Rail: Lagos shuts Murtala Way, Apapa road for one month

The Lagos State Government has announced a one-month total closure of Murtala Mohammed Way and Apapa Road in the Oyingbo area of the state.

It said the closure beginning from today (Saturday) May 27 and ending Friday, June 30, 2023, is to enable undertake a major construction work of the red line mass transit rail.

The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredric Oladeinde, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said traffic would be diverted to other routes to minimise the inconvenience for the motorists.

According to him, traffic on Murtala Mohammed Way will be diverted from Abeokuta Street to link Borno Way through Coasts Street and back to Murtala Mohammed Way.

“Cemetery Street will be open to traffic from Abeokuta Street,” he added.

Oladeinde also said officials of the Lagos State Traffic  Management Authority would be deployed in the affected areas to manage traffic flow.
“Citizens are enjoined to cooperate with the traffic personnel and the interventions provided by the state government to minimize inconveniences,” the commissioner stated.

Traffic diversion for Mushin flyover
Also, in continuation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Project, the state government said that traffic would be diverted on two streets in the Mushin area.
The streets where the diversion will take place are Ago-Owu Street on Kayode Street and Ijaiye Street on Ogunmokun Street, both of which will be diverted to the rail level crossing in the Mushin axis from Saturday 27th May to Friday 30th June 2023 for the construction of the Mushin Flyover.

Traffic on Kayode Street will be diverted through Jibowu to link Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway to access Ogunmokun Street.
Traffic on Ogunmokun Street will be diverted to Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Ilupeju Bypass to access Ikorodu Road.
Oladeinde said LASTMA officials would be deployed to the affected areas to ensure appreciable traffic flow.

My wife is too beautiful, I want divorce, man tells court

A man has told the court he no longer wants his wife, Hilda Mleya, 30 years old, anymore because she is too beautiful.

Arnold Masuka, the complainant, who is 40 years old made this claim before the local court at Lusaka.

According to Zambia Observer, Arnold was divorcing his wife because of her beauty which was giving him sleepless nights.

The situation got so bad that he was afraid of going to work or leaving her alone as he feared she would be snatched by other men.

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The Chief clerk, Mr Chenjerai Chireya, said it was his first time to handle such a case.

Arnold had decided to use the court to separate with his wife after realising that she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in Gokwe.

He told the court that his wife smiles all the time and he fears this might draw attention from other man.

Ruling on the matter, Chief Chireya requested the two families to settle the issue with the couple.

My wife is too beautiful, I want divorce, man tells court

Naira redesign : Why Tinubu should question Emefiele – Smart Adeyemi

Senator Smart Adeyemi has urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to question the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and those involved in the naira redesigning

The lawmaker representing Kogi West based his argument on the agony the heavily-criticised process caused Nigerians.

“I will call on Emefiele and others to come and explain what happened and what was the reason behind the redesigning of the naira notes,” he said on Friday when asked what he would do about the naira redesign policy if he were in Tinubu’s shoes.

The senator who was a guest on Friday’s edition of Channels Television Politics Today lamented the anarchy which was setting in during the shortage of redesigned naira notes.

“People died in that period, and people developed strokes because they couldn’t have access to their money. And because you and I survived, we should not care about those who died for what was not their making?

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“Some people were forced to die due to the situation at that time, that policy killed some people innocently,” he argued.

According to him, the judiciary’s proactiveness saved Nigeria from chaos, claiming that the naira redesign was a calculated attempt to frustrate Tinubu’s presidential ambition.

“Tinubu should not forget this. Because the calculated attempt then was to stop the APC from winning. Now that we have won, in order not to allow a recurrence, we were told that they have redesigned the naira, but where are the new notes that have been redesigned?

“Gradually they are off circulation. We were told by those who planned the redesigning of the naira notes that in two weeks at that time, there would be enough new naira design notes that would circulate,

“But months after the judgment of the Supreme Court, up till now, the so-called redesigned notes are disappearing,” he lamented.

He, however, said Nigerians should expect a new country when Tinubu’s presidency takes off on Monday, May 29th.

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