FORMER CHILD SINGER, TOSIN JEGEDE LOSES MUM.

 

Tosin Jegede, former child singer now education advocate has lost her mum, Mrs. Martha Onyemuchechi Jegede, to the cold hands of death. Mrs Jegede died on Wednesday 11th of July 2012 at a hospital in London,she had been ill for sometime and was diagnosed with a muscle disease. Tosin when describing her mum says- “She genuinely cared about my family, sisters and brothers and she was a good wife to my father. She sacrificed her comforts, for the vision she saw for her children over and over again. She supported my father in every way, always being behind him. Memories of the laughter my parents shared together gave me something to aspire to.”

May her soul rest in peace!

KELLY HANDSOME ABANDONS MUSIC FOR POLITICS?

The news making waves about this Musician turned politician is that the guy is making it real big, and he is loving it! even his recent tweets shows it.

Kelly whose’s twitter page is bearing a wall paper of himself and Governor Rochas, kept his fans updated about his every move on twitter as he  tweeted

”Loving my new CEO look,big contacts, big contracts”.

Continue to see Pictures of his new status.

Despite making a few enemies in the entertainment industry he has appears to have delved into politics. He was spotted in Houston on the 14th of July where he attended the Generation Rochas Youth Empowerment summit which had Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo state in attendance.

It should be recalled that the singer came under criticisms when he openly accused Kennis Music boss, Kenny Ogunbe of defrauding him.He also threw jabs at MI and Terry G who he claimed were copycats.

Well, if entertainment does not pay, Politics definitely must!

At least something must pay, if Maga refuses to……………..lol

 

 

 

 

 

LUTH TO PERFORM FREE SURGERIES, AS PART OF ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

                                      Prof Akin Oshibogun

As part of activities to mark its 50th anniversary, the management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi- Araba, would be offering free health services to the public.

The Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof Akin Oshibogun, who spoke at a press briefing organised by the hospital in Lagos, said the services to be provided would include free cleft lip-palate surgery, cancer surgeries, cataract, dental, optical and cardiovascular treatments for the less privileged from August.

Oshibogun added that for some comprehensive and expensive screening procedures, the hospital would offer a 50 per cent reduction in prices.

He said,”We are trying to play around the number 50 so all our services would revolve around that number. In all our sub-specialities, we would be offering free treatment for 50 persons.

“This is our way of giving back to the society in commemoration of 50 years of providing quality health services to the public.We will screen patients that come in and even though it would be on a first come, first serve basis, it will only be for those who ordinarily cannot afford them.”

Oshibogun also noted that apart from the free treatment, the hospital would be expanding the scope of services to include capsule endoscopy, total hip and knee replacement, small incision cataract surgery, laparoscopic surgery and open heart surgery.

OBASANJO RESIGNS HIS POST AS PDP BOARD OF TRUSTEE CHAIRMAN.

 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has resigned as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees.

The Secretary of the Board, Senator Walid Jubril, confirmed this at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday.

 Jibril said the resignation was accepted at a board meeting in Abuja on Monday night.

Jibril, who spoke with reporters after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting, also said Obasanjo attended the meeting.

He, however, said the board had yet to decide on Obasanjo’s replacement, saying a decision would be taken after the party had ratified its new constitution.

He said, “The BoT did not discuss Obasanjo’s replacement, but accepted his resignation. No one has been nominated or tipped to replace him for now.”

CAUGHT IN THE ACT!!: FASHOLA ARRESTS SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER ON BRT LANE.

 

           Fashola questioning the Military man.

Lagos state Governor Babatunde Fashola , yesterday, arrested two  military officers who drove on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, lane.

The two military officers, who were accosted on the BRT lane at the Outer Marina in Central Lagos, were Colonel K. I. Yusuf, who drove in an Army Green Peugeot 406 with registration Number BO1 – 150 NA and Staff Sergeant Adeomi A.J, who drove in a black Toyota Camry car.

 Realizing that the game was up, Col. Yusuf came down from his car, saluted several times and kept muttering: “I am sorry, very, very sorry” with the governor enquiring why,  a senior military officer, Yusuf, chose to break the law instead of preserving it.

 Ok here is it people, what should the Governor do to these law breakers?where should these offenders be transferred to? Kirikiri, or where, ‘cos i learnt that Lagos is now really strict with traffic offenders, and that driving a one way can land someone just 3 years behind bars!

 

The New penalties for traffic offenders in Lagos State

There is a  bill which the Lagos State House of Assembly is currently trying to pass into law. and if this bill eventually becomes law, Then Lagos stare will be having new set of penalties for traffic offenders. 

The new penalties for traffic offenders are:

1.Riding a motor-cycle against traffic : 1st time offender – N20,000.00 subsequent offender N30,000.00 .

2. Smoking while driving – N20,000.00 fine

3. Failure to give way to traffic on the left at a roundabout – N20,000.00 fine

4. Disobeying traffic control – N20,000.00

5. Riding motor-cycle without crash helmet for rider and passenger – N20, 000: 00 or 3yrs imprisonment

6. Driving without valid driver’s license – Vehicle to be impounded.

7. Driving with fake number plate – N20,000.00 and 6 month imprisonment or both.

8. Driving one way- offender to spend three years in prison with NO OPTION of fine!

 Wow at the last one! driving one way in lagos can now earn someone time behind bars…….so Lagos drivers, sofly sofly oooo………..lol

Nigeria Now Imports Diesel-Fuel From Niger Republic

 

 

Nigeria has begun to import refined diesel fuel from Niger, its northern neighbour, oil market tradersand truck drivers said on Monday. Fuel (gas) stations in the northern city of Katsina on the border with Niger stock diesel imported from Niger’s Soraz refinery in Zinder, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the border with Nigeria.

“We have imported 90 trucks of diesel from Niger in the past four months in three batches of 30 trucks each, Lawal Dahiru Mangal, a fuel market trader in Katsina said…..

“We secured import licence from the (Nigerian) government for the importation of diesel from the Soraz refinery in Niger which we supply fuel stations in Katsina and neighbouring towns”, said Mangal of MD Mangal petroleum company.

 Its so pathetic, that Nigeria, who is the world’s eighth largest oil producer, now relies on fuel imports from some foreign countries to meet domestic demands as its four refineries, with a combined installed capacity of 445,000 barrels per day, are underperforming.

They have been grounded for years due largely to corruption and mismanagement.

It produces about 2.2 million barrels of crude per day which it exports and imports refined fuel.

Niger-refined diesel is cheaper than the one Nigeria imports from other countries, Mangal said.

A litre of Niger-imported diesel sells at 160 naira (one dollar) in Katsina compared to 170 naira it sells in other parts of the country.

“We source diesel from Mangal petroleum which imports its consignment from Niger,” Abddullahi Maikaita, a fuel attendant at a filling station in Katsina said.

In 2000 Nigeria removed its subsidy on diesel.

Last November, Niger opened its first refinery in Zinder following the discovery of oil in Agadem, 700 kilometres east of its capital Niamey with a daily production capacity of 20,000 bpd.