Ben Murray-Bruce reacts to Ngige's statement about Nigerians and hardship

The current minister said that Nigerians who are complaining of hardship are all PDP Loyalists.

1 Dead As Accident Hits Otedola Bridge in Lagos (see Photos)......

One person died this morning following a fatal accident involving a Sports Utility Van and another vehicle on the Otedola Bridge towards Berger, Lagos State. The accident which occurred in the early hours of Saturday resulted in heavy vehicular traffic worsened by the fuel queues. it was not clear how many passengers were involved in the crash but traffic authorities have cleared the wreckage. Sector Commander Zone 2, FRSC Lagos State, Nseobong Akpabio, explained how the accident occurred. “A truck carrying container, descending from the bridge from the Mobil (filling station) towards Otedola Bridge had a brake failure and crashed into vehicles, one of which was the pickup that was closely in front of the truck. “From the reports from the hospital – the Lagos State Emergency Centre in Ojota, one person was confirmed dead and there were injuries.” He added that the FRSC officials have commenced further investigation into the causes of the accident as they would not base their conclusion only on the driver’s claim that it was a brake failure. He noted, however, that the Otedola Bridge area has been identified to be accident-prone and warned motorist using the road to always allow ample distance between them and other vehicles. See more photos below:-

All These White american Students Are Students Of Yoruba Language At University In USA

According toTemitope Omotayowho shared the photo, the men and women pictured here are students of Yoruba language at University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S. “So if you are still ashamed of your culture and you feel reluctant to speak your language with your children then na you know o. If we don’t teach our children our language. I am sure these new set of people who are passionate about learning the language will teach them. I am referring to Hausa, Yoruba Igbo, Swahili & other African languages” he said

Ooni Of Ife And His Brand New Wife in Pic Together In His Palace (Photos)

Ooni of Ife and his brand new bride finally pictured together in his palace at Ile-Ife, Osun State. They look cute together. See more photos below:-

Power Supply Will surely Improve From This Weekend – FG

The Federal Government has apologized to Nigerians for the hardship caused by the prevailing power situation in the country, blaming it on gas failure as well as sabotage and vandalisation of power infrastructure. The Federal government said there would be a decent improvement in the power situation from this weekend, as ongoing remedial efforts that will double the current power supply to 4,000WM.

In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said all efforts were being made to rectify the situation and ensure a gradual improvement in the power situation. “There will be a decent improvement in the power situation from this weekend, thanks to ongoing remedial efforts that will double the current power supply to 4,000WM. Getting back to the 5,074MW all-time high that was reached earlier will take a few more weeks,” he said. Mohammed noted that routine maintenance by the Nigeria Gas Company affected the supply of gas to power stations, forcing down power supply from an all-time high of 5,074 MW to about 4,000MW, adding that a combination of unsavoury incidents further crashed the power supply to about half that figure.

“The vandalisation of the Forcados export pipelines forced oil companies to shut down, making it impossible for them to produce gas. Then, workers at the Ikeja Discos, who were protesting the disengagement of some of their colleagues after they failed the company’s competency test, apparently colluded with the National Transmission Station in Osogbo to shut down transmission.

“Finally, the unfortunate strike by the unions at the NNPC over the restructuring of the Corporation shut down the Itarogun Power Station, the biggest in the country. Due to these factors, only 13 out of the 24 power stations in the country are currently functioning. It is this same kind of unsavoury situation that has affected fuel supply and subjected Nigerians to untold hardship,” he said.

The Minister strongly condemned the situation in which some Nigerians, under the guise of the various unions in the oil and gas sector or sheer vandalisation, will continuously sabotage the country’s power infrastructure.

“The bitter truth is that for as along as these groups of Nigerians continue to sabotage the power infrastructure, Nigerians cannot enjoy a decent level of power supply. We therefore admonish all Nigerians who may be agitating for their rights in whatever form to refrain from any action that will further hurt the same people they claim to be protecting,” he said.

