Omega Fire Ministries leader, Apostle Johnson Suleman has in a sermon of his preached that Jesus Christ was surrounded by bodyguards who were armed to protect him from harm.
Suleiman said this while speaking on the issue of people who love to criticize pastors – in the video below, the pastor is seen saying that if Jesus Christ was around he would have been criticized by such people.
Suleiman, to buttress why it’s okay if men of God are escorted by armed security men, explained that the disciples of Jesus were armed meaning they played the role of bodyguards – He made reference to when Peter cut the ear of a man with a sword to prove the disciples were armed.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has sworn in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state.
He charged them to prove their worth in the service of the state and her people. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment.
Ololo, who is married to Chuks, an engineer, was the All Progressives Congress’ candidate into the House of Representatives for the Owerri Federal Constituency seat in 2015 and she has served in various capacities since Okorocha became the state governor in 2011.
She had, before her new appointment, served as her brother’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Domestic Matters.
Swearing in the new commissioners and the Transition Committee Chairmen on Monday at the Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri, the governor charged them to leave their marks in their respective ministries and local governments.
He urged them to see themselves as men and women on a rescue mission.
The governor added that they had come to be part of the success story of his administration.
Okorocha said, “You are the privileged group that has the opportunity to make names for yourselves. I want to remind all of you that this appointment is not business as usual. We shall not tolerate any sharp practice or corruption of any type. Neither shall we accept indolence or laziness. You have been called to duty to help us to achieve our vision in the Rescue Mission Project.
“At this moment, I charge you all to be good ambassadors of the Rescue Mission wherever you find yourselves. To the Transition Committee Chairmen, you must ensure that ongoing projects must be completed especially the schools, chapels etc.”
He reiterated that what his administration had achieved so far had exceeded all that the previous administrations in the state, both civilian and military put together, had achieved.
The commissioners sworn in and their portfolios are: Prof. Nnamdi Obiaraeri (Information); Lady Ugochi Nnana-Okoro (Agric and Food Security); Gertrude Oduka (Primary and Secondary Education); Dr. Jones Uzoka (Niger Delta Affairs); Uchendu Mark (Public Utilities); and Gerald Okolie (Rural Development).
Others are Dr. Cyril Okafor (Tourism); Emmanuel Ojinere (Trade and Investment); Chief Lasbery Anyanwu (Transport); Onwueyiagwu Valentine (Youth Development); Mrs. Ngozi Njoku (Gender and Social Development); Chief Josephine Udoji (Works); Achilike Nwawuike (Internal Resources and Pension Matters); Prof. Emenalo Chizoba (Tertiary Education); Nwamerenini Chukwuka (Labour); and Dr. Iyke Njoku (Planning, Budget and Statistics).
The Transition Committee Chairmen sworn in include Okechukwu Onyechere(Ideato South); Sir Anyehe Okeneme (Ikeduru); Julius Onyeneho (Isiala Mbano); Akas Paschal, (Isu); Steve Odoemena (Mbaitoli); Eke Chidi (Ngor Okpala); Aloysius Onwuegbuchulam (Njaba); and Paschal Onwukaike (Nkwerre).
Ghanaian actress, Belinda Sefakor Dzata, who became quite prominent after she featured on “Heels and Sneakers” movie, has revealed that; though she’s not a virgin, she has decided not to engage in premarital sex, advising others to follow suit.
According to the quite busty actress, she’s now against premarital sex because it goes against the stipulations made by the bible. She revealed on Joy TV.
Questioned about the possibility that she may be dissatisfied with the size of her man’s manhood after marriage, Belinda confidently said size was not an issue to her.
Belinda, born in the 80’s, holds a BA in Business Management and Computer Studies from the Wisconsin University.
She has played major roles in movies like; Bedroom Diaries of a Black Woman, Beyounce, Chelsea, 4 Play, Strippers, The Prince Bride, Elmina, Why Should I get Married and Heels and Sneakers.
A young lady reached out to a twitter user for help in finding a job and after he replied with ‘Hey, send your CV’, she cautioned him for typing ‘Hey’ in his reply. This was because she considered it disrespectful. – she wrote ;
Sorry but pls i find hey disrespectful, what’s your email
The guy was astounded and they had a longer discussion on the “hey” saga than was expected
See more screenshots from the shocking chat below. lol
A National Youth Service corps member has turned an internet sensation as she melted hearts after adorable photos of herself posing with her little daughter in Khaki went viral online.
