Fashola inaugurates panel to probe banger fire

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Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has constituted a tribunal to probe the December 26, 2012 fire and explosion at the Giwa and Okoya areas of Lagos Island.

Fashola said on Monday that the inauguration of the panel represented the commitment of his administration to the protection of lives and property of Lagosians.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Sunday Ishola (retd.) is to, among other terms of reference, inquire into the remote and immediate causes of the inferno which occurred when fireworks, allegedly stored in a building at No. 45 Ojo-Giwa Street, Idumota, Lagos, exploded.

The 'Goldie Situation', By Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri

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By Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri, Benin City

About ten years ago I lost a friend in an armed robbery incident. Obviously, the armed robbers were not satisfied with robbing. They needed to make a point by harming someone in the house and my friend's mother was their target. As they swung the axe, my friend, who was the scholar of our class in secondary school, protected his mother with his head… He died. No national award, no postmortem speech from the Governor and, of course, no celebrity burial; he was just another guy, the fact that he took a battle axe to his head for his mother was irrelevant.

How To Get Up And Move On When Your Guy Doesn’t Want To Commit

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Guess what a woman often does if a man is not quite up to her standards? She actually thinks she can turn him into that type of man. Many women feel they can change a man over time. Can you believe in this day and age, there are women who still think this is possible?

Scores of women think they’ve found The One. He is Mr. Right. He has it going on. So here we can ask them, “Why are you waiting to talk to me? If you have met ‘The One,’ then you don’t need advice from me.” Then they shall start telling their stories. I listen, just hoping they’re not going to say those words I truly hate to hear women say: “But I love him. I really want to make this work.” Or, “I think he can change. He just needs someone like me in his life.” Right. Just like you need another hole in your head”.

It Is Now Illegal For Jonathan To Sign 2013 Budget

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With the lapsed deadline of 30 days which President Goodluck Jonathan had as dictated by the Constitution to sign the 2013 Budget into the law, it has now become illegal for the President to do so.

This was the view of legal practitioner, Fred Agbaje, who made this known on our breakfast programme Sunrise Daily while discussing the lingering controversy over the passage of the 2013 Appropriation Bill.

23-Year-Old Man killed In Delta Cult War

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Rival cult groups went on rampage at Okwagbe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, leaving a 23-year old man, Victor Odoye, dead.

The police, however, responded immediately and arrested 10 suspected cultists.

The leader of one of the cult groups, identified by the police as an ex-militant, Solomon, is, however, on the run.

The cause of the clash was not clear, but Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Famous Ajieh, who confirmed Odoye’s death to Vanguard, said the cultists used dangerous weapons.

VIDEO: A Leaked Video Of Gen. Diya Oladipo Crying And Begging For Abacha's Forgiveness

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At 42:00 mins into the video General Diya Oladipo is seen in a video recording shown at the Oputa panel, kneeling and weeping before Gen, Sani Abacha.

Gen. Diya was crossed examined at the Human Rights Violation Commission (HRVIC) on the coup plan 1997 to overthrow Gen. Sanni Abacha, He bluntly denied the fact that he was part of the plan but he admitted he knew about the plan.

He further explained that he was afraid of being killed by the Coup Master Planner if he revealed the plan.

The Leaked Video Of Gen. Diya Oladipo Pleading With Gen. Sanni Abacha - Oputa Panel

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Woman Bites-Off Boyfriend's Tongue On Valentine's Day

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A man got a strange Valentine’s gift’ from his girlfriend when he tried to kiss her after an outing that resulted in an argument, she bit a large part of his tongue off.

Elaine Cook of Skokie and her 47-year-old boyfriend of 10 months got into an argument after returning from a Valentine Day outing. According to Assistant State Attorney Eve Reilly, Cook asked the unidentified man to leave and he put on his shoes and headed for the door.

Okada Man Sent To Jailed For Robbing With Toy Gun

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An Ikeja Magistrate Court, Monday, remanded a 21-year-old Okada rider, who allegedly used a toy gun to dispossess his victim of cash and property valued at N48,000. The defendant, whose name is Akinyemi Gbenga, who was arraigned before Magistrate O. Sule-Hamzat, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery uwillcgossip.com.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Roman Unuigbe, told the court that the defendant committed the said offence on January 24, 2013, at Charity Bus Stop, Oshodi, at about 5a.m. He said the defendant, who is an ‘area boy’, along with others now at large, attacked one Juliet Ibekeme.

Oscar Pistorius may have killed his girlfriend in a fit of rage

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He claimed he mistook his girlfriend for a burglar when he shot her, but South African police has dismissed the claim. They believe the blade runner killed his model girlfriend, 29 year old Reeva Steenkamp, in a fit of rage possibly caused by performance-boosting steroids. 

First steroids were found in his home. Then Reeva was found in her night wear, which means she didn't just enter his home at the time he shot her at 3am Thursday morning. The police found a bloody cricket bat in the bedroom. Reeva's skull had been 'crushed' in the attack according to police. They also found a smashed bathroom door. Plus neighbours claimed they heard argument coming from his home earlier in the evening.

Ex Eagles star Okey Isima dies at 56

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Former Rangers International FC of Enugu and Green Eagles of Nigeria defender, Okey Isima, is dead. The ex footballer turned engineer died in Abuja yesterday Monday February 18th after a brief illness. He was 56.

