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Governor Okorocha of Imo state unveils the statue of Pres. #Buhari
source : https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/22/governor-okorocha-of-imo-state-unveils-the-statue-of-pres-buhari/

Eyes Of Lagos reports gathered that Governor Okorocha of Imo state unveils the statue of President #Buhari, see photo of the statue below

Kano Airport New Terminal 90 Percent Ready – Minister
source: https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/22/kano-airport-new-terminal-90-percent-ready-minister/

As part of the ongoing commissioning of projects as the first term of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration comes to an end, the Minister of State, (Aviation), Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, Sen. Hadi Sirika had revealed that the new airport terminal at the Aminu Kano international airport is 90 percent completed. Speaking at the Commissioning of some projects at the airport, the minister said “This is the first time that Kano has seen this significant progress and perhaps before the end of the year we will finish the international terminal and as you can see that currently, we are just doing the apron where the airplane will taxi and park and when that is done we will be able to deliver that project. So the project is 90 percent completed and we would want to score the 100 percent because the contractor is on site, money is provided, if government will extend to July, it will be possible for us to achieve the 100 percent just like we did for Port Harcourt and Abuja.” He further noted that “Kano is part of 157 projects initiated and undertaken by the government in aviation sector between 2015 and 2019. “Out of these 157 projects, 134 have been completed 100 percent. Some of them were inherited projects that we finished and most of them were new projects that we started and completed by the grace of God 100 percent. ” The remaining balance are in excess or most of them are in excess of 50 per cent and very few of them below 50 per cent completion. “We are in Kano because in Kano, we have done a lot. Few of them for example under NiMet, we have commissioned the regional office which will serve the seven north western states. “Under AIB, we have also commissioned the office which will also serve this zone and I think AIB has four offices in Lagos, Enugu, Abuja and Kano and we have commissioned that of Kano. ” Also, on the part of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), we have commissioned the DVOR which is the Doppler Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range equipment and the Instrument Landing System equipment and the radios for communication. These things that we do in aviation most of them are not things that the passenger or traveling public can notice and see because there are remote away from sight but they make aviation very safe and secure and also in addition very precise. They intended to bring down airplanes safely and also take them up to their various destinations. This is part of what we do that passengers don’t see. “So, more than 90 percent of what we do are off the eyes of the people. Aviation is not about terminal building, it is about quite a number of things that are working together. Terminal building itself is of significant importance because it creates the atmosphere and the ambience to drag towards us the people who would be flown all over the place. In that way it makes our jobs worth it and also it makes us improve upon our services and then our revenue generation.” Also speaking, the managing director of FAAN, Capt.Rabiu Yadudu said “we are going to commission all the completed projects that have been undertaken in the last four years. A lot have been commissioned along the line but on this day, we said we should complete it. Other projects commissioned include the Genre Aviation Terminal, (GAT) in Makia, Kano; Fire and Rescue Station, General Aviation Terminal, Abuja Airport; Independent Power Plant, Abuja Airport; Domestic Terminal D, Abuja Airport; and the Accident Rescue Centre at the Abuja airport.

Libya to deport another 131 Nigerians
source: https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/22/libya-to-deport-another-131-nigerians/

Another batch of 131 Nigerians would be deported into the country on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from the North African country – Libya.

The impending returnees, consisting of males, females and toddlers are expected to land in the country at 9pm on Wednesday through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, A source close to one of the security agencies at the Lagos Airport, confided in our correspondent that a chartered aircraft, a Boeing 787-800, belonging to Buraq Airlines with the registration number 5ADMG would return the deportees to Nigeria.

The Nigerians are being deported from the war-torn North African country for illegally entering and residing in Libya.


The stranded Nigerians would be assisted back to the country through the humanitarian efforts of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and special funding from European Union (EU) for reintegration process for the voluntary returnees after their futile attempts cross over to Europe through Libya.

The source told our correspondent that all the security agencies at the Lagos Airport had been notified of the impending return of the Nigerians.

Some of the security agencies included – the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Aviation Security (AVSEC), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Police, Department of Security Service (DSS) and several others.

Besides, it is expected that officials of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) would receive the deportees on arrival in Nigeria.

It would be recalled that the exercise has been ongoing since 2017 with the 66th flights performed late last month.

As at the last time, over 13, 000 Nigerians have been returned to the country through the exercise.

Most of the returnees had planned to use Libya as a departing point to Europe, but were later stranded in the North African country.

LG Boss Survive As 3 Others Die In Wukari-Jalingo Road Accident
source: https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/22/lg-boss-survive-as-3-others-die-in-wukari-jalingo-road-accident/

At least three people reported to have died while three others sustain degree of injuries as chairman Donga Local Government Council of Taraba state Hon. Nashuka Pyeven survived in a motor accident. Nashuka, the local government boss was coming from Donga, his local government headquarters where he went to calm uprising between Tiv and Jukuns of his local government, he was heading to Jalingo Taraba state capital, Speaking with Eyes Of Lagos in Jalingo, Hon. Nashuka who looks strong said the accident was a head to head collusion with his official Hilux and a vehicle that was coming from Jalingo, he said three people died in the accident. The chairman also reveal that the accident occurred immediately after Mutum-Biu, a semi town along Wukari Jalingo high way, he said his driver had a fracture on his leg was admitted in a Hospital while both the bodies of the deceased and those who were injured were taken to the Mutum-Biu Hospital. Eyes Of Lagos gathered that the vehicle that had head to head collusion with the chairman’s official vehicle got damaged beyond repairs meanwhile a toll Van has already been mobilized to evacuate the official Hilux of the chairman to Jalingo, it also got damaged in the accident process.

Check out Yemi alade new gigantic hairstyle
Source : https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/21/check-out-yemi-alade-new-gigantic-hairstyle/

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Yemi alade looking so beautiful with her new gigantic hairstyle

FG Rakes In N393.7bn From VAT In 4 Months
Source: https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/20/fg-rakes-in-n393-7bn-from-vat-in-4-months/

In the first four months of this year, the federal government generated the sum of N393.799billion from Value Added Tax (VAT), Eyes Of Lagos can authoritatively report. The amount, however. showed that the government did not meet the targeted revenue for the period by N128.670billion. Official data released by the government at the weekend indicated a deficit of N128.670billion of the amount budgeted for each of the months and the actual collection from January to April 2019. A breakdown of the VAT pool account showed that N100.759billion was realised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in January while the sum of N104.468billion was posted as VAT revenue for February. The VAT income reported by the revenue agencies took a bearish form from its peak in February, resulting in the actual collection of N96.389billion and N92.181billion in March and April 2019 respectively. According to the Planning, Research and Statistics Department of FIRS, non-import (local) VAT collection for March amounted to N72.688billion. The details revealed that Lagos State topped the VAT collection chart with N44.168billion while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja raked in N16.973billion. Oyo State had the second largest rate of non-import VAT collection of N2.144billion, followed by Kano and Rivers States which posted N1.180billion and N1.666billion correspondingly. Zamfara State recorded the lowest VAT collection in March as it contributed N2.834million into the VAT pool account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The state, however, received the sum of N927.270million for the same. In February, Zamfara got N969.372million as revenue from VAT distribution from the Federation Account. Meanwhile, the federal government through the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has deducted the sum of N770.424million from 11 states for the repayment of the bailout funds, they got between 2015 and 2017 to repay workers’ salaries. The states and the amount deducted from their accounts are; Benue N139.538million, Cross River N38.551million, Ebonyi N30.761million, Gombe N53.983million, Kogi N89.972million, Nasarawa N39.238million, Ogun 115.776million, Ondo N47.177million, Osun N82.028 million, Oyo N83.688million, and Sokoto N35.989million. The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had given the sum of N1.75 trillion to the states as extra-statutory allocation known as bailout, according to data released by BudgIT, a research organisation. The loan which is to be repaid at nine per cent interest rate was to enable the states clear salary arrears at the time they were facing fiscal strains to meet their obligations to their workers. …Spends N37.543bn on foreign loans Similarly, all the 36 states of the federation, the federal government, and the FCT spent a total of N37.543billion on foreign loan servicing in March 2019. The chunk part of the money, N34.543billion, was paid by the federal government while all the states and the FCT jointly paid N3.175billion to service their foreign loans.

IN KETU: Blackout Imminent As Storm Destroys Electricity Poles, Houses
source: https://eyesoflagos.com/2019/05/20/in-ketu-blackout-imminent-as-storm-destroys-electricity-poles-houses/

Residents of Ketu, Lagos Mainland, may be faced with power outage for an unpredictable period of time following the storm witnessed in the state on Monday, 20 May, 2019.

Photographs made available to Eyes Of Lagos showed the level of devastation the downpour visited on the Ketu community.


Roofs of houses were peeled out while some houses also collapsed.

In other parts of the state, the roads were completely flooded causing traffic gridlock as motorists attempted to wade through.





Traffic management and emergency response officers are making efforts around the state to contain the situation, attending to emergencies. �

PRESIDENT BUHARI’S DESPERATION TO WIN CAUSED ELECTION POSTPONEMENT - CUPP
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2019/02/president-buharis-desperation-to-win.html

The Coalition of United Political Parties has claimed that the desperation of President Muhammadu Buhari and his men to win the presidential election, by all means, was responsible for the last minute postponement of the election.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, The coalition’s spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, made the allegation in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday morning.

He said, “In their bid to once again foist an unpopular government on Nigerians, they threw caution to the winds and started setting electoral materials on fire in states that are well known to be strongholds of opposition.

“These acts of sabotage, no doubt, ruined the preparations of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the elections.

“We have raised the alarm many times that agents of the government were working hard to ensure that elections are not held or are declared inconclusive in areas they know that the All Progressives Congress will never win. We have been vindicated.

We blame the international embarrassment this last minute postponement has caused the nation on the President, the desperate leaders of his party, APC, and the nation’s security agencies who failed woefully in their duties to protect electoral materials and INEC offices from attacks by these enemies of the nation.”

Ugochinyere added that with the postponement, “President Buhari’s judgement day with the people has just been shifted.”

He, however, said the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, displayed courage by shifting the election.

He said the postponement averted what he could have resulted to “national bloodshed because we are aware that APC wanted to proceed with election after compromising distribution and destroying materials in over 15 states.”

I PLAN TO USE STOLEN PANTS FOR RITUAL, SUSPECT CONFESSES IN EJIGBO
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2019/02/i-plan-to-use-stolen-pants-for-ritual.html

One of the two suspects who were caught with stolen panties belonging to a woman in Ejigbo community, Lagos Mainland, has confessed to intending to use them for rituals.
The two bus conductors, Peter Ayodele and Chibuzor David were arraigned in Lagos on Tuesday, February 11, 2019, for allegedly stealing three undergarments belonging to a housewife.
Ayodele, a resident of Oshodi; and David, who lives in Ejigbo, Lagos Mainland, were charged with two counts of conspiracy and stealing before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
While Ayodele pleaded guilty to the offences, David pleaded not guilty.
Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, During the hearing, the Magistrate, Mrs. M.O. Tanimola, ordered that Ayodele be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons pending review of the facts of the case and sentencing; while David was granted N80,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Aondohemba Koti, had told the court that the accused on February 6 at Idi-Oro, Mushin, stole three underwear belonging to one Mrs. Kehinde Oladimeji, with intent to use them for ritual.
“The defendants unlawfully entered the complainant’s house in the night while she was sleeping and stole three of her panties. But luck ran out against them as they were caught by a team of policemen on patrol.

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STABILITY RETURNS AFTER COMPLETION OF REPAIR WORKS ON AGEGE RAIL TRACK
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2019/01/stability-returns-after-completion-of.html

Following the recent derailment of a passenger train along Ashade ram market in Agege community, Lagos Mainland, Eyes Of Lagos can report that normalcy has returned to the area after the completion of repair work on the rail track.
In addition, train services have resumed in earnest with residents already using the service to access their various destinations.
Recall that the accident occurred at about 7:00am last Thursday when two coaches on the train coming from Ijoko, Ogun State and heading to Ebute Metta in Lagos State skidded off its track at Ashade ram market in Agege, Lagos Mainland, leaving residents and bystanders in shock.
Due to the development, a combined team of rescue officers and the men of the Lagos State Public Works swung into action cordoning off the area, to pave way for immediate repair of the rail track at Mangoro Ashade.


At the time of the accident, scores of passengers using the train were feared injured with residents and bystanders rushing to their aid before the arrival of rescue and emergency service providers.

Naira Gains Marginally Against Dollar At Parallel Market
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2019/01/naira-gains-marginally-against-dollar.html

The Naira, on Monday, gained 50 kobo against the dollar to close at N360. The Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N462 and 411, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment, the dollar was sold at N360, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N462 and N411, respectively. Trading at the investors’ window saw the naira closing at N364.3 as market turnover stood at 148.67 million dollars. The Eyes Of Lagos reports that CBN has continued to inject liquidity at the foreign exchange market in defense of the naira.

