APC Presidential candidate, President Buhari is absent at the 2019 NEDG/BON Presidential debate currently holding at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja.
The presidential candidates in attendance are Oby Ezekwesili of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili; Fela Durotoye of theAlliance for New Democracy (ANN) and Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).
Atiku arrived the venue of the debate but backed out last minute.
I can confirm that @atiku is at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel venue of #2019Debate. He waited till it was confirmed that @MBuhari wasn't going to appear then made the decision not to participate at the debate
Newly wed singing sensation, Adekunle Gold is outchea serving dripping sauce just days after he said “I do” to his bae, Simi, in a private wedding ceremony held in the city of Lagos.
The singer took to the gram to share his first photo after the nuptials and captioned the photo,
According to reports, two young boys were caught after allegedly stealing panties in Lagos metropolis.
The boys were reportedly caught red-handed by some residents who sighted them after stealing an underwear and was allegedly looking for more to pick.
They were forced to strip off their clothes and paraded in public as further details of what later happened to them – were not given.
This is happening weeks after a teenage boy was caught with some panties and was paraded in the street after being beaten mercilessly by residents in Lagos.
The EFCC has arrested and arraigned 5 men who hacked into a bank and increased a customer’s balance from N781k to N466m.
The suspects identified as; Bashir Abdullahi Mohammed, Oche Ogenyi, Adefila Taofile Kayode, Rabiu Aliko Lawal and Mmadu Mathew, were arraigned before justice Mohammed Tukur of a Kaduna State High Court, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N466m.
The suspects who pleaded “not guilty” to the charges and were ordered to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the determination of the bail applications, were arrested following a petition by Polaris Bank, alleging that they hacked into the bank’s application, and fraudulently increased the N781,000 in one of the customer’s bank account to N466 million.
Elder brother of Governor Nasir El-Rufai, is dead, Air Vice Marshall Aliyu Ahmed El-Rufai (rtd) passed on in the early hours of today.
The late AVM died at the age of 71, he was born on November 10, 1948 in Zaria, Kaduna State.
A family source who confirmed the death to our correspondent said the late AVM died in the early hours of Saturday at a hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness.
The death was announced via a statement by spokesperson to the Kaduna governor, Samuel Aruwan.
The statement said Mr El Rufai was commissioned as an officer in 1972, and retired in 2002 at the rank of Air Vice Marshall after a meritorious military career.
“He held different positions and commanded various formations while in service and attended several courses in Nigeria and abroad.
“He is survived by his wife, Hajiya Safiya Rufai, six children, brothers and sisters. His surviving siblings include Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and Alhaji Bashir Ahmad El-Rufai,” the statement said.
It also said funeral prayers will take place at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna by 4pm today, Saturday.
A housewife with the name, Mrs. Nana Seluba, left her husband shocked after she revealed to him that his younger brother, Abdulahi Alika, had satisfied her sexually when he traveled and as such, she did not miss him.
According to a report by P.M.EXPRESS, her husband got his brother arrested for conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. The incident happened at Kilometre 5 Igando/ Ikotun Road in Ikotun area of Lagos where Nana lives with her husband.
It was gathered that Nana’s husband got married to her in their home state in northern part of Nigeria and brought her to Lagos.
However, the husband left her and traveled back to their village whereas his younger brother, Abdulahi, who also resides in Lagos, took up the obligation to satisfy her sexual needs until her husband returned.
The whole thing got exposed when their neighbours upon her husband’s return asked to know who among Abdulahi and his elder brother was married to Nana because Abdulahi moved in and started living with Nana when his brother traveled to their home state.
It was then that Nana’s husband remembered that she was calling him with Abdulahi’s phone when he was away and then asked her what happened. The wife then told him that he created a vacuum when he travelled and that his younger brother, Abdulahi, closed the gap and satisfied her before his return.
The husband became angry and reported the adulterous act to the police at Igando Division; Abdulahi was arrested and detained at the station for interrogation.
P.M.EXPRESS scooped that during interrogation Abdulahi denied but Nana was brought to the police station and she explained to the police that throughout the period her husband was not around that it was Abdulahi she relied on for her sexual needs because Abdulahi was her husband’s immediate brother.
The police found him culpable and charged him before Ejigbo Magistrates Court for sleeping with his brother’s wife.
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has arrived Nigeria from the United States.
