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Fire on Tuesday gutted ATM gallery of Ikotun branch of Access Bank. It was learnt that the fire sparked off around 4 pm from a faulty air conditioner at the gallery, which spread through the hallway. The fire, which reportedly raged for about three hours was put out by officials of the Lagos State Fire Service who responded immediately to the bank. The fire service director, Mr Rasaq Fadipe, confirming the incident, said the gallery was heavily smoke-logged when they arrived. He said two fire trucks deployed in the area prevented the fire from spreading to the other parts of the bank. “The fire affected the batteries and inverters of the ATMs, numbering about six. “The place was heavily smoke-logged and we had to use a forklift and other apparatus to gain access to put out the fire. The batteries are about 200 voltages each.” An official of Access Bank, who pleaded anonymity said the fire emanated from a malfunctioning AC in the gallery. “The fire affected only

The 17 governors from the South-west, South-east and South-south are to meet in Lagos on Monday to discuss latest national issues and forge stronger partnership. The last time such meeting held was in 2005, four years afters its first meeting. A statement by Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Tunji Bello, said the meeting would be co-hosted by the Governors of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode and Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom. He said the governors would adopt a common position on the issues of armed robbery, kidnapping, devolution of powers and issue of fiscal federalism which have all gained prominence of late. “The 2017 Lagos summit of the 17 Southern Governors representing the South-south, South-west and South-east zones is expected to come up with a communiqué after the deliberation. “It is noteworthy to recall that the inaugural meeting of the Southern Governors took place in Lagos in 2001 under the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Bello said. The state

The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force on Enforcement of Road Traffic Laws, Olayinka Egbeyemi, yesterday said his team will commence the full enforcement of the State Laws of 2012 that banned motorcycle operators from plying certain routes across the state. He revealed this to journalists while reacting to an incident that occurred around Mile 2 area of Lagos, where a sister agency raided hideouts of miscreants and hoodlums. Egbeyemi, said the enforcement had earlier occurred when security operatives of the agency invaded 2nd Rainbow along Mile 2 area including Festac and impounded 163 motorcycles with 29 riders arrested He said, “There must be a synergy between all security agencies of government in order to collectively fight the menace of these motorcycle operators on all restricted routes across the state. “There were series of complaints from members of the public on criminal activities perpetuated by some of these motorcycle operators. “Complaints by the resi

The Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has said there will be an interruption of power supply to some parts of Lagos. This was disclosed on ​W​ednesday by the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Felix Ofulue in Lagos. Ofulue said the blackout, which will be experienced between November 3 to 10​, will affect Mende, Anthony, Maryland, Ikeja GRA, Shonibare Estate, parts of Ojota, Ketu, Ikosi, as well as Demurin and environs.. He also stated that the company will carry out a complete rehabilitation of Maryland Injection Substation, adding that this would involve the replacement of obsolete switch gear panels at the switch room. He said “Power supply will be restored immediately after the completion of the exercise. “We solicit the understanding and cooperation of all our consumers that would be affected by this outage.” Ofulue also said arrangements has been put in place to ensure that the rehabilitation was completed within the stipulated time, adding that consumers shou

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday bombarded Boko Haram terrorists holding a meeting inside Sambisa forest. Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya, Director of Public Relations and Information, said this in a statement on Saturday. He noted that fighter jets conducted an air interdiction mission on a large structure in Talala, a location in Sambisa occupied by Boko Haram. “Intelligence reports from NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platforms as well as Human Intelligence had revealed that a sizeable number of BHTs were holding a meeting in the blue-roofed building”, Adesanya said. “Consequently, a NAF fighter aircraft was scrambled to attack the building. “Subsequent Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) revealed that the building and its occupants were neutralized as a result of the air strike”. NAF had initiated Operation RUWAN WUTA II, on 23 October 2017, to further decimate the ability of the sect to freely operate with a view to giving advantage to ground troo

Ace comedian, Godwin Komone, AKA Gordons, has revealed why his wife does not check his phone. He said he educated his wife not to check his phone as she might see what will break her heart. Gordons made the revelation in an interview with The Sun, where he talked about how he copes with the opposite sex. He said as an entertainer, it’s the nature of his job to have female fans as some women come to them because they are stars. “As an entertainer, you should educate your wife, I told my wife ‘don’t ever go to my phone because you would see what will break your heart. Just trust me because I do a job that is slippery, if I am not looking for them, they are looking for me. It is the nature of the job’ ‘’Number two, ‘if my phone rings, give it to me, let me answer it’.‘’ ‘’We don’t go through each other’s phones. It is a line that we don’t cross. I also educated my wife that ‘whenever you see my pictures on instagram, it is nothing; this is all to make sure that there is f

Nigeria singer, Aramide has revealed that the worst experience of her life was the day she lost respect for veteran musician, Onyeka Onwenu. While at NET TV, she shared the only meeting she has had with one of her childhood inspirations, Onyeka Onwenu. According to her, Sadly, the meeting did not go as planned as she was having none of it at all. The Elegant Stallion had opened a show for the legendary singer (Onyeka) and stuck around to take a photo. “I was still really new in the industry and I opened the stage for her, I got down and decided to take a picture with her, as soon as I got there she went off on me. “She said ‘Don’t touch me’. It was like the worst experience I have had in my life. Everyone was staring at me. I don’t think she knew I opened the show for her,” Aramide said. “I even knelt down to greet her, and she said okay come and take the picture. For a moment, I felt bad, but the good thing about that kind of situation is that it makes you work reall

Billionaire kidnap kingpin,  Chukwudumeme, Onwuamadike , alias Evans, has filed an application seeking to be released on bail. He also prayed the court to give his case an accelerated hearing. However, the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions,  Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bay , has described the bail application, seeking accelerated hearing filed alongside an application seeking to quash the charges as conflicting and confusing as well as an abuse of court processes. According to  Shitta-Bay , it is a ploy to frustrate the trial. Details later… The trial of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, the kidnap kingpin popularly known and addressed as Evans, continued at the Ikeja High Court on Friday, November 3, 2017. The kidnap suspect was in court alongside five others against whom different charges are being leveled. Evans appeared calmer in court on Friday as the trial lasted over two hours following the drama by his counsel who asked that some charges be struck out for want of