The young Nigerian lady in the photo above has been trending on social media for a while now due to her diligence and hard work.
She is Katty White, a graduate of Delta State University, Abraka who fends for herself by manufacturing oil paint and emulsion paint all by herself in a bid to earn a living.
Photos of the determined lady emerged online with many internet users hailing and praising her for engaging in such unique and uncommon work…
Twitter user, Muna, had yesterday shared the story of a wedding that was cancelled after the bride refused to swear not to have extramarital affairs after they got married. Read here. Today, the wedding has been reinstated.
Read the rest of the tweets below to see the reasons the bridegroom gave for continuing with the wedding.
Lol… you can’t say she wasn’t a part of the remarkable occasion eh?! When the invites to the ceremony was only dished out to the creme de la creme, you just gotta make yourself a part of it in a way possible.
Y’all remember that lad who broke down in tears when he approached a lady surviving on Oxygen concentrators and cylinders for money? (here).
According to twitter user and Kenyan Communication consultant, @Kinyanboy, the little boy has been adopted. He is pictured on the left with his adoptive parent identified as Nissy Wambugu.
This comes after he was placed at an orphanage at the request of Gladys; the lady whom he begged money from. (Here)
Falope Oluwole Israel, a 22–year old suspect arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, has disclosed that he duped over 33 men while pretending to be a lady on Instagram.
Falope it was revealed, was arrested when officials of the RRS decoy team, who had been monitoring him for some weeks, trailed him to a popular club in Ikeja City Mall on Thursday evening, before arresting him.
The officers were reported to have monitored him, and those that he was interacting with at the club before arresting him and a colleague late in the night.
It was gathered that the suspect recently celebrated his birthday at Hard & Rock, Lekki, Lagos, week before his arrest, where he lavished over half a million on foods and drinks.
The suspect, a 100 level part time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, who confessed committing the crime, said that he has been in the business for more than two years.
The Police revealed that Falope’s activities on Instagram was placed under investigations when it received a complaint about an Instagram handle @blackberbiedoll, used for criminal activities, which was later traced to him.
Apart from @blackberbiedoll, which he prominently used for fraudulent activities, he maintained @froshwhite007 and @froshwhite separately for same purpose.
The complainant, Bernard stated that he got a friend request from @blackberbiedoll. “Apparently, the picture on the account was that of a lady. The lady in question messaged me on BBM. Honestly, I thought I was chatting with a woman who claimed to be in Nigeria at the time.
“She lied to me that her father was a Nigerian and her mum, a Kenyan, and so we got talking. At a point, she lied that she was building a beauty outfit in Ikota Shopping Mall, VGC and that she was in need of some money to complete the mall”, Bernard added.
He explained further, “I had to transfer N1million to her. Weeks later, I grew suspicious of the account name Olawole Israel Oluwaseun Falope. I ran a search on Google, and then discovered it was all scam.
Immediately, I reported the incident to Instagram and that account was blocked and later suspended to prevent others from falling victim”.
Another victim, who did not want his identity disclosed said he paid N100, 000 into her account to support her bogus fashion outfit.
Admitting the allegation, the suspect noted that since he started the fraudulent act about 2 years ago, he had duped no fewer than 33 men pretending to be a lady on Instagram and that the least amount he received from any of them was N80,000.
“When I started, much as I pretended to be a lady on phone, some men on the other side didn’t believe me. I then downloaded an app on Google which transformed my voice into that of a lady whenever I am having conversation.
I got several pictures of Shayla, a pretty United States based lady on my profile. Since then, men have been disturbing me and calling to request for a date”, he stated.
He said, “what I do is that I assess people based on their appearance on Instagram, add them and thereafter open up conversations with them before I start bringing up all manners of stories in order to dupe them.
At a point, I lied to most of them that I had an accident and I lost my ATM. I told them that I need some money. Some of them were generous enough to drop money into my account”.
“I lied to them that I was putting up a boutique and saloon at Ikota, VGC and Lekki, and that I need money to finish setting up.
I know I made a mistake downloading Shayla’s pictures and used them for fraudulent purposes. I am telling you the truth, those that I have collected money from can’t be more than 33”, he explained.
Investigations revealed that the owner of the profile pictures the suspect used, @Shayla had complained to Instagram that some Nigerians were using her profile pictures to scam unsuspecting members of the public.
It was also disclosed that the suspect claimed to be a friend of Toke Makinwa, Tonto Dike, Don jazzy, Peter Okoye, Toyin Aihmaku, Tee Y Mix, Oristsefemi, Timaya, Sean Tizzle, Dami Adenuga, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga jnr, Ramsey Noah e.t.c.
“I know all of them. I attend a lot of shows, I meet them, take photographs with them, even exchange numbers. Like sister Toke Makinwa, Tonto Dike, Uncle Ramsey Noah, these are the kind of celebrities I look up to and I want to be like them”, he stated.
But RRS investigators confirmed that he was following a lot of Nigerian celebrities on Instagram but they could not confirm if any of them fell prey to Falope’s antics, as many his Instagram chats with them got no response.
They added that a Ghanaian business man who Falope claimed to have met at a popular club in Nigeria rebuffed his request to engage him in a chat.
