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“My mum sold fruits for 19 years straight” – Crayon recounts. Popular singer, Crayon speaks on his days of family struggle as he recalls how his mum sold fruits for 19 years straight at Iyana-Iba, Lagos. The singer made this known while speaking on his new album ‘Trench to Triumph’. He described the album as his real life story, because everything in it resonates with what he had gone through before fame. Crayon said that he and his family used to live in a tumultuous face-me-I-face-you house where the neighbors are constantly at odds with each other. To make ends meet, his mother hawked fruits for almost two decades at Iyana-Iba Lagos to provide for their family. He says that he has gone through his trenches time and he is at the point in his life when everything is moving good and he’s in his triumphant era.  

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja 75th International Human Rights Day held on the 11th of December 2023,has come and gone but the lessons and lectures by the speakers of the day is still with all the invited guests,especially the Law students invited from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Lagos State University (LASU). The Theme for the day was DIGNITY FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL:  "A Legal Appraisal of Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria  1999 (as amended) vis-a-vis  The  Operations of Law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.  Speakers and Panelists of the day are: 1. Professor Ayodele Atsenuwa 2. Chief Magistrate (Mrs) Jumoke Olagbegi- Adelabu. 3. Emeka Ozoani (SAN) 4.Mr Jiti Ogunye 5. Mr Babajide Kolade Otitoju (Prince). 6. Mrs Adaku Mbama, ESQ 7. Malachy Ugwummadu ESQ 8. Kuti Ezebiro 9. Barr. Inibehe Effiong. The event kicked off on the 10th of December with an awareness work around Ikeja and it's environmental but to crown...

Defector Rivers Lawmakers To Lose Seats - Falana ...  Says No Division In PDP A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, on Wednesday said there is no division in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to warrant the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, dumped the party on Monday for the All Progressives Congress (APC).  However, two of the lawmakers were said to have returned to the PDP, a day after, the PDP asked Edison Ehie, speaker of the Rivers assembly, to declare the lawmakers’ seats vacant immediately. Ehie has since declared their seats vacant.  Reacting to the crisis rocking the assembly, Falana said the affected lawmakers should approach the court to challenge the speaker’s decision if they are aggrieved with it. “The legislators were not exposed to sound legal advice. Everybody should know that...

Corps member builds N3.5m block of classrooms in Bauchi. By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi |   13 December 2023.  The two classrooms block constructed by Miss Rahila Garba. A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi state, Miss Rahila Garba, has constructed and inaugurated a block of two classrooms worth N3.5 million in Gudun Hausawa Primary School, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. During the inauguration of the project, yesterday, the corps member, who was serving in the Office of the Bauchi State Head of Civil Service, said the project was part of her Community Development Service (CDS), adding that it was solely financed by Habibu Engineering Nigeria Limited. According to her, the idea to embark on such a project came after she visited some schools and found out how conducive the pupils were in class. She said the primary school caught her attention, when she visited the school and realised that the already existing structure was dilapidated while the pupils wer...

“No wonder he’s always warning me never to post him” – Lady heartbroken as boyfriend of 3 years gets married to another woman A Nigerian lady has been left devastated after her boyfriend of three years relationship secretly got married to another woman, which held on Saturday, December 9. The young lady, who was seen crying profusely in a video, took to her TikTok page, @sexysica_, as she narrated her ordeal. According to her, she has remained loyal to her partner and consistently honored his choice to keep their relationship private, unaware that he had a hidden lover. The lady, who revealed that she discovered about his secret marriage via his friend’s WhatsApp status, shared that she has been unable to sleep since she found out. The video was captioned, “No wonder he’s always warning me never to post him taht he loves a “ private” relationship. I’m still trying to process everything. I swore i will never text or call him. I wont seek clarity.i font even want to know how or why it hs...

Sit In Your Office And Work For Nigerians, Oshiomhole Knocks Minister Over N1bn Switzerland Trip Budget  A member of the Senate Committee on Trade, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Minister for Trade, Industry and Investments, Doris  Uzoka, for proposing  N1 billion in the 2024 budget for a foreign trip to Geneva, Switzerland.  Uzoka appeared before the Senate Committee on Trade on Tuesday, December 12, to defend her budget.  The PUNCH reports that the minister told the joint committee that N905 million was earmarked for overhead costs while N8.1 billion was allocated to capital expenditure. Reacting to her presentation,  Oshiomhole, Senator representing Edo North, urged the minister to utilise in-country expertise to cut costs, emphasising the need for homegrown products and questioning the lack of data on Nigeria's Balance of Trade.  He said, “I see that you intend to travel to Geneva next year and you have budgeted over N1bn for that....

LAWMA ORGANISES CHRISTMAS CAROL/END OF THE YEAR THANKSGIVING The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has held its annual Christmas Carol/End of The Year Thanksgiving service to appreciate God for His blessings in the outgoing year. The event which took place at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora Olopa, was attended by LAWMA’s management and staff, as well as friends and well-wishers. In his welcome address, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, expressed his delight to witness another end of the year, thanking God for preserving the management and staff of the Authority, in spite some of the challenges encountered in the outgoing year. He said that the annual Christmas Carol and End of the Year Thanksgiving had become a tradition in LAWMA, a time earmarked by the Authority to gather together and appreciate God. In his sermon taken from the book of Genesis 8:22, Pastor Adedayo Adepetun,...