Disaster Averted as NNPC Ruptured Pipeline Floods Neighbourhood

What could have been a huge disaster was yesterday averted, when a ruptured Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline spilled loads of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on the streets of Ijegun Imore behind Navy Town Statelite Town, Lagos.

Over 150 residential buildings were saved from the risk of fire disaster, after immediate repairs on the pipelines were carried out by two teams of NNPC personnel who were deployed to the area. 

Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-west zone, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said it would have been a huge disaster if the residents had gone to scoop the spilt fuel.

Move Over Kim! Kelly Rowland to Perform at Darey Art Alade’s 2nd Edition of Love Like a Movie

After much speculation, multiple award winning American singer and actress Kelly Rowland, has been unveiled as the surprise act performing at the second edition of Darey Art Alade’s critically acclaimed music concert, Love Like a Movie: The Love Roller Coaster

The popular Grammy Award winning artiste and former member of the best selling female R N' B group of all time, Destiny’s Child, will electrify the stage accompanied by her world famous dancers.

DELE MOMODU: A Tale of Three Parties

The Pendulum By Dele Momodu, Email: Dele.momodu@thisdaylive.com

Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to share my views with you on why it is easy for bad politicians and incompetent leaders to thrive in Nigeria. I will also attempt to challenge us all on what is required to bring about the desired change we all seem to crave.

Thanks to Channels Television and Ebony Life TV, I was able to watch the Genvoices’ conference on my screen last Saturday. Let me commend the organisers for a great job. The organisation was superb. The quality of participants was awesome. I enjoyed Tonye Cole, Oby Ezekwesili, Ohimai Godwin-Amaize, Baba Christopher Kolade, Mo Abudu, Omotola Jalade, and others, not in any particular order. The powerful contributions rekindled my hope in the abilities of Nigerians to dissect our gargantuan problems and provide gigantic solutions.

NDLEA Nabs Student with Drugs at Lagos Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has  arrested a 20-year-old undergraduate at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for importing 1.745 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis popularly called hemp.

Emergency Workers Rescues Seven From Capsized Boat

A combined team of emergency and rescue workers drawn from different agencies in Lagos State on Friday rescued three persons including a baby and the mother from a capsized boat. This is just as further rescue operation is ongoing to recover the bodies of three other persons, including one Raheem Taiwo Ishola, who were alleged to be in the capsized boat too.

The incident which happened at Ogogoro village, Boulos, Navy Town, Apapa, Lagos, had rescue workers drawn from the  National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigerian Navy Special Boat Services (SBS), National Inland Waterways Agency (NIWA) and the Police Disaster Response Unit.

Guess Who Flies Again? Its Dana Air

Dana Airline

Guess who is back to the air space? its none other than Dana Airways which was grounded three months for technical and safety reasons by the aviation authorities. A statement from the airline said  following the successful outcome of the operational audit of Dana Air by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the airline is set to recommence full commercial flight operations today.

Announcing the resumption of flight operations in Lagos, the Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager, Mr. Yvan Drewinsky, said the lifting of the suspension order is a testament that Dana Air adheres strictly to prescribed safety standards as dictated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.

Whoopee!!! Super Eagles Beat Morocco 4-3 to Qualify for Semi Finals

Super Eagles

After a guelling match today in Cape Town, South Africa, Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat the Atlas Lions of Morocco  to a 4-3 win in the quarter final match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The win qualifies them for the forthcoming semi finals. Up Naija!!!!!!!

Resign by Force or Force: FG Queries Sanusi over Donations

 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

According to recent reports, the Federal Government has issued a query to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, demanding an explanation for some of the donations the CBN has made under his watch to some universities and organisations.

Jonathan Promotes 7 Deputy Controllers of Immigration

Days and weeks after the promotion of some police officers and personnel of the armed forces respectively, President Goodluck Jonathan toady approved the elevation of seven officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to the rank of Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCG).

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Chukwuemeka Obua, the Public Relations Officer of the service. The statement said the newly appointed DCGs include Malgwi Yasika, Olaitan Olasunkami and Adike John. The others are Ifeadi Udochukwu, Abeshi Kure, Babandede Mohammed and Oredipe Gbenga.

Another Bestality from an Expatriate: Throws Construction Worker from 4th Floor

We really need to get our acts together cos it beats me how a foreigner can come into our own country and lord it over the citizens. Barely weeks after a Lebanese kicked a female worker in Lagos, making her loose her pregnancy, another expatriate, one Abdulateef today threw down a construction worker from the 4th floor of an ongoing construction of a ultra-modern state secretariat in Enugu, over disagreement on how the work should be carried out.