They noted that Falope’s claims of being a half cast, Fashion designer, stylist, cosmetologist, model were all part his fraud to make people fall for him. He was never a trainee or a specialist in any of this.
Reports said he is not an half cast as he claimed to be, rather he bleached his skin.
“He didn’t deny this claim. He admitted bleaching his skin to escape the taunting of girls that he was a very ugly guy”, a source stated.
Items recovered from the suspect included, an iphone 6, 1 Samsung Galaxy A5, an Apple tablet, hand and neck chains, some new notes and a handbag.
Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Suprintendent Dolapo Badmos, warned Nigerains to be careful on the internet because scammers are on the prowl world wide.
The suspect has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigations.
Sergey Mavrodi, the founder of Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) has written an open letter to Nigerian journalists whom he claimed are causing unnecessary tension in the country.
According to him, MMM will be back by January as earlier stated, hence the rumour about the scheme collapse should stop.
Mavrodi described articles from Nigerians journalists and bloggers as “provocative and worthless articles.”
Read Mavrodi’s letter below.
“Dear journalists, “analysts” and all kinds of “experts”!Please stop using MMM to gain cheap popularity. Leave us alone and let us work without interference. I’m just astonished by your irresponsibility and cynical attitude. Interests of millions of people, your fellow citizens are at stake. Don’t you have any sympathy for them? Why are you fueling hysteria around MMM and provoking a panic? Why are you doing this so diligently and persistently, what is your purpose?
“In fact, absolutely all your provocative and worthless articles and “analyses” (I said “worthless” because you do not have any real information about what happens in the System, and might have never had; you simply invent everything, fabricate it) are merely negative: “MMM has collapsed!!!.. MMM will not be working in January!!!..” etc. Are you intentionally presenting all of it in such a manner and whipping up tension by any means possible in order to increase the ratings of your publications and attract attention to them? Don’t you care about people at all?
“So, nothing has collapsed, and MMM will safely resume its work in January, as announced. Suspension of work for holidays is a usual thing, merely working moment, no more than that. It would have remained a normal, just a part of the usual routine, and might have gone almost unnoticed if it were not for your totally cynical and irresponsible attempts to advertise yourself, create a scandal out of nowhere, and make the most of this news topic in any possible way.
“Again, leave MMM alone and let us work. Nothing has collapsed, and MMM will perfectly resume its work in January. We Can Change the World!”
Sergey Mavrodi
This is the second open letter the MMM founder Sergey Mavrodi has reportedly written in a week.
The supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (yup! It’s a word, good luck pronouncing it!) wedding of Zahra Buhari has most definitely become the rave of the moment in the Nigerian media space and what’s more to its exceptionalism is the obviously Hausa culture themed event was reportedly planned by a beautiful lady from the South-eastern part of Nigeria.
The extravagant wedding of the year between the President’s daughter and one of the billionaires in Nigeria in the country’s son Ahmed Indimi commenced with a grand ball held at the presidential villa.
A fact to note is that the wedding ceremony which took place in Maiduguri, was planned by none other than the very elegant, talented and young female event planner, Ugochi Nwachukwu, an Igbo lady.
Ugochi Nwachukwu is the owner of the upscale events outfit Enchanted Events.
She is an internationally certified event planner and designer. She has a practiced knowledge of custom décor, concierge type planning, floral styling, gifts and rentals acquired over the years. She is very hands-on as her passion for events management and space management started way back in her growing up years.
She has worked with several clients cutting across several sectors and endeavours thereby honing her skills in the art.
Her passion for the craft has seen her acquire certifications abroad. She has attended the Preston Bailey protégé Master Class in Newyork, Karen Tran Master Class in London and The Wedding Planning Institute in Roseville, California.
With all these credentials, it’s no wonder why she was chosen to plan the most exquisite event of the year!
Blac Chyna has officially split with her baby daddy and fiance, Rob Kardashian some hours after her candid conversations about her relationship with Rob Kardashian were posted on social media by a hacker who took over her official Instagram account.
She posted the lengthy message stating her side of the story after a heartbroken Rob released sob videos where he said he gave everything he owned for her, but he didn’t know he was just part of her plan and he really believed she was in love with him the way that he was with her and that he’s so hurt.
Chyna says ‘Rob is mentally ill & refuses to seek help!’
‘He self medicates which makes it worse. I have done nothing but help & loved him from the beginning!’
‘I had to beg him to cut his hair, To take his braces of (sic), and To get more into his businesses!’ she went on. ‘I shouldn’t have to tell any grown a** man shit! Not to mention Just brought him a brand new 2016 Range Rover!’
She then claimed that she had only had a baby with him because he had urged her to.
‘Rob asked for all of this! Rob begged me to have Dream!’ she said.
TMZ reported late Saturday that sources claimed the two had had ‘a huge fight‘ Saturday morning that had sparked the showdown. Read below:
Last Friday morning, an “upset” caller spoke to the US police to report a woman who had “frozen to death” in Hudson, New York state.
What happened was night time in the northern clutches of the US has been quite chilly as temperatures have been dropping to around 13 degrees.
