Barely a week after a building accommodating a Nurse and Primary school collapsed in the Itafaji area in Lagos Island, killing 20 persons, another building in the area collapsed this afternoon.
According to reports, many residents of No 57, Egerton Square Alakoro area of Lagos Island, are currently trapped as their building collapsed this afternoon. The building has already been marked for demolition.
Nollywood Actress, Queen Oluwa, has shared a video showing the dilapidated state of a residential building in a part of Lagos Island that is on the verge of collapsing.
In the video which she shared on her Instagram page, the blocks of the building could be seen breaking out.
She wrote ;
”Please help avert another disaster by tagging the appropriate agencies. This is 14/16 Obadina street, Lagos Island. There is also a Nursery School in the building and it’s on the verge of collapsing. Watch the video carefully pls”.
A Nigerian media enthusiast, Rekana Sharon Ojong, took to her social media page to narrate how an alleged rapist almost killed her after spiking her drinks at a party in Lagos.
According to the media personality, she has not been herself in the past 2 days as the drug is still having effect on her system.
She also said she feared speaking out due to the stigmatization of rape victims..
She wrote:
I’m so grateful to God for being with me as well as having a proactive friend who was with me and got me out of there ASAP.
Although I’ve spoken to medical professionals and taken what I needed to get the acid and ingredients out of my system, the past 48hrs have been long and restless with the drug in my system. I feel extremely disparaged.
For a second, i feared speaking out will attract ill-mannered and uncouth comments but he chose the wrong woman. I refuse to be discouraged and silent.
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Over two hundred women are being raped daily, with less than a hundred reporting to the police.
Very few of these cases will be investigated, prosecuted, and no more than ten will result in a conviction and lenient sentence (with most perpetrators end up serving half their sentence). Most times nothing else has been done to pursue the investigation simply because victims can’t provide any information to take this investigation further.
But thank God for social media, this type of men need to be shamed!!!
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P/S – For legal reasons, this post was taken down for more investigation. But back up now because I have never doubted my instincts and my suspect is blatantly lying instead of owning up and apologizing for attempting to kill or rape me.
A rather creative father is currently being lauded on social media after he devised an interesting means of feeding his baby whose mother was away.
In a video that’s now circulating the internet, the father is seen tricking his baby who would not drink from his feeding bottle by hiding the bottle in his shirt to make it seem like it’s breasts.
It’s only then the baby agrees to to be fed as he feels he’s sucking from breasts.
After the former Big Brother Naija finalist shared a photo of himself with the BBN host, Davido declared that he sees him succeeding Ebuka to become the nest BBN host.
Tobi Bakre shouted a big amen to singer, Davido’s declaration of him becoming the next Big Brother Naija host after he’d shared a photo of himself and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu with a caption, which Davido reacted to.
Tobi shared the photo with the caption,
When I see experienced professionals in my line of work do their magic. I’m always with my invisible pen and paper.
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A lot was ongoing Bt I was jst watching closely to see how this bross does this thing. Sure learnt a lot from Ichieee on set of the DW reunion.
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Learning from experienced hands helps you skip a good number of possible mistakes you might have had to learn from on your own.
And Davido reacted to post, saying, you are the next host, I see it
Member of the defunct Platainshun Boiz group, Blackface has just released a diss record targeted at his former band member, 2Baba.
The song aptly dubbed “WAR” was released 24 hours ago on the singer’s YouTube channel.
As the title suggests, the song found Blackface calling out 2Baba over claims of hypocrisy and theft, and also took shots at 2face’s manager, Efe Omorogbe.
“I taught you how to rhyme, taught you how to flow / Now you say you’re a star, now you making dow, why you steal my song, you no let me know / Na you and your manager wey dey block my show from every carnival / Your mama say you’re innocent but I know say you be cannibal”, he sang.
He also went on to allege that 2Baba engaged in same-sex intercourse as a sacrifice for his success.
“Make I expose you for who you are, 201 know your story omo where I go start / 2Face since when dem start to yansh you for back, that’s why you no fit stand straight, that’s what made you star”.
Ever since the break up of Nigeria’s most prominent boy group, two of its members have been engaged in one of the longest running feuds that the industry has ever witnessed.
From claims of copyright theft to allegations of blocking his music, Blackface has been quite vocal with how he feels about 2face, with several lawsuits filed by both parties.
Popular Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold took to his Instagram page to celebrate his younger sister, Fadekemi Kafilat Kosoko’s 28th birthday.
He wrote,Adekunle Gold
Fadeke?!! How are you even 28?! ??♂ My sister isn’t so little anymore.
