Lagos Developer Narrates How Sikiru Nollah Allegedly Used Thugs to Demolish N800Million Worth Property In Lagos

By: Fashina Shakiru.

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

Lagos Developer Narrates How Sikiru Nollah Allegedly Used Thugs to Demolish N800Million Worth Property In Lagos

By: Fashina Shakiru.

The Managing Director, Dapo Ola Investment Limited, Alhaji Hakeem Olawuyi, aka, Dapo Ola Developer, has alleged that a popular socialite in Lagos Island, Mr. Sikiru Nollah demolished one of his property estimated to have cost about N800 million, located at No 20A Church Street, Idumota, Lagos.

Dapo Ola Developer explained that Nollah used thugs to demolish the four (4) storey building, with over fifty 50 apartment rooms, shops, and stores, rendering tenants and workers homeless and jobless.

Our correspondent who visited the scene gathered that the hoodlums with dangerous
weapon on Friday 31st March 2023 and Saturday 1st April 2023, stormed No 20A Church street, Idumota Area in Lagos Island, Lagos state and illegally demolished over 50 apartment rooms, shops, and stores among other property worth Eight million naira, (N800,000,000:00).

The occupiers, tenants, and shop owners while lamenting the unlawful invasion and destruction noted that no prior knowledge or notice was given to them before they saw their investment brought to ruins.

A tenant in the building who refused his name in print said Nollah lacked human sympathy to have bought thugs to perpetrate such violence and destroyed his only means of livelihood.

His words:" I have a shop where I sell goods, and even store them. On Saturday morning, I was at home when I received a call that Sikiru Nollah and his thugs have started demolishing the building.

" I rushed to my shop and started moving my goods, which they refused. I had to pay the hoodlums N5000, and with my influence in the area, my goods were removed. Some of my goods were destroyed. And the impact of this demolition is terrible on my family as my wife just gave birth. I have been stranded moving from one place to the other as I no longer have a shop.

" I don't know what caused the demolition. However, I know who I paid my rent to in almost ten years I have stayed here. And it's Alhaji Hakeem Olawuyi of Dapo Ola Developer.

"He is the one everyone pay to his account and rightful Lessor and Developer to the property. This demolition has mentally stressed me. I pray the matter is resolved soon," the shop owner lamented.

Meanwhile, documents cited showed that on 2nd August 2010, the property was initially leased to Dapo Ola Investment Limited by one Mr. Ajileye Ismail Bello and Mr. Dada Owokunle Monsuru.

The duo was assigned to manage "Vendors" of the property for Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe family, with seven children as the owners and accredited full representative of the property at No 20A church street Idumota Lagos Island.

The said agreement according to documents obtained reads that Between Mr. Ajileye Ismail Bello and Mr. Dada Owokunle Monsuru (hereinafter called "Vendors" which expression shall where the context so admit includes their heirs, personal legal representatives successors in title and assigns) of the first part and Dapo Ola Investment Limited (hereinafter called "Purchaser" which expression shall where the context so admits include its successors in title and assigns) of the second part.

The said property lease is expected to expire on October 2016, according to the agreement signed. In a statement made by the Lessor, the managing Director, Dapo Ola Investment Limited, Alhaji Hakeem Olawuyi said" l paid the sum of five million naira due unexpired residue interest for that remaining (five) 5 years.

"After the payment, I realised that they have collected five years of rent beyond the lease period on the property.

Meanwhile, a quit notice was served for the renovation of the building but tenants of the building challenged me the matter was later resolved along with the tenants and family.

Thereafter, a new agreement was made on the 23rd day of April 2017 where the family demises the premises to Dapo Ola Investment, Limited for renovation development assigned to renovate demised premises of the property for a term of Ten (10) years till 2027.

The new agreement sighted by our correspondent read:" The owners herein before mentioned as owners are the children of beneficiary Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe (Deceased) who are now the owners by virtues of inheritance have approached Dapo Ola investment limited, the Developer to enter, demolish, build, and construct the property into a three (3) storey befitting and modern structure at the developer's expense."

Fast forward, to 2021, the Lagos state building control agency, LSBCA, inspected and tested the building, and gave certified assurance despite instigating them in the first instance, Olawuyi disclosed.

According to Dapo Ola Developer, Sikiru Nollah instigated a government agency to mark the building for distress/demolition. As a result, I approached the same family to extend the lease for another 22 years to enable me to rebuild the house to the required standard to provide the necessary funds to finance the development and building of the property to a befitting and modern structure.

The said agreement to quit all the tenants and occupiers on or before the 31st day of August 2022 and to commence execution of the building construction period and complete same within Twenty 12 months from the 1st day of September 2022 and completed same on or before the 31st Day of August 2023.

The building leasehold of Twenty-Two (22) years then commences from the 1st day of September 2023 to the 31st day of August 2045.

Narrating the ordeal, Dapo Ola Developer noted that on Friday, 31st March 2023 policemen from Area A'Police Command affected the arrest of the suspect who wanted to demolish four (4) storey building without any legal right or power of attorney.

Thereafter, The Nigeria Police invited Sikiru Nollah and his cohorts and the Lessors, and Dapo Ola Developer to the Lion Building for questioning.

There, the issue was resolved with Mr. Nollah warmed to stop the use of thugs to cause chaos for occupiers and developers of the building.

However, to my greatest surprise, the following morning on Saturday 1st of April, 2023. I received a distress call that Nollah mobilized thugs and hoodlums armed with lethal weapons to forcefully enter, chase away the legal occupiers and tenants of the property, and started demolition of the building and property looted.

Olawuyi narrating the ordeal said that all the family representatives and lessors moved to the scene to stop the demolition only to see five (5 ) state CID officers from Panti used to intimidate people at the scene of the incident.

