Forte Oil Fuel station near Lagos airport on fire

A filling station near Lagos Airport, Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) is currently on fire. It was gathered that fire fighters are still battling to put out the inferno which has taken over the entire filling station which is adjacent the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) is currently on fire.

The fire incident at the Forte Oil filling station near the Lagos airport, is said to be caused by a tanker which exploded while discharging its content. The incident has also been worsened the traffic along the airport road inward the domestic wing.

Daily Trust reported that vehicular movement has been grounded totally at the airport road, as the fire is still burning because the tanker had 33,000 litres of fuel. Alhaji Yakubu Umar, an eyewitness who spoke to journalists, said that the iron barricade constructed by the state government on the Airport road from Ikeja under bridge should be removed to aid emergency evacuation in times of disaster.

While the fire has not been extinguished till now, sources disclosed that more trucks have been deployed by the state fire service and fire unit of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN.

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Reekado Banks Exit Mavin Records

                                   
Reekado Banks has publicly announced his exit from Mavins family. In a post shared on his Instagram page today, Reekado Banks informed his followers of his decision and upcoming steps. He wrote;

'Today I write in tears, not from a place of of pain, but of joy and gratitude. A place of bliss and satisfaction because I am more than contented with how far this opportunity has brought me.

The last five years have been the most blissful years of my career, The journey has been extremely wonderful and filled with the best experiences...


Joing the mavinrecords family was the best thing to have happend to me in the last decade. Don Jazzy took me in and treated me like his own son. I'll be eternally grateful to him for sacrifices he made towards the growth of my career...

Taking this bold step and moving on from Mavin Records onto bigger opportunities is something that, though not easy, is absolutely necessary because of my growth''

17 Civilians Killed In DR Congo Attacks

Seventeen people have been killed in two attacks by the ADF militant group in the troubled Beni region of eastern DR Congo, a local mayor said Friday.

Twelve civilians died in Mangolikene on the outskirts of Beni city in North Kivu on Thursday while another five were killed overnight in the Paida area, mayor Nyonyi Masumbuko Bwanakana told AFP.

Explosions were heard overnight in Paida, according to local civil society representative Kizito Bin Hangi. The regional army’s spokesman said the five killings in Paida happened during an attack on barracks in the city.

“We are searching for ADF (fighters),” Captain Mak Hazukay said. The government has often blamed the group for killings, robberies and kidnappings, but sometimes it is unclear who the true assailants are.

193 Nigerians Return From Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency has received another batch of 193 stranded Nigerians from Libya.

Mr Segun Afolayan, Acting Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, South West Zone, confirmed the development to the newsmen on Friday in Lagos.

Afolayan said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 8:32pm on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvel Air aircraft with registration number UZ 189.

He said the returnees were assisted back home by the International Organisation for Migration under its Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. Afolayan said the returnees comprised 81 female adults, one female child and 14 female infants.

He said they also included 87 male adults, five male children and five male infants

Kevin Hart Steps Down As Oscars Host Amid Backlash From Past Homophobic Tweets

Kevin Hart stepped down as Oscar host late Thursday following a crisis stemming from the comedian's refusal to apologize for his previous homophobic comments and tweets.

"I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's....this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists," Hart wrote on Twitter, before uttering words he had refused to say just hours before. "I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past."

The stunning move came after Hart became involved in a spiraling social media battle over his past tweets and his steadfast refusal to apologize for them.


His lack of remorse prompted an ultimatum from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — apologize or have your hosting duties revoked. In the span of hours, Hart had stepped down from the prestigious awards show hosting job.

The comedian, 39, wrote on Twitter: "I'm sorry that I hurt people.. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart. Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again."

The trouble actually started shortly after Hart triumphantly announced via Instagram Tuesday that he’d be hosting the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. 24.

Shortly thereafter, several Twitter users resurfaced past tweets from Hart where he tweeted words like "homo" and "gay." Per E! News, the since-deleted tweets date back to 2011.

An interview Hart gave to Rolling Stone in 2015 was also resurfaced. Hart had said: "Keep in mind, I'm not homophobic... Be happy. Do what you want to do. But me, as a heterosexual male, if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will.”

One person upset with the hiring of Hart wrote in a NSFW tweet: “Fire Kevin Hart and hire a gay man instead to host the Oscars…”

Another person wrote: “Hey @TheAcademy one way to make your ratings even lower is to have @KevinHart4real and his homophobic (expletive) host your award ceremony.”

GLAAD, the media-monitoring organization, told USA TODAY Thursday that it had contacted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to discuss Hart’s upcoming Oscar hosting gig.

“GLAAD reached out to ABC, The Academy and Kevin Hart’s management to discuss his rhetoric and record as well as opportunities for positive LGBTQ inclusion on the Oscars stage,” the organization said in a statement. “They have not yet responded.”

Late Thursday, Hart reacted with his Instagram post.

"If u want to search my history or past and anger yourselves with what u find that is fine with me. I’m almost 40 years old and I’m in love with the man that I am becoming," Hart wrote in a caption of a video. "You LIVE and YOU LEARN & YOU GROW & YOU MATURE. I live to Love....Please take your negative energy and put it into something constructive."

Dad Allegedly Kills 3-Week-Old Daughter After Assaulting Her From The Day She Was Born

A father has denied killing his three-week-old daughter after allegedly assaulting her from the day she was born. Mikayla Haining was 23 days old when she died on June 8 last year at a flat in Inverness.

Thomas Haining, 20, is charged with repeatedly inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and body "by means to the prosecutor unknown" at a flat in the Hilton area of the city.

He allegedly assaulted Mikayla repeatedly from the day she was born to the day she died from her injuries.

Shelagh McCall QC, representing Haining, told the court there was a problem obtaining expert medical witnesses for the defence.


She said: "There is a dearth of experts for this kind of case in Scotland and those there have been snapped up by the Crown."

The QC told the court she has now instructed medical experts from London.

Judge Lady Rae continued the case until February 8 next year.

A trial date is expected to be allocated then.

Haining, whose address was given as High Street, Grantown-on-Spey, had his bail continued.

Khloe survives accident in car she got as gift from Obafemi Martins

The reality show star who shared photos of the badly damaged car on Instagram, wrote;

He saved me, I’m grateful Lord

Satan you failed again. Give up or all your agents will die in my space

Khloe survived an accident in the car she got as a gift few months ago from ace Nigerian footballer, Obafemi Martins.

Nigerian man blast Yahoo boys after losing $425k deal

A Nigerian man has hit out at Yahoo boys after losing $425k deal because of his nationality and the fraudsters in the country

Taking to his Twitter page, Abdul-Qawiyy wrote about how the internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys are destroying the reputation of Nigerians into legit online business. He wrote;

Yahoo boys are really destroying the reputation of we Nigerians that are doing legit jobs online.

Imagine closing a deal for a company on content creation only to be discovered you’re Nigerian & the deal is called off 😠😤😣!

These idiots are ruining our businesses 🙅🏽😓 Haha 😥

Abdul-Qawiyy  x @HQawiyy

Yahoo boys are really destroying the reputation of we Nigerians that are doing legit jobs online.

Imagine closing a deal for a company on content creation only to be discovered you're Nigerian & the deal is called off !

These idiots are ruining our businesses Haha

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Loosing a $425,000/3 months deal because of my nationality and some bad eggs amongst us 😥😢😓

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Yahoo boys are really destroying the reputation of we Nigerians that are doing legit jobs online.

Imagine closing a deal for a company on content creation only to be discovered you're Nigerian & the deal is called off !

These idiots are ruining our businesses Haha

Abdul-Qawiyy  x @HQawiyy

Loosing a $425,000/3 months deal because of my nationality and some bad eggs amongst us

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INEC Approve A New Secretary

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed Rose Orianran-Anthony as its new secretary.

This was made known in a press release by Festus Okoye, the national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission at its weekly regular meeting held today has approved the appointment of Mrs. Rose Orianran-Anthony as Secretary to the Commission for a four-year term with effect from 6‘h December 2018,” the statement said