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| Politics › Re: Throwback Of Nigeria President Mercedes Benz 600 Pullman In 1987-photo by naptu2: 2:23am On Oct 05, 2021 |
How could I forget to write about the W114?
The Gowon Administration featured ostentatious displays and the Murtala Regime which followed it wanted to tone things down. General Gowon used several Rolls Royce Phantoms, a W100 Mercedes Benz 600 limousine and several W108 S Class Mercedes Benz limousines. The First Lady and the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters also used limousines and in fact, even state governors used Mercedes Benz limousines as their official cars.
Only the Head of State used a stretch limousine during the Murtala era and it was a W114 Mercedes Benz limousine (equivalent of an E-Class limousine today). There were no motorcades or sirens, the Head of State actually waited in traffic like everyone else. Murtala was in a W114 limousine (230.6) when he was killed. Here are pictures of the limousine below. It is kept at the National Museum, Onikan.
The next time that I saw a Nigerian leader using a W114 limousine was in 1992 and it was very strange.
There were 3 very violent riots that took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s and they were known as the SAP riots. The first one was in 1988 and it was caused by an increase in petrol prices. The second one was in 1989 and it was caused by a rumour about an Ebony Magazine article (the article was fake, Ebony Magazine never published any such article, but people were sharing photocopies of the fake article all over Nigeria). The third riot was in 1992 and it was caused by an increase in the price of petrol.
The United States Vice President, Dan Quayle, visited Nigeria and coincidentally his visit occurred during the third SAP riot. However, the Federal Government had moved to Abuja before the third riot and so they were not significantly affected by the violence (Abuja was a civil servant town at that time and there were no riots there).
General Babangida had a state banquet for Mr Quayle and in return, Mr Quayle held a dinner for President Babangida. President and Mrs Babangida arrived Vice President Quayle's dinner in a W114 Mercedes Benz stretch limousine. That was the only time that I saw them use that car.
I remember that news broadcast very well because of the second item on the news. The first item was a report about the dinner and the second item was a press statement by the Ministry of Information advising parents and guardians to keep their wards indoors and to make sure that they do not join in the riot. I remember asking someone, "What riot"? I asked that question because the NTA had not reported the riot at all, even though it was the biggest news item in Nigeria. If they were not reporting the riot, then what riot were they advising young people not to get involved in? 
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| Webmasters › Re: Facebook, Whatsapp And Instagram All Go Down In Major Outage. by naptu2(op): 5:39pm On Oct 04, 2021 |
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| Webmasters › Facebook, Whatsapp And Instagram All Go Down In Major Outage. by naptu2(op): 5:35pm On Oct 04, 2021 |
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP ALL GO DOWN IN MAJOR OUTAGE
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have all gone down in a major outage.
The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working.
Visitors to the Facebook website simply saw an error page or a message that their browser could not connect. The WhatsApp and Instagram apps continued to work, but did not show new content, including any messages sent or received during the problems.
Facebook’s outages happen relatively rarely but tend to be vast in their impact, not least because they affect three of the world’s biggest apps.
The company is often cryptic about the causes of any issues, and does not tend to explain them even after they are fixed. In 2019, for instance, it suffered its biggest outage in years – and said only that it had “triggered an issue” during “routine maintenance operations”.
In a leaked transcript published in The Verge in 2019, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg note that such outages are a “big deal”. Any problems can often lead people to start using competitors instead, and noted that it can take “months” to win back trust and get people back on Facebook’s platforms – if they come back at all. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-down-instagram-whatsapp-today-b1932059.html
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| Travel › Re: Plane Crash Kills Dan Petrescu, Wife, Son And Five Others (Photos) by naptu2: 3:13pm On Oct 04, 2021 |
Wow! For a moment I thought it was Dan Petrescu, the former Chelsea player. |
| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 8:55am On Oct 04, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 8:55am On Oct 04, 2021 |
Wow! I forgot to post the epic 2019 thread! Here it is. Woman Reports Noisy Church To LASEPA. Forces Them To Change Venue Of VigilMaya lives in me @enitioluwafe This church behind my house is moving their vigil to another venue outside our estate. According to them, 'one child of perdition kept on reporting to LASEPA'. I own this title if it makes us sleep soundly at night in our abodes. This battle has been won at last. Thank you Jesus. 11:14 AM · May 5, 2019 https://mobile.twitter.com/enitioluwafe/status/1124980622160728064(The screenshots continue in the next post). 
