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OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...
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THE CHILD THAT WAS FOUND DEAD ON A TURKISH BEACH IN BODRUM,HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

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                  The dead child was identified as three year old Syrian named Aylan Kurdi.Him and his family except his father Abdullah,died when the boat they are in capsized,on their way to Europe.His father Abdullah tried to save him as they struggle in the sea.His mother Rehan and his 5 year old brother Galip also died.His father was the only survivor from the family of four.Aylan's aunt Fatima Kurdi,who lives in Canada,said ''When the boat flipped upside down and the waves kept pushing down,those two boys were in his arms.He tried with all his power to push them up above the water to breath and they screamed Daddy please don't die.He tried to save the second one,Aylan,he looked at him and there was blood coming out from his eyes.So he closed his eyes and he let him go.He looked around for his wife,she was floating in the water.He said i tried with all my power to save them,i couldn't''.More photos below.         ...
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2 TOWNS WERE SEIZED BY AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS IN SOMALIA.

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              According to Reuters,Islamist militants al-Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southern Somalia and attacked two African Union {AU} convoys in the same region.Both captured towns were on routes toward Indian Ocean ports south of the capital Mogadishu and came after al-Shabaab fighters attacked an AU base in the same area on September 1.Al-Shabaab ssaid today that they had seized the two towns in the lower Shabelle region,south of Mogadishu en route to Marka,and Kuntuwarey,on the road between the capital and Barawe.
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A REVEREND ''MOSES TABUWAYE'',KIDNAPPED ON HIS WAY TO AWKA ANAMBRA STATE,YESTERDAY.

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                According to sources,Reverend Moses Tabuwaye,was on his way to Awka Anambra state for a church programme yesterday September 4,when he was kidnapped to an unknown destination.The people that kidnapped him are demanding N40 million.It was not clear whether his church is planning to meet the demands..Most Rev.Nicholas Okoh,whose picture is seen above,is the Archbishop of the kidnapped Reverend's church,which is the Metropolitan and Primate of Nigeria,has advised all Christians to be vigilant.He made this state statement at the 2015 Annual Pre-pilgrimage Retreat and Workshop for staff of Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission {NCPC} and stakeholders today saturday in Abuja.He said ''I urge all of you Christians to be very vigilant and security conscious where ever you find yourselves.The issue of kidnspping is rampant in the country but we can still curtail the menace if we are vigilant.If we fail to live together as brothers in prayer...
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2 EGYPTIAN BELLY DANCERS BANDIS & SHAKIRA,SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS FOR INDECENT MUSIC VIDEOS.

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                   According to sources,two belly dancers identified as Shakira and Bandis were on thursday sentenced to 6 months in prison for ''Inciting debauchery'' in a racy music videos.The court said they promoted indecency in their music videos,though people that have watched the videos said neither of the two videos contains nudity.Along with the singers,they include other women dancing in revealing cloths too.Bardis video tiled ''Hard to Get'' was viewed more than two million times on youtube.Shakira's video,titled ''Cumin'' was viewed nearly three million times.Sources further said that Racy music videos are common in Egypt but authorities sometimes clampdown on singers seen as taking things too far.Nigeria my country should not only ban but prosecute those that keep shooting pornography music videos and at the end they expect us to clap for them for showing us free porn on national television.People should put it in mind th...
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LASTMA GENERAL MANAGER EDU,SACKED TODAY & REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BY AMBODE.

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                 The sack of Babatunde Edu the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,LASTMA,a day after the Governor directed LASTMA to release all seize vehicles in their various yards in the state back to their owners.Such vehicles would however be released after proper documentation have been done by their owners.The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Transportation Oluseyi Whenu urged residents to reciprocate government's gesture by obeying all traffic laws and regulations.He said this was in a bid to ensure free flow of traffic by officials of the State Traffic Management Authority by employing the system of booking traffic offenders,rather than impounding their vehicles which is fraught with a lot of inconveniences.According to another source,after the approval by the governor for Babatunde Edu sack today he was immediately replaced by Bashir Braimoh.
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ABOUT 40 MIGRANTS INCLUDING SOME NIGERIANS,DROWNED IN THE SEA OFF LIBYA.

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                             According to an emailed statement to day friday by the International Organization for Migration Spokesman Flavio di Giacomo said about 30-40 people drowned in the Mediterranean after a dingy carrying 120-140 Somalis,Sudanese and Nigerians deflated,causing panic on board.The migrants had sailed from Mistrata in Libya,but after 6-7 hours their boat began to deflate and some people fell into the water.There were 91 survivors.
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FETUS KEYAMO,WANTS THE BUHARI GOVERNMENT TO PROBE THE KEROSENE AVIATION FUEL SCANDAL.

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                                                                Today friday the 3rd of September 2015,Barriste Festus Keyamo demanded an immediate probe of the allegation that household kerosene was distributed as aviation fuel by some oil marketers with a consequential danger to human lives.Festus Keyamo said to the press that ''On thursday,September 3,2015,the media was awash with a scary story of how some unscrupulous oil marketers now sell household kerosene as aviation fuel all in a bid to make astronomical and criminal profit at the expense of thousands of human life.This expose,if found to be true,can best be described as the height of man's inhumanity to man.The reports also have it that the said kerosene is sold by the PPMC at the ex-depot and regulated price of N40.90 per litre with the objective of reselling to the av...
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