Officers responded to the 911 call, rolled up to the vehicle covered in frost and snow and saw what appeared to be a woman trapped inside.
The figure, pictured above, was seat-belted up, seemingly dead, while wearing an oxygen mask. Of course, the Hudson Police Department broke into the vehicle to save her. Only for the ‘woman’ to turn out to be a mannequin (a waxed doll).
The owner said he used it as a medical training aid and was a bit upset that his car had been smashed up.
To be fair to the caller who spotted it, the mannequin was extremely realistic. She was wearing real clothing, glasses, shoes, teeth. She even had skin blemishes. Her hair looked real too.
When the Hudson Police Department tracked the owner down, he complained about the drastic action.
Mirror UK reports police chief L Edward Moore said in a statement to local news station Wavy:
“It is my understanding that the owner was incredulous that we took action in this matter. He apparently was quite vocal and vulgar to my sergeant.
“Just to clear the record, all citizens of Hudson should be put on notice that if you park your locked vehicle on the street on a sub-zero night with a life-size realistic mannequin seated in it… we will break your window.”
Chief Moore told mannequin owners to be a bit more careful. No charges were filed.
The weekend has been all about the President’s daughter and her billionaire husband’s wedding and while there have been a limited amount of photos from the exquisite event, (as phones were prohibited), but thankfully, we’ve been able to lay our hands on the moment the billionaire groom surprised his bride with a birthday cake and song.
Zahra Buhari is 22 years today, a day after her father’s 74th birthday.
Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie, and his wife, Maureen, must be among the happiest couples on earth. And the reason is not far-fetched: God, in his infinite mercies, recently, spared the life of the actor, after he suffered from kidney disease.
The actor was down, for months and had to travel to the UK for a transplant. His wife of six years, who stood by him while his travails lasted, believes in the saying that marriage is for better for worse. In this interview, she recounts what she went through, while her husband sickness lasted, her fears as well as her belief that God will surely spare his life.
The husband also vows to love her ‘till death do us part.’
Fear of losing husband
I had mixed- feelings, and I told God I did not want to become a widow at this age. I asked God to give me an assurance that he will keep my husband. And sometimes fear, uncertain, so many feelings that I still can’t explain passed through my mind. The feeling was one of, “ God, you can’t take him now, please show mercy.”
Sometimes, I was unable to figure out what was really happening. I tried hard to understand the situation and looking for answers that I just couldn’t find or figure out. But the only place I had in mind to take him to was God.
Thought of remarrying
Like I said that I needed an assurance from God that Leo will make it; you know what I did? I created more time to pray for him and myself. I got the assurance that he will live.
I never thought of remarrying because, at that point, that was not what was on my mind. That would have distracted me and made me pay less attention to him.
Meanwhile, sometimes I doubted God when the illness became very serious. I started asking myself if really God assured me, you know. But each time I prayed, I felt renewed and stronger. I felt this kind of peace that Leonard will be just fine.
Demand to go back to parents
That was a time I can never forget. My husband said it with tears in his eyes, I can still picture the mood. You know when you are letting go of something you cherished because you feel you do not have a choice. I was just returning from office and I met him crying and he said we needed to talk. I sat down immediately and he told me. At first, I was speechless. I knew he said it out of frustration. There was pain, frustration in his eyes. I had to tell him immediately that we would go through this battle together and he shouldn’t help God to do his work. I wasn’t scared of facing the future without him. But that was not what I asked God for. No, that was not what God told me. I never gave up on Leo, even though due to frustration he became harsh and unfriendly to me most of the time.
But I knew that wasn’t him, that was frustration.
Strength to fight on
My husband’s illness brought me closer to God each day and bonded my relationship with Him. My family, my marriage counsellor, our mentors(in the UK), my pastors and some of my friend all stood by me and prayed with me, encouraging me day and night. My mum would always ask me not to cry in the presence of my husband. If I needed to cry I should come to her.
Temptation
I must confess to you, some people advised me to abandon him and go and start a new life since I still have a long way to go. His handsomeness, complexion at this time were all gone. He was a shadow of himself. So, to them, what was I still doing with him? But, to me, that was not an option neither was it the reason I married him. I never headed their advice. Instead I was ready to fight the battle. My dear, it was tough, very tough.
Weakness
We all have weaknesses. Two temperamental persons can’t live together. I knew that was his weakness. But as years pass by in marriage, both of you get mature. You start calming down. He’s getting mature, he’s more mature than when we got married. He’s improving. Marriage is a whole lot of work, so one has to learn to be calm and to understand each other. He has really improved.
Wish I wish him
God’s favour, mercy, long life and good health.
My wife taught me that marriage is for better for worse—Leo Mezie
Strong woman I have always seen her as a very strong woman, but I never knew she was as strong as this. Indeed my wife taught me that marriage is for better for worse. I love her so much because she is so beautiful to behold and, now, she have shown me how strong she is, and I feel so blessed. For standing by me during my darkest moment, I have promised to love her for the rest of my life. Her fears She thought I may not be serious with her.
According to a twitter user, his friend’s wife was shot dead at the Ikorodu traffic robbery on Friday and the daughter was kidnapped by the unknown gunmen.
