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 Explosion from a domestic gas cylinder, Sunday, gutted a residential building opposite the Olomoro Community market in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.  It was learnt that resultant fire from the explosion was so severe due to the absence of men of the fire service.   Effort by sympathisers could not also save the building as it was completely razed down.   An eyewitness who craved anonymity stated that commercial shops attached to the building were also affected.   Occupants of the building were left with nothing apart from clothes they had on before the ugly incident.   An indigene of the Community, Orerue Emonena confirmed the blast to DAILY POST.   “Fire gutted the building opposite Olomoro main market”, he said,   “Local fire quenchers have tried their best but all their efforts prove abortive. Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.”   Another member of the community, A...

 Many years ago our very Jesus was born onto the world which was foretold earlier before his arrival. As we are basking in the euphoria of this year's  Christmas we should see it as a season of reflection to right the wrong of our lives not only enjoyment,we are all saved by his undaunted love for mankind... We shouldn't be perturbed by the happening around us.. God has a better ways of dealing with our struggles. We'll surely get there one day.   From everyone of us at olurock.blogspot.com. We  wish you happy Christmas..  Always check in for your news, fashions, politics etc, we are always here to serve you better Love you all

The long suffering of pedestrians and incessant accident caused by lack of a flyover bridge to carry traffic across the Lagos /Benin Express at the flash point  of Ore T-junction may soon be over. This was revealed today by Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN while presenting  2018 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly on Friday 22nd December, 2017, at the Assembly Complex, Igbatoro Road, Akure. Governor Akeredolu highlighted among other roads to be constructed the fly-over  (Interchange Bridge) at Ore Junction in his budget speech. Worried by the incessant accidents on the Benin-Lagos road, the House of Representatives, in March 2013, urged the Federal Ministry of Works to construct flyover and pedestrian bridges across the road, especially the flashpoint at Ore junction in Ondo State. However, the road has remained unattended to, leaving the people to lose many man hour cause by delay in vehicular movement. The road is...

A DJ hired to perform at a burial ceremony in Anambra was reportedly killed by a stray bullet from the gun of a vigilante operative. The burial ceremony for Evangelist Vitalis Ihemeje was taking place in Alaife Umuaku Uli, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State and Lotachukwu Nwagboso, a 34-year-old father-of-four, was playing music at the event when he was allegedly killed by one Ibeanozie, who is presently at large. Nwagboso, from Ndikpo Umuaku Uli, was hit by a stray bullet when the vigilante operative put his gun on his motorcycle while trying to start the bike and the gun went off. Nwagboso died on the spot. The incident sparked outrage as youths of Ndikpo went on a rampage, destroying property and pulling down houses belonging to the suspect, as well as those of the family that organized the ceremony of their father. The elder brother of the suspect, Ifeanyi Ibeanozie, said they were friends to the bereaved family, hence their commitment to ensure the success of ...

 Monaco have announced the appointment of the former Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo as their sporting director. The 52-year-old resigned from his post at Stamford Bridge three weeks ago and has taken on a similar role at the Ligue 1 club. Emenalo, who will work under the vice-president Vadim Vasilyev, told the Monaco website: “It’s a wonderful opportunity for me in such a high-quality project. Monaco have shown great [progress] in the past few seasons and I am convinced that the club will keep being successful. “Vadim Vasilyev convinced me to join AS Monaco and I believe this is the right choice for me after my decision to leave Chelsea.” Vasilyev said: “His know-how in [the] scouting network, as well as the technical skills he developed working in one of the most successful clubs in the world in the past few years, are the main reasons leading us to present him our ambitious challenge.”

  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma; and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to work with state governors to ensure the payment of outstanding Paris and London Clubs refunds before the end of the year. The President gave the directive at a meeting he had with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. According to information posted on one of the Presidency’s twitter handles, @NGRPresident, the meeting featured discussions on the nation’s economy, workers’ welfare as well as Federal-State relations, among others. “President @MBuhari has directed the Ministers of @FinMinNigeria and Budget & National Planning and Governor @cenbank to commence negotiations with the Governors Forum to enable payment of outstanding Paris & London Club refunds, before the end of the year,” the information read. See the tweet: President @MBuhari has directed...

Media personality, Toke Makinwa who has been accused of being in a romantic relationship with billionaire Festus Fadeyi by his children has reacted. She reacted by replying to a Twitter user who said people are bashing her out of pure jealousy. She also posted the cryptic message below this morning on her IG.