He added that Spokesperson and secretary of the Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe family, Mr. Lateef Tiamiyu who was later released expressed displeasure with the way State CID from Panti colluded with the Sikiru Nollah to demolish the property.

"The petition has been filed against Sikiru Nollah to the Inspector General of Police, through the Commissioner of Police Lagos state, and Area A'Police Command in Lagos Island on the matter with some arrest made.

"I am also appealing to the Lagos state government to intervene in this case before it gets out of hand. Nollah is known for notorious and nefarious activities. He can be dangerous and harm, so life and family are at risk, Olawuyi said.

"Speaking with our correspondent, Tiamiyu said:" No member of our family has any agreement or signed documents with one Sikiru Nollah and he has no right to trespass and demolished the property." He said.

According to him, I am one of the family owners of the property of Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe family at No 20A church street Idumota Lagos and the family representative lessor of the property. We have been in the possession of this property for over 27 years.

Suddenly, hearing from people that Sikiru Nollah trespassed on our property and threatened the occupiers and tenants of the building property. I want to say clearly that no one should have anything to do with him because he has never been authorized or given power of attorney to manage or have Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe's family property at No 20A Church Street Idumota Lagos.

Speaking with Sikiru Nollah on phone, he said that the property was given to him by the family in 2011.

His words:" There is a developer whose tenure expired in 2022 and he backdated the agreement. A six month quit-notice was served to the occupiers of the apartment to vacate the property. " Nollah insisted.

On who gave the property to him, and why he brought thugs to demolish the said property, Nollah declined to respond.

But when asked which family assigned the property of Kumeifo Oba Olaribigbe to him, he declined to respond, and said his lawyer has a right to answer that.

When asked why he led thugs and hoodlums to demolish a property with no legal authority, Sikiru Nolla declined further comments.

As at the time of filling this report, he was yet to get back through his lawyer or offer any defense.

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Haba, elder statesman

Shots fired.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/04/chimamandas-letter-to-biden-is-epistle-of-garbage-fani-kayode/amp/

Chimamanda Adichie's "hollow democracy" diatribe is a shitty little submission, in a shitty little letter, written by a shitty little diva.

It was hardly worth my time to read and ordinarily I would not have bothered.

Like all fecal waste it belongs in one place and one place alone: the bottom of a public toilet.

We do not need any lessons from this over-rated and Igbocentric new age diva.

Neither do we need to respond to her self-serving, self-seeking, jaundiced, subjective, partial, primitive, tribal observations and implausible ethno-religious sentiments.

If anyone needs to know that lawlessness has consequences it is her candidate Peter and not the Nigerian people.

And if anything is hollow it is her well-manicured diva head and not our democracy.

She is not in this league and she would do well to stick to writing fairy tales.

Running to foreign leaders to report your compatriots does not sit well with me no matter what your Uncle Tom credentials may be.

If you do not have respect for your own people and nation and if you have to go cap in hand to foreigners for validation then you are not worthy of being called a human being let alone a Nigerian.

Africa has come of age. We do not need to get a congratulatory note from any Western nation before we sleep well at night.

This is not some Hollywood film script or fantasy fairy tale.

This is about the destiny, future, welfare and fortune of 250 million Nigerian people who deserve to have their place under the sun as a free, progressive and independent nation and not to be treated like some vassal state or an appendage of others.

What this unpatriotic, hate-filled and overrated little diva has written is nothing but a long-winded, empty, tendentious and boring epistle of dishonest garbage.

It is a litany of unwholesome mendacities designed to undermine our democracy, impress her global audience and incite her local 'Obidient' tribesmen against the Nigerian people and state.

It is a refection of her low-self esteem and inability to grasp the fact that no nation or people on earth are perfect in all their ways and that the America she is reporting us to is also in many ways questionable and flawed and faced with many challenges.

The little diva is not worthy of much of our attention. She deserves nothing from us except ridicule, scorn and contempt.

She should give us a break, spare the world her unsolicited counsel, desist from denigrating her nation from a foreign land, stop reporting Nigeria to her slave masters and, as President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda would say, "[i]go and eat her mother's something[/i]" .


(FFK)

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

Amidst the prevailing outcries and reactions on the new naira policy in the country, the Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to caution groups and individuals against divisive comments and utterances capable of heating up the polity and triggering crisis in the nation.

This call is highly imperative as the Police perceive the reactions and utterances of certain groups and individuals as an attempt to heat up the polity and spontaneously instigate the populace against the government and its policies for their peculiar interests and gains.

The NPF, therefore, charges the citizenry of Nigeria to remain calm and embrace peace as the Federal Government has assured that it is taking the bull by the horn, assiduously to address the scarcity of naira and fuel and restore normalcy in all sectors.

Similarly, the Nigerian populace is hereby urged to desist from any act of violence, hooliganism, and vandalism that may jeopardize the ongoing electoral process, which is significant and critical in the transitional advancement of democracy in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, the NPF will like to assure the general public that it is working in concert with Defence, security, and intelligence agencies to provide a peaceful environment for all citizens to conduct their socio-economic activities.

Phoen1X:
May your tenure be fruitful ,..all we ask and seek is peace and ,justice...WELLCOME SIR.

Amen in Jesus name.

soke02:
the story no clear

He traveled to Delta in search of new beginnings with an old flame there. But she burned him very badly.
In trying to get back at her for stealing his money, he involved the police who always collected "something" each time he invited them

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

• Says Lagos, Ogun 'Will Have A New Lease of Life'

By Oki Samson

The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Nigeria Police, Zone 2 Command today Friday 17th February 2023 assumed office at the Zonal HQ, Onikan, Lagos. He is AIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi. The professional cop will be leading the Zone which comprises Lagos and Ogun States.

