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Should Okada Be Banned In Festac Town ?

With the recent happenings and focus on Okada riders / Motorcyclists in Festac Town , Lagos the question has risen asking , should there be a ban on Okada and Okada riders ?

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With the recent raid on some Okada riders in the 7th avenue area during the week by team of security operatives drawn from the state task force, Rapid Response Squad,Read More »Should Okada Be Banned In Festac Town ?

Police Midnight Raid In Festac Leaves 2 Dead

7th Avenue festac town was under siege and raid based on intelligence by the Police command yesterday at about 12 midnight . Policemen were said to have raided okada riders and no fewer than 100 motorcycles were impounded.

Also it was reported that during this raid , 2 people were killed , an okada rider,Emmanuel Omofule, said to be from Calabar, Cross River State was shot dead as it turned into violence and Audu Michika from Adamawa State. Some policemen were injured as from bottles and stones hurled at them.

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Punch Metro reported that the operation was led by policemen attached to the state task force, the Rapid Response Squad, the FESTAC, Satellite Town and Trade Fair police Read More »Police Midnight Raid In Festac Leaves 2 Dead

4 Arrested For Diverting of 600 bags of rice In Festac

Attempt by a fleeing driver to divert a trailer loaded with 600 bags of rice, valued at N6 million, has been averted by policemen attached to Area ‘E’ Command, Festac, with the arrest of four suspects.

The truck driver, James Usman, a staff of H. Safiediene Transport Company Limited, reportedly loaded the truck from Ports of Lagos, Apapa Wharf, Sunday, for onward transfer to the company’s warehouse at Agboju.

However, he allegedly diverted the truck, number plates BDG 524 XH, to Mile 2 Estate, from where he reportedly alerted the others to come and transfer the goods onto another truck. Time was 8p.m.

4 arrested over diversion of 600 bags of rice In Festac

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Festac Icon Vol 2 : K-Peace

32-year old OlaKunle Ogunrombi is our Festac Icon for The week. Kunle Ogunrombi popularly known as K-peace came to the limelight as the winner of the recently concluded 5th edition of Nigerian Idol sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria.

K-peace is an Ogun state indigene and lives in Amuwo-Odofin. Kunle has five siblings and he is the first son of his family, His father was a engineer with Leventis Motors at one time, but he lost hisRead More »Festac Icon Vol 2 : K-Peace

Photos: Shoprite Festac Now Opened In Amuwo Odofin

It is like a dream come true that Festac and its residents and people living in its environs can have a mall like Festival Mall and a standard shopping Complex  like Shoprite Festac just at their doorstep.

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Welcome to the Grand opening of Shoprite at Festival Mall Festac Town , Amuwo Odofin

All road led to Festivall Mall,Cars trooping in and out in their numbers ,people strolling in and out. Finally Shoprite Festac fully opened its doors to Residents yesterday , August 27 2015 and it held a grand opening which was a massive turnout.

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Welcome to Festival Mall

Everybody was so eager to see the long awaited Shoprite they have been waiting for all these while.

Below are Photos from the Opening.

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Festac Icon Vol 1 – 2face Idibia

Welcome to the first in The series of FESTAC ICON, and to start this series Festac is celebrating an award winning singer-songwriter, producer, Entrepreneur. He is 2face Idibia.

2face Idibia, born as Innocent ujah Idibia on 18 September 1975 in Jos and he hails from Benue State. He was born to a middle class family but little did anyone know that he would be a musical Icon in future. His mum was a teacher.

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Tuface completed his basic education , he attended saint Gabriel’s secondary school , Read More »Festac Icon Vol 1 – 2face Idibia

Ghanaians Robbed At Surerest Hotel Festac Town

So robbery in daylight is not left out in Festac as 4 Ghanaian Guests who lodged in Surerest Hotel, 2nd Avenue Road lost their valuables in one of the Lodged in rooms .

The Guests were invited to Nigeria for the Centennial celebration of Junior Chamber International(JCI) to also join the other members in the celebration.

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According to Orijoreporters,  The 4 guest reported to the policeRead More »Ghanaians Robbed At Surerest Hotel Festac Town