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Fire they say is a dangerous servant and fearful master,which ever position it took last night,it was disastrous for numerous business people who ply their trade at the Alade market in Lagos. About 10 shops were razed by fire with goods worth millions burnt at the popular market located on Allen Avenue.www.urbanlifeng.com gathered the incidence triggered by an electric spark,could have caused more havoc,but for the timely response of men of the Lagos State Fire Service. Shop owners were seen this morning counting their losses. Here is pictorial voyage into the burnt down market.

"When beggars die there are no comets seen,the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.".These immortal words came to fore yesterday,as the remains of the scion of Late sage Obafemi Awolowo,Oluwole Awolowo was laid to rest,in Ikenne,Ogun State.A number of eminient Nigerian,who came from all walks of life paid glowing eulogies to the Publisher of Tribune Newspapers titles,who was interred after a funeral service at Our Saviour’s Anglican Church. Presidential delegation, Speaker of the House of Representatives, state governors, former governors, members of the National Assembly and many others attend the burial In a sermon entitled ‘Don’t Wait; You May Not Get Another Chance’, the Bishop of Remo Anglican Diocese, Right Reverend (Dr.) Michael Olusina Fape,who officiated,, said late Oluwole Awolowo lived a fruitful life and never sacrificed integrity on the altar of self-interest. He said people like, Oluwole Awolowo, who prioritised the welfare of the people and identified with people in their lowliness of stations, were becoming endangered species in a country that had been taken over by insincerity, corruption and moral recklessness. Fape likened all mortals to fig trees in the vineyard of God, and stressed the need for all to bear good fruits, lamenting that there are many Christians today who are not bearing fruits, particularly those in positions of public trust. The leader of the Federal Government delegation and Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, in a tribute to the deceased, said President Goodluck Jonathan cherished Chief Oluwole Awolowo “Throughout his life, despite the fact that his family name could have opened doors for him at the corridors of power, (Chief Awolowo) maintained a very healthy relationship that is based on honour and family tradition'. Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun,also spoke glowingly about the 'Unbreakable',as the deceased is fondly called tribute, The from the aperture of the eyes of his wives and many children,it will take a lifetime for the wound of losing him to heal,as wept openly and uncontrollably as the remains of their father were lowered into the vault. Other dignitaries in Ambassador Gbenga Ashiru,Commuication Minister Omobola Johnson; FCT Minister of State, Jumoke Akinjide; Senior Special Adviser to the President on Policy, Strategy and Documentation Oronto Douglas; Special Adviser on Media to the President, Reuben Abati; Governors Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) and ex-governors Olusegun Osoba, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Gbenga Daniel and Segun Oni,many others .Here are the pictures of top Nigerians,who attended the Ikenne,burial.

Sequel to the successful presentation of his latest album,’ Greater Height’,in London,juju prodigy Sunday Adeola Ogunyemi popularly known as Sunny Melody,has brought the resonance home.Days at the Etal Hotel,Oregun Ikeja,Lagos he threw another lavish album launch cum homming celebration.It was a well attended event that has in attendance of notable faces in Nigerian entertainment and London party scene.The Ogun State University grad was elated at the turn out of motley of friends and fans for the event.Trust 'Mr Melody',he treated the guests to gourmet meals and surfeit vintage liqour.Here are some of the faces at the event

