MANDELA: THE TRUTH, WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

We live in a world of very many uncertainties. For example it is uncertain that a new born baby will one day become a father or a mother of children. Though we say that the young shall grow, we are not sure; because the young may die young, only God knows tomorrow.

Tourism As Revenue Driver: How Committed Is Nigerian Government?

Minister of Culture, Tourism & National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

Nigerian governments at federal and state levels are increasingly realizing the huge potentials of tourism to galvanize economy and create new jobs. And at every opportunity, they never fail to share this ‘discovery’ with the public. But what actions are being taken by the governments to translate this promise into reality? 

Recently, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke announced that Federal Government has been planning to diversify Nigerian economy from oil to tourism.

PASTOR ADEBOYE: My Successor is Still Drinking in a Beer Parlour

Pastor Adeboye

By Olumide  T. Agunbiade

Humble preacher and General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has declared another shocker over those jostling for his exalted position.  He said his successor is still drinking beer at a beer parlour.

 Daddy G.O, as he is fondly called, disclosed this to some of his inner caucus that everybody should focus on their God given assignment and not lose focus on who will succeed him.

Fashola, Jakande & others honoured at ERCAAN AGM/Conference 2013

·        Sterling Bank, LASRETRAD, NIESV commends ERCAAN

·        F ashola charges ERCAAN on residency registration 

·        Jakande harps on importance of housing, hard work and honesty

Standing L-R: Lagos State chairman of ERCAAN, Hon. Godwin Alenkhe & former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande during the 17th Annual General Meeting of ERCAAN held at Alausa, Lagos recently. Pix: Akinsanya Kayode

By Olumide T. Agunbiade & Hon. Abayomi Olayoriju
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) won the maiden edition of the Prestigious Integrity Award during the 17^th Annual General Meeting / Conference 2013 of the Estate, Rent and Commission Agents Association of Nigeria, (ERCAAN), held at Adeyemi Bero auditorium of the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa on Wednesday 30 October, 2013.

The event which  had an Effective System and Service Delivery of Real Estate in a Mega City as its theme also had in attendance  as guest speakers, the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande; the Special Adviser to the Lagos State governor on Housing, Mr. Jimoh Ajao who also represented Governor Fashola; the General Manager, Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), Ms. Yinka Fashola; Mr. Kayode Ogunnubi, General Manager, Lagos State Real Estate Transaction Department (LASRETRAD) and Mrs. Ndidi Obi, a representative of sterling Bank Nigeria Plc.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA

Global warming.

   

By Olumide T. Agunbiade 

A typical driving trip consists of idling, accelerating, cruising and decelerating. The proportion of a trip spent in these different stages will depend on the driver’s behaviour, the road and the level of traffic congestion. As traffic congestion increases, so do fuel consumption, carbon emissions and environmental damage.

FALOMO ON-RAMP: CONNECTING THE CITY

The Falomo On-Ramp bridge.

By Olumide T. Agunbiade  

Unlike the Pyrenees, which separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe, the Falomo On-Ramp Bridge connects two areas of Lagos metropolis—Ikoyi and Victoria Island. The Bridge was jointly financed by the state and private sector in consonance with the Lagos State government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model on infrastructural development.

The facility which stretches some 115m in length, features a post tensioned (or pre-stressed) ramp sited on five piers, each resting on four piles was constructed by Lekki Concession Company (LCC) and provides a dual purpose of highways and walkways for road users.

Before the bridge was constructed, Ikoyi bound motorists from Lekki had to undergo the torture of the traffic congestion before making a left turn at the busy intersection leading to Adeyemo Alakija street and then make a right turn to connect the Falomo bridge.

THE 6TH FLOOR: BLOOD IN THE BATHROOM

The Bathroom.

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

AT about 11am on one of those days that was both beautiful and excruciatingly sunny, my typical impulsive schedule led me to one of the Real Estate Marvels in the city of Lagos. Comparable to some enviable destinations in the world, say Beverly Hills Estate, for example, Osborne Foreshore Estate is an array of high end architectural masterpiece in design and finishing, even Donald Trump would fancy a place right here!