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| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 6:45am On Oct 04, 2021 |
free2ryhme:
interesting
were you not the same govt that gave them operating license Actually it's not that simple. There are a lot of issues involved. You'll see some of them if you click through the links in the second post. 1) Violation of planning rules and permits: Unfortunately a lot of people believe that they can do whatever they want because they own a piece of land or a building. Some people illegally convert residences into worship centres, businesses and so on and so forth and they launch propaganda wars against the government if government tries to demolish or seal their property. In fact, in some cases, these people don't even own the land. I'll give you one of the most infamous examples. The MacGregor CanalDr William MacGregor was colonial governor of Lagos from 1899 till 1902. He was a medical doctor and so he took particular interest in the health of Lagosians. Malaria was one of the biggest problems at the time and so he dug a canal, now known as the MacGregor Canal, to drain the swamps that had become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The MacGregor Canal separates Lagos Island from Ikoyi Island. The size of the canal was slightly reduced when the Federal Government built Ring Road/3rd Mainland Bridge in the 1970s. That canal serves a very important function by draining excess rain water from Ikoyi, Obalende and parts of Lagos Island. Basically, it helps to prevent flooding. Can you imagine that someone went to build a church right across the canal?? They sandfilled the Lagoon end of the canal and built a church right across it. Obviously they did not have any permit to do that. That was one of the early problems that Governor Fashola had to deal with. He went there to tell them that they had to move their things because the government was going to demolish the place. In response the owners of the church launched a propaganda war against the government. They said that Governor Fashola was attacking Christians because he is a Muslim. I was shocked to see the then chairman of CAN in Lagos State (who is a popular pastor), support the idea that Fashola was attacking Christians, just because he ordered the demolition of the church. I had a friend that lived on Victoria Island and I remember what she told me about a man that built a massive mall in what used to be a quiet residential area. The people, the local government and state government officials complained, but the man insisted that he owned the land and he could do whatever he wanted with it (he also had friends in the Federal Military Government at that time). Will you blame the government if they choose to demolish his mall now? 2) Lagos State rules about noise pollution: There are rules that establishments must follow, even when they have permits. Lagos State rules say that you must not make over 55 decibels of noise during the day and over 45 decibels at night. The rules also state that bars, night clubs, churches, mosques, etc. need to soundproof their premises, so that they can have their noise, but it won't disturb their neighbours. The rules (which were agreed to by the muslim and christian associations in the state) also state that these establishments should not have external speakers, so that they do not disturb their neighbours. You might notice that one of the complaints against this establishment is that they have massive external speakers on their premises. |
| Business › Re: Globacom Signs Deal With Eutelsat Of France For Satellite Deployment by naptu2(op): 5:17am On Oct 04, 2021 |
CXLVII:
After China Huawei hardwares have crippled its network. BABA is now running to France 
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| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 5:14am On Oct 04, 2021 |
TheSupleemLeada:
I think the issue with Lagos is poor planning in some areas. In most cases the issue isn't poor planning, but violation of planning laws. |
| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 5:13am On Oct 04, 2021 |
The sound limit in Lagos is 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night. Churches, mosques, bars, theatres, etc. that make a lot of noise are required to soundproof their halls, so that the noise will only be received by people within the halls. They are also required to remove external speakers that transmit the sound to neighbours. Those who do not comply will have their premises sealed. |
| Business › Globacom Signs Deal With Eutelsat Of France For Satellite Deployment by naptu2(op): 5:05am On Oct 04, 2021 |
Globacom Signs Deal with Eutelsat of France for Satellite Deployment
October 3, 2021 5:40 am
Emma Okonji
Globacom, the second-largest telecoms operator in Nigeria by subscriber number and market share, has signed a deal with Eutelsat of France for satellite deployment in the Nigerian market.
