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  • Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company warns against electricity hazard

    Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company warns against electricity hazard

    The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company ( IBEDC ) on Monday, advised the public to be wary of electricity hazards and shun habits that poses danger to their lives and property while using electrical appliances.

    The Regional Head of Communication IBEDC Ilorin Zone, Mr Asaju Kolawole, gave the warnings during a road show by the company.

    The road show included distribution of flyers to members of the public while the staffs went round the metropolis singing, dancing and intermittently giving short enlightenment talks.

    Risk prone areas such as Sawmill, Taiwo Road, Surulere, Unity, Post Office and Challenge, people were warned against building houses under power lines.

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    IBEDC also cautioned residents against illegal connection, tampering with or vandalizing installations of the distribution company, among other vices.

    Kolawole stressed that the campaign was to educate the general public on the dangers of toying and tampering with electrical installations.

    He warned those who build, sell, load vehicles and plant trees under or close to power lines to desist to avoid electrocution.

    The spokesman also frowned at the vandalism of public facilities, particularly electricity installations, urging communities to be proactive in reporting any suspicious movement around electrical installations in their domain to security agencies in the state.

    He regretted that misuse of electricity had led to the death of many people and enjoined the public to be careful in order to avert such ugly incidents.

    Kolawole reiterated the company’s commitment to offer efficient services to its customers and appealed that complaints on illegal electricity connections, low power supply and electricity surge, electrocution and fire out break be reported promptly for immediate intervention.

    He also appealed to customers to settle their electricity bills promptly to enable the company serve them better.

    NAN

  • Support Ambode’s Clean Lagos Initiative, Ajide urges Surulere people

    Worried by the heaps of wastes in its community, the executive chairman of Surulere Local Government, Hon. Tajudeen Ajide has urged his people to support the Clean Lagos Initiative of the Lagos State government.

    Speaking at a stakeholder’s forum on the state of environment in Surulere LG and Clean Up Lagos Initiative yesterday, Ajide said he has gone out to assess the state of waste disposal and clean up in his community on a daily basis hence the need to meet with the people.

    “I have noticed the way our people dispose their waste and I am not happy about it. We have seen a situation where people just dump their waste indiscriminately without properly packaging it for easy removal. That is not good enough and we have mapped out plans to ensure this is done for us to have a healthy environment because health, they say, is wealth.”

    He urged the market women to ensure that they partake fully in the drive to rid Surulere of dirt and waste. “We know that you are our mothers and that is why I am addressing you squarely. The responsibility of keeping the home and market clean lie with you and I am begging you to help us keep Surulere and Lagos clean. That is not forgetting that dirty environment breeds all sorts of diseases.”

    While handing out Lagos state customised yellow nylons for packaging used wastes, representatives of Clean Lagos Initiative also gave out their contact numbers for easy and prompt access to their services.

    The chairman added that the full weight of the law will also be exercised on people who dumps refuse indiscriminately and at unapproved places.

    “Lagos state has a new law to that effect and we are going to use it,” added Ajide.

    The well-attended forum has in attendance community leaders, CDC leaders, party leaders, traditional rulers, market leaders, the corporate community, NURTW leaders, representatives of artisans, as well as the leadership of the local government.

     

  • LWC urges Lagosians to use water wisely

    LWC urges Lagosians to use water wisely

    The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation ( LWC ), Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday urged Lagosians to imbibe the culture of water conservation.

    Badmus gave this advice in an interview in Lagos.

    He said that the global water scarcity threat necessitates wise usage of water by consumers.

    According to him, any consumer that uses water wisely will appreciate the metering system the corporation has adopted to protect the interest of residents.

    ”The metering system has made water consumers to be aware of how much the corporation charges per cubic meter, which is equivalent to 1000 litres.

    ”For clarity, low density areas pay N200, high density areas, N250 and commercial users N350 per cubic meters respectively.

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    ”This is the cheapest rate you can find in any country,” he said.

