Lagos APC, PDP In War Of Words Over Ownership Of Newly Opened ‘Tallest’ Hotel. The Lagos State chapter of All ProgressivesCongress (APC) has challenged the PeoplesDemocratic Party (PDP) in the state to apopularity contest by mobilizing Lagosiansagainst Governor Babatunde Fashola if theycan.Lagos PDP had in a statement on Mondaysigned by its publicity secretary, Taofik Ganiasked Governor Babatunde Fashola to declarehis assets just as it alleged that Fasholaowned substantial shares in the newlycommissioned N30 billion IntercontinentalHotel at Victoria Island.But the ruling party, APC’s interim publicitysecretary, Joe Igbokwe said if the oppositionparty attempts to mobilize Lagosians againstFashola, there is no doubt the people ofLagos will surely meet them on the streets.In a press statement on Wednesday signedby Mr. Igbokwe, APC said it is the height ofirresponsibility for PDP to engage indisingenuous lie peddling just because itlongs for a political position it can neverattain through honest means.The statement advised Lagosians to treat thestate PDP as an unserious bunch of gossips,who have shown no knowledge of governingLagos besides salivating on how to milkLagos.“It is horrifying, indeed, highly alarming thata party should shamelessly engage in suchdubious, irresponsible and callous peddling ofpuerile lies for the dubious profit it aims toharvest from this. The ownership ofIntercontinental Hotel is The Milan Group,which is a reputable company with longhistory of doing business and a verifiablecompany and ownership structure.”The statement further explained that thehotel, which is the tallest in thecountry, attracted some support from theLagos State Government and Wema Bankand wondered how it translates to Fasholaowning 60 per cent of the hotel.The party warned PDP that nothing will saveit from final extinction as it has nothing tooffer Nigerians after 14 years in power.-Daily Trust

OGENYI ONAZI SCORESSalvages a Point at Trabzonspor.Ogenyi Onazi netted the opening goalfor Serie A outfit, Lazio, who were on atrip to Turkey against Trabzonspor asthe Europa League entered Matchdaytwo Thursday night.The Super Eagles midfielder helped thevisitors gain a footing, in a contest which theearly stages was dictated by the Super Ligclub, netting a first-half goal to reduce a two-goal deficit.Trabzonspor were up by two goals throughYusuf Erdogan and Adrian Merzejewskigetting to the half-hour mark before theNigerian rang a wake-up call to hisfloundering teammates.Following a good passing move, Bryan Perea’sball invited Onazi to dart into the box andshoot home a composed finish past theonrushing Onur Kivrak in the half-hour mark.Trabzonspor increased the two-goal cushionwhen Paulo Henrique whizzed into the box tocollect Merzejewski’s pass before beatingLazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.Ogenyi Onazi (L)Onazi almost scored a brace in the 57thminute when his rasping effort from outsidethe area was comfortably saved by Kivrak.With scores set at 3-1 and the hosts werealmost running away with victory with sixminutes left, Lazio’s substitute Sergio Flocarriscored a brace in two minute to help sharethe spoils for both sides amid a heavydownpour at the Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium.The draw leaves the sides level on four pointsat the top of the Group standings. Onazi’scompatriot Godfrey Obaobona was not listedby Trabzonspor.

PLANE CRASH: READ ShockingDetails As Eyewitness RecountOrdealAn airport taxi driver, MathewBabatunde who witnessed the crashnarrated how it happened.He said, “I was just passing the toll gate withpassengers in my car when I saw the aircraftcoming down.I even thought the plane will crash on my carthe way it was bent.My passengers immediately shouted at methat I should swerve the car. Immediately, Iswerved my car then I saw that the planewas struggling to go back up.It eventually hit a Mango tree behind SarahaTank Farm. Immediately the plane hit thetree, it divided into two and caught fire. I sawone man walked out with his leg, he wassupported by two other people. It took about20 minutes before ambulance came andanother forty minutes before fire servicepeople arrived the scene.“Those around, including Air Force, Arik andother Nigerians were helping to rescue thevictims.“I am not working again today, I want to goand park my car now. I am no longerinterested.”Another witness, Mrs. Chidinma Nwoke spokewhile crying, saying she was among the firstpeople who arrived the scene of the crash.She said “we tried to help the victims but thesoldiers and airport officials refused. They saidit is dangerous and that we were not wearingsafety boots.“It is horrible. I saw a woman who tried tojump out but she got hooked on the fenceand she died there. The fire outbreakconsumed most of them, including one manwho was almost out. That man would havebeen alive if the fire services were on groundearly enough. He was almost out of theaircraft but fire caught his trousers and thatwas how he got burnt”.“I saw a man who wore a white trouserwalked with his legs from the crash. He hadonly a slight injury on the head and wastaken to the clinic near the toll gate”.Another person who witnessed it, Mr. NasirRamon Olanrewaju, a senior communicationsmanager working at the headquarters ofUnited Bank for Africa (UBA), simply said, “Iwas at a private hangar waiting for a flight toGhana when I saw the plane, an Embraercome down at the airport. I saw it plungedinto a building, close to Tank Farm at theairport, close to toll gate”.Source: VanguardPosted by foluso on October 4, 2013.Categories: News Feed

UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE FACTSHere are 100 good ones to start you off…1. If you are struck by lightning, your skin will beheated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotterthan the surface of the Sun.2. If you trace your family tree back 25generations, you will have 33,554,432 directancestors – assuming no incest was involved.3. The average distance between the stars in thesky is 20 million miles.4. It would take a modern spaceship 70,000years to get to the nearest star to earth.5. An asteroid wiped out every single dinosaur inthe world, but not a single species of toad orsalamander was affected. No one knows why,nor why the crocodiles and tortoises survived.6. If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth,and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 milesdown.7. Your body sheds 10 billion flakes of skin everyday.8. The Earth weighs 6,500 million million milliontons.9. Honey is the only food consumed by humansthat doesn’t go off.10. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.11. A donkey can sink into quicksand but a mulecan’t.12. Every time you sneeze your heart stops asecond.13. There are 22 miles more canals inBirmingham UK than in Venice.14. Potato crisps were invented by a Mr Crumm.15. Facetious and abstemious contain all thevowels in their correct order.16. Eskimoes have hundreds of words for snowbut none for hello.17. The word “set” has the most definitions inthe English language.18. The only 15 letter word that can be spelledwithout repeating its letters is uncopyrightable.19. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise.20. The “Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” isthe hardest tongue-twister.