The business deal, which was signed between the two companies at the Elysee Palace in Paris recently, was witnessed by the French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron.
The Chairman of Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, signed on behalf of Globacom, while Eutelsat CEO, Rodolphe Belmer, signed on behalf of Eutelsat of France.
The partnership deal is coming at a time when the federal government has approved the rollout of the 5G network in Nigeria, which will boost internet connectivity in urban and rural communities.
The partnership between the two companies is expected to enhance the deployment of 500 Wi-Fi relay stations to far-flung rural areas, for connection to a Eutelsat satellite.
Likewise, French group, Vocalcom, which already manages the software for Glo telecom’s call centres in Nigeria, is hoping to open a new deal in the mobile-money sphere with Globacom.
According to Adenuga, his franchise’s relationship with the French telecoms giant has been a long and extremely beneficial one.
“The genesis and bedrock of that relationship was the energy team at the Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) Paris office, led by Guillaume Leenhardt. A great deal of our early success can be attributed to the professionalism, customer orientation, and creativity of that team,” Adenuga said.
According to him, “we worked extremely hard and well together to meet some ridiculously tight deadlines – working through the night till 6 a.m. only to resume work again at 8 a.m. after a quick nap and shower. Those are days I remember with a lot of fondness.
“Soon after the award of our telecommunications licence in 2003, our relationship with another prominent French company, Alcatel, led at the time by Serge Tchuruk, enabled us to fast-track the roll-out of our infrastructure and close the gap on the competition, which had had a 15-month head start.”
Back in 2017, the French government, in homage to Adenuga’s humanity and relentless strides at rewriting the African business narrative, invested him with a Knight of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur), the highest French decoration and one of the most famous in the world.
Adenuga became the only and first-ever Nigerian to have received the award since its inception.
He was honoured for his remarkable contribution to the development of French-Nigerian relations and his appreciation of French culture.
Following the honour accorded him, Adenuga later relocated and rebuilt the Alliance Française, which for several decades was located in Yaba, Lagos.
The Alliance Française is committed to promoting French culture and teaching French as a second language around the world and has been named Mike Adenuga Centre, immediately after the relocation. Since it was declared open to the public in 2019, the centre has been getting commendations from far and near.
While inaugurating the centre during his visit to Lagos, President Macron said the centre was aimed at fostering friendship between Nigeria and France.
“Lagos is one of the challenges of, not only Nigeria but Africa. This huge city is a tremendous challenge about how to make people live together in peace. I want France to be part of this story. I do want my country and its citizens to be part of this experience, which means sharing the same values, cultures, languages, literature, music, movies, and common economic projects, among others,” Macron said during his visit to Nigeria. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/10/03/globacom-signs-deal-with-eutelsat-of-france-for-satellite-deployment/
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| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 4:28am On Oct 04, 2021*. Modified: 11:14am On Oct 04, 2021 |
IamCookie:
What about Churches within residentials... Truekay:
What about the following:
1, Street parties. During fashola regime, you dare not.
2. Churches vigil, noisy day services, preacher's music with mobile microphone and loud speaker.
3. Mosques: tahjud with heavy speakers, outdoor speakers, blocking streets for preaching.
4. Constituting nuisance with rams and other animals on the street.
5. Political parties meetings that blocks roads/streets.
6. Etc
NOTE: I am not against any religion or political party but a supporter of reasonable display of religion and conducts that is devoid of public nuisance and decorum. Sunkyapogee:
Don't exclude churches and mosque.. Leader02:
also does mosque that wake someone up with there laud speaker place outside..... Lexusgs430:
What about churches & mosques?.....  sweetonugbu:
They should also warn mosque and churches. mmsen:
Have they done the same for churches that make noise morning, evening and night? Sleekfingers:
Lagos government should also do something about those useless churches , polluting the air with their useless noise.....
And mosques also....I am tired of their useless noise...as if cotton wool dey for their God eyes.... Read the second post. |
| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 2:52am On Oct 04, 2021 |
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| Politics › Re: LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 2:52am On Oct 04, 2021*. Modified: 11:15am On Oct 04, 2021 |
naptu2:
Lasepa has taken action against lots of churches, mosques, music stores, hotels, bars and factories that have been engaged in noise pollution and there are many nairaland threads about those incidents, so I'll encourage you to complain, because the system works.
