Police Arrest Go-slow Robbers At Mile 2, Ijora

By Andrew Utulu  - LAGOS

The day of reckoning came for the notorious armed gangs who operating in traffic gridlocks along Mile 2 road in Lagos metropolis recently when four members of the gang were arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of Zone 2 Police Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun State Police Command. 

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command last week stormed Mile 2 and Ijora areas of the state at the peak of traffic and arrested three suspected armed robbers in the act of robbing innocent motorists.

Two of the suspected armed robbers were arrested at about 10:50pm on July 31, 2015 around the National Art Theatre, in Iganmu area of the  state based on a tip off to the  RRS mobile teams by victims in two separate cars that armed robbers had attacked and robbed them at Ijora – Olopa.

The  teams were said to have moved swiftly to the scene and apprehended the suspects. The two suspects Murtala Saka, 22, and Bashiru Muibi, 26 years according to the police  have  been charged to court.

In the same vein, the mobile team of the RSS in another development arrested a member of notorious syndicate whose gang  allegedly terrorised the Mile 2 area of the metropolis.

The suspect  was sighted attacking his victim  after breaking one of the side glasses of his vehicle in traffic. The incident happened on July 28th, 2015.

The suspect, Ugochukwu Otuneme, 33, is alleged to be  a member of ‘Heavy Traffic’ robbery syndicate which specialised in snatching and robbing innocent residents of their belongings during peak of traffic grid-lock around the Mile 2 area.

Ugochukwu  confessed to the crime and added  that he perpetrated the crimes with a member of his gang, who is still at large

“I came to Lagos in 2010. Before I joined this robbery gang,  I was a bus conductor where I met one of the gang members who introduced me to his colleagues in the robbery. It was devil who pushed me into this act “, he confessed.

The suspect according to the police, would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.

Commander, RRS, Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) said that the action of the police was  part of the efforts of the Lagos State Governor,  Akinwunmi Ambode and Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni to rid the state of heinous activities of hoodlums and armed robbers.

ACP Disu  advised drivers to be vigilant while in traffic and always wind up their car glasses up.

He urged residents to be courageous and report any suspicious movement in their neighbourhoods to the police, promising that necessary actions would be taken by the police.

The strides by the team  of RRS to free Lagos State from criminal activities by men of underworld is in tandem with the commitment of the commissioner of police  Fatai Owoseni  to make the state safe for all and sundry .

Source:http://dailyindependentnig.com

Anambra Refinery Targets 3000 Barrels Per Day

The Orient Petroleum Resource Plc in Anambra State is geared towards increasing its production to 3000 barrels per day (bpd) by September.

The firm also said it had concluded an arrangement with an indigenous company – Nails & Stanley Ltd – to establish a gas plant in Umueje in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state.

The Managing Director of Oil Petroleum Resources, Engineer Sunny Okoye, made this known to newsmen after a meeting of the Board of Directors of the company and the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, on Monday.

Okoye also said the company had revved up activities in two new oil wells in its Aguleri oilfields that would shore up the company’s production capacity to 3000bpd before September this year.

The Managing Director further stated that it was the drive to turn its gas resources into an income earner that informed the partnership it recently struck with Nails & Stanley in order to produce Compressed Natural Gas (CPG) that would be used for industrial power as well as powering automobiles and sundry other activities.

Source: http://dailyindependentnig.com

Alhaji Gay murdered in Lagos

Razak Adetunji Adeniyi, who is more popular on the streets as Alhaji Gay, is dead.

He died Monday morning,

While an account of his death claims he was shot by unknown gunmen, another version alleged he was strangled till he gave up.

Alhaji Gay is popular for arresting cyber criminals known an ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ in and around Lagos.

Although he poses as an agent/informant for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the anti-graft body had severally denied he was working with them.

That did not stop him from extorting huge sums of monies from the fraudsters, under the pretence of helping them avoid arrest.

Details around his death and burial remain sketchy at the moment.

Source: www.dailypost.ng

Buhari directs inclusion of Islamic books in federal schools’ curriculum

By Wale Odunsi on August 4, 2015

  

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to include two Islamic Studies books written by the late Justice Muhammad Bashir Sambo in the secondary school curriculum for all Federal Government Colleges.

