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  • Ultra-modern Winners Satellite Fellowship sanctuary dedicated in Gbagada

    Ultra-modern Winners Satellite Fellowship sanctuary dedicated in Gbagada

    In a heartwarming ceremony filled with spiritual significance, the Newly constructed Utra modern Winners Satellite Fellowship (WSF), Sanctuary, Atunrase Zone, Area 88, Gbagada, Lagos, has been  officially dedicated.

    The event, which took place at 10:15 AM, was led by Pastor David Oyedepo, the Resident Pastor of Winners Chapel, Canaanland. The sanctuary was built by the family of Pastor Paul Audu, features two spacious fellowship halls, en-suite facilities, a communion room, and toilets, serving as a beacon of faith and community unity in the area.

    In his dedication address,  Oyedepo described the new building as “a home of refuge, rest, power, inspiration, and the manifest presence of God.”

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    Drawing from Psalm 132:13-14, he emphasised that the sanctuary represents a dwelling place where God’s presence will bring transformation, blessings, and peace to all who worship there.

     “This is not just a house, but a place of divine encounter,” Pastor Oyedepo said. “God’s honour, favour, and goodness will reside here, and every individual who comes will experience a change in their story. Where God is present, destinies are reshaped.”

    The dedication ceremony also highlighted the principles of faith and reliance on God’s power. Oyedepo, who was represented by the Pastor John Izebere encouraged the congregation to cultivate active faith, which he described as the conduit for experiencing God’s miracles and blessings.

    “Faith is the wire that connects us to God’s power,” he explained. “When we believe and act on His word, His presence manifests in our lives.”

    “Rest on the word of God, they are eternally sure. It can carry your destiny. God has not failed any man and its takes our faith to see his power working in our lives”.

    Pastor Paul Audu of Gbagada Zone, whose family spearheaded the construction of the sanctuary, attributed the project to his love for God and  divine call.

  • Foundation unveils legacy projects in Gbagada and Orile Agege hospitals

    Foundation unveils legacy projects in Gbagada and Orile Agege hospitals

    The Heal the World Foundation and Apostle Tola Olukilede Foundation last Sunday delivered legacy projects at Gbagada General Hospital and Orile Agege General Hospital, both secondary health facilities in Lagos.

    At Gbagada General Hospital, where the foundations unveiled its renovation of the whole of the second floor of the hospital, the MD/CEO, Dr. Olusegun Joseph thanked and commended Dr. Olukilede for delivering projects at the hospital for the second year running; he especially appreciated the fact that the foundation has moved from renovating just one department/rooms, to renovation a whole floor.

    By so doing, Dr. Joseph said the foundation has renovated the Psychiatry Clinic, the ENT Clinic and the Seminar Room, which he said doubles as counseling room for relatives of patients.

    Notably, Dr. Joseph pointed out that the renovation of the Psychiatry department carries multiple advantages, including impacting the health of the patients. “Because psychiatry illness is a thing of the mind, when such patients are treated in a clean environment, 50% of the job is done.”

    Special Guest of Honour of the day, the MD Toyota Nigeria Limited, expressed his delight at being part of such laudable project, he commended the philanthropy of Dr. Olukilede, considering his background, which wasn’t so opulent, even as he described him as ‘an elder brother’ because like him, he is also from Ilara-Mokin, and one of his ‘very diligent staff’ whom he doesn’t joke with.

    Speaking, Apostle Dr. Olukilede said the project, along with another to be unveiled later the same day at Orile Agege General Hospital, were the foundation’s legacy projects for the year: “Apart from scholarships, payment of hospital bills, provision of accommodation for indigent citizens, the Legacy Project is a book we have started writing about us for people to read many years to come.”

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    Led by Olukilede and Ade-Ojo, the team did a ‘ward round,’ praying for patients, anointing some and even paying hospital bills of some lucky patients.

    At Orile-Agege General Hospital, the Heal the World Foundation and Apostle Tola Olukilede Foundation unveiled a Children’s Ward fully equipped with beddings and mattress.

    The MD/CEO of the hospital, Dr Sola Pitan thanked the foundation and the entire crew for the gesture, which he said was timely, especially as it was about to be considered for Housemanship for trainee doctors.

