“If I got pregnant Lucy would definitely get pregnant straight way — because our bodies need to be the same.”
“We would try to make that happen, definitely. We are not trying right now — we love children and kids love us, but it’s not the time for us.”
“We would have to be exactly the same even if we went through IVF at the same time."
Below is what Bello Lukman wrote about the unfortunate incident:
"What a world, Hezekiah Paul a student of University of Jos who's on a three months Industrial attachment in a shop in Ahmadu Bello way was shot dead yesterday around 3pm by a trigger happy DSS officer. The officers came to arrest one John Dan whose offence was not disclosed. On sighting the gun wielding DSS officers Paul out of fear and apprehension attempted to run but a DSS official chased him and shot him at close range. (There's a graphic pic after the cut...)
An attempt by the STF officers in front of JEDC office in Ahmadu Bello way to question the rationale behind the shooting was rebuffed by the DSS officials who took him to JUTH from where he was rushed to Plateau hospital where unfortunately, he gave up the ghost. Let's shout on this page.. Type #the DSS killer cop must be arrested, prosecuted openly and punished."
25 people were reportedly killed while 17 others were seriously injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a Muslim praying ground in Umurari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state this morning. The dead bodies have been evacuated from the scene while those injured have been taken to the government hospital for treatment. Security officers are working to restore calm to the area.
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Barely 24 hours after firing top officials of its building control agency, the Lagos State government yesterday ordered the closure of Lekki Gardens over the collapse of one of its buildings, that killed 34 people.
During a visit to the site of the collapsed five-storey building yesterday, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode ordered that the entire estate be evacuated within 14 days, while the site should be completely cordoned off for security reasons.
The governor has also ordered that integrity test be conducted on all estates owned and managed by the Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited across the state, “to prevent them from killing other people.”
Ambode, who commiserated with people who lost their loved ones in the collapse, said he had constituted a five-man committee to examine the Urban and Regional Planning Law of the state as it affects the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).
The committee, headed by Dr. Moses Olubunmi Ajayi, a past President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria, will also examine the operations of LASBCA and make recommendations for changes that will ensure effective service delivery.
The committee will, within four weeks, recommend restructuring of the organisation and appropriate manpower for effective operation of LASBCA. It will study the legal and operational issues affecting the functioning of the Materials Testing Laboratory.
Other members of the committee are: the President of the Nigerian Institute of Structural Engineers, Ore Fadayomi; Yetunde Ajayi; general manager of Lagos State Planning Authority (LASSPA) and secretary of LASBCA as secretary of the committee.
Ambode said: “In the meantime, the state government will undertake a stability test on all other buildings constructed by the developer in the state, whether occupied or not, to ascertain their structural stability.
“The developer will pay the cost of the tests. Any building found to be defective would be demolished. For those that pass the integrity test, the developer will pay a penalty for any overdevelopment on the site.”
According to him, the government intends to carry out an audit of all structures in Lagos to ascertain those with planning approval or not and evaluate the physical development against the approved building plans. The details of this initiative are being worked out.
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Wasiu Anifowoshe, on the train of the governor, told reporters that integrity test was set to be carried out on all the Lekki Gardens buildings to assess their strengths.
It was observed that several of the buildings that have been completed and are being occupied by families have been marked ‘seal’ by LASBCA.
Anifowoshe said that it was expedient for occupants to immediately leave the houses “in their own interest.” “From the look of things, there are problems with these houses. If I were the occupants, I would have left yesterday. The developer actually has the approval of three floors per building, which he initially did. But he later removed the roofs, you can see the rafters, and started adding two new floors to each building. Police are on top of the situation and we all will see it to the end. People leaving here have to immediately leave till all investigations have been completed,” Anifowoshe said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has raised a failure analysis committee to determine the extent of involvement of engineers in the ill-fated building.
The President of NSE, Otis Anyaeji, who disclosed this in Abuja yesterday on the sidelines of the group’s stakeholders workshop on sustainable development goals, said the NSE was expecting a report from the committee very soon.
“We have already raised a committee to probe the extent of the involvement of engineers in the collapsed building. We have a failure analysis committee that has already swung to work as soon as the incident happened. We are expecting a report from them soonest.”