I remember how after every term in school you would come 1st in your class and come back home with your results like it’s nothing. I used to be very envious (lol) because your head teachers comments always looked good, unlike mine that almost always said – “He’s too playful, do better next term”.
You are one of the most intelligent people I have ever known.
Happy Birthday to you and mom.
Love you two a lot.
@thatlagosgirl
PS. I still don’t know what happened to your dance skills, I used to be angry you could dance and I couldnt. ?
A video which shows the moment a Nigerian girl based in Onitsha, Anambra state, walked out on her boyfriend who threw her a surprise engagement inside the Onitsha mall, has begun serving rounds online.
The lady who seems to be unhappy with the proposal, turned it down and walked out on her man, right in the face of everyone present around them.
Few days ago, the video of a 7-year-old lass, Success Adebor, ranting over the fact that her school authorities sent her home because she had not paid her school fees and other levies, went viral on the internet.
A lot of social media users, including celebrities volunteered to pay her school fees and even give her a full scholarship, other Nigerians were outraged by the school authorities for resorting to sending students away whenever their parents fail to pay their fees.
The state government has reacted to the video.
In a recent interview with Punch, the state Commissioner for Education, Chiedu Ebie, noted that the state government operated a free education policy and it was illegal for the school authority to demand examination levy or any other unauthorized levies from pupils.
He added that an investigation has commenced into the matter and that he will be visiting the school later.
“The fact is that we (government) operate free education policy in Delta State.
We discovered overtime that some school heads take the laws into their hands by imposing illegal levies. We have battled this in the last three and half years of this administration. We have had school heads suspended and demoted.
Once again, this is another case of a school head taking the laws into her hands and imposing levies that ought not to be imposed on the pupils. We have what we referred to as ‘approved levy’ in our schools. It is issued by the ministry (of education). The approved levy is N100 for consumables and no school head has the right to collect above N100.
Also, for sports wears because of inter-house sports and other sporting activities, we have a flat rate of N750. It’s clearly specified and clearly defined. In this case, I understand that it was exam levy of N800 and a levy for a book of N1,000 and another one for N300.
Let’s give her the opportunity to hear from her. The video has been trending for the last two days and she must be aware of it. If I am not convinced or satisfied with her response, then judgement or punishment will be meted out to anyone caught culpable pending the conclusion of a more detailed investigation in line with civil service rules.” he said
Popular Gospel singer/pastor has taken to his Instagram page to write of how he moved from Heartbreak To Praisebreak and how the sad event led him to his wife.
Read Below;
I have shared the story of one of the toughest times I experienced. However, one which led to meeting my wonderful wife. I hope these tips help you if you are in a similar situation. A Heartbreak can become one of the most powerful forces of change in your life. I got a call from my ex saying “This Thing is over.”
Now this was tough. Especially coming from someone I thought could worship the very ground I walk on. At least so I thought. I never felt a pain that sore in my whole life. I mean, I’ve lost some loved ones, but this pain was in a class of its own. All efforts to get her to talk failed. So I prayed, and was convinced I had to move on.So I went through the following process.
1. I made sure I experienced healing in GOD’s presence. You see, many times people don’t get healed before they jump into another relationship. I made up my mind not to use someone as my temporal pain reliever. So I spent time Worshipping, and just shedding the tears before my Father in heaven. Then I was led to listen to some sermons which spoke to my situation. This process led to the next.
2. The more I spent time with God, The easier it was to FORGIVE! People! You’ve got to FOOOOORRRRGIVE. This isn’t just for your “heartbreaker.” It’s more for YOU! You will definitely hurt someone if you jump into another relationship without experiencing and giving forgiveness.
3. Get lost in GOD. In fellowship and His Service. Make the Holy Spirit your lover, friend and companion. Let Him shed His love abroad in your heart. Serve God. Get busy for God that you can’t even remember anything RELATIONSHIP (with the opposite sex ), of course until God says it’s time.
4. Then as you begin to sense God stirring your heart in the direction of a relationship, do an objective appraisal of your life. I said to my self, “Nath? Sentiments apart, the way your life was, would you marry YOU?
It’s very easy to get upset and bitter when such happens, but we never really sit down to ask ourselves why? I began to see areas of my life that needed upgrades, spiritual, physical, personal development, ministry, character and overall vision as a young man.
5. I wish I can shout � this from a roof top. PLS DON’T TRY TO PROVE ANY POINT TO YOUR EX. If you have thoroughly gone through levels 1-4, The Holy Spirit would have done so much work of transformation within you.
And while in the stage of appraising your life and ready to make adjustments and upgrades, it would never be to prove a point to your ex or people.
