The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has obtained a court order authorising it to auction 108 court forfeited/abandoned vehicles to interested members of the public.
Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the vehicles to be auctioned by the government include 86 court forfeited and 22 abandoned vehicles after they had been impounded by the enforcement team of the agency in different parts of the State for driving against traffic (one-way) and committing other traffic offences.
Egbeyemi also stated that the public auction is scheduled to hold on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3rd and 4th of December, 2019 at the agency’s car park, Ikorodu, Lagos.
According to him, “It was after the expiration of the 30 days public notice issued by the agency in line with the dictates of the law to all owners of the 22 abandoned vehicles to claim them that the government obtained the court order to auctioned them to interested members of the public”
“Let me commend the present administration for the on-going massive roads rehabilitation going on simultaneously across the State and to state clearly that motorists both private and commercial bus drivers should desist from driving against traffic (one-way) or causing traffic obstructions to other roads users with.”
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says a detached Power Holding Company of Nigeria electrical cable on Sunday resulted in fire under the Odo-Iya Alaro Bridge inward Ojota.
The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Oke-Osanyintolu, made the disclosure in Lagos on Sunday.
According to him, an investigation revealed that a 32KVA electrical cable detached from the pole.
“The impact resulted in fire after it fell on combustible items such as plastics and papers.
”The fire was immediately put off by the LASEMA Response Team, Federal Fire Service and Lagos State Fire Service, he said
According to him, there was no injury or loss of life as a result of the fire.
NAN reports that fire also destroyed 15 shops and damaged other property at the Owode-Oniri Market in Lagos State on Sunday.
Oke-Osanyintolu to NAN at the scene that the fire started at 10: 27a.m.
The director-general said that the fire emanated from one of the several lines of shops in the market.
“The cause of the fire is still unknown as there is no power supply within the market.
“No life was lost but valuable items were destroyed, though the spread of fire is being curtailed.
“We have counted the shops, about 15 of them were gutted by fire,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
A shootout in Mexico near the US border between suspected drug traffickers and police left at least 21 dead, including four officers, officials said Sunday.
The confrontation started shortly before noon on Saturday in the northern state of Coahuila when officers detected several vehicles and heavily armed passengers touring the small community of Villa Union, 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the border.
Shooting continued into early Sunday, the Coahuila state government said, adding that four of those killed were police, 14 were suspected criminals and another three bodies were unidentified.
Six officers were wounded but their injuries were not serious.
Local authorities said three trucks were seized in the operation, as well as several high-caliber weapons and an unspecified load of ammunition.
A massive fire outbreak has razed 15 shops at Owode-Onirin Market, Lagos. Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed as traders are left to groan in pains and agony over the loss of their properties.
State’s emergency agency’s Director General, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu says on arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that the fire emanated from one of the several lines of shop within the market.
“The cause of the fire is unknown as there was no power supply within the market. No lives lost but valuables were destroyed,” he says.
He added that the fire razed 15 shops before it was put off.
Governor Yahaya Bello has congratulated Sen. Smart Adeyemi for his victory at Saturday’s Kogi West re-run Senatorial District poll announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed issued in Lokoja, described the victory ”as a collective manifestation of intellectual, moral and cultural virtues, and mandate given by the good people of Kogi West”.
Bello commended the APC supporters and the people of Kogi West for exercising their civic rights in a peaceful manner.
He also lauded INEC officials and security agencies for doing their best within the ambit of the law to ensure free, fair and credible elections in the re-run.
”The APC as a party is particularly grateful to the people of Kogi West for their peaceful conduct at the polls and embracing the promise of the party to work assiduously to ensure development of the area and the state in general.
”Now that we are having all three APC senators representing Kogi at the National Assembly, my administration will work in synergy with them and other APC lawmakers to attract more projects to our state, to make life more meaningful for its citizens”, Bello said.
The returning officer, Prof. Olajide Lawal, announced on Saturday that Adeyemi polled 88,373 votes to defeat the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye who recorded 62,133 votes.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested one suspect with 1,072 kg of substances suspected to be marijuana in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.
The NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke, made this known in Minna on Saturday.
Egwunwoke said the 56-year-old suspect is from Bangi village in Mariga Local Government Area.
Egwunwoke disclosed that the suspect, who had just finished his jailed term on Oct. 8 for similar offence, was arrested following through intelligence report that the suspect was transporting the prohibited weeds to Sokoto state.
“(The suspect) was arrested by the command last year along Kontagora with 64kg of Indian Hemp and was convicted by a court and served one-year jail term.
”The command will, however, not relent in curbing the activities of drug peddlers in the state and the nation at large,” she said.
The super actress stepped out in this figure-hugging number! She shared the photos on IG and her fans are saying they can't get enough of it. Beautiful!
Nigerian–American musician, Rotimi has expressed his joy online calling his Tanzanian music star girlfriend, Vanessa Mdee his greatest gift.