This is being brought to the attention of the state governor Akin Ambode in a bid to the curb the excesses of the hoodlums in the area.
A 41-year-old man, Alhaji Kasali Mumuni, has reportedly burn the stomachs of his two children – Maryam, 9, and Ojonla, 6 – with red hot knife in Owo, Ondo State capital over the allegation that they stole fish.
According to a shocking report by Sunday Vanguard, Kasali left home that fateful day for work only to return to discover that the only fish in the pot had been eaten without consideration for the bread winner of the house.
It was learnt that one of the children took half of the fish in the pot and, when their step- mother returned from where she sells herbs in one of the motor parks in Owo, she ate the remaining half.
When the father of the house came much later and his food was served without fish, hell was let loose. The step-mother, who allegedly was not comfortable with the continued stay of the two children in the house, was said to have heaped the blame on the kids, accusing them before their father that they stole the only fish reserved for him.
Kasali’s third wife, who, it was learnt, is yet to have a child for him, had allegedly been asking the husband to allow the two children to go and stay with their mother because their presence in the house was making her uncomfortable.
Narrating what she and her sibling went through, Maryam said it was actually true that Ojonla ate half of the piece of fish in the pot and that when their step-mother returned from her shop, she ate the other half.
According to her, when their father returned and was served rice without fish, he flared up and their step-mother told him that the two of them went into the pot behind her to steal the fish reserved for his dinner while she was away from the house.
Angered by what he was told, Maryam said that their father beat them mercilessly and later went into the kitchen to light the stove and put a knife on it.
“When the knife was hot and turned red, he pressed it on our stomachs one after the other. We cried and begged but our father refused to remove the knife,” the girl said.
“Our neighbors, who heard our cries, rushed to the scene only to be told by our father that they should mind their businesses.
“He held us down for several minutes as the knife was pressed on our stomachs”. She stated that the neighbors later informed officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who rushed to the scene and rescued them.
“We were taken to the State Hospital, Akure by the officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps who later reported informed the Welfare Department of the state Ministry of Women Affairs”.
Ogbonna Kanu is Kanu Nwankwo’s younger brother whose news of engagement to fashion blogger, Laura Ikeji has hit the media with a bang.
Ogbonna Kanu has been reportedly dating Laura for a year while rumours have it that the duo had before now being apparently living together. Kanu enjoyed a fairly successful football career in United Kingdom – Europe and also featured briefly for the Super Eagles.
He currently has two kids with a British woman. He is trapped in the web of alimony to the white woman who divorced him on the grounds of gross infidelity in the year 2013.
Prior to his engagement to Laura, there is a gist that he dated ace Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwagbo some years back before the duo parted ways on irreconcilable differences.
Meanwhile, not all knew that the dude befriended actress Ebube Nwagbo between 2007-2008. He reportedly dumped Ebube when he couldn’t cope with her alleged waywardness.
Though Ebube denied been dumped, she was quoted in an interview:
“He did not dump me. We had a mutual agreement. Nobody dumped the other. The relationship did not survive. We were dating; we had a relationship. But ours was just like any other relationship. However, the press did not give us any moment of rest. They married us and divorced us on the pages of newspapers and magazines. People kept writing things that were both true and untrue about the relationship in the newspapers.”
Ebube blamed journalists for the crash of the relationship.
“Oh yes, I blame journalists. They kept writing about us. Everything about me became news to them. I guess that is the price you have to pay for being a star. It was just too much. Anyway, I have learnt my lessons.
Asked if she was jealous of the girl in his life then (2008) and the pretty actress said:
“Why should I be jealous of her? I was the one that allowed her to be there in the first place. Please, there is no need for me to be envious of any babe in his life. I have moved on. It was not as if I was flaunting my relationship with Ogbonna. We were just like every other couple. But as it is now, nobody is going to know anything about my private life again.”
Ebubeb Nwagbo
According to reports, Laura, a fashion entrepreneur whose business was set up for her by her blogger sister, Linda, started dating Ogbonna less than a year ago after meeting him through a mutual friend.
Ogbonna and Laura even spent their last Valentine together in Texas, United States of America. They went to Ghana where they privately celebrated Laura’s birthday on March 15, 2016.
Laura Ikeji got engaged to Ogbonna on December 17. They are reports that the viral proposal video was planned by the duo as Laura failed to allow Kanu pop the proposal question before she kissed him and celebrated.
Nigerian IT Developer Ladi who lives in Lagos got a brand new iPhone 7 as Christmas gift from his girlfriend.
What makes this Christmas gift more interesting is that on November 27, the young man took to Twitter to tweet what what he wants as Christmas gift and this was what he said:
‘I actually want an iPad or the Jet Black iPhone 7 for Christmas.”
The girlfriend made that wish a reality. Congrats to him and the awesome babe behind this.
Many entertainers would readily say they cannot get married to someone in their industry for several reasons.
However, for music sensation, Korede Bello, getting married to an entertainer is not really a problem. While chatting with Saturday Beats, he gave the only condition for to marrying an entertainer.
He said, “I can marry an entertainer if the world would not give us problems.”