One Injured & 15 Rescued In another Fresh Boat Accident In Lagos – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday confirmed that one person was injured as 15 others were rescued from a wooden boat which capsized at Grinaldi Port near Tin Can Island, Apapa, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, and made available to newsmen in Lagos. “A wooden boat capsized at Grinaldi Port close to Tin Can Flyover Bridge, Coconut Bus Stop, Apapa, with 15 passengers on board, the statement said.

“All passengers were rescued alive and only the driver of the boat sustained injury,” it stated. It said the incident occurred at about 8.30 p.m. on Friday and that those rescued had gone to their different destinations. Farinloye said that the injured driver refused to be treated, opting to treat himself in a private hospital. He said Marine Police and other stakeholders were still investigating the cause of the accident.

Just in! Boko Haram Terrorists Clearance Operations Heat Up In 7 Division – Nigerian Army

The clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists is gaining momentum in the various axis of the theatre especially in 7 Division area of responsibility. Within the last 48 hours, the troops were able to clear Boko Haram camps, killed several of the terrorists and recovered vehicles, weapons, equipment and rescued persons.

The troops of 151 Task Force Battalion have cleared terrorists hideouts in Izza and 8 surrounding other villages. Similarly, troops of 121 Task Force Battalion deployed at Pulka came under attack from suspected Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest to escape sustained aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force pilots.

The troops successfully repelled the attack by killing 17 Boko Haram terrorists and also recovered 12 AK-47 rifles, 6 AK-47 rifle magazines, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 1 Browning Machine Gun, 1 Toyota Hilux vehicle, a 60mm mortar tube, 4 pieces of 60mm mortar bombs, 1 belt of 12.5mm ammunition and 9 belts of 12.7mm (NATO) ammunition. Others were 3 hand grenades and 7 boxes of .50mm ammunition. Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion while on patrol along Bitta-Pridang-Manawashe axis rescued 95 persons suspected to have escaped from Madube and Shuwari general area. The rescued persons are being screened and profiled.

Troops of 115 Task Force Battalion accompanied by some members of the vigilante group in their area, have also conducted patrol to Dogwaba, Dutse, Mayolarde, Musa A, B and C villages without any contact with terrorists. They have however continued to dominate the area and make it secure. Similarly, troops of 117 of Task Force Battalion also conducted another patrol around Mildo, Vapura, Mildo, Shelmi, Gubla, Dar and Hyambula settlements. In the process, they also rescued 27 persons who escaped from Mayo Ali village. One of the female rescued persons gave birth to a baby boy few minutes after the rescue. Both mother and child are being cared for at the unit’s Regimental Aid Post and are doing fine.

On their part, 7 Division Garrison in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, have arrested one Mallam Ashiru Zarami at Mainok, a suspected Boko Haram terrorists logistic officer at Mainok with food items. The suspect has been handed over to the Joint Intelligence Processing Centre. In a related development, another suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mallam Abubakar Kime voluntarily handed over himself to troops and Civilian JTF at Benisheikh, Borno State. On interrogation he claimed to have escaped from Kalmari village close to Alagarno forest.

The troops of 81 Battalion also laid an ambush for Boko Haram terrorists at suspected Boko Haram terrorists crossing point from Sambisa forest near Komala and Musafanari villages. Sensing danger, the approaching terrorists disembarked and abandoned their vehicles and fled into the bush leading back to deep into Sambisa forest shortly before approaching the killing zone. Nevertheless, the troops opened fire and wounded several of the terrorists. The troops recovered the abandoned Toyota pick up vehicle and 28 Bags pf groundnuts.

On their part, the heroic 7 Division Strike Group encountered an ambush by suspected Boko Haram terrorists enroute to Banki. They successfully fought it out, killed 4 terrorists and recovered AK-47 rifles, 2 mobile telephone handsets and a Shilka shell loaded with explosives. Thank you Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations