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Another tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell in the Iju area of Lagos State on Thursday, spilling some of its contents on the road.

The incident came barely 24 hours after a petrol tanker crashed into passenger buses in the Kirikiri area of the state, killing at least 15 people.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the truck, belonging to Conoil, with number plate, XB467AKN, also hit an electric pole along Ajuwon Road. It was learnt that no life was lost in the incident.

Fire fighters from Agege Fire Station, as well as technical staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria and policemen prevented vehicles from plying the road while the incident lasted. Around 8am, the remaining fuel in the vehicle was transferred into another tanker.

The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Razaq Fadipe, told our correspondent that the tanker fell around 2.21am.

He said, “Around 2.21am, another fuel tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell close to the entrance of Grain Movement premises. There was heavy spillage of fuel, but we were able to prevent a fire.”

Meanwhile, many escaped death after a room on the premises of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Staff Hospital, Onike, Yaba, was gutted by fire.

An employee at the hospital, who declined to identify himself, told PUNCH Metro that only equipment were destroyed in the fire.

He said, “Around 10am, we saw fire from the secretary’s office on the first floor. So we evacuated all the patients, while other employees ran outside. There was no one in the affected office when the fire started, so there were no casualties.”

Fadipe explained that the fire started after an employee turned off the generator and switched over to public power supply.

Fadipe said the fire spread to the medical director’s office, but the timely intervention of his agency prevented the entire building from being gutted by the inferno.

“The fire was said to have emanated from a stabiliser in the secretary office after they switched back to electricity. It then spread to the medical director’s office, but we were able to contain it,” Fadipe said.

In a related development, relatives of victims of the tanker explosion which occurred at Suya Bus Stop, Kirikiri, Lagos came looking for the bodies of their loved ones at Gbagada General Hospital on Thursday.

Some of the relatives, who had yet to find the bodies of their loved ones, told PUNCH Metro that they had gone to some mortuaries in the state, including the one at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

One of them said his brother, who was coming to pay him a visit in his shop on Tuesday, was one of the passengers of the commercial bus that was behind the tanker that exploded.

He said, “I was on the telephone with him, and he told me he was almost at Berger Bus Stop, as we were speaking, I heard a loud bang. I have been trying to locate which hospital they took him to.”

Other victims’ relatives told our correspondent that they had yet to identify their members, as most of the remains were burnt beyond recognition.

One of them said, “ I do not even know if my sister’s body is here or not. What we know is that we cannot identify them, I have been to LASUTH, and they told us to come here. We are also checking some general hospitals to see if I can identify her.”

However, a source at the hospital told one of our correspondents that many of the injured victims brought to the hospital were referred to other hospitals due to lack of bed spaces.

The doctor at the burns unit of the hospital said those that were admitted were in critical conditions.

He said since most of the bodies of the victims were charred, the management of the mortuaries where the corpses were taken to might need to conduct further identification procedures.

“We are not sure if a DNA examination will be needed to identify those that suffered 100 per cent burns. But I will advise relations to visit mortuaries around the state where they would be asked to complete some identification forms and also fill the necessary requirements need to claim the bodies,” he said.

Also, PUNCH Metro learnt that the state government had started an assessment test on the buildings that were affected by the Wednesday’s inferno.

Officials told our correspondent that the most affected building, Sterling Bank, located at Berger Suya Bus Stop, might be demolished along with other shops depending on the outcome of the test.

The President, Berger Business Community, Mr. Okey Udeagba, said the state government had ordered all the traders to evacuate.

He said, “But we cannot sit back at home and do nothing, so we worked partially today and we will continue to work. However, the Lagos State Government issued a circular instructing everybody to evacuate.

“None of our members died in the fire and those that sustained injuries are recovering. We are, however, looking for the owner of the truck that caused the fire. If he is someone that is buoyant or has insurance, he will have to compensate the traders.”
Source: Punchng.com

If the man does it when the wife is indispose, then, he is probably one of the best dads around. It goes to show that the new dad was well trained by his own dad/Mum. He must have been shown a lot of love, hence, the reason he is reciprocating.