He gave the directive in Kaduna while launching the reviewed editions of the books which were first published in 1974.

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, who represented the President said such books was needed at a time moral and religious values in the country were declining.

Buhari commended the co-authors for updating and structuring the books to match the new secondary school curriculum.

The chairman, Board of Trustees of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Alhaji Umar A. Mutallab, said the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah was established by disciples and associates of late Justice Sambo in order to immortalise and inspire the legacy of the late sage.

The Islamic Studies for Secondary Schools, co-sponsored by the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah and Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation in memory of late Justice Bashir Sambo, former Judge of Sharia Court of Appeal and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, were reviewed by Mallam Mukhtar Lere to conform with the current 6-3-3-4 educational system in the country.

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Guardiola: Players must convince me, not media

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has hit back at the media for criticising his team selection, insisting that players have to convince him that they deserve to play, not journalists.

Reports in Germany have suggested players are not entirely happy with Guardiola's style, suggesting they do not understand his methods.

The coach left Mario Gotze out of Saturday's DFL-Supercup defeat to Wolfsburg, which prompted further questions from reporters.

"We played in a competitive match, Mario Gotze did not play, you might also ask about Arjen Robben or Thomas Muller," he said. "I cannot say in every press conference why one player or another did not play.

"Only 11 can play, the players know that and the press should too. Gotze is one of my favourite players. Last season he played in all of the games except two or three.

"But they have to try and convince me on the pitch in every game, not in the past. They have to convince me, not journalists."

Ex-Bayern and Germany player Lothar Matthaus also took a pop at the Spaniard, claiming Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is the better coach, though Guardiola was not interested in comparing himself to his former Real Madrid rival.

"Everyone can criticise. Journalists can also criticise me. Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world. I don’t know if I’m the best, I’m not here to be the best coach in the world, but to give the best for the team.

"If we win, they say we’re good, if we don’t win, they say the players don’t understand me, there’s drama. Everything depends on the outcome."

Guardiola's former charge at Barcelona, Pedro, has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, with Louis van Gaal admitting he would add a lot to the team.

And the 44-year-old believes that the winger is good enough to feature for any team in the world before discussing Bastian Schweinsteiger's move to Old Trafford.

"There is no doubt about it. He is European champion for his country, with his team he is La Liga champion. He is champion of everything. When you play lots of matches for a team such as Barca you can play in any team in the world.

"He has played in lots of positions and I wish him well, he’s a good player and a good guy.”

"Schweinsteiger, if he doesn’t have any injury problems, I am convinced will triumph and play for Manchester United. It’s a shame that in the last two years he’s had several injuries and he was not 100 per cent."

The Bayern Munich boss took a swipe at the media after receiving criticism for his team selection and admits he does not know if he is a better coach than Jose Mourinho

Source:www.goal.com

Big Brother Africa Will Not Hold This Year

The organizers, Africa Magic and Endemol were ALLEGEDLY unable to get sponsorship for this year's edition of the controversial show.

The Manager of Multichoice Ghana, Anne Sackey confirmed on Sunday that they at Multichoice Ghana had received notice from MNET that this year's edition of Big Brother Africa would not hold.

She explained that MNET did not give them any reasons as why they would not be holding the Big Brother this year, but then, "she personally thinks it's due to sponsorship constraints".

Author: Gbenupo Cadmus |  Monday, July 27, 2015

Which of these Arsenal fans looked the most stupid?

Lots of football fans attend matches dressed like complete wally-brains these days – even Spurs supporters – but few can reach the heights hit by those who follow the Woolwich.

To prove it here are four pictures of fans who attended Arsenal’s friendly victory over Chelsea in some meaningless pre-season match. All are wearing various pieces of replica nonsense which make them look completely ridiculous, with at least three looking as if they’re grown men.

Let us know which one gets the prize for the most foolish looking.

1. Wrong shirt, wrong number

2. Helmet head

3. New shirt after deadline day

4. The classic FKW

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