Following Kaduna state's Governor,Nasir El Rufai's Joke on Twitter where he called the PDP a fraud, Some Nigerians who are not happy about the joke called him out on Social network by recreating his name. See what they made out of it below:

One of the leading media influencers on twitter, who had been supporting PDP since 2012, has dumped the party for the APC. Unlike Atiku who cross carpeted to PDP, Mr. Aye Dee, as he is known on twitter, did not say, he was just resigning from PDP, but stated he was back to his party, he helped built. Trust, PDP supporters, it has been a whole day of wailing, cursing and gnashing of teeth, since he made the announcement. However, Mr. Aye dee who seemed determined to project his new party, did not waste time in throwing tantrums with the grieving supporters of the now rival party(PDP), went ahead in series of tweets to highlight the achievements of APC under administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. This was a man, who just last week, was lambasting Buhari, APC and their supporters...In fact i still have a screen shot of a tweet, where he swore that Buhari had died in London and secretly buried there

Some police officers who were allegedly drinking and driving, caused a ghastly accident after running into a mini bus belonging to STANFORD MICROFINANCE BANK carrying passengers heading down Oron road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital . It was gathered that the drunk policemen who were driving out of Ewet Housing broke the traffic thereby running into a mini bus and left no fewer than 10 passengers injured. According to reports, it took the intervention of the speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Barr. Onofiok Luke who was returning from church service at the Full Life Christian Centre to order for the immediate treatment of the injured passengers at PREMIER MEDICAL CENTER, Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo.

  Sound Sultan born Olanrewaju Fasasi on November 27, 1976 is a Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, comedian and recording artist. He is regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip hop music in Nigeria.   Sound Sultan is the fourth child amongst six children to Fasasi Liadi Alarape (Father) and Fasasi Adeyinka Ajarat (Mother). He attended Stepping Stone Nursery and Primary (1981–1987) school before moving to Federal Government College Ogbomosho (1988–1993) to attain his secondary school education before acquiring a degree in Geography and Regional Planning from Lagos State University in 1999

A Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor, Victor Kanayo, was murdered in Offin, Igbogbo area of Ikorodu in Lagos state today Sunday, November 26th. According to the statement released by the Lagos state police command spokesperson, Chike Oti, the command has made a couple of arrests and suspects are being questioned with a view to discover the author of the heinous crime. Oti added that the state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has dispatched a team of crack detectives to unravel those behind the murder; dig into the past of the victim and see if there is a correlation between his past and his fate. The issue of his past before he became a born again christian is of interest to the police because of a human skull tattoo drawn on his left arm which gives the victim away as one who may have belonged to any of the dreaded cult groups. Meanwhile investigation into case is ongoing, findings will be made public as usual by the Commissioner of police Lagos State.

   Abia state governor Dr.  Okezie Ikpeazu has released the sum of 100 million Naira for the completion of the Enyimba FC stadium. In an interview,  the chief press secretary to Abia State governor  Mr.  Eyinnaya Apollos confirmed that the money was released to the contractor on Wednesday (Nov.  22nd 2017). He said Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu's Dream is to have a stadium that will be serve not just Enyimba FC,  but the state and nation at large.   In a related development,  the contractor  handling the project Mr Ebi Egbe of MONI MICHELLE sports confirmed that he has received  the amount paid, however he said that he hopes the money completes the work, as according to him, the job has variations, but promised to return to site. It could be recalled that the Enyimba FC stadium reconstruction project started in November 2015 and has seen Enyimba FC play their league and continental matches away from about,  notably in Um...

The Kogi State government in agreement with Kogi State University school management has shut down Kogi State University school of health sciences for lack of accreditation after two years of its establishment by the past Gov Idris Wada. The school of health sciences was abandoned by this present government, two years after its establishment the present government didn’t give the required attention and funding making the university to failed in gaining accreditation from NUC. Gov Bello in Lokoja today during a courtesy visit by the medical students and along side with the school management gave full scholarship through transferred of 25 medical students to Usman Dan Fodio university, sokoto. Ebony State university and University of Ilorin for continuation of their academic exercise, giving room for a final shout down of the school of health sciences In view of this the school management was encouraged to put all necessary requirements in place that will guarantee successful accredita...

Festus Keyamo just took a dig at Atiku... he left APC because he had little chance of securing a ticket

The emergence of Dr. Tony Nwoye as candidate of the APC and Mr. Oseloka Obaze as the candidate of the PDP has brought to fore the reduced relevance of money as a factor in determining success in Anambra, analysts have said. Until now, Anambra had gained notoriety for the way money had been used to influence political ascension, especially in the PDP.  Analysts have pointed out the zeal with which chieftains of political parties from other states lobbied to be appointed into election panels constituted by major political parties to supervise electoral contests in Anambra State. In one particular case few years ago, a prominent politician from the Middle Belt after taking up the chairmanship of the election panel for Anambra State relocated to Asaba in neighbouring Delta State where he settled to collect bribes to project aspirants who paid him.  That case gained infamy in the party after the same politician also collected bribes on behalf of the appeal panel to ensure that t...