Addressing newsmen briefly today, AIG Abiodun Alabi said: 'I have worked here before for 2 years when I was CSP. So I am not a new person here. What I achieved in the last 1 year as Lagos CP, we didn't have any major crisis though we had small challenges which were not insurmountable.'

'I am going to replicate the same here. Lagos State and Ogun state under my command will have a new lease of life.

On the skirmish occasioned in some parts of Lagos today, he told National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP, 'I don't see it as special. Occasionally we have to experience such situation where people want to ventilate their anger as far as we are able to manage it very well which we are doing. We will sustain and strengthen it so that we can have security.'

'We have deployed effectively to all financial institutions not only banks to ensure that hoodlums don't take advantage of what is going on to attack banks. It is part of our statutory duty', he concluded.

AIG Alabi was posted and redeployed to head Zone 2 command after the promotion and redeployment of the immediate past AIG Zone 2, DIG Bode Adeyinka Adeleke now, Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Present at the taking-over ceremony was the Board Member of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan, and senior management team of Zone 2 Command.

soke02:
A kidney for just a million naira, pls help him if u can.

But having him live- in is risky

Na so she buy market

Stop spending on her if she's not your mother, sister, wife or daughter. It usually ends in premium tears

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

I write this not to slander, but to intimate my Nigerian brothers and sisters of the dangers lurking outside disguised as biodisk marketing.

Sometime last year a childhood friend confided in me that he was tired of his lifestyle and how he intended to sell one of his kidneys through an agency. I tried to reason with him that it wasn't worth it but he had zeroed his mind on doing it and even showed me the 'reddish' blood enhancement pills he was already taking.

Before you know it, he WhatsApped me that he was running things in Delta state and I should not be concerned about him as he was fine, so everyone became relaxed.

Fast forward to Wednesday, after Valentine, he called to tell me he was back in our hood and needed to see me. We met at a public school in the area and shortly after exchanging pleasantries he suggested we go to my family house to continue our conversation, and I obliged.

When we got home, there was heat due to scorching sun and no electricity which caused me to remove my shirt, while he rolled his top up to chest level and my eye caught a surgically induced mark around his abdomen.

I didn't want to make a fuss initially but after lying that it was yahoo that financed his relocation to Delta, I told him I know it's a surgical procedure that caused the mark and not fetish incisions as he mentioned.

With this confrontation he confessed that being broke and rejection from those he loved forced him to sell one of his kidneys, of which he got only 1million for it.

Life after the sale didn't go as planned as he ended up being cheated on, duped of, stolen from and extorted by police till he was back to zero. Had to sell his phones and work briefly as security to raise money to return to Lagos.

He mentioned getting introduced to the organ harvesters through some boys marketing biodisk (QNet), and that he signed a contract shortly after.

In our area, these youths are identified as hostel boys; they (boys and girls) huddle together in a designated building and come out in droves to market a "supposedly groundbreaking technology" to underprivileged folks.

Now a friend has fallen victim, having lost so much on so many levels, now homeless, and the agency doesn't want anything to do with him.

The essence of this Epistle is
1. To reiterate the importance of involving GOD in our plans. (He believes in doing and inviting GOD afterwards)

2. To utterly condemn the get rich syndrome of nowadays youths. (He wasn't satisfied with trickles of blessings but comparing himself with others we grew up with who owned properties and traveled abroad)

3. To pray against bad company. (He never would have given much thought to hostel boys if he moved more with church boys).

Now he's asking to stay at my house for sometime.

Sincerely, what would you do?

He was able to evoke your comments

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

COMTUA President: lacks competency, his claims are baseless.

Dear COMTUA President,


"COMTUA debunks story linking its president to politics"

I read your press released with the above caption and was compelled to write a rejoinder because of the inaccuracies it conveyed. The statement released and signed by you only succeeded and exposed your ignorance or lack responsible for a good leader, not surprising to me because you have stayed too long in the corridor of Maritime association extorting and exploiting the members of the industry with your crude partner in crime, Special Adviser, to Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Hon. Sola-Giwa.

In my report to the said article, "Why Gov Sanwo-Olu must stop Sola-Giwa's mission to impose PDP Stalwart, Adeyinka Aroyewun on Lagos Transport stakeholders." To this effect, I still maintain my position that, Aroyewun is a member of PDP and cohort against the Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu's re-election which I am urging the party authority to check-mate activities of Sola-Giwa with PDP, COMTUA President, Aroyewun for romancing PDP opposition in the state.

Also, this is a good privilege for me to notify you that, my attention has been drawn to a sponsored fake news published on national newspapers and Online news medium titled "Truckers write Sanwo-Olu over Four missing members", which I have adequately responded to that publication, "Re: Truckers Write Sanwo-Olu Over Four Missing Members: COMTUA, Punch Newspaper Spreading Lies." or You Lied: LASPGM Faults COMTUA, Punch Newspaper over Alleged False Reports. ...Urges Police, Lagos Govt to Investigate."

It is obvious that your intention and that of Sola-Giwa is to frame my principal, the LASPGM Chairman Amuwo Odofin Badagry division, and Executive Managing Director, A.A Motors, Logistics Services, & Trucks Allied, Prince Ajele Abeyi Abayomi, popularly known as Ikomodina to cause uproar in the maritime industry will continue to fail.

Instead of addressing the matter on alleged missing members some days back,yet you failed to lodge complain to the nearest police station yet you wrote another purported and malicious piece that exposes your irresponsible and amateurish behaviour as a kindergarten leader and intended to brag Ikomodina a respected transporter in Lagos, Nigeria into the matter.