The Youth Corper identified as Mrs Vivian Okosun, has melted hearts on social media after she took to her Instagram page to share some adorable photos.
The photos which emerged online and is making the rounds, show the young mother posing with her little daughter in matching khaki and white uniforms while attending her CDS meeting.
See more photos below;
Here’s another photo of the beautiful mother and child ;
Imade Alonge Ize-Iyamu was was quite pleased after she discovered that the pilot who flew their plane to Abuja is a 25-year-old female pilot, with the name, Ibiyemi.
To give her an accolade on her unique choice of profession, usually trod by the male gender, Alonge shared the above selfie and wrote;
“My flight to Abuja on Aero today was piloted by a young 25 year old FEMALE PILOT- CAPTAIN Ibiyemi. FULL PILOT NOT CO PILOT.
I CELEBRATE HER
SHE MADE ME PROUD, SO PROUD AS WOMAN.”
A stunning young lady who sustained spinal cord injury after a tragic accident in 2014, has taken to social media to reveal that she’s not bothered about her present status.
She took to her Instagram page to share a before/after photo of herself and penned an Inspiring story about herself.
She wrote:
“Though this wheelchair is a part of me , it will never define me. And it definitely will never stop me from anything in life. It will only strengthen me. Pain is temporary! I know it hurts like hell now and you feel like you’ll never overcome it but I promise that you will. There is always a positive to every negative. 2017 has been a year of growth and I’m so thankful to be where I’m at in life right now. I’ll continue to learn and grow as a person.
Walking will always be my goal, and so is happiness. I’m going to keep working hard and enjoy life! Through every dark night is a brighter day ?
#nogivingup #choosehappiness #lovingmyself”
A Twitter user with the username, @Oluwakokolet (Ashawo) has taken to social media to narrate how she’s had her fair share of Nigerian men who’s shown ladies “pepper”.
Ashawo on Twitter, whose name gives everyone second thoughts when they see it, shared her ordeal of how she discovered the clothes of a lady on her exes wardrobe and upon confrontation, he seemed not to give a damn.
It would have been easy for some to relate with Ashawo on this but looking at her photo and username… meh!!!
No one’s judging by the way… but hey!!!
Ashawo shared:
“The pepper Nigerian men have shown me ehn it’s not today!!! I found another’s girl’s clothes in my exs’ wardrobe and he told me to go and bring mine and add it if I’m so upset.”
Bobrisky has parted ways with his famous gateman, Jacob, after the latter lied to him that he was going to the village.
Jacob told Bobrisky that his father was very ill, and doctors say they’d have to amputate his leg.. Because of Jacob’s loyalty, Bobrisky gave Jacob the sum of N60,000.. Bobo didn’t just stop there, he shared the story on his Snapchat, and some his his followers promised to help Jacob with money.
It now came as a shock to us after Bobrisky revealed Jacob lied about his father’s health, as he’s still in Lagos chilling with some of his friends.
Below is Bobrisky’s rant…
Now he’s unveiled a new Gateman, someone he says Jacob brought to him to fill his place, pending the time he’d come back to Lagos.
His name is Titus, and he says he’s not a betrayer like Jacob…
Still on the #EndSARS campaign, a Twitter user has taken to the platform to share her own ordeal with the anti-robbery operatives.
According to one @olaeloquence, while she and her friend were travelling to Ilorin from Ife on a fateful day, she was stopped by the operatives, who literally showed her and her friend hell that day.
Y’all remember this woman who claims she is Duncan Mighty’s sister and was reportedly caught stealing at a mall in Port Harcourt?…
Duncan Mighty.
A Facebook user named Ofon Le’cheery Francis, shared the photos with the below caption:
“A woman alleged to be the sister of Duncan mighty the popular musician was caught today in our shop. She stole several goods from the mall.
She confirmed she is Duncan mighty’s eldest sister”, she wrote
Well, the self-acclaimed Port Harcourt 1st Son, Duncan Mighty has now reacted to this viral report.
He has now come out to defend his sister, claiming she has had mental health challenge for over a year.
The popular singer, who said his sister was receiving care for her mental illness but ran away a week before the theft allegation made blog headlines, accused his detractors of trying to tarnish his image with the story.
He wrote:
“Say no to fake news… @instablog9ja U are too small to distract my success… curse be unto u… pls rebroadcast”
Nigerian singer, Davido’s second daughter, Hailey Veronica Adeleke is growing so fast and we’re more than loving every bit of watching the toddler grow!
