No excuse for driving vehicles without number plates – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that there is no excuse for anyone to drive vehicles without proper identification number plates.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, who stated this on the telephone, described the act as condemnable and against the law.
He said that states, through their boards of internal revenue, were expected to place an order for the quantity of number plates to be produced for them. He said that production was done mainly on orders placed.

According to Akpabio, virtually every state of the federation has made a requisition for the number plates and production done accordingly.
Our correspondence had observed in recent weeks that there had been an increase in the number of cars plying Lagos highways without number plates.

The general reason such persons have been giving for the act is that the new number plates are not available.

Asked why Lagos State appeared not to have received its slot, Akpabio said that he could not speak for Lagos State.

He said, “I cannot speak for Lagos State, please get in touch with Lagos State officials. All I can tell you is that FRSC is not involved in the sale of number plates but there are three plants in Lagos, Awka and Gwagwalada in charge of producing the number plates for states. In fact, the one in Lagos is the biggest.
“Once orders are placed, production is done within 24 hours. We have the list of states that have already got theirs on our website. We encourage people not to go about with their vehicles without number plates or be ready to face the consequence.”

Lagos To Ban The Use Of Other States Number Plates

 Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow the use of vehicles with number plates from other states of the federation for commercial transportation in the state.
It also advised residents with private vehicles to change to the state’s number plates to reflect the fact that they are living in Lagos.
The Director, Vehicle Inspection Office, Mr, Gbolahan Toriola, said the measure was meant to achieve “sanity, standard, safety and security” as stipulated by the road traffic law.
Toriola spoke at the vehicle inspection safety campaign organised by the Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Political and Legislative Bureau for commercial drivers in Ikeja.
He said, “There is nothing wrong in bringing commercial buses from other states. But if you must use it in Lagos, you have to change the colour and re-register it with us so that we have your information in our database
“This is a standard procedure. As a matter of fact, it you have lived in a state for about three months, you are no longer a visitor and therefore you must change your number plate to reflect the state. It is done in America and other developed nations.
“Of course, this provision did not affect inter-state vehicles carrying passenger from other state. But we don’t expect them to pick or drop passengers at every bus stop. There are dedicated bus stops and parks for inter-state vehicles. If they violate this and we get them, they will face our law.
“You must put waste basket in your buses; there must be first aid box; you must carry extra tyres. These are what our law stipulates.”
The VIO boss who highlighted the provisions of the traffic law, advised them to cooperate with the government to ensure security in the state.

A director in the ministry, Mr. Bola Matanmi, also advised the drivers not to turn themselves to traffic officials, but instead apply to the ministry so that they would be given a Special Marshall status
He added that the union would be given the privilege to choose the colour of the uniform for drivers and conductors.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Political and Legislative Affairs, Mr. Muslim Folami, said the traffic law, which has 43 sections and four schedules was for the interest of Lagosians. He urged the drivers to submit to the law for sanity and safety.

Lagos To Ban The Use Of Other States Number Plates

Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow the use of vehicles with number plates from other states of the federation for commercial transportation in the state.
It also advised residents with private vehicles to change to the state’s number plates to reflect the fact that they are living in Lagos.

The Director, Vehicle Inspection Office, Mr, Gbolahan Toriola, said the measure was meant to achieve “sanity, standard, safety and security” as stipulated by the road traffic law.
Toriola spoke at the vehicle inspection safety campaign organised by the Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Political and Legislative Bureau for commercial drivers in Ikeja.

He said, “There is nothing wrong in bringing commercial buses from other states. But if you must use it in Lagos, you have to change the colour and re-register it with us so that we have your information in our database
“This is a standard procedure. As a matter of fact, it you have lived in a state for about three months, you are no longer a visitor and therefore you must change your number plate to reflect the state. It is done in America and other developed nations.

How a Robbery Gang Uses Sleeping Drugs on Unsuspecting Passengers on Commercial Buses

For those who accept water or other food items offered by unknown passengers in commercial vehicles, you must be careful as there are robbery gangs that now make use of this opportunity to rob unsuspecting passengers.
This has been discovered after the arrest of five members of a notorious robbery gang by operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command. The gang specialized in drugging unsuspecting passengers in commercial buses before dispossessing them of their valuables. Unlike their other partners who use their vehicles to perpetrate the heinous crime, the arrested suspects, as gathered, would board commercial buses and position themselves strategically to actualize their devilish act.
The way they operate includes trailing their targets either from the bank, or public places, right into a commercial bus. According Crime Guard, seven members of the gang would board same bus with their target while another would pose as a sachet water hawker. Unknown to their target the sachet water have all been sedated. One of them would then pretend to buy a sachet water from their gang (hawker), offering N20 note, only to be told there is no N10 note for his balance.
Pretending to be nice, the buyer would take another sachet of water and offer to their target, with the explanation that he did not want his money to be left with the hawker. And immediately their target drinks the water, he would fall asleep and in the process, have his valuables dispossessed of.