    He took the visitors through the history of the hospital, which has seen it emerge as a major go-to hospital in the Agege/Abule-Egba axis of Lagos, since it started out as a PHC in 1982 and was upgraded to a General Hospital in 1999. He highlighted the progress of the hospital since he took over as MD/CEO, to include expanding the Emergency Room hospital beds from 15 to 30 beds, physiotherapy now has five treatment rooms, hospital now has six theatres from two, including the fact that Anchor University now uses it for its School of Nursing clinical rotation; earning the tag ‘Chief Marketing Officer’ of the hospital from Mr. Ade-Ojo and Apostle Olukilede.

  • Accused faces spare parts theft charge

    A 34-year-old man, Gift Osita, was yesterday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing motor spare parts.

    Osita, whose residential address is not provided, is being tried on a two-count charge of stealing and unlawful possession.

    Prosecuting Inspector Lucky Ihiehie told the court that the accused committed the offence on February 12 at about 2pm, at Dominion Supermarket, Diya Street, Ifako, Gbagada, Lagos State.

    He alleged that the defendant stole spare parts of a car at a supermarket parking lot.

    Ihiehie said the complainant, Mr. Olubila Odushina, caught the defendant when he was about escaping with the stolen items and shouted.

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    “When Osita was caught, he also had in his possession two Toyota saloon car chromes and a Honda CRV Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) chrome – values yet unknown,” he said.

    The prosecutor said the chromes found in the defendant’s possession were suspected to have also been stolen or unlawfully obtained.

    Osita pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate E. Kubeinje granted the defendant N50,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She said the sureties must be employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The case continues on March 20.

  • Residents petition IGP over land feud

    Residents of the Millennium Citi Centre Estate in Gbagada, Lagos have petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the activities of the IGP X-Squad.

    They alleged that the squad, in connivance with some land grabbers, had been arresting and harassing staff and residents of the estate.

    In the September 18 petition signed by Olatokunbo Phillips, a lawyer, the residents appealed to the IG to order the release of a security man, Mr. William Iyke, and a barber, Mr. Julius Babasola, who were arrested on September 13.

    The squad’s operatives led by Aminu Sokoto and Sunday Daramola – both Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), were said to have arrested the men following a petition by a family.

    The petitioners alleged that the late Emmanuel Oyedele Ashamu family had, in the past invaded the estate (formerly Oke Alo Estate) with armed men and forcefully taken over undeveloped properties, which are subjects of litigation.

    “You may recall, sir, that our clients had written to your office with a view to sensitising the police about their precarious positions as landlords who duly purchased properties from three different families namely Delfino Anthonio Da Miranda, Ashamu and Odutola/Alase, all of who claim ownership vide contrasting documents purportedly issued by various government institutions who are feuding over the ownership of the land”, the petition stated.

    “Despite the fact that the properties within the estate are fully sold out for full consideration, the families are still embroiled in legal tussles at various courts in Lagos in which they sued the property owners within the estate”, the petition claimed.

    “We, therefore, implore you sir, to refrain your men from being engaged in acts of self-help or aiding any of the feuding families in forcefully taking over people’s land in the estate without a court order or judgement”, they said.

    The residents appealed to the IG to stop any of the families from further entering into the estate to forcefully take over landed properties, pending the determination of the actions in court.

     

  • Gbagada residents sue IGP, others for N250m

    Residents of Millennium Citi Centre Estate in Gbagada, Lagos, have sued Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris and men of the IGP Monitoring Unit, claiming N250million for alleged invasion, unlawful arrest and detention.

    Before the suit, they sent a petition to the IGP over what they called continued forceful invasion, indiscriminate arrest and harassment of staff and residents of the estate by the IGP X-Squad.

    In the September 18 petition signed by their lawyer Olatokunbo Phillips, they appealed to the IGP to expedite action on the release of a security man employed by the estate, Mr. William Iyeke, and a barber, Mr. Julius Babasola.

    They were said to have been arrested by the X-Squad, which allegedly invaded the estate on September 13 at the instance of some land grabbers.

    “We, therefore, implore you sir, to restrain your men from being engaged in acts of self-help or aiding any of the feuding families in forcefully taking over people’s land in the estate without a court order or judgment,” the petitioners wrote.

    In a fundamental suit filed at the Lagos Federal High Court, the residents are praying the court to declare the invasion of their estate illegal and unconstitutional.