However, one of the subject matter, I need to put record straight point by point, correct you and inform them for public properly.

1. "Does the mandate given to park and garages include collection from trucks". In case you are not aware, I will use this medium to also educate and enlighten your ignorance that Lagos state park and garages management, LASPGM has truck and commercial section as gazetted in our bulletins and official logo of the park management. It is pertinent to note that, Ikomodina owns 70 trucks on Lagos road with over 100 trucks from members of LASPGM Amuwo Odofin Badagry division alone. In this position, LASPGM are also stakeholders in the maritime industry because the majority of its members are into haulage and logistics businesses, and their interests need to be promoted and protected as there is a section created to manage and monitor the activities of the trucks at Mile 2, Apapa-Oshodi expressway. But, I am challenging you, to come out and provide evidence on number of trucks you (Aroyewun) have or your Association's on Lagos roads, rather than come to defraud and cause public nuisance when you are broke.

How can someone challenge prominent stakeholders with over 100 trucks registered on the state road, and we don't have a say, rather coming to impose inexperience and unqualified agents of People's Democratic Party, PDP over the existing association with arrogance.

Moreover, "do we have a park on top of Mile 2 bridge to Sunrise." In response to this, it is pertinent to say that , Mile 2 bridge is not a park but one of the designated check-in points to access the Port. I don't know where you generated the figure of over 10 check-points with forceful extortion of N2k to N10k collected from truck drivers at each point. I challenge you, if there are evidences, come forward with your proof rather than engage in character assassination . I will continue to speak as a bonafide member and LASPGM media for Amuwo Odofin Badagry division that, there is only one check point where state traffic management mount to manage and control heavyweight trucks and containers activities for easy access and sanity on Apapa/Oshodi expressway.

Meanwhile, "when accusing Ecomog Boys," it's also good to clearly state that there is no Ecomog Boys but Ecomog Park. The Ecomog park is in Mile 2 under LASPGM Amuwo Odofin Badagry division and the park runs inta-state transportation from Lagos state to East. The park has been in the existence for past 35 years in operation with no record of violence or crime. I think, it's advisable for COMTUA President, and its fake news outlets to do more verifiable report than copy and paste journalism than misinformed the public.

Again, Still wondering with your mysterious claim that "truckers attacked, beaten, vehicles vandalized and several injuries and deaths have resulted from this". To the best of my knowledge, Aroyewun will forever remain grateful, I challenge you with evidence to come out and prove it to the public on these myopic allegations that truckers are beaten. Your outright lies, false claims, and reporting, will not damage the good image of LASPGM in the state.

To cast aspersions on my principal, I need to quickly ask COMTUA President, where was COMTUA, Aroyewun and it's members were then when the Presidential taskforce team on the Apapa-Oshodi led by Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, executive chairman, Comrade Kayode Opeifa, vice executive chairman, Officials of NPA, NUPEG , FRSC, NSC, and Defunct NURTW, now LASPGM where Ikomodina participated in this task to clear and manage traffic gridlock, working hazardously day and night? I will also remind you what former Commissioner of Police, Lagos state, CP Hakeem Odumosu, stated that COMTUA is not registered association and not recognised under any state law in Lagos state, this made the association disbanded where more than 10 unions disassociated from the group.

For record purpose, the public will know soon with video and pictures evidence that, Aroyewun and his gang are truck crossers in the port and have committed a lot of atrocities and how it finds it ways to maritime industry will also be revealed soon.

On this note, I am urging state government and public to be fully aware that those statements are false but a mere attempt to jeopardize the good works of LASPGM and Ikomodina in the axis.

Fashina Shakiru
LASPGM Media Amuwo Odofin
Badagry division

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE GOD

COMTUA Incompetence: an attempt to jeopardize Sanwo-Olu's Administration, if Sola-Giwa is not curbed.

By: Fashina Shakiru

"Comment is free, but facts are sacred".-S.P Scott

Omo Epetedo Forum is one of the most respected socio cultural groups in Lagos Island, which my forefathers were members of this platform. And because of this I owe my ancestral home that a respect or honor, yet. I have a duty as stakeholder and of course a mouth-piece in the Maritime Industry to inform, enlighten the public the salient happenings in the sector without any prejudice, favoritism or elitism, which is true journalism.

Ours has been journalism of objectiveness, our records are there. Over the years, I have consistently reported the happenings on Mile 2, Apapa/Oshodi expressway, especially as it concerns traffic, road constructions, water transportation and community news etc. Moreover, in my scope of work, I have also served as a Media Aide to Ikomodina, Chairman LASPGM, Amuwo - Odofin, Badary division, reporting issues that pertain to transportation and other related matters. All these have exposed me to all intrinsic parts in the sector. How then am I 'a rookie' as Secretary of the Omo Epetedo Forum has put?
Or is he doing this because of petty or elitist journalist?

Therefore, if I do a story on how Sola-Giwa, the S.A on Transportation has jeopardized this sector, I know what I am saying. I have mentioned in my articles how Ikomodina, MC Oluomo have worked assiduously to ensure APC takes its place in Lagos, even at Federal. So how am I a rookie in journalism? Or should we forget objective news in this field just we belong to a folk or same cultural background? My point if someone had been in support of a course, such person should eat its dividends without any acrimony.

Good in your writings, you said Sola-Giwa has used his office to bring in the indigenes of Epetedo into the Traffic Agency. Are these people brought in on merits? Or he did based on relationship? Enough of these sentiments. This he has also played out in the issue of COMTUA, where he has placed Aroyewun on the stakeholders in the industry against the people's wish. And what's our wish? Our wish is not far fetched. It's simple. The Association is simply saying, the extortion should stop and put a round peg in a round hole. I do not think it's too much, instead of your kettle calling a pot black, I have reiterated that you come with your facts for I have come with mine.

