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danowena:
Honestly speaking, Ologolo town is in a prime location. However, the major shortfall is the access road. They have magnificent buildings springing up and one can't help but wonder why their landlords can't unite in repairing the road or atleast making it motorable. They rather use the beach road which could be difficult to use if not with a 4WD vehicle. Or use the igbo-efon access road.

After paying taxes, generating your own light and water, as well as paying land use charges, where would you get additional funds to construct the roads from, if you are a landlord??

Even the Igbo-efon area that you mentioned, their roads are bad...only the major access road leading into the community is passable.

Grossly over-priced piece of property for that location..

jason123:
Work at the new modern jetty in Badore, would be capable of berthing ferries of 500-passenger capacity, is nearing completion (see pictures from earlier in the year below).

The Badore Jetty is one of the three new jetties being built by the Lagos State government at a cost of N8.5 billion (the other two are located at Ipakodo and Osborne in Ikoyi), in addition to some old jetties that would be renovated and rehabilitated, under the first phase of the LASG's ferry transportation program.

The ferry transportation program would include the building of modern terminals, as well as the dredging and channellisation of some ferry routes. These include Ikorodu - Badore, via Oreta, Baiyeku and Ijede; Ikorodu - Osborne; Badore - Lekki/VI; Oke Afa - Mile 2; Tolu/Ajegunle - Port Novo creek - Liverpool; and the planned repairs of Epeme and Iya Afin jetties.

https://www.lagosindicatoronline.com/images/ajah_badore2.gif

Why on earth would the govt site a jetty at Osborne road which opens up directly on to the edge of Third Mainland Bridge at the point where it is most congested??

It doesn't make sense! It would have been much better to expand Falomo jetty in Ikoyi and also create a bus terminus right under the bridge, instead of building a new ferry terminal/jetty at Osborne!

Residents of Osborne Estate (which is a high brow area) have kicked against it, stating that they did not ask for a jetty on their doorstep and that it would lead to an influx of crowds which could threaten the security of their estate.

Another point that has been made, is that buses would then be stopping on the bridge to pick up and drop off ferry-bound passengers, causing greater traffic congestion on 3rd Mainland Bridge.

Honestly, whoever proposed that Osborne jetty to the govt did a great disservice to commuters on that road. The jetty should have been located at Ilubirin which is closer to Central Lagos and the bus parks.

I am still waiting to see how it would all play out in the end.

goldspade:
when is Eko water buses going to start operation in Lagos? pls i need to know

Only God knows. All the boats and ferries shown in the pictures on this thread, belong to private companies (e.g. City link Services, Sea Coach Ferry Services and Texas Connection Ferries etc.). Am yet to see an Eko Water Bus Ferry on any of the routes listed in the previous posts.

Even the jetties that were constructed, do not justify the huge amount that was reported to have been spent by govt.

In other countries, the jetties and ferry terminals are a beehive of commercial activities like waterfront cafes & restaurants, shops, parking lots & valet services etc. In Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, the govt constructs a huge concrete slab, adds a few rubber bouys and tags it an ultra-modern jetty. What a joke!

Visit Apapa jetty behind Flour Mills, and you will weep. It is poorly constructed and anytime commuters embark and disembark from the ferry and have to go through the terminal to get access the main road, a lot of them do so with their hearts in their mouth.

The steps are rough and constitute a threat to human limbs and mobility, but govt doesn't care. There are no entry or exit signs, no fire extinguishers or air-cons and safety grips at the terminals.

Let me stop here.... I get upset just thinking about it!

Here is a bit of information on water transportation in Lagos State.

Transportation in Lagos (Part Ferry Services.

Posted on February 18, 2013
The history of ferry service in Lagos State can be traced to the 1970s when Lagos was still the federal capital. Then the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) operated ferry services to Apapa, CMS, Ebute-Ero and other locations. Later, the state government under the Lateef Jakande administration also came up with its ferry service when it purchased its ferry boats “Baba Kekere” and “Ita Faji”. The Ferry Services Corporation was established to run the service. The effective and efficient service run by the corporation has still continued to be a reference point in the state well over 25 years after.

The State Ferry Service Corporation is no more in operation as the National Inland Waterways Authority Act (Repeal) Law 2008 created the Lagos State Waterways Authority, which is already functional with a supervisory board inaugurated by Governor Fashola to monitor the private operators and ensure they operate within the provisions of the Inland Waterways Law.

