Train Derails In Lagos

A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Eb*tte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege, in an incident said to have been caused by defective tracks.

As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by policemen from the Railway police.

An employee of the National Railway Corporation who spoke to PUNCH on the condition of anonymity said that the driver of the locomotive also shared the blame in the accident.

“The rails were not aligned properly; there was a gap between them which ought not to be. It so happened that the driver who was driving the locomotive, was moving at a high speed. When he ran into the improperly laid rails, the locomotive was thrown off the rails.

“Although the driver was hurt, the injuries are not life threatening. The accident could have been avoide d though if he wasn’t speeding. Both the driver and those responsible for laying the tracks, will be sanctioned,” he said.

Confirming the accident, spokesperson for the NRC in Lagos, Mr. Adekanbi, said the cause of the accident was unknown.

“I am not at the scene right now so I cannot tell you if the cause of the accident were the rails. We have our own methods of handling such situations.

“At the moment, all we are doing is trying to get the locomotive back on the rails so that it can be moved away. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the driver is unhurt.

“It is when we are able to get the locomotive back on the rails that we can say what caused the accident. However, it is a minor accident,” Adekanbi said.

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Chidi Mokeme Shares Photos From The World's Most Expensive Hotel

So, months after Tuface’s Dubai wedding, Nollywood actor Chidi Mokeme decided to share his pictures from the wedding trip.
And also tell us his story – how he had soooooo much seafood to eat till he had a running stomach during his luxurious stay at the Burj Al Arab hotel.
To get some relief, he had to dunk his expensive poo in one of the 7star’s hotel’s gold laced toilets.

See the photos after the cut:

Goat Goes Mad, Attacks People On The Street (SEE PHOTOS)

Floored: A woman is knocked to the ground by the rampaging goat

 A furious goat went on the rampage around a Brazilian town and attacked anyone who dared to cross its path.

The animal was videoed as it butted a motorcycle and its two riders and floored a woman carrying her shopping through the streets of Londrina, near Sao Paulo.

One man, who thought he could beat the goat at its own game, was also knocked to the ground.....More pics after the cut:

On the run: A man flees from the charging animal that terrorised the town of Londrina in Brazil

Fighting back: Another resident kicks the goat after it had knocked the woman to the ground

During the confrontation, the man kicks the goat in its side but he is quickly forced to flee as the angry goat chases him around a tree.

A video of the stampeding goat is fast becoming an internet sensation and has now been watched more than 2.2milion times on YouTube in just three days.

The sound of the goat's bell can be heard as it charges at passersby.

One woman carrying shopping bags initially laughs when the goat begins to follow her.

But things then turn as nasty, as it launches into her back and knocks her to the ground.

Not content with attacking pedestrians, the goat soon turns its attention to a pair of motorcycle riders...Continue to see more pics:

Attack: The woman does not know she is being followed until the goat butts her to the ground

Charge: The goat leaps at one man in the video that has been watched more than two million times

Crash: Even a motorcycle is targeted by the angry goat and pushes it and its two riders over

Friends: It is not clear why the goat was so angry and was seen with a smaller companion before the attack

As the bike gingerly edges past the animal, it takes aim and butts the vehicle over.The cameraman, who had been filming the drama, can be laughing throughout the video.

But he too is forced to run away when he becomes the target of the animal.

The video ends when the goat is finally overpowered and tied to a post.

It is then seen being dragged off by two men.

Actress Halima Abubakar Says Igbo People Are Killing Nollywood With Tribalism

One actress who really struggled for several years in Nollywood before she eventually got her big break is Halima Abubakar. She saw the challenges, faced them and eventually conquered.

But  Halima Abubakar said it no longer easy for up and coming actresses who are gifted but are not being allowed to prove themselves in the industry due to the high level tribalism of the Igbos who control the industry and are now making themselves lord over others. See her complains below…

“I have experienced tribalism, I know people would say it is a lie, but that is the truth. Why have those from a particular group not reached out to people who are not specifically from their areas?