Consequently, I would have found so pertinent if Hon. Shakiru Sola-Giwa had responded constructively to enlighten the public over the allegations levelled against him rather than instigating a Secretary of the Omo Epetedo Forum to respond.

Again, one of the relevant questions raised by the author, is "the decision of the Lagos State government to harmonize all Unions in the Maritime sector is the first and major reform to get rid of all ills in the industry?. A very germane, commendable act which must be supported by all." Yes, a good step in a right direction but the author failed to understand and asked if the objectives of that reform were to improve the overall efficiency of maintaining and managing different union members in a unified one. But the Ministry of Transportation has failed to invite all the stakeholders in the industry to decide and have input in the reform. In a letter released from the ministry, stated that formally inform you of the recognition and approval of the Council of Maritime Transport Unions Association. The issues is, how and when did he arrive at approving COMTUA as a single body where other Associations are not briefed and carried along? This same body has been severally disassociated by many members for constantly engaging in extortion and all kinds of illegality at the Nigerian port.

Recently there are allegations that Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Association, COMTUA, is in the habit of violating port rules by going behind to put pressure on the Port Standing Task Team to release their trucks without passing through due process. One of such violation is a truck allegedly belonging to COMTUA members, which was recently arrested for operating double licensed plate numbers.

Instead of Hon Sola-Giwa focusing on Lagos State white paper Transport Unions activities 2004, "to ensure peace and tranquility is maintained by different associations in the Maritime sector and to address various challenges confronting this sector in the state,he derailed recruiting truck-crosser group who have records of crime atrocities in the maritime business. “There are also reported cases of all kinds of illegality and extortion of money from co-members which contravenes the objectives for which COMTUA was formed”

The author also raised issue of, "While we are not speaking for Hon. Taofeek Adeyinka Aroyewun, No one can deprive a citizen of Lagos any appointment in his state. If the state government desires to give the job to a round peg in the round hole, no one can stop the developmental strides of the government." This is a bizarre commentary that cannot be accepted and I have allegedly and maintained in the said article, "Why Gov Sanwo-Olu must stop Sola-Giwa's Mission to Impose PDP Stalwart, Adeyinka Aroyewun on Lagos Transport stakeholders." To this effect, I still maintained my position that, Aroyewun is a member of PDP and why Sola-Giwa wants to jeopardize all efforts of bringing back Governor Sanwo-Olu in 2023, a bid which I am urging the party's authority to check-out before it's too late. That someone professes membership of a parry does not mean he cannot work against such party.

But come to think of it; Hon Sola-Giwa and his cohorts are implying that those who have been working tirelessly for the party affairs are "hewers of wood and drawers of water" meaning that the likes of LASPGM, Chairman Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, ( MC Oluomo), and his cabinet, Alhaji Sulaimon Ojora (Kudite), Alhaji Mustaph Adekunle (Sego) and others are used solely for "manual labor or menial tasks at the behest of others" because putting the round peg in the roles means theym are not competent and responsible persons, only meant for merely electioneering job.

Although if I may ask Hon Sola-Giwa what role Arowoyeun has that MC Oluomo, Kudite, and Sego can not play? Again, what role has Aroyewun been playing in All Progressives Congress in the state? Aroyewun who is a member of PDP and particularly working for Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and who has been assigned for campaign activities in Lagos is the one Sola-Giwa gives appointment as Head of Maritime Union, a body in the state where we have the prominent party stakeholders, party stalwart working, and contributing their resources to the campaign activities of the party in the state. This action an attempt to undermine and discourage those that have been in the front of make the party prominent in the state.

It will interest you to remind you that Sola-Giwa's atrocities, he committed by your gang before being arrested by the Port Standing Task Team (PSTT) for operating an illegal check point and extortion on Apapa which lndependent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC invited him over illegal extortion which he failed to honour is still fresh on our mind. This and many more purported issues are reasons he has been chased out of Apapa some years back due to his discrepancies, greedy for money, and corrupt practices with divide and rule which he used to disorganized all the pressure groups and associations in the Maritime Industry ndustry.

I hope that Sola-Giwa would use his good office,to defend himself than shifting the focus from the fact that APC party and government of the day has favoured him in every opportunity presented for action speaks volume of antiparty .

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Mercury12:
Hood legend you called him.
So does that means when he renounced cultism, he then continues living in the neighborhood or moved to the neighbor and told the cultist there that he is an ex cultist?

I pity young people joining cultist. It ends in pain and regrets

He's been in the hood for over 20 years, maintains a low profile. It was his death that gave him away as a cultist. To know him is to admire him. His manner of talking, sense of humor and his love for his family. RIP E-e

SadiqBabaSani:
I am trying to spot the new look

You fit go the command, mk dem ask wetin you dey find, make you answer say 'new look'.

No be me send you

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise GOD.

The recent killings in the ongoing senseless cult war, day before yesterday claimed the life of someone one I consider a friend. He had so much zest for life but didnt get to see December 1.

Within the Iju station axis of Ifako Ijaiye in Lagos state, this popular 'pharmacist' was shot and hacked to death in front of his wife and kids.
Neighborhood gist has it that he was cornered in his shop at almost midnight on Tuesday and killed to avenge for rival members who were leveled sometime ago.

Alleged to be a former high ranking member who had renounced cultism, the rivals hacked him to level the scoreboard. Sad thing is he was cut down in front of his wife and young kids, with his head and arms cut off during close of business.
I'd like to appeal to high ranking leaders of these cult groups to please find a common ground and stop this bloodshed. Life is the greatest gift from GOD, nobody has the right to take it.

