By Eniola Daniel 14 December 2021 | 3:14 am An early morning fire yesterday gutted an office complex of Spectrum Phones Limited at the popular Computer Village Ikeja, Lagos and destroyed property worth millions of Naira. Debris of the burnt phone shop…..yesterday PHOTO: ENIOLA DANIEL An early morning fire yesterday gutted an office complex of Spectrum Phones Limited at the popular Computer Village Ikeja, Lagos and destroyed property worth millions of Naira. Sources said the fire started at about 3:00 a.m. at the shopping complex located at 18, Otigba Street, Ikeja. According to a source, the company was saved from total destruction by the quick intervention of the Lagos State Fire Service, men of the Nigeria Police Force and other emergency responders. The source said: “ As soon as the Fire Fighters were contacted, they arrived immediately. Policemen were also drafted there to protect the Firefighters and prevent hoodlums from gaining access to the complex. “The fire was eventually put out successfully and no life was lost in the incident. However, goods estimated at several millions of Naira were destroyed.” Confirming the incident, the Human Resources Manager of the firm, Adetunji Richard told The Guardian that police and firemen responded in time and prevented the whole complex from being burnt down. He said: “I got a call around 5:00 a.m, but I learnt that the fire started at about 3:00 a.m. We cannot ascertain the cause of the fire as of now, but it started from our bulk office, where we have packaged goods for different states, where we have branches. “Security men told me that it started with a little smoke and then a blast followed. They couldn’t locate the security man attached to the complex on time, I think he was sleeping, but he was woken by an explosion from phones. On whether any goods were recovered, he said: “We got some phones, but we can’t confirm if the ones we salvaged are in good condition until they are tested. I can’t estimate the amount we lost to the fire until we clear everything, but the loss is huge.” Latest NOW Mr Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged stakeholders to work towards a robust tax administration for the benefit of all citizens. 1 hour ago Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards are officially in, and it has some interesting features. Announced by Snoop Dogg, “The Power of the Dog” and “Belfast” received the most nods with seven each. Netflix’s Squid Game also makes the cut in nominations. See the list of the nominees below: TELEVISION Best Performance by… 1 hour ago Britney Spears has slammed Diane Sawyer for a 2003 interview they had following her (Britney’s) ‘big’ breakup with Justin Timberlake. Britney is expressing her freedom now more than ever since the end of her 13-year conservatorship. The 40-year-old singer in a now deleted Instagram post, openly discussed her infamous 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer on… 5 hours ago In an anti-climax of the sort, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, which had been primed to affirm a retaliatory travel ban imposed last week on Nigeria by the United Kingdom… 5 hours ago Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad, other eminent Nigerians and leaders of apex socio-cultural organisations, yesterday, warned against the politicisation…
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