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vislabraye: When has tennis become like football? This man is joking.

He might be joking, but tennis means more to him than football. Tennis and table tennis are his life. He used to sponsor the Asoju Oba competition back in the day (my relatives were in the committee). I'm not sure who between him and Lord Rumens (Chief Alabi) has been the biggest benefactor of tennis in Nigeria.

Admiral Allison Madueke?

A Nigerian police Saxon Armoured car.
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Equipment procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund
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Motorcycles procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund
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Pickup trucks procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund.
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Armoured Vehicles procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund.
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Helicopter procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (for aerial surveilance, fire fighting, traffic management, etc)
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naijababe: Well done o Oga naptu. Nigeria has been through some good times sha........hope to see such and better times again

Thank you and amen.

In pre-colonial times, thieves were stripped naked and marched round the village. They were also taken to the village/market square.

It was the ultimate form of humiliation and served as a warning to others and deterrence.

This practice still persists in some parts of Nigeria.

Ambulance point @ the toll gate.
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Lagos State emergency point. Usually has 1 ambulance (LASAMBUS) & 1 police truck or armoured car (RRS). This particular point is at the foot of Five Cowry (Falomo) bridge on V/I.
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LASAMBUS (Lagos Ambulance Service) officials undergoing training
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Aerial Ladder platforms (snorkels) procured by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund.
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LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Agency). They are basically the Lagos State traffic police.
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Lastma tow trucks.

yuzedo: So it is ok to use and dump?
See why nobody wants to give his all for super eagles again? Cos we don't give a f(u)ck about these guys, as if say dem be our slaves. As if say dem no get family.. Sad! Osaze did very well for us. I respect him till 2moro.. Himself and Enyeama held the team down when we were almost near-zero. They inspired the country and the team with their selflessness, dedication and quality.

The labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain....... Amen!

Amen!

KAI (Kick Against Indiscipline)! They are basically the Lagos State environment police.
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KAI enforces laws against street trading, illegal shops/kiosks, littering, blocking of drainages, trading on pedestrian bridges, pan handling, etc.

Polo Park (mall) Enugu
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Ikeja City Mall
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Century 21 Mall (Mega Plaza), Victoria Island, Lagos.
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The Palms (mall), Lekki, Lagos.
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City Mall, Onikan, Lagos
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Danjuma gave orders that Ironsi should be taken to a detention centre.

A private tapped Danjuma on the soldier and berated him and other officers for standing and watching while their seniors were killed. "Which arrest? Which detention? The man will just disappear with his crocodile".

Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos in the mid 2000s
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Kingsway
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Above: Kingsway headquarters, Marina, Lagos in the early 1970s. Below: Kingsway Ibadan at christmas (also 1970s).

I remember the train ride to see Santa Claus. I remember bugging my mum because I wanted to buy everything in sight. I remember riding up and down the escalator (although I was scared that they'll cut my legs). I remember being told to "keep quiet" or "hurry up". The lights, the sounds, the toys

Kingsway was the largest department store chain in Nigeria. It was owned by UAC (the biggest non-oil company in Nigeria). Some of the stores were just mere supermarkets, while others were large department stores occupying multi-storey buildings and selling everything imaginable.

A UAC executive had the idea to put little snack bars in Kingsway stores. Soon these snack bars became stand alone fast food joints (Kingsway Rendezvous). Kingsway Rendezvous was rebranded in 1987 and MR Biggs was born.

Other large department store chains included UTC, Leventis, CFAO and Bhojsons. Most of these department stores closed down due to the economic crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.



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My only concern with this policy is that the Lagos State Government should ensure that it protects the right of the Okada riders to fair hearing.

Impounded vehicles are regularly crushed in other jurisdictions, so that doesn't sound strange to me.

However, nemo judex in causa sua (you can't be a judge in your own cause). The government should ensure that arrested okada riders are brought before an impartial judge in court.