Many have made hasty decisions in the flesh including making bad marriage choices, career, business, relocation choices etc all because they wanted to prove they too can “marry” and be successful. If you truly yield to God’s work, you will come out with one attitude —— , GRATITUDE! And like David say, it was good that I suffered…” Psalm 119:71.
6. This is important… So you can move on and begin a fresh start, BREAK TIES and contact with the Ex, if possible. This is not malice. But this is perhaps for the time being so you can really put closure on things. A time will come when you are able to relate without any sort of attachments and emotional ties. Many wonder why they can’t seem to move on, and when you look, you find certain connections still active. Messaging on social media etc.
7. When you begin sensing a leading into another relationship this is what you should do, PRAY. When you meet someone and begin having feelings for them, that is not a green light for another relationship. That feeling says to you IT’S TIME TO PRAY. Remember feelings are also internal chemical reactions. And Trust me, if you went through what I went through, you don’t ever want to enter casually next time�.
8. And when you meet that right person, and see what you went through and what God has done, you’d give him a praise break���. You also won’t compare this new person with the other. Because you have been HEALED, FREE & GROWN. And if the heartbreak was a terrible one, the kind that could be described as evil done you, you would come out feeling Compassion for the other person, rather than Bitterness.And just to add, one way to forgive also, is PRAYING for the other person. It’s tough, but a mystery that works miracles.Hope this blessed you
A Nigerian man identified as Mark Babatunde is the only man of Nigerian nationality living in the coldest village on Earth and he has shared his chilling experience after spending four years in Russian village called Yakutia.
Mark Babatunde who is now enjoying his life in Yakutia, which he now calls home, shared his experience online, calling his blog: “The Northest African in the World.”
According to RT, Mark met a Yakutian girl, Natalia, when he studied in China and decided to perform a northward journey with her.
Mark confessed to journalists that he was shocked when he arrived.
“The cold was the worst thing. I wasn’t used to living like the people do here,” he said.
The average winter temperatures in Yakutia stand at minus 35 Celsius, while the winter lasts for a whole nine months.
Mark adapted fast and he has three kids with Natalia and a job as a teacher of Chinese and English at a school in village of Oi.
His pupils absolutely adore him, saying that Babatunde is “a great teacher and person.”
Shocking reports are emerging of a mass shooting in Holland as Dutch police confirm that several people have been shot in the city of Utrecht.
At least one person has died and a number of people injured in a shooting ‘with possible terrorist motive’ in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning, local news reports.
One or several gunmen opened fire on a tram in the city centre at around 10.45 local time on Monday morning, before fleeing the scene, witnesses say. Police say one or multiple assailants are still at large, and have since instructed all schools, as well as mosques and transportation hubs, in the city to keep their doors closed.
Shortly after 12.30 local time, the Dutch government raised the terrorism threat level to the highest possible in the province of Utrecht.
The Dutch anti-terror coordinator Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said in a statement that the ‘threat level has gone to 5, exclusively for the Utrecht province,’ referring to the highest level. ‘The culprit is still on the run. A terror motive cannot be excluded,’ he said in a Twitter message. He called on citizens to closely follow the indications of the local police.
Dutch military police have been ordered to be on ‘extra alert’ at Dutch airports and ‘vital buildings’ due to the ongoing police manhunt.
Nigerian Singer, Simi got into a debate with Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo on Instagram after the pastor shared a controversial message on his Instagram page.
While speaking to his members, Pastor Kingsley said women are more emotionally mature than men and from a very young age, women already know what they want, whereas men at the same age are only thinking of football and sex.
He added that “God put so much sexual passion in men, expecting that women will obey him by doing access denied so that if he wants so much sex, he should marry.”
He then said that women giving men sex freely is the reason why men have refused to get married to them because they can get sex without being married to them.
The problem began when male followers jumped on the comment section and saw Pastor Kingsley’s message as an excuse for their lack of self-control.
One Male follower with the handle @lekanrubber, in his comment, took advantage of Pastor Kingsley’s message to make a case for men who ask women for sexual favours before they do anything for them. Hiding under the cover that the message provided, the follower pushed responsibility for men’s action to the women.
Simi would then jump on Lekanrubber’s comment to correct that delusion and she told Pastor Kingsley that the problem with his preaching is that it causes men to think and act like @lekanrubber.
She told him that he was placing sole responsibility on the women while excusing men’s lack of self-control. She warned that such preaching will make men reluctant to take responsibility or to exercise self control.
