The Police Barracks on Panti Street in Yaba, Lagos, was today, March 4, gutted by fire at some minutes past 2P.M. Report said the fire burnt down five flats, as occupants scampered to pick out some of the their precious belongings. According to reports, witnesses said men of the Fire Service were still struggling to put out the fire as at press time. The cause of the fire was however not immediately ascertained. And it was not also clear if casualties were recorded in the incident. Story developing.
Author: David Folami
The Federal Government, says it will utilise the National Directorate of Employment’s (NDE) vocational skills development programme to create jobs for unskilled and unemployed Nigerian youths. A statement issued by Mr Samuel Olowookere, the spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said the Minister, Sen. Chris Ngige stated this on Friday at the 37th Kaduna International Trade Fair. He said the era of white collar jobs are over, stressing that government would provide avenues for unemployed youths to acquire skills that would enable them secure gainful employment. “Using the already existing 76 NDE skills acquisition centres nationwide, and those…
Super Eagles caretaker coach, Samson Siasia has revealed that he is targeting the maximum six points from Nigeria’s double header in the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt. Siasia on Thursday, March 3 unveiled his 42-man team for the encounter and his is very confident that the players invited will bing the targeted result. The 22 home-based players are expected to hit camp at the Bolton White Apartments, Abuja on Sunday, March 6, before the overseas-based pros arrive as from Sunday, March 20. “I have absolute faith in the players. Nigeria is blessed with so many talented footballers…
Whitenicious boss, Dencia, has called out Toke Makinwa who is the brand ambassador for cosmetics company called, Mecran Cosmetics, over stolen photos of success stories. After a fan called Dencia’s attention to a photo shared by @Macrancosmetics showing a success story from the use of the Whitenicious product which she had shared weeks earlier, she took to instagram to issue a disclaimer. Dencia shared a screenshot photo of the mention concerning the product, commenting: “It has come to our notice that @tokemakinwa’s company known as@mecrancosmetics is stealing images of Whitenicious success stories and results to post on their Instagram account…
Rick Ross will be tried on charges of kidnapping, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and possession of assault, TMZ reports. The popular rapper has officially been indicted in the incident concerning his groundskeeper, for which Ross was arrested on charges of kidnapping and assault this past June. Ross was accused of physically assaulting his groundskeeper, pulling him into his house and pistol whipping him. However, there’s have been conflicting reports of the events surrounding the incident since then. Ross’ team argues that the rapper’s treatment of the groundskeeper, Johnathan Zamudio, was warranted on account of self-defense, considering Zamudio was allegedly committing…
Wizkid’s first baby mama Shola Ogudu is calling someone an irresponsible idiot on twitter…and it looks like she’s taking shots at her baby daddy!
Genevieve Nnaji, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, Adunni Ade, Uti Nwachukwu, Lala Akindoju, Mr Ibu and others are currently at the AMVCA Nominees party taking place at Eko Hotel. The Award holds tommorow March 5th.
Toyin Aimakhu, for the past couple of days, has been serving a new look with her pink fringe. The actress seems unperturbed by the allegations of her being kidnapped by her lover, Seun Egbegbe as she rocks her new pink look with charm. At first it looked like she was experimenting, but after rocking it for some days now, it’s probably here to stay.
Lady Gaga has revealed a matching tattoo she got with other survivors of sexual assault who joined her onstage at the Academy Awards for her performance of ‘Til It Happens To You’. The 29-year-old singer – who was raped at 19-years-old – was joined onstage at the Academy Awards by other victims and it has now been revealed some of the group permanently inked their body to mark the occasion and celebrate their strength. Meanwhile, the ‘Pokerface’ hitmaker previously revealed some of her family only found out that she had been raped after her performance at the Oscars. She said:…
Ghanaian actress and slay queen, Juliet Ibrahim turns 30 recently and we simply can’t help but remember some of her best red carpets looks. According to her Wikipedia page “Juliet Ibrahim is a Ghanaian actress, film producer and singer of Lebanese, Ghanaian and Liberian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards for her role in 4 Play. She has been referred to as the “Most Beautiful West African Woman” according to A-listers Magazine.”