Lagos State Government officials state that the motorcycles that are being crushed belong to riders who abandoned their machines. Therefore, there is nobody to take to court.

I wrote this on the Delta thread.

naptu2: In 1987 General Babangida inaugurated the integrated mass transit system, but unfortunately it wasn't implemented until recently when the Lagos State Government took up the idea. We should push for the implementation of this policy as a solution to our transport problems.

When moving from one district of a city to the other people should use BRT, rail or ferry systems. Bus stops should be built at ferry terminals and train stations so that commuters can easily go from one mode of transport to the other.

Mini bus taxis (danfo), motorcycle taxis (okada) and auto-rickshaws (keker Marwa) should primarily ply routes within a district.

Some of the okada riders might take to crime, but that will be a minority. Majority will have the moral boundary that will prevent them from taking to crime. They'll become porters (wheel barrow pushers) at markets, vegetable and fruit sellers, cobblers, etc. (Remember, there are other options apart from crime and okada).

My belief.
I believe we should pressurise state governments to implement multi-modal transport solutions. How come only Lagos State has a BRT system?

I also believe that skills acquisition centres should be set up for those who may lose their source of livelihood because of the ban on okada operations. They should be taught carpentry, tailoring, soap making, etc.

By the way, Comrade Akele is known for saying fantastic things that he can't back up. He has often been disgraced for this reason. When asked to provide facts and asked questions like why, when, how, etc he is unable to reply, but instead delves into his usual Marxist rhetoric.

My thoughts on this:


1) Fashola did not "ban okada". He only restricted their operations to certain roads. It was Delta State that banned okada. https://www.nairaland.com/1090220/okada-ban-delta-starts-today

2) The military and police take their primary directives from the President and service chiefs. The governor of a state, as chief security officer, can also issue directives which the armed forces and police will obey, so long as it does not conflict with the directives of the president and service chiefs.

3) The whole fuel subsidy/soldiers on street issue was just a simple trick, which any unbiased and intelligent person can see through.

A) The Lagos State Government requested that soldiers should be deployed to a security outfit (Operation Mesa) to fight the rising wave of armed robbery. This was at least a year before the fuel subsidy issue. The presidency and defence headquarters agreed.

B) During the fuel subsidy protest, the Federal Government deployed these soldiers to stop the demonstrations, without the knowledge of the Lagos State Government (indeed, the governor was invited to Abuja, to ensure that he was not in the state when the action was carried out).

C) The Federal Government was accused of "sending soldiers to Lagos" or "deploying soldiers to Lagos". The Federal Government stated (truthfully) that they did not "send soldiers to Lagos". That the soldiers were deployed to O.P Mesa at the request of the LASG.

However, the relevant questions are (1) When were they sent to Lagos (ans: at least a year before the subsidy protest) (2) who ordered them to stop the protest(ans: the federal government) (3) why were they initially deployed to O.P Mesa (ans: to fight armed robbery).

I'll be back to give my suggestions.

Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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International Conference Center, Abuja.
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National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.
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From memory

Comrade Ayodele Akele was a union leader in the Lagos State civil service. He led an illegal strike (only about half of the union participated) in the early 2000s and was consequently sacked. He went to court but lost the case.

He spent the next couple of years attacking Tinubu in the media.

He was the candidate of the NCP in the last election and drew laughter from the debate audience when he suggested that Lagos State can survive on revenue from coconut.

He was also laughed at when he said that Governor Fashola was making a mistake by building the Lagos Rail Transit System, instead of building an underground rail system

(Governor Fashola and the debate moderator asked him how he would finance an underground railway system and how it would be different from the LRT; he couldn't answer).

Comrade Ayodelel Akele again.

He still hasn't forgiven Tinubu for sacking him.

Some of the soldiers that kidnapped him believed that the lizard gave him the power to disappear. They believed that it was the lizard that enabled him to escape when he was captured in the Congo.