Her mum, Amanda shared these lovely new photos of the infant and boy are they adorable! The youngster looks as cute as can possibly be as she’s all smiles in the photos.
A Nigerian London-based presenter, Chidera, who proudly shows off her apparently saggy boobs on social media, and gives tips on how to style saggy boobs, has shared an inspiring post about saggy boobs.
She shared the above photo and wrote;
“I created the hashtag #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER because women are shamed when their bodies don’t appease the male gaze. Saggy boobs are under represented. Being under represented makes you feel alien to society. This fosters insecurities in people who don’t have the mental strength to see value in themselves beyond other people’s standards.
Responding to #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER with ‘all boobs matter’ is absurd, as this erases and silences the issue at hand here. If all boobs mattered, all boobs would be equally represented.”
Looks like we just might not be hearing anymore from Nigerian cross dresser, Bobrisky’s popular gateman, Jacurb as he’s engaged in a fall out with his boss.
According to the transvestite, his gateman tried to scam him of N60k after he claimed that he needed to take care of his sick father.
Well, Bobrisky discovered that his situation was faux after discovering that rather than Jacurb visiting his sick father, he was with his friends in Lagos.
This seems to be the end of Nigeria’s popular gateman, who brought a smile to our faces for a while.
We sure will miss you, Jacuurrrbb… Bobrisky wrote:
The Nigeria Police Force in reaction to the recent trends in social media with calls for scrapping SARS #ENDSARS the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has ordered the reorganisation of the squad across the country.
The IGP in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood has directed immediate reorganization on SARS across the nation and investigation into all allegations and complaints raised.
“The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris concerned with public interest and the need to reposition the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for more efficiency and effective service delivery to all has directed the immediate re-organisation of the SARS nationwide and instant investigation into all the allegations, complaints and infractions levelled against the personnel of the Special Anti Robbery Squad across the country by the IGP X-Squad of the Force,” the statement read in part.
The statement said further that, in the new arrangement, a Commissioner of Police is now the overall head of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja.
“The Police Zonal Commands, State Commands and Divisions will continue to operate anti-crime units/sections, crime prevention and control squads and teams imperative to prevent and detect crimes and criminalities in their Area of Responsibilities, and other crack squads necessary to sustain law and order and protection of life and properties in their Area of responsibilities (AOR).
“Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) will now exist and operate in the State and Zonal Commands under the Commissioner of Police (F-SARS) at the Force Headquarters.
“A Federal SARS Commander of a Rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and not below Superintendent of Police (SP) will be in charge of FSARS in State and Zonal Commands across the Country. All Commissioners of Police have been directed by the Inspector General of Police to comply with this directive with immediate effect and warn their personnel not to pose as SARS operatives. The IGP X-Squad has been mandated to go round the Commands and Police Formations nationwide to ensure strict compliance and apprehend any erring police officer,” the statement read.
He, however, emphasised that the SARS have been doing very well in fighting violent crimes such as armed robbery, kidnappings and cattle rustling in the country in the recent time resulting in reduction of incidents of the mentioned violent crimes nationwide.
Aggrieved members of the public who have any complaint in the past or present of violation of their rights by any SARS personnel anywhere in the country are to report through any of the following channels for investigation and further actions.
A dearth of experts in cybersecurity and technology is leaving Nigeria vulnerable to cybercrimes, warns the Department for State Security Service (DSS).
DSS says internet fraud is more prevalent in the south west, especially Lagos, Ogun and Oyo.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is considered to have the highest concentration of cyber criminals and in the country.
Deputy-Director of the DSS in-charge of Security in Anambra state, Mr.Yekini Ishola, made the disclosure while presenting a paper on cyber crimes and the way out at a two-day annual security seminar organised by the Security Department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, tagged “Developing Technological Strategy Towards Crime Reduction In Tertiary Institution.”
He said cyber crimes were not committed by an individual, but a network of criminal activities perpetrated by syndicates using what he referred to as identity theft, hacking, stocking, malicious software and other dubious means to gain access into personal information and account details.
“As a result of dearth of hitech cyber security apparatus in the country, it could be rather difficult to fight cyber crimes to a standstill. Collective responsibility is therefore required to track cyber fraudsters and their cronies,” he stressed.
Identifying investigation and intelligence gathering as ways perpetrators of cyber crimes could be nailed, the security expert however cautioned the public to desist from disclosing sensitive personal information like Bank Verification Numbers, ATM pin numbers, passwords and phone numbers to unknown persons.