It was Rotimi's birthday yesterday and his super star girlfriend took to IG to send him a special birthday message. She wrote;
“God must have spent a little more time on you twin soul. Words fail me … grateful for your life and the blessing that you are to this generation and many more to come. So grateful we found each other again this lifetime. Honored to stand by your side as you continue to further unlock your light. You already know how I feel. Happy Life Baby @rotimi Gods favor in abundance ”
Rotimi simply replied in the comment section “my greatest gift”.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Indimi, has lamented that many Nigerians attack her on social media for decisions solely taken by her father.
She said she prays for those who bully her online because she has learnt to move on with life.
Zahra made the statement at the first edition of “An Afternoon with Zahra”, an event organised in Abuja by her foundation, ZMB Homes, tagged #ConversationWithZahra, The Interview reports.
The event, which cost N10,000 per person, attracted several young persons.
Speaking on her experience with cyber bullies and how she developed confidence to handle them, Zahra wondered why people attack her over issues of governance though she is not in office with her father.
Narrating her story she said, “2015 was when I knew what bullying was. It started with my photos going viral. I was actually having a yoga class and I was sweating but people were busy sending my pictures up and down. People used it for their gain during the campaign.
“But the issue changed the way people looked at my dad because they didn’t know that we were educated, we could speak English, and we could dress. So it changed a few things for good. It showed another light. People then understood that in the North not everybody is illiterate.
“The 2015 elections went well. After 100 days, then the blow started coming. ‘Zahra your father did this… Zahra your father did that. But seriously, am I in office with him? Do I take any vital decision?
“Did you understand why some decisions are being taken? When I post my picture, it is my picture. It is not your child’s picture. I kept wondering why people do this to me constantly.”
She asked victims of cyber bullying not to be intimidated by hateful persons, adding that many unfavourable comments were made out of envy.
Zahra added, “I know we have people who are victims here. So to be honest, if you are a victim you need to feel sorry for those people; they want to be where you are and they are not there. So they will try to pull you down. Would you let them pull you down? No. You need to know that you have the values that someone also wants.”
On the social media regulation bill, which has passed second reading in the Senate, Zahra said she supports fair regulation of social media, “but we have to see and understand the content of the present social media regulation bill.”
Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian grieved for stepdad Bruce Jenner when he transitioned into Caitlyn.
Khloe, now 35, says she felt a sense of loss and felt devalued for not being told of Caitlyn’s plan sooner.
Caitlyn, 70, revealed a feud with Khloe on I’m a Celeb, saying she had been “p***ed off during the transition”.
They have not spoken for five years and Caitlyn said she is not sure what her “issues” are.
Keeping up with the Kardashians star Khloe also thinks Bruce’s decision to become Caitlyn broke a deathbed promise to her biological dad Robert to “always take care of them.”
Robert, who represented OJ Simpson and was also dad to Kourtney, Kim and Rob, died of oesophageal cancer in 2003 when his ex-wife Kris was married to Olympic champ Bruce.
Just as she grieved for her dad, Khloe went on to grieve for her second dad Bruce, when he transitioned.
Khloe’s heart went out to Bruce but she wrote in her book Strong Looks Better Naked: “I saw the transformation as a huge loss.
"In some ways I felt the worst part was that other people had known about the transition before we did. I felt devalued by that fact.
“It was about my own loss; it was about the pain I felt because he was walking out of our lives.”
Following her split from Kris in 2013, Caitlyn began secretly having surgical procedures.
But Khloe claimed Caitlyn had refused to tell them the truth about her new identity and that she let them find out through the media.
Khloe told The Ellen DeGeneres Show: “We kept asking him, ‘Bruce, like what’s going on? We’re hearing all these rumours?’ and he kept telling us one thing but really he knew he was transitioning and wouldn’t be honest with us.”
Caitlyn is said to have reacted to the outburst with a string of angry messages, but Khloe was unapologetic for the things she said.
Motown legend Diana Ross looks Supreme in red as she performs a free concert for Sunday’s World Aids Day – wearing the colour that represents the global cause.
The 75-year-old Can’t Hurry Love singer headlined the event on Friday at the Bomb Factory venue, a former Ford motor plant in Dallas, Texas.
The lady in red joined singers KeKe Wyatt and and Teyana Taylor.
The gig was one of four across the US to promote HIV/Aids awareness.
Staff and volunteers from the organisation offered musicgoers free HIV testing after the show.
Dayo Amusa has shocked her fans when she said she is yet to make money from Nollywood and implies the cars and wealth she flaunts were gotten from other businesses.
Dayo made this known in an interview with The Sun. She said;
“I do a lot of things that generate money for me. I have always done business even before I came into Nollywood and I am still in business. I came into Nollywood as an actress before becoming a movie producer and to date, I have shot 12 movies and still counting. Truth be told, I have not made money from Nollywood yet. After 12 movies I have not made the kind of money that I should make but I know I will make it. You see, there is a difference between making a huge profit and then, just getting your money back on your investment. I haven’t broken even" she said.
A former model accused of organising under-age girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse has left the US as the FBI is poised to make arrests.
Adriana Ross, 36, who was once questioned about Prince Andrew under oath, was tracked down by the Mirror as she left her home in Miami, Florida.
