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The headquarters of Ecobank was on Tuesday engulfed by fire. The bank headquarters, where the incident occurred, is located in Victoria Island, Lagos. Details of the incident remain sketchy as at press time. Adesina Tiamiyu, General Manager of Lagos emergency agency, could not be immediately reached Tuesday morning. On its Twitter handle, the bank however said that officials of the fire service had responded to emergency calls, putting the situation under control . Tweeting through its official handle, @Ecobank_nigeria, it said, “Officers of the Federal and Lagos State Fire Service are here. Everything is under control. We appreciate your concern.” The bank said the fire was caused by a “diesel tanker,” and that it had been curtailed with business going on as usual. It thanked everyone who helped put out the fire. Officers of the Federal and Lagos State Fire Service are here. Everything is under control. We appreciate your concern. pic.twitter.com/trBItKMmF9 — Ecobank Nigeri

A couple, their son, and his girlfriend have been arrested for stealing from a neighbour who went on a 3-month vacation, leaving her house vacant. Tega Teddy, 18, his parents, Mr. Uroye Teddy, 45, and Mrs. Margaret Teddy, and his girlfriend Karima Edom succeeded in stealing from Mrs Folashade Odunuga’s house for weeks until the house owner’s domestic help visited to carry out routine cleaning.   The house help noticed a lot of things – including the car –  were missing and immediately alerted the police who began investigations and soon caught the culprits. Confirming the incident, CSP Chike Oti, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,  said in a statement: “When Mrs Folashade Odunuga of No. 8 Ade Onitiri, Harmony Estate, Langbasa, Ajah, embarked on a 3-month vacation which  commenced on May 27, 2018, little did she know that her apartment  would be broken  into and her household  property including her car, stolen by eighteen-year-old Tega Teddy  aided by his parents M

Floyd Mayweather’s dad’s secret wedding was held few months ago, and photos from the event has surfaced online. While Floyd’s (Snr) famous boxing superstar son was not at the wedding, it was gathered that the 65-year-old tied the knot in a low-key ceremony back in February. Floyd and Lois Ann Roberts hit up the Stained Glass Wedding Chapel in Vegas on February 4th for the very quick and quiet ceremony. TMZ reported that Mayweather sources say  Floyd Jr.  is really fond of Sr.’s new wife — they’ve known each other for decades and he considered her family even before things became official.  Here are more photos from Floyd Mayweather’s dad’s wedding below; The news of the senior Mayweather being secretly married to an “age-appropriate” partner comes on the heels of a recent report of him being the subject of a paternity suit by a much younger woman. According to DNA results, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a new baby sister. The DNA test shows Mayweather Sr., is the daddy to a 1-year-ol

Some protesters on Tuesday morning stormed the headquarters of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, demanding the sack of Senate President Bukola Saraki from the party. The protesters, who said they were members of the APC in Kwara, also commended the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to dissolve the Kwara party executive. PREMIUM TIMES reported the Monday decision of the NWC to  dissolve the Kwara executive  which had pledged total loyalty to Mr Saraki. However, the executives   rejected the dissolution , saying the NWC acted illegally. Although Mr Saraki is still officially a member of the APC, he is expected to decamp to the opposition PDP soon. The other federal lawmakers from Kwara were among the over two scores federal lawmakers who defected from the APC last week. The protesters on Tuesday are however unwilling to wait for Mr Saraki’s defection; instead, they want him expelled from the party. Addressing journalists during their peaceful rally at the nat

For all his bellicosity, the Scalia in “The Originalist” is also a charmer, balancing his ursine ferocity with a thoughtful quietude. Justice Ginsburg, who is 85 and figures in the play only as an offstage presence (“I love Ruth Ginsburg,” Scalia says), painted the real Scalia as a considerate and mischievous colleague who, from the time they were appellate judges together in the 1980s, was not above whispering in her ear or passing her a note to crack her up. “Scalia was a very good writer, and he did labor over his opinions,” she said. “Both of us did. And sometimes he would come to my chambers, to tell me I had made a grammatical error.” The crowd roared. “I would sometimes tell him his opinion was so strident he would be more persuasive if he toned it down.” A pause, because she knows how to deliver a line. Then: “He never took that advice.” Their friendship was grounded in love of law, opera and, Justice Ginsburg said on Sunday, family. During his lifetime their rapport was the

