The famous Mamman Kotangora House situated on Marina, Lagos Island has been reportedly gutted by fire.

Mamman Kotangora House

Channels Television reports that high rise building houses corporate entities, including the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Federal Mortgage Bank.
It was gathered from eyewitnesses that the fire started-off around the generator house of the building this morning.

An accident that occurred at the Ibadan end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at around 10am on Tuesday morning claimed the lives of two people while four more were injured.

Lagos Ibadan expressway under reconstruction to accommodate a 3 way 6 lane road

The accident according to the Tribune online occurred around 9:48 a.m. Tuesday morning, when an 18-seater bus plunged into a river. RCC men who were working at the scene which was n

A group known as the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria has condemned the alleged anti-Igbo threats issued by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, to Igbo leaders in Lagos on April 5, Sunday.
The group flayed Oba Akiolu’s comments as unbecoming in a democratic setting where people should be allowed to vote according to their free will.
According to Premium Times, it queried why other ethnic groups living in Lagos who vote for Jimi Agbaje will go scot-free while the Igbos who vote for Agbaje will drown in the Lagoon?
The group also called on the Oba to withdraw his curse and appeal to the people to vote for APC in the coming election rather than invoking ancestral powers for destruction.

 

On Thursday, April 2, it was announced that 17-year-old progeria victim Hayley Okines had passed away in East Sussex, England.

The condition called; Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome, also known as HGPS or Progeria, causes children with it age up to 10 times faster than normal.

Hayley's mother, Kerry Okines, posted the news on Facebook: "My baby girl has gone somewhere better. She took her last breath in my arms at 9.39 pm."

Hayley - who BBC News say had the "body of a 104-year-old" - was being treated in the hospital for pneumonia, but she returned home shortly before she died. "She came home for an hour and she saw her puppies, little brother Louie and her sister Ruby," Hayley's father, Mark Okines, told BBC News on Friday, April 3.

Nollywood stars wore Military uniforms at the president interactive session with entertainers which held in Lagos yesterday March 15th to show support to Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram.
The Nigerian Defence took to its twitter handle to appreciate the actors for their show of solidarity and called on them to produce a movie to be titled “Never Again”.
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Ethan, Isabel and Arthur Preston are triplets; they were just born two years apart in Castle Vale, Birmingham, England, UK.

Ethan, Isabel and Arthur were made as part of six embryos created when parents underwent IVF treament

Seven-year-old Kautilya Pandit is an amazing child who knows everything. 

Child prodigy Kautilya Pandit

Some people call him a walking, talking encyclopedia, because the boy has the capacity to absorb information ranging from geography to biology and current affairs. Within three months, the little kid managed to memorise information about 213 countries, their population, source of income, currency, religion, culture and heritage.

 
Four-time African footballer of the year, Samuel Eto’o has revealed how jewellers in London refused to sell him wristwatches because some Nigerians had come to the shop the day before with fake credit cards.

Eto’o during his time at Chelsea

During an interview with CNN, Eto’o revealed how he went to buy watches with his brother but the sales rep refused to attend to them because of fear that he might be another Nigerian scammer following in the footsteps of those that came the day before.
The former Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Everton star, who is worth over $100million, said he’d gone into the store with his brother to buy a £10,000 watch, but said the shop assistant looked at them suspiciously and reluctantly allowed them to view the watches.

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The Nigerian military fighting the Boko Haram militants in the North East have discovered a bomb making factory where improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used by terrorists were being produced.
The Director, Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade said the recovery was made during the ongoing cordon and search by troops in Buni Yadi,Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Maj. Gen. Olukolade added that a large quantity of IEDs including those commonly used by suicide bombers were recovered from the site.

Yesterday, March 13, 2015, pretty Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade is a year older. The ‘Johnny’ singer is currently on tour in Europe and having been in France for over a week, she heads to Switzerland today to continue her tour and celebrate her birthday. Born on March 13, 1989 to a yoruba father, (James Alade), a former Commissioner of Police and an Igbo mother (Helen Uzoma), Yemi Eberechi Alade came into limelight after winning the maiden edition of the Peak Talent Show in 2009. Yemi holds a B.Sc in Geography from the University of Lagos and with the huge success of ‘Johnny’ having prompted her to great heights, she is currently signed to the Taiye Aliu-led Effyzzie Music Group. She dropped her long-awaited debut album, ‘Kings of Queens’ in September 2014....