Toyin Lawani has finally spoken up, and she’s raised an alarm about a possible threat to her life, and she’s traced it to Social Media star, Bobrisky.
Toyin Lawani
On Saturday, Toyin received series of messages from a close ally warning of a possible attack orchestrated by Bobrisky. The ally who had gotten wind of the planned attack while Bobrisky hatched the plan, urged Ms Lawani to make immediate arrangements to protect herself and her children.
Ms Lawani who has reached out to the appropriate security agencies to investigate the alleged assassination plot, wondered how things could have degenerated so badly and narrated her first encounter with Bobrisky when he came to her for help.
“Bobrisky came to Tiannah’s Empire as a customer sometime in 2015 and pleaded with my attendants that he wanted to meet me as he needed some remedy for his bad skin. After administering treatment on the skin and was cured of his skin irritations, he testified that people would not stop asking about where and how he got his skin treated. He then told me he was a student at University of Lagos (UNILAG) and would love to market Tiannah’s Glow natural products. As he was a living testimony, I began by giving him some of the products and allowed him earn 40 percent on the products he sold. I also recommended a full body polish via Tiannah’s spa which helped to treat his skin infections and cleared his dark knuckles. I also advised him on how to take care of his body odour as my clients started complaining and would usually have to spray air fresheners every time he stepped into the fashion floor at the Empire. He took offence that I advised him about his body odour but the truth was that it was really bad and caused us a lot of embarrassment at some events including a top society wedding he forced himself to attend with me,” Ms Lawani said.
Bobrisky.
The Tiannahs Empire CEO further explained that as a non-judgmental person, she initially opened her doors to Idris (as he was then simply known) because he appeared relatively stable, only unusual.
He was not cross-dressing at the time but wore makeup, fixed lashes and nails. However, when she realised it was bad exposure for her son; her kid started begging to wear makeup and heels, she told Idris to desist from wearing makeup to her office; a request that angered him.
“He worked with me for only about two months but even in that time period, he caused a lot of harm than good… He was also manipulative and was always trying to cause problems between me and my staff or friends.
On one occasion, we went out together and there were complaints about his appearance which I told him about. I subsequently received a text message from an unknown number expressing admiration for Idris and his eyelashes, also asking me to introduce them. I suspected he sent the message because he spelt ‘lashes’ as ‘latches’ having seen him make the same mistake several times publicly so I confronted him.
He initially denied it but subsequently admitted and apologised following which I banned him from entering my Empire again. At that point, I realised I needed to put him at arm’s length. It also coincided with the time a lady came to my store to allege that Idris claimed to be the one mixing my beauty products for me.
It was a ridiculous claim because my mother started the business over twenty (20) years ago and it has grown beyond the phase of mixing products with hands. We have machines doing all of that in our factory,” she said
Concerning claims made by Bobrisky that Ms Lawani swindled him of the sum of N250,000 he allegedly paid for the purchase of souvenirs for his birthday, the stylist clarified that Bobrisky made a deposit of N150,000 but failed to pay the balance of N100,000 as agreed which initially prevented her from placing the order for the items and that the delayed balance she made with her money caused a corresponding delay in the shipment of the items and he couldn’t balance her money on time, which made the Tiannah’s Empire CEO decide to withhold the goods to him and suspend the plan to sell the items to him.
“He was owing my company almost N200,000 around the time after repeatedly buying clothes on credit and I informed him that I would use the money he paid towards the purchase of the speakers as his balance which would leave him with a balance of N65,000 and I gave him a cheque for that amount,” Ms Lawani said.
It is instructive to note that shortly after Bobrisky was given the cheque, he was sternly warned by the police to desist from visiting Tiannah’s Empire or going near Ms Lawani following complaints about the lies and negative stories he was peddling about the Tiannah brand.
He was at the time compelled to delete Ms Lawani’s pictures and videos on his social media pages which he had been using to create a false impression that he was still engaged by the Empire thereby obtaining payments from unsuspecting clients for Tiannah products and supplying inferior products from a certain Mama Tega after which he blocked the clients.
When Ms Lawani got wind of Bobrisky’s many attempts at passing off fake beauty products as Tiannah beauty products, she again reached out to Bobrisky to desist from the act but his next action was most baffling. Narrating the experience, Ms Lawani said:
“Few days after I issued him a warning, Idris came to Tiannah’s Empire with a black polythene bag and the security guards prevented his entry. I went downstairs to ask what he wanted and he said he had come to apologise for his misdeeds. He handed me the polythene bag and when I opened it, I saw white clothes and a guinea fowl inside.