It was no surprise that I had to undergo a lengthy security procedure at its main gate. I did get slightly impatient having to go through the same procedures on arriving my destination but the sight of several edifices all beautifully laid out, a well paved road and the beautiful landscape  made it worthwhile.

As I was ushered into the magnificent mansion at Osborne, my eyes took in the gardens below with a conscious pleasure. Palm trees waved in the slight breeze, water gurgled in the fountains, and the scent of mimosa was heavy in the air, it was exquisite!

I had been informed that the client I came to see just came back from London and her friend who introduced me to her insisted I pay her a visit. When I finally set my eyes on  her, she turned out to be the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.

Woman suffers terrible headaches after fixing human hair weave 'taken from a CORPSE!

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

A woman claimed she was plagued with blinding headaches after she was fitted with a human hair weave reportedly filled with flesh-eating maggots that burrowed into her head.
Irene Myangoh, a personal assistant at a law firm in Nairobi, Kenya, paid a salon for the hair piecewhich doctors believe may have come from a corpse.

THE 6TH FLOOR: FANNING THE FLAME (3)

   By Olumide T. Agunbiade

MRS. Labi was inconsolable as she continued to cry. Hot tears continued to flow down her cheeks and her beautiful figure was shaking vigorously as she wept. As she continued to weep, deep in thought, I   remembered an incident that happened few months back at the hospital where I took my family for medical check-up.

On that memorable day, the scenario was quite different between other couples. As I sat at the reception on that day, I saw a man walking up and down the hospital corridor, deeply worried. He had brought in his heavily pregnant wife, just a few minutes before. She was due to deliver and had been wheeled into the labour room. He was quite anxious and disturbed as he paced up and down the hospital corridor.

               “Oga, come and sit down,” one of the nurses had said rudely, “you are disturbing others with the way you are walking about. Are you not a man? People bring their wives here to deliver everyday and they don’t disturb us like you are doing now.” She concluded her verbal outpour with a contemptuous hiss.

THE 6TH FLOOR: FANNING THE FLAME (2)

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

 THE lady that walked into my office was drop dead gorgeous. She walked in with an air of confidence, smiling and greeting me and Mr. Raymond but we did not reply her immediately because we were too busy staring at her  as if she was an alien from another planet. Honestly, she looked exactly like a gorgeous lady should -- natural, sexy and extremely beautiful.

She seems to be used to getting this kind of attention from men. Still smiling, she greeted us again and this time we responded.

THE 6TH FLOOR: FANNING THE FLAME 1

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

I was busy checking my mail on my laptop at about 10am on that day when he entered my office on the sixth floor of a 10 storey building at Ikeja and settled his bulk on a couch beside me.

He looked every inch a comfortable man. He was around 65 years old and had a belly on him that could have been mistaken in the dark for a pregnancy. He was tall dark and shy handsome, he wore a buba and sokoto a white cap and a white pair of shoes that shone even in the office.

HOW TO REDUCE HOUSING DEFICIT IN NIGERIA

      By Olumide T. Agunbiade 

In development terms, the last few years of the 20^th century and the first few years of the 21^st century have been a total failure. Housing is one of the basic of human needs. The provision of houses through the creation of mortgages is taken for granted in developed countries; however, remains a major challenge in developing countries, especially in Nigeria.

                                                                

DEFICIT SPECIFICATION
YEAR	FIGURE	POPULATION	PERCENTAGE	CAUSE
1993	8M	98M	8.06%	Mortgage
2007	12-14M	143M	9.79%	Low supply
2010	16M	156M	10.25%	Overcrowding
2011	17M	160M	10.62%	Population
2012	18M	167M	10.77%	Slum housing
				Poverty

SOURCES: PROPERTYMAX DATA & STATISTICS

      IMF

                    CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Policewomen Delivers Baby at Oshodi Bus Stop!

