OSINBAJO GRANTS LAGOS GOVERNMENT PERMISSION TO RECONSTRUCT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD FROM OSHODI

 Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted the Lagos State Government, permission to reconstruct the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road from Oshodi which has been in a bad state for some years.

The Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello,  disclosed the latest development in a statement released today. According to the statement, Ambode commends Osinbajo for granting the request of the state government to do the road. He described the action of the acting president as his own 50th birthday gift to the state.

“We are very appreciative of the good gesture of His Excellency, the Acting President for acceding to our request which is not only very timely but a very heartwarming one. Posterity will never forget this genuine developmental action”Ambode said in the statement

Recall that in March this year, Ambode told the state residents at a function that his administration had the money and design for the reconstruction of the road which had become a national disgrace but that the Federal government was however hesitant in giving the state the approval to reconstruct the road. This had at the time caused a friction between him and his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola, who is the current Minister for Power, Works and Housing.

“The road linking Oshodi to the International Airport, you would all agree with me is a national embarrassment. In the spirit of the regeneration and urbanisation that this administration has set out to achieve, we believe strongly that the image that is exhumed by the decadence of that road must be repaired and we took it upon ourselves to appropriate the 2017 budget that the House of Assembly should approve the total reconstruction of the Airport Road from Oshodi to the International Airport.

The State currently has a design of 10 lanes to come from Oshodi to the International Airport with interchange and flyover that would drop you towards the Local Airport. The contractor is already set to go and everything as I said has been completed and we already have the cash, but alas we are having challenges with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. This is a Federal and not a State road. The Federal Ministry of Works believes that they should do the road, but they have not been able to do it all these years past. I just want to appeal to the Federal Ministry of Works, to let go or reimburse us with whatever it is that they are owing us and even if they are not willing to pay us now, we have the money to do it. It is a national disgrace and we would not be part of it. We would like to do it as part of the celebration of Lagos at 50,” Ambode had said then.

In his response, Fashola had said that the delay in granting the request of the state government was because the Memorandum conveying the request of Lagos State which was already before the Federal Executive Council has not reached completion stage.

“The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing Ministry has presented the Memorandum conveying the request of the Lagos State Government to the Federal Executive Council as was done with a similar request by the Kaduna State Government in 2016. Due to the fact that two of the roads also connect Ogun State, the Federal Executive Council could not reach an immediate decision on them because it requested the input of the other State Government affected”.
Osinbajo has granted the permission and the state will now do the reconstruction of the road.

PHOTOS & CCTV FOOTAGE OF THE 4 GUYS ALLEGEDLY KILLED 2 SECURITY MEN IN ABUJA

A Facebook user, Dada Omotosho shared a CCTV footage showing four men breaking into a shop at AYM Shafa filling station, Apo, Abuja. According to him, the four guys killed two security guys attached to the complex and also raided the complex at the early hours of May 29th, 2017.

He wrote; "Circulate till these thieves are arrested, the 4 notorious men killed the 2 security guards at the new AYM Shafa filling station by shoprite Apo, Abuja yesterday 29th May 2017 and raided the ultramodern complex during the wee hour." Watch the video after the cut...

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FINALLY SENATE PASSES BUHARI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION BILL

The Nigerian Senate has approved and passed the Bill on mutual assistance in criminal matters between Nigeria and other foreign states.

The executive bill presented to the senate by President Muhammadu Buhari, provides for the repeat of the money laundering offences, provide protection for employees of various institutions, provide appropriate penalties and other purposes.

After passing the Bill, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said “this Anti-Money Laundering Legislation is a key component of President Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption agenda. This act will facilitate the needed cooperation with other states to prevent individuals from escaping prosecution by fleeing to another country.

Under the passed Bill, the Nigerian government may request that any country where a money launderer is hiding out to aid in the prosecution of such person, or such person may even be prosecuted in accord with the law of the host country. Nigeria would also be able to supply the country with unending support to aid a conviction.