NIGERIAN FUJI SINGER, PASUMA VISITS MUSHIN COMMUNITY
Source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/11/popular-nigerian-fuji-singer-pasuma.html?m=1

Popular fuji turn hip hop singer, Alhaji Wasiu Odetola aka Pasuma Wonder was the cynosure of all eyes yesterday, Wednesday, November 21, 2018, as he stormed Mushin community in company of his friends, fans and relatives.

The singer who is celebrating his 51st birthday visited his Alma Mata, Muslim Mission Primary School, Mushin, to commission the ten block of classrooms recently renovated by the Pasuma Fans Club in the community.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, The commissioning was witnessed by popular figures in Mushin community including government functionaries and followers of the singer.

Speaking at the event, Pasuma urged the school kids to set their hearts towards achieving their set goals while urging them to pay keen attention to their studies.

“I was once like you people because I started from this school. My music career started here and I will always remember having the school as part of my foundation years.

“I usually sing in the school with my friends during breaks and I can never forget the impact the school had in my life,” he said.

He however promised to continue to give back to the school adding that the renovation of the classrooms is only part of the grand plans he has for the community school.

See some photos from the commissioning below.

₦30,000 MINIMUM WAGE: BUHARI, GOVERNORS’ MEETING ENDS IN DEADLOCK
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/11/30000-minimum-wage-buhari-governors.html

A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Governor’s Forum to resolve the raging dispute over the proposed N30,000 National Minimum Wage ended in a deadlock on Monday in Abuja.

The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa.

The Chairman of the NGF, and Governor of Zamfara State, Mr Abdulazeez Yari, led a smaller team of governors to the meeting to speak for the Forum.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, Those at the meeting included Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode; Kebbi State Governor, Mr Atiku Bagudu; and the Enugu State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, was also at the meeting.

Recall that the majority of the 36 state governors had maintained that they could only afford to pay N22,500 as the NMW.

They had also stated that the other options were for them to reduce their workforce or the Federal Government would have to review the revenue sharing formula to make more money available to the states.

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, is one of the key proponents of a revenue formula review.

Signs of a deadlock at the meeting was noticed when the governors emerged wearing long faces and refused to formally address State House correspondents.

One after another, Yari and his colleagues declined to talk.

Similarly, the President’s Media Office, which earlier promised to brief reporters on the outcome of the meeting, also kept mum after the meeting.

As of the time of filing this report, the media office had yet to respond to any inquiries.

However, findings indicated that pressure was put on the governors to move up to N24,000, a middle course the federal government was said to be disposed to as the NMW.

SEE WHY AWAWA BOYS RETURNED TO AGEGE COMMUNITY
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/11/see-why-awawa-boys-returned-to-agege.html

According to Eyes Of Lagos’s exclusive report on the return of the notorious youth populated gang known as Awawa Boys to Agege community and the eventual arrest of about 40 suspects by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, recent developments have showed the real reasons why the gang returned unhindered.
Some residents noted that the community is no longer secured as the gang members now operate with reckless abandon and the Police operatives cannot contain the excesses of the gang.
According to Eyes Of Lagos sources, the Awawa Boys operated freely in the community as a result of the recent changes in the operations of the officers attached to the newly reformed Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps (LNSC).
Commenting on the development, a top source of the LNSC said the Awawa Boys grew stronger about five months ago when the LNSC team were curtailed from operations. “Agege had known peace and calmness before the changes made to the operations of the LNSC. Before that time, the team usually embarks on monitoring and intense patrol raiding the black spots with great success,” the source said.
“It was until a mandate surfaced from the Area Command to suspend any form of operation in the community. This mandate crippled the activities of LNSC, making the officers helpless as any form of operation carried out will be termed illegal.
“The LNSC is the closest to the community and has detailed information on any street urchin including their family house if any. The gang members have nowhere to hide because they live in the neighbourhood,” the source added.
Also speaking on the development, another official of the LNSC said the “Police cannot handle those boys. The Police have arrested them several times and they get bailed in the end. By so doing, they are used to the Police system of operation and often brag about it.”
Meanwhile, Eyes Of Lagos learnt that some community leaders in Agege community have commenced moves to find a lasting solution to the activities of the dreaded Awawa Boys in the community.
Recall that Eyes Of Lagos reported how the Awawa Boys robbed unsuspecting residents disposing them of their valuables in Agege community. At the time, sources said the gang also vanldalised properties of some traders around major markets in the axis.