Atiku had visited the US for a town hall meeting and to also engage officials of that country in talks. The visit is also seen in some quarters as a step to absolve himself from allegations of corruption involving him in that country.
The return of the former vice president popularly known as Atiku was announced by his media aide, Paul Ibe.
“The Eagle @atiku has landed from his U.S trip.” Mr Ibe posted on his Twitter handle.
Already, the federal government has advised the PDP flag-bearer to warm up to answer to a fresh allegation of corruption against him. He is accused of benefiting from slush funds that pulled down Bank PHB, now known as Keystone Bank.
A couple who met on the popular Facebook group are now engaged to be married after the lady reached out to ask the guy out.
Blessing Bili said she sent the young man a private message in January 2018, after seeing his comment on the group and she “practically asked him out “. 1 year later, he proposed and she returned to the same group where they met to share her engagement story.
The young lady went on to share some words of advise for other women.
She wrote:
We met January 2018
I practically asked him out
Through his DM ?
Bae if you love any man here
Ask him out
Buy pizza
Shawarma
Anything ?
Infact pay his transport when he visits you if he insist give the Keke man
If he is mobile ,drop the money at the back sit
It won’t take your life
RnB 2019
*He bought the ring himself
American Rapper, Cardi B who has devoted most of her time with her baby daughter, Kulture has said she will feel very betrayed if the child says ‘daddy’ first before mama.
The mother of one made the statement after her daughter nearly said ‘daddy’ for the first time before ‘mommy’ in an Instagram video she shared.
In the video which has been deleted, the 26-year-old is seen filming Kulture happily kicking her legs as they watched her dad’s Offset rap in the Ric Flair Drip music video.
Also taking to Twitter to react, Cardi B wrote ”KK was watching Ric Flair drip on tv yesterday and she said “Da” …..If she says dada before mama imma feel very betrayed,’
A Nigerian man has narrated the childhood experience that made him become a feminist.
The Man identified as Chuka Nwanazia took to micro-blogging site, Twitter, to share the story of a friend and playmate called Halima who he grew up with in Asaba.
He said she was married off to an old Alhaji when she was less than 12 years old. The underage marriage she was subjected to ended up being the cause of her death as she died during childbirth, at the age of 12.
He tweeted:
While growing up in Asaba, I had this neighbor & friend called Halima. We used to play a lot together. One day her dad took her back to Katsina to marry an old Alhaji. Halima was only 12 & died at childbirth. She’s the reason I became a feminist. I still see her in my dreams.
Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa, has described MC Oluomo, as a someone who makes the world a happy place.
MC Oluomo was reportedly stabbed at the January 8 All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Lagos and had been on admission in a Lagos hospital until days ago when he was said to have been discharged but later flown abroad for further treatment.
She made this known in a get well post on her Instagram page, where she said the Lagos NURTW bigwig’s presence brings joy to many especially those in the Yoruba genre of the Nigerian movie industry. She wrote;
“Lovely people like you are not supposed to fall sick. It beats me why you are on that sick bed. Your presence makes the world a happy and lively place to live in. My prayers are with you Ayinde @mcoluomo,”
A twitter user has shared a video of a woman using her toddler as a shield in the rain and it has left other social media users speechless.
Most ladies know how important it is to maintain a beautiful hairstyle. Making this happen is tantamount to one thing – the rain will never be their friend.
However, this particular woman took looking after her hair to an entirely new, extreme level when she used her own toddler as an umbrella to shield her weave from the rain.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, social media user @LevisLaKing posted the shocking footage on the platform. The tweep also used a very empathetic caption.
He wrote: “Lord your daughters are protecting their weaves from the rain with their children.”
Watch video below.
Lord your daughters are protecting their weaves from the rain with their children…? pic.twitter.com/i1cg7NQ2Iv
Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh is renowned for courting attention and with her recent photos, it’s best to assume she is living her best life in a sack.
The actress posed in a Ghana must Go Sack and said she is securing the bag.One of the photos also features her son, Andre, feeding her candies.
She captioned the photos, “2019 WE SECURING THE BAG..
?????? Team work makes the work better!!”
Nigerian singer, Falz’s mother, Mrs. Funmi Falana, was one of the guests at her son’s much-anticipated album ‘Moral Instruction’ listening party.
The rapper’s mother, who got an opportunity to talk at the event, disclosed that she is bothered that Falz doesn’t go to church.
In her own words,
“Folarin, you don’t go to church and I am bothered. I hope you would start going to church this year.”
Acknowledging his mother’s claims, Falz however stated that he has nothing against the church in a recent chat with Saturday Beats.
According to the singer, not going to church doesn’t make him less of a Christian.
In his own words,
“I have nothing against the church or going to church; everyone has the right to practise the religion they desire but personally, as a Christian, it has been a while that I have been to church. It does not make me less of a Christian.
“The most important thing is spirituality and your personal connection with God. The reason I haven’t attended a church service in a long while is because I went to a few churches and during sermons, I was put under undue pressure. There was a time that a pastor called me to the altar just to acknowledge my presence for being in church.
“In my mind, I felt that the service was not about me. I felt that everybody was there to worship God, yet they were putting undue pressure on me. The pastor gave me the microphone to address the congregation and I was puzzled; what did he expect me to say to the congregation? These are some of the issues. I just want to go to church and worship God like a regular member of the congregation. I do not want that kind of attention. I was hoping that I would go to church on a Sunday and it would not be like any other day I’m at a public place or doing a show,”
A Nigerian man identified as Kayode, was according to reports, killed alongside two others in Palmdale shooting last Wednesday night.
Kayode who is said to be a serial entrepreneur was pronounced dead at the scene alongside two others, and it was gathered that the fourth victim of the Palmdale shooting was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The murder weapon was not recovered, and it was further gathered that the description of the shooter or shooters as well as a motive was not immediately available.
The shot residents were found after deputies responded at about 11:15 p.m on Wednesday, to a call of a gunshot victim in the area of Ranch Center Drive and 40th Street West.
Kenyan socialite, Huddah Monroe has gone hard at so called Nigerian big boys, particularly the Lagos ones for defamation of character.
According to her, she is sick of these Lagos boys claiming they’ve slept with her when they haven’t even had the chance of meeting her.
She says because she’s graceful enough to reply to their and sometimes, include a love emoji while chatting, they mistake her mere gesture for flirting.
She goes on a ranting spree on her Instastories, as she asks these guys to improve on their dress sense as she can’t distinguish their style from that of her gate man.
Former Big Brother Africa housemate, Beverly Osu took to the gram to dauntlessly share this photo of herself on her page on Friday and some trolls who didn’t have anything nice to say, were put in their place.
The trolls particularly tried bodyshaming her over her ‘fallen breast’ but from the responses they got, it’s obvious that the model was prepared for them.
When one troll decided to mock her by saying her boobs are falling on their own, she related the ‘fall’ to the level of his IQ… ouch!
A new film about Michael Jackson has begun garnering massive buzz ahead of the Sundance Film Festival.
Leaving Neverland will take a close look at the allegations of sexual assault and abuse made against late pop legend, Michael Jackson by a number of men, including choreographer, Wade Robson.
The Australian-born dancer, 36, previously filed a lawsuit against Jackson’s estate in 2016 asking for $1.62 billion in damages.
In his complaint, Robson claimed that he was raped by the King of Pop for seven years, starting when he was seven and ending when he was 14.
That suit was eventually tossed, with the judge ruling that the singer’s estate could not be held responsible for the allegations being made by Robson.
The film Leaving Neverland is premiering next week.
This has prompted members of Jackson’s family to lash out at the festival and HBO, who will air the documentary later this year.
Makeup mogul and reality TV star, Kylie Jenner, with her daughter, Stormi and her best friend, Jorydn Woods are looking good as they rock matching lemon green bikinis.
The 21-year-old shared the photos on her Instagram page with the caption,
With two of my favorite people in the world
Kylie Jenner welcomed her first child on the 1st of February in 2018 – she only announced the news later on after she had given birth. All the while during her pregnancy, no one was in the know but fans were only hinted by speculations and possible rumours.
Checkout her new photos with her ‘favourite people’ in the world below,
Following the breakup rumours that was ignited after her Instagram account mysteriously disappeared, lovebirds, Davido and Chioma have been spotted together once again to put the rumours to rest.
This is coming after the singer stated that his babe was taking a break from social media to concentrate on her career as a chef.
In the new photo of the sweethearts together, Davido is seen planting a kiss on the lips of his girlfriend, Chioma as they reunited in London.
Davido who is in London preparing for his January 27th show, took Chioma shopping and while they were at it, took a break to have a P.D.A.
