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 Man begs for N400m financial help after crashing rented sports car in drag race Nigerian man is asking for assistance after accumulating a large debt of N400M due to a car accident that happened during an illegal drag race in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. The accident took place on Saturday and caused several injuries and major damage. Although no fatalities were recorded, the Corvette Stingray 2022 and Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 involved in the accident were severely damaged. Recounting the traumatic experience on Instagram, Trammania, who was driving the car that lost control, described it as a terrifying moment, with the aftermath still overwhelming him. Eyewitnesses said that two high-speed cars were racing when one lost control, struck the other, and crashed into a concrete pole. Luckily, there were no deaths, but the driver, who goes by @Trammania on Instagram, got injured and is now facing a big financial burden. He shared his difficult experience on social media and showed appre...

 Lagos reopens Maryland/Ojota Bridge The Ojota/Maryland sections of the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge have been reopened to vehicular movement. The Lagos state government also declared zero tolerance for infrastructure abuse. Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, at the reopening on Monday, September 16, lamented the incessant theft of manhole covers and other bridge apparatuses. To curb the menace, Hamzat said the government resorted to using fibre to fabricate manhole covers instead of steel. He added that anyone caught henceforth stealing the covers will be prosecuted. Hamzat added: “Everybody keeps saying that maintenance of infrastructure is a challenge. But, in Lagos, we are saying it is not. This informed our decision to maintain this infrastructure and put it in good shape. The expansion joints which are necessary accessories for bridges were repaired and are now in good shape, and all the manholes that were stolen have been replaced. “But it is important to say that these new manhole co...

 Edo poll: Commissioner of Police debunks alleged ties to Wike The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Nemi Iwo, has dismissed allegations linking his deployment to the state to the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as baseless. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, on Monday in Benin quoted Iwo as describing the claims as “baseless” and “mischievous”. Iwo said his deployment was a routine administrative procedure within the Police Force. “It’s laughable to suggest that the deployment was influenced by the FCT Minister. I don’t have any personal or professional ties with him,” he said. According to him, associating with the FCT Minister is a thing of pride, but it is pertinent to clear the air that their paths have never crossed in any way. “The CP is not an electoral umpire as such, I cannot determine the outcome of an election as more senior officers, including two DIGs, AIGs, CPs and other senior officers have been d...

 Ighodalo slams Oshiomhole N20bn suit for defamation The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo has filed a N20bn defamatory suit against Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on the Planwell scheme. Ighodalo, through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates, also sought an immediate and unqualified retraction and apology for the false, defamatory, and malicious comments which should be published in at least two (2) National Television Networks and three (3) nationally circulating newspapers. The PDP candidate noted that the allegations by Oshiomhole are baseless, false, and malicious, describing them as another of such defamatory fabrications and statements made by the Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the recent past. He added that the fabrication of the unfounded and false story is a figment of Oshiomhole’s imagination, intended to denigrate his good character and reputation for th...

 Edo guber: President Tinubu’ll not influence election — First Lady Obaseki The First Lady of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, has dismissed allegations that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has planned to influence the outcome of next Saturday’s governorship election in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC, using “federal might.” DAILY POST reports that the Edo First Lady said this while responding to questions during an online television interview. “President Tinubu is smarter and wiser. He is not at their level at all. I also want to praise former President Muhammadu Buhari for his democratic stance and using federal power only to safeguard voters, not to tamper with election results,” she said. Mrs Obaseki opined that President Tinubu would not undermine democratic processes given his history as a reformer during his tenure as governor of Lagos State. “President Tinubu, who is committed to good governance and continuity, would not disrupt the progress made in Edo under my husba...

 Panic in Mappe, FCT, over Mini earth tremor Residents in Mpape community, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the FCT, are now living in fear, following a mini earth tremor noticed in a section of the community, going into the third day. Mpape is situated less than 10 minutes’ from the Abuja highbrow district of Maitama. It’s densely populated with many low earners as well as the middle class among its residents. Residents who spoke to journalists disclosed that the earth tremor experience, accompanied with a devastated sound, was first noticed on Saturday and continued on Sunday as well as yesterday, Monday. The situation is well noted around areas like P.W Neighbourhood, and Mopol 24 barracks, two areas sandwiched by the lonely single road that leads into the community. It has also been heard around Katampe junction, the area linked with the Murtala Muhammad Expressway. Some of the residents claimed tyhe buildings shake whenever the movement takes place, causing fear in the...

 Ramsey Nouah Gave Me Confirmation To Relocate To Nigeria’ – Nollywood Actress, Adunni Ade Talented Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade, has revealed that veteran actor, Ramsey Nouah, was behind her decision to abandon her career as a model in America and relocate to Nigeria. We recalls that Adunni moved to Nigeria in 2011 and landed her first Nollywood role in the Yoruba film ‘You or I’ in 2013. Featuring in a recent episode of Hip TV programme, Trending, hosted by reality star Kim Oprah, Adunni said she received a good pep talk from Ramsey Nouah before relocating to Nigeria. The thespian also expressed her admiration for her colleague, describing him as a phenomenal human being. She said, “He [Ramsey Nouah] was the one who gave me confirmation to move to Nigeria. I met him before I came to Nigeria and I told him what my goals and aspirations were. And he gave me a very good pep talk and I moved down. “Imagine from 2011 never getting to work with him. And this is someone you’ve always a...