The fire has been put out by officers of the Lagos State Fire Service, but casualties remain unknown. A fuel tanker has exploded on Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island, Lagos State on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, just one month after a similar explosion led to the death of 12 people. According to preliminary reports, there was a fire outbreak after a diesel tanker exploded near the generator of the Ecobank headquarters in the area. The fire has reportedly been put out by officers of the Lagos State Fire Service, but casualties remain unknown.   While responding to the incident on its Twitter account, Ecobank disclosed that there were no casualties in the incident. "Thankfully there were no casualties. It was a diesel tanker burning in the Generator area of our head office. Thank you for your concern," the bank said.   Details later. The post In Lagos: Fuel tanker explodes, affects Ecobank building appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog https://ift.tt/2LViZvw vi

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Dino in an exclusive interview with Channels TV, recounted how he escaped after unknown gunmen tried to kidnap him last week. In the interview, Dino narrated how he climbed on a tree and stayed in the wilderness for 11 hours.Watch the interview below FLASH: Senator @dino_melaye breaks silence on his escape from the 'kidnap attempt'… Says it was due to the grace of God. pic.twitter.com/sJEWwT51Jx— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) July 30, 2018The post Video: Dino Melaye recounts how he climbed a tree and stayed in the wilderness for 11 hours during his failed abduction attempt appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. The post Video: Dino Melaye recounts how he climbed a tree and stayed in the wilderness for 11 hours during his failed abduction attempt appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog https://ift.tt/2mXB4uU via IFTTT

Jude Okoye , whose wife, Ifeoma Okoye turned a year older today has penned down a heartfelt birthday message to her. In the birthday message to his wife, Jude Okoye who disclosed how much he loves his wife who emerged the 2012 Miss Tourism at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN, pageant, wrote; “Happy birthday to my darling wife, sweetheart, girlfriend, baby mama, sidechick and daily crush @kifycutie More life and blessings coming your way. I Love You die On the other hand, recall that Peter Okoye, one of the members of the defunct Psquare, had given one condition for the group to come back together again. Psquare was made up of twin brothers Paul and Peter Okoye and managed by Jude, their older brother. They broke up for the third time last year and have been doing their things separately. However, their fans all over the world feel they were better as a unit but Peter, a.k.a Mr. P, explained that it was the disrespect directed towards himself and his family by other me

Florida has an algae problem, and it’s big. This year, an overgrowth in the waters off the state’s southwestern coast is killing wildlife and making some beaches noxious. The toxic algal bloom, known as a red tide, is not unusual. They appear off the state’s coast almost every year. But this one, still going strong after roughly nine months, is the longest since 2006, when blooms that originated in 2004 finally abated after 17 months. The blooms can poison marine animals like sea turtles and manatees, while waves and ocean spray can carry toxins into the air and cause respiratory problems in people. They can also hit the local tourism industry hard. “We’re all being really devastated,” said Rachel Wells, 24, who manages an ecotourism business in Englewood, Fla. that runs catamaran tours in the Gulf of Mexico. “Business is just being hurt because we can’t conscientiously suggest for our guests to come out.” Her company has not done a tour in two weeks, she said, and has tempo

Association of Tricycle operators Riders Transport Union in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday, shut down major highways in the city, in protest over alleged extortion and illegal detention of its members by the police.   Major highways including Baga road, Maiduguri-Damaturu road and Lagos Street were blocked with tricycles also known as Keke NAPEP from the Police Office area, the central district of the city. “Enough is enough. Police have been extorting monies from us. Sometimes they collect N1500 and sometimes they collect as much as N2,500,” Ahmadu Yusuf, one of the protesting Keke NAPEP operators said. The development forced many residents to trek to their offices this morning while others especially motorists were compelled to abandon their vehicles on the road. There was also heavy traffic in some neighbourhoods and most motorists attempt to find their route through adjoining roads in the metropolis.   Babagana Abiso, another tricycle operator , said that they pay N5