N5.8 BILLION SCANDAL: PDP ASKS YEMI OSINBAJO TO MAKE REFUNDS
source; http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/11/n58-billion-scandal-pdp-asks-yemi.html

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as a preacher, should “search his soul, seek forgiveness and make restitution for entangling himself in corruption and sharp practices, instead of his lame effort at concealment in the N5.8 billion Northeast Intervention Fund scandal.”
Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, The party in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was heart-rending that Prof. Osinbajo, despite his sanctimonious posturing, is being fingered in the frittering of the N5.8 billion meant for the purchase of food and general welfare of suffering Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northeast.
“Prof. Osinbajo should know that he has come to the end of the road and that Nigerians have completely lost faith in him, since the House of Representatives exposed his complicity in this unpardonable debauchery against weak and vulnerable citizens.
“Instead of asking for forgiveness and making restitutions, Prof. Osinbajo is busy trying to divert attention from the reeking corruption of the Buhari administration, while bandying figures in an attempt to distance himself from the failures of this administration.
“Is it not revealing of the arrogance of this administration that Prof. Osinbajo, even in the face of indictment by the House of Representatives, still conjures the temerity to confront Nigerians and try to wave off this corrupt act?
“We ask: how can Prof. Osinbajo find inner peace when all the six states of the northeast reported that they never received the emergency intervention for food security?
“From the probe, which exposed how the Vice President, then as Acting President, in 2017, drew N5.8 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation, without the appropriation of the National Assembly, only to superintend over the purported spending as the Chairman of Board of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), it is clear that it was never in the interest of the suffering and displaced masses.
“The PDP therefore expects Prof. Osinbajo to end his grandstanding, show remorse and make restitutions for this debauchery against humanity,” the PDP said.

MUST READ : FATHER RAPED TEENAGE DAUGHTER FOR 6 YEARS, LASG REPORT SHOWS
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/11/must-read-father-raped-teenage-daughter.html

Onlookers were left stunned during a court hearing yesterday, Thursday, November 15, 2018, when a medical practitioner, Elizabeth Olatunji, narrated to the Lagos State Special Offences Court how a 51-year-old electrician, Folorunsho Oluwaseun, sexually assaulted his 17-year-old daughter for over six years.
The suspect, Oluwaseun is standing trial before Justice Sybil Nwaka on charges of defilement and sexual assault.
According to Eyes Of Lagos reports gathered, Oluwaseun allegedly committed the offence at his No. 40 Popoola Street, Offin residence in the Ikorodu, Lagos Mainland.
During the hearing, the prosecutor, B. T. Boye, and the medical personnel who works at the Department of Family Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, said the forensic examination conducted on the victim indicated a long and repeated penile penetration, which lasted for six years.
Olatunji, who also works at the Mirabel Centre, where rape victims in the state are referred to, noted that the medical examination showed that the victim sustained an injury to her private parts, adding that the defendant also assaulted the victim’s sister.
“The main finding was on the hymen. There was a transition on the hymen. The victim told me that she was angry. She said her father was not only sexually assaulting her; he was also assaulting her younger sister. She said her father began to sleep with her not long after her mother left them.
“The girl also said that when the matter persisted, she reported to her grandmother but the grandmother ignored her and only said that there was no cause for alarm as long as her father did not get them pregnant,” the medical doctor told the court.
Meanwhile, during cross-examination by the defence counsel, Worer Obuagbaka, Olatunji insisted that the victim told her that it was her father who assaulted her, adding that the medical test conducted showed that there was penile penetration, which caused injuries to the victim’s hymen.
Obuagbaka, however, urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him prepare his client and present his witnesses.
The case was then adjourned till December 18, 2018, for the continuation of trial by Justice Nwaka

PETROL TANKER FALLS, SPILLS CONTENT ON THE ROAD IN OKOKOMAKO
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/10/news-update-petrol-tanker-falls-spills.html

It was stated that, There was apprehension along Igbo-Elerin roundabout, off Okokomaiko, Lagos Mainland, earlier today, Wednesday, October 10, 2018, after a petrol tanker fell and spilled its content on the road.
According to reports gathered by Eyes Of Lagos, the driver was said to be over-speeding and tried navigating the roundabout when the tanker fell.
Presently, residents of the axis are reported to be under fear due to the developments.
In addition, some suspected hoodlums are said to be scooping the product from the drainage at the other end of the road.
However, men of Nigeria Police are said to have cordoned off the roads leading to the roundabout.
Eyes Of Lagos cannot independently verify is there were any casualties as at press time,
More updates to follow.