A Nigerian lady who went with her mother to pack her husband’s properties after he said he is done with the marriage, was captured on camera fighting with the man.
Though the location of where the incident occurred is yet to be known, it has however been gathered that the fight occurred after the man told the lady to pack her things and leave his house.
The Nigerian lady arrived the home with her mother who insulted her husband, and threatened to deal with him – at the height of their heated argument and fight, the Nigerian lady who came with her mum to pack her husband’s properties threw a TV set on the floor.
The lady who held on to her husband’s cloth, telling him to kill her or see her kill him, was prevented from further fights with her husband by neighbours who gathered.
Popular entertainer, Beverly Osu, has often been in the news, especially since she took part in the Big Brother Africa competition in 2013, tagged – The Chase.
Towards the end of 2018, the model turned actress stunned many Nigerians after she released some pictures in which she wore a raunchy nun outfit and was seen smoking a cigarette. Many people, especially Catholics, considered it as distasteful and an insult to their faith, but the entertainer feels otherwise.
Beverly Osu revealed that she was the creative director of the photo shoot but did not expect the backlash Nigerians meted on her.
She said, “I received a lot of death threats in my direct message on social media. I also received phone calls, saying I shouldn’t come out. People called my mother to threaten her life but I felt that they were all bluffing. Sincerely, I didn’t expect it, and there was nothing to cope with because I wasn’t bothered. I was not scared because I’m not afraid of anybody.
“If the Christians always claim they are Christlike; with the number of Christians in the world, the world should have become a better place since the 90s. I always say this, forget religion and find God.”
For the single guys who have been drooling and fantasising about the model turned actress, Osu hinted that she was not in a relationship. She also spoke about the qualities she wants in a man. She said, “I didn’t see this coming but no, I’m not in a relationship. I have never been on the lookout for a man but I would love a strong man, one with wisdom that has the capacity to teach me and nurture me. I’m a fairy tale lover.”
Late Asiwaju was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to be Sniper and was met lifeless in his hotel room around 12am on January 13, 2019 shortly after he posted a suicide note on Twitter.
See all the reactions to his death below…
Asiwaju's story has many lessons for everyone. Sadly, suicide is never a good thing… and Sniper is beginning to kill more humans than pests, is there nothing that can be done about it?
Asiwaju commits suicide ? After all the dragging and all.. I hope some of you are happy now ? Don’t dish out what you can’t take . You can start dragging me now
Twitter is calm now over the death of Asiwaju until the same hypocrites who cursed him, laughed at him, asked for his possessions before he dies and even wrote him a suicide note will wake up and start tweeting rip and sad emojis..Twitter is a murder zone. Keep your issues away
Don't call people out for rape on social media we have courts for that. Get your lawyer. It's all bants till you are the victim or someone close. RIP Asiwaju, may God be with your child.@thatgoddess____ if you lied about that issue, earth will judge you.
Asiwaju is dead. At least according to Punch newspapers. I personally thought it was another publicity stunt.
But before we all go into faux sympathy and fake caring mode, let’s remember we were the same people who asked him to drop his iPhone charger and kill himself after.
Wait suddenly Asiwaju is a saint because he allegedly killed himself?(I don't even believe that), what happened to all his alleged atrocities,what happened to the rape story on premiumtimes, what happened to the revenge porn he dropped here?Okay let's watch as the story unfolds
Am not saying Asiwaju is guilty. I don't even know. But if he did it and everyone is saying he is innocent cos he committed suicide, then Judas Iscariot is innocent of betraying Jesus
A Nigerian man from Kwara State, who took to Facebook to show off his underage girlfriend is trending online over the move and state of his room.
The Nigerian man who showed off his ‘underage girlfriend’ on the social media platform was identified as Tunde, and he was publicly professing his love to her. While some social media users lashed out at the man with some questioning the age of his girlfriend, he remained unperturbed.
Mr Eazi who revealed why he doesn’t own a car in a new interview, and that he was once offered an N80m deal in UK, but he turned it down.
According to singer, he never had up to N300,000 in his account at the time he turned down the N80m deal in UK. Mr Eazi further stated that if one’s self-esteem is based on how much he or she has in the bank account, then such person has a serious self-esteem issue.
He said;
“If your self-esteem is based on how much you have in your bank account, then you have a serious self-esteem issue. Right from when I sang my very first song, someone offered me N80m record deal but I turned it down and at the time, I did not have N300,000 in my account.