At the moment, Korede Bello claims he is single and not in a relationship. He also spoke about his type of woman.
“If you follow me on my social media platforms, you would get to know who my girlfriend is very soon. When you see her, you would know. I am still single but the thing that I look for in the opposite sex is honest and positive attitude. It does not really matter what the person sounds like but she must be beautiful,” he said.
No doubt, this year has been a good one for the singer and his other label mates especially Reekado Banks. In fact, many people believe that there is a silent rivalry between them but the artiste was quick to change that notion.
He said what exists between him and his label mate is a ‘healthy competition’.
He said, “I have a healthy competition with Rekado Banks. Like most people have noticed, when he drops a hit song, shortly after, I drop mine or someone else on the label drops theirs. I do not see anything wrong with it. The only kind of competition that exists is a healthy one and it is like we sharpen ourselves. It is just like two swords sharpening themselves. I am not just talking about Reekado but every other person on the label. We have been dropping hit songs back to back. It is a healthy competition on the label, no rivalry or negativity.”
The artiste who doubles as a police ambassador is making frantic efforts at uniting the police and the media and he gave reason for taking such steps.
“I organised the programme whereby the police would meet with the media because I believe that the bond between both parties needs to be tighter. Apart from being a police ambassador, I am also a part of the media by the virtue of what I am studying in school and I am a member of the society. This is part of the steps in which I aim to bridge the gap between the police and the media,” he said.
Three occupants of a Hyundai car with Lagos registration number FST 779DG, said to be returning from a night party narrowly escaped death in an auto crash which occurred in Osogbo in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Punch gathered that a lady in the car, sustained a minor injury as the vehicle which was on top speed hit the kerb, somersaulted and landed on a stationary Volkswagen Golf car parked by the road side.
Two other occupants of the yellow car, were said to have also came out of the car without any injury.
Residents of Ayetoro Junction area along the Osogbo-Ikirun Expressway thronged the area to take photograph of the scene and uploaded it on the Internet.
The Sector Commander of the Feferal Road Safety Corps in Osun State, Mr. Umar Ibrahim, did not answer the telephone calls put across to him by our correspondent to get his reaction to the accident.
All roads led to the nation’s capital, Abuja, recently for the wedding of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, and Ahmed, whose father Mohammed Indimi, is a billionaire businessman. At the week-long event, here are some of the things that stood out.
The wedding invites and passes
The invites and passes were coated in gold, black and white colours. It had the seal of the presidency engraved on it. It was simple but classy.
As expected, only guests who had their invites and passes were allowed into the venue which had an overwhelming presence of security operatives, Guests were barred from going into the villa, where some of the activities commemorating the wedding took place, with their phones.
Pre-wedding henna
The cultural pre-wedding henna, also known as Kunshi is an event that showcases a Hausa bride adorning herself with locally made dye which is symbolically worn on the arms and legs in the form of artworks prior to the wedding day.
At Zahra’s henna night, she replicated this tradition in its finest form. Her arms and legs were heavily adorned with henna designs. For her traditional henna night, the 21-year-old alumna of the University of Surrey, wore a purple ankara fabric which was sewn into a simple dress that complemented her svelte figure and light complexion.
Surrounded by her friends and family, she was the centre of attention as expected.
The amount I invested in the MMM scheme was N100,000. I was expecting my 30 per cent profit when I got the news that our accounts have been suspended. It was a bitter news. Being a student, the fund was raised to pay my school fees and to meet other basic needs. It is a great risk but many students enrolled in the scheme to make profit and to live a better life. If MMM crashes, I would accept it as my fate. I will have to look for other ways to source my school fees. There is nothing I can do. I will only learn from it and not engage in such a scheme again.
A friend introduced me to participate in the MMM scheme. Being a lucrative one, I decided to benefit too, having heard of the success stories. I invested N40, 000 in the scheme. The money is for my final year project and my feeding allowance. It will be very painful if MMM crashes. Considering my investment, it will be a big loss for me. My plan was to use the profits from the scheme to finance my final year project and to meet other needs. I am seriously praying that the suspension should be lifted so I can reclaim my funds.
— Faniyi Inumidun, Accounting department, AAUA
A friend in my department started talking about MMM excitedly. He said MMM was a new online business platform that credits you with 30 percent interest of your payment in 30 days. I said waoh! I never took interest in it until the need to tackle certain needs arose.
On Tuesday when the news that the MMM had been suspended came in, I was expecting bank alert of roughly N500,000. I raised the fund to participate in the scheme from my pocket money. If the scheme crashes, it will be a big loss to me. Just last week, I lost to an online business called ‘coin fever,’ it all happened within minutes. I have always known that MMM would crash soon. If it crashes, it will hurt me but life goes on. I participated in the scheme despite the risks to upgrade my life and to beat the current economy recession. There are so many financial needs to meet up with such as paying my school fees, buying text books and other learning materials as well as other dues in the school.
The latest investment I made in MMM was N100,000, but in total, I invested over N250,000 in the scheme. I got money to invest in MMM from other businesses that I run as a student. I didn’t have any special plan for the money I would make from MMM. With the profit, I would upgrade my lifestyle and improve my life. I had always known that it would crash one day as it is not a sustainable scheme. But I always prayed that my money doesn’t get stuck when it eventually crashes. I will feel the impact of the loss if it crashes. MMM is not my only business. I do other things that fetch me money.
