millions of banknotes was left in disarray with the notes torn to pieces. According to DailyStar, the Automated Teller Machine had banknotes worth over a million rupees. The wads of cash which were eaten by the pesky rodents are reportedly worth N17,000,000. It was gathered officials were able to salvage a wad of cash worth 8,000 pounds which is worth N3,796,320. DailyStar revealed that the machine had reportedly been reported for being faulty on May 20, but engineers did not fix it until June 11.n Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in India has reportedly been raided and left in a state of disarray by rats.  The Automated Teller Machine which housed millions of banknotes was left in disarray with the notes torn to pieces. According to DailyStar, the Automated Teller Machine had banknotes worth over a million rupees. The w...