“My first record deal offer from the UK was £356,000, I turned it down but at the time, I had done a tour and the total amount I earned was £12,500. I used the money to shoot the videos of some of my songs. I was left with £20; they were offering me £365,000, but I turned it down. The reason I did that was because my value was not dependent on what was in my account.
“Till today, I use Uber but I do not care and by the way, I don’t even pay for the ride because I was given Uber credit. But if you see me in the Uber vehicle and feel that Mr Eazi is poor, what is my business (with that)? For instance, everybody around me has cars, and besides, I buy cars for people. If it makes sense for me to use an Uber, why should I drive? Why would I pay about N100m for a car that I would probably drive just five times a year?
“There are better things to do with that money. In the short time I have spent on earth, I have made a lot of money. While I was into mining, I had so much money that I was living at a place that was a stone’s throw away from the airport in Accra and I was paying my rent in dollars.
“I was making a lot of money. That shows you how expensive it was but I went from there to squatting with my friend in a one-room apartment. I was sleeping on the floor in his room. Also, when I was doing the business of selling beverages, we started with a crate and in a short while, we began to import four containers every two weeks. From importing four containers every two weeks, we went back to nothing. In my life, I have had ups and down. If my self-worth was based on material things, I would have killed myself.”
On the backlash he has faced so far for dating Otedola’s daughter, Temi, Mr Eazi said;
“People can say what they want to say and if you want to let everything they say about you bother you, then you are not going to live, especially when you are in the public eye.
“You have to realise that as an entertainer, your life becomes a form of entertainment to others. I really do not care about what anybody thinks. He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world, so why care about what the world is saying?”
Adekunle Gold disclosed that he couldn’t save his sister’s life with all the money he had which led to the release of the song ‘Ire’ dedicated to her.
who got quite emotional in
Adekunle Gold disclosed in an interview with Saturday Beats, referred to his sister as his best friend, who died of a heart disease after they spent so much in her treatment.
The singer said;
“My sister was one of the few best friends I had but death took her away. She had a heart-related disease and I thought she could beat the disease but she did not make it. We sang together a lot and we shared the same dream. I was her best friend in the house, so it really shook me when I lost her. I remember her every year and reminisce about the great time we had together. I wish she was alive to celebrate my success with me because this was our dream.
“The funny thing is that we had the money; it was not that we could not afford to treat her, but it was just unfortunate that she died. If I was as popular back then as I am now, what would I have done differently? I do not think that I would have done anything differently because we spent money on her. I was at home when she died, so by the time I got to the hospital to see her, she had died.”
Mother of Nigerian singer, Falz, who was one of the guests at her son’s much-anticipated album ‘Moral Instruction’ listening party, disclosed that she is bothered that Falz doesn’t go to church.
Falz’ mother, Funmi Falana who got an opportunity to talk at the event, said;
“Folarin, you don’t go to church and I am bothered. I hope you would start going to church this year.”
Falz who confirmed his mother’s claims, however disclosed that he has nothing against the church in a chat with Saturday Beats. According to the singer, not going to church doesn’t make him less of a Christian.
“I have nothing against the church or going to church; everyone has the right to practise the religion they desire but personally, as a Christian, it has been a while that I have been to church. It does not make me less of a Christian.
“The most important thing is spirituality and your personal connection with God. The reason I haven’t attended a church service in a long while is because I went to a few churches and during sermons, I was put under undue pressure. There was a time that a pastor called me to the altar just to acknowledge my presence for being in church.
“In my mind, I felt that the service was not about me. I felt that everybody was there to worship God, yet they were putting undue pressure on me. The pastor gave me the microphone to address the congregation and I was puzzled; what did he expect me to say to the congregation? These are some of the issues. I just want to go to church and worship God like a regular member of the congregation. I do not want that kind of attention. I was hoping that I would go to church on a Sunday and it would not be like any other day I’m at a public place or doing a show,” the singer said.
The founder of Asiwaju Royal Furniture in Ojo, Lagos, Michael Asiwaju, popularly known as Mike Cash, has taken his own life following several rape allegations against him.
City Round learnt that Asiwaju died at a hotel in Lagos.
He was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to be Sniper and was met lifeless in his hotel room around 12am on January 13, 2019.
It was learnt that the father of one had checked into the hotel in the evening of the previous day.