In order to sustain this development as well as attract Lagosians to water transportation, the state government has been constructing jetties at Ikorodu, Osborne and Badore, in addition to dredging ferry routes. These include Ikorodu-Badore via Oreta, Baiyeku-Ijede, Ikorodu-Osborne, Badore-Lekki, Oke Afa-Mile 2 and Tolu/Ajegunle-Port Novo Creeks-Liverpool. Also, repairs are being carried out on Epeme and Iya Afin jetties. When all the designated corridors for the ferry service become fully operational, this will certainly reduce reliance on roads as sole means of transportation.

Today, from one operation route in 2007, Lagos is running water transport on 12 routes under the supervision of Lagos State Waterways Authority, while passenger traffic has grown to over one million passengers per month. The routes are Ikorodu-Marina/CMS; Marina-Mile 2; Ikorodu-Addax/Falomo; Ikorodu-Ebute Ero; Marina-Ijegun Egba-Ebute-Ojo; Mile 2-Marina/CMS-Mekwen-Falomo; Badore-Ijede; Badore-Five Cowries; Marina-Oworonshoki; Ebute Ojo-Ijegun Egba; Oworonshoki-Five Cowries; and Baiyeku-Langbasa. This has also created additional new jobs with multiplier effects on families and the society. https://naijachronicles./2013/02/18/transportation-in-lagos-part-8-ferry-services/

Great post! Lagos is surrounded by a vast network of water. i.e. rivers, lagoons and even, the ocean.

Yet, the state govt and its citizens have not utilised these assets effectively to improve transportation and reduce the gridlock on our highways.

There are small speed boats that ply the Badore to Ikorodu axis every day. Badore is located after Ajah, in the Lekki peninsula area.

From the Ebute Ero jetty on Lagos Island, there are ferries that ply the Ikorodu-Ebute Ero-CMS route.

There is also the Tarzan jetty (a privately-owned jetty) in the Maroko area of Victoria Island close to Oriental Hotel. There are speed boats that carry passengers from Queens Drive in Ikoyi to Maroko in Victoria Island, every two hours.

Unfortunately, water transport is not well publicised and the ferry schedules are unknown by most people.

There used to be large ferries plying the Mile 2 - CMS route in the past, but those ferries have packed up now. They were all owned by govt.

This is an area that could be a major income generator for both state governments and private individuals, if proper attention is paid to it and good money is pumped in, to upgrade the jetties and ferries.

The Apapa jetty behind Flour Mills is still an eyesore and needs to be upgraded very quickly, to prevent any accidents.

I wish there was a ferry service linking Lekki/Lagos Island to Otta in Ogun State. It would reduce the traffic on the old Lagos-Abeokuta by a great deal, if scheduled services were made available by boat.

AlabaSlim:
U just talked like a kid.......whatever u think we studied in Nigeria, where did we get it from Did we ever theorise any course, material or subject What did we "invent" that did not come from the Whiteman Your writeup shows JEALOUSY written all over it & I hate Jealous/Envious people cos they can kill, steal & destroy successful or potential beings

Stop venting! Funmo was only trying to draw parallels between the conditions under which students study in Nigeria
(e.g. Lautech), and the conditions under which they study abroad. Where is the jealousy in his write-up??

I actually found his comparison, quite hilarious!

So why give yourself stress, over a non-issue??

Is there an area earmarked for shops within the estate? Pls confirm.

ak47mann:
It is hideous with all due respect to say that because we of the SE/SS rightly rejected Buhari at the polls and in our rigging. He is to run his government to the exclusion of us. It reminds one of Yakubu Gowon's blunder in 1966 when he won his coup and did not appoint one single Igbo officer into his SMC which was the legislature. Decisions were then made without Igbo input where as Igbo is the second largest language group in Nigeria after Odua with the third being less than a fifth of Igbo. This is a dangerous situation for the continuity of Nigeria and SE/SS will now have to examine whether they are to follow te UN laws and conduct a referendum among themselves about their status within Nigeria just like Scotland did in November 2014. The dice is cast.

Leave SS out of your commentary, abeg! Na wetin??

The OP himself must have subtly encouraged the woman to flirt with him. He likes the attention she has been giving him. If not, he should have shut the whole thing down the minute she made the suggestion, by doing one of the following:

1). Blocking or barring her number from his phone.

2). Asking his sister, fiance or female friends to answer her calls whenever she rings. Such women can warn her to stop calling the guy;

3). Threatening to report her to her husband or in-laws, if she does not behave herself;

4). Being abrupt and dismissive any time she calls and eventually severing all communication with her.

Sometimes, you have to be cruel, to be kind.

