KETU FIRE: Lagos State Govt Promises To Help Reconstruct Market

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has assured traders at the Ifelodun plank market, Ketu, of his administration's readiness to support them financially in rebuilding the market which was razed by fire last Thursday.

Fashola, who spoke during an inspection of the market on Sunday, said the incident was unfortunate, adding that his administration was poised to assuage the losses incurred by the traders.

Fashola said it was unfortunate that the traders did not have insurance because it was very important especially in the event of fire or other disasters.

He said, "You traders are part of your problems. You ought to have insurance. All your equipment that got burnt, including the woods, should be handled by insurance companies.

"What we must do if you want me to help is that we must make it compulsory for everybody to have insurance because there is no way people as many as this can work in a place and there won't be eventualities.

"So, insurance is for situations like this and I use this opportunity to tell traders not affected by the fire to also get insurance because it is not very expensive. That is how it is done worldwide and ours must not be different."

While responding to questions from journalists, Fashola said it was ridiculous that some people were spreading rumours that government had a hand in the inferno which caused the traders to lose goods and equipment worth millions of naira.

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SAD: Baby shot by robbers dies after seven months

After seven months of battling with complications from a gunshot wound on the head, Taiwo Lawal, the one-year-old baby who was shot during a series of robberies in Lagos on September 9, 2012, has died.

PUNCH Metro had reported that Taiwo was shot athis parents' home in Gbagada during the robberieswhich occurred simultaneously in various parts of the state, an incident now remembered as Black Sunday.

Following the injury and its publication in THE PUNCH, telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria, donated N500,000 for the baby's treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba.

The story also drew public interest as concerned members of the public also donated undisclosed sums of money.

Sadly, Taiwo gave up the ghost on March 7, 2013 at Ward E of the hospital.

The deceased's distraught father, Wasiu, said the death was more painful because of the amount of money the family had spent.

He said, "We spent all that we had but unfortunately my son did not survive. After MTN donated N500,000 and few concerned members of the public gave us money, more expenses kept coming up. The money was not enough as we had to keep spending on drugs and other things.

"After the MTN donation, Taiwo was operated on and he showed signs of improvement at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. A couple of weeks later, after the bullet had been extracted, he was transferred to the main ward but in late December, his health started to deteriorate, he lost weight and we had to take turns to watch over him."

Wasiu said although doctors at the hospital initiallyassured him that Taiwo's brain was not affected by the bullet, he was later told that the bullet had affected the baby's brain.

Wasiu alleged that after sometime, the nurses at the hospital were no longer as caring as before and even advised him to take the baby home.

He said, "Initially we were told that Taiwo would require another surgery but later we were told that he was too young to have another surgery and that he should have the surgery in a few years' time. The hospital wanted to discharge him but I objected to it because he obviously was not alright.

"In late January, his health deteriorated and he could not breathe on his own and was placed on Oxygen. At that point, the doctor advised that we flew him abroad for treatment as it was now beyond their capability. However, last week he showed signs of improvement and was even eating.

"We were already happy but unfortunately on Thursday afternoon, Taiwo passed on, leaving behind his twin, Kehinde and two other siblings."

Calls made to the spokesperson for the hospital, Hope Nwokolo rang out. A text message to her telephone was not replied to.

Source: Punch

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YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY- YSU GETS N200 MILLION LIBRARY DONATION!!!

Jonathan gave the order while commissioning the varsity�s library that was named after him. He said �since the library was named afterMr president, we will make sure that TETFund gives you N200 million to complete the project,�

He praised the state government for the priority attention given to the institution since inception sayingit will go a long way in improving the standard and quality of education in the state and by extension the country as a whole.

President Jonathan further stated that the federal government had assisted a lot towards the development of the school through the Education Trust Fund (ETF) intervention which has contributed in the building of the library, lecture halls, departmental expansions.

The President was also at the Desert Research Monitoring and Control Centre of the institution established to conduct research andproffer solutions to the encroaching desert in the state andby extension the northern part of the country as a whole.