    The applicants are the estate’s chairman, Mr Soji Adeniji, Iyeke, Babasola and the Registered Trustees of Millennium Citi Centre Estate.

    The administrator of the estate of the late Emmanuel Ashamu Family, Mrs Titi Ashamu, Mr Tunde Ashamu, Emmanuel Ashamu and family lawyer, Mr Amodu Fatai, the IGP and members of the IGP Monitoring Unit – Aliyu Abubakar, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Aminu Sokoto and Sunday Daramola, both Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), are the defendants.

    In the suit filed by their lawyer, Kola Olapoju, the applicants are seeking a declaration that the arrest and continued detention of Iyeke and Babasola at the IGP’s office at Louis Edet House, Abuja is illegal, oppressive, unconstitutional, null and void.

    They are praying for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents jointly and severally from proceeding against them in any manner “on the basis of the facts and circumstances culminating in the criminal complaint lodged by the first to third respondents”.

    The applicants said their estate was invaded over the ownership of the land on which their properties are located.

    The applicants said they and 500 other landlords bought their properties from either of the three or more feuding families, including the defendants.

    They said three of the families, including the defendants, are embroiled in civil litigations at different stages in courts.

    The applicants said they have not committed any criminal offence and are not caught up in any of the constitutionally prescribed situations that would allow for the derogation or deprivation of their personal liberties or dignity of their persons.

    No date has been fixed for hearing.

  • Lagos opens eight vehicle inspection centres

    Determined to ensure that only road worth vehicles ply the state’s roads, Lagos State Governor Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today started the inauguration of eight computerized vehicle inspection centres spread across nooks and crannies of the state.

    The exercise, which would be rounded up tomorrow would put an end to human-error prone testing in checking the health status of vehicles on the roads.

    The eight centres located in Oko- Oba; Ayobo-Ipaja; Oko-Afo; Badagry; PWD; Gbagada; Agric-Isawo and Epe added to the two centres – Ojodu and Odogunyan- Ikorodu commissioned in April last year.

    With the centres in place, the government plans to completely eradicate physical inspection of vehicles while the issuance of road worthiness certificate would be hinged on the inspection of vehicles at any of the testing centre.

    Ambode who was represented at the opening which is still ongoing as of the time of filing this report, by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson said before the end of the year, 10 more centres would be opened.

    The governor said it is the plan of his government to replicate the centres in all the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas.

    He said, “We’ve taken this route to ensure that there’s a departure to happened between 2013 and 2016, when over 416 lives were lost and 2,498 were injured due to road crashes caused by human errors which research has proved to be responsible for 90% of accidents while mechanical and environmental factors account for only 10%.”

    He disclosed that since the opening of the two centres at Ojodu and Ikorodu, 93,768 vehicles were inspected between April 2017- December 2017. Of these, 53,970 vehicles passed, 39,798 failed and 29, 977 of those that failed had a retest and passed.

    “It is noteworthy that over 60% of the vehicles that failed were as a result of faulty brakes while others failed due to issues relating to lighting, suspensions, tyres and so on. This effort has been tripled with the launch of these 8 new centres which will provide a faultless and human error-proof system that will indicate the state of your vehicles in the following areas among others: Emission system, the beam (lighting focus and aim), braking system, suspension system, body, tyres, etc.”

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    He appealed to Lagosians to patronize the centres “so that our commitment to a safe, secure, reliable and efficient transport system will bear the expected fruits.

    “This is because vehicle safety is a key component for total safety on the roads. As always, I wish to remind you that the government cannot do it alone. It is therefore the responsibility of all vehicle owners to maintain their vehicles”, he added.

    He called on major stakeholders and partners in road transportation such as NURTW, RTEAN, Taxi operators and other road users to take advantage of our gesture through patronage of these 10 centres.

    Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Salam said the state government is leveraging on technology to reduce road carnage and improve road safety which is one of the administration’s watchwords.

    Managing Director of the Lagos State Computerized Vehicle Inspection Service (LACVIS), Prince Segun Obayendo said each of the centres has capacity to inspect 80 vehicles per day.

    He commended the Governor for putting in place the safety infrastructure which he described as a project to save lives.

    “This is about doing the right thing to get the right result by checking the health status of our vehicles. Unfortunately we have not been doing this in the country, we have compromised on this”.