Nigeria’s burgeoning cultural value is once again attracting the world’s interest in what seems to rekindle ones memory of the global attraction that greeted Festac 77, again, the World Sango Festival planned in Nigeria has finally concluded arrangements to hold in August 2013. This was revealed days back by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III in a brief meeting with his inner caucus team on the project. Briefing www.urbanlifeng.com was media cum event consultant, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye “We have done a very strong strategic meeting with the Kabiesi on how this very mighty project can be done successfully ”. The meeting agreed purely on internationalizing the festival to a global level, we tried to appreciate all the requirements of a festival of this nature and how to go about it”. Alaafins team is represented by his cultural ambassador, Dr. Paula Gomes, a Portuguese, who holds a doctorate degree in African Cultural studies” Ajiboye said. Principally, the Alaafin simply brought to fore, the gangatuan importance of Sango to the cultural relevance of the Yoruba people, “Sango without gain- saying was the most characteristic Alaafin that ever existed, you very well know the primordial importance of the Alaafin to the generality of the Yoruba monarchs “– Sango was the grandson of Oduduwa, who reigned and ruled Oyo and strengthened the historical Oyo empire which went as far as Togo and Benin republics. Today, Sango still has extensive relevance in the cultural history of those to neighbouring countries. Continued the Alaafin, Sango as ‘The power of technology’ was very key to the Yoruba race. Virtually every village, town or city of the Yoruba people has Sango followers, as his tool was primary to all Yoruba Monarchs’. According to Dr. Paula Gomes, I have been everywhere in the world researching African Culture, Sango has unbelievably huge followers, enthusiasts, and adherents from almost everywhere in the world. There are well over twenty countries of the world that have Sango followers, although some call it Xango, some Chango. However it’s called, they all still refer to this same powerful African monarch from Oyo. The event plans to have well over 5m visitors from all over the world. He, Alaafin says the festival is willing to collaborate with the culture and tourism departments of the Federal Government, The six states of the western Nigeria including Edo, Kwara and Kogi where his people live, Afonja of Ilorin was from Oyo, this is one festival that concerns all the 50m Yorubas anywhere in the world they may be regardless of ethnic differences or monarchical diversity- “Once you are a Yoruba, you are concerned and involved in this festival. The Oyo Empire was the strongest empire in West Africa nay Africa. We have a lot of cultural antecedents in Oyo, there are more than enough cultural monuments that can fascinate the world still alive in Oyo and other parts of the Yoruba land. This is culture, we can’t as a people ignore our culture, he concluded. While his cultural ambassadors has been in touch with the World Bank, and United Nation’s relevant organs. Harnessing the over 100m followers of Sango all over the world is a great cultural feat for Nigeria, besides, it will be a wonderful income come for the economy, after all the world earns great income from tourism, concluded the Alaafin.

'A mother's treasure is her daughter'.Nothing,can be devastating as losing a that treasure,in the twilight of one's life.Quit expectedly, 81 years old Mama Adetutu Grace Famuagun, mother of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Funmi Olayinka,has remained inconsolable since,the demise of her daughter.Reports has it that,days back she broke down and wept uncontrollably,asking about the whereabout of her daughter. the Famuwagun’s family house, Oke Ori-Omi, where the parents of Mrs. Olayinka live in Ado Ekiti. Alongside his wife, Bisi and other top government functionaries, could not hide his emotion when the octogenarian mother kept asking “Kayode, where is Funmi?” repeatedly. In a statement, Governor Fayemi said all his engagements, including the symposium organised for the youths at Ikogosi Ekiti are cancelled. Equally, the state has suspended all official ceremonies and opened condolence register in the office of the governor and the office of the deputy, including the state’s liaison office in Lagos and Abuja. Already Governor Fayemi has declared a seven-day mourning during which all flags in the state will fly at half mast. This came as Senate President David Mark, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Professor Wole Soyinka, state governors, senators and other prominent Nigerians continued to pay glowing tributes to Mrs. Olayinka, 52 and mother of three, who died in a Lagos hospital on Saturday after a long battle with breast {jcomments on}cancer.

Many did not really believe Popular female comedian Princess Damilola Adekoya ,when she mentioned she has eventually found someone to marry.As she performed last week at the Lagos dinner hosted by the First Lady,Dame Patience Jonathan,to celebrate Nigerian women,in commemration of Nigeria's Centenary celebrations the country.Afterall,it was not a joke,on Monday,the occassional actress got officially got married to her lover,Ade at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos.www.urbanlifeng.com gathered that the couple has fixed a traditional engagement for May 8, 2013. This will be preceded by her ’Shades of Comedy’ show coming up on Worker’s Day, May 1.