And pastor Kingsley replied, saying his message doesn’t demean one sex. In a follow up post, he referred to Simi and other women who were opposed to his post as “freedom fighters” and said he doesn’t have the patience to entertain them so he blocks them.
The actress and mother of three shared these beautiful photos of herself and her husband posing together in stylish outfits.
Sharing the photos, she wrote ; Happy New Week Friend…..Have more Faith than Fear.
More photos below ;
The Talented actress, who never avoids appreciating her family once said that Family is everything.
In her words ;
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything As they refuse to concentrate,@princeodiokojie and i gave them phones so we can have peace. we cannot come and die jor.”
A Nigerian man with the handle, @LegitChidi, has called for the bombing of Abuja Central Mosque after the New Zealand shootings which left over 50 people dead.
The Nigerian man called for the bombing of Abuja Central Mosque, after Dr Joe Abah, made a post concerning the the New Zealand mosque shootings, calling on a condemnation of “all forms of extremism: religious, racial, ideological or political.” However many social media users condemned the attack in New Zealand, the Twitter user wrote “Let them shift to Abuja central mosque abeg..we need them there.”
His account is currently being reported to security agencies and Dr Joe Abah also wrote;
I asked why people will go to a mosque and kill people praying. Below is one of the comments to my tweet. I will be reporting the tweet below to the security forces just in case. Please join me to report it to Twitter as well. Thanks Read
I asked why people will go to a mosque and kill people praying. Below is one of the comments to my tweet. I will be reporting the tweet below to the security forces just in case. Please join me to report it to Twitter as well. Thanks. https://t.co/euPMvT1YZf
However a quick check revealed that he might have pulled down his Twitter account, however his last tweet gave off his location to be Bayelsa. The Abuja National Mosque is the national mosque of Nigeria. The mosque was built in 1984 and is open to the non-Muslim public, except during congregational prayers.
An 8-year-old Nigerian homeless refugee child, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, was crowned a New York chess champion for his age group last weekend.
Tanitoluwa Adewumi who fled Nigeria with his family in 2017 and is now living in a homeless shelter in New York City while his asylum application is pending, won his category at the New York State chess championship. He went undefeated at the state tournament last weekend, outwitting children from elite private schools with private chess tutors.
The 8-year-old Nigerian homeless refugee child who was recently crowned a New York Chess Champion, moved to the US with his family to escape Boko Haram, a terrorist group responsible for atrocious attacks. He enrolled in a local elementary school with his siblings not long after they arrived, and he discovered the chess club. However after his mother is mother Oluwatoyin emailed them to say that while they could not afford to pay the fees attached, the club waived the fees because he was quite eager to participate.
Tani does not only play with them, he also attends a free three-hour practice session in Harlem every Saturday to master his game. At night, he uses his father’s laptop to practice. A year ago the boy took part in his first tournament with the lowest rating of any participant, 105.
His rating is now 1587 and rising fast. (By comparison, the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, stands at 2845.) Tani has an aggressive style of play, and in the state tournament the coaches, watching from the sidelines, were shocked when he sacrificed a bishop for a lowly pawn. Alarmed, they fed the move into a computer and it agreed with Tani, recognizing that the gambit would improve his position several moves later.
It is sometimes tough for Tani, as his parents disclosed that he once came home from school crying after classmates teased him for being homeless. And at an immigration hearing last fall, he burst into tears when he misunderstood the judge to say that the family would be deported.
A final year student of Usman Danfodio University Sokoto was killed in an accident which occurred while she was returning to school.
The final year student of Computer Science identified as Sanusi Munira Adamu, was killed at about 4:30pm in the accident which occurred at Dange Shuni on her way back to school from Zamfara State.
Dr Intercessor Jehovah aka The Demon Destroyer has just bought his third Hummer Limousine which he flaunted in the street of Aba, Abia State.
Dr Intercessor Jehovah aka The Demon Destroyer, who is the Holy Ghost Searchlight & Deliverance ministry based in Ukaegbu Road, Aba, took to the streets with his security to dedicate his third hummer limousine he just bought as his church members and others sang his praise.
The controversial Pastor was born on 15th December in Umuderim, Ihitte Uboma in Imo state, in the family of Sylvester Okafor. His bio on his church’s page reads;
The Almighty God (Jehovah Elohim), The Almighty God changed his name to (Dr. Intercessor Jehovah) instructing him to abandon his birth given name and endowed him with power of the holy ghost to preach, heal and deliver people from all works of life, through the power of the holyghost.
