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Lagos State Emergency Management Agency pictured rescuing trapped Residents due to flood at Akesan Igando.

Comedian AY's first movie as a producer, '30 Days In Atlanta' which was directed by Robert Peters, has been officially recognized by the 2017 Guinness World Records as one of the films with the highest domestic gross in the territories of Bollywood, Nollywood and Hollywood. The record breaking movies listed are 'PK' from India, '30 Days In Atlanta' from Nigeria and 'Star Wars' From The United States of America. This is the first time ever that the Nigerian film industry which is one of the largest in the world, will be achieving a tremendous success that will be registered by the 'Guinness World Records' since 1955 when it was first published.

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Unlock your Shops or forfeit it to Govt, Fayose tells Shop Owners Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said shop owners at Agric Olope market who fail to make use of such properties within the next 30 days will forfeit it to the state government. The governor made the statement during a visit to traders in the market on Tuesday. The governor had about a year ago directed traders at Oja Oba(King's Market) to relocate to either Awedele or Agric Olope market so as to give room for completion of the ultra modern market without traders having to result to roadside trading. Mrs. Adesola Ogunsuyi who spoke on behalf of the traders expressed appreciation for the government's directive that all roadside traders should move to either Awedele or Agric Olope, she used the opportunity of the governor's visit to highlight the challenges faced by the traders amongst which are erosion, bad road and poor water supply. Ogunsuyi lamented a situation whereby shop owners i...

The police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 57-year-old American, who was found hanged with a rope in a hotel room in the Lekki area of the state. Our correspondent learnt that the American, Charles Carlson, had checked into Ellyx Vile Hotel on African Line, Lekki Phase 1, on Monday before the incident happened. Our correspondent gathered that the hotel workers discovered Carlson had hanged himself when it was time for breakfast on Tuesday and he failed to show up or pick his calls. The hotel room was thereafter forced open and his corpse was found hanged with a rope. The incident was thereafter reported at the Maroko Police Division which came to evacuate the corpse. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the death, said the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had directed operatives to unravel the mysteries around his death. She said, "The matter was reported to the police by the manager of t...

The Department of State Services has arrested Ahmed Salkida, a journalist, who was declared wanted by the Nigerian Army last month. It was learnt that Salkida was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday afternoon shortly after his flight landed. The suspect, who is based in Dubai, is one of the three persons declared wanted for their alleged link to Boko Haram. Salkida, a female lawyer, Aisha Waliki; and Ahmed Bolori were declared wanted by the military after Boko Haram released a video showing some of the Chibok girls it abducted on April 14, 2014. A security operative, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity on Monday, said, "When we declared him wanted, he said he was willing to return to Nigeria but only on the condition that we send him a flight ticket. "His Nigerian passport had expired but the Federal Government instructed the Nigeria Immigration Service not to issue him a new passport ...

Originally Answered: What is one thing you wish you had known at 21? Cannot possibly single one out ... but here are some tips / advice ... These are not your typical answers... For the love of your own life, Don't smoke. If you're already smoking. Quit. The excuse that work stress made you do it, is not worth it. Get exercise to be part of your daily routine. Exercise your brain continuously: Keep it busy. Play poker or chess, or solve crossword puzzles, or strategy games. Keep it buzzing. Travel. Seriously. As much as you can. Especially to conferences. Food/Beverages: Learn, experiment, try out, taste all different types of foods. You eat 3 times a day if not more. Everyone on Earth follows the same routine, get to know food and you can break the ice in so many situations. Besides, its very tasty! Cooking. Learn it. It's fun. You will get to enjoy food more and the company that comes with it. Learn about Finances. Even if it might be boring, or not appli...

Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies, She was named best player and was the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Daily Sun reports that many persons are feared killed as a building collapsed at the Dosunmu bus stop area of Agidingbi in Lagos. Reports from the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Ibrahim Farinloye said landslide was the cause of the building collapse, adding that rescue operations are ongoing but one woman has been brought out from the rubble dead. More details shortly.

After a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said the government has no plans to increase the price of petrol. Mr. Kachikwu's statement comes a day after former Group Managing Directors, GMDs, of the state oil firm, NNPC, advised the government to increase the price. The former state oil chiefs argued that the current price cap of N145 per litre of petrol was "not congruent with the liberalization policy." The removal of the cap under a liberalised market environment would allow marketers of petroleum products to sell at a comfortable price based on factors such as the exchange rate and international crude price. With the Naira exchange rate going down by over 50 per cent to about N412 since the current petrol price was fixed, approving the recommendation would have meant Nigerians pay more for petrol. While addressing journalists at the State House after meeting the President, Mr...

The Divisional Student Affairs Department of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has issued a statement, shutting down all mosques located in the school hostels over some allegations raised against a group called MSSN. According to the statement, the group allegedly harbors female students for prostitution and teaching of an alien doctrine with a fashion similar to the current Boko Haram insurgency. The statement by the Dean of the Divisional Students Affairs department, Dr. G. O. Akinola gives further details on the closure.

Actor Jim Iyke wrote a beautiful message to his son, Harviui who just turned one year old yesterday . He shared some photos on IG and wrote:

Mark Zuckerberg, is currently in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting is holding at the President's Office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The technology entrepreneur had arrived Lagos unannounced on Tuesday for his first visit to the sub-Saharan Africa. He had landed in Nairobi on Thursday, but apparently returned to Nigeria following criticisms that he did not meet with any political leader during his stay in Nigeria, but only had interactions with software developers, bloggers and entertainers.