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A section of a five-storey building in popular Balogun Market, Lagos Island was today, Tuesday gutted by fire, the cause and magnitude of the fire are yet unknown. However, emergency response units, the police, security agencies and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), arrived at the scene of the fire and carried out a rescue operation. Substantiating the incident, Jubril Gawat, a media aide Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to a Fire outbreak at the famous Balogun Market which involved the topmost floor of a five storey building. “The Fire is however under control as mitigation are on to limits it spread.”

The Duke of Sussex' paid a surprise visit to the United Kingdom, Monday, to attend legal proceedings, over alleged phone tapping and other breaches of privacy. Prince Harry is one of those suing Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail.                          Image Credit The News International  As the proceedings began, Prince Harry was also joined at the High Courtroom by singer Sir Elton John. The duke alleges "suspicion and paranoia" was caused by Associated's publication of some articles.                    Reuters, Sir Elton John Arrives At The Court, lunchtime. The publisher "vigorously denies" all the claims against it. Britain's 'outspoken' journalist, Piers Morgan has reacted to the Duke of Sussex's surprised visit to the UK. He took to Twitter, he writes; "BREAKING: Prince Harry, who's spent the past few years ruthlessly invading the privacy of his family, colleagues acquaintances, for huge financial gain,

Abductors of six Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Officials, in Kogi State, have demanded for N50 million before they would release their kidnap victims. Recall some INEC staff were abducted in Obajana in the early hours of Sunday, 19th March 2023 during the Kogi State House of Assembly election. The victims were said to be returning from Kupa North and South under Lokoja Local Government Area in Kogi State when they were attacked by armed hoodlums. The Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO) in Kogi State SP William Ovye Aya had in a statement issued to journalists concerning the incident said 96 persons were rescued by the Police, three were injured while two victims were yet to be accounted for. Addressing a press conference on Monday on behalf of the kidnapped victim’s family in Lokoja, an Assistant Presiding Officer II, (APO II) in the March 18th Kogi House of Assembly election identified as Babalola Oluwatobi Peter said his sister, who is among those kidnapped, was

American Model-turned-reality TV star Blac Chyna continues her 'healing journey' after finding religion, as she discloses that she's undergoing laser sessions to have a tattoo of a demon removed from her hip.                                        Blac Chyna  Blac Chyna had earlier on ditch her implants and fillers, by having her face fillers and implants removed. She is having the Baphomet tattoo she got in 2021 lasered off her left hip.                             Image Credit: Blac Chyna Instagram  On Sunday, the 34-year-old model, can be seen in a very playful mood with her children, 10-year-old son King Cairo Stevenson and six-year-old daughter Dream Renée Kardashian, with her ex-fiancées Tyga and Rob Kardashian as she gets sets for her road trip to Henderson, NV and subsequent visit to Clear Out Ink. The Washington, DC born, who has 21.8M social media followers, shared two videos documenting her journey, as she explains: 'I am releasing all negative energy that is

Nollywood actress Cossy Ojiakor during a chat session with Potpourri, expressed her opinion over Peter Obi’s loss at the recently concluded Nigerian Presidential polls. She also had a word of advise for the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in respect of the Igbos and their expectations. She said, “I personally supported Peter Obi to usher in the much-needed change in Nigeria. My biggest hope was hinged on Peter Obi establishing a seaport and an airport in Southeast. The only problem of Igbo is the seaport and airport. That was the hope we had with Obi. If Tinubu can actually create a seaport in Asaba or Anambra, he will be worshipped. "When Igbo spare parts dealers said they want to relocate to the East, I wonder how they can survive without a seaport as the only seaport that works in Nigeria is in Lagos. I was even a polling unit agent during the last election, I don’t have to tell you what went down. But Tinubu is a father. If he can do this to develop Nigeria and decongest L

 Music superstar, Kanye West, is backtracking on his spate of anti-Semitic comments made over the last few months by saying he “likes Jewish people again” after watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street. He shared the post below declaring his love for Jewish people again, while making a comeback on Instagram on Sunday, the musician said: "Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street made me like Jewish people again." "No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people No Christian can be labelled antisemite knowing Jesus is a Jew. Thank you Jonah Hill. I love you."