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

Four Nigerian female police officers did not let the location, the crowd and no medical experience get in the way of stepping in to help deliver a woman's baby at Oshodi bus stop yesterday.

Islamic Clerics Who Died Decades Ago Appear On A Wall Of A Mosque In Lagos!

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

Barely a year after a child was reportedly born with a copy of the Holy Quran in Lagos and another born with an Islamic rosary, (Tesbah) in Sagamu, Ogun State. Last Tuesday, another amazing event occurred at Owode Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos; as images of some clerics who died decades ago were believed to have made sudden appearances on the walls of Dawiz Central Mosque in the area.

Shocking Testimony Of A Former Devil Worshiper !

By Nonkoliso Ngeleka

I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. My name is Nonkoliso Ngeleka. I'm from Nzimakwe and I was a graded in the space for 12 years. I was born in 1988, I'm 22. I worked in space since childhood and I climbed the ladder all the time. There are different ranks in space, there are devil worshipers in churches who do not know they represent the devil, and there are devil worshipers who can leave their physical bodies to go around in the spiritual world; I was in this second category.

Nigerian Woman commits suicide Because of Ipad!

A 41-year-old woman, Mrs Catherine Sefunmi Urouna,  committed suicide by drinking substance suspected to be chemical in protest of her husband's refusal to buy her a ipad device. The family of five was thrown into mourning, even as the neighbours were shocked that a woman who was happily married could take such a nasty decision to take her own life over an ipad. The police in Ondo State are, however, investigating the actual cause of her death.

Brazilian Girl Swallows Mobile Phone!

Adriana Andrade, 19, who was cheating on her boyfriend has swallowed her phone to prevent him from reading her text messages. Her boyfriend demanded to see her phone but she refused and swallowed it instead just to keep her secrets. They had to operate the her to remove the mobile phone.

Two Kenyan set to marry the same woman!

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

Two Kenyan men have signed an agreement to "marry" the same woman. The woman had been having affairs with both men for more than four years and apparently refused to choose between them.

The men who love the woman too much to let her go have agreed to her decision to set a out a roaster for Sylvester Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani to stay in her house and states they will both help raise any children she bears.

May 1939: 5-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth To a Baby Boy!

By Olumide T. Agunbiade

Lina Vanessa Medina Medina Lopez made history back in May 1939 as the youngest mother known to man at the age of 5 years old. At first, the parents of the young Lina Medina thought their young daughter was suffering from an abdominal tumor. Her father took her to hospital after the shamans in their remote village of Ticrapo District in Peru failed to find a cure for her.

To everyone’s bewilderment, the five-year old Lina was the mother of a baby boy a little over a month later.Youngest-mother-ever

Medina herself was born on September 27, 1933 in a little village called Paurange. At the time of giving birth to her first born, Medina was five years and seven months old. Coincidentally, she delivered on Mothers’ Day of May 14, 1939. For those of us thinking far ahead, the delivery was done by caesarean. The boy child, weighing 2,700 grams, was in perfect condition and healthy. Mother and baby left the clinic after just a few days.

Those thinking of blackballing their young daughters can be on the lookout for these early warning signs. Medina began menstruating at the age of 8 months, believe it or not, breast and pubic hair started developing at the age of four years, her bone hardening was quite advanced and body proportions were a bit incredible. These are some of the signs of premature pregnancy.

The boy, named Gerardo after one of the doctors who attended to his young mother, discovered at the age of 10 that the person whom he all along took to be his bigger sister was in fact his mother. Gerardo passed away in 1979 aged 40 years from a bone marrow disease. It could not be established if there was a link to his being born by such a young mother.

25-Year Old Nigerian Invents A Power Generating Football

A 25-year-old Nigerian lady, Jessica Matthews, has invented a power-generating football called Soccket ball.

 She was at the presidential villa yesterday where she presented the ball to the president. The ball can generate three hours light if played for 30mins at home.