    Badmus said that the Corporation has metered about 32,000 properties in the first phase of the exercise.

    According to him, 24,000 pre-paid meters, 6,000 old meters and 2,000 mechanical meters have been installed in Lekki axis, Victoria Island Annex, Surulere, Omole and Ikeja among others.

    Badmus said that the metering of houses would continue to other communities not yet covered once there was delivery of additional meters.

    He enjoined the residents not yet metered not to relent in paying their water bills.

    The managing director said that those metered would be recharging their cards when they run out of water.

    Badmus said that the corporation was working relentlessly to have potable water to supply to areas not yet covered in its network.

    NAN

  • Man docked for allegedly defiling two sisters

    Man docked for allegedly defiling two sisters

    A 31-year-old man, Abayomi Oyedeji, was on Tuesday docked  in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly detaining and defiling two sisters, aged two and four.

    Oyedeji, who resides at No.61, Oduselu Street, Itire, Lagos, was arraigned on a four-count charge that bothers on unlawful detention and defilement of children.

    ‎The prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that ‎ the accused committed the offence at No. 61, Oduselu Street, Itire, Lagos, at about 3.a.m. on November 13 and November 14.

    ‎Osayande said that the accused resided at the same address with the parents of the girls.

    She said that the girls’ mother was ill and there was need to rush her to the hospital while the girls were alone in the house.

    “The accused, who was a neighbour to the complainant, then unlawfully detained both of them with intent to have sexual intercourse with them.

    She said the accused unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the girls by defiling the four-year-old girl on November 13, but was caught when he tried to defile the younger one the following day.

    ‎The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 137 and 144 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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    ‎The accused however pleaded not guilty to the charge.‎

    ‎The Senior Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.‎

    Nwachukwu said one of the sureties must be a civil servant on not less than salary grade level 14, while the other must be resident in his own building.

    She said the sureties should provide evidence of tax payments and that their addresses must be verified.‎

    ‎She adjourned the case until January 25, 2018, pending the advice from the Department of Public Prosecutions ( DPP ).

    NAN

  • Surulere Council workers hold forum

    Surulere Council workers hold forum

    The National Union of Local Government Workers (NULGE) in Surelere, Lagos State, has held its quarterly forum. The event coincided with the birthday of the council Chairman, Hon Tajudeen Yussuf Ajide, who attended the event.

    The workers praised the chairman for the progress recorded so far in the council, especially for his welfarist policies. They listed them as: approval of financial assistance to workers; renovation and furnishing of offices; equipping the clinic; provision of a staff bus and making the premises clean, among others.

    Ajide thanked the workers for the honour done him by celebrating with him. He promised to meet the workers’ demands and make their welfare paramount. He urged revenue officers to discharge their duties without fear or favour, and promised to employ more street sweepers and address drivers and guards shortage.

  • Pupils celebrate club’s mentorship

    What is the essence of being a member of OGAV Club?” This was the mindset of pupils of Gbaja Girls Senior High School, Surulere, when they initially joined the club. They had doubted its relevance, not until it transformed their lives in academics, career guidance, leadership skills, communication, skill acquisition and character education.

    These were the revelations they made  at their graduation ceremony held in the school, courtesy of Ornaments of Grace and Virtue (OGAV).

    OGAV is an international Non Governmental Organisation geared towards empowering the girl-child through constructing their mindset and personalities. It has two programmes: the school club and summer camp. It is also a three-year programme, done on weekly basis for senior girls schools.

    OGAV started with Gbaja Girls in 2014 as a pilot project, but has spread across five schools in three education district  areas; Ikeja, Ikoyi and Surulere.

    Abisola Oladimeji, the Valedictorian of the club, said her joy knew no bound having passed through the three-year programme of the club.

    “I have learnt a lot from OGAV. I have been able to communicate well even orally. OGAV has made us to be confident to face life.