  • Residents flee as monkeys invade Lagos community

    Invasion by monkeys from natural habitat is forcing many residents of Soluyi/Sosanya Community in Gbagada, Lagos State, to flee. Some of the residents told the News men in Lagos on Monday that they could no longer withstand the situation.

     They called on the state government to save the community from the trouble, saying that the animals forced their ways into their rooms, destroying window and door nets, food stuffs and other items.

     The Chairman of the community’s Landlord Association, Mr Adigun Olaleye, said that it had become difficult for the community to curtail the monkeys and their destructive attitude.

     He said that the invasion might have resulted from the nearness of the community to a swamp forest that separated the community from Ifako area.

     According to him, the monkeys come into residences at any time including early morning and gain entrance into rooms even if the houses are locked.

     Olalaye told the News men that the community had written a letter to the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture as regards the situation but had yet to get a relief.

     “They said we would have to pay for them to come and pack the monkeys,” he said.  He said that the invasion had been on for years but recently became unbearable.

     Olaleye appealed to the state government to urgently intervene.

     Narrating her ordeal,  a journalist who lives in the community, Mrs Funmilola  Gboteku, told the News men that the monkeys had forced her family to flee.

     “Many times, these monkeys come to the neighbourhood to destroy our property. Once they see food items inside a house, they direct all their energies at gaining entrance forcefully.

     “The monkeys are in the habit of tearing the protective nets on windows to gain entrance and eat whatever they find in the house.“I have had to replace the protective nets several times;  I am tired of doing it.

     “I have been locking my windows but locking of windows has disadvantages; there is no cross ventilation in the house, and as a result, we suffer heat,’’ she told the News men.

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     Another resident, Mr Gabriel Omopariwa, said that he was tired of the destructive attitude of the monkeys and had tried to look for ways to stop them, to no avail.

     “On several occasions, these monkeys have destroyed our kitchen nets to gain entrance and steal food items.  “Several traps have been set to capture and kill these demonic animals to no avail.

     “One of my neighbours, while trying to pour chemical on a monkey, fell in the bowl of the chemical; she had to be rushed to a hospital.  “She still lives with the scars from the unfortunate incident,”  he said.

     Mr Joshua Folowosele, a landlord, said that the monkeys entered his wife’s shop on many occasions to eat gala, biscuits and other foods.

     “We have tried to poison them on many occasions, but those monkeys are too smart; once they perceive the smell of the food, they usually detect it has been poisoned.

     “Some of them have been killed with guns, but we cannot keep shooting in a residential area; it is very risky.

     “Those of us who are landlords can testify that these monkeys have been disturbing us for years.

     “One of the landlords here had to sell his house to move to another place when he got tired of the disturbance,” Folowosele said.

     Another landlord, Mr Oluwatosin Aregbesola, told the News men that his tenants were no longer feeling safe in the house because of the monkeys.

    “The monkeys enter kitchens to eat our soups and any food stuff on the shelf.

    “The day I tried to catch one of them, the monkey attacked me by using its long nails to punch a hole on my neck and scratch my face,” he said. Aregbesola appealed to the state government to save the community from the menace.

    NAN

  • Two siblings die in Lagos fire

    Two siblings die in Lagos fire

    A two-month-old baby and his two-year-old brother, Kenneth were Monday night killed after fire razed their makeshift home at Ifako in Lagos.

    The incident occurred around 10:30pm, at 31, Shosanya Street, off Sholuyi Bus Stop, Gbagada.

    It was gathered that the children’s mother left a lit candle and stepped out to buy something when fire gutted the shanty.

    Sources said the children might have suffocated to death because the outbreak was not severe.

    The one-roomed structure was said to have served as the family’s bedroom and kitchen.

    According to a neighbour, no one could tell if the fire was caused by candlelight or the family’s stove since the woman usually cooked inside the room.

    “This fire started around 10pm. We do not know what caused it but the woman was not at home. She went out and left the children inside.

    By the time she got back, the room was on fire and the kids had choked,” said the neighbour.

    Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Fire Service said the bodies were recovered and handed over to the Divisional Police Officer, Ifako.

    The service acknowledged that the children were left unattended by their mother, urging parents to imbibe safety consciousness.

