Motorists groan as contractors abandons work on third mainland bridge

 

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has come under heavy criticism from residents in Lagos over the abandonment of the repair works in the Third Mainland Bridge and other adjoining roads.

The Agency, last month had begun repairs on both carriage ways of the Bridge, scrapping the asphalt on some section of the bridge, but had vacated site for over two weeks, leaving motorists to contend with the current state of the road.

Motorists had attributed several accidents which had occurred on the Bridge in recent times to the uncoordinated method by which FERMA was carrying out the repair works.

But investigations on Friday, however, showed that though the sum of N10billion was voted for FERMA in the 2016 Budget of the Federal Ministry of Works, the contractor engaged for the job was yet to be mobilised.

With the March 31, 2017 date for the end of the implementation of the 2017 budget fast approaching, FERMA had hurriedly moved the contractor to site, however its failure to mobilize them led to the repair works being stalled.

Some motorists in the State are however calling on the Minister of Works to rise up to the challenge and ensure that the Agency completes the repair works so as to save motorists the nightmare and the incessant accidents caused by the present state of the Bridge.

Mr. Babajide Kasali, a motorist who plies the axis on a daily basis, decried the long hours of traffic occasioned by the slow pace of the repair works, saying that it was gradually taking a toll on his health and productivity.

Another motorist, Mrs. Abidemi Otegbola said FERMA’s inability to carry out its duties was due to lack of proper monitoring by the parent ministry.

Only blind, deaf, dumb or idiots would line up behind Ali Modu Sheriff – Fani-Kayode

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode former minister of Aviation and a People Democratic Party stalwart has said that those who want to work with Ali Modu Sheriff are misguided and naive. Mores so he said that anyone who wants asked members of the PDP to rally behind, recognise Modu Sheriff as the party’s National Chairman ‘is a simpleton and a fool’. Fani-Kayode made this known in a statement on Sunday. He said “Those that say that they will work with Ali Modu Sheriff are misguided and naive. ‘Worse still anyone that calls for members of the PDP to rally behind him and recognise him as our National Chairman is a simpleton and a fool. ‘I say this because the man is evil: he is an agent of destruction and no good can come out of him. I was the first to see him for what he was and I said so publicly. ‘Then came the PDP Ministers Forum who also stood their ground. At first no-one believed us until eventually 90 per cent of our party members lined up behind those of us that opposed Sheriff and that supported Makarfi. ‘I read his insulting comments about Fayose and Wike and I laughed. Are these not the very same people that brought him in the first place and convinced others in the PDP Governor’s Forum to support him? ‘Now he has finished using them to get what he wanted he is insulting them and saying that they must be kicked out of the party and dealt with. ‘I say shame on him because that will never happen. Fayose particularly has proved his worth to Nigeria and Wike has stood firm and strong in defence of his people and state. They are both lions and I am proud to stand with them and Makarfi. ‘Sheriff is nothing but a traitor who is biting the fingers that fed him. Fayose is one million times the man he is. As a matter of fact so are almost all the governors and other party leaders. Sheriff comes nowhere near any of us in any shape or form. ‘Only a blind, deaf and dumb simpleton or prancing village idiot would line up behind a man with such filthy and evil antecedents. ‘This is a man whose fundamental purpose and ambition in life is to sell the PDP down the river and to help the ruling APC and the Buhari government to destroy us and win the presidential election in 2019. ‘Sheriff is the Angel of Death to the PDP. He is worse than the bubonic plague: not only is he a curse to our party but he is also an affliction to our nation. ‘I stand with Ahmed Makarfi and our Caretaker Commitee and unless and until the Supreme Court says so he remains our National Chairman” – Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, 19th February 2017.’

Residents flee community as rival cultists behead five in Rivers

No fewer than five persons were feared dead during a battle for supremacy that ensued between rival cult groups in Egbeda community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

A source in the community told Saturday PUNCH that the Icelanders cult and the Greenlanders cult groups were locked in war over who takes charge of the community.

The source, who described how the cultists went on rampage, killing and beheading their victims, said that about five people were killed.

He said that the head of one of their victims was pinned on a stick at the community’s market square.

“Several people have been killed now in the community. I saw about five people. The boys are killing and cutting off people’s heads. There is fear in the community, so people are moving out,” the source said.

A resident of the area, simply identified as Uche, said he was going to stay with his relatives in Port Harcourt.

Uche said the shooting started on Wednesday night, adding that the rival cultists moved freely in the community, in the absence of security operatives.

He also said that residents who had fled their homes were wondering “aimlessly” in neighbouring communities, calling on the government for swift intervention.

Uche said, “There is panic in the community. I don’t know the actual number of people killed, but they have killed more than five people since the incident started.

“We are calling on the government and security operatives to intervene. Our people are suffering; right now, they are in other communities.”

Saturday PUNCH learnt that most senior officers of the Rivers State Police Command had gone out of the state due to the burial of the late Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Francis Odesanya.

The spokesperson for the Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, said he would comment on the situation on Saturday (today).

Client’s breasts explode in tattooist’s face during inking session

A tattooist got a shock after a client’s breasts exploded during an inking session.

It turned out that the heavily-tattooed 25-year-old girl, named Mint, had put on balloons for fun to hopefully promote her boyfriend’s tattoo shop.

Owner and tattooist, Feist, said, “Mint had put the balloons on for fun to promote my shop. I did not think it would get this much attention.”

It comes after footage emerged of a woman with 34J breasts showing off a bizarre party trick.

Samanta Lily, from Russia, uses her ample assets to pop open buttons on her shirt, simply by flexing her chest.

The 27-year-old model has found her 15 minutes of fame after the video was shared on Facebook by Models Place.

A caption alongside the footage read: “She’s got some real power there.”

Samanta, who describes herself as an adult model, says that her huge 34J breasts are completely natural.

She says her breasts had already reached double DD size at the age of 15.

The video has now been watched on Facebook several thousand times, and has attracted droves of comments