From the standpoint of seeing a mother endure childbirth, then watching the child grow through life, experiencing difficulties which the devil takes advantage to lure them to wrong decisions (join cult), and after eventually obtaining the grace of GOD to make a living, start a family, something as trifling as two fighting or even well deserved insult is enough to ignite a war between 2 good friends just because they fly different colors.

I strongly push that nothing is worth dying or killing for. This friend is gone, life goes on, his family will mourn him for some time, kids will grow up without a father, wife will move on to another dick (most likely his friends)in the house he built, plans for December he can't execute, main tragedy is, he probably even didnt get to give his life to Christ.

On my way home late yesterday night around 11pm, I kept seeing boys huddled up in numbers, even those who dislike each other, but fear wouldn't let them sleep in their homes because everybody's expecting a retaliation and nobody knows who's next.
Lagos is not a hub of cultists, lest to talk of Ifako Ijaiye, then Iju of all locations.

Let us allow GOD speak to our hearts and embrace the love of Christ.

crestedaguiyi:
another pooly executed project

how so my bro?

Vyzz:
I understand that you are excited to meet Jesus, who wouldn't? He is Lord




Buh why u wan carry everybody go meet am?

Epic comment.

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Lagos Police Command Wears New Look as ‘The Most Formidable' PCRC implements CP Alabi’s Digital Gate Idea • Ogunsan, Olaniyan, Others Laud Collaborative Efforts

By Oki Samson- www.Scrollreport.com

If you visited Lagos State Police Command anytime before this week, you will not recognize it again. This is because the erstwhile analog, old-model gate in front of the Command has been replaced. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report that this is coming on the heels of the challenge posed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to his senior officers with his immense effort which is bringing facelift to Police posts, stations, and offices across the federation.

Now adorned by a digital gate, the Lagos Police Command is befitting of Nigeria’s centre of excellence. The idea of the gate was conceived by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Sylvester Abiodun Alabi in his 10-month stay at Ikeja. NAOSNP can inform that the Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Lagos state will however not allow him implement it as they took up the pet project and named it after him. They also got a generator alongside to power the environment in case there is no electricity.

The project was commissioned yesterday at the Lagos Police Command, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Speaking on the ‘analog-turned-digital’ gate, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi noted: ‘Today is a remarkable day for us. I want to appreciate what PCRC has been doing for this Command. When I came, I realized that the gate needs to be given a facelift because it is becoming obsolete and I was discussing it with my O/C Works. Fortunately, Apostle Kehinde Showemimo was in my office and he just keyed into our discussion that PCRC can take it up. I said if that his wish of the PCRC, it is a welcome development. They started the project in earnest and that is what we are seeing today. In addition, they gave us generator to power electricity in our environment.’

‘I have said it at different forum that in my career serving the Nigeria Police, I will say that Lagos PCRC is the most formidable. They have done wonderfully well. Beyond projects, they are involved in training and retraining of our personnel, information and intelligence gathering which has helped us to make Lagos relatively peaceful. So the success in Lagos is not only the Police efforts, it is the collective efforts of PCRC’, CP Alabi said.

Sharing his own side of the ‘analog-turned-digital’ gate, the Chairman of Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Lagos state, Apostle Kehinde Showemimo said: ‘We appreciate God for giving us the opportunity to serve our nation. It is community service in the area of security. We need to motivate the officers, provide the enabling environment for them to work, and also training of officers. These are essentials in accomplishing the goal of a safer environment.’

‘The former gate doesn’t befit the Lagos State Command. Lagos is the centre of excellence, there should be something excellent as a gate so we contributed money from our hard-earned money to put this gate together and we thank God that we have succeeded and are commissioning it. I appreciate the Commissioner of Police who always have the zeal to have a better place wherever he steps on. We decided that this gate should be named after him – CP Abiodun Alabi Gate Compex. We also make digital light available on the gate and got generator in case there is no light’, he told NAOSNP.

Further, Showemimo hinted: ‘My motivation is that I don’t want to sit and complain. I want to put in my effort and give my input to sustain security and improve policing in the nation. We put in our best within the limit of our resources to improve in terms of training, logistics, etc. We do our best in our own time. We thank God.’

On his part, the Patron of Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Lagos state and Member of the Board of Trustees, Lagos State Securiity Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayo Ogunsan shared: ‘For me leadership is everything. If you want nations, institutions, families that excel, everything starts from leadership. What you see in Lagos state is a reflection of the quality of who CP Alabi is. When you are good in what you do, your followers will do same. When you lead well, you will attract good things. I am so happy to be associated with the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State and I am sure PCRC is also. This is just the beginning.’

‘I am also happy to be associated with the PCRC. I hardly accept responsibility but the short time I have been with you, I have seen your signature in virtually every aspect of the state police. More grace, more strength, leadership is everything. What you are doing in Lagos state is highly commendable.’

Also present at the commissioning of the gate project was the National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Mogaji Olaniyan. He said: I have to commend the IGP Usman Alkali Baba for leading the Police in the right direction. We also appreciate the IGP because if he got it wrong in Lagos state, it is all over. I thank Almighty Allah for his life, I know him as ACP in Ekiti state where he was the pillar of PCRC. Even up till now, he is still a pillar for PCRC in the state.’

‘I have to commend IGP Usman Alkali Baba for giving us the personality of CP Alabi which befits this state and we can see how everywhere is peaceful and how Police in Lagos is policing with human face. You can also see how PCRC and Police are working like twin brother. Showemimo is complementing the efforts of the CP. I also commend the PCRC under the leadership of Amb. Dr. Farouk Abdullahi Abdulrahman. What we want is to do more for the Nigeria Police’, he told National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP.

