Meet the 2015 Miss Nigeria Contestants (photos)

The pageant is happening today at Oriental Grand Ball. May the best girl win. More pics after the cut..

Traffic gridlock: Ambode reads riot act to Okada, street hawkers, tanker drivers, says days of impunity are over

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders, commercial buses, street hawkers, and petroleum tanker drivers in the state, saying that the state government will no longer tolerate their nefarious activities on the streets and highways which has caused untold hardship for the people of the state in recent times.

Addressing Government House Correspondents shortly after an emergency Security Council Meeting which he chaired yesterday November 6th, Ambode said that it had become evident that traffic crimes and robbery are mostly as a result of the menace of Okada riders and street hawkers, while commercial buses have become lawless and reckless on the road. He said the Council made far reaching decisions at the meeting in line with the commitment of his administration to ensure security of lives and property as well as the enforcing of the Rule of Law.

To this end, he said he has directed the full enforcement of the Lagos Road Traffic Laws, especially as it concerns the restriction of okada and tricycle operations. He reminded that Schedule II of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 restricts Okada, tricycle (Keke Marwa), carts and wheel barrows on some routes including Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Oworonshoki-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos-Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Third Mainland Bridge, Eti-Osa/Lekki –Epe Expressway, Lagos –Badagry Expressway, Funsho Williams Avenue, Agege Motor Road and Eti-Osa/Lekki Coastal Road.

“Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction as stipulated in the law. Henceforth, all commercial vehicles, except Bus Rapid Transport buses, must use only the service lanes in accordance with existing traffic laws. All conductors of Commercial buses must sit down in their buses and keep the doors closed at all times while in motion. It is against the Law for conductors to hang on the bus doors and leave the doors open. Any bus contravention will be met with severe punitive measures. Commercial buses can only drop and pick passengers at officially designated bus stops henceforth. Any illegal and indiscriminate picking and dropping of passengers is against the law. Other road users who break traffic laws will pay a compulsory traffic fine in accordance with the law. Mobile Traffic courts are being introduced to prosecute offenders promptly”.

Regarding the recurring Apapa gridlock, Ambode said the lawless activities of tank farm owners and their tanker drivers in the area will no longer be tolerated. He frowned at the fact that three months after meeting with tank farm and petrol tanker owners, they have been unable to come up with a solution to the gridlock caused by the tankers queuing up on roads and bridges to load petroleum products.

He however said that the state of affairs that has accentuated traffic gridlock in Apapa area and its environs is no longer tolerable to the State Government saying that necessary arrangements have been made with the relevant Regulatory Institutions to sanction defaulting port users - importers, tank farm owners, terminal operators and shipping companies. Governor Ambode said the Security Council decided that all tank farms be given a 90-day grace period to build loading bays for their tank farms, with a caveat that any tank farm that fails to provide a loading bay after the grace period, would be shut down by the state government.

“In addition, tank farms owners must desist from allocating pick-up papers to trucks beyond and above their daily capacity as is the case presently,” he said.

Ambode called on residents in the state to be extra vigilante duringthe remaining two months of the year

“The next hawker could be a robber or terrorist. You are now well-advised. If we all cooperate and decide not to buy, gradually and collectively, the hawkers will not come to the highways and streets anymore. Our roads will definitely become safer. Our security agencies have been directed to increase their presence on the roads and highways to ensure greater safety. Once again, I am committed to a safer, cleaner and more prosperous Lagos; a Lagos that works for all”, he said.

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Omawumi unveils website and BTS photos of new music video ft Angelique Kidjo

Singer Omawumi, has unveiled her new website www.iamomawumi.com along with behind the scenes photos of her new music video which features Grammy Award Winner and African Icon Agelique Kidjo. More photos after the cut...

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Photos: Buhari meets with Julius Berger board of directors

President Buhari received Board of Directors of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc led by Director and Leader of delegation Mr Mutiu Sunmonu at the State house today Nov 6th. Continue to see more photos..
 

Photos: Buhari meets with Julius Berger board of directors

President Buhari received Board of Directors of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc led by Director and Leader of delegation Mr Mutiu Sunmonu at the State house today Nov 6th. Continue to see more photos..
 

Photos: Atiku joins Buhari for Jumat prayer at the state house

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar joined President Buhari for today's Jumat prayers at the state house. Another photo after the cut...

Photo: Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a 7yr old boy

Katanki Kekana,48, of Garafiri village, SA, was today sentenced to 20 years in prison for November 2014 rape of a 7 year-old boy. Source: SA Police Service

More Photos of The Infant Who Miraculously Survived The South Sudan Plane Crash .,

Here are photos of the infant who survived the Wednesday’s plane crash in South Sudan’s capital, Juba in which over 40 people died. 

Achol Deng, a presenter for the South Sudanese state television who was among the first on the scene of the wreckage, said she found the surviving infant near the wreckage lying on the chest of an unconscious man also injured in the crash.When the man, who suffered serious injuries to his arms, head and legs, regained consciousness, he said he used his body to shield the baby as the plane disintegrated.

Deng said she and others helped bring the baby to a hospital for care.The infant - whose age has been given as 13 and 14 months - is now recovering in hospital, doctors say. 

The infant, named Nyalou Deng, survived with a broken leg and a wound to her forehead. Her mother and older sister perished, according to the father, Thong Deng, who flew to Juba from his home in Paloich after hearing of the incident.

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Photos: See how a truck helped another truck from falling in Lagos ........

 This occurred at the Ijora axis of Lagos state this morning...

 

Lagos High Court Dismisses Saraki’s application to stop his CCT trial

A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit by Senate President Bukola Saraki, trying to stop his arrest, prosecution and trial at the Code of Conduct tribunal in Abuja. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba held that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the application. Saraki is standing trial for alleged false asset declaration while he was governor of Kwara state.

Buhari to ministers-designate- Avoid wastage, impunity

President Buhari has charged the minister-designates to avoid wastage and impunity while in office. Buhari gave the charge during the ongoing retreat for the 36 ministers-designate holding at the state house Abuja. The retreat started yesterday November 4th and will end November 6th. See more pics after the cut...


He called on the ministers-designates to be change agents and work as a team to achieve his administration's dream for Nigeria. He also asked them to use the office of his chief of staff as official communication Channel inline with the presidential system of government.