Narrow escape at Lagos State Secretariat

God have been so wonderful to the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Alausa Ikeja.

There have been so much awareness and Information to the residents of Lagos State generally concerning the heavy downpour with storm that may happen this year.

Hoodlums attack fuel attendants, steal N700,000

Hoodlums wielding dangerous weapons, yesterday attacked fuel attendants in Kioyer Filling Station along Ogbemudia road in Oleh community Isoko South local Government area of Delta State and allegedly stole N700,000.

We spend $1.8bn to import fuel every quarter — NNPC

Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, has revealed that an average of $1.8 billion is spent on quarterly basis on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel, into the country.

This was as the corporation also apologized to Nigerians for the lingering scarcity of the product across the country.

In a joint briefing at the presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday, four officials of NNPC in the persons of the Group General Managing, GGM, Public Affairs, Mr. Garba Deen Mohammed, and the Group Executive Directors, GED, Mr Bello Rabiu, (Upstream) Henry Obih (Downstream) and Anibor Kragha (Refineries), assured that long queues at the gas stations   would disappear in days.

Lagos CJ frees 153 Kirikiri prisons inmates

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, on Wednesday released 153 awaiting trial inmates from the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium prisons.

Some freed inmates from the Kirikiri prison,
Lagos, expressing gratitude to the Lagos State Chief Judge,
Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade
on Wednesday. Photo: Lagos Judiciary

Among the pardoned inmates were 79 being tried for capital offences.

Three of the freed inmates had been standing trial for over 15 years.

Bread seller-turned model, Olajumoke goes back to school

Olajumoke, Bread - Seller Turns Model

Bread seller-turned model, Olajumoke Orisaguna has headed back to the classroom. The lovely mother of two whose picture went viral when she stumbled on TY Bello’s set in February this year has reportedly started a programme with Poise Nigeria, a Nigerian etiquette and finishing school run by Mavis Isibor.

Mile 12 Market’ll be relocated in six months – Ambode

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that the Mile 12 Market will be relocated to Imota in six months.

Ambode said this on Tuesday when he inspected the proposed site of the market in Imota.

Aso Rock security operatives lament one-year unpaid allowance

Some security operatives attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, are currently groaning under heavy debts as a result of the stoppage of their special allowance referred to as the Risk Cautious Allowance, The PUNCH has learnt.

Under former President Goodluck Jonathan, all the security agents enjoyed the allowance up until March, 2015, while his administration left those of April and May, 2015, unpaid.