Reinventing Apapa gridlock at Toyota Bus stop

The popular Toyota Bus stop along Oshodi-Apapa expressway has constantly become a place of

nightmare for motorists as a result of illegal parking of petrol tankers along the service lane and

somemes blocking the enre road. At times, these tankers have a long queue, stretching from their

loading Bay at Toyota Bus-stop to Airport Road.

IRE-AKARI DPO MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPES DEATH

                                   

                                       DSP Falowo with Mr. Lanre Badmus

                                                          The damaged building

                                      The renovated building

DSP Timothy Adeola Falowo, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ire Akari police station has been in the news for some time now as a result of his miraculous escape from death when a big tree in the premises of the station uprooted itself and fell on his office. The incident which took place around 9am on Monday during a rainfall drew a lot of sympathizers, who saw his escape as the act of God. They described him as a wonderful man, who does not take undue advantage of anyone because of his position as a senior police officer.

 A man among the visitors at the station painted the DPO as a man with the fear of God and said he is not surprised that God kept him despite the havoc wrecked by the fallen tree.  According to an eyewitness who said the whole incident was just like a film show, admitted it was indeed an act of God that DPO was alive. “I was at the counter when I saw the tree uprooted and landed on the DPO’s office. I was so afraid that I did not know what to do immediately.”

Aswani Market Day celebration in pictures

                                 Babaloja of Aswani Market, Alh. Chief Taoreed Faronbi Alado making a speech

                              Iyaloja General of Isolo, Mrs. Eunice Oluranti (JP) being ushered into the venue

                                                                Igbo traditional dance

                                                          Sectional Traders celebrating

                                                     More pictures after the cut...

Anyone can be a target of kidnapping – ASP Olatunji

                          2nd left: RRS Commander Disu Olatunji, SA to Gov. Ambode on Communities &                              Comunications, Kehinde Bamigbetan, CEO PRIMERO Transport Services and Funmi               Treasure Durodola. GM, Radio One FM after a forum with Community Media Practitioners.

                                         

The Commander of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad, Disu Olatunji has reiterated that any citizen can be a target for kidnap, noting that every community member should help the police in combating crime by providing useful information to the RRS.

Speaking to the press at the monthly community newspaper forum, the commander said that the police need information from the people who dwell in the various communities as they are the only ones who know everything that is happening around them.

Police officer has no right to check your mobile phone –Lagos Police PRO

The Nigerian Police force has reiterated that officers of the command are not empowered with the right to search mobile phones of citizens during their routine stop and search exercise on the roads.

 Nigerians for a long time has asked the question if it is right for police officers to search mobile phones during the routing stop and search exercise on the road.