— Martin Mundus Unakwe, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, FUTO, Owerri
A friend of mine told me to join MMM when I told him I needed some money. I decided to try my luck with the money. When I saw many students making money, I joined the trend. I actually participated in the scheme because I needed to meet up with some basic school needs. For example, when I offered to provide “help” of N50,000, in the following month, I collected N75,000, with a gain of N25,000 without working or stressing myself.
I basically invested in it because of the high return on investment. In this period of recession, it became a way out. I will say I belong to the lucky category of investors. I got all my money back last month before the accounts were frozen; I decided not to participate in it again because I was scared.
It is hard to believe that the money of other participants is going to be paid back. I hope and pray they lift the ban in January as they promised.
— Ifediora Sylvia, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State
Someone introduced me to MMM and he talked excitedly about it. I invested N30,000 in the MMM business. The money was what I made from a project I did for someone. Being a final year student, I am already preparing for graduation. I figured out that before my NYSC, there are things I could do if I have some cash. It will be painful if the scheme crashes Against an imminent crash, which I have been praying against, I will move on with life. This is because, from the outset, I understood the risk involved.Life is all about risk.
I was born in Abia State. My late father, a Yoruba man, was a retired commissioner of police, while my mother is an Igbo-born businesswoman. I wasn’t one of those kids that attended parties, because my father was a disciplinarian. However, growing up was fun for me.
Education
I attended St. Saviour’s British School, Victory Grammar School, and afterwards, I studied Geography at the University of Lagos.
Music
I grew up listening to music because when I was a child, my father loved to listen to King Sunny Ade. I never wanted to become an artiste but I loved music. It was when I won the Peak Talent Show that I realised that I needed to make a career out of it. My mum was the first person to believe in me and she has always supported me. She often gave me money to buy clothes and prepare for shows.
Role models
In Nigeria, I love P-Square and Omawumi. Outside the country, it’s Beyonce and Jay Z.
Sexual harassment
Record label owners and show promoters are all guilty of this. Sexual harassment comes in different levels; some are intense, some are subtle, and some even come through third parties. However, I’ve never found myself in a situation that felt very uncomfortable. Once I see the signs, I run and the person would not even have the opportunity to go through with his evil plans. There are some people who I looked up to in the industry but surprisingly, they also wanted sex.
Record label
In future, I’d love to have a record label. But sincerely, if you want to have the kind of record label that would actually groom superstars, I don’t think it’s something you can do overnight. For artistes who easily float record labels, I think experience is the best teacher. Most of them have since realised that they acted before the appropraite time.
Memorable moments
Each day is another opportunity for me to be thankful. The great moments are so many, but I know that the numero uno is yet to come. That moment would be when I bring home a Grammy However, there are a lot of moments I cherish, and representing Africa at the Make the Future Campaign done in partnership with Shell is one of them. Superstars like Jenifer Hudson were on that campaign, and I was the only African.
Lowest point
That was the moment my dad died, and I wasn’t there with him; it shook me a lot. I was on an European tour when it happened.
Favourite songs
All my songs are dear to my heart, but some do stand out. On King of Queens album, the song Bamboo is memorable because I got inspiration and wrote it on a motorcycle. On the Mama Africa album, the song Africa also strikes a chord. As of the time I wrote it, I had been out of the continent for a long time, so I was longing for home.
Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay and Chidinma
I don’t know why the media takes pleasure in pitting great women against one another. Have you ever seen any text message from any of us lambasting another person? There’s no proof of these things; it’s just in the imagination of people. I’ve never stopped working and I was already working before Tiwa Savage came to Nigeria. I am a fan of their music, and on my Snapchat page, I usually dance to their songs. I do not consider Tiwa Savage a friend because I don’t know her favourite colour or meal and other intimate things. She is just my colleague.
Current projects
We’re working on my first worldwide tour which would last about a year. I will visit all the continents in the world.
Relaxation
I take good wine, watch good movies, eat good food, and generally take life easy.
Misconception
I think people generalise too often. I find that most people don’t expect that I’m enlightened, and can hold a meaningful conversation. That’s one of the biggest misconceptions about me.
Relationship
Other than being an entertainer, I have my personal life. If I’m going to be in a relationship with someone in the same profession with me, I’d have to be deeply in love with the person’s personality. If the personality suits me, why not? Personally, I think I’m a reserved and nice girl. I’m also a hopeless romantic; movies easily make me cry. The last movie that made me cry was a cartoon in which a little dinosaur lost his mum.
Style
Style is a representation of who you are on the inside, manifested on the outside. It’s like garbage in, garbage out. I don’t go anywhere without my sunglasses. I don’t think there’s anything I cannot be caught wearing. Expect anything from me because I don’t even trust myself.
A wedding in Nigeria was cancelled on Saturday after the bride refused to swear that she’d never sleep with another man apart from her husband.
According to Toni who shared the story:
A friend went for a wedding today only to call us and say it was canceled..