Segeggs: show some decorum cos muslims are humans like you. Stop attributing everything boko haram to islam. Am a christian.

Well said

OgidiBoy: Boko holiday.

Ode!!! If you see Boko, you go wait?

kenedy175: I didnt expect this from P-Square. Their performance is awful

Mikel's loss sent shock-waves down their spine.Remember,they are grew up in Jos.A big loss for Mikel and Nigeria.Congratulations Yaya but I still detest Issa Hayatou.He never liked Nigeria

Flavour adding serious spices.With all these 'demo' from Nigeria,it will amount to nothing if Mikel isn't crowned Africa's best.Kporokoto,kpakoroba!!!Flavour na real ashewo.

Lagbaja just set the stage ablaze.Best performance so far

Lagbaja tamedo on stage

Habit formed is very difficult to do away with.Imagine Issa Hayatou dipping one of fingers in his mouth inorder to ease separating the papers in his hands.Na wa ooo.What is with his bodyguardsShame on all African leaders who have failed Africa and refused to take us to where the continent belongs.Madiba's legacy lives on.

Dbanj's last dance step wasn't bad.The Kokomaster is still on point!It seems Sunday Oliseh is a bit nervous.Seriously stunned as Oliseh spoke french!!!

gingernut: Exercise is the most effective way to burn fat.

Eating the aforementioned foods are without stress but exercise is energy-sapping.Anyway,you are on point!

A friend of mine travelled from Kaduna to Anambra last year.On her way,thieves attacked them around Edo State axis.One stupid and God-forsaken 'the Lord's Chosen' member surprisingly confronted the thieves saying 'he is the Lord's chosen memeber' and that nothing can harm him.He was so fortunate that the thieves were in happy mood as they put just a bullet in his leg.Wish he was even killed!!Many Christians are not only gullible but their foolishness knows no bound.When the thieves had made away with their personal effect,she said they hurled abuses on him for being nitwit.Be warned, God cannot be mocked!

Austeenx: [color=orange]LOL!

It's an indirect way of begging for likes. I've got likes from #TeamMikel and I've got likes from #TeamYaya. Good move, if you ask me. . .[/color]

Like seriously, what has the likes added to you?

Hardship leads to desperation at times and being desperate at times can lead to trouble. Too bad, she was "busted". I think she is still a learner.

Tolexander: fixed!

Well said

[quote author=Okiki_Oluwa]Oyinbo with crazy wishes!
This boy is a blaady homos*****.
Why his yansh?
Out of all his body parts. Neck dey there o, leg dey there o.
He no fit tatoo there. Na yansh his brain think of. I.d.iot![/quote]why you dey cry more than the bereaved? Na wa for you oooo.

I read through the prophecies and I am surprised the Prophet didn't talk about Boko Haram.
My Questions are:
1. Was it that the Prophet was only concerned about Jonathan and his cabinet, PDP and APC?
2. Was he afraid to talk about Boko Haram for fear of being bombed by the group?
3. If he hears from God, why would God be silent about a dreaded group that has claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion?
Infact, our expectations as Nigerians are beyond measure. Since the Prophet no go fit answer my questions now, I just package myself, run comot to save my lean megabyte.

He should have had it on his joystick. That would have made me take him serious

Victoriousvic: Na wa
Why must it be his butt?

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Debutants Nigeria appear the strongest of the 16 contenders for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) which kicks off in Cape Town this weekend.

Although ranked only third in Group A because they failed to qualify for two previous editions of a competition for home-based footballers, they should advance with hosts South Africa.

Nigeria are seeking a second African national team title in South Africa within 13 months having won the more prestigious Cup of Nations last February.

The architect of that success, coach and former national team captain Stephen Keshi, is back with four of his 2013 Confederations Cup squad.

Goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim and defenders Francis Benjamin, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Solomon Kwambe went to Brazil, and striker Ejike Uzoenyi was part of the Nations Cup-winning squad.

Another goalkeeper, Dele Alampasu, helped the national junior team defeat Mexico last October to capture the world title in the United Arab Emirates.

But fellow gold medalist, striker Kelechi Iheanacho, was omitted after leaving the training camp for unsuccessful trials with English Premier League giants Manchester City.

Midfielder Sunday Mba, match-winner in the 1-0 Cup of Nations final triumph over Burkina Faso, is another absentee having recently joined French club Ajaccio.

Expectations of another trophy remain high in the most populous African country, though, which concerns Keshi given he had little time to create his squad.

“It is not possible to build a team for a major championship in three weeks — not even Fabio Capello or Arsene Wenger can do that,” he told reporters.

“However, I know the boys are physically and mentally prepared for what lies ahead and are ready to make Nigerians proud.”

South Africa are equally confident they can conquer Africa for the first time since winning the 1996 Cup of Nations with coach Gordon Igesund stressing the importance of home advantage.

“Nothing is more inspiring to a footballer than having a packed stadium behind him. We face tough opposition, but I am looking forward to winning the tournament.”

Igesund must do without the stars of 2013 CAF Champions League runners-up Orlando Pirates because of a domestic fixture backlog.

But the experience of goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala and striker Bernard Parker should ensure they go far.

A Mali team boasting star goalkeeper Soumaila Diakite and a Mozambique side including veteran defender Dario Khan complete the Group A line-up.

Morocco can call on seven of the Raja Casablanca team that defied the odds to reach the Club World Cup final in Marrakech last month before succumbing to Bayern Munich.

That could give the team that eliminated title holders Tunisia in a qualifier the edge over Group B rivals Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Although Ghana have been criticised by coach Maxwell Konadu, they remain Group C favourites with Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia and Libya likely to fight for the other quarter-finals slot.

It is anticipated that Democratic Republic of Congo, winners of the maiden CHAN tournament five years ago in Ivory Coast, will justify being the top Group D seeds.

Gabon look set to join them in the knockout phase given the inexperience of Burundi and Mauritania, who are making their CAF senior national team tournament debuts.

The organisers have not disclosed ticket sales, but the 20,000-plus average crowds of the Cup of Nations last year are unlikely to be matched given the lack of big names.

Mba and DR Congo playmaker Tresor Mputu were flagged as potential stars, but both miss out with the latter axed after criticising the treatment of the national squad.

Officials will hope for a goal glut with matches in Ivory Coast and Sudan two years later averaging less than two per fixture and 1-0 the most frequent result.

But Gabonese Daniel Cousin, the former Rangers and Hull City striker, and others will not find scoring easy given the impressive line-up of goalkeepers.

Apart from Agbim, Diakite and Khune, Nadir Lamyaghri of Morocco and Robert Kidiaba of DR Congo are top-class shot-stoppers.
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Austeenx: [color=orange]Go for glory, Yaya.
I heard that some Nigerian god, Amadioha, predicted 'bout your victory. That's good news, you know.[/color]

Very contradictory

Austeenx: #TeamMikel.

I tire for all these reports sef. We need concrete reports joo. All na wash

NEWS EXPRESS – The lid was this morning lifted on one of Nigeria’s best kept secrets: How the country’s successive presidents spend crude oil revenues at will and without accounting to anyone.

A former insider at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja said that all it takes for a sitting President to get any amount he wants from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to summon the corporation’s Group Managing Director (GMD) and ask him to go and bring the needed sum.

According to Olusegun Adeniyi, who functioned as Special Adviser on Communications to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, “If there is crisis in any state of the federation and there is need to mobilize resources for security agencies, the next thing you hear from whoever is the president of Nigeria is ‘call me the GMD’. If a leader of one of the ECOWAS countries visited and was genuflecting before our president about how rough things were for his country (and may be later behind closed doors, for himself), the instant instruction would be, ‘call me the GMD’. And I am aware that for several years (may be even now), the activities of the military Joint Task Force (JTF) were solely funded by the NNPC.”