Today, March 13, 2015, pretty Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade is a year older. The ‘Johnny’ singer is currently on tour in Europe and having been in France for over a week, she heads to Switzerland today to continue her tour and celebrate her birthday. Born on March 13, 1989 to a yoruba father, (James Alade), a former Commissioner of Police and an Igbo mother (Helen Uzoma), Yemi Eberechi Alade came into limelight after winning the maiden edition of the Peak Talent Show in 2009. Yemi holds a B.Sc in Geography from the University of Lagos and with the huge success of ‘Johnny’ having prompted her to great heights, she is currently signed to the Taiye Aliu-led Effyzzie Music Group. She dropped her long-awaited debut album, ‘Kings of Queens’ in September 2014....

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A Saudi Arabian man has fallen foul of the laws of the land after he was found guilty of organizing gay parties and will spend 21 months in jail and 1,000 lashes of the cane to go with it.

 

A Saudi Arabian man who organizes gay parties for young men in the country where alcohol, drugs and hashish flowed steadily, has paid a huge price for his misbehavior after he was sentenced to 21-months in jail, in addition to 1,000 lashes of the cane.

After over 40 years of married life, a UK man, James Bland, has stabbed his wife, Carole to death after she confessed that she has been cheating on him for years, reports Mirror.

The prestigious Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Eko Hotel Convention Centre.

The event which was transmitted live on Africa Magic stations via DSTV, saw Kunle Afolayan walk away with the biggest awards of the night thanks to his 'October 1' movie which won 9 awards!

OC Ukeje won the 'Best Actor' award while Kehinde Bankole was the recipient of the 'Best Actress' prize. Best supporting actor and actress went to Blossom Chukwujekwu and Linda Ejiofor respectively.

Another big winner of the night was Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo's 'The Meeting' which won the 'Best Movie (Comedy)' and spun awards for Femi Jacobs (Best Actor in Comedy) and Rita Dominic (Best Actress in Comedy).

There were music performances from The Mavin Crew, Diamond Platinumz and comedic theatrics from Basketmouth and Eddie Kadi.

Check out the full list of winners below.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the recent call by the president’s wife, Patience Jonathan, that Nigerians should stone those calling for change.
According to the APC, the First Lady’s statement is a reflection of the mind of her husband, Goodluck Jonathan.

Pregnancy is definitely not letting Tiwa Savage slow down. The ‘Kelekele’ crooner is currently in Uganda for a two-day performance.
Pregnant Mrs Billz arrived at the Entebbe International Airport in Kampala on Saturday night, and then a few hours later, hit the stage at the Airtel Inspiring Women Concert.

Fans in Uganda have been looking forward to seeing the Mavin’s first lady and she did not disappoint as she delivered an energetic performance.

(Davido lost his mom when he was just 11 years of age. Photo: Instagram)

Today, Friday, March 6, 2015 marks the 12th remembrance service in honour of the late mum of Nigerian music star and HKN boss star, Davido and the award winning pop star took to social media to remember his mum, the late Veronica Adeleke who died when he was just 11 years old.

(Kwam 1 continues birthday celebrations in Dubai. Photo: Instagram)

On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, legendary Fuji icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (K 1) was a year older. The fuji king celebrated his 58th birthday in Lagos at a private party organised by members of Unique Charitable Foundation, at Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

When President Goodluck Jonathan hosted the new Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, two days ago at the presidential villa, he began negotiations for a moratorium on three Nigerians who are facing imminent execution in Indonesia.

President Goodluck Jonathan receives Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto

The three Nigerians are Silvester Obiekwe Nwolise, 39, Okwudili Oyatanze, 40, and Spanish-born Nigerian Raheem Agbaje Salami, 45. They are facing execution alongside six other foreign nationals for drug-related offences.

At least 89 children, some as young as 13, have been kidnaped by an armed militia in South Sudan as they sat their exams, Unicef reported today.

According to witnesses scores of armed soldiers surrounded the community of Wau Shilluk in Upper Nile State, near the state’s capital Malakal, and searched building to building for the boys, many of whom were taken away by force.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has continued to express its confidence in securing a nonviolent election when Nigerians cast their votes come March 28 and April 11.
This was the assurance of President Goodluck Jonathan who recently in an interview with Thisday, revealed that he underestimated the Boko Haram Islamists group who have continued to terrorize the north-eastern part of the country.