I threw the bag on the floor and asked one of my employees, Dayo, to burn it while also warning Idris to never again visit me with such gifts. I collapsed the next day and started bleeding heavily following which I was rushed to Ave Maria Hospital. I was informed the incident was linked to pre-existing concerns with fibroid but I believe it was caused by the diabolical items Idris brought as a supposed gift.
I had a surgery and remained in the hospital for two months before I was discharged. As soon as I returned to work, Idris showed up at the Empire, saying he heard I was ill but that he came for cash as the bank did not pay him because they could not reach me to confirm the cheque while I was hospitalised. I took the cheque from him and gave him cash then bid him bye,” she said.
A few months after Bobrisky received the cheque and was told to stay off the Tiannah’s Empire premises, an aggrieved woman arrived with policemen one afternoon, claiming a Tiannah cream had ruined her skin.
It was difficult to reconcile her claims with the praises generally heaped on Tiannah’s glow natural products for its positive effects on both dark and light skin ranges as she had horrible stretch marks as well as a burnt face, knees and knuckles. Upon examining the products which the woman said Bobrisky had sold to her claiming they were from Tiannah’s Empire, it was discovered that they were fake products.
In a related incident, another lady sent a message on Instagram threatening to pull down Tiannah’s Empire after buying fake products from Bobrisky which badly affected her skin and which Bobrisky had falsely claimed were from Tiannah’s Empire. Ms Lawani contacted him and warned that he could be arrested for damaging her business reputation through his fraudulent activities but he replied with threats and called her kids bastards.
Another spurious claim Bobrisky made on social media, which we are constrained to respond to prevent lies from wearing a toga of truth, is that he paid N26,000 for Ms Lawani’s meal because she supposedly could not afford to buy herself a meal. The claim is not only untrue and ridiculous but a wicked manipulation of events by an ingrate.
Ms Lawani has over the years empowered a lot of individuals, providing them food and shelter while also helping many young entrants into the entertainment industry find their feet and attaining success.
The truth is that Bobrisky forced himself into a group of guests Ms Lawani was taking to lunch on a particular afternoon. Ms Lawani directed her personal assistant (PA) to pay for the meals but the latter however only realised that he had forgotten the debit card with which payment was to be made, at the point of making payment.
Idris volunteered to help out but the moment they returned to Tiannah’s Empire, a cash withdrawal was made at a nearby ATM and Bobrisky’s money returned to him that very night. Bank statements reflecting the various transactions mentioned were printed and shown to the police when a complaint was made against Bobrisky in November.
“I reached out to Idris to reprimand him but he only responded with threats. I initially dismissed the threats but I had to eventually report to the police when I noticed strange cars trailing my kids and I on different occasions. He has also been trying to pull down my brand, sending messages to my clients that I sell substandard materials to them or that I intend to have affairs with their spouses. He also falsely claimed that I was not paying my staff, of which I have almost 100 members of staff working for me, who I also support in many ways such as sending their kids to school and starting businesses for them. None of my workers can honestly claim I owe them salaries, so I really had no choice but to report Idris to the police,” Ms Lawani said.
It would appear that the turn of events between Bobrisky and Ms Lawani reflects the extent to which ungrateful individuals will go in setting back their benefactors especially with the help of unprofessional bloggers who fail to clarify statements made by such characters as Bobrisky before brandishing them as truth.
Ms Lawani has done nothing to Bobrisky but be of help to him, accepting him at a time when he most needed validation and support. He has recently claimed to have benefitted nothing from Ms Lawani but there is a video clip of him profusely thanking the Tiannah CEO for transforming his looks and helping him attain a better skin.
It is most shocking to see Bobrisky who has benefitted from Ms Lawani’s generosity and compassion turn around to persistently attack her and her businesses. His persistent defamation of her character with false claims of fraud recently led to the loss of an endorsement deal and the cancellation of a property transaction.
Ms Lawani as a hardworking woman and mother who has built her businesses with a record of integrity for over 20 years has tried to avoid joining issues with Bobrisky but his persistent attacks can no longer be left unaddressed in the face of baseless and uncharitable comparisons now being made by some segments of the media.