Prophet Dr Intercessor Jehovah aka The Demon Destroyer buys his third hummer limo, dedicates it at his church in Aba pic.twitter.com/5PSOplKhbP
Dr. Intercessor Jehovah is recognized across the world today by many through his teachings and healing, having a cured many diseases eluding the understanding of medical practitioners, people all over world call him for prayers when all hopes is completely loss and God Almighty has been faithful to his promises to him (To always answer whenever he calls upon his holy name).
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has promoted Comptroller Bashir Abubakar of Apapa Area Command to an Assistant Comptroller General (ACG).
Mr. Abubakar was the officer who, last year, rejected a $420,000 bribe handed over to him by a drug trafficking cartel, to take delivery of 41 smuggled containers of Tramadol. Abubakar refused the bribe and seized the consignment.
Tramadol is a pharmaceutical product prohibited under Nigerian laws. The abuse of Tramadol is known to have dire health consequences among the population.
Alibaba in a new Instagram post, raises alarm over widespread of Instagram beggars who according to him is an emotional blackmail to get people to fund their laziness.
According to the ace comedian, the idea of looking like a slay queen and setting up a social media account and using same to solicit help is not going to get us anywhere. Alibaba who stated that he didn’t get to where he is by a stroke of luck as he spoke against the widespread of Instagram beggars, also pointed out the number of hustlers on Lagos streets, hawking and grinding daily. He wrote;
This is something we must not encourage anymore. People using emotional blackmail to get people to fund their laziness. OOtoooo ge!!!!! I have shared on my page young nigerians who decided to go into small businesses like selling groundnuts, working in a bakery, hawking bread, sales girls, office boys, barbers, security guards, keke napep riders, car washers, mechanics, carpenters… all to keep body and soul together. This idea of looking like a slay queen and setting up a social media account and using same to solicit help is not going to get us anywhere. That’s why 100s of thousands will flood reality show auditions. See the number of hustlers on Lagos streets, hawking and grinding daily. Some, make like 2K a day. Some make more. I didn’t get here by a stroke of luck.
I have squatted, been homeless in Lagos, worked for free, took paid employment with #DPLekkiLtd when it seemed that comedy didnt pick up like I thought it would. Let’s stop encouraging this lazy behaviours. It will continue to encourage many who see others succeeding at it. The girls coming to do pedicure, weave your hair, pick up househelp jobs, waiters at restaurants, ushers, and so on you think they don’t have pride or don’t have a reason to want to take their lives? Please, find something to do. I have between ages 16 and 25, been in all kinds of jobs. Wasn’t any easier. Shoemaker. Bricklayer. Carpenter. Sand digger. Conductor. Bakery worker. Brewery worker. Extra Murals teacher. Kabukabu driver. Smooth mellow deejay. Break dancer… there are several things to do while waiting for things to happen. Begging isn’t one of them
Lagos Command Controller of Prisons, Tunde Ladipo,says 24 inmates of the Ikoyi Prisons will participate in the forthcoming 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scheduled to hold in April.
The Board had also said that no fewer than 1.8 million candidates had registered for the all Computer Based Test under the UTME. According to Ladipo, preparations have been concluded by the Board to ensure a hitch-free examination for the inmates in its facility.
File Photo of Nigerian Prison
“I want to say that we are very prepared and ready for this examination. A lot of work has already been done as part of our efforts to ensure that these inmates are well tutored and exposed to the use of ICT for the coming examination.
“We have prepared them on how to use the computer during the examination as it is on this mode that all the candidates will be tested.
“Thankfully, the organisers of this UTME have assisted the facility with 60 computers and other accessories. Ever since this supply was made, we have been using them to train these inmates at the prisons’ school and their responses have been amazing.
“We expect that they will all come out in flying colours, as, apart from the computers, we can also boast of a well stocked library, coupled with teachers who have been coming to take them on various subjects,”
Nollywood actres, Charity Nnaji is now a proud owner of a brand new Sports utility vehicle just two weeks after she survived a scary car crash in Lagos (Read Here)
Sharing the good news, the actress wrote ;
‘barely two weeks ago, God saved my life from an accident. Two weeks later God proved to me that he’ is God and he never lie. TO GOD BE THE GLORY, #faithfulgod #contented bae #notincompetitionwithanyone #whatstrendingnow,,(from the depth of my heart i just want to say THANK YOU SIR) you are indeed a true fan’.
President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra M Buhari-Indimi took to her Instagram to share stunning new photos of herself as she wrote about herself.
Sharing the photos, she wrote:
I adjust my crown as though it’s made of gold and diamonds, but what this crown is made of is way more than that.
My religion, traditions…everything that makes me who I am today is in the very fabric of this crown. It’s my identity.
