Epe-City News Blog

  Nigerian music star, Davido and his partner, Chioma have lost their three-year-old son, Ifeanyi. According to reports widely published in major news outlets, Ifeanyi drowned in a swimming pool at his residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State. Ifeanyi who was born in 2019 was said to have been underwater for a very long time before being spotted and rushed to a hospital in the Lekki area of the state, he was, however, confirmed dead on arrival. The horrific incident happened on Monday night, a few days after his third birthday (October 20). Though the Adeleke’s are yet to make any official statement, several celebrities posted cryptic messages on their social media page, which many saw as a confirmation of the news. Hours after the news broke, Iyabo Ojo, Ay Comedian, William Uchemba, Paul Okoye and several other celebrities all shared condolences.

The Lagos State Government is looking into the demands of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), with a view to finding permanent solutions to the issues raised by the Association.  The move becomes necessary following the planned seven-day job boycott by the drivers over alleged “harassment and extortion by motor parks and garages management”.  Sequel  to the announcement by JDWAN to embark on a seven-day strike starting from 31st October, 2022, the Ministry of Transportation invited its leadership to a meeting on Friday 28th October, 2022, despite its non-affiliation to any of the transport unions known by the State Government, i.e NURTW and RTEAN.  Most of the union members at the meeting were from the Badagry axis and it was resolved that the meeting be adjourned till Wednesday, 2nd November, 2022 to have a larger house (the Unions inclusive) and resolve the matter amicably.  The outcome of the 2nd November, 2022 Meeting will be made known to the public.  The Sta

  …As LASG promises to hasten completion of road construction By Godwin Oritse AHEAD of the commissioning of the $1.5billion Lekki Deep Seaport next month, the Port has been handed over to Tolarams Group by China Harbours, the contractor that constructed the facility. Speaking at the completion ceremony at Lekki port, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised to expand the roads leading to the port to a six lane roads with a view to ensuring a seamless evacuation of cargo from the port. Sanwo-Olu also said that with a projected 1.2million Twenty Equipment Unit, TEUs, the port will make Nigeria a hub in the entire sub-region. He also called on community stakeholders within port axis to give all the necessary support as the port promises to generate over 200,000 jobs within communities around the port area. Sanwo-Olu said:”We will stop at nothing to complete the roads leading to the port, all the shanties along the road will be cleared to give  way for the expansion of the ro

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo, says it has arrested no fewer than 48 suspects over alleged illicit drug trafficking in October. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja by Mr Buba Wakawa, the NDLEA Commander in the state. The commander also said that 10 suspected cannabis farms measuring 8.23 hectares were destroyed, and three vehicles and one motor bike intercepted. Wakawa however said that the command secured six convictions within the month. He said that those arrested included 39 males and nine females, while about 7,379.59 kilogrammes of drugs were seized from them. He listed the items as cannabis sativa, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and codeine-based syrup, among others. Wakawa appreciated the people of the state for their unflinching support to the command and appealed for more intelligence on the activities of drug merchants. “I believe that together we will cripple their evil trade, s

  By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has called the leadership of Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, to a crucial meeting on Wednesday, November 2. This is to find lasting solutions to their demands. Recall that JDWAN and other transport unions which include: Ibile Drivers Stakeholders Association of Nigeria, DSWAN, Mega City Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, MCDWA, Federal Assisted Mass Transit Incorporation, FAMTI, Owners, Drivers and Conductors Association, ODCA, Commercial Bus Drivers and Owners Operators of Lagos, CBDOP, Mini Bus Drivers Welfare Association, MNDWA, had on Monday, embarked on a seven day warning strike action to press home their demands. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Gbolahan Toriola, when contacted, told Vanguard that the state government was determined to end the strike action as soon as possible. According to Toriola, “We are aware of the strike action by the transport unions. We have therefore invited

  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to leave for London, United Kingdom, UK, on Monday for medical check up. The disclosure was made by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, via a tweet on his verified personal handle @FemiAdesina earlier in the day. Chief Adesina, who also issued a press statement on the medical trip, said the President will return to the country second week of November.

  By Biodun Busari At least 100 people have been confirmed dead while 300 were wounded as two car bombs exploded at a busy market intersection near the education ministry in Somalia on Saturday. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told reporters on Sunday adding that the attack was the deadliest since a truck bomb exploded at the same place killing 500 people in 2017. Reuters reports that the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility, saying the ministry was at the centre of a “war on minds” that teaches Somali children using a Christian-based syllabus. Mohamud also said in a statement emailed to the press that the members of the security agents were among the dead and injured. Al Shabaab, which is seeking to overthrow the government and reinstate its own reign based on an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, frequently stages attacks in Mogadishu and other places. The first of the explosions hit the education ministry at around 2 p.m. on Saturday. Th

  Fatima Abubakar, 25, has said she hated marriages and disliked men coming near her, which was why she killed her husband by putting poison in his food. It was her second marriage. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, said that the suspect was arrested on October 19 by men of the Command at Anguwan Doki. Umar said that the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the area, returned from the mosque when the  suspect, who was the  second wife, allegedly mixed poison in his food. He explained that as soon as Goni started eating, his condition deteriorated. According to him, the victim was immediately rushed to the State Specialist Hospital where he was given emergency medical attention,  but unfortunately he later died when they returned home. The commisioner of Police immediately deployed men of the  Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to arrest the suspect after the incident was reported by th

  By Dayo Johnson The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has prayed for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, who visited the Yoruba leader, is expected to present his action plan to Fasoranti and other leaders of the group. He was received at the airport by the state deputy governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, the state chairman of the party, Ade Adetimehin and other leaders of the party in and outside the state.

...As NDLEA intercepts 33.491kg Meth, Cocaine, Heroin going to Spain; 13.146kg Cocaine in bathing soaps at Enugu airport The village head of Gidan Abba in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto state, Abubakar Ibrahim, was among eleven suspects arrested in interdiction operations in which Nine Hundred and Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty (991,320) pills of pharmaceutical opioids and 1,251kgs of cannabis and khat as well as 46.637 kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA across seven states. At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, NDLEA operatives attached to the SAHCO import shed on Wednesday 26th October intercepted a total of 15 cartons containing 802,000 pills of Tramadol imported from Dubai, UAE and Karachi, Pakistan. While 10 cartons of Tramadol 225mg came in from Dubai on Ethiopian Airlines flight, four cartons of 100mg and a carton of 225mg Tramadol came from

  By Kennedy Mbele “People get angry, there is nothing wrong in that, they have every reason to be angry, but they should not cross certain lines”. With these words, Mr Dele Momodu, the Director, Strategic Communications of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, warns Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), who have been at the forefront of a rebellion against the Iyorchia Ayu leadership of the party since Alhaji Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of the PDP, beating Wike, among others, to the second position. In this interview, Momodu weighs in on the issues relating to the crisis bedeviling the party. He also responds to the accusation leveled against Atiku that he is sympathetic to Miyetti Allah and killings in Benue State. Momodu also speaks on the 2023 polls. Excerpts: It appears your party’s Campaign Council is in trouble. Two governors have apparently disowned your pre