Passengers and FAAN Disagree on Claims that an Abuja-Bound Arik Air Flight almost Crashed

So whom do we believe? Passengers or the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)? Ok here is the gist. Some passengers on board the Abuja-bound Arik Air flight from Lagos claimed it was involved in a near crash yesterday evening at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

 Passengers claimed it was a as a result of “control disorder” from the plane. A claim which has since been debunked by FAAN. The Arik Air flight Number 155 was said to have departed Lagos and was due to arrive Abuja at 6.30p.m., but could not land until about an hour later.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LAGOS SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK

The Social Media Week is built on the belief that we should better

understand how technology is providing new inspiration for how we live,

work and create. In a little over five years Social Media Week has built

a dynamic platform for communities across the globe to discuss how

social media and communication technologies are impacting lives on a

local level. To date 26 cities and over 80,000 people have participated

in SMW.  In 2013 the SMW Lagos Team had the pleasure (and challenge) of

widening the lens to include for the very first time an African city –

Lagos, Nigeria.

Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson to Headline An Evening with Leaders at Lagos Social Media Week

OMOBOLA

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, will be joining a distinguished panel for An Evening with Leaders – a premium event during Social Media Week Lagos 2014. Other members of the panel include Andrew Alli, CEO Africa Finance Corporation, Tomi Davies, CEO

TechnoVision, and Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough is Enough Nigeria.

“We are indeed honored to have the Minister of Communication Technology and our other eminent panelists join the conversation at Social Media Week, and share their thoughts on the role of social media and technology in the growth and development of Nigeria,” says Obi Asika, Chairman, Social Media Week Lagos.

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos Chief Pathologist to Carry Out Autopsy

Professor Obafunwa

The Lagos State Pathologist from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Professor John Obafunwa, would carry out the autopsy, it has been discovered. Obafunwa who was at the crash scene today was said to have come to gather forensics that would aid his autopsy process.

Garland for a super cop; Cp Manko bags prestigious Good security award

LAGOS CP, UMAR MANKO

This year's Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria, CLASFON, national conference turned out to be one of the best in recent times going by the caliber of people that were honored. In fact, the choice of recipients of the awards has so far turned out to be outstanding in view of the glaring achievements recorded by the recipients in their respective endevours. Topping the list are achievers like Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola,former NBA President, Chief Wole Olanipekun, Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Uriel Palti, and Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umaru Manko,amongst others.

SIMON KOLAWOLE Speaks on the Lagos DEPORTATION SAGA

Simon Kolawole Live!: By Simon Kolawole, Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

The Lagos State government policy of relocating rehabilitated destitute persons to their states of origin is generating intense heat. Fourteen of them were recently sent back to Anambra State. Lagos said the rehabilitated persons had sought to be reunited with their families and the state had duly informed the Anambra State government without getting a conclusive response. The rationale behind the policy, if I’m correct, is to decongest Lagos of destitute persons and slums. However, the Nigerian federation is delicately poised and such a policy has more political implications than socio-economic benefits. I just hope things don’t get out of hand, with Anambra threatening to “retaliate”.

EXCLUSIVE: Motorist Kills Pedestrian in Lagos

LAGOS CP, UMAR MANKO

On 26/7/2013 about 1530hrs a Toyota Previa Space Bus with reg. No. AGL 422 AE driven by one Christopher Fapolunda ‘m’ of No.7, Obalenge Street, Ijegun Road, Ikotun, hit a yet to be identified male pedestrian along Ile-Iwe/Egbe Road, Ikotun. Victim was rushed to General Hospital Isolo where he later died. The corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy. The matter is under investigation at Ikotun Division.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Suspect for Abducting 5-Year Pupil

Lagos PRO, Ngozi Braide

On 26/7/2013 about 1735hrs policemen attached to Okokomaiko Division arrested one Basira ‘f’ other name and address yet unknown for allegedly abducting one Destiny ‘m’ 5years old, a pupil of Sulaful Nursery and Primary school, Okokomaiko. The case is under investigation at Okokomaiko Division.