Bisi Alimi , a Nigerian gay rights activist is back with an advice for Nigerian women who are married to men who love men. Sharing a screenshot of an account of a lady who was once married to a gay man, Bisi Alimi told Nigerian women that there is nothing once can do to stop a man who loves men from keeping up with such life. He wrote; “Stop press! Dear women, I have said t before and I will say it again, if the man you are with loves men, pack your bag and move on. There is nothing you can do to stop a man who loves men from loving men. Staying around will make you sad and make your life hell. This is a special message to Nigerian women, stop trying to make a marriage work with a gay man, no matter what he promised you, he will always go looking for the companionship of a man, and that’s the reality. Same goes for men who are married to women who love women.” Bisi Alimi had before now, disclosed that he has no pity for straight women who get married to gay men. According to

The UN said it received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June 2018. UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, while announcing the allegations, said 18 cases involved peacekeeping operations, and 25 from “agencies, funds and programmes”. “Please note that not all the allegations have been fully verified and many are in the preliminary assessment phase,” he explained, breaking down the 70 allegations. A total of 43 allegations involved UN personnel, 24 related to non-UN personnel working for implementing partners, and three others related to non-UN international forces, which had been authorised by a Security Council mandate. Of these 70 reported incidents, 27 took place in 2018, nine in 2017, five in 2016, 10 in 2015 and two allegedly occurred in 2014, while the date is unknown for 17 allegations. The vast majority, 46, were categorised as sexual exploitation, the UN deput

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The photo of a married Kenyan man identified as Martin Khafafa, has gone viral on social media. The photo of the married Kenyan man who is also the Managing Director  of Radio Africa Group, suggests that he engaged in threesome with the ladies, and according to online sources, he is a known womanizer. Real Wesonga wrote; One thing I will tell you is that the Radio Africa MD Martin Khafafa is a married man here is his wife…too sad for his faithful wife But again this is the reason why you never see job adverts nowadays. CVs are sampled and approved in the bathrooms. Never expect a useless man like Khafafa to hire you… I’ve realized one constant in individuals with otit ja mach character, they are all slender with a thin waist that can’t hold a trouser without a belt. No wonder they drop their clothes off easily. From Wazir Chacha to now Martin Khafafa the Radio Africa MD…all thin and slender, including our own J Cord Frank who is always posting about sex. So what is with someo

President Muhammadu Buhari has dissociated himself from any role in the plot by minority lawmakers in Benue State to remove Governor Samuel Ortom. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, “President Buhari will never be part of any unconstitutional act, and any attempt to link him with the inglorious past, when minority number of lawmakers impeached governors, will not stick.” Mr Buhari and his party, APC, have been criticised for the role of security agencies in allowing eight Benue APC lawmakers sit Monday at the assembly complex to issue the removal impeachment notice on Mr Ortom who recently left the party. The APC lawmakers accuse Mr Ortom of corruption, a charge the governor denies. The majority members of the 30-member Benue State House of Assembly are of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party Mr Ortom joined last week. The action of the minority APC lawmakers and the role of the police and other security agencies in the crisis has been condemned b

The management of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it is declaring war against driving school certificate racketeering and will not spare anyone caught in the act. This was made known in a statement made available on Monday evening by the spokesperson of the organisation, Bisi Kazeem. According to the statement, the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this while addressing the joint body of Association of Driving School Operators of Nigeria (ACDSON) and the Association of Driving School Instructors of Nigeria (ADSIN) during a national workshop on driving schools in Imo State. The workshop was titled “Promoting Road Safety through Quality Driver Education in Nigeria.” Mr Oyeyemi urged driving schools to be professional in their operations. He urged participants to use the opportunity to critically examine how they can find new ways of improving the quality of driver’s education and road safety in Nigeria. “Corps need the assistance and cooperation of all to succeed in the

The governor has been under the EFCC's probe since 2016 over the mismanagement of the fund. Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has been the subject of a probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as he's been linked to an alleged fraud to the tune of N22 billion. According to a report by The Punch, the investigation into the governor's handling of the fund in question started in 2016, but wasn't made public until Monday, July 30, 2018, barely a week after Ortom dumped the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) . According to the report, Ortom ordered the withdrawal of N21.3bn from four government accounts between June 30, 2015 and March 2018. Even though about N19 billion was earmarked to be paid to six security agencies that had been deployed to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state, the EFCC disclosed that only N3 billion was paid with the rest unaccounted for.