Experts from Egypt and India have been drafted to the centre with a view to setting it up to serve the purpose for which it wasestablished.

He also commissioned the DamaturuInner Ring Road constructed by theIbrahim Gaidam administration to decongest traffic in Damaturu metropolis.

President Jonathan Gives Yobe State University N200 Million To Equipped Library

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NECO GCE 2012/2013 RESULTS OUT, NOV/DEC, CHECK NOW!!!

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the November/December 2012 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with Kano and Lagos states topping the list of exams malpractice.

The exams body recorded 21,274 cases of exams malpractice acrossthe country with Kano having the highest incidences of malpractice with 649 candidates, representing 13.96 percent out of 4,646 while Lagos state came second with 238 cases out of 6, 508 candidates.

The registrar of the council, Professor Promise Okpala told newsmen in Minna that the FCT hadthe lowest incidence with only five cases out 1,322candidates that sat for the exams.

He said the body has recorded an improvement over last year�s result with 25,630 out of 75,623 candidates that sat for the exams passing at credit level in English Language, representing 33. 89 percent compared to 10.0 percent in2011.

He added that 41, 228 also passed at credit level out of 75, 245 candidates that sat for Mathematics, representing 54.79 percent whichindicated an improvement over 2011 result that recorded 44.7 percent.

Okpala said 83, 755 candidates registered for the examination andthat outof which only 75, 623 candidates sat for the examination.

Candidates who would like to check their results should get their result checking cards at NECO offices Nationwide and then immediately can visit the official website by visiting http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx

Fill the spaces provided and click �Check my Result�.

Don�t forget to share your result using the comment box provided below this publication.

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Chris Brown Shoutz to Rihanna "I OWN YOUR 'P****'!!!"

Chris Brown has a message for Rihanna ... and any other guy who might want a piece of her ... back off, because "THAT IS MY P**SY!"Chris was partying at Emerson Theatre in Hollywood early Thursday AM when he grabbed the mic from the DJ and went off on how to talk to your woman -- and the bizarre rant was all caught on tape.Chris said, "You GOTTA say that one thing to her ... Don't make me have to tell you again, that's my p***y baby! ... so you better not give it away!"Chris rambled on ... "So every person in this motherf**king building, if you got a bad bitch you better say that s**t to her, or she might f**k another n***a."Another girl tip ... don't beat your woman.

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NECO RESULTS: KANO, LAGOS STATES TOPS MALPRACTICE LIST!!

The National Examination Council (NECO) yesterday released the November/December 2012 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with Kano and Lagos statestopping the list of exams malpractice.

The exams body recorded 21, 274 cases of exams malpractice acrossthe country with Kano having the highest incidences of malpractice with 649 candidates, representing 13.96 percent out of 4,646 while Lagos state came second with 238 cases out of 6, 508 candidates.

The registrar of the council, Professor Promise Okpala told newsmen in Minna that the FCT hadthe lowest incidence with only five cases out 1,322 candidates that sat for the exams.

He said the body has recorded an improvement over last year�s result with 25, 630 out of 75, 623candidates that sat for the exams passing at credit level in English Language, representing 33. 89 percent compared to 10.0 percent in2011.

He added that 41, 228 also passed at credit level out of 75, 245 candidates that sat for Mathematics, representing 54.79 percent whichindicated an improvement over 2011 result that recorded 44.7 percent.

Okpala said 83, 755 candidates registered for the examination andthat out of which only 75, 623 candidates sat for the examination.

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NABTEB RESULTS NOV/DEC 2012/2013 STILLYET TO BE RELEASED!!!

Candidates who participated for the November/December 2012/2013 NABTEB examination exercise havevented their anger of the board over the delay in release of the much awaited examination results.

Students who participated have beendismayed more over the fact that their counterparts who sat for the WAEC and NECO examination has all seen their respects, while they are left behind.

No details have been gathered yet by the NEG NABTEB team, as to why the results are still yet to be out, but we promise to bring you feedbacks soon.

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