This is the kind of innovation and cooperative anti-corruption scheme that will truly discourage money laundering”

PHOTOS: A PREGNANT WOMAN SET HUSBAND AND HERSELF ABLAZE WEEKS AFTER WEDDING

A pregnant woman on Saturday, May 26, allegedly set her husband and herself ablaze over alleged infidelity at their Sabon Gari residence in Kano, five weeks after their wedding.

It was gathered that the woman accused her husband of infidelity after she overhead a phone conversation between him and an unidentified woman. She snatched the phone with him and threatened to do something bad. Later same night, she poured fuel on an already burning gas cooker which exploded and engulfed her and the husband.

The woman died at the scene of the incident while the husband suffered severe burns. He was rushed to Fortress Hospital at Sarki Yaki and later to another undisclosed hospital where he died yesterday. The remains of the couple had been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary. The couple are from Awka, Anambra State.

Spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, DSP Musa Majiyawho confirmed the incident, said detectives from the command has commenced an investigation.

PHOTO: TWO COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS ARRESTED FOR STABBING A CUSTOMER TO DEATH IN OGUN STATE

Two commercial sex workers in Ogun state have been arrested by the state police command for allegedly killing one of their customers, Adeyinka Olayinka, at the KS Hotel, Ifo yesterday May 30th.

According to a statement by the state police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the commercial sex workers, Kudirat Raji alias Angela and Esther Basiru, stabbed the deceased with a broken bottle during an argument.

The deceased had on the night of the incident, contracted Kudirat to pass the night with him and had agreed on a price to pay her. He however reneged on their agreement and this led to an argument.
“The victim was supervising an ongoing construction work on his property and so he spent the night at the hotel. He contracted Kudirat Raji to pass the night with him on an agreed amount but reneged on their agreement. His refusal to pay the agreed amount led to a hot argument between them. While the argument was going on, Esther Basiru, a friend to Angela broke a bottle and injured the deceased’s friend who was at the scene. Angela used the broken part of the bottle to stab the deceased on the armpit thereby cutting one of his nerves, consequent upon which he bled to death. The manager of the hotel alerted the police at Ifo and the DPO, CSP Anthony Haruna led his men to the scene and arrested the two suspects. The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered the transfer of the case to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discrete investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects.”

UNION CHAIRMAN SHOT DEAD @ APC PRIMARIES IN LAGOS

 Late Rasak Bello

Two persons, including the chairman of Motorcycle riders Union, Shogunle, Oshodi, Lagos State were killed and many injured yesterday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for councilors.

The chairman, Mr Rasak Bello, otherwise known as Hamburger, was alleged to have been shot on his head and died on the way to the hospital.
An eye witness said: “The incident took place at Sogunle Town Hall. They had just finished the process and the winner declared, when some hoodlums invaded the venue in a bus filled with guns and loads of broken bottles.”

The hoodlums shot sporadically and went straight to where Hamburger and his friends and shot into their midst. Immediately they killed him, they dashed back into their bus and zoomed off.
Pockets of violence erupted in Ilupeju, Mushin, Ogudu and other places, where the primaries took place.

Bello went to observe the primaries at Ladipo Sogunle Ward, when he was attacked.
A trader, who identified herself as Peace said: “I came to my shop at Olori Street and suddenly there was pandemonium. I had to quickly lock up my shop. We all scampered for safety as we heard gunshots. We were informed that people were fighting because of a result of the local government election. We heard that gunmen shot commercial motorcycle riders’ chairman called Hamburger in the head. He was rushed to the hospital and died.”

Avisit to the scene witnessed some hoodlums making bonfires on the road. They threatened to avenge the death of Bello.

Another eye witness, Gbemi, said: "He is a very popular person in the community. He single handedly provided street lights for more than 10 streets. He also gave some boreholes."
In another incident, the councillorship primaries in Ilupeju, Mushin and Ogudu were marred with violence.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olarinde Famous –Cole, confirmed the Shogunle mayhem, stressing that only one person was killed.

He, however, could not confirm the identity of the deceased person in the violence at the APC primaries.

PHOTOS OF THE DAY: A NIGERIAN LAWYER WHO IS ALSO A NUN

The nun, Sister Lucy turned a year older today and her family members took to social media to celebrate her..