Container crushes 5 to death at Ojota, three hospitalised

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday, when an articulated truck suddenly overturned its container on a Volkswagen commercial bus, popularly called, “Danfo” at Ojota,” along Ikorodu Road, killing at least five passengers and injuring three others who were rescued alive in the process.

According to wailing eyewitness, the tragedy occurred at Ojota Bus Sopt, Ikorodu Road at bout 4:02am when the articulated truck, with registration number AKD 663 KF conveying 40 feet container fell on the Danfo, with registration number FST 944 XR, and trapped the occupants.

‘Let Presidency dialogue with NASS for the interest of the nation’

The Chief Imam of Nupe road Central Mosque, Kaduna, Malam Muhammad Nafi’u, on Friday urged the Presidency and the National Assembly to resolve their differences through dialogue in the interest of the nation.

“The issue of ‘we will not do this and that until that is done’ does not speak well of good governance; let them dialogue and put a human face in addressing their disagreements.

“Governance is a collective responsibility, so they have to dialogue for the country to move forward. “Having differences is normal in democratic setting, so dialogue remain the best option.

Lagos bags award for best state in 2016 Hajj operations

Representative of Lagos State
Governor & Deputy Governor,
Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (middle);
South West Commissioner,
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria,
Imam Fauad Adeyemi (2nd right);
Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing,
Mrs. Aramide Giwanson (right);
Commissioner for Home Affairs,
Dr. Abdul-Lateef Abdul-Hakeem (2nd left);
CEO, Medview Airline Plc.,
Mr. Muneer Bankole (left) and Managing Director,
Africana Home Restaurant Dubai,
Mrs. Khadijat Ebon Bakare (behind)
during the awards presentation to the
Lagos State Government
by the Hajj Commission at the Lagos House,
Ikeja, on Friday, July 7, 2017.

…Gov Ambode Has Made Nigeria Proud- NAHCON

Commissioner Lagos State Government on Friday beat 35 other States to bag the prestigious award for the best performing State in the 2016 Hajj Operations in Nigeria.

The award was one out of the six the State also won for its excellent performance throughout the duration of the 2016 Hajj exercise in Mecca and Medina.

Other awards won by the State include Best State in Coordination of pilgrims airlift, Best State in E-Track Management, Second Best State in pilgrims education and enlightenment programme, Second Best State in Taradudiyyah Exercise, Third Best State in provision of pilgrims accommodation and Third Best State in coordination of pilgrims feeding.

FIFA suspends Sudan for ‘government interference’

FIFA said Friday it had suspended Sudan with immediate effect due to government interference in the Sudan Football Association (SFA).

The decision bans the Sudanese national team from playing international matches and bars the country’s clubs from all continental competitions. Al-Hilal, Al Merreikh and Al-Hilal Obeid won’t be able to participate in Africa’s two top club competitions, the Champions League and the Confederation Cup.

Senator Ashafa commends Ikorodu residents, decries jungle justice

Reported lynchings of suspected members of the Badoo Cult group terrorizing the community hit the airwaves in the past few days.

The Senator representing Lagos East senatorial district, Gbenga Ashafa has, through a press statement released via his social media feeds, decried the rising incidents of jungle justice in the Ikorodu area.

Reported lynchings of suspected members of the Badoo Cult group terrorizing the community hit the airwaves in the past few days, with some of the victims identified as innocent law-abiding members of the society.

In the statement, Senator Ashafa commended the people of Ikorodu for resisting the existence of the group within their community.

‘Only traditional medicine can cure President Buhari’ - NANTMP

The association of traditional medicine practitioners says they have the panacea to President Muhammadu Buhari’s ailment.

Members of the National Association of the Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners [NANTMP], has urged the Presidency to, as a matter of urgency, bring back President Muhammadu Buhari from the United Kingdom as they have all it takes to heal him. 

According to the Patron of the body, Dr. Adesunmiboye Fawawo, whatever ailment the President is battling with can only be cured by traditional medicine if only the Presidency consults them.

UNIOSUN students in violent protests over disappearance of their colleagues

The streets of Olaiya in Osogbo and others were on Wednesday flooded by students of the Osun State University who are protesting over the constant disappearance of their colleagues.

Reports say undergraduates of the University are burning things and vandalising properties following the recent disappearance of a 400 level student of Microbiology Department whose lifeless body was found days later.

Sources say the undergraduate was called out by a neighbour, Sakariyau Abdulrofiu, 10 days ago only for his corpse to be found at the back of an Alfa’s house.