Like a “wedding” canceled…guess why my people….they gave the lady palm wine and told her to swear that she’ll sleep with no other man but her husband.. babe no gree talk
And wedding was called off…
like a WEDDING..
and this did not happen in a movie.
A lady’s car broke down on Lekki Link Bridge.. and Men of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad immediately came to her rescue.. A damsel in distress perhaps?
They helped her fix her car and also gave her 5 litres of fuel for free to jump-start the car.
Muna and Sammy today got married in an Elaborate Lavish wedding ceremony today… But before that, their beautiful pre-wedding touched down the internet, and of course it got some Nigerians talking.
See The photos below, and some comments:
Comments:
This couple resemble each other. Lol
They look so alike
You all saying rubbish.. The groom looks Gay gay gay!! Say it f”cking faggot
Pretty babe,”PRETTY” guy
Man that looks like woman
The man looks like a lady..
The man looks like a girl ????their child will be so fine
As apprehension over the fate of millions of participants in the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox or MMM mounts in Nigeria after accounts were frozen, information emerged that some individuals might have become far richer than anyone can expect.
Some, it was learnt, have been made millionaires by the platform, but in the case of few others like one of MMM’s top men, Chuddy Ugorji, the gain may have run into billions.
Ugorji, who is the number one guider on the platform, has been the subject of different speculations, some of which claimed he might have made more than N1bn over the last one year.
Social media pictures of him on luxury boat rides or at luxury spots might have a lot to do with his new found wealth.
On the MMM website, Ugorji shared his testimonies showing that he got millions of naira from people who had “provided help” to him.
A screenshot even showed that Ugorji got up to N6m at a point.
MMM runs in a peer to peer donation system, in which you “provide help” by donating money to another participant and “get help” by requesting for money after some days with a 30 per cent increase in the initial donation made.
Ugorji was said to have joined MMM’s global platform in 2015 and has been its spirited promoter in Nigeria ever since.
There is no doubt that since becoming MMM’s top man, life has not been the same for the Imo State indigene, who describes himself as an online entrepreneur and businessman on his Facebook account.
Recently,photographs from his recent wedding, which took place at the Elshadai Covenant Church, Abule-Egba, Lagos, emerged online, given the first peek at the life of an individual, who leaves one in no doubt that the platform has been wonderful to him.
His wife, Chiamaka, who has also been a spirited defender of MMM’s credibility, is a graduate of the Imo State University and an indigene of the state as Ugorji. Before her husband released a statement on the fears over MMM on Friday, Chimaka had consistently written on her Facebook, assuring participants that their investments were safe.
Ugorji’s wedding was attended by celebrities and other guiders of MMM. The apparently lavish weddingwas MMM-themed with guests wearing MMM-crested sashes, while even the couple’s cake bore the MMM logo. To cap the royalty of the wedding, entertainment at the reception was provided by the Limpopo crooner, Kcee.
The important position Ugorji occupies in the MMM community came to light when he revealed on his Facebook wall that MMM guiders presented him with a brand Hyundai Crete SUV as a wedding gift.
“Thank you to our wonderful family, friends and great MMM community for your love, support and generosity. Our wedding day was indeed made so much memorable because of your presence and your blessings, MMM Guiders surprised me with a brand new Hyundai Crete SUV Jeep as a wedding gift may God bless you all for me,” he said on Facebook on November 13.
Ugorji, a son of a reverend, is a graduate of one of India’s distant learning universities, Karnataka State Open University, where he studied Business Administration.
Despite refutations by Ugorchi, some Nigerians have suggested that he actually brought MMM to Nigeria.
A Twitter user, Amadi Noel, tweeted ago about an alleged deal between Ugorchi and a Philipino millionaire.
Ugorchi himself had shared a photograph he took with a woman he called Ritta on Facebook in January.
The photograph was apparently taken in Dubai, where he allegedly finalised his deal on MMM Nigeria.
“With Ritta my partner and leader, a great woman and multi-millionaire. Am blessed (sic) to work with such a successful leader because success is contentious,” Ugorji captioned the photograph.
But in a statement he shared on his Facebook wall on Friday, Ugorchi, denied having any deal with any Philipino, explaining that MMM Nigeria is run by Russian, Sergei Mavrodi and controlled in Russia.
“The MMM website is being managed in Russia by their control and supervisory team .They are responsible for every decision made,like pairing of participants to provide help and get help,resolving issues on the platform. I have never been to Philippines,the stories about going to the Philippines are untrue,” he said.
However, many sceptics say those who have money in the system should probably not hold their breath.
But Ugorji laid the blame for the panic about MMM following the freeze on accounts onthe doorstep of the media.
Ugorji’s wedding gift donated by MMM guiders
“Some ignorant Nigerians who don’t understand what MMM is all about have been brainwashed by the information broadcasted (sic) by the media and social networks. Bloggers who get paid for promoting rumour, when ignorant Nigerians click on their blogs, Google Ad Sense pays them per click. Hence they seized this opportunity to enrich themselves,” he said in his statement.
However, it is not just the high-level position of Ugorji in MMM that came to light over the last one week, there are claims that he might have made over N1bn in the last one year from MMM.