Actions by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to get the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima disqualified by the courts for an alleged double nomination of Shettima have hit a brick wall at the Court of Appeal. On Friday, the court held that the PDP does not have the locus standi to institute, maintain or demand the reliefs it sought as it was not an aspirant in the primaries of the APC and that Section 285 (14) (c ) of the 1999 Constitution does not grant it locus to challenge either the primaries or the nomination of Shettima. The appeal was consequently dismissed by the Court for want of merit and awarded in favour of each of the respondents, namely APC, its Presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Senator Shettima and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the sum of N5 million. The appeal stemmed from the January 13, 2023 judgment of Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court in the suit filed by the PDP and its p

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. The court found them guilty of criminally conspiring to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found. The behaviour of Ekweremadu, a successful lawyer and founder of an anti-poverty charity who helped draw up Nigeria’s laws against organ trafficking, showed “entitlement, dishonesty and hypocrisy”, Davies told the jury.                                 Ike Ekweremadu He said Ekweremadu, who owns several properties and had a staff of 80, “agreed to reward someone for a kidney for his daughter – somebody in circumstances of poverty and from whom he distanced himself and made no inquiries, and with whom, for his own political protection, he wanted no direct contact”. Davies added

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike on Wednesday next week. The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide. The NLC had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to end the petrol and cash scarcity being encountered in the country. Ajaero told journalists, that following the expiration of the ultimatum given, the industrial action became the last resolve of the NLC. He also said that the federal government and the CBN have failed to show any commitment to addressing the dilemma, so the decision to picket CBN branches became necessary. "Based on this, we met again this morning to review our position and resolved that by Wednesday next week all CBN branches will be picketed, worke

It is Mother's Day everyone. Happy Mother's Day to the bearer of life. Our caregivers. Love personified! We love you, mum!  A mother is an embodiment, of unconditional love!

Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy, disc jockey and daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, has bagged yet another Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Declaring her latest feat as a ‘Master of Science’ from the Oxford varsity, the 30-year-old disc jockey wrote: “FINALLY graduated from @UniofOxford … And yes, I am going to make NOISE about it. "Third Degree HOTTER! I’m now officially a “Master of Science” from Oxford University. #CuppyOnAMission.” The entertainer surprised fans with the news on Thursday via her Twitter handle where she shared snap shots from her convocation with her parents and fiance.

Two of four journalists who were detained in January after a video appearing to show South Sudan president wetting his trousers at a public function have been released reports the BBC. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) said in a statement that it welcomed the release of Victor Ladu and Mustapha Osman. In December last year, a video shared on social media appeared to show Mr Kiir urinating on himself as the national anthem played at a function. Six staff from the state broadcaster were later arrested, but two remain in detention. "[We] urge the government to release Garang John and Jacob Benjamin or if they have a case to answer, they should be produced in a court of law," UJOSS statement said. The arrests had been condemned by rights groups including The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The arrests match "a pattern of security personnel resorting to arbitrary detention whenever officials deem coverage unfavourable", said CPJ's sub-Saharan Af

On Wednesday, Rotimi Amaechi while soliciting support for the state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, at an event in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area said that the Rivers State citizens have rejected the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike.                   Nyesom Wike and Rotimi Amaechi The former Minister of Transportation, and Governor of Rivers State, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to be neutral in Saturday’s March 18 governorship elections in the state. Amaechi criticised Wike for saying he was drinking a 40-year-old whiskey when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members were protesting at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. “Every street I went to, people were jumping on top of me shouting. They were remembering that I built five flyovers; I did not dance. "We employed 400 new doctors, bought cars for 600 doctors, bought ambulances for all the health centres. “We went round primary schools to see what’s going on,