BlackHouse Media, TheNetNG and ID Africa hosted a grand reception celebration of Davido‘s Global Sony Music deal yesterday, March 3, 2016 at the BHM Lounge, 32 Community Road, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja. Others in the building include OAPs Tosyn Bucknor and Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, and more.
This suspected love story might have missed the spotlight but for one ‘innocent’ birthday post on Instagram by former Mr. Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese today to Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim which has made many ask if the two are dating. Is it for real or an hasty conclusion? Check his post below and be the judge of that. Emmanuel shared this with Juliet on instagram ….. It is way passed midnight on a truly special day for you and as I search for ways to make you feel as special as I find you, I can’t stop smiling at the thought…
Davido‘s manager, Kamal Ajiboye has disclosed that he feels sad sometimes when the singer gets criticised. He was speaking yesterday when Davido was hosted by BHM in celebration of his recent deal with global music company, Sony. ‘Davido is a very passionate young man when it comes to music. It doesn’t matter whether he brings money or not, even though money is very important,’ Kamal noted. ‘Davido understands his craft. He is a producer also and this has helped his brand over the years.’ He further disclosed that the singer has through his hardwork been able to achieve a lot…
Kendrick Lamar was the ‘King’ at 2016 Grammy Awards which held on February 15, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he took home five gongs. The rapper shocked his supporters with the release of his fourth studio album, a follow up to last year’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’, this morning, March 4.
Femi Kuti has been bashed by a neighbour for not caring for the neighbourhood and their power issues. The accuser, by Twitter handle @Joeburgg77, called Femi Kuti out on twitter accusing him of porting to another transformer knowing fully well that his neighbourhood suffered in darkness for a long time. He also made a reference to the musician’s father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, saying the late Afrobeat maestro and activist would not do such a thing. Femi however defended himself, saying that he’s not been in town and the man should take the matters to elected officials instead of waiting for another…
Nollywood star actor and son of veteran actor Pete Edochie, Yul Edochie has joined the growing list of actors floating film schools. The University of Port Harcourt Theatre Arts graduate, recently unveiled his movie school named Yul Edochie Academy. The academy, according to the multi-award winning actor, is a subsidiary of Yul Edochie Arts World. ‘It’s an academy for acting, a training ground for actors/actresses. It was founded in 2015,’ Yul said. Speaking further, Yul said his dream is to build an army of well grounded, focused and professional actors and actresses, mentor them and steer them to greatness. The…
Arsene Wenger has slammed Thierry Henry’s claim that Arsenal supporters have never been as angry as they were following their side’s shock defeat against Swansea. Arsenal’s challenge for the Premier League title suffered a major blow on Wednesday when they lost 2-1 at home to struggling Swansea just days after a damaging 3-2 defeat at Manchester United. Gunners boss Wenger saw his decision to replace Joel Campbell jeered by the frustrated fans inside the Emirates Stadium, with more boos ringing out at the final whistle. And ahead of Saturday’s crucial north London derby at Spurs, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who…
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola says he does not expect goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to leave the German champions any time soon. Guardiola will leave Bayern to take over Manchester City this summer, leading to reports this week that suggested the Premier League side were eager to keep him paired with Neuer in England. But the German international has three years remaining on his contract, and Guardiola said that City buying Neuer from Bayern was unlikely. “Manuel Neuer will be the goalkeeper at Bayern Munich for the next five, six, seven, eight or nine years,” Guardiola said. “That’s my hunch. I…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Gareth Bale is finally fit to return for Saturday’s La Liga game at home to Celta Vigo. Bale, 26, has missed almost two months of action since picking up a calf injury in January — when he had been on a fine run of form, having scored 11 goals in his previous eight games. Madrid have had mixed results during the Wales international’s absence, doing well in the Champions League against Roma, but slipping out of contention in the La Liga title race after draws at Real Betis and Malaga as well…
Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello says Cristiano Ronaldo “maybe should have examined his conscience” before criticising his teammates after last weekend’s derbi defeat to Atletico Madrid, saying the Portugal star had missed two chances to score during the game. Real’s hopes of winning La Liga suffered a huge setback as they lost 1-0 to their local rivals at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and Ronaldo defended his own form after the game by saying Los Blancos would be top of the table if his teammates were all at his “level.” The forward, who later said he had been referring to…