TheEqualizer:
Most fabrics are borrowed, what makes it yours (own them) is how you use them to create styles that define you. Ghanaian Kente is Chinese fabric but they owned it based on the style they created with it which is Ghanaian. You can make the same argument for all European clothes because cotton isn't European.

The styles aren't African. Do you get my point now? Shirt is European, same for t-shirt, blazer, and suit.

Ehm.... I actually think most African tops worn by men look like tunics, not shirts.

I would (loosely) classify the agbada as a 'robe', for ease of description. Well, I may be wrong, but I do not think T-shirts should be classified as African attire. I mean, they are.....well, just T-shirts.

johnstin:
Siting an LPG plant in a residential area-
Yes, for safety reasons, it is generally not advisable to site an LPG plant havin storage vessels beyond 10 Tons Iin a residential area.
Buy as you may already know, there are several 20 MT capacity plants scattered in residential areas across Lagos.
In siting a 10MT+ plant in a residential area, accessibility of the size by bulk tankers and the size of the land are the most inportant factors to take into consideration.

For example, siting a 20 MT plant on 10 plots of land with very wide access roads and a state-of-the-art fire suppression system in place is not bad.

Thanks

A 20MT gas plant in a residential area should be closed down, for safety reasons. It is highly irresponsible of the owners to place such gas plants close to people's homes. If you have ever seen an explosion from a gas tank, or if you have ever experienced a gas leak...then you will understand the hazards involved.

As for Auto Gas dispensers, there are LPG Auto Gas Dispensers as well and they are cheaper to operate and install than CNG types. It depends on what kind of gas tank the vehicle carries, inside its boot.

emrain:
someone fell for you, and you're disrespecting her here for nothing.



what if she stumble on this site and see her private chat with you in the public?

do you care to know how she'd feel?


you're a disgusting person.

She should have thought of that before she started soliciting for sex from a 3rd party. Isn't she a married woman??

Mtcheeew! May she stumble on the site a million times over!! Maybe that will instil some common sense into her.

Freemanan:
Well, I have three things to say....
FIRSTLY, OP YOU ARE LYING... But let's pretend this is all true and it really happened..

SECONDLY, WE guys should respect the female folks more. This is a breach of privacy and trust and a defamation of her character albeit her own foolishness.

LASTLY, her last statement should be respected... ALLOW NATURE TAKE IT'S COURSE....

THANKS.

Wait o.... what was it you just said? "...WE guys should respect the female folks more. This is a breach of privacy and trust and a defamation of her character..." Ye gods!

The married woman was the first to disrespect herself, by asking a single man who is NOT her husband to sleep with her!
Secondly, there is no defamation of character here....she exhibited her promiscuity by soliciting for sex from a third party, even though she was lawfully married to a different party.

So if the whole story leaks out, how is that defamation? It is merely a report of a series of events that actually happened. If the report causes her to lose face, so be it.

Finally, you advocated that Nature should take its' course. Well, I pray nature exposes her cheating ways to her husband, sharp-sharp!

trapQ:
thanks dear. you are right

these Igbo's are so greedy and easily brainwashed like the BOKO HARAM boys. why do they want to drag RIVERS STATE, CROSS RIVERS,AKWA IBOM, BAYELSA states along?? are those igbo speaking states?? they want to use this avenue to steal cause a war and steal our oil wealth with their endless greed and glutonny.

Don't mind them. My prayer is that they get their desired Biafra. And very quickly too! Currently, many governors cannot administer their South-East states effectively, so is it a whole country that they will suddenly turn into an Eldorado? smh...

When they leave and decide to come back and apply for visas, then we shall know who is who...

Can =N=1.1mill fly for this car? Na used Toks, oh!

donnypool:
use your opinion win award

Very funny!!

So what is the update on this privatisation? Can anyone tell us?

Some people are saying that the few trains left behind by Jonathan have disappeared. Is this true?

Has this bridge been repaired now? Any updates?

And can someone please let me know if there is a navigable river that connects Lagos to Otta. If there is one, I believe it would be cheaper and faster to go by boat from Lagos to Otta everyday, instead of going through that madness called traffic along old Lagos Abeokuta road which links Ikeja-Iyana Ipaja-Meiran-Alagbado-Otta.

These are alternative options that people need to explore.

I still believe the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) needs to be privatised and its management should be overhauled. They do not know how to maintain and improve their assets and commercial operations, in a way that would bring sustained advantage to Nigerian commuters, and boost the corporation's revenue.

Otherwise, how can you explain the lack of awareness of train schedules within the intra-city network, in a place such as Lagos?