The gang however met its waterloo after a failed attempt to sedate one of its victims in Ikeja area of the state recently. Consequently, three members of the gang were apprehended. A Police source at SARS said “We have been on their trail for two weeks now. We got information that the same gang had robbed someone on his way from Ikeja to Yaba and the case was reported at Sabo police station. Driver of that bus and his conductor were initially accused of conniving with the robbers but after proper investigation, they were released with stern instructions to be on the look-out for members of the gang.
“Unfortunately for the gang, they boarded the same bus last week Tuesday and the bus conductor who was vigilant noticed them and raised alarm. They were about seven but three of them were arrested while four others escaped. But during interrogation those arrested provided information that aided the arrest of two others. We are currently making effort to apprehend the gang leader who is currently at large,” he explained.

Culled from the Vanguard

Mikel Among Top Earners, 10th Sexiest

Nigeria star Mikel Obi has been ranked as the seventh biggest earner at the AFCON in South Africa with an estimated income of $6.5m.
African Footballer of the year Yaya Toure is the biggest earner at the Nations Cup with an annual salary reported to be about $22m.
Compatriot Didier Drogba, who has moved to China to cash on on his twilight years in the game, is second on the money list as he rakes in excess of about $18m.
The other ‘Big Boys’ are Mali skipper Seydou Keita ($17m), Togo super star Emmanuel Adebayor ($15m), Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan ($12m) and Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure ($8.5m).

Mikel, according to a survey by South Africa’s City Press, also earns extra cashfrom his sponsors Nike, Pepsi and Samsung.
The Chelsea midfielder was also ranked among the top 10 sexiest players at the African tournament in South Africa.
The Sowetan also picked several of these big earners like Keita, Yaya Toure and Adebayor to turn the heads of the ladies in South Africa.

Lagos State Police nab 11 suspected LASU cultists with guns.

The Lagos State Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has arrested eleven suspected cult members who claim to be students of the Lagos State University (LASU).
The Police arrested the suspected cult members at Ijanikin, located along Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.

A police source revealed that two members of Eiye Confraternity had hired a commercial motorcyclist (okada) to take them to Ijanikin where they shot a rival cultist, a member of Aiye Confraternity.

The okada rider, after the shooting, contacted SARS operatives who arrested the suspect’s accomplice identified as Wasiu.

The cultist, who fired the shot managed to escape, but Wasiu led policemen to the hideout of the cultists at Ijanikin, where other cult members were arrested, the police source revealed.

According to the source, items recovered from the suspected cultists include three locally made cut to size rifles, one black bag, one locally made pistol, one live cartridge, four axes, one cutlass, one black beret and one phone.

Those arrested include Amos Acholo, 25, an indigene of Kogi State who claimed to be a businessman but a part-time student of LASU; Ojo Ola-Oluwa, 28, from Osun State, Olupooye Foluso, 27, claimed to be a student of Political Science at LASU, Haruna Olanrewaju, 28, from Kwara State said he is not a LASU student but joined the cult because he is jobless and Ismail Alli, 24, claimed he is a businessman from Sokoto State and he dropped out of school. Others are: a 23-year old Malian, Jiba Abdulahi who said he is into business; Adeyinka Phillips, 25, claimed to be a Lagos State indigene and a student of Computer Science at Lagos State Polytechnic; Edeh Michael said he attended Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin while another suspect, Irikivewe Charles told the police he is still struggling for admission.

Another member of the cult group, Udemeobong from Cross River State, said he is a 200 level student at LASU. He confessed to the police that he was initiated into the cult last year when he visited his friend in Benin City, Edo State.

The Police arrested the suspected cult members at Ijanikin, located along Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.

Police sources say that the suspected cultists will soon be arraigned in court on charges of attempted murder.

The Public Relations Officer of LASU students’ union, Teju Azeez, when contaced this morning disowned the suspects, saying “they are not LASU students.”

Meanwhile, the victim who was shot by the suspects is still lying critically ill in an undisclosed hospital.

He was said to be having a swollen stomach perhaps caused by bullets lodged in his belly.

[Confessions] I Am In Trouble, My Cousin Wants To Sleep With Me

I have always avoided sleeping over or living with any of my married female cousins or aunty or any female relation of mine that is married. Due to the passed experiences i had with my cousin’s husband wanting to sleep with me , i decided that nothing will make me to ever sleep over in any of my married female relations or even visit regularly banned
Sometime last year i was posted to serve (NYSC) in Abuja,luckily i have a male cousin married and living with his family in Abuja. I was happy that at least i was going to live with my male cousin and there wont be any intimate harasment so i was relaxed. But recently my cousin started acting funny,making some funny comments, asking me funny question, he always 
 
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wanted me around, embarrasing stares and all that. But at first i was uncomfortable,somehow i was relaxed hoped that my cousin was just joking and wouldnt think of doing such thing to his little cousin. But one fateful day his wife travelled and i was alone with him and his kids, he came into my room drunk and was forcing me to sleep with him, i shouted him out of the room. since that day his attitude towards me changed, started picking on me,accusing me of one thing or the other. I know my days in his house is numbered . But please my fellow Readers, WHY IS IT THAT GUYS CANNOT CONTROL THAT THING IN BETWEEN THEIR LEGS . Once that urge comes they will just damn the consequences, damn their intergrity,damn their self respect and respond to their mundane desires.

Why is that most married men are never faithful to their wives? Most women are not comfortable when they have a female relation around most especially people from her own side. A friend of mine told me that non of her female relation not even her blood sister wil live with her or even pass a nite in her place for the fear of loosing her hubby to them.