Shortly before he committed suicide, he had expressed his intention via his Twitter handle, Asiwaju_limited, to end his life.
“Goodbye I’ll die soon. (I) am gone,” he tweeted at 7.35pm on Saturday, January 12.
Asiwaju was prominent on the social media platform with about 24,700 followers.
The post was the last of several tweets the deceased broadcast last Saturday, between 5.52pm and 7.35pm, in response to the allegations.
Last week, a Twitter user, @thatgoddess, had called out Asiwaju, noting that she had information about how he raped a woman inside his car. She, however, said facts about the allegation were still sketchy.
Later on, she posted a chat history between her and an unnamed woman, who claimed to have been raped by the young businessman sometime in May 2017.
In the chat history, the woman alleged that Asiwaju lured her into a hotel in Festac and forcefully slept with her.
The woman’s chat read in part, “I don’t want anyone linking me to this. He raped me. His full name is Michael Asiwaju. He owns a furniture company. He’s also known as Mike Cash. He is mostly in Festac. He tried to lure me with money and gifts. He was asking me out and I refused. I was just fine being friends with him because he was a controlling person.
“He said I’m his girlfriend and I just laughed about it cos (because) I never agreed to be his girlfriend. He always wanted me to come see him but I always refused. Then, he accused me of sleeping around with men. I ignored him and then he apologised. So he called me and said I should come hang out with him and his friends at the beach.
“So I thought it was okay to go see him since it was an open place and his friends were gonna (going) be there. So when it was time to leave the beach, he was supposed to drop me off at Lekki Phase I; then I’d get Uber to take me to my house. He also had to drop one of his friends at his hotel. So we were all in the car and then his friend dropped midway.
“Mike said we had to go to his friend’s hotel to wait for him. I didn’t even understand what was going on but I didn’t mind cos (because) we were not alone. His cousin was there too.”
The accuser stated that when they arrived at the hotel, she waited at the lobby instead of checking into a room with Asiwaju. She explained that his cousin drove out in Asiwaju’s car and promised to come back soon.
She continued, “Mike kept telling me to go chill in the room instead of waiting at the lobby. He kept assuring me that I’d be okay. So I went to the room; (the) biggest mistake of my life. I really trusted that nigga.
“I was alone for a while, then he came in and locked the door. I started to panic. He started touching me and all that. I told him I wasn’t in the mood. So he said I was his girlfriend and he would have sex with me whether I was in the mood or not. I started to fight him and he became aggressive.”
But while replying to the allegations last Saturday on his Twitter page, @Asiwaju_limited, the late businessman said the women accusing him of rape were actually his girlfriends who he met on social media platforms.
He posted pictures of two of the purported girlfriends, claiming that they had fun together sometime in 2017 at a club, where he spent N500,000.
Asiwaju alleged that his former business partner, one Blessing, was behind the blackmail.
He wrote, “I (am) here, I’ll need to say my own side of the story. I know my former business partner sponsored this blackmail to destroy me cos (because) she’s contesting on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
“You all claimed I raped you? We met on the social media, I took you to a club, I spent N500,000 popping Champaign cos (because) of you and we had sex when am (sic) high and you call it rape? In 2017, you didn’t report to the police. In 2018, you didn’t report to the police. In 2019, you decided to blackmail me.
“This two people (sic) and Blessing should be held responsible if anything happens to me. You came to visit me cos (because) you know I have money. We went to a club; I bought drinks worth half a million naira; we had sex inside my car you claimed I raped you just to tarnish my image.
“We discussed sex before you came; all this happened in 2017. None of you reported me to the police. In 2019 cos (because I) am supporting PDP and my bestie is contesting under APC, she sponsored this thread to destroy me.”
Asiwaju stated further that the saga claimed the life of his ailing mother after she read the post online, adding that the blackmail had destroyed his family.
He wrote further, “This story made me lose my mum. Even when I called, I pleaded with these people to take down the post; that my mother just had (a) heart surgery. Imagine if I wanna pay back but I won’t cos I won’t be available.
“My advice for Nigeria girls; when you meet a guy, you like him cos he is rich; you talk sex before meeting him; don’t call it rape when he sleeps with you.
“What will you gain from this blackmail? Imagine if I decided to come after you and your family? But I won’t. Now that you have blackmailed and destroyed me, wetin u gain (What did you gain)? My mother is gone cos of this; I can be gone too cos right now I’m not myself anymore.