How can you explain the fact that several of its terminals or train stations are decrepit and yet to be upgraded, in a way that adds value to its operations?

There is no single customer care call centre or phone number that you can call, to get clear info on arrival and departure times of trains, within your community. And this is in the year 2015, where GSM sim cards and communication equipment are like pure water!

On Sundays, the trains do not even run within Lagos. Is that how to make money from an essential transport service??

Is your shop in Lekki still open?

Guys, please do your research. Google is your friend. Efon Alaye is actually a Yoruba town in Ekiti State.

According to Wikipedia:
"Effon-Alaiye or Efon-Alaaye is a town in the Ekiti State of southwestern Nigeria, inhabited by Yoruba people. The population in 1983 was over 100,000."

The community even has an official web page. http://www.efon-alaaye.ekiti.com/

Even the official web page of the Ekiti State govt not only acknowledges the existence of the town, but gives a graphic description of it:

Historical Background and Geography
Efon Alaaye is located on Longitude 4.8 degrees – East and Latitude 7.6 degrees – North. It is situated on an elevation of about 500 metres above sea level. It is a very large town covering several hills, hill sides, plains and valleys, hence we talk of areas like Oke Imolekere, Oke Iloja, Oke Are, Oke Ojabalu, Oke Ahun, Odo Ijao, Odo Ibete, Odo Ejigan, etc.

The prefix Oke means (hills) and Odo means (Valley). There are many streams flowing round the town but none passes through the town. The topography of the town is mountainous and the hills were claimed to be of advantage to the people of the town during the days of the inter-tribal wars. The hills made invasion of Efon difficult for invaders, hence, the saying “Oke lo mu Alaaye tile ogun” – (the mountain emboldens the Alaaye to wage war). “Omo-Oloke lomoke gun” – It is the son of the soil that can climb the hills with ease.
http://ekitistate.gov.ng/about-ekiti/towns-villages/efon-alaaye/

As for the girl supporting Radio Biafra who claims to be from Efon Alaye, I seriously doubt her assertion. How come she lists her town under Ondo State, instead of its rightful place - Ekiti State?

It is either:

a). She is not from Efon Alaye;
b). Her mum is from the South-East and she has never visited her home town of Efon-Alaye;
c). He boyfriend is from the South-East and he has brainwashed her with these Biafra stories, which she is swallowing hook, line and sinker;
d). She is actually an impostor;

[quote author=From New Telegraph Newspaper : post=35964936]Shehu Sani is a man who demonstrably knows too much about Boko Haram. He knows their full operative and leadership set-up and argues for what they do, did, can do and cannot do. He is always up to date on their decisions and plans and knows the names of all members in their top leadership council at all times. For a group that never negotiates and never trusts anyone, Shehu Sani has remained uncomfortably trusted and close over the years. Revisit this September interview with IBRAHEEM MUSA. His very categorical responses cannot be missed:

Q: Recently, you made a post on your Facebook wall, casting doubts on Dr. Stephen Davis’ allegation which fingered Senator Ali Modu Sherrif and former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ihejirika, as the sponsors of Boko Haram. What was your reason for doubting the Australian negotiator?

Sani: Nigeria is facing a serious problem of insurgency that has led to the killings of thousands of people, displacement of millions of people and the destruction of the livelihood of millions of people. It’s the major national problem we are facing today. And all hands must contribute towards finding lasting solution to this problem. I think we have been doing our best as citizens and activists and we have taken a lot of risk in this respect.

I have got a report that Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator, had made a statement that implicated former Governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sherrif and Iherijika, the former Chief Of Army Staff. I have neither met Sherrif nor Iherijika in my life. But I know that it is better to keep quiet than to make statements that cannot be substantiated with facts.

I’m quite aware of the sensitivity of this issue and also the desperation on the part of some persons who simply want somebody to hang for what is actually going on. There are a lot of things that we can blame Sherrif for and there are also so many things that you can blame Ihejirika for.

But we have to back our points with facts and data on the ground. Now lets take on Sherrif; Sherrif is largely blamed by the insurgent group for being responsible for what happened to them in 2009 and they also fingered him as the man who had a hand in the killing of their leader and many of their followers. And if you have gone through the statements and video posts of the Boko Haram leader, you will see how they consistently vilify and continuously attack Sherrif. They have never hidden the fact that he is a target. Not only him but people who are associated with him. Now if you look at Iherijika, he was Chief of Army Staff under whose tenure there were attacks at Baga and Bama in which scores of people were killed. And he unleashed a reign of force to fight the group.