Okey Isima was a member of the Eagles team that won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Lagos and also played at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

Okey was based in Atlanta Georgia for many years before relocating to Nigeria a few years ago 'to contribute his quota in bringing back the lost glory of Nigerian football'.

He is survived by his wife and four children.

Gunman kills lover, 7 family members in Lagos

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It was a bloody weekend at Igando area of Lagos State, when a suspected kidnapper said to be operating in Delta State, attacked the Lagos home of his girlfriend, killing her and seven others.

Vanguard gathered that the alleged kidnapper, identified simply as Henry, who is currently on the run, stormed the home of his girlfriend known as Sandra, around 10 p.m on Saturday, with an Ak-47 rifle and opened fire on all the occupants of the apartment, leaving Sandra, her elder sister, with two of her elder sister’s children dead.

Sandra’s twin sister and one of her elder sister’s daughter, however, survived.

Two of Sandra's dead sisters are pictured above. See the rest of the story after the Break...

Nigerian Men: Where Has Your Mind Set Gone? ( Hibernated )

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Below is a mail I got this morning from a disillusioned female reader... 
please could you help me ask your male readers why men are so heartless? Don't they have mothers and sisters? How would they feel if someone was to mistreat them? How can a woman give you the best years of her life, and you still dump her like a piece of garbage? My younger sister dated this guy for five years here in the UK and in December 2012 he told her he was going to Nigeria to spend Christmas with his family. She wanted to go with him but he said that there was no need that he would be back in two weeks.

Save yourself from sudden death

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The news of the demise of Nigerian female musician, 30-year-old Susan Harvey (Goldie), is no longer new. What is new, however, is the suddenness, which has left many people wondering what might have led to her death.

What more, being a public figure, Goldie lived virtually all her life before the camera. She appeared healthy enough and her fans had no inkling that she ever had any health issue.

Many reasons — albeit unofficial — has been adduced for her death. For one, an artiste friend of hers, Denrele Edun, who reportedly rushed her to the hospital when she collapsed suddenly upon arrival from the United States where she had attended the Grammy Awards, said she died of pneumonia.

UPDATE: Bomb Blast Under Amuwo-Odofin/Festac Bridge, One Confirmed Dead, One Injured

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UPDATE: A middle-aged businessman, Oladele Pius, was killed when a bomb which was planted under FESTAC/Mile 2 link bridge, Lagos - few metres away from his office - exploded.

According to witnesses, the sand dealer was passing by when the bomb exploded. He died on the spot. It could not yet be ascertained whether he was actually the target of those who planted the bomb or not.

Just In: Bomb blast on FESTAC new Bridge. 1 Dead, Heavy Police Presence around the scene.

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The Nigerian police say the man who died was the leader of a sand dredgers association.

The Police have confirmed the death of one person in an explosion that occurred under the Festac link bridge, linking Festac Town to Amuwo Odofin Housing Estate.

The Area Commander of Area E Festac Command of the Lagos State Police Command, Dan Okoro, confirmed the death in a telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES.

Blood-Stained Cricket Bat Found By Police At Oscar Pistorius’ Home

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The murder case filed against Olympic star Oscar Pistorius by the South African police has taken a new turn as the police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper reported Sunday, following the Valentine’s Day killing of his model girlfriend.

The star Olympian and Paralympian athlete was charged on Friday with the murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead at his luxury Pretoria home, an incident Pistorius has denied was not premeditated as suggested by the police.

Police sources close to the investigation told the independent City Press newspaper that Steenkamp’s skull had been “crushed”.

WASSCE: Osun Suspends Principal, Teachers For Smuggling Names

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Osun state government has suspended the Principal of Community High School, Eripa, Mr. T. A. Afolabi, along with some teachers for allegedly the names of six candidates into the school’s Senior Secondary School certificate examination list.

A news item monitored on Osun State Broadcasting Corporation by our correspondent, on Wednesday, revealed that the authorities were caught unawares by the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laore-Tomori, who paid an unscheduled visit to the school.

Laoye-Tomori, who ordered the suspension of the teachers, said the candidates were not officially registered for the certificate examination.

Pulmonary Embolism: Learn About What Killed Goldie And How To Avoid It

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Its a sad thing we just lost a star and forever will she remain in our hearts. She’s dead but we deserve to know the cause of her death and how to avoid it. This post is to educate everyone on pulmonary embolism which is believed to be the cause of Goldie’s death and how to avoid it.

A Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a blood clot in the lung. The clot usually forms in smaller vessels in the leg, pelvis, arms, or heart, but occasionally the clot can be large. If the pulmonary embolism is large, it may be capable of such a large mismatch, the patient cannot get enough oxygen into the blood and can be become acutely short of breath which may lead to death.

Marginalisation: S/West PDP leaders to meet Jonathan next week

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As ACN accuses PDP of playing ethnic card…

ABUJA—Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the South West Zone of the country have resolved to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan next week over perceived gross marginalisation of the zone in appointments and political recognitions.

This came as Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is exposing its own folly by blaming the glaring marginalisation of the Yoruba by the Jonathan Administration on ACN, saying, “PDP has nothing but total contempt for the Yoruba in particular and Nigerians in general.”