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Tinubuadvocate:
Who is that ameachi hope not this current minister under Buhari?

naptu2:
OK, I'll try and tell the story from memory. I apologise for any errors, it's been a really long time since I heard Chief Amaechi tell the story.

I think the incident happened sometime around 1959. Political leaders like Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa were going to have a meeting with the governor general, Sir James Robertson at State House, Marina in Lagos.

There was a large crowd of people on Marina Street. They were waiting to catch a glimpse of the leaders. There were also some party men and other supporters on the street. They had arrived earlier, but they were not allowed into the State House compound, so they stood on the street, waiting for the leaders to arrive. One of the people on the street was Mbazulike Amaechi, a member of the NCNC.

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe's convoy was approaching, but there was something else that caught Chief Mbazulike's attention. He noticed a very suspicious looking man on the street. Dr Azikiwe was in a convertible and as his car got closer, the suspicious looking man took something out of his robe and began moving towards the car.

Mbazulike Amaechi dashed towards the man and held him and then a struggle began. Chief Mbazulike called on the soldiers (that always stood guard outside State House) to assist him, but they didn't move (they were focused on guarding the compound). Luckily, Chief Mbazulike saw a policeman that he knew. The policeman was an Igbo man and Chief Mbazulike shouted his name. It was the policeman that helped Chief Mbazulike to subdue the man.

(I can't quite remember for sure, but I think the man had taken some sort of knife or dagger out of his robe and he and Chief Amaechi had been struggling for it before the policeman came to help).

Later, someone (I can't remember who) presented Mbazulike Amaechi to Dr Azikiwe and told him that this was the person that caught the suspected assassin. Dr Azikiwe said, "The boy is good" and that's how the nickname stuck.

naptu2:
[size=14pt]Nelson Mandela's first visit to Nigeria after being released from prison (May 14th, 1990).[/size]

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It is a year since South African legend, Neslon Mandela died, so we take a look at his first visit to Nigeria after he was released from prison in 1990.

ANC Vice President, Nelson Mandela was released from prison on February 11th, 1990. He went on a thank you tour of countries that had supported the anti-apartheid struggle. This, of course, included Nigeria, which had provided funds, training and sanctuary to the ANC. Mr Mandela had stayed in Nigeria in 1962. He lived in the home of Chief Mbazulike Amaechi (The Boy Is Good) at the request of Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe (the Governor General of Nigeria and Chief Mbazulike's leader in the NCNC). Dr Mandela met with Mbazulike Amaechi and Azikiwe in 1990, to thank them for their assistance.

No death, injury recorded in Oke Afa sawmill fire in Lagos – Fire service

December 18, 2021

Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said no death or injury was recorded in the fire that broke out at the Oke Afa building materials market in Jakande, Egbe, Lagos State on Friday night.

The service, in a statement on Saturday by its Director, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, also confirmed that the inferno which started at about 9:17 p.m. has been extinguished.

“The intense fire was reported at about 21:17 hours on Friday has been subdued with the application of copious water and chemical foam compound.

“This is with collaborative efforts of other emergency service providers in partnership with LSFRS,” the statement read.

It added that the cause of the inferno and the losses recorded could not be ascertained as investigation was still on to unravel the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the fire.

“It is on record that neither injury nor death occurred in the unfortunate incident,” the statement said.

Ajibade hits double in Atleti’s dominant win over Real Betis

Nigerian international, Rasheedat Ajibade scored two goals in her side’s 6-1 win to take her goal tally to three goals in eleven liga games for Atlético Madrid this season.

The FC Robo Queens product opened the scoring for the hosts in the tenth minute but the celebration was short lived as Paula Perea equalized for the visitors just seven minutes later.

Ajibade converted Madrid’s third with her second goal in the first half added time after Maria Santos had restore the lead in the 34th minute.

She could have added more in the second half as she saw her effort brushed the post but Barbara was in the right place to capitalized on the rebound.

The Nigerian was substituted in the 75th minute, at the same time Thembi Kgatlana and Ludmila was brought to play. The two substitutes proved to be effective scoring Atlético’s remaining goals respectively.

At the other end, Grace Asantewaa of Ghana national was an unused substitute for Real Betis.

Ajibade at the double in Atletico Madrid’s win against Betis

18th December 2021

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Sports Writer, kick442.com Nigeria

Former FC Robo Queens and Avaldnes forward, Rasheedat Ajibade scored two goals as her Spanish Primera Iberdrola side, Atletico Madrid defeated Betis 6-1 on Saturday.

Ajibade opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid in the tenth minute before Paula Perea equalised for Betis seven minutes later.

Leicy Maria Santos restored Atletico Madrid’s lead in the 34th minute.
Rasheedat Ajibade converted Atletico Madrid’s third with her second goal of the game in the additional minutes of the first half.

Three more goals in the second half by Barbara Latorre, Thembi Kgatlana, and Ludmila completed the rout.

Rasheedat Ajibade saw 75 minutes of action before she was replaced by Ludmila.
She has scored three goals in eleven league games for Atletico Madrid this season.

Atletico Madrid occupies the third position on the Spanish Primera Iberdrola table with 28 points from 14 games and will next face Athletic Bilbao on December 22.