    “I used to be a shy person and suffer stage fright; but with the coaching and mentoring from OGAV, I am more confident coupled with improvement in my academic performance,” said her colleague, Joan Samuel.

    “When I started the club I had wondered why I should be a member but thank God I did,” Samuel added, advising  her fellow 36 graduands on focus and benefits of sex abstinence.

    Speaking on the rationale behind OGAV, The founder, Mrs ??? Kolade,  said she was unhappy with the moral decadence in girls and wanted to effect a change.

    “I feel that the society has moved away from where it is supposed to be. There is a lot of decadence that is so prevalent among the girls. The girls of today are so different from the time we went to schools. The morals, attitude, things have really changed and I think there is a need for the girls to be thought what is authentic. Once they know this, they will be able to identify and with it, you are empowering them for their future.

    She continued: “ I believe that because you are a girl does not mean you have to be poor, it means that you are valuable. That is why I felt Ornament of Grace and Virtue needs to be in schools, to work in partnership with secondary school teachers to bring the best out of the children”

    She advised graduands to be mindful of their attitude as their moral ethics forms the foundation of their academic success.

  • Surulere celebrates Lagos at 50

    Lagos State was agog at the weekend when its residents trooped out in their thousands to celebrate its golden jubilee.

    The event featured several activities in one centre within the 20 Local Government Areas rather than the 57 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

    Three local governments – Surulere, Coker-Aguda and  Ikate Itire – gathered at the Teslim Balogun Stadium to celebrate the day also named Community day.

    Coker-Aguda LCDA Sole Administrator Temitope Yusuff, his Surulere colleague Sheriff Balogun and Ikate Itire counterparts Agboola Dabiri.

    In his goodwill message, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode praised the people of the three old Surulere LGs for their support. He enjoined them to pay their taxes and rates to enable the government give them more dividends of democracy at the grass roots.

    Yusuff praised the founding fathers of the state for their vision and foresight, adding that the state had grown beyond their imaginations in view of its cosmopolitan nature. He urged the people to cooperate with the Ambode government in his vision to take the higher. He said in the past two years the state government has witnessed giant strides in development.

    The historic event was spiced with march past, traditional dances and masquarade display, aamong others. Many of the people wore the uniform specially designed for the occasion with the inscription: Enhancing Lagos heritage.

  • 50 women get free gas cylinders in Lagos

    The Liquefied Petroleum Group (LPG), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), on Friday in Lagos, donated 50 8.3kg gas cylinders free to women in Surulere area of the state.

    The donation was made in collaboration with Quaint Agencies Limited, an engineering firm and Our Saviours Anglican church, Surulere.

    Speaking, the Managing Director, Quaint Agencies Limited, Mr Bambu Ademiluyi, said that the project was a social responsibility programme.

    “This is a social responsibility programme which was borne out of the fact that Gov. Babatunde Fashola gave out some cylinders free to Lagosians.

    “The LPG group of the LCCI was the group that supplied all the 20,000; out of the profit that the group made, we decided to give out 1,500 cylinders free to Lagosians.

    “So, we decided to give out the cylinders in churches and mosques; we had given to the first set of beneficiaries at a mosque in Lagos on April 7.

    “We intend to continue this project to about eight other locations of the state including Mushin, Ikeja, Lekki areas of the state, “ he said.

    The managing director said that the essence of the programme was to create the awareness that LPG was safe to use through the women to their various communities.

    “The women are the main beneficiaries; it will affect their health positively and stretch their budget for fuel and LPG is cheaper and lasts longer, “ he said.

    Ademiluyi urged people to avoid close contact with gas and ensure safe use of gas, saying “once you do not allow any LPG to be trapped in any environment it is safe.

    “Once it escapes into the air and it can be diluted, it is okay; It is safe for as long as you manage it as it is supposed to be managed,” he said.

    Also speaking, the Vicar, Our Saviour’s Anglican Church, Surulere, Ven. Folarin Shobo, urged well-meaning Lagosians to have compassion and reach out to people directly in need.