THE LAGOS STATE POLICE DENIES DESTROYING SANWO-OLU’S CAMPAIGN POSTERS, SHOOTING DURING HIS CAMPAIGN RALLY IN IKORODU
Source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/09/the-lagos-state-police-denies.html?m=1

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have debunked viral claims that it disrupted the rally of a contender of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu, in Ikorodu, Lagos Mainland.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Command, CSP Chike Oti, the Police said there is no truth in the allegation.

“The attention of the authorities of the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command, has been drawn to the news making the rounds on a social media platform with www. the guildng. com as its Web address.

“The operators of the said platform, wrote a story which they captioned “Police caught pulling down Sanwo-olu’s campaign posters, shoots sporadically in Ikorodu”

“The Command wishes to inform the general public that there is no truth in the allegation and for the records, it wishes to state that on 27/09/2018, at about 1630hrs, at the Civil Service Model College, Ikorodu, one Oregbesan Yekini Owolabi, a staff of the aforementioned school, while acting on the instruction of the College Principal, one Reverend Ajose, to paste a “POST NO BILL” warnings on the school fence to prevent the defacing of the wall by advertisers, was accosted by unknown persons who accused him of removing posters of politicians which he vehemently denied. In the ensuing argument, one of the policemen posted on guard duty at the school, Inspector Sunday Ogwuche, intervened but unfortunately, he was attacked by these yet to be identified persons,” part of the statement read.

Oti added that; “These men, not done with humiliating the Inspector of police, still went ahead to put his picture on the social media to give live to their lies.

“Although the picture they circulated contradicted their allegations because the officer wasn’t seen in the said picture yanking off posters from the wall, yet these mischief makers desperate to cause disharmony in a peaceful state, went ahead to portray an innocent middle ranking officer of the Nigeria Police in a most uncharitable manner with an intent to cause a breach of the public peace.”

He concluded saying; “The Command wishes to assure Lagosians, especially politicians, that it will discharge its duties firm and fair to all inhabitants of the state while warning those using the social media to fuel hatred and incite the public, to desist from such acts as the Command will not stand idly by and watch them cause civil strife. The Command has always been apolitical and would ever remain so.”

COME FORWARD IF YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION AGAINST ME – ATIKU
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/09/come-forward-if-you-have-evidence-of.html


A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Tuesday, challenged anyone with evidence of corruption against him to come forward.

Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, The former Vice President reiterated that allegations of corruption against him were false and a figment of imagination of his political enemies, saying up till now nobody has been able to come forward with any evidence linking him to any corrupt practice.


He said: “If you have any evidence of corruption against Atiku, please come forward. But nobody has been able to come forward.” Atiku said this while addressing prospective delegates of the party in the State for the forthcoming national convention in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

He said: “I have come to appeal to you to support me in our party’s convention. I have the programme that will best develop this country. I wish to appeal for your individual and collective support.” He described Governor Ayodele Fayose as “brutally frank…I like the way you do things. You’re brutally frank. You say your mind, it’s a very very rare quality. So, I commend you for who you are. We will stand by you and the party in Ekiti until you retrieve your stolen mandate.” In his remarks, Governor Fayose urged the PDP to unite in order to wrest power from President Muhammadu Buhari. He said: “The task before the PDP at this time is not about who has been in the party before and who is just joining. It is about rescuing Nigeria and its people from the calamity of the Buhari government.”

