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Gov. Ambode inspects ongoing projects across the state as Bus Reform Project kicks off in March with 820 buses Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said plans have been firmed up to roll out the Bus Reform Project of the State Government in March with 820 high and medium capacity buses, saying that the initiative would redefine public transportation and make the State to be globally competitive. The Governor, who said this during an extensive inspection tour of ongoing projects across the State which lasted from morning till late in the night, said the initiative was basically designed to inject 5,000 buses, modern terminals, facilitate ease of mobility for residents and also rev up Lagos economy, among others. While inspecting the assembling plant at Awoyaya in Ibeju Lekki area of the State which is also serving as the temporary holding bay for 500 out of the 820 buses, Governor Ambode expressed optimism that the buses would be rolled out after th

This according to the bank is part of its continuous culture of giving back and rewarding its loyal customers. This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday by the Regional Manager of the bank (Abuja), Vanessa Mordi, during its campaign in Lugbe market. According to her, “In the last four years, over 6,000 customers have been rewarded under the Fidelity Personal Savings Scheme (FPSS), and over N2.6 billion has been given back to our customers across the country. “For us in Fidelity, we believe in giving back to the society. Lugbe is a place where we have a base. This has crystallized to the setting today for which three winners have emerged. It is something that we will continue to do from time to time to keep our customers and us close together. “We want to reach out to our customers and find out what their needs are and what we can do to meet it.” She further added, “If the GDP of our country has to change, we cannot do without Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac as the first shipment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrives in the country, at Villamor Air Base, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo By Karen Lema Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday people who have not taken COVID-19 shots will be arrested if they disobeyed stay-at-home orders as infections hit a three-month high. Duterte in an televised address to the nation said he was asking community leaders to look for unvaccinated people and make sure they were confined to their homes. "If he refuses, if he goes out his house and goes around the community, he can be restrained. If he refuses, the captain is empowered now to arrest recalcitrant persons," Duterte said. Daily coronavirus infections in the Philippines hit the highest since Sept. 26 at 17,220 cases on Thursday, the health ministry said, including those caused b

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are interrogating a South Africa-based evangelist over 165kgs of narcotics drugs seized at Apapa Seaport, Lagos.

One Adesanya Tobi, 26, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with breaking into a shop and stealing 44 pieces of cow skin popularly called `kpomo’, valued N80,000.

A 12-year-old girl in Mississippi had a rare bonding experience with her new baby brother - delivering him herself. Jacee Dellapena was upset during her mother's labour because, she said, she was too short to see her brother born. So the doctor suggested she suit up and take part - delivering her baby brother under the doctor's supervision, and even cutting the umbilical cord. She later told US media: "I was nervous I was going to mess up... but it was the best moment of my life." "I started crying because I thought I wasn't going to get to see him be born, because I was too short," Jacee told WBTV. "He let me actually push down and pull the baby out... I was like, wow, like I've played fake doctor before, but this is, like, the real thing, this is is the real deal," she said. Cayson Carraway was born safely at 7lb 6oz (3.3kg). Mother Dede Carraway said the emotions on her teenage daughter's face br

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Victoria Ojeme, There was mild drama at the Medanta Hospital, New Delhi, India, yesterday, as leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, refused to be treated by those he described as unknown doctors deployed to treat them, saying they were different from those engaged for their treatment before they departed Nigeria. El-Zakzaky El-Zakzaky, who spoke through an audio recording, also alleged that the condition at the Indian hospital he was taken to was worse than Kirikiri prisons. The Shi’ites leader and his wife arrived in India last Tuesday for treatment, following the ruling of Kaduna State High Court. This is even as his group, IMN, yesterday called on the Federal Government to allow the personal doctors of the El-Zakzakys to take over their medical care. In the audio recording, El-Zakzaky accused the Federal Government of frustrating his medical treatment in India. Laments situation at an

By U. D. Okechukwu Pierce Mgboke is a Nolywood actor. In KIRIKIRI town, he is popularly known as ‘Sensei’ & ‘Pierce shawarma’ because he was very good in martial art and making tall-yummy-finger-licking Shawarma. He has featured in many movies and he is presently one of the cast for the trending 2023 movie on Netflix titled- Shanty town. If you have watched the movie, you will see one part where RMD was talking to one actress and touching her b@@bs. It was oga sensei that was tapping her a$$ from behind and he undressed her. Oga Sensei was the person behind the girl removing the dress for RMD to squeeze B@@by. Hahahahahahahahah! To watch the video click the link below. (Thank me later.. bad boys and girls). https://youtu.be/Tlv1m6k2p40 Okay! If you haven’t clicked the link yet, Who else remembers Pierce shawarma? He was at Umunede (former name for that Prison plaza at the bustop) before he moved to Cardoso street. He was the first person to make shawarma in KIRIKIRI town. Kudos to

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded one 87-year-old woman, Maria Agbomabiwon, in prison custody for dealing in 10.3 kg of Marijuana. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency dragged the accused, who resides at No. 9, Osunba Street, Oto-Awori, Ijaniki, Lagos, to the court, presided over by Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari. Also, another 56-year-old woman, Anya Nneoma, pleaded guilty before the same court for trafficking 5 kg of the restricted narcotics. Both women are facing separate charges of one count each, bordering on drug trafficking. Agbomabiwon and Nneoma were charged with unlawful dealing in the prohibited substances, contrary to the provisions of Sections 11(c) of NDLEA Act, Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation, 2004. Following their pleas, the Prosecutor, Mr Aliyu Abubakar, urged the court to remand the duo in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, pending a review of the facts of the case. Consequently, the judge ordered that the two women be remanded in prison custody unt