2009 threads.
Lagos Shuts Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Academy Press And Other Companies.
https://www.nairaland.com/345207/lagos-shuts-redeemed-christian-church
Fashola May Close Down Us Embassy Warehouse
https://www.nairaland.com/256257/fashola-may-close-down-us
Fashola Seals Oyakhilome’s Warehouse
https://www.nairaland.com/371035/fashola-seals-oyakhilomes-warehouse
“shackled By Laws On Noise Pollution”
https://www.nairaland.com/361263/shackled-laws-noise-pollution
2010 thread
Lagos Orders Churches To Remove Loud Speakers
https://www.nairaland.com/487060/lagos-orders-churches-remove-loud
2011 thread
Lagos To Re-open United Nigeria Textiles
https://www.nairaland.com/744800/lagos-re-open-united-nigeria-textiles
2012 threads
Lagos State shuts down Lord's Chosen, 6 other churches because of noise pollution https://www.nairaland.com/876166/lagos-shuts-down-lords-chosen
Fashola, Clerics To Tackle Noise Pollution In Lagos
https://www.nairaland.com/1056540/fashola-clerics-tackle-noise-pollution
2013 threads
Lagos May Shut Abattoir Market
https://www.nairaland.com/1236877/lagos-may-shut-abattoir-market
79-year-old Lady Sues Redeemed Church For Noise Pollution
https://www.nairaland.com/1171114/79-year-old-lady-sues-redeemed-church
2015 threads
Lagos State Shuts Down Churches, Mosques, Over Noise Pollution
https://www.nairaland.com/2286013/lagos-state-shuts-down-churches
Lagos Seals Kanu Nwankwo’s Hotel, Worship Centres
https://www.nairaland.com/2500532/lagos-seals-kanu-nwankwos-hotel
22 Noisy Churches Shut Down In Lagos State
https://www.nairaland.com/2558926/22-noisy-churches-shut-down
Lagos Shuts 53 Churches, Mosques, Hotels
https://www.nairaland.com/2792857/lagos-shuts-53-churches-mosques
2016 Thread
Lagos Seals 70 Churches, 20 Mosques, 11 Hotels For Noise Pollution
https://www.nairaland.com/3184760/lagos-seals-70-churches-20
2017 Thread
Lagos Bans Live Band At Beer Parlours.
https://www.nairaland.com/3695063/lagos-bans-live-band-beer
2019 Threads
Noise Pollution: Lagos State Seals 8 Mosques And Churches
https://www.nairaland.com/5536868/noise-pollution-lagos-state-seals
Woman Reports Noisy Church To LASEPA. Forces Them To Change Venue Of Vigil
https://www.nairaland.com/5170712/woman-reports-noisy-church-lasepa
2020
Government shuts Lagos churches, mosques over noise pollution
https://www.lasepa.gov.ng/govt-shuts-lagos-churches-mosques-over-noise/ |
| Politics › LASG Reads Riot Act To Nightclubs, Bars Over Noise Pollution. by naptu2(op): 2:51am On Oct 04, 2021 |
LASG READS RIOT ACT TO NIGHTCLUBS, BARS OVER NOISE POLLUTION
...Vows To Intensify Raids On Erring Clubs, Prosecute Owners
Lagos State Government, on Sunday, read the riot act to night clubs, bars and lounges, especially those in the Lekki axis, to desist from noise pollution or risk being shut.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, said enforcement raids were carried out on some nightclubs in Lekki following repeated complaints by residents of the area and environs.
He stated that a visit by enforcement officers of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) to Prest Jazz Club on Admiralty Way, Lekki, following complaints of flagrant noise pollution, revealed the use of different giant speakers and musical instruments for stage plays and shows, necessitating its closure.
The Commissioner noted that many residents of highbrow Lekki, especially elderly citizens, have inundated his office with petitions and complaints about the adverse effects of noise pollution on their health every night until the early hours of the next day.
