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goshen26:
he was even able to kip his nysc shoe

Vikmoks:
I hope this brings remarkable change as promised.
I believe in the Minister and hopeful that better days are coming for Nigerians...

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

More from: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola
JANUARY 9, 2013

The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said the first phase of the state Blue Light Rail project would be completed by June this year(2013).

He expressed confidence that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the lrail project immediately.

The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo Local Government.

Fashola spoke during an inspection of ongoing projects in the state which took him and his cabinet members to Orile-Iganmu, Alimosho and Ejigbo areas among others to assess the level of works being done by contractors.

The governor, who inaugurated the trackwork of the blue light rail at Alaba Suru, Coker-Agunda Local Council Development Area, said the level of work on the road and those of the National Theatre and Alaba-Mile 2 rail stations, would ensure early completion

He said, “In order to finish the project, the contractor did not go on vacation during the festive period. This will ensure that the project is delivered on time for the use of Lagosians.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-light-railll-be-ready-in-june-fashola/

How We Spent N160bn World Bank Loan on Light Rail Project
11 Sep 2014
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He, therefore, explained that the state government already “has in place, strategies to repay the loan. The federal government was in the know of the state’s decision to take the bond and it approved it.”

He added that the truth “is that what they do not also say is that no state in Nigeria can borrow money outside, from any multilateral agencies without the approval of the federal government.

“What they did not say is that they approved it. No state can raise money by bond the way we have done without the federal government’s approval. Both SEC and NSE are all federal regulatory agencies through which we must pass. If they said okay, it means there must be something good about the debt.

More from: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/

Why I reached out to Igbo voters –Ambode, Lagos APC governorship candidate
APRIL 4, 2015
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When is the light rail going to be delivered, the project seems to be going on for years?

I just said it, it’s being funded by Lagos State and the Federal Government support is not there. But I believe strongly that we will create a financial restructuring that will allow us to deliver that light rail within the next 18 months.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/feature/hotseat/why-i-reached-out-to-igbo-voters-ambode-lagos-apc-governorship-candidate/

cuvox:
Rape Accusation Was To Punish My Boyfriend – Teenager
There is a new twist to the alleged rape case of a 19-year-old teenager, Gbemisola, as she now claims to have framed 24-year-old Kunle in order to punish him.

PUNCH Metro gathered on Friday that Gbemisola and Kunle were in an intimate relationship and had sexual intercourse by mutual consent.

It was further learnt that Gbemisola had sent some of her Unclad pictures to Kunle on Whatsapp before things went awry between them.

Our correspondent had reported on Friday that Gbemisola, a caterer, had alleged that Kunle asked her out, which she turned down because she had a boyfriend already.

She had alleged that the suspect lured her into his parents’ house in Agiliti Estate, Ketu, and raped her.

She claimed that the suspect did a picsmix of her Unclad pictures, included her phone number, and shared them with his friends on the Internet.

The suspect, while reacting, had told our correspondent that Gbemisola was his girlfriend, adding that the 19-year-old sent him the Unclad pictures, which he only showed to his friends.

On Friday, PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was arrested by the police and the case was immediately transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.

After both of them were grilled by police detectives, it was discovered that Gbemisola lied in her statement to the police at the Ketu Police Division.

Kunle, who was in tears at the SDCI, told our correspondent that the only evidence he had of their relationship was destroyed by Gbemisola on the morning of his arrest.

He said, “I am in a big trouble. The only evidence I have that she sent those pictures to me was my chat history. But immediately the police came to arrest me, she picked my phone and threw it into a well.

“She is the only one that can save me by just telling the truth. We were in a relationship and I didn’t rape her.”

Our correspondent, who later spoke with Gbemisola, asked why she lied against Kunle.

Gbemisola said she wanted to punish him for betraying her trust and sharing her Unclad pictures with his friends and family members on the Internet, adding that some of his friends had been calling to demand “their own share of sex.”

She said she threw his phone into the well because Kunle claimed he had evidence of their relationship.

She said, “He is my boyfriend and we had dated for just one week when he asked for my Unclad pictures. When two people are dating and they are in love, anything can happen between them.

“Initially, I declined and he started begging me. I asked him to swear on oath that he would later delete the pictures from his phone and he did. I sent the pictures because of the trust I had in him.”

Gbemisola said she visited him few days afterwards, and he had sex with her.