A Nigerian, a Northern Nigerian woman. A mother, a wife, a daughter and a sister.
And nothing, and I mean nothing stands in the way of my dreams, In sha Allah.
At this moment I was saying the Nigerian pledge out loud and felt every single word I was uttering. And in my heart I knew that I do pledge to nigeria with all my heart and my entirety.
Do you? -I adjust my crown as though it’s made of gold and diamonds, but what this crown is made of is way more than that.
My religion, traditions…everything that makes me who I am today is in the very fabric of this crown. It’s my identity.
A Nigerian, a Northern Nigerian woman. A mother, a wife, a daughter and a sister.
And nothing, and I mean nothing stands in the way of my dreams, In sha Allah.
The world’s most expensive and luxurious unisex perfume,Shumukh, valued at Dh4.752 million has been unveiled by The Spirit of Dubai Parfums by Nabeel.
Paying tribute to ‘The Spirit of Dubai’, Shumukh in Arabic translates to ‘deserving the highest’. It unites the art of jewellery and perfumery to create a one-of-a kind masterpiece that tells the tale of the great emirate through seven core design elements.
Set with 3,571 sparkling diamonds (totalling 38.55 carats), topaz, pearls, 18 karat gold 2479.26 grams and 5892.88 grams pure silver, Shumukh is the epitome of luxury. Shumukh can be exclusively seen at The Dubai Mall, Fashion Avenue as part of the mall’s ART+ series.
The Spirit of Dubai Parfums is inspired by the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Dubai – an awe-inspiring city of vivid scenery and captivating contrasts of ancient tradition and all the luxuries of a thriving, cosmopolitan society. The award-winning brand launched its ‘First generation’ Luxury collection in 2015 followed by ‘Second Generation’ Ultra-luxury Collection in 2016.
All products are conceptualised from the seven core elements. Shumukh – an unrivalled tribute to Dubai in the world of fragrance, beautifully showcases the seven key elements of pearl diving (Durra), falconry (Baz), Arabian horses (Abjar), roses (Narjesi), luxury (Haibah), Arabian hospitality (Diwan), and Dubai’s stature as a ‘city of the future’ (Aamal), all of which have been intricately modelled in gold and silver, and ornamented with the highest quality VVS diamonds and precious stones.
Standing 1.97 metres tall and taking over three years and 494 perfume trials to formulate, Shumukh is comprised of the finest natural ingredients sourced from the furthest corners of the globe, culminating in a scent that is as unforgettable as it is mesmerising with notes of amber, sandalwood, musk, rare pure Indian agarwood, pure Turkish rose, patchouli ylang-ylang and frankincense.
Shumukh takes its lasting power from the superior quality and rarity of its ingredients and is estimated to last on the skin for more than 12 hours and up to 30 days on fabric. Shumukh hand-blown Italian Murano glass bottle has the capacity to hold three litres of perfume that is dispensed via a revolutionary remote-controlled spray mechanism that adjusts to the user’s ideal height.
Shumukh is conceptualised in the UAE by Asghar Adam Ali, Chairman and Master perfumer at Nabeel Perfumes Group of Companies and executed by renowned artisans and master craftsmen from Switzerland, Italy and France – including the recipients of the designation of Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (“Best Craftsman of France”).
Shumukh is the only perfume to hold two Guinness World Record titles, including ‘Most diamonds set on a perfume bottle’, and ‘Tallest remote controlled (RC) fragrance spray product’.
On Sunday, Yvonne Jegede‘s ex-hubby, Abounce shared this photo on Instagram with the simple caption, ‘Sunday vibes, may the sun shine with you, bless’.
Instantly, a fan came to the comment section to point out that he looked better when he was with his wife.
DMW rapper and singer, Dremo drops a new new, and he titles this one “Mirror”. This new jam is produced by DaveMix.
On this melody, Dremo raps and makes inquiries about the negative reality encompassing the nation with references to ongoing occasions and perceptions.
Gbenga Daniel, Atiku Abubakar’s former campaign Director-General who announced is resignation over the weekend, has disclosed that his people said he must lead them to APC.
The former Atiku Abubakar’s campaign DG had invited his loyalists and supporters to his supporters to his Sagamu residence, and they reportedly told him that they were satisfied with his decision to leave PDP but he should lead them to the ruling party. Gbenga Daniel who spoke to reporters shortly after their meeting, said his people (supporters) were mounting pressure on him to lead them to APC.
“Basically, they said I could resign from PDP… they said I must lead them to APC and they also said I could not retire from politics. That is the summary of what I heard,” he said. Asked if he was ready to join APC, Daniel said, “What else can I say? My people have spoken.”