Reiterating that the exercise will be a continuous one, Bello advised all clubs that engage in noise pollution to retrace their steps before it is too late, maintaining that apart from putting such clubs or bars under lock and key, the owners of the relaxation points would also be prosecuted according to the dictates of the law.
He stated that no one or organisation would be treated as a sacred cow in the latest campaign, pointing out that research has also shown noise pollution as one of the causative factors for reduced lifespan.
Bello restated that the second pillar of the six-point Development Agenda of the present administration is Health and Environment, which includes combating noise pollution.
#LASG
#ForAGreaterLagos https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=229612952530099&id=100064441879510
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| Politics › Re: Unizik Student, Chioma, Killed By Suspected IPOB Members (Photos, Video) by naptu2(op): 7:33pm On Oct 03, 2021 |
Sahara Reporters didn't report the incident that happened to a boy and the video is too graphic for me to post, but here is a screenshot of a tweet. 
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| Politics › Re: Unizik Student, Chioma, Killed By Suspected IPOB Members (Photos, Video) by naptu2(op): 7:14pm On Oct 03, 2021*. Modified: 7:30pm On Oct 03, 2021 |
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| Politics › Unizik Student, Chioma, Killed By Suspected IPOB Members (Photos, Video) by naptu2(op): 7:14pm On Oct 03, 2021 |
BREAKING: Unknown Gunmen Kill University Student, Burn Offices Of Nigeria's Secret Police, Road Safety Corps In Anambra
The deceased was identified as Chioma, a College of Sciences student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKOCT 03, 2021
At least one person was killed by unknown gunmen, suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nnewi, Anambra State on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Chioma, a College of Sciences student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
Also, it was learnt that the offices of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were razed by the gunmen.
A video seen by SaharaReporters shows a burning building said to be the DSS office.
A man speaking in the video says, "DSS office on fire live on Sunday morning. Both Road Safety office and DSS office on fire this Sunday morning."
One Mfomso Emem (Tailor gal), @Sonsydarling1 tweeted, "This Nnewi currently being terrorised by IPOB, one of the busiest roundabouts for trading is now left empty. People running for safety. Shot a Unizik student this afternoon to bleed to death.
"Why kill and destroy the people you want to rule? Who is sponsoring them?"
Meanwhile, some of Chioma's colleagues have been paying tribute to her on social media.
One Beville (@beville001) tweeted, "Just lost one of my school mate(Chioma) in college of health sciences okofia Nnewi to unknown gun men."
Another person, Ijeoma Ezeasor (@EzeasorIje) tweeted, "Chioma died today in the hands of those who claimed to be Unknown Gun Men. They will never know peace. Chioma go in peace.
Nnewi is bleeding!!!!"
Earlier, SaharaReporters reporter that gunmen attacked the residence of Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Nnewi, Anambra State.
There was said to have been heavy gunfire during the attack.
Igbokwe in a Facebook post on Sunday said some parts of the building were burnt by the gunmen.
He added that CCTV cameras captured the arsonists arriving in a vehicle at his residence in the town.
He said, “Here it is. My Home in Nnewi has been sacrificed. No life was lost. To God be the glory.
“IPOB invaded my house in Nnewi about now. I am sure they raised down my house giving the jerrycans of petrol I saw being offloaded from their Sienna car via CCTV. To God be the glory. I am still alive.”
This comes shortly after the All Progressives Congress (APC) party chieftain blamed all attacks in the South-East region on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
“SENATOR ABARIBE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT I AM FROM SOUTH EAST AND I AM ALSO A CRITICAL STAKEHOLDER IN THE REGION AND NIGERIA. YOU KNOW IT AND I KNOW IT ALSO THAT IPOB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLOODSHED IN THE SOUTH EAST. THIS IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. LET US FOR ONCE FEAR GOD AND SPEAK THE TRUTH SO AS TO PUT THE ENEMIES TO SHAME,” he had posted earlier on Sunday. http://saharareporters.com/2021/10/03/breaking-unknown-gunmen-kill-university-student-burn-offices-nigerias-secret-police-road
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