Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Pictures of the Williams-Sisters' Activities in Lagos...and no, they're not originally Nigerians

The William Sisters being presented  with the emblem of the state by the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola

HURRICANE SANDY: Ocean surge may hit Lagos in 7 days?

Ok...I don't believe Nigeria can suffer any form of hurricane but well...Lagos state said it, so there might be some truth in it.

The Lagos State Government, yesterday alerted residents of a possible ripple effect of the hurricane such as ocean surge on the state’s coastal areas within the next seven days.

PHOTOS: Man Served Jungle Justice For Stealing Ram During Sallah Celebration

 Na wa oh, what length people will go to just to feel 'among'.

Inasmuch as what the man in these pictures has done is totally wrong, I still think jungle justice is very wrong. Criminals should be handed over to the law enforcement agencies and not treated like lesser human beings.
More pictures after the cut

Man detained by Bauchi State Government for attacking Bauchi State on Facebook

A 30-year old civil servant, Abbas Faggo, detained by Bauchi State Government for allegedly posting a Facebook account of alleged monumental corruption in the state, was yesterday arraigned before a magistrate court over alleged injurious falsehood and defamation.

The prosecution accused Faggo of using his mobile telephone number to forward a message on his Facebook profile on September 4, alleging that the state funded the wedding of the state governor’s son, which took place at the Azare area of the state on September 8.

Four policemen collapse at parade in Benin

Na waoh, God will help us in this country. If police men that are supposed to be upholding law and order in the country are collapsing, I wonder what hope we have.

Four policemen yesterday collapsed at the Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin-City, during the pull-out parade of the Edo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Olayinka Balogun.

The policemen were participating in the parade when they slumped.

They were attended to and revived by the medical police personnel.

Serena, Venus Williams arrive Lagos, to visit Fashola today

Williams-Sisters
As part of a planned African Tour, tennis icons, the Williams sisters, Tuesday arrived the shores of Nigeria as they begin a three-day visit to Lagos, from Tuesday October 30 to Friday, November 2.

Allison Attah, wife of former Akwa Ibom governor, is dead

Allison Attah
The wife of the former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Allison Attah has died.

Mrs Attah, originally from Barbados, died in a Lagos hospital at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday after she lost a six-year long battle to a terminal kidney condition that left her depending on regular dialysis.

Third Mainland Bridge re-opens 10 days ahead of schedule

Yey! Finally, after months of closure the Third Mainland Bridge, the longest bridge connecting Lagos Island to the mainland was re-opened on yesterday, Tuesday, earlier than estimated.
 Rehabilitations on the bridge started in July resulting in its partial closure. Reports had been rife that the bridge was oscillating in 2006.

This led to the inspection of the bridge and the eventual rehabilitation and replacement of expansion joints in July.

Thank God. Hopefully, traffic flow from the mainland to the Island will be better. Although, I must confess that it wasn't actually as bad as we all thought it will be during the repairs.

Hurricane Sandy: Images of flooding in Hoboken, NJ, including shots of dozens of taxis submerged in water

Taxis submerged in Flooding, Hoboken, New Jersey