Olaniyan praised CP Sylvester Abiodun Alabi, ‘We thank the CP for all your love. As the leader of PCRC in Southwest, I say he is one of the best Commissioners of Police in Nigeria. I have my report across the 6 states and I can give it to him that he is the best. We thank God for the life of our CP Alabi. He is always there to encourage PCRC in our support for the Nigeria Police. You can see a lot of projects under the chairmanship of Apostle Showemimo, it is to boost the morale of Nigeria Police in protecting the lives and properties. We can say that across the state, all your DPOs are PCRC-friendly because they know what you stand for.

‘We are also lucky as well to have one of our best as State Chairman. We sent him back from national excos to be the state chairman. I want to tell all our PCRC in the area commands to have a project named after CP Alabi. You can do it. He is an asset to us’, Alhaji Olaniyan lauded Showemimo.

Present at the commissioning of the gate project were Lagos State executives of PCRC and other leaders across the area commands and divisions. The Secretary of Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Lagos state, Jude Ndu who spoke to NAOSNP affirmed: ‘This is part of our aim and objectives. The finances come from contribution of members of PCRC, no loan from anywhere. It is the commitment and passion we have for the Police that made us do this. That is why we are encouraging community policing whereby the community will determine how they want to be policed and we have been seeing it positively in Lagos. The CP is advocating it, the CP is practicing it. He is an excellent man. All we have to do is encourage him to do more.

Lagos is safe, Lagos can be safer, it is not far-fetched. It is through the efforts of security agencies in Lagos.’

Haba. Evils

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Nestle has tweaked its 2022 sales outlook higher, the world's largest packaged food company said ahead of an investor seminar on Tuesday.

"We now expect organic sales growth between 8% and 8.5%. The underlying trading operating profit margin is expected around 17.0%. Underlying earnings per share in constant currency and capital efficiency are expected to increase," it said after forecasting in October organic sales would rise around 8%.

Organic growth, which cuts out the impact of currency movements and acquisitions, was 8.5% in the nine months to the end of September, the highest since 2008.

Nestle also said it had decided to explore strategic options for peanut allergy treatment Palforzia "following slower than expected adoption by patients and healthcare professionals". It expected the review to be completed in the first half of 2023.

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https://www.scrollreport.com/2022/11/mackenzie-scotts-donated-beverly-hills-mansion-sold-for-37-million/

MacKenzie Scott gave two Beverly Hills mansions to a housing charity in September.

One of the mansions has been sold for $37 million to a music executive, Dirt reported.

The 12,000-square-foot mansion was bought by Bezos and Scott in 2007.

A Beverly Hills mansion donated to a housing charity by MacKenzie Scott has been sold for $37 million, Dirt reported.

The 12,000-square-foot home was one of two properties given to the California Community Foundation by Jeff Bezos's ex-wife in September. The music producer Mike Caren bought the property, according to the report.

The Spanish-style villa has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a greenhouse, a tennis court, swimming pool, four fountains, and a six-car garage.
Bezos and Scott bought the home in 2007 for about $24.5 million. Scott became the sole owner after she and Bezos divorced in 2019.

One of the world's richest women, Scott's fortune mostly stems from her 4% stake in Amazon stake she obtained following their separation. The stake was worth about $38 billion at the time.

Her net worth topped $60 billion when Amazon shares climbed in 2020 but is now worth just under $40 billion, according to Forbes.

It is the second time Scott has assisted the California Community Foundation following her $20 million donation last year to establish the LA Arts Endowment Fund.Scott pledged to give at least half of her fortune away as part of The Giving Pledge – a campaign set up by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to encourage extremely wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. Bezos recently promised to give most of his wealth away as well.

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Richard Bickersteth

When you are successful, the whole world will celebrate with you.
But when you fail, it is only your family that will be there.

Go Back To Your Family
When you have palm oil on your finger, the whole world will come to lick.
If it is blood, it is only your Family that will heal.

Celebrate Your Family
If you are in the Government house, the whole world will seek you.
If it is the mortuary only your family will come around you.

Value Your Family
When you are one year in the office, the whole world will come to celebrate.
If it is one year in the cemetery, only your family will mourn.

Remember Your Family
When you have money to give, friends will come and enjoy.
When you have bills to pay, friends will run, only your family will rally round.

Spend Time With Your Family.
When you have coats of many colors, the whole world will love your presence.
When you are naked only your family will stand to cover you.

Respect Your Family
When there is fame to share, everybody will be your friend.
If there is shame to bear only your family will still identify with you.

Show Love To Your Family
Prosperity attracts the world, Poverty sends them away from you.
Poor or rich you have a place in your home.

Honor Your Family
Loud ovation and kisses from the world when you succeed, shame and rejection from them when you fail.
Failure or Success there is a room for you in your family.

Connect With Your Family.
Glory be to GOD who sets the solitary in families.

GOD Bless Our Families.

Happy New Week.

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The All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) is set to unveil the Crowdfund App to mobilise funds for the campaign of the Presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator, Kashim Shettima.

A statement issued by the Council said the app will afford Nigerians the opportunity to poll financial resources to back their preferred Presidential Candidate, who is reputed for assembling the best crop of administrators in the history of Lagos State.

The crowd funding will reduce the influence of money bags, give more citizens a sense of belonging and deepen democracy in the country.

The unveiling of the fundraising app will take place at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria-Island on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at eleven o’clock in the morning.

https://www.scrollreport.com/2022/11/apc-to-launch-crowdfund-app/

EJOYA ANNOUNCES CLASS OF '22, RELEASES LEAD SINGLE, "E NO FIT BE ME", WITH OLADAPO, LADIPOE AND NOAH AIRE.

