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  • Two injured at Lagos Airport

    Two persons were on Friday  injured at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed  Airport, Lagos when the gun carried carried by a man identified as an orderly to a senator accidentally discharged on him and a woman as he tried to remove the magazine .

    The orderly who was to travel on Arik Air and wanted to lodge his gun, which is a standard practice on air travel, but the gun released a bullet that splinted and hit both the man and woman on the leg as he bent down to pull the magazine out of the gun.

    According to eye witness account, the two were taken  to hospital at the airport.

    Sources hinted that they trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that took them to the hospital.

    The General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, who confirmed the incident, said what happened is an accident and added that stowing the gun away with its magazine is  standard procedure .

    He said guns are not taken on-board aircraft as standard aviation practice .

    They are usually checked in the luggage compartment.

    Dati assured air travellers that all the airports are safe and secure and in recognition of the security challenges in the country and in the world, security at the nation’s airports has been fortified.

  • Three die as container falls on bus in Lagos

    Three die as container falls on bus in Lagos

    Three persons have been confirmed dead and several two others injured after a container fell on a commercial bus in Lagos.

    The incident occurred Wednesday morning at Alakija bus stop on the busy Badagry expressway.

    It was gathered that a 40 feet container careying truck moving inward Badagry marked KRD526XP rammed into a commercial bus marked EPE972XH with five occupants.

    The Nation learnt that the collision prompted the container to fall on the bus, killing three persons on the spot.

    Two others who were trapped under the container were said to have sustained serious injuries and rushed to the hospital by emergency responders.

    Confirming the incident, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency  (LASEMA) said recovery operations were still ongoing.

     

     

  • Nobel carpets to reward creative designers

    Nobel carpets to reward creative designers

    Lucky Fibres Plc, makers of Nobel carpets & Rugs has concluded plans to lavishly award exceptional creative designers.

    The competition tagged ‘Reward Your Creativity’ expected to last till November 25th 2015 is specially designed to engage, celebrate and reward creative individuals whose original ideas and concepts are displayed through appealing designs.

    The company is set for the creativity reward as part of its missions to embolden talented individuals in the world of creative design and art,

    Expatiating on the competition, Mr. Jitesh Pamnani, General Manager, Lucky Fibres, stated that the competition will offer a platform for creative designers across Lagos, regardless of age and experience, to showcase their exceptional talent in designing a beautiful carpet.

    “This competition is to create a global awareness and understanding for great design practices and principles by highlighting best designs and rewarding creativity. At the end of this competition, the 1st prize winner will be endowed with Nobel Carpets and Rugs for his/her house and an award, worth N100,000.

    “Also the 2nd prize winner will go away with Nobel Carpets and Rugs centre rug and a phone with an award worth N30,000 while the 3rd prize winner will have Nobel Carpets and Rugs centre rug and an award,” he noted.

    On how to participate, Mr. Jitesh explained that interested participants are urged to come up with creative design / concepts for a carpet/rug reflecting a high sense of originality.

    “The design is to be sent to nobelcarpetsandrugs@gmail.com or call 08113639999. Winners will be rigorously selected by Nobel Carpets and Rug Creative Judges and announced,” he said.

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  • Edo communities protest epileptic power supply

    Edo communities protest epileptic power supply

    Business activities at the headquarters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) were on Thursday paralyzed as three communities protested epileptic power supply.

    Workers of BEDC were denied access into the building premises as the protesters blocked the two entrance gates.

    The protesters who were from Ogbenogbo, Ogbegbuya and Goodwill/Trade Fair communities in Oredo local government area of the state slaughtered two goats with which they prepared yam porridge and jollof rice in front of BEDC office.

    Two large pots were used for the cooking, while the protesters danced round the BEDC office.

    Spokesman for the community, Aduku Monday, said they were annoyed because they have not enjoyed electricity supply since the BEDC took over from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

    He said, “We have not enjoyed power supply ever since BEDC took over from PHCN. The best we have is very epileptic. All forms of business activities in the two communities that depend on electricity have all been paralysed.

    “Formally, we were supplied electricity from the feeder pillar in the GRA‎. But when BEDC took over, they transferred us to Evbuotubu, because, as we heard, an Indian company gave them money to retain the transformers. Secondly, Evbotubu is already overloaded‎,” he said.

    The Nation gathered that there are 2,688 houses in the three communities.

    A resident – Curtis Obaghiagbon – said he has been using generator since he returned from Austria last month.

    “Ever since I arrived, I’ve been buying petrol to run my generator every day. If I can afford it, not everybody can afford it. This is not sustainable. It has to stop,” Mr. Obaghiagbon said.

    “We will come here tomorrow, all of us in black dresses to complete the burial ceremony of BEDC and Osibodu.”

    The General Manager, Public Affairs Division in BEDC, Curtis Nwadei, said the communities are indebted to the company to the tune of N28, 140, 962.26k.

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  • Rangers deny Anyansi claim on Emordi

    Rangers deny Anyansi claim on Emordi

    General Manager Enugu Rangers Football Club, Paul Chibuzor has denied granting interview that Enyimba chairman Feliz Anyansi warned him about Chief Coach Okey Emordi, that he never made such a statement.

    He said Rangers hold Anyansi in high esteem as their clubs have worked together for the interest of Nigerian Football.

    He said that Emordi knew his contract with Ragners ended with the last match of the season same as other coaching crew in the team.

    Rangers have kept faith with all contractual obligation with players and technical crew and continue to do that according to Director Media and Publicity, Foster Chime.

  • Gotv reward vendors

    Gotv reward vendors

    CONTINUING with its monthly loyalty scheme, Digital pay-TV operator, GOtv, has rewarded its vendors with bumper prizes for outstanding performance at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 23 October at the Rodizzio Lounge, Ikeja in Lagos. Seventeen vendors were rewarded for the months of June to September 2013. Among the prizes received were branded GOtv tricycles, generators, and refrigerators.

    Speaking at the presentation ceremony, General Manager, GOtv Nigeria, Mrs Elizabeth Amkpa, said that the platform is built on local partnerships and committed to delivering family entertainment. Explaining that the loyalty scheme was developed to empower entrepreneurs and reward outstanding sales performance among GOtv vendors, she stated that CARE – Consistency, Accessibility, Reliability and Efficiency are virtues which GOtv are known for and that the vendors who qualified for the prizes are those who have been consistent in their sales since the introduction of the scheme.

    “Our vendors are an important channel in the GOtv value chain. We are excited to see the progress you have made, from purchasing as little as five decoders when you started to over a hundred units at the minimum currently. By your efforts, potential subscribers all around the cities in which GOtv signals are live can easily access GOtv and enjoy exciting quality digital entertainment and we are appreciative of your support,” Mrs Amkpa said.

    Mr. Ismaila Sulaimon Ayinde of Segabiz Nigeria Enterprises and Mrs. Bolanle Adegbenro of Ofemina Concept were awarded special prizes of branded tricycles, popularly called Keke Napep, for outperforming others, citing them as role models for other GOtv vendors to emulate.

    Thanking GOtv for the reward and recognition, Adegbenro stated that she has been highly empowered by virtue of her status as a GOtv vendor.