Gbenga Daniel had claimed in his resignation letter that he is quitting partisan politics to resuscitate the Political Leadership Academy (POLA)which he established some years ago, added that he has “resolved to immerse myself in some other vocations and take on some new challenges.”
The former Governor of Ogun State who declared his support for APC’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, before the gubernatorial election, also disclosed that he wants to work on his pet project, the Gateway Front Foundation (GFF) which he said is aimed at dispensing succor to people in need and providing help to those who have health challenges.
Princess Shyngle who was in the news few weeks ago after she got a G-wagon from her man, has showed off the expensive wrist watches her boyfriend bought her.
Princess Shyngle who also told her boyfriend to make sure the bed is strong as she showed off the expensive wrist watches, added that she’s got lots of surprises coming for him. She wrote on Instagram;
If I don’t hail my man watin ah gain ?? first a car now this ??❤️ I’ve never owned a diamond watch before so I’m beyond excited ? you’re hands down the best man in the world ❤️ thanks for always going all out for me ❤️ thanks for my gift, I love it and I love you ❤️ can’t wait to see you soon baby I miss you ❤️❤️❤️ long distance sucks though ?
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Former footballer turned Sports Consultant, John Fashanu has opened up on the death of his Gay brother Justin Fashanu, admitting regret of being part of the culture that condemned his elder brother, leading to his death.
In 1988, the former Wimbledon star was in the glitzy Dorchester Hotel, celebrating with his team-mates after their FA Cup astonishing victory against Liverpool when a group of players were laughing and joking about the fact that his brother Justin was gay.
John says: ‘At that time, anybody saying my brother was gay was reason to fight them. Now you wouldn’t think twice about it. But then it was an insult to my family name. One of my brothers was gay. Are you mad?’
Ten years later his brother Justin, the first £1million black footballer and first openly gay professional killed himself after he became a victim of racism and homophobia.
He hanged himself in a deserted garage after being wrongly accused of sexual assault.
‘It was a horrible day,’ adds John, who was a year younger than his brother. ‘While Justin wrestled with a number of personal demons in his life, it is clear that issues around his sexuality were at the heart of his problems.
‘There is no question that the prejudice he encountered in his professional life as a top-flight footballer for club and country blighted his career and led eventually to his death. It is a sad reflection of the continuing issues that surround professional football that, 20 years after Justin’s death, there is not a single openly gay footballer in the Premier League.
‘This is a situation that defies logic and underlines the fact that, 20 years after Justin’s death, it is still not considered advisable to be openly gay.
The 56-year-old readily admitted that he acted like a ‘monster’ towards his brother after discovering he was homosexual in 1990.
According to him, he did not believe the gossip that Justin was gay but, after his brother confirmed the rumours, he paid him £75,000 to keep quiet.
Later, when Justin came out in The Sun under the headline ‘£1million Football Star: I am Gay,’ he felt betrayed. Eight days later, he hit back, doing an interview with The Voice, saying: ‘My Gay Brother is an Outcast’.
‘Initially, I didn’t believe him,’ says Fashanu, who now runs a Sports Academy in Nigeria. ‘When I confronted him and he said he was gay, I just thought he was doing it for attention.
‘Of course you’re gay,’ I thought. ‘Stop showing off. You’re trying to take my glory. You’re not going to do it. I’m the No1 footballer, I’ve taken your position, I’m now in the Premiership and playing for England. You’re now smoking out, having injuries and you just want to take my platform’.
That was what I was thinking. So I said: ‘Here, I’m going to give you £75,000 on the condition that you stop telling everybody you’re gay because no one cares’.
‘I then put him in a beautiful hotel in central London and asked my then manager to keep him there for a few weeks to calm him down. Little did I realise that he was gay too and sympathised with Justin. They colluded together and came up with the front-page story in the Sun.
‘I was livid. I thought he was a scam artist, taking money from me and taking money from the newspaper. I couldn’t understand then — although I can now — why he thought it was necessary to tell all and sundry that he was a homosexual. After all, I’m a heterosexual but I don’t go around singing that I’m a heterosexual.
‘Now I see the frustration and confusion he must have been going through. He must have just wanted to bare his soul. But homophobia was the rage then. You couldn’t even say the word homosexuality 30 years ago. My immediate thought was to protect my siblings, protect my mother and father and protect my loved ones around me.’
In the lengthy interview, Fashanu who scored 134 league goals in almost 400 games at Wimbledon and four other clubs, said it was sibling rivalry that tore the brothers apart.