It is an indisputable fact that Ms Lawani is an accomplished business woman and Bobrisky can only dream of achieving some proportion of her success if he suspends his baseless attacks and actually tries to build a genuine business.
His threats against Ms Lawani and her children have been previously reported to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) for which reason he was arrested and taken to the police headquarters in Abuja for questioning and subsequently counselled on his conduct.
Contrary to his claims on social media, he was not arrested for supposedly poaching Ms Lawani’s customers but rather for making threats to Ms Lawani’s life among other criminal acts. His persistent insults, lies and threats directly and indirectly through his affiliates are worrisome and reflect an unacceptable disregard for the law and constituted authority.
The police is therefore urged to be alive to its responsibility in guaranteeing the safety of Ms Lawani and her family as well as her businesses.
Signed
Monday, 3rd December, 2017 Media Team
Tiannah’s Place Empire
Fashion entrepreneur, Laura Ikeji has taken to her Instagram page to wish her husband Ogbonna Kanu a very happy birthday.
The proud mother of one shared a photo of herself alongside her husband on a beach and showered praises on him.
She wrote:
“Being married to u is one of the best decisions I ever made. You’re everything I hoped for plus more and life got better with u by my side . Happy birthday baby @ogbobekee1 1 thousand kisses to u. ????”
Big Brother Naija fake housemate, Jon Ogah, has joined the league of those on social media who wants to see the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS operatives.
Since the hashtag, #EndSARS became a trending topic online, many people have voiced out their reasons why the anti-robbery body should or shouldn’t be put to an end.
2019 presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, also had something to say concerning the issue.
The BBN housemate, also joining the campaign, shares his own experience with the operatives – according to him, they once threatened to plant guns in their car and ensure him and his friend end up in jail.
Ogah says one should ‘imagine how many people are in jail for crimes they never did’. Read him below:
Police Service of Northern Ireland has been outed on social media following a tweet by them which read “If you bump into that special someone under the mistletoe tonight, remember that without consent it is rape #SeasonsGreetings”, was posted to its 159,000 followers.
The tweet apparently drew criticism on Saturday, with hundreds mocking the force for ‘trivializing’ rape. Here are some comments from the force’s followers:
However the Police Force then pulled down the tweet after they were contacted by MailOnline. In a new message, posted this morning, the PSNI wrote:
“We posted a message on Twitter yesterday that some may have taken out of context but the message remains the same; when you are out socialising over the Christmas period, please remember without consent it is rape.”
This however, is not the first time PSNI has faced a backlash for social media postings, about sexual violence. In March the Newry and Mourne division posted an image of a distressed woman under the caption ‘without consent it is rape’ and a message warning people not to ‘overindulge’.
Stunning actress and mother of one, Tonto Dikeh, in light of the celebration of the United Nations international world disability day around the world, paid a visit to the physically challenged people in Abuja.
The lovely was seen in one of the photos taken from her visit, carrying a disabled women, helping another in a wheel chair and excitedly hugging a third.
She looked quite happy, as she was all smiles while she was on her charitable cause. See more photos below:
An unidentified 13-year-old girl has been reported dead while giving birth to a set of twins she conceived after she was raped by a pastor in Calabar.
According to one George Odok on Facebook, who works as a journalist, one of the twin babies also died with the teenage mother while the other survived.
Veteran Nigerian actor, Prince Jide Kosoko in an interview with Olushola Ricketts, has spoken on his passion for acting, the death of three wives and the tussle for power in the movie industry.
He said that the people blackmailing his daughter are bastards and added that he regrets being a polygamist after two of his wives died in one year.
See Excerpts from the interview below…
What makes this year different from previous years for you?
The year has been a very good one for me. I have been going from one production to another. As you can see, I am on a movie set as we speak. Once this project is completed, I will travel out of the country. Also, I have not recorded any negative incident this year and I thank God for that.
How do you manage to remain active despite your age?
It is perhaps the grace of God, the will to achieve and the will to continue to prosper in my chosen career. I am in love with my profession and I am always determined to face new challenges. However, I thank God that I am full of experience in my profession and life in general. But the truth is that you must continue to learn and there are certain things where you are still a complete novice.
How come your daughter, Bidemi, is always in the news for the wrong reasons?
All the people blackmailing my daughter are bastards. If truly she did whatever they’ve said she did (dating a married man), whether she likes it or not, she will be punished. But if they are telling lies and trying to destroy her image, the people involved will not go unpunished.