“I have worked with a lot of Igbos, my marketer is Igbo, I have worked with a lot of them and I know those I have not worked with, I have not seen the right roles for me yet, but I believe they will come.

“But how about others, who are independently shooting movies, does that mean those are the only set of actors in Nollywood? I am not saying they should give me roles, but there are people who want to see fresh faces. We need to give others opportunity to showcase their talents.

“I am saying, stop tribalism and bring everyone under the umbrella of AGN,”  Halima Abubakar insisted.

47 Youths Arrested, 8 Policcemen Hospitalised In Ondo Crisis

Eight policemen deployed to quell the uprising that erupted in Ile Oluji area of Ondo State over the desperate plan by some youths to eject the traditional ruler, Oba Suulade Adedugbe from the palace who were critically wounded have been referred to the Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital in Ile Ife for medical attention.

The policemen were alleged to have been shot by the violent youths who invaded the Oba’s palace.

Police have arrested 47 persons in connection with the crisis, while the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ile Oluji is also said to be hospitalised following the injury he sustained while trying to quell the crisis.

This is coming as the state government yesterday set up a judicial commission of enquiry to probe the violence that led to the death of three persons.

According to the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Rotimi Adelola, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry is to look into the recent disturbances and crises in Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government of Ondo State, especially the disturbance of May 27 and 28, 2013 and/or any similar disturbance in Ile Oluji.

The commission has Justice Nelson Adeyanju as Chairman, Mr. Ajose Kudehinbu, Chief Olugbenga Ale as members and Mr. Fredrick Oye as Secretary

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry is to “recommend appropriate sanction, take stock of the losses or damages occasioned during the crises, make appropriate recommendations to government on the subject of the terms of references or any other matter connected with the crises.”

The Commission of Inquiry which has 14 days to submit its findings is to be inaugurated today, at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office.

Also, the governor, Dr Mimiko yesterday, at a Democracy Day lecture said the crisis in Ile Oluji has some undertone and has nothing to do with the citing of a Federal institution in the area.

He confirmed that a policeman who was shot by the youths was operated upon at OAUTH in Ile Ife, yesterday.

Meantime, soldiers from the 323 Artillery Regiment in the state have been deployed to the troubled town to compliment the efforts of the policemen.

Also, the palace of the Oba was said to have been vandalised by the irate youths.

There was partial curfew in the town yesterday as both commercial and social activities were completely paralysed following the violence in the town.

Police sources said that the youths picked up have started fingering their sponsors and are being detained at the state SIIB in Akure.

Reports said that the Oba has returned to the palace and he is under police protective custody.

The Ondo State Government in a statement on the crisis signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Eni Akinsola, said there was no truth about a Polytechnic in Ile Oluji as rumoured by some people in the community, a rumour that resulted into a violent protest in the week.

Akinsola said: “The state is not contemplating a new polytechnic now as it is busy repositioning its two universities in Okitipupa and Akungba and the polytechnic in Owo.

“We have also found out that the federal government has also not decided on citing any higher institution in the state now. We are therefore shocked to hear that the crisis is linked to a rumoured location of a polytechnic to and away from the town.” 

Families Of Abducted Pakistani Nationals Threaten To Kill Nigerians In Pakistan

Families of the five Pakistani nationals on board an oil vessel, Mt Matrix 1, abducted last Saturday at 40 nautical miles off the Bayelsa coast have told the management of the company, Matrix Energy, in Warri, Delta State, not to pay any ransom to the abductors to get them released, promising to take revenge on Nigerians in their hundreds in Pakistan, if any of the victims was killed.

The abducted victims include the Captain, Chief Officer, cook and two others. They were conveying automated gasoline oil, AGO, from Lagos to Eket, when they were abducted at 9pm.

Sources said that relevant security agencies in Bayelsa State and Warri in Delta State, had been informed of the incident, adding that the company had begun negotiation with the abductors, but that details of negotiations with the company on ransom were not disclosed.