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos Police Arrest Armed Robber, Recover Arms and Ammunition

Lagos PRO, Ngozi Braide

On 26/7/2013 at about 3pm, policemen attached to Okokomaiko Division responded
to a distress call at Eddy Hotel situated along Akuberu Road Okokomaiko and
arrested one Ahmed Akeem ‘m’ of no fixed address with three locally made pistols
 and five cartridges. One Oja ‘m’, Sunny ‘m’ and other members of gang escaped
on sighting the police. Effort is on to track down the fleeing members of the gang.
The case is under investigation at State Criminal Investigation Department Yaba.

EXCLUSIVE: 42 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos and Ogun

THE SUSPECTS WHO WERE PARADED TODAY

No fewer than 42 suspected members of Boko Haram have been arrested from various criminal hideouts in Lagos and Ogun States.  Some of the suspects were alleged to be among those responsible for the killing of soldiers and civilians in Maiduguri.

They were alleged to have migrated to from Borno to the south-western part of the country following the recent clamp down on their activities by the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Yvonne Nelson's Outfit To Her 'House Of Gold' Movie Premiere

Yvonne Nelson wore this beautiful Mai Atafo black gown to the premiere 
of her movie 'House of Gold' at Silverbird cinemas in Lagos.

EXCLUSIVE: Serial Fraudster Dupes 73year old CBN Retiree

THE SERIAL FRAUDSTER, PHILIP ORJI

Operatives of Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested a serial fraudster, 22-year-old Philip Ikechukwu Orji, who specialises in defrauding unsuspected victims through cloned messages from GSM networks.

Although the suspect was said to have successfully carried out previous fraudulent deals, he was picked up by the police inside the banking hall of Keystone bank as he was about to withdraw the N10million paid into a bank account no 2052312003 by the victim.

It was gathered that the suspect clones text messages from different networks to deceive people on the grounds that they are one of the winners of the supposed promos being undertaken by the network providers.

EXCLUSIVE: Uncompleted Building Caves in, Kills Five, Injures 10 in Lagos

The site of the collapse

Barely two weeks after another building collapsed at the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State, yet another one caved in yesterday at Ishaga, Surulere, killing five persons including a 13-year-old bread seller, and left 10 others with varying degrees of injuries.

This is just as the state building control agency said the agency had sealed the structure about three weeks ago because it was structurally deficient , adding that the owner probably broke the seal and continued construction. 

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos Commissioner for Special Duties Chase NEMA Personnel from Collapsed Building Site

WALE AHMED

Drama ensued today at the scene of the building collapse in Ishaga, Surulere, Lagos, which killed five people including a 13year old bread seller, when the commissioner for special duties Wale Ahmed, stormed the scene for an on-the-spot assessment and allegedly asked the personnel of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to leave the rescue operations for the primary responders which are the state Emergency Committee. 

This face- off is coming at the heels of yet another fracas between the Commander RRS,  CSP Akeem Odumosu and NEMA spokesperson, Farinloye, thereby giving the illusion that the agency are not welcome in emergency situations.

POLSCOPE WITH EDDY ODIVWRI: SO WHO KILLED KUDIRAT ABIOLA?

EDDY ODIVWRI

Penultimate Friday, the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos, discharged and acquitted Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, on the grounds that there were no evidences to nail him in the murder of Mrs Kudirat Abiola, wife of late Chief MKO Abiola. It was a truth-plaited judgment  that held many people in stitches, just as it triggered an eerie excitement and jubilation in the camp of those absolved of the crime. The celebrations that greeted the judgement in the camp of Al-Mustpha is better understood, when you recall that just last January, a Lagos High Court had found Mustapha and Lateef Sofolahan guilty of the crime, and pronounced them guilty with the penalty of death by hanging. But that Friday morning, all that changed.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Hopeful on Rescue of Kidnapped Briton

LAGOS POLICE PRO, NGOZI BRAIDE

Following the abduction of a yet-to-be identified Briton, along the Muratala Mohammed Airport Road, Off Oshodi, the Lagos State Police Command, yesterday expressed optimism that he would soon be rescued going by the leads at their disposal.

The Public Relations Officer of the state command, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who spoke to spoke to me on the phone, confirmed the incident but said investigations are ongoing.

She said, “When the information filtered in, the state Commissioner of Police, detailed a crack team of investigators to unravel the incident and rescue the victim from the clutches of his abductors.

As I speak to you now, we are on the matter and I believe that he would soon be rescued but I don’t want to go into details for security reasons so as not to jeopardise the case.”