If you know Bidemi well, she is highly disciplined and she has her own way of doing things. Unlike her sister, Sola, Bidemi is outspoken and principled. I don’t think it is an offence to be principled. So, if she doesn’t take nonsense, so be it.
Everyone cannot be like me. Though it is good to be humble, I can tell you that being humble also attracts unnecessary insults. Since some people don’t like being insulted, they keep to themselves. But people like to attribute it to many things. If you decide to blackmail people unnecessarily, then, you must check yourself. It means something is wrong with you, and there is a problem between you and God.
So you are certain your daughter didn’t have an affair with Bose Alao’s husband?
When I heard the news, the first thing I did was to call her to know what went wrong. I know if she had done that, she would not tell me she did it, but I know my daughter. Apart from seeing her grow, even as an adult, I am very close to my children and I know what they do every minute. If you ask me where Bidemi is as I speak with you, I will tell you. I don’t joke with my female children especially. Their lifestyle is important to me.
For people who are always blackmailing our actresses, they should turn a new leaf. This is part of the disadvantages of the social media, as everyone wants to talk. A friend once told me that some people are mentally disturbed or sick. Since no one checks what they say, they say whatever they like and get away with it.
I am not saying our actresses are completely innocent. We actually have people with funny characters, but the majority of them do not engage in the things they are accused of.
Are you closer to your daughters than your sons?
The female children have challenges mostly. If anyone goes after a lady and she shuns his advances, he may go to social media to insult her.
I always advise journalists to stay away from false stories because the more you get into them, the more trouble you find for yourself. We’ve forgotten some journalists today even though they are still alive. Instead of them to practise the profession diligently, they were busy blackmailing people.
Have you ever been blackmailed?
That is not news anymore. I have been blackmailed many times, but I sailed through. They have called me a ‘ritualist’ before, which means I am a murderer.
What came to mind when certain people claimed you used your wives for rituals?
Initially, as a human being, I felt bad. But my skin is too thick for all that rubbish. Instead of feeling bad, I will go on my knees and pray to God to give His judgment. And I always see these people get their judgment. I don’t want to mention names. I don’t know anything about what is happening to Kemi Olunloyo and I don’t follow her on social media. Apart from her, there are other people who have rubbished my name in the past.
Do you see yourself getting married again?
At my age and with over a dozen children, why should I marry another wife? I still have a wife, but people are mixing things up. I have heard many terrible things about me. There was a time some people said I have moved in with another woman. They have forgotten that my wife, who is still with me, Alhaja Bimbo, was a senior to my late wife, Henrietta. The first child we had together has graduated in America, but they think I just got a new wife. She is the only woman left with me.
What do I need another wife for? Maybe you can tell me. Becoming a polygamist wasn’t my design. With my upbringing, I am not supposed to be a polygamist. Though my father was a polygamist, he didn’t marry the number of women I have married.
My first wife, Sola’s mother, was working with the Nigerian Customs Service. She was not involved in my industry and then I would travel for two months. So, I was tempted to take a second wife. But unfortunately for me, in the circumstances I cannot explain till today, I lost two wives within a year. You can imagine that! So, I decided not to remarry again, though I had girlfriends; I was a ladies’ man.
Two of my girlfriends were very close to the house and my friends too would come with their girlfriends. So, we were almost turning the house into a brothel. Later, my doctor, a lady, visited me and advised me to remarry. She said it was the best for me, insisting that I was too young to be without a woman. I lost my two wives in 1992 and 1993 respectively, and I was not up to 40 then.
I agreed to take a wife in the long run, but I had two women who were intimate with me – Henrietta and Alhaja Bimbo. Since I couldn’t say no to either of them, I married two wives again.
Do you regret marrying many wives?
At a point, when I started having issues, yes, I regretted. I said to myself that if I didn’t have more than a wife, I would not be in the news in a bad light. But am I the only one that has domestic family problems? I don’t think I am the only one. Without being too negative or defensive, we have seen a family where the children, father, and mother died at the same time.
I thank God for all that might have happened to me. But regrets come when there are issues. But all my wives have given me beautiful and responsible children.
How have you been coping without Henrietta?
I cannot say it has been easy because her memory will never leave me. She was in the industry with me for a very long time, for 22 years. We were acting and moving around together. All that has been written about her in the media is enough for me to continue to think about her. She had her own shortcomings and I have mine too, but we endured each other. With all the things she did, I will continue to miss her.
Don’t you think it is unwise to marry in the same industry?