    Shobo said, “There are a lot of people in the state that are very poor; pensions are not coming up, salaries are not being paid.

    “Well-meaning Nigerians should go out of their comfort zone to ensure that the very poor in the society are supported so that activities can pick up and people can make a living.

    “What people need is to feed, have roof over their heads and take care of their children,” he said.

    Two beneficiaries of the programme, who expressed gratitude, said that they would ensure that they make effective use of the LPG.

    A beneficiary, Mrs Fatimah Saheed, said that she used kerosene to do most of her cooking and that her new gift would make cooking easier and faster for her.

    “I am grateful, because cooking used to be very tedious using kerosene, but now I can make my cooking easier and faster.

    Another beneficiary, a trader, Mrs Remilekun Idris said that the cooking gas would make cooking more hygienic.

    Idris said, “Cooking with my stove used to be very untidy and I spend a lot on kerosene; I learnt that using LPG is cheaper and now I will take advantage of

  • 2 men docked over alleged rape of 2 school girls

    Two men — Isiaka Jimoh and Dauda Hassan — who allegedly gang-raped two secondary school students of ages 12 and 13 with others still at large, were was on Thursday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    ‎Jimoh,18, and Hassan, 21, whose addresses were not provided, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge
    bordering on conspiracy and defilement.

    ‎The prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the accused with others now at large committed
    the offences on Jan. 29 at Pipeline, Aboru in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State at about 11.30 p.m.‎
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    She alleged that the accused had gang raped the girls who were on an errand.

    “It was an onlooker who notified the police and the men were immediately arrested.

    “Jimoh and another defiled the 12-year-old girl, while Hassan and one at large raped the 14-year-old‎ girl,” she said.‎

    The offences contravened Sections 137 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

    Chief Magistrate A. Ipaye Nwachukwu granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 each with two
    sureties each in like sum.
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    She said one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused, while the second surety should
    be a community leader.

    The sureties must provide evidence of tax payment to Lagos State Government and their addresses should
    be verified by the court, she added.
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    The magistrate adjourned the case to April 4

  • Lagos State to renovate National Stadium Surulere

    Lagos State to renovate National Stadium Surulere

    The Lagos state government has expressed interest in the renovation of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made the state’s intent known when he paid a condolence and courtesy visit on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung at his residence in Abuja at the weekend.

    “I will like to bring the national stadium to life. The last time a game was played there was in 2005. There is also the employment aspect of football and hosting of matches at the stadium. That includes the jerseys, branding, mama put, the sign writers, the supporters, merchandising, and so on. We want to bring back the football culture of Lagos State to the National Stadium after its renovation,” Governor Ambode said.

    Dalung thanked the governor for his visit and praised Lagos State for its successful hosting of the 2nd Lagos City Marathon.  He called on the state government to add more entertainment and culture to the event in subsequent editions to get more youths involved in the marathon and to ensure that Nigerians benefit more from the whooping prize money .

    On the renovation of the National Stadium by the Lagos State government, the minister said he will go through their proposal and work on it.

    “It is only fair that we hand over the stadium to Lagos State for renovation since we’ve given to Enugu, Bauchi and Kaduna states.

    “We were trying to drive a concession but Lagos State’s interest in the National Stadium is what we call an overriding interest which is based on equity. If Governor Ambode is interested in the National Stadium then the concession process is already abated,” Dalung said.

    The Minister noted that Nigerian football and its followership started going down when the National Stadium in Surulere ceased to host local and international matches.

    “No matter how strong your home team is, if you don’t have a common ground where your teams play their big games, the environment counts a lot. Football has so many interests and since we lost the National Stadium, Lagos, football started going down.”

    Governor Ambode has since invited the Minister for a joint working visit of the National Stadium with the Lagos State government to ascertain the level of decadence and to hold talks on the the evaluation and the next line of action to take.