TAKE NOTE OF THESE IMPORTANT DATES / PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN 2023 AND PLAN PROPERLY.                 Hurray It Is A Holiday Packed Year! ** Saturday, 25 February  - Presidential and National Assembly Elections  **Saturday, 11 March - Governorship and State Assembly Elections **Friday, 7 April -- Good Friday **Sunday, 9 April - Easter Sunday  **Monday, 10 April  - Easter Monday **Saturday, 22 April  - Observe Eid-el Fitri (Tentative) **Monday & Tuesday, 24 & 25 April - Eid-el Fitri (Holidays) **Monday, 1 May -  Labour Day **Saturday, 27 May - Children's Day _(Public Holiday for Schools and Children only)_ **Monday 12 June  - Democracy Day **Thursday & Friday, 29 & 30 June  - Eid el Kabir **Wednesday, 27 September - Eid el Maulud **Sunday, 1 October  - National Day (Independence) **Monday, 2 October - National Day Holiday **Thursday, 5 October -  Teacher's day **Monday, 25 December  - Christmas Day **Tuesday, 26 December - Boxing Day. Enjoy your day 😊

Blac Chyna says, breast reduction and the removal of silicone from her butt is 'the best decisions': 'I’ve been changing my life.' American socialite and model, Angela Renée White, popularly known as Blac Chyna is currently undergoing surgery to decrease her breast and butt. Blac Chyna Gets Breast & Butt Reduction Amid "Life Changing Journey" Blac Chyna is not stopping there as she is also making her next change. The 34-year-old, revealed on her March 14 Instagram Story that she is "removing my face fillers next!!!"  Blac Chyna's update comes after she opened up about her recent chest and buttocks operations in a series of videos shared to Instagram March 12. In those clips, the "Can't See Me" artist—who shares 10-year-old son King Cairo with ex Tyga and 6-year-old daughter Dream with ex Rob Kardashian—shared that she decided to undergo these reductions as she is "changing my life and changing my ways." On the topic of

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023. While briefing the State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. The minister explained that the decision to shift the census was necessitated by the postponement of the gubernatorial and State Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the 11th of March 2023 11 the 18th of March 2023. He also disclosed that the council approved N2.8 billion for the National Population Commission (NPC), to procure some software to be used for the conduct of the census. “There was a memo presented by the National Population Commission, seeking some software to allow them to conduct the census in May this year. I believe because of the rescheduling of the elections, they cannot commence the census as sc

Oscar Winner Rushed to Hospital Immediately After Accepting Award It was a big night for 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' unfortunately, one production team member didn't get to celebrate. Following Avatar: The Way of Water's win at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, senior visual effects supervisor Eric Saindon headed straight to the hospital for emergency surgery. According to a representative for Weta FX, the VFX production company behind the groundbreaking Avatar sequel, Saindon had been experiencing intense gastrointestinal pain throughout the day leading up to the March 12 evening ceremony. Saindon reportedly checked into the Beverly Hills hospital around noon. After testing negative for appendicitis and kidney stones, the VFX pro was treated with painkillers and decided to attend the awards ceremony. But when it came time to accept the Oscar statuette for Best Visual Effects (and Saindon's first-ever Academy Award win) alongside production senior visual effects su

Superstar Nigerian female singer/songwriter, Tiwa Savage met with the queen consort, Camila during a visit to Buckingham palace. Tiwa, shared a photo of her and the Queen Consort, HRH Camila at the royal palace. She was among the VIP guests at the International Women’s Day reception held at Buckingham Palace, England. She shared the photo with the caption: ''Proverbs 18:16-17 “A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.” International Women's Day Reception at Buckingham Palace with HRH The Queen Consort.

A video making the rounds on the social media scene shows the moment Tony Elumelu in a warm embrace and handshake said to the President-elect of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, " You Are The Last man standing!" In the video, Elumelu was seen embracing Tinubu as he hails him as the last man standing! Elumelu who is chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc posted pictures of the visit on his Instagram page where he said: "Last night, I was honoured to receive the Nigerian President-elect 🇳🇬 @officialasiwajubat at my home. We discussed ways in which the incoming administration must empower and support our immensely talented Nigerian youth. We have so much young potential to unleash!” Though Seyi Tinubu was not shown in the video, Elumelu pointed him out asking why he was wearing the same apparel as his father. Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu CFR, who led the United Bank for Africa Plc as Group Managing Director, now chairs the HEIRS Holdings, Transcorp and is the founder of The Tony

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023. The postponement was due to the commission’s inability to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to enable their use in the state elections. INEC was earlier restrained from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) issued to candidates who are challenging the outcome of the presidential election.