It is perhaps the best because getting married to a woman in your industry means she will understand your trade and she will not have issues with your movement. I salute those who are not in the entertainment industry but are married to people there. No matter how strong they are, they will always question the sincerity of their spouses.
Fellas and females, a new notion has been put to place by Reno Omokri when it comes to sleeping with whom you call your partner.
According to Reno, if it’d have to cost you money to sleep with a lady, then you should know that that lady is a prostitute.
Reno shares his reason as thus:
The only thing it should cost you to sleep with a woman is love followed by marriage. As long as it cost you money to sleep with a woman, she is a prostitute, whether or not you rebrand her girlfriend or fiance. That is why you should never marry a Slay Queen. When distance comes between you and your Slay Queen, she will find another Wallet King. But when distance comes between you and a true Pray Queen, she will find another wat to reach you #RenosNuggets
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Thin Tall Tony is wearing a new look as he’s just changed his hair colour to gold.
He wrote on IG
‘so, that’s the new hair colour to end the year ladies and gentlemen.
I settled for yellowish brown gold (I don’t even know what that means). Anyways! Thank you to the people who even called and made me pick 3colours all at once…i hope I’m wearing it right?’
AND ACCORDING TO FANS, NO!!!! He was not wearing it right, as he got a lot of sticks and bashing via the comment section from his fans .
A user claudia_walenga commented: “Thin tall Tony. U look like a wanted suspect on a serious case, lol. Change it to black”
Another said: “C oo.small tym u go tint ur ambit n private part.carry go.”
Another said: “You look like a pineapple”, “You look like a reptile”
While one of the most savage comment we came across was from oikayzz who said; “It’s like donald trump woke up a Nigerian”
This lady seems to be brewing up some trouble for herself as she declares herself the most beautiful girl in Nigeria, even though she’s Tanzanian.
Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz’ baby mama, Hamisa Mobetto who currently is in Nigeria, says she is the most beautiful girl in Nigeria even though she’s Tanzanian.
It was she who months ago sparked up a controversy between the singer and his spouse, Zari, when it was reported that she was delivered of a child for the singer.
It was quite a controversial time that she even engaged with Zari Hassan on social media… Well, it looks like she’s looking for more controversy now, sad thing is she’s looking for it from people with no chills.
The Senator representing Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, Ben Murray-Bruce has reacted to the defection of Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The Common Sense lawmaker took to Twitter to share a photo of Atiku and hailed him, referring to him as the “next president of Nigeria”
He added that members of the PDP have a good retirement package for President Muhammadu Buhari.
He wrote:
“Just watched @atiku, the next President of Nigeria, #Atikulately announcing he would return to my party, the @OfficialPDPNig. We in the PDP already have a good retirement package for President @MBuhari. Time to #ChangeTheChange”
A University of Ilorin female student (name withheld), has narrated how a man she met on Instagram drugged, had sex and took her nude pictures in a Lagos hotel.
Crying profusely while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin, the lady said she met the man through social media network (Instagram), where the relationship started.
“He asked for a relationship which I was reluctant to accept but I accepted.
“I met him for the first time in Lagos when I was on holiday. He later invited me to an hotel in Ojo area of Lagos, that was when I met him for the second time.
“It was when I was preparing to return to school, so he demanded sex which I turned down.
“He promised me N15,000 and transferred it to me, we had a drink but I noticed I was dizzy.
“So it was when one of the hotel waiters brought a condom that I started to cause a scene before people came to my rescue.
“Later that day, he called and threatened to send my nude pictures he took to my Daddy, I was surprised how he got my father’s number.
“It was because of the threat that I had to go to him again to have sex and to ask him delete all the pictures but he again said he had video of when we were having sex.
“I couldn’t confront my parents because I was scared and told my pastor, so it was my pastor that reported the matter to the police,” the Unilorin student said.
She described the man as a devil who had taught her a painful lesson.
Confirming the incident, Kwara police spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, told newsmen that the suspect was arrested but escaped during interrogation.
“We invited the suspect to Ilorin with the help of the lady he was threatening.
“We arrested him and seized the phone which has the nudes pictures.
“So, we asked an officer to go and search where he lodged in Ilorin only for him to escape in the process and we have not seen him till date,” Okasanmi explained.
Okasanmi said that the suspect later went on social media claiming that he collected money from him
The Kwara Police spokesman challenged the suspect to come out and sue him if his claims were true.
Here’s another photo of the beautiful mother and child ;
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