The recently held Nigerian Entertainment Conference,held at the Grand Ball Room of Eko Hotel and Suites,Victoria Island,Lagos,has come and gone.However,there was a surprising aspect of the event,when emotions that ran high between Kennis Music boss, who also doubles as the General Manager of Raypower FM , Kenny Ogungbe; and the Chairman of Copyrights Society of Nigeria, COSON,Chief Tony Okoroji,which is still a subject of discourse among, scores of guests who attended.The duo was reportedly engaged each other in a public brawl over monetary issue. . Trouble started after the first session of the event,where the two among other entertainment stakeholders, were panel of discussants, when Ogungbe alleged Okoroji of owing him some money through COSON. Fumed by that, Okoroji reportedly confronted the Kennis Music boss for making such statement in the open, but Ogungbe reportedly insisted on his allegation which further infuriated the COSON boss. “How could he say such a thing in public?” Okoroji was quoted to have asked. The incident would have gone physical if not for the prompt intervention of people around who reportedly separated the two industry giants from possibly hitting each other. Unprintable words were said to have been freely used during the altercations. Other industry gurus at the event were Sound Sultan, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Weird MC, Amaka Igwe, Frank Iweke Jnr, MI amongst others. Keke as Kenny is fondly called, in a frenzy, said After now, if anything happens to me, it is on your head” The incident happened immediately after the first session of the conference where Mr. Kenny Ogungbe, Cool DJ Jimmy Jat, Sound Sultan, MI and Weird MC were discussants during which pertinent industry issues had been raised.

They say blood is thicker than water,this saying, is presently not holding forte among David 'Davido Adeleke,Bayo 'B Red' Adeleke and Shina 'Shinarambo' Adeleke,warring members  of famous record label, HKN Gang.

The Psquare family have once again welcomed a new member to the celebrity family, Paul Okoye‘s first child, a bouncing baby boy, Andre! Paul,who is other half of the Pop Star group Psquare and his girlfriend Anita welcomed their child in the early hours of Thursday, April 11, 2013 in an Atlanta hospital, US, their publicist Bayo Adetu disclosed. Mother and child are said to be doing fine. In January, twin brother Peter and girlfriend Lola Omotayo welcomed their second child, a girl, Aliona.

At the moment,the media is buzzing of an advertising stunt,the saw comic actor,and face of Etisalat adverts, Hafiz Oyetoro,popularly known as Simply Saka,dumping the telecommunication company, to pitch tent with rival company MTN. MTN recently kicked off it's television commercial for the recently activated Number Portability Scheme,and surpirsingly featuring Saka gladly announcing he has ‘upgraded’ to MTN. The ad starts with Saka dressed in green traditional attire only to transform into a bright yellow attire as he leads a music band. ‘I don port o, I don port go MTN. I don upgrade to MTN‘, Saka sings and dances. Advertising doesn’t get more brutal than this, picture a popular face of a big brand, announcing to millions of consumers that he’s switching camps and advising them to do so too! “Yes I have a deal with MTN and just as much as I can’t disclose the specific fee, I can tell you it’s a mouth-watering deal,”.The Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin,Leturer disclosed in a chat. Although Saka did not disclose the exact amount he was paid for dumping Etisalat for MTN. Reliable sources revealed that,the deal fetched him up to 20million naira The actor, who enjoys massive reception from fans and TV viewers for his comic roles, had endorsed the Etisalat brand alongside the Etisalat ambassador, Princess, several months before dumping the network for MTN’s new AD campaign, I Don Port.