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Kim Kardashian caused a stir as she was spotted arriving at J immy Kimmel LIVE on Monday in Los Angeles.  The 37-year-old reality star and mother of three rocked a one-shoulder crop top and skin-tight velvet pants which flaunted her curvaceous curves ahead of her appearance. She also paired the all-black ensemble with silver shield sunglasses and clear mules heels designed by her husband, rapper Kanye West. See more photos below. The post Kim Kardashian causes a stir in Los Angeles as she steps out in skintight velvet pants with barely-there crop top (Photos) appeared first on JoelsBlog . from JoelsBlog https://ift.tt/2LRhzlV via IFTTT

But as those children grow up and learn to ride, they are mastering a very complex process. Mont Hubbard and Ron Hess, each now a professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Davis, worked on the project of modeling the system of bicycle and human rider from the point of view of mechanical engineering. “Everyone knows how to ride a bicycle, but nobody knows how we ride a bicycle,” Professor Hubbard said. “We think our way of imagining the human process is a way to understand that second half.” This is a system involving a human and a machine, and, he said, “the human is receiving sensory information and there is a control system in the brain creating the right corrective forces that need to be applied to the handlebar to get the bicycle to stand up.” But processing that information isn’t simple, by any means. Dr. Hess said it turned out to be more complicated than modeling pilots and airplanes. To make adjustments and keep the bike up

23-year-old Christopher Arigidi pictured above, has been accused of defiling a three year old girl using engine oil.   Punch reports that Christopher attended a naming ceremony in the neighborhood where the little girl resides with her parents in Apata community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State last Wednesday and took her to his house, rubbed engine oil on her private part and then defiled her.  One of the youths in the area, Oshodi Ibeji, said Arigidi took the victim away under the guise of playing with her. “The suspect and some people were sitting together at the function. All of a sudden, the guy stood up and said he wanted to go and change his cloth at home. As he was going, he took the girl along with him; the mother of the victim saw him when he was going. When the mother went back home, she did not see her daughter so she went to Argigidi’s house and found out that the girl had been defiled. After discovering what happened, she reported to the youths who we

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—AS part of the Federal Government’s commitment to support the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, 36 finalists have been selected for national MSME awards expected to hold in Abuja on August 2. A statement bySenior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, in Abuja yesterday, explained that the 36 finalists were selected from businesses across the country. Akande further said the selection process started on July 3, 2018, adding that the 36 finalists comprised three MSMEs in each of the 12 award categories designed for the programme. He said:  “The 12 categories are: MSME of the Year, Young MSME of the Year, Most Friendly MSME State, Excellence in Creative Arts, Excellence in Agriculture, Excellence in Manufacturing, Excellence in Technology Innovation and Excellence in Fashion and Style. “Others include Excellence in Leather Works, Excellence in Furniture and Wood Works, E

  Twitter user @otunbakush shared this very hilarious thread on a war that went down at his house between himself and his Igbo neighbor.   According to him, ‘not all Igbo are bad but this one is a pastor and a disgrace to all Igbo indigins. I’m the night crawler of my compound I enter my house latest 11pm or 12am, and na me dey always park for back…’   Follow the hilarious thread below… There is a war currently going on inside my compound, BTW me nd my Igbo neighbor, not all Igbo are bad but this one is a pastor and a disgrace to all Igbo indigins.? I’m the night crawler of my compound I enter my house latest 11pm or 12am, and na me dey always park 4 bk Tread — ?à?gò Ó?ùkò?ò???? (@Otunbakush) July 29, 2018 So, he leaves home early to work around 4:30/5am, whereas he will come and bang my door to reverse out, I will always oblige as its normal thing to do, so Thursday night I came home early, he parked behind me, I had a meeting to attend d next day, I had to leave early.