A fruit seller identified simply as Gideon has been killed by suspected armed robbers at his 7B, Egbede Street residence in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the victim, who sells apples, was waylaid by armed men at about 10pm and shot after collecting his mobile phones and money. Witness said the victim had collected money from his customers and was to travel to Lagos the following morning to purchase goods. When contacted, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Nkombe, said he was yet to be briefed about the incident.  

In furtherance of the state's investment in the security of lives on her waterways, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday  donated eight security  Gunboats to the Nigerian Navy. Governor Wike  also announced the further acquisition  of 13 Special Boats to be distributed to the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police for enhanced maritime security. The security gunboats donated to the  the Nigerian Navy are fitted with special security features, 200 horse power engine, 12.7mm guns, autonomatic grenade launchers and communication  facilities  to navigate Rivers Waterways and creeks. Launching the security gunboats at the Federal Lighter Terminal, Onne, Governor Wike said that his administration remains committed to the promotion of security of lives and property across the state. He stated that his administration's  deliberate investments  in the security  architecture  of  the  state ...

BIRNIN KEBBI- THE Nigerian Police Force is set to recruit 30,000 Police officers nation wide before the end of this year aimed at beefing up security in the country. IGP-Idris It also said arrangements has been almost concluded to construct 500 housing units in each state of the Federation in order to bring an end the problem of accommodation shortage by the personnel of the force most especially after retirement from service. Deputy Inspector General DIG in charge of north-west zone, Maigari A, Dikko disclosed these in Birnin Kebbi yesterday when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Abubakar Bagudu at the Government House. ” Our memo on this recruitment exercise was before the presidency for approval and immediately we get the approval we will start the exercise nation wide” said the DIG Dikko however seek for the cooperation of state governments to educate traditional rulers, local government chairmen and Ulamas about the excercise so that the force at the end will recruit cred...

  The wedding between one Miss Taiwo Orimoloye and Aboidun Isaac was stalled on Saturday in Ondo town, Ondo State, as the bride, Taiwo allegedly failed to show up for church service. The reason for the action of the bride was unknown as at the press time but it was gathered that the development caused confusion in both families as all efforts to know the whereabouts of Taiwo by the groom’s family proved abortive. It was also gathered that all the guests that attended the ceremony were disappointed by the bride’s allegedly disappearance, with many of them in the state of disbelief. A family source said the couple began wedding ceremony in December 2016 at the residence of bride’s parent as the families of the bride and groom had a traditional introduction ceremony and Saturday, April 9, 2017, was fixed for the church service and reception. He said there was no premonition that the final part of the wedding would not hold. A friend of the groom, who did not want his name i...

Ondo State governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has announced scholarship awards for students who won trophies n the 20th edition of the National Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) competition held in Lagos. Ondo State Governor Akeredolu, who said the students deserved the encouragement of the state government, promised that his administration would  always support excellent performance by students in the state. Speaking during the formal presentation of the trophies won by the students who excelled in various categories of the competition by the Ministry of Education in Akure, Governor Akeredolu said functional and qualitative education would be the hallmark of his administration. He lauded the excellent performance of the students who he said had brilliantly done the state proud in the highly knowledgeable realm of science and engineering. Akeredolu, who enjoined the JETS champions not to rest on their oars promised to continue to monitor them ...

A fresh move has begun to restore electricity supply to four local councils in Ondo south district that were disconnected from the national grid since 2014 by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) over alleged indebtedness. In the vanguard of the latest effort is a voluntary group, Bring Back Our Light (BBOL), which convened a meeting of stakeholders from the affected Okitipupa, Irele, Ilaje and Ese-Odo local councils where far-reaching resolutions on the issue were made. The stakeholders expressed worry that the stoppage of electricity supply has destroyed the economies of the Ondo south which is the industrial base of the state. The situation has made artisans, institutions and others who depend solely on electricity supply to have no means of livelihood since 2014 thereby increasing the level of criminality, social vices and poverty in the affected communities.

  Not fewer than four PDP Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly defected to the all progressives Congress. The defectors led by the new speaker of the assembly Hon Bamidele Oleyelogun cited the leadership crisis rocking the PDP at the national level and Ondo State as the reason for defecting. Hon Oleyelogun said other lawmakers in the Jumoke Akindele group have indicated interest in joining the APC. The speaker said their defection process would be concluded at the floor of the house tomorrow. Secretary to the State government, Ifedayo Abegunde, received the lawmakers into the all progressives Congress. The defectors are; speaker, Bamidele oleyelogun, deputy speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, Ayo arowele and Segun ajimotokin.