'You can plan a great picnic,but you cant predict the weather,so is life,You can plan to be great but it only depends of what tomorrow give'.Was the twitter message of Nwachukwu Ozioko,popularly known as Vast of the singing duo, Bracket,when the web went buzzing that,he has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, a type of cancer of the blood. According to reports, the singer was diagnosed in February this year after suffering serious body pains, headaches, non stop coughing, loss of weight and weakness while in Paris for a show. He flew to London where a test conducted determined he had cancer. Vast,we learnt has been receiving treatment at the Wellington Hospital in the UK since February and now he's responding very well to treatment. He has undergone 4 circles of chemotherapy with each circle costing about N1.4million. He will do a few more before returning to Nigeria next month,report says Sadly the dude was said to have visited hospitals in Nigeria, late last year when he started losing weight and feeling weak. Howoever,tests conducted on him test took over three months for the diagnosis, and by the time it was released, the cancer had spread to his liver. His managemment company,however,confirmed the report,saying he is getting better.

The World's largest maker of mobile handsets, Samsung Electronics, is offering five young, ‘up-and-coming’ Nigerian fashion designers an opportunity to showcase their designs at the upcoming launch of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. Through its ‘Galaxy S4 Design for Life’ initiative, a programme aimed at harnessing and promoting local talent in the fashion industry, Samsung is providing young talents access to skills, training and support that are pivotal to ensuring that they achieve both commercial and creative success. Participants in the programme were required to submit evening wear design proposals for Samsung Brand Ambassadors, Kate Henshaw and Banky W via Samsung’s website. Of the submissions received, 18 entries were initially chosen by a panel of fashion experts including brand ambassador, Kate Henshaw, Chief Executive Officer of Beth Model Management Africa, Elohor Aisien; Creative Director of CLAN, Teni Sagoe and Hakeem Balogun of Kimono Kollection. A second and final selection process took place in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Saturday, April 20, 2013, with five lucky designers emerging as winners of the competition. The five finalists will be given the opportunity to present their collections to buyers, consumers, the media and the general public at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Lagos on Friday, May 10, 2013. Samsung Electronics West Africa’s Business Head for Hand Held Products, Mr. EmmanouilRevmatas, described the programme as an avenue for the company to provide emerging stars in Nigeria’s fashion industry with the much-needed pre-requisites for success, including publicity, mentoring services and networking opportunities. In addition to providing the five finalists with the opportunity to showcase their collections at the launch of the Galaxy S4, Samsung also organized a workshop on Sunday April 21 to enrich and expand the overall fashion experience of the participants in the programme. The workshop encompassed training and mentoring by fashion icons Teni Sagoe and Hakeem Balogun, as well as networking opportunities to equip the emerging, creative talents with the necessary tools for launching and managing a fashion business. Also speaking, Samsung Electronics West Africa’s Marketing Manager for Hand Held Products, Ms. Olajumoke Okikiolu said, “The new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone is a combination of innovation, class, style and beauty; and what better way to launch it into the Nigerian market than to showcase Nigerian designers’ sense of style and creativity. We are happy to support this very important initiative because we value every opportunity where we can contribute to the community; it is more so for this programme because it is a sustainable one.” The “Galaxy S4 Design for Life” initiative is one of several community development projects undertaken by Samsung Electronics West Africa over the past few years, as part of its corporate social investment initiatives. Other projects include the Samsung-Chelsea FC ‘Dream the Blues’ Youth Football Clinic, an expansion of Samsung - Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp programme, which has already benefitted more than 5,000 children across the world and the company’s construction of its Engineering Academy in Lagos and Ekiti States, with a view to developing 10,000 electronics engineers across the continent by 2015.

Nigeria's entertainment industry,has once again been thrown into mourning.Sensational entertainmment lawyer,is dead.www.urbanlifeng.com gathered that the copyright expert,who originated the entertaining talk show,'Wetin Lawyers Dey Do Sef',died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of today.The Urhobo born attorney,had complained of dizziness,shortly after he arrived from South Africa,last nightand while his household was thinking,it was an exhaustion arising of jetlag,he collapsed.He gave up the ghost,while he was being rushed to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital,where he was pronounced dead,on arrival.