“He didn’t rape me, but I gave in because he begged, saying it had been long since he did it.”

She said the following day, Kunle asked for a recharge card, which she sent to him, adding that he made more demands and when she declined, the suspect threatened to make her a “celebrity” in the community.

“I discovered he never loved me and merely wanted to use and dump me.

“When he asked me to come to his house again, I refused and asked him to do his worst. He then asked me to log in to Whatsapp. Immediately I did, I saw that he had made my Unclad photos his Display Picture (DP). He also sent them to me, as well,” she added.

She said her first boyfriend, who got hold of her phone saw the pictures, and was angry.

Gbemisola said she also received text messages and telephone calls from those who saw the pictures.

“They were saying, ‘come and let’s sleep with you too.’ I was humiliated. A few days later, I was on the road when Kunle saw me and started mocking me. I almost committed suicide,” she added.

She said she damaged Kunle’s laptop after he continued with his threat that he had another explicit video of her.

“I lied against him to punish him for what he did. I threw away his phone into the well because he claimed to have evidence. I wanted to destroy him completely.

“But seeing how far this case has gone, I want to forgive him. We are from the same Ondo State and our parents are friends,” she added.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Joe Offor, told our correspondent that investigation was on.

He said, “Both parties agreed that the intercourse of that date was consensual and could not have amounted To Molest. Other aspects of the allegation are under investigation.”

http://www.punchng.com/rape-accusation-was-to-punish-my-boyfriend-teenager/

cc lalasticlala

Kingbusssy:
if APC is a destroyer, then what's PDP??

merry02:
APC is a destroyer. This is not good for democracy

dainformant:
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress -Ahmed Bola Tinubu landed earlier today in Bayelsa for the final rally ahead of Saturday, December 5 governorship election in the state...He met with the party's gubernatorial candidate Timipre Sylva who welcomed him to the capital, Yenogoa.


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Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011
This is a mobile phone video of the announcement of PDP as winners of the Badagry Central Local Government Elections with over 7000 votes. LASIEC Chairman, Justice Adeyinka later announced a different result. The lady speaking in the video is the LASIEC Returning Officer for Badagry Central on Saturday 22nd October, 2011.

Akinz0126:
GEJ where are Thou?

We told them to utilized there votes well to achieve an efficient outcome but they decided to embrace change@ the expense of transformation.

Enjoy your change ooooooooo Nobody is going to drag your change with you.

Firefire:
First the spending was reduced to $300 Maximum spend per day and $10,000 p.a, now beginning January 1st... nothing at all.

I struggled to pay my hotel bill last week in Zurich, requesting the hotel to please charge me maximum of 296 CHF per day continuously, otherwise they cant make bulk withdrawal when am leaving.

What a monetary policy, what a government of confusion.

Cc: Lalasticlala good morning.

bayulll01:
You stupidity and ignorance no get part 2,firstly ask yourself.

Can you bring america master card or visa and use it here in nigeria.

repogirl:
thank you jare..... Whether made in Nigeria product will appear by itself overnight?

Manufacturers need power to work, are they to depend on petrol or diesel to power generators? The fuel sef is not available, which made in Nigeria product can be manufactured without constant power supply?

EternalTruths:
First tell us the party you voted for.

Brytawon:
Una neva see anything...

gokay11:
Dem go still blame past administration for diz.

Daslim180:
I don't know how you want Nigeria to be fastidious after it has been s[b]oaked into the party of corrupted people for over sixteen year,[/b] habah!!

Announciation:
Y no body is getting likes or shares. Media trial is corruption epitomized.

25ahmad:
APC + CHANGE = 4I9...
Pls malam we need work but not excuses

If you see a snake and a woman, better to first kill the woman before the snake.

nwanna89:
Stable at N1 or N300?

omenka:
Lalasticlala, please do Kachikwu this last favour tonight by taking this sermon to Church so the congregation and unbelievers could hear the gospel according to the Book of Change chapter 20 verse 15!

Thank you.

ritababe:
but worth the sweat of every nigerian.

GudluckIBB:
The man who spent arms money to run Election. After, he will come out and say "his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian"

HappinexEdixon:
Don't mind the governor, money dat he wud hv spent On Job creation. Cn dis tin put food on d poor indigenes? No b only bring london 2 Imo state na d Queen he go bring......Rubbish.

DeviIhimself:
Buhari is a yam eater

watch as this case die a natural death soon since Saint Buhari is involved