While restraining from blaming any particular professional for the collapse of the building, Anyaeji explained that failures were caused by different factors, which could be design, construction or materials.To this end, he hinted that the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) was now working on regulating the activities of the sellers of building materials.
| TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS | CUT OFF MARKS |
| Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAU) | 180 |
| Adekunle Ajasin University Anyingba (AAUA) | 180 |
| Abia state polytechnic (AbiaPoly) | 150 |
| Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) | 180 |
| Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria | 180 |
| Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) | 180 |
| Akwa-Ibom State University (AKSU) | 180 |
| Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education | 180 |
| Anambra State University Uli (ANSU) | 180 |
| Auchi Polytrchnic | between 150, 160 and 180 depending on the course |
| Benson Idahosa University | 180 |
| Bauchi State University | 180 |
| Bells University of Technology, Ota | 180 |
| Bowen University | 180 |
| Benue State University | 180, Medicine 200 |
| Bayero University Kano | 180 |
| covenant university | 180 |
| Cross River University (CRUTECH) | 180 |
| Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) | 180 |
| Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe | 150 |
| Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashiuku | 150 |
| Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro | 150 |
| Dental School Enugu | 150 |
| Ebonyi State University (EBSU) | 180 |
| Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU) | 180 (as at 2014/2015) |
| Enugu State University of Science Technology (ESUT) | 180 |
| Federal Polytechnic Nekede | 150 |
| Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti | 170 |
| Federal Polytechnic, Bida | 150 |
| Federal Poly Ede | 150 |
| Federal Polytechnic Idah | 150 |
| Federal polytechnic Ilaro | 150 |
| Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa | 150 |
| Federal Polytechnic Offa | 150 |
| Federal Polytechnic Oko | 150 |
| FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRIC MAKURDI | 180 |
| Federal University Dutse | 180 |
| Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina | 180 |
| Federal University Kashere (FUKASHERE) | 180 |
| Federal University Lafia FULAFIA | 180 |
| Federal University Lokoja FULOKOJA | 180 |
| Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) | 200 (as at 2014/2015) |
| Federal University Ndufu-Alike FUNAI | 180 |
| Federal University Otuoke | 180 |
| Federal University Oye-Ekiti FUOYE | 180 |
| Federal University of Petroleum Resources FUPRE | 180 |
| Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) | 200 |
| Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) | – 180 for School Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (Agricultural
Economics and Extension Technology, Animal Production, Crop Production,
Food Science and Nutrition, Horticulture, Soil Science,Water Resources,
Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology)– 210 for School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (Agricultural
and Bioresources Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering)–180 for school of Entrepreneurship and Management Technology (Entrepreneurship and Business Studies, Project Management Technology, Transport Management Technology)– School of Environmental Technology: 220 for Architecture, 185 for Estate Management, 180 for Building Technology, Surveying and Geo-informatics, Urban and Regional Planning, Quantity Surveying– School of Information and Communication Technology: 210 for Computer Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, 200 for Computer Science, Cyber Security Science, Information and Media Technology
– School of Natural and Applied Sciences: 200 for Biochemistry, Microbiology, 180 for Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Physics, Mathematics/Statistics, Geology – 180 for School of Technology Education (Industrial and Technology Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education, Geography Education, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Library Information Technology) |
| Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) | 180 |
| Federal University Wukari | 180 |
| Gombe State University | 180 |
| Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University IBBU | –180 for Sci, Agric, Languages, Edu & Arts. –190 for Management & Social Sci. |
| Igbinedion University Okada | 180 |
| Imo State Polytechnic | 150 |
| Imo State University (IMSU) | 180 |
| Institute of Management and Technology IMT | 150 |
| Kaduna Polytechnic | 150 |
| Kaduna State University (KASU) | 180 |
| kogi state polytechnic | 150 |
| Kogi State University (KSU) | 180 |
| Kebbi State University of Science and Technology | 180 |
| Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) | 180 |
| Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin | 150 |
| Kwara State University (KWASU) | 180 |
| Lagos polytechnic | 150 |
| Lagos State University | 180 |
| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) | 200 |
| Madonna University Okija | 180 |
| Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) | 180 |
| Moshood Abiola Polytechnic | 150 |
| Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike | 180 |
| Nasarawa State University, Keffi | 180 |
| Niger state Polytechnic Zungeru | 150 |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU/UNIZIK) | 180 |
| Obafemi Awolowo University | 200 |
| Olabisi Onabanjo University OOU | 180 |
| Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) | 180 |
| Osun State University (UNIOSUN) | 180 – Genereal. 200 for Accounting, Economics, Political Science and Law. |
| Osun State Polytechnic, Iree | 150 |
| Polytechnic Ibadan | 150 |
| Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUS T) | 180 |
| Rivers State Polytechnic | 150 |
| TAI Solarin University of Education (TASUED) | 180 |
| Umaru Musa Yaradua University | 180 |
| Usman Danfodio University Sokoto UDUSOK | 180 |
| University of Abuja | 180 |
| University of Benin (UNIBEN) | 200 |
| University of Calabar | 200 and above for Medicine/Surgery and Law and 180 (for every other course). |
| University of Ibadan | 200 |
| University of Jos | 180 |
| University of Lagos (UNILAG) | 200 |
| University of Ilorin (Unilorin) | 180 however this depends on the course. For list of courses and their Cut off marks in UNILORIN |
| University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) | 180 |
| University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) | 180 |
| University of Uyo(UNIUYO) | 180 |
| University of Nigeria, Nsukka(UNN) | 180 |
| Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) | 150 |
| Yobe State University (YSU) | 180 |
| Yobe State University (YSU) | 180 |