Off Ejoya’s Class of 2022 compilation, their most expansive compilation yet, Oladapo and Noah Aire combine with Ladipoe to make an immersive love song about the harsh realities of young love.

On the Noah Aire-produced meld of Afrobeats, Hip-hop and RnB, Oladapo lets out perhaps his most vulnerable self yet, reminiscing on the angst and uncertainty that comes with young love.

Further enamoured by acclaimed rapper Ladipoe’s vivid storytelling and hard-hitting lyrics, "E No Fit Be Me” is a charismatic feel-good riddim that sits perfectly between the bridges of a hard-hitting rap anthem and a moving Afrobeats sing-along tune while conveying emotions about the unpleasant sides of love.

E No Fit Be Me, loosely translated as It Can’t Be Me, sets the tone for the euphoric and well-rounded nature of Ejoya’s forthcoming compilation album, "Class of 2022”, which is set to feature over thirty collaborators from three continents and across seven countries, becoming one of the most inclusive black voices compilations to date.

Felixalex:
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One of the unforgettable teachings we received during Marital Counselling was from an Anglican Priest.

One sunny afternoon while seated in his office, he looked straight into my eyes and said, "There are three things a man must never touch."

He paused and raised his fingers as if to count:

The Glory.

The Gold.

The Girls.

As he said this, I immediately flipped open my notes and began to jot down his lessons. I paused after writing to reflect on his words:

"The Gold" "The Girls" "The Glory"

This was a good place to put the SELAH prompt.

By "glory", he meant to truly see God as the center of our lives; to so live as to make Him Lord in all things. Not touching the glory meant seeing God as the source of our success and all that we are.

In a world where we crave recognition, status, and spend huge sums to create a persona so as to receive certain benefits, there is a call to turn it all back to God.

"All things", scripture says, "were made by him and without him was there anything made that was made." We owe God our entire existence. Giving him the glory is the very least of the things we should do.

God ain't gonna share his glory. Don't. Touch. It.

By "gold", he didn't mean not to have wealth or pursue financial success, rather he spoke of it in terms of giving to God what truly belongs to him and, most importantly, not getting usurped with the pursuit of money and all that life on earth has to offer.

Gold may be shiny, but we wouldn't carry any of it out of this earth anyway. Besides, the gold which we so labour to get on earth is mere dust in heaven where our mansions are waiting to be occupied by us.

By "girls", the answer was already obvious. Every man should have his own wife.

These days, our ears and eyes are filled with sad stories of supposed clergymen who anoint the private parts of women, rape, and molest women to "deliver" them or "save" them from whatever they claim is the problem.

It's saddening to see that men "touch" girls at any given opportunity they have.

The fact that a lady is within your reach, under your care, or dependent on you is not license to touch her.

I often wonder, haven't these men read the letters of Paul to Timothy (a letter to us all) saying to treat sisters with "all purity"?

Haven't they read that our bodies are not for fornication but for the Lord?

Indeed, if all men were to adhere to these three simple principles:

- We will have men who are so submitted to God and who have a reverential awe for him and defer to him at every point in their lives. We will have men who are not arrogant, pompous or "self-made".

- We will have men who pursue honest living, work with integrity, and are financially accountable to themselves and their families.

- We will have men who treat all women with dignity, respect, and honor.

I hope this teaches us as much as it taught me.

Share your thoughts with me in the comment section.

Happy new week friends.

Oluwatobi Adesanya

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Asgard73:
More like esn and IPOB are recieving sense from Nigeria army.

Stupid bingos ..

Jesus loves you

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Jesus is the greatest Gift from GOD, and His Blood is Life's greatest asset.
Ever aince I discovered that the dynamics of triumphant living is encapsulated in Christ, I've always prayed to GOD to help me not to miss any Fellowship (Sunday and midweek service). Such that It's easy to label me a fanatic, but my level of understanding in the power of Christ has kept me undeterred and by GOD'S Grace I pray to remain focused, even though I'm only human.

For posterity and personal reasons I'd like to share major reasons why I (and most likely, many others also) go to church, feel free to state your personal observations.

5. Belonging to a spiritual family- Eph.2;19
Believe it or not, life is as spiritual as physical, and everyone needs a spiritual identity, hence the need for a spiritual family. Just like every employee needs a company ID card to access company resources, same thing applies in the spirit realm

4. Refreshing our spirit. Isa.40;31
The spirit is the source of life, Every event (good or bad) that happens to man is a direct hit to his/her spirit, and just like overworked batteries, our spirit needs to be constantly recharged/refreshed for optimal performance. Best place to recharge a spirit is in the presence of the Creator.

3. Inspiration and direction Isa.42;15
Ever had moments of blockage of ideas or general frustration? Worry less because GOD'S got you covered. Personally I've had more breakthrough ideas in GOD'S presence than anywhere else. Also, deeper interpretations of Bible mysteries are revealed through Ministers of GOD.

2. Healings, deliverance, breakthroughs, forgiveness of sins. 1Pet.2;24
This is the most common reason because being our Creator, GOD is also our healer, deliverer, barrier breaker and our everything. We come to HIM for answers to diverse situations, including rotten ones and HE Always delivers.

1. Marking physical and spiritual attendance- Heb.10;25.
This is the most general reason we go to church, especially as spiritual babes and new converts, so as to have answers when people ask 'were you in church', also a way of proving our interests to serve GOD, since most churches use attendance as a yardstick to joining their workforce.

I sincerely hope everyone reading this is either in church, heading to church or listening to program online. Commonsense1;1
Cheers and have a happy Sunday in Jesus name.