Mr. Adeniyi, who made the disclosure in ‘The Verdict’, his weekly column in ThisDay newspaper, said that “the problem of the NNPC predates President Jonathan though most critical observers believe that things have in recent time gone haywire.”

As he sees it, “Given such a situation, how would the Federation Account that is essentially dependent on oil revenues but is jointly owned by the federal government, states and local governments balance?”

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Just maybe the accident or should I say calamity that befalls the masses would have reduced if there is alternative to road being rail. The tension on our roads is just too much, the reason why there is accident at all times. I think rail construction is long overdue. The Government should look in this direction and safe us from this untold tragedies.
RIP to the dead and may God gives the families of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.

This is what you get when you swallow everything hook, line and sinker from the Pastor. It is appalling that people believe their pastor far ahead of God.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2014, daughter of Jide Kosoko the famous veteran Nollywood actor celebrated her birthday and wedding anniversary with friends and family.

Sola Kosoko marked the special day with a couple of popular faces including Yoruba movie actresses Doris Simeon and Mercy Aigbe.

‘Iwo Nikan ni opeye, Thanks to almighty God for his protections on my life… Today is my Day… Happy Birthday to me!‘, Sola wrote on her Twitter and Facebook as she received congratulatory messages from her fans.

Kosoko and hubby Abinna got married in 2012.

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victorazy: What do u xpect from yoruba woman? That's why Igbos don't go for them

Your brain shallow o

ONEARTICLETODAY: When you post something like this, please post the complete story so that people can get the full picture. Joke Silva and her husband did not have it rosy all the time, she even moved out of their home at a point. The good thing though is that despite the challenges, they were able to pull through and come this far.

Unfortunately, if you had clicked the link, you would have seen that the link didnt say whether or not she moved out of her matrimonial home at some point.

joyli: I taught am the only one seeing it

thought

Mikel would have gone back to Chelsea before these haters realizes or recover from the imminent shock that he had won.If winning trophies and playing a keyrole in a trophy-winning team cant guarantee an AFOY for Mikel,then I wonder what would.Yes,Yaya was fastastic,scored couples of goals at club level but was shambolic at AFCON where Mikel thrived.If Mikel doesn't win the award,it will be a disservice for his achievement and a great shock for Chelsea and Nigeria.Issa Hayato,be warned,we dont want francophone conspiracy!!!

Op created the thread to increase ethnic bigotry since he knows that is what thrives on Nairaland.Too bad for him,he didnt know google search engine would have provided him with more than enough information about the education qualifications of the governors.Olodo rabata,oju eja lo mo je,oni lo paper,silati lo ma lo.Shior

pweetixandy: thot she married a Military man...OP Can lie o!

Ode!With the picture evidence,you still dey talk nonsense!!

They are both Nollywood actors and they have set the pace for the upcoming actors and actresses in the industry. The couple has shown that you can be a career person and at the same time keep your home. Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva grew in acting together, and look at each other like partners not rivals. They are unarguably the oldest couple in Nollywood today. They have been married for almost 30years yet their love is still strong! During Joke Silva’s 50th birthday celebration in 2011, the couple renewed their marital vows and Joke was in tears!
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nerodenero: I don't know when our celebrities will take a cue from Olu and Joke Silva and many more who have combined fame being a celebrity/star and keeping their homes together. They need to marry for the right reasons and not for selfish reasons. I see it as a curse for the new generation of celebrities as they hardly enjoy the marriage institution. For the newly married ones, I pray they stay married. Getting married is not the issue, staying married is the problem. Looking at the picture below, I just hope and pray that my own marriage will also be as fruitful and successful as these two living legends

Stunning007: I think there is more to this pdp crises than meet the eyes.I think their is something they are not telling us.

Simply put, nothing last forever.