53 NIGERIANS GET CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/09/53-nigerians-get-chevening-scholarships.html

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E Mr Paul Arkwright
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Paul Arkwright, has said that 53 Nigerians have been awarded Chevening scholarships for 2018.
Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, Arkwright said this at a dinner organised for the beneficiaries of the scholarship and Chevening Alumni in Abuja on Monday.
He told News Agency of Nigeria that the beneficiaries were selected out of no fewer than 6,000 applications, adding that the number of awardees had increased from 43 in 2017.
He said: “Last year we had 43 and this year it is an increase of 10, to 53, which is great.
“It means that the standard is very high because over 6,000 people applied for Chevening Scholarship this year.
“To get 53 scholarships this year is a real bonus and it is wonderful that so many young, intelligent and bright Nigerians want to study in the UK.
“Over 6,000 applications.
“This is the highest number anywhere in the world actually.”
Arkwright said that 40 per cent of recipients were females and that five out of the 53 scholarships were awarded to people with disabilities.
The envoy disclosed that only one person with disability had been awarded the scholarship in the last 20 years in Nigeria.
He said: “We have increased the number of women from 33 per cent to 40 per cent.
“Our target next year is 50 per cent.
“It is so important that Nigeria encourages girls to go into education.
“There are 12 million Nigerian children who do not go to school and the majority are girls and women.
“It is therefore really important that we do everything we can to encourage girls to get the education they need.”
Arkwright expressed hope that Nigeria would get a good proportion in the increase of the scholarships to 100 in Africa as recently announced by British Prime Minister, Theresa May.
Arkwright also said that no fewer than 15,000 Nigerian students were currently studying in different universities in the UK, adding that a lot of people were taking advantage of British universities.
He added: “I would like to increase that number.
“Britain is a very welcoming place for students.
“We like to encourage more people to apply.”
Tinuoluwa Adelegan, Senior Communications Officer of the High Commission and a past recipient of the scholarship, said the main focus of the awards was to develop young leaders globally.
Adelegan was awarded a scholarship at Leeds Business School for the 2016/17 academic year.
She said: “The opportunity Chevening scholarship gives is to experience global best practices.
“It is not just about the UK but people get to mix and learn from others.
“There are leaders that are willing to make a difference and that is why with Chevening, you must come back to your country to make the difference.”
Adelegan encouraged more women to apply for the scholarship and advised the new scholars to make the most of the opportunity given to them through the scholarship.
One of the scholarship awardees, Lilian Umeakunne, who is also a crop farmer, said she got a scholarship to study Food Security in the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Umeakunne said: “The process of applying for the scholarship takes you through a path of self-discovery and you do not have to know anybody to apply.
“I had to search within, know what exactly I wanted to do with my life to try to answer the four essay questions, gave examples of the work I had done, the impact and results achieved during the interview.”
Umeakunne said she had spent more than six years working with women farmers and hoped to apply her new skills to address challenges faced in the agriculture sector.
She added that she was a first-time applicant.
Another recipient, Damian Ohienmhen, who is a co-founder of Nugenesis Energy, was also awarded a Masters scholarship in Sustainable Energy at the University of Glasgow.
Ohienmhen said he had applied for the scholarship for three consecutive years before being finally rewarded.
He said: “I was fortunate to be selected for the interview.
“I actually applied three times in a row and I was always rejected.
“No one tells you why but I realised that my application became stronger each time I applied and I am glad because I grew as a person and my desire to study in the UK gained greater clarity.”
Ohienmhen advised aspiring applicants and those whose applications were not accepted not to be discouraged.
The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Awards Scheme and is funded by the British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

RESIDENTS LAMENT BLACKOUT, OUTRAGEOUS BILLING BY EKEDC IN MUSHIN
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/09/residents-lament-blackout-outrageous.html


Residents belonging to Igbehin Community Association (CDA) in Mushin, Lagos Mainland have protested the two weeks total blackout in their area while urging Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), to provide prepaid meters for residents.
The aggrieved residents stated that they were tired of estimated and outrageous billing given to them by EKEDC demanding that prepaid meters be provided for the entire community.
Eyes Of Lagos gathered that, According to the Secretary of the CDA group, Mr. Kayode Ogunbola, the community had written series of letters to the company stating their plight but it has yielded no result.
“We are tired of crazy bills because we pay for light we did not consume. For more than one week now, we have been in darkness as EKEDC has disconnected us completely. We need prepaid meters to enable us to pay for only what we consume,” he said.
Another resident, Mrs. Grace Olajide while lamenting the high estimated bills she receives said: “The bills they bring to us for the past two months have been unbearable. They charge us as high as N7,500 and the light is not constant. For past one week now, they have refused to give us light.
“We went to EKEDC headquarters to plead with the managing director that our bills should come down to N5,000 because that is the money we can afford, but the MD’s response was that we should go back home to pay the current charges, else they will seize light from our community.”

