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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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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

Photos :Update On Shoprite Development In Festac

Shoprite Festac has been on the anticipation of Festac residents Since the beginning of the year .

They have anticipated the opening of the shopping mall in the giant Festival Mall which is being constructed.

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Many residents have asked this question without proper answers , so here is an update .

June 2015 was set for the delivery of Festival Mall which till now is still under construction.

Two highly anticipated occupants of the Festival mall , SHOPRITE and the Silverbird Cinema is still under construction.

So we are still expecting and hoping this would be completed before the end of 2015.

So to keep you updated with the latest development , below are Photos of the almost complete Mall , Shoprite in Particular.

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Shocking! Toddler Killed By 16 Year Old

Festac Online just got this really shocking news of a barbaric act by a fellow human. July 27 2015 was a sad morning in Ijanikin Otto community at Ijanikin as a four year old boy  was brutally killed by a teenager.

16 Year old  , Tajudeen Azeez has been apprehended by the Lagos State police command for the brutal Killing of a 4 year old toddler identified as Ibrahim Jamiu Hassan In Ijanikin.

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Tajudeen Azeez holding the remains of decaesd Ibrahim Jamiu Hassan

The culprit confessed to the terrible and in human act. He reportedly lured Read More »Shocking! Toddler Killed By 16 Year Old

Pregnant Victim Of Police Brutality Loses Baby

Sad news reaching festac online , a pregnant woman, Chika Elekawachi who was recently beat up by Policemen has lost her baby,according to Daily Sun.

Chika Elekawachi was allegedly brutalized by some policemen  on the 19th of July 2015 to the extent of stripping her naked just because she was accused of resisting arrest.  The policemen who were attached to the Satellite Police Division in Lagos then dragged her to the police station.

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Chika Elekawachi In tears on news of the death of her baby

In a bid to Saving her life , her family members rushed her to the Safe Hands Hospital, old Ojo road, Amuwo, Lagos, after she allegedly passed out at the police station. the doctor on duty, Okoawo Innocent, who spoke on behalf of the management, admitted that Chika was rushed into the hospital half conscious.

Unfortunately , Chika started bleeding  around 11pm on Monday 27th July 2015 and was rushed to emergency delivery . Although the baby was delivered on Tuesday 28th of July  alive and premature but  was already weak as a result of the delay  to be put in an incubator and less than 48 hours after The little one who died at Outreach Hospital in Festac town, Lagos

 The officers involved who were seen going about their normal duty were immediately arrested and detained. Even they believed that Chika Elekawachi was pretending to be in labor until proven wrong by the doctors.

On the cause of death, Dr Efunbu Dosekun of Outreach Hospital, who spoke with Saturday Sun, explained that the baby had breathing problem which they battled all through the night to control.

“It is rare for a premature baby to survive because there must have been a problem that led to the child being born earlier. When he was rushed in to our hospital, we did all we could to save his life.
“The best thing is for the family to go for an autopsy to have a clear understanding of what really happened. Chika’s placenta detached from the baby and the unborn child was breathing on its own inside his mother’s womb. We thank God that Chika did not bleed to death before the doctors on duty discovered that”, she stated.

Chika’s family memebers have cried out to the public over what they described as an attempt by the police to sweep the matter under the carpet.

READ: Policemen brutalise 8-month pregnant woman

Saturday Sun gathered that Safe Hands hospital was one of the best in the area but in an attempt to please the policemen who were battling to prove that Chika was actually pretending to be in labour, they corroborated their claim.

The doctor on duty despite the bruises and the fact that Chika was brought into the hospital unconscious, said that she was perfectly okay. He even suggested that Chika should be released to her family to go home.

 

Chika’s relative told Saturday Sun that at about 4am on Thursday, Chika called insisting that they should go and check her baby. “I told her that it was too early but she kept insisting that I must move over to the hospital that something is wrong. It was then that my phone rang again and it was the doctor. She told me that the baby had just passed on. It is rather unfortunate,” she said.
On getting to the hospital, senior officers, including the Satellite DPO, were seen leaving after sighting the dead baby and consoling the family. He was said to have been supportive and promised that the suspects would be prosecuted accordingly. He was said to have pleaded with the family members that the police would pay the bill incurred by the family.

Confirming the incident, Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), assured that investigation was ongoing to ascertain what actually transpired. He said the suspected policemen had been arrested and were in detention, adding that they would be prosecuted according to the law guiding the force.

“The Nigerian police has a procedure which will be followed in ensuring that the suspects will be disciplined”, he added.

Source: Pulse

 

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APC Chieftain Shalewa Daramola Shot Dead in Festac

An All Progressive Congress  APC chieftain  , Shalewa Daramola was yesterday shot dead by suspected assassins in Festac town Lagos.

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The Late Mr Shalewa Daramola

Mr Shalewa Daramola , assistant treasurer of the APC in festac according to naij was gunned down at 3rd avenue K close , Festac Town while he and his members were sharing Sallah gifts.

The incident occurred when Mr Shalewa Daramola went to check his car and suddenlyRead More »APC Chieftain Shalewa Daramola Shot Dead in Festac

Association Pleads For Clean Environment In Festac

Cleanliness is next to Godliness is a watch word that we all learnt from childhood but is that what we live by  ?

During a  beautification exercise which was held recently by the 24 Road association K Close, Festac Town, Lagos , Chief Oshobhaseva Iyasele president of Association of Society of Environmental and Health Science Student, Africa and Vice President, Ohiagbara James of the same association briefed the people.

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“a clean environment is the only way of solving the myriad of health challenges bedevilling the country”

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Festival Mall Coming Soon To Festac Town

Festac Town should say good bye to the boring old days , or days you would have to travel a distance in the terrific Lagos traffic in order to go to a mall. Coming sooner than you expect , A new Mall will be born.

Festival Mall is the Name. This is said to be its first of its kind in the amuwo odofin Area which is poised to deliver delightful shopping and entertainment experience to the residentsRead More »Festival Mall Coming Soon To Festac Town

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