‘I think it was sibling rivalry,’ he says. ‘And then you add the football, you add the showbiz, you add the celebrity, you add the money. Oh my goodness. That made the relationship quite toxic.
‘Money is a very powerful influencer when you don’t have any. I can remember going to my foster parents house and going through Justin’s numerous suits, looking for money in the pockets because I was broke.
‘I wouldn’t say I was jealous of him — I was happy for his success — but I felt annoyed that he wasn’t supporting me. I was very cross because he had a lot of money and wouldn’t give me any.
‘With the benefit of hindsight, I think he wanted me to learn the hard way. He would say: “You are not going to be a freeloader, John. You are not going to sponge off me. You will work for your money”. But at the time I couldn’t see it. I thought he was a meanie pants. Now, 30 years later, I say: “Thank you so much for assisting me to understand you have to work for your own money”.’
But it was very different when the tables were reversed and John became a millionaire. Then Justin would ask him for money and, as the dutiful younger brother, he paid up. ‘I was very generous,’ he says with a laugh.
‘And, of course, I loved him.’ Contrary to reports at the time, the two brothers were not estranged when Justin died. In fact, when Justin fled America after being wrongly accused of sexual assault, he turned to his brother. John last saw him on April 30, 1998, two days before he died.
‘Sometimes we had three months, sometimes it was five months we didn’t speak,’ says John. ‘But we would still pick up the phone and shout abuse at each other, as brothers do. I think I was one of the last people to actually see him. He came to my penthouse in St John’s Wood.
‘The dynamics had changed so quickly, from me not having any money and him being loaded, to me suddenly having crazy money and him having no money at all.’
It was at that time that John had a premonition about his brother.
‘I actually called my mum and said that I think Justin is going to take his life,’ he says. I saw the narrative. I saw that he was looking like a man on some sort of downward spiral.
‘I think he was lost. I think he was defeated. I thought: “This is not good. I think Justin is going to do something silly”.’
Two days later on May 2, when John and his second wife Melissa were christening their oldest son Amir, now 21, his brother hanged himself in a deserted garage.
‘My then wife and I were arguing over whether to christen him Amir Justin Fashanu,’ he says. ‘I was refusing because he had caused me so much stress. Just as I changed my mind, there was a knock at the door. I opened the door and there were two police officers. They said: “Is that John Fashanu? We have bad news to tell you. Your brother has passed away.” I said: “What do you mean? He’s dead?”
It was so traumatic. I thought it was some sort of horrible joke gone wrong. The challenge was how do we tell my mother Pearl, who was already not very well. She had cancer and we all knew telling her would kill her and we were right.
‘We drove to her house but didn’t say anything. She just looked at us and burst into tears and said: “I know he’s dead”. Then literally on Justin’s birthday the following year, she passed away.’
‘I’m sad that I wasn’t able to communicate better with Justin and a lot more often,’ he adds.
‘Communication stops wars. But life is too short for regrets. What we couldn’t see many years ago, we can now see.
‘We cannot go back and change the narrative but we can move forward and make changes for the future. Hopefully, our foundation will be a major stepping stone to change.
‘Justin was a wonderful brother and achieved so many goals: he was a great athlete, the first black £1m footballer, had the best goal of the year — which was an amazing goal — and bigger than all of those accolades, he was my brother.
‘He propelled me into the limelight: a high percentage of my achievements in this world have been because of him. Not only was I able to film the biggest television show in the world for 13 years, Gladiators, but I won the FA Cup in 1988 with Wimbledon, the Crazy Gang.
‘All my achievements were phenomenal. And they wouldn’t have happened without Justin.’
The former footballer and his oldest daughter Amal, a 29-year-old TV presenter and bag designer, are launching a foundation on April 1 in an attempt to fight out homophobia in football and increase the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender players (LGBT) in the sport.
According to him, the Justin Fashanu Foundation will collaborate with the professional bodies in organising fundraisers and raising sponsorship in a bid to eliminate prejudice in the sport.
‘Our mission is to confront discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in football at all levels and empower them to participate without regard to their sexuality,’ says John. ‘We want to ensure that professional footballers can be open about their sexuality without the fear of public disapproval or professional disadvantage.
‘Thirty years ago, when I was at my peak playing football, the climate wasn’t conducive for anybody to come out. It wasn’t conducive for anyone to say they were bisexual, homosexual, LGBT.
‘But times have changed. The reaction has been overwhelming. It has been amazing. It’s almost like people are saying now: “Please come out. Have a free spirit. Have a free will. Be who you are”. There are a lot of people we hope to inspire to be free to come out and nobody will persecute them as I did with my brother many years ago.’