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  • School celebrates golden jubilee

    The Administrator of Grace Group of Schools, Gbagada, Lagos, Tokunbo Edun, has called on staff members and pupils of the school to get ready for a remarkable fanfare, which will commence November 25 to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary.

    She said in a statement that the anniversary would feature a lecture, video documentary, novelty march, Jumat Service and the unveiling of the founder, Grace Osinowo’s bust.

    She said a thanksgiving service to hold next January 7 would cap the celebrations.

    Tracing the history of Grace Schools, Mrs. Edun, daughter of the founder, said her mother’s dream to contribute to the educational development of Nigeria was conceived in 1958 and became a reality on January 8, 1967.

    She said the Grace Children School started with 23 pupils at 196, Ikorodu Road, a residential building donated by the late P. A. Adeolu Odunsi, a philanthropist.

    The secondary arm, Grace High School, started in 1972 with nine pupils – five years before the school relocated to its present site in Gbagada.

    Since then, she said the school has registered more than 10,000 children and employs over 70 staff.

     

  • Rotary Club gets woman president 34 years after

    Rotary Club gets woman president 34 years after

    HISTORY was made in Rotary International District 9110 at the weekend when its club in Gbagada  installed its first female president, Mrs Adefowope Williamson. The club was chartered on February 27, 1984.

    The installation, which held at Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos, was spectacular in many ways. While the tables wore creamy cloths, the chairs were all in red, giving the hall a distinctive lookw. But many of the men of the club, wore white agbada with green caps to match, looked gorgeous in the outfit.

    At the kick off, there was a roll call of all the club’s past presidents, whose names and works were displayed on a screen. As they were called out, they filled out one by one with their spouses. Mr Lanre Kazeem, a veteran journalist, who was the 27th president, also matched in amid applause. There was also Mr Adenuga Taiwo. But some were either absent or not in during the kick off. For example, both Prof Kayode Taiwo and Yomi Adewunmi, a former District governor (DG), were not seen during the procession.

    It was at the end of this that Mrs Williamson called. Her procession was also spectacular. She was accompanied by four female ushers, who led the way and some women at the rear. They danced to the music supplied by the DJ as the new president and her husband made their way to the front.

    Kazeem said the past presidents deserved applause because it indicated that they had been in the club in the past 43 years.

    There was a ‘service of songs’ by pupils of Dobris Nursery Primary Schools, Lagos, who brought a band.  They sang and danced their hearts out as if they were the celebrators. ‘’Theirs was a spice to the event. I never said this last year,’’a guest quipped.

    Outgoing president Olanrewaju Akintilo gave a brief account of his tenure, thanking his colleagues for their support. This done, he handed over to Mrs Williamson by passing the gavel to her. Kazeem, who was the MC, joked that by that event, Akintilo had joined the list of ex-presidents in the association. The gavel like Moses’ staff, Akintilo added, is symbol of power and authority for her to control the club members.

    Akintilo told The Nation: ‘’My tenure was fulfilling, challenging and inspiring. We came in at a time of recession in the country. This affected donations. But with the support of our dedicated members, we were able to pull through, especially our star project, which was the renovation of Ifako Primary School, Gbagada.’’ To his successor, he prayed: ‘’May your tenure be fruitful.’’

    DG 9100 Wale Ogunbadejo praised the club, made up mainly of men, ‘’for being bold’’ to elect a woman to led them. This is no mean achievement, he said. He advised Mrs Williamson: ‘’You must be patient. The men will be judging you by their standards.’’ He urged the members to support the president and the non-members to join the club, noting that it is humanitarian organisation. ‘’Please join us in Rotary. We are to serve humanity. Let’s remember this,’’ he said.

    In her response, Mrs Williamson thanked the club for giving her the mantle of leadership. She also thanked her husband for her support. She listed all her projects, including one worth over N4million at the Carrena Public Health Post as perhaps, as her star project, during her one year administration, enjoining all to donate generously to enable her prosecute them.

    Before the installation, the new president had hit the ground running with the donation of some hospital equipment worth thousands of naira at the Ikorodu General Hospital.

    Former DG Dr. Mike Omotosho, a man of timber and calibre, according to his citation, gave an inspiring and exciting lecture.

    At the ceremony were important personalities. They included the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kamal Salau-Bashau.