As she packed a case into a car she refused to answer questions about Andrew or her alleged role with Epstein.
And when she later arrived at the city’s cruise terminal with her husband, she insisted: “I have nothing to say.”
US attorney general Bill Barr has vowed to bring to justice those who helped paedophile billionaire Epstein, who killed himself in prison aged 66 in August while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges
On Friday night sources told the Mirror that papers were being prepared ahead of “several arrests”.
Ross was one of four female “potential co-conspirators” granted immunity as part of Epstein’s plea deal when he was jailed for procuring teenagers for prostitution in 2008.
She was accused of clearing three computers from Epstein’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2005 before police raided it – but when asked about this she exercised her right to remain silent.
During a civil prosecution in March 2010, she refused to answer questions about Prince Andrew, whose friendship with Epstein has led to public shame.
She was asked: “Has Prince Andrew ever been involved with underage minor females to your knowledge? Have you ever met [him]? Have you flown on [Epstein’s] plane with Andrew?”
Flight logs show Andrew, 59, was with Epstein at least three times on the financier’s private jet, dubbed the Lolita Express.
Lawyers for Epstein’s victims also tackled Ross on notes found in the billionaire’s bin purportedly showing Ross allegedly arranging when and how victims would visit him.
Davido was yesterday conferred with a cheiftaincy title at Ibusa, Delta State.
The singer is in the East where he would be performing all weekend.
The news was revealed by Cubana Chief Priest who took to his instagram to congratulate him. The town also doubles as his lawyer's home place.
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A Nigerian family facing deportation in Canada has called on the Canadian government to provide any assistance possible to avoid returning to Nigeria.
The family feared that its two young girls — with another on the way — will be subjected to female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
Rasheedat Bakare, her husband Afeez, son Faaiq and daughter Faiqah all fled Nigeria and arrived in Canada in 2017. The family’s youngest daughter Farhana was born in Canada in 2018.
The family of five was denied refugee status on Thursday and were told to leave the country by 3 p.m. on Friday.
“My children’s life, my husband’s life is at risk,” said Rasheedat Bakare.
“We ran away because they wanted to circumcise my baby girl — the one I brought from Africa. When I got to Canada, I had another baby girl. Currently, I’m pregnant with another baby girl. Now [I’ll have] three baby girls — [and all of their lives are] going to be at risk.”
The family’s case caught the attention of the African Community Organization of Windsor (ACOW), a group that staged a protest on Friday outside the office of Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse.
Claude Saizonou, president of the ACOW, said his group gathered outside Masse’s office because “we’ve been through this kind of situation so many times.”
“We never react. We never say anything,” he said. “And we just have [had] enough of it. We just want to stand up and say ‘If we don’t do it, nobody would do it for us.’ And this family has to stay today.”
On Friday afternoon, after Rasheedat — who is approximately five months pregnant — collapsed and was rushed to hospital, the government issued a temporary delay on the deportation order.
Afeez Bakare said he’s not sure when he and his family will be required to leave.
“I don’t want my life and my family to be in danger,” he said. “My wife is in a state where she is restless, she cannot do anything.”
Masse described the federal government’s treatment of the Bakare family as “heavy-handed,” adding that it was even logistically difficult for the family to comply with the deportation order in the first place, simply because of how little time was given.
At the same time, Masse pointed out that Farhana, who was born in Canada in 2018, is a naturalized citizen, complicating matters further.
“[There are] very significant issues related to health, personal safety and just the capability financially of being able to [leave the country],” he said.
Two of the suspected abductors of six female students and two teachers of Engravers College in Chikun local government area of the state, have been arrested, along with the security guard of the school
Spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo announced the arrests on Saturday.
He said the security guard was arrested for alleged conspiracy in the abduction of the students. The girls were abducted from their school on October 3 and released on 26 October.
The command also arrested 37 other suspected kidnappers and robbers including a five-man kidnap gang that killed their victims after collecting over two million Naira ransom in Kangimi village of Igabi Local Government Area.
During the parade of the suspects at the Kaduna state police command headquarters, Sabo, explained that the arrests were successfully carried out through coordinated raiding of criminal hideouts by Operatives of the IGP’s Special Tactical Squad (STS) and the Command’s Intelligence Response Team as well as active Community Engagement Initiative in line with the Inspector General of Police mandate on Community Policing.
Nigerians who want to escape the unpredictability of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway now have a choice: they can now join a train ride from Iju in Lagos to Ibadan and it is free.
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, made the announcement on Saturday via his Twitter handle.
Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress has ousted Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Senate, according to the official result declared in Lokoja on Saturday night.
Adeyemi will now represent Kogi.
The Returning Officer of the election, Professor Olajide Lawal, said Adeyemi, who represented the district from 2007-2015, polled 88,373 votes to beat Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 62,133 votes.
Ambassador Rufus Aiyenigba of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) came third in the poll with 659 votes and was trailed by John Olabode and Adeyemi Taiwo of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Elements Progressive Party (NEPP who) garnered 262 and 119 votes respectively.