But he said that “(I) am not the administrator of MMM but one of the top guiders of this great community.”
As if to address the issue of how much he had made from the platform, he later states, “every guider in the MMM community has a limit to withdrawal and I have never made withdrawals above my limit.”
However, he maintained that the freeze on Mavro (MMM version of credits), was just a measure to prevent the actual collapse feared by participants.
According to him, that MMM has collapsed is far from the truth.
He said, “The reason for this measure is evident. The system needs to prevent any problems that might arise during this festive season and this measure will be cancelled once the festive season comes to an end.
Frozen of mavros does not mean MMM has stopped operations or crashed rather the system has adopted this measure to avoid any mishaps. The support system are working on issues to enhance the effectiveness of the community.”
But it is unclear whether his statement has done much to restore confidence of Nigerians in the platform. Some say all the participants need to learn as lesson is to look at how the scheme fared in other countries.
An audio message circulated by one of the ‘guiders’ in the scheme known as Alpha Romeo, indicates that at least three million Nigerians are participating in the scheme, a fact that puts in focus how massive the impact of an eventual collapse would be to Nigerians.
To put the impact in context, a Facebook user, Peter Sunday, shared a personal experience of the reaction of a policeman to the action taken by MMM administrators.
He said “We need to form prayer team to pray against suicide because of this MMM halt o. This is real. I entered a vehicle with a Mopol (mobile police) man who had been on duty since Friday and he was not aware of the MMM freeze.
“He overheard the driver and one of the passengers talking about MMM crash. All of a sudden he screamed ‘Haaaaaah! MMM crash? Haaaah. I dash money dem keep for my hand, I take put for MMM oooooooh. I am dead.’ The Mopol man then cocked his gun.”
Compared to Nigeria’s over three million participants, when MMM Zimbabwe collapsed few months ago, only about 66,000 participants fell victim. Still, it generated a nationwide heartache as many had sunk their life savings into the scheme.
A report by a Zimbabwean news website, TechZim, drew a comparison between the way the platform collapsed in the country and what is happening in Nigeria.
“In Zimbabwe, the first sign of MMM Zimbabwe coming to a halt was when the Reserve Bank effectively distanced itself from any activity outside of its regulatory scope. They were powerless to either stop MMM Zimbabwe or help those who could potentially be affected by its subsequent demise. Like in Nigeria, government agencies in Zimbabwe condemned the scheme at all fronts.
“This made a lot of MMM Zimbabwe participants wonder what exactly was going on to have made the Reserve Bank come out and say they have nothing to do with MMM, confidence still remained but eyebrows started to get raised.”
TechZim reports that rumours of a possible system crash instigated a wave of panic withdrawals which led to a pressure in the system forcing the administrators to reduce the worth of Mavro by 80 per cent. It started in April 2016 with the reduction in the Mavro growth rate from 50 per cent to 30 per cent and on to 20 per cent. Growth rate offered by MMM Nigeria is currently 30 per cent.
At the end of the day, the amount of PHs (Provide Helps)could not meet up with the GHs (Get Helps). That was the final straw for MMM Zimbabwe.
Almost every social media space in Nigeria currently hosts arguments for and against MMM. Many genuinely believe that the freezing of accounts was a step in the right direction considering the massive cashing out (or ‘GHing’ in MMM-Speak) for the festive period, which might collapse the system.
But others have said the January reopening would not happen considering what happened in other countries such as South Africa and Zimbabwe, where the scheme has collapsed.
A South African, ThendoStivo, who shared his views on Facebook, said those expecting that the freeze on Mavros (MMM credits) would be lifted in January should probably not hold their breath.
“You should have learned from your brothers and sisters here in South Africa. Our old Mavro money is gone as we speak and MMM is at silence as we speak (sic) so watch out for this Ponzi scheme, I have also learned my lesson here in South Africa. But at least it is not too much money that I lost (sic),” he posted on Facebook.
When MMM collapsed in South Africa, the administrators also blamed it on the panic orchestrated by untrusting media in the country. In fact, they accused the media of “persecuting” the platform.
A Facebook User, Udummiri Nwakalu has come out Publicly to declare his hate for Christianity and the Bible.. He shared pictures of himself with a visibly torn Bible on his Facebook wall with a series of rant:
Read Below:
You Christians have been burning several traditional shrines, you post it on Facebook everybody cheer you and praise your nonsense Jesus. Today I decided to show what it feels like. I have been using the Bible for toilet about 3 months now just that I decided to make it public today and you talking nonsense in my posts.
God punish all of you there I don’t care. I must follow my ancestry ways I don’t I care about any nonsensical nonsense human being here.
Bible say this, Bible say that, can’t you think without the Bible. Your brain is obviously useless as without the Bible you can’t make any point. What if I tell you I use the Bible for toilet?
Britain I am no longer afraid of the ? book you used to enslave my people, I tore it in the public today, I have proven to many that it’s just a book and words of men. On this day I liberated thousands of people from fear and chains. I am a proud fighter, we must continue to fight modern day colonialism.
I destroyed the Bible, it’s from the devil,if you support me hit LIKE.