APGA TO FIELD NORTHERN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2019
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/08/apga-to-field-northern-presidential.html

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has said it would field a presidential candidate for the 2019 election.
The party, rising from a critical deliberation in Awka, Anambra State, announced the resolve, saying that the party has zoned the presidential candidacy to the north, while the vice presidential candidate would be of South-East extraction.
A communiqué drafted from the meeting which held at the Anambra State Governor’s Lodge stated that the meeting was held at the instance of Governor Willie Obiano who is the National Leader and BoT Chairman of the Party.
The communiqué stated that the Board members deliberated on the future of the party with specific attention given to the upcoming general election and the options facing the party.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi revealed that, “After due considerations based on popular demand by party members, the Party has resolved to field a Presidential candidate with the ticket zoned to the North while the Vice Presidential Candidate will come from the Southeast.”
Shinkafi noted that with the goings on in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, APGA, having been founded on sound political principles, values, and ideology, will present a viable option for Nigerians, and solution to the socio-political problems the nation is presently facing.
He emphasized that the party is not contesting the presidential election for sake of notice but aside its right to contest every political position, the party is set to field qualified candidates to fly its flag and will also evolve strategies that will enable the party achieve the ambition of forming a central government in 2019.
The party had besides 2003 and 2007 when it fielded the founder of the Party, late Biafra Warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu adopted former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 and 2015.
A source within the party however revealed that the party was targeting a particular presidential aspirant from the North, who he described as a heavy-weight politician.
“The aspirant is not in APGA for now, he is in another party, but it is hoped that he would move to APGA if he is unable to secure the ticket of his current party.”
Eyes Of Lagos source added that APGA had made initial plans to adopt President Buhari as its candidate, and as payback for letting last year’s governorship election result which Obiano won to stand, despite attempts by APC stalwarts to rig their candidate in.
“The party however rescinded the decision after weighing the growing unpopularity of President Buhari, especially in the southeast, where APGA is mostly considered as an Igbo party,” the source said.

NSE INDICES GROW FURTHER BY 0.63%, AMID DANGOTE CEMENT GAIN
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/08/nse-indices-grow-further-by-063-amid_24.html

Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange sustained a postive growth on Friday, with Dangote Cement leading the gainers’ table for the second consecutive day. Eyes Of Lagos reports that the crucial market indices appreciated further with 0.63 per cent growth, following gains by some blue chips.

Specifically, the market capitalisation inched N81 billion or 0.63 per cent to close at N12.933 trillion against N12.852 trillion recorded on Thursday.
Also, the All-Share Index rose by 220.05 points or 0.63 per cent to close at 35,426.21 compared to 35,206.16 posted on Friday.
Dangote Cement led the gainers’ table during the day, gaining N5 to close at N235 per share.
Flour Mills followed with a gain of N1 to close at N21.50, while Ecobank Transnational added 60k to close at N20 per share.
Air Service improved by 46k to close at N5.30, while NEM Insurance appreciated by 15k to close at N3 per share.
On the other hand, International Breweries topped the losers’ chart, shedding N2 to close at N32 per share.
Afri Prudential Registrar trailed with a loss of 35k to close at N37.50, while Guaranty Trust Bank declined by 30k to close at N37.50 per share.
UPL was down by 23k to close at N2.07, while NASCON lost 10k to close at N19.90 per share.
Similarly, the volume of shares traded rose by 139.11 per cent, while value of shares transacted increased by 79.05 per cent.
NAN reports that investors traded a total of 527.74 million shares valued at N4.53 billion in 3,313 deals.
This was against the 220.71 million shares worth N2.53 billion exchanged in 3,287 deals on Thursday.
United Bank for Africa was the most active stock, exchanging 235.66 million shares worth N1.89 billion.
NEM Insurance followed with an account of 93.09 million shares valued at N279.19 million, while ETI traded 21.91 million shares worth N438.03 million.
Regence Insurance sold 18.812 million shares valued at N4.19 million, while FBN Holdings exchanged 17.94 million shares worth N172.67 million.

he might stop his noisemaking tho lol

Kimsokrates:
Whether he cutoff his tie with olamide or not,i don't give a Bleep.That will not still change the fact that he is one of promoters of noise pollution in this country alongside olamide.

LIL KESH HAS FINAL END HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FORMER RECORD LABEL BOSS OLAMIDE
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/08/lil-kesh-has-final-end-his-relationship.html

Lil Kesh has finally end his relationship with his former Record Label (YBNL) Boss Olamide has he unfollowed him on Instagram. With his latest post that he captioned ‘ it’s either you are in control or you are being control .. choose wisely ‘, Eyes Of Lagos confirmed from a reliable source that lilkesh was still under Olamide control even after he announced his own Y.A.G.I record label , lilkesh is about to end it all with his former boss and be free .

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he needs freedom he should let him go