Many people have accused him and the Army under his command at that time of committing massive atrocities in the hunt for Boko Haram members. Now, how can any sensible person align Sherrif and Ihejirika with the funding of Boko Haram? I’m simply baffled by the fact that many Nigerians seem to believe what Davis said. Like I have said, there are lots of things that you can charge Sherrif and Ihejirika for but how can these people who have been declared enemies by this group fund Boko Haram? That is one.

Secondly, I have been involved in this issue of negotiation and to me, Boko Haram has never announced the name of any person as a negotiator except on one occasion where they mention a former journalist with Blueprint Newspaper, Ahmed Salkida. Now, Stephen Davis cannot talk to Boko Haram not to talk of them revealing their sponsors. Boko Haram has a Shura council which is made up of 32 people and they have a leader in the person of Abubakar Shekau. There is no person who can reveal the secret of this organisation except if he is a leader of the Shura Council.

And there is no Shura Council member that can sit down with a white Australian and tell him their sponsors. As for me, I simply think that the man is being used by certain people to get at Sherrif and Ihejirika. And it is not possible for any negotiator to sit down with Boko Haram and start asking them of their sponsors. They will treat him as an enemy and a spy and he can never get out of that negotiation hall. So, what Stephen Davis said about Ihejirka and Sherrif, to me it’s nothing but a work of fiction, a frame up and attempt to simply rope in these people and destroy them. But that does not mean these two people have no case to answer as far as what is going on. That should also not stop investigation into Davis allegation.

Read more: http://newsrescue.com/man-knows-much-boko-haram-revisit-shehu-sanis-full-submission/#ixzz3g9MmGTQf.[/quote]

Micohinter:
Thanks
Will upload pictures

In what year??

dinachi:
There is nowhere in the world you get equity, justice and fairness! You can quote me.
Discrepancy in Jamb scores is not only about south east alone the issue involves the whole of south versus north. The idea is to help the north educationally. Personally, I see it as good. We are putting our best brains forward while they are putting their worst.
Okay let's say the three Rs have not been implemented. Is is by going to another war that you achieve that?
Yes we have five states. But why are other regions that have six states not agitating to have seven like the northwest?
Again is it by agitating for Biafra that we get one more state?

My point is that if we do the agitation a consciously and effectively within Nigeria, we will get ,most if not all these things mentioned above
But the moment we start agitating for Biafra, every other regions will loose their patience with us and because of suspicion undermine our interests.

This your post make sense, die! Abeg, may God bless you 1,000 times on Sundays, in 5,000 different ways on Mondays.

Collect one bowl of nkwobi, 'isi-ewu' and one chilled bottle, from that waiter. The bill is on the house. Correct guy!

Why are you all suprised?? Is this not the same Shehu Sani that is a secret supporter of Boko Haram, despite all the atrocities the sect has committed?

Instead of persuading the leaders of the BH sect to renounce violence and stop killing people, he takes delight in pretending to broker peace meetings between that blood thirsty group and govt officials.

At the end of the day, nothing is achieved and more lives are lost!

In another country, he would be villified for failing to name members of the sect and also castigated for failing to assist the police to bring them to justice!

ExInferis:
thank you. seun has allowed his once-vaunted forum to go to the dogs. the dozy mods have allowed morbid little boys and girls to infest the threads and spread vile, hate, fear, uncertainty, doubt.

this is a forum where one cannot say nak3d or b00bs without the words transposed to unclad and bosom as a form of censorship, but yet one is inundated with daily photos of mangled, mutilated and gory scenes of death and carnage.

i miss the nairaland of circa 2005-2010

What was your moniker on NL in your former life, from 2005 - 2010?

HopeAtHand:
I know your type.

Your people are looking to reap where they did not sow.

Statements like yorur is permitted to be made by Ikwerre people and not you an Igbo.Abia and Imo are your boundaries.slowpoke

LWKMD!! ROFLMAO!! Hehehe.....!!!

msogunro:
If a homosexual offered you a good paying office job, all of you would take it and attend his/her wedding in support.

Stop fooling yourselves. Get with the times and stop thinking like neanderthals.

God forbid! It is like saying that if an armed robber or fraudster offers you a job, you would take it and kiss his a.ss??

casmirjohn:
Newly built highrise 3bedroom bungalow,with all rooms ensuite ,well secure with CCTV camera and electric fenced,carpack of 4cars,well fitted kitchen with 2stores,bathrooms have jacuzzi.
Location.Thomas estate Ajah
Price.#28m
Title.Governor consent
Call,08174452902,08159777608 for inspections

How can you call a bungalow, 'highrise '? I don't get it oh!