“If you all want me to expose you, I still have your fucking nudes on my phone. Did I force you to send me nudes? Do you really wanna (want to) get exposed?”
Enraged Asiwaju subsequently posted a nude picture of one of the girlfriends purportedly sent to him. He also uploaded an 11-second video clip, showing a faceless naked woman caressing him erotically.
He continued, “You sent me this (a picture exposing breast and private parts) and we clubbed together; got high and you called me a rapist just to tarnish my image.
“Someone DM this (another nude picture) to me on Twitter; why do you people want us to expose ourselves? Plenty big gals (girls) on this platform send me nudes that they want me. When I sleep with them and stop talking to them, they blackmail me.
“I don’t care anymore. My mother is dead. I’ll expose all of you. Why will you destroy me when I told you my mother just had (a) heart surgery? Now she’s gone; everyone is crying cos of your stupidity. Are you happy now?
“You claimed I raped you. Bring police report. You feel blackmail will destroy me. Today might be the last time I tweet or breathe. Before you blackmail someone, think about their mental health. Are you happy now for destroying Asiwaju? Are you really happy Blessing?”
Further showing signs of being suicidal, Asiwaju, a single father, said his son would not live a regrettable life as he had made enough money for him to live on when he (Asiwaju) was no longer alive.
“My mother is gone. What am I doing here? Let’s get dirty on social media; stop calling me again to stop posting. Asiwaju raped you; tell Nigerians what led us to sex. Don’t sugarcoat things to spoil my image.
“I met her on Twitter. She sucked my ass; she called me the richest guy she had ever met in her life and she’s among the people blackmailing me on Twitter. Imagine if I post her real face online. Goodbye I’ll die soon. (I) am gone,” he ended the tweets at 7.35pm.
While some commenters were curious to know the suicidal man’s location and how he fared afterwards, others cracked jokes about his woes. One of them asked for his original iPhone charger before he would execute his suicide plan, while another begged for N100,000.
Four days after the controversy played out, a police source told City Round that Asiwaju had actually killed himself at a hotel in Festac.
Although the time he arrived at the hotel could not be ascertained, it was gathered that his corpse was found in the room around 12am last Sunday.
The source said, “He checked into the hotel with another name entirely. He wrote his name as Prince Moses. For now, no one knew why he used another name. It was later discovered that his face was the same as that of a young businessman prominent on Twitter. The suicide might not be unconnected with rape allegations against him in the social media.”
When our correspondent visited the hotel on Thursday around 3pm, he met with a receptionist who identified himself simply as John.
This reporter requested to speak to the manager, but John said she was busy and asked to know the purpose of the visit.
After City Round told John about the suicide, he went back to inform the manager. About 20 minutes later, he returned to our correspondent and said the manager was still very busy.
Saturday PUNCH collected the manager’s phone number from John and promised to call her later in the day. But the manager’s line remained unreachable as of press time.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, CSP Chike Oti, confirmed the suicide. He said two bottles of Sniper was recovered from the incident scene.
He said, “We are investigating a possible case of suicide. We were alerted that a young man died in his hotel room and the Commissioner of Police was informed. He directed that the body should be evacuated and that a team of detectives comprising men from the forensic unit and men from the homicide section should investigate the matter.
“The body was inspected and there was no visible mark of violence on the corpse. Two bottles of Sniper, which we reasonably believed he must have drunk, was recovered from the hotel room. One of the bottles had been emptied while the other one was still unopened. The man checked into the hotel with the name, Prince Moses. Preliminary investigation revealed that the man was the owner of a business known as Asiwaju Royal Furniture.”
A boy identified as Eden Stevie, who refused to eat after his parents’ died over an undisclosed incident, has reportedly died of ulcer.
The boy who is said to be a Student of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State and the first son of the family, lost his mom in December, 2018, and lost his father this January. He reportedly developed ulcer after the death of his parents, and died yesterday.
A quick search on Facebook revealed that the deceased had penned down an emotional post over the death of his parents. Friends of the deceased have also taken to the platform to pen down tributes to him.
Stephine Chizoro Uzoma wrote;
Cnt believe u er gone.in less dan 1month a family lost 3 souls(mother,father n 1st son).dec29(2018)—jan18(2019) tears in Eden family.I wuld forever miss
(@Queentito__) 