Solomon Dalung ’Rift with coach may force Musa out of national team’ Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has asked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to explain how it spent $500,000 on the Super Eagles’ international friendly against Senegal. According to a local website, the NFF secured the money from sponsors and part of it was supposed to be used to pay players’ appearance fee for the game that ended 1-1 in London. The federation reportedly spent all the money on the accommodation, feeding and return tickets for some of the players, and, therefore, has not been able to pay the players their appearance fee of $2,000 each. The sports minister reportedly got interested in the affair when the NFF appealed to it to release its monthly allocation, saying it intends to use it to settle the players’ appearance fee. Dalung says he would only release the allocation when the federation explains how it spent the $500,000. Meanwhile, Leicester City star, Ahmed Musa, who step...

A party organised for Former Governor of Ondo state Dr Olusegun Mimiko and his wife Mrs Oluwakemi Mimiko turned bloody in Ondo city Details later 

 Samel Awoyinfa and Afeez Hanafi Rice sellers in Sango Market , in the Ado Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State on Wednesday blocked the Temidire end of the Lagos -Abeokuta Expressway for over seven hours .   The traders were protesting against the alleged invasion of customs officials from the Federal Operation Unit (FOU ) of the Nigeria Customs Service , Ikeja , who allegedly broke several shops in the market around 12 am .   The operatives, who were reportedly accompanied by soldiers attached to OP MESSA , were said to have impounded about 4 , 550 bags of rice and 75 jerrycans of vegetable oil, estimated at millions of naira. The traders also accused the officials of breaking their safes and taking money during the operation that lasted for about three hours . It took the intervention of the Area Commander , Sango - Ota, ACP Fayoade Adegoke , and a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly , Akinpelu Aina , before the expressway was opened at 2 . 15 pm...

Approves $40m for Nigeria-Cameroun Bridge Work will soon begin on the Second Niger Bridge as the Federal Government has mo­bilised contractors to the site of the project. The cheering news was bro­ken on Wednesday in Abuja by the Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji. At a press conference in Abuja, Orji said that the com­pletion of the multi-billion nai­ra Second Niger Bridge linking Asaba in Delta State and Onit­sha in Anambra State would be done because the Federal Gov­ernment was handling it with dispatch. He admitted that time had been lost in the execution of the project, but declared that with the mobilisation of contractors to the site, work would be ac­celerated on the project, adding that a new financing structure had been adopted. According to Orji, “the Sec­ond Niger Bridge, I would say, went through a phase where there was a pause, as we went through a kind of transition from one government to an­other. We have re...

The affected lecturers on their part alleged that they are being victimized for exposing corruption in the institution. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali while noting that the suspension was necessary distanced his office from the action. One of the affected lecturer, Afolayan noted that though the reason for their suspension was not known but believed it has to do with their blowing of whistle of alleged impunity and corruption in the institution. However, the Factional Vice Chairman of ASUU, Dr Bode Olumorin has called on the federal government to come to their aid, adding that since the government advised people to point out corrupt practices, they should not be abandoned. The period for the suspension was not mentioned in the letter and the suspended lecturers had petitioned their national body for redress. With both parties sticking to their positions, interest groups in the university are looking forward to a compromise. http://www.channelstv.com/201...

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has approved the appointment of Prof. Sunday Robert Ogunduyile, as the Vice Chancellor of the Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola, the appointment is to take immediate effect, while he also charged the new Vice Chancellor to be very proactive towards making the citadel a research and technology hub in Nigeria and beyond. Adelola said the hard work and high cerebral of Prof. Sunday Robert Ogunduyile has distinguished him for the position.

Back in the early stage of Fela Anikulapo Kuti , he sang a song about what was happening in Nigeria then.. Though, people thought he was joking but it is now crystal clear that all what he had said are happening now.. To mention but few corruption, non-challant attitude of Nigerian Government towards its citizens, not giving its citizen freedom of speech etc were the downside of Nigerian government, we did not pay utmost attention to all he had said.. Fela is gone now but we are left behind all he had said.. Some years back again, Abudlkareem sang a song titled Nigeria Jagajaga, we all crucified him for referring to Nigeria as Jagajagacious nation. His lyrics incited widespread of hatred and provocation among Nigerians.. Some even thought that it was because of ethno political situation of the country then. It is disheartening to hear our musical icon 2face had cancelled his February 6th National protest. What could have been possible reason why he had to let this protest go? When ...

Cucumbers are scientifically known as  Cucumis sativus  and belong to the same botanical family as melons (including watermelon and cantaloupe) and squashes (including summer squash, winter squash, zucchini and pumpkin). Commercial production of cucumbers is usually divided into two types. "Slicing cucumbers" are produced for fresh consumption. "Pickling cucumbers" are produced for eventual processing into pickles. Slicing cucumbers are usually larger and have thicker skins, while pickling cucumbers are usually smaller and have thinner skins. What's New and Beneficial About Cucumbers Researchers have long been familiar with the presence of unique polyphenols in plants called lignans, and these health-benefiting substances have been studied extensively in cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli or cabbage) and allium vegetables (like onion or garlic). Recent studies, however, have begun to pay more attention to the lignan content of other vegetables, inc...