Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian's Blog – June 2009 Archive (15)

Lagos:13 People feared dead as building collapses in Lagos, 30 rescued from rubble

Many still trapped

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Monday, June 29, 2009

LAGOS — RESIDENTS of Oyingbo and environs in Ebute-metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government woke up yesterday to the sight of a two-storey building, reportedly built about 45 years ago, reduced to rubble after a downpour on Saturday night.

Rubble of the collapsed 2-storey building at the Iddo Lagos Terminus

As at the… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 30, 2009 at 6:36am — 1 Comment

Barca reveal City's Eto'o bid

BARCELONA have received a 'monster offer' from Manchester City for striker Samuel Eto'o.

And Barca president Joan Laporta has confirmed the Spanish giants will cash in on the Cameroon ace if he expresses a desire to move to Eastlands.

Laporta said: "Eto'o has a stratospheric offer from City, which would convert him into the best paid player in the world.

"It's starting to become clear that he has this monster offer.

"He wants to stay but an offer… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 28, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Aircraft with arms impounded in Kano - 4 crew members and Nigerians arrested

-Military investigates

A Ukrainian plane loaded with weapons was, on Tuesday night, impounded by Air Force intelligence at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.

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Four people; two pilots and two other foreign nationals, who were on board, were arrested, while some Nigerians who attempted to clear the weapons were also arrested.

A competent airport source, who confirmed the arrests, told journalists that the Air… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 19, 2009 at 12:09pm — No Comments

Ajegunle Eko Free Health initiative

The Lagos state government is to screen at least 20,000 Lagosians on various ailments, as it kicks-off its five-day free health mission today, at the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government.

Lagosians will be screened on diverse ailments, including dental, general and eye surgeries. The state government said it would deploy its recently procured “Field Hospital” to further compliment the objective of ensuring the accessibility of qualitative healthcare to the people of the state… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 16, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Iran Ahmadinejad defends re-election as real, free despite violence

IN a second day of violence protesters in Iran yesterday defied heavy police presence setting fires and smashing store windows to challenge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad' s re-election.

Anti-riot police lashed back and the regime blocked Internet sites used to rally the pro-reform campaign.

Scores of young people shouted "Death to the dictator!" and broke the windows of city buses on several streets in central Tehran. They burned banks, trash bins and piles of tires used as flaming… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 16, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

When Fashola’s funky taxi cabs roll into town

When Fashola’s funky taxi cabs roll into town

By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo

Friday, June 12, 2009

The new taxi cabs in Lagos.

THE ceremony was elaborate and colourful and venue was the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The gathering was there for one purpose: To witness the launching by the Lagos State government of the second phase of 1,255 modern taxi cabs and hire services scheme being jointly financed by Union Bank of Nigeria and Lagos Micro… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 13, 2009 at 1:23pm — 1 Comment

Lamidi Adedibu says "I am in Hell Fire" I see Adedibu in my dreams once in two weeks –Widow Lagos Jump

I see Adedibu in my dreams once in two weeks –Widow Our Sources say this edited version does not contain the chilling news of Adedibus warning from the Grave that HELL IS REAL !

Rumours are circulating in Ibadan that Adedibu appeared to his widow and says he is burning in Hell Fire !

Below is the edited version

From AKEEB ALARAPE, Ibadan

For upward of 20 years, Alhaja Modinat Abosede Adedibu bestrode the political circles of Oyo State , side by… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 13, 2009 at 1:14pm — 13 Comments

Tompolo in Ukraine,collaborators list with Yaradua as Militants plan to blow up trillion naira gas pipe project

WANTED leader of the Ijaw Youths Leadership Forum, Government Ekpomupolo, nicknamed Tompolo, who reportedly fled Nigeria to escape arrest by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has sneaked into Ukraine, according to latest findings by the Nigerian Tribune.

His escape to the eastern European country was said to have been facilitated by Ukrainians with whom he had been engaging in arms deal in exchange for bunkered crude oil. South Africa was listed among the countries he had… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 10, 2009 at 12:44am — 1 Comment

Attendance to NIPSS National institute of policy and strategic studies only for the ELite

Sixty Six Participants were enrolled into the Senior Executive Course 31 in February, 2009. The following table shows the names, designations and sponsors of the Participants.

http://nipsskuru.org

most are Army or Military personell .What really is the NIPSS ?

About NIPSS

Vision

To serve as the apex centre of policy, research and reflection for a better Nigerian and human society.

Mission

To serve as the centre for policy,… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 7, 2009 at 9:18am — No Comments

E-L-U-M-E-L-U ? Thief LIAR ,HYPOCRITE OR MUGU ? GUYMAN WACK , MUGU FALL

What is the difference between a liar, a hypocrite and a thief? You wouldn’t know how difficult a question this is until you try to answer it.

Where for instance would you place House of Representatives member Ndudi Elumelu, Chairman House Committee on Power; or his Senate counterpart Nicholas Ugbane?

Most Nigerians were actually beginning to come to terms with the fact that the only thing we have to worry about nowadays is bad governance; that the era of impunity and… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 7, 2009 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

The Search for our own Obama

There is no better time to liberate our country than the year 2011. By then, Nigeria would have been 51 years old as an independent nation. We would have wasted a total of 50 long years trying to build a solid foundation for democracy, good governance and accountability. We would have endured incompetent, kleptomaniac, insensitive, wasteful rulers, for those number of years. 50 years in the life of a people

cannot be a joke. As Chief Moshood Abiola once noted at the launch of… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 5, 2009 at 8:56am — 1 Comment

2011 Nuhu Ribadu: Nigeria's next Obama ? my Top Contenders for naija obama

not necessarily in this order

1.Nuhu Ribadu

2.Pat Utomi

3.Governor fashola

4.Fola Adeola former MD GTB

5.Buhari

6.Buba Marwa

7.Donald Duke

8.Dangote if he can stop loving money

9.Nasir El rufai

10. Dr Akin Osunlaja

read more here

http://www.9jabook.com/profiles/blogs/the-search-for-our-own-obama-1

It is difficult to meet Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

without having some… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 5, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Super Eagles remain Africa’s second best beat France

Despite beating France, the 1998 World Cup winners in a friendly game on Tuesday night in Saint Etienne, Nigeria’s Super Eagles

retained their 30th position on the global scale of the FIFA ranking released yesterday. Nigeria however remains Africa’s second best behind Cameroon.

Ghana’s Black Stars are third while Cote D’Ivoire is fourth with Egypt fifth. In the sixth place is Gabon while Burkina Faso moved up to the seventh. Nigeria’s rival in the World Cup Group 2 Tunisia… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 5, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Koko Mansion goes to France, Ghana

WHEN Koko Mansion, a television reality show being facilitated by HiTV Nigeria, finally begins, viewers in faraway France and Nigeria’s next door neighbour, Ghana, as well as other African countries, will have the opportunity of seeing the show being labelled as the ‘biggest reality show in Africa live.

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This is going to be made possible because HiTV, the wholly Nigerian pay-television company, is among other African channels… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 2, 2009 at 12:01pm — 6 Comments

Lagos Bar Beach overflows

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Nature rode rough shod over the Lagos Bar Beach yesterday, when the elements defied the multi-billion naira shoreline protection barriers constructed last year by the Lagos State government, in the process, flooding almost the entire stretch of Ahmadu Bello Way, in Victoria Island.

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The flooding resulting from the surging Atlantic Ocean, followed a slight rainfall… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on June 1, 2009 at 12:07am — No Comments