Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion gave out his daughter’s hand Ewamade Igbinedion in marriage to Ondo state indigene Ganiyu Kuteyi on Saturday at his palace in Benin, the Edo state capital.
His dapper looking sons, the Igbenedion brothers were quite a sight to behold as they were present in their royal regalia to honour their sister on her biggest day.
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So a Nigerian Twitter user shared this absolutely heart wrenching story of how a paralyzed stay-at-home Nigerian husband impregnated a disabled lady in his street…
According to the user, the wife has been the one catering for the needs of their home… Follow the thread below:
Ahmed Indimi, son of wealthy billionaire Mohammed Indimi is according to reports, set to wed the crush extraordinaire of many men, Zahra Buhari!
The handsome socialite who had thousands of followers on Instagram had earlier said he will take a break from the social networking site when he’s found the one, and he has done just that.
The wedding Fatiha, which has been slated for next week Friday, 2nd of December, 2016 is expected to be hushed affairs.
Unconfirmed reports claim the marriage was reportedly arranged by the wife of the President and Zahra’s mum, Aisha Buhari, “to avoid the overtures of elderly suitors.”
Ahmed Indimi is a director of Crude marketing at his father’s Oriental Energy, a firm that deals in oil exploration and production with several projects offshore of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
Okay, so did you know that the pana crooner had other talents apart from singing about his big cassava?! Good for you if you knew! The singer who is madly in love with Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, had this amazing piece of her drawn by him!
The singer has many a time professed his love for the actress and I guess this is just one of the motive he’s using to get to her… hmph!
Two-year-old Khadija, was kidnapped by an unknown woman in Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday. The trauma has forced her mother into premature labour.
The girl’s father, Mr. Umar Suleiman, informed Northern City News on the telephone on Sunday that the girl was kidnapped in their former neighbouhood in Kuje while he was away in Akure.
Suleiman had on Saturday announced the abduction of his daughter on his Facebook wall. Narrating what transpired on the fateful day, Suleiman said,
“Yesterday (Saturday), when I was going for a job in Ondo and took a flight to Akure, I left my wife and daughter at home.
“The mother (his wife) is pregnant and, at a point, she started feeling a discomfort. She
decided to visit the hospital while she kept our daughter, who is two years and seven months with our former neighbours where we lived for two years before relocating to the Low Cost Estate where we’ve only spent three months.“On the mother’s return, the neighbours told her the girl had gone to buy ‘wara ’ (milk cake) in company with a neighbour’s son , a 10-year-old. The boy later returned to say a woman had snatched the girl from him.”
The father, who said he was talking to Punch correspondent from the police station where the incident was reported, said,
“Because of that discomfort, the mother went into labour. She was in shock and could not be delivered of the baby. This morning, (Sunday), they had to conduct a caesarean section on her because the baby’s heartbeat was not proper, they had to do the surgery.”
When contacted on Sunday, Punch reports the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, said he was not aware of the case
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s wife, Melania, and their 10-year-old son, Barron, will not immediately be moving into the White House after Mr. Trump takes office in January, out of concern for uprooting Barron in the middle of the school year, transition officials said on Sunday.
Ms. Trump and Barron will remain in New York for at least another six months, the officials said. Speaking to reporters on Sunday at his golf course in Bedminster, N.J., Mr. Trump said they would join him “very soon — after he’s finished with school.”
Mr. Trump said he would move to the White House. Still, with his family remaining at Trump Tower, the likelihood may increase that Mr. Trump will spend part of the week in New York.
Jason Miller, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, said, “No official statement has been released by the Trump family regarding transition timing, but like any parents, they are concerned about pulling their 10-year-old son out of school in the middle of the year.”
Mr. Miller urged that “the same privacy and security considerations given to previous first families with regard to minor children be extended to the Trumps as well.”
The New York Times previously reported that Ms. Trump was planning to move to the White House eventually but was concerned about disrupting her son’s routine.
The New York Post reported on Sunday that she and Barron would not join her husband immediately after the inauguration.
At least 21 people have been left dead and hundreds of others injured in four days of fighting between two rival tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sebha.
The clashes were between the Awled Suleiman tribe and the tribe of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Guedadfa tribe.
According to Libyan media and social networks, the violence was sparked after a monkey belonging to a member of one of the two tribes allegedly assaulted a schoolgirl whose family came from the rival tribe.
This version could not be confirmed from official sources.
Nasser al-Jehimi of the medical centre in Sebha said 21 people were killed and around 100 others injured in the clashes. The number of wounded victims on the part of the Guedadfa tribe is not known as they are being treated in another hospital.
Salah Badr, a member of the city council contacted by AFP pointed out that tensions between the two tribes have existed for years.
“A minor incident that happened set the whole city on fire,” he said, without further clarification. Several homes have been hit by rockets and mortar shells, witnesses said.
The Sebha Medical Center reiterated that all its staff assume neutrality with respect to the two rival camps while stressing that it is not responsible for the safety of the injured under its care.
Managing Director of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Olufunke Osibodu, has urged Nigerians not to expect any improvement in the power sector in the next five years.
Speaking at the 11th Annual Founder’s Day event of the American University of Nigeria in Yola, Saturday, Mrs. Osibodu said at least N250 billion is required annually to fix the country’s electricity sector.
According to a Vanguard report, she said:
“And we Nigerians need to understand that we cannot do it overnight, and in addition we have to pay for it.
We need to be ready as citizens also, to accept and live with the pain that we have to go
through, and allow time as our friends.As Nigerians, often we are the ones that deceive our politicians. The politicians believe that the only way to go is to promise everything immediately possible. Promise that everything is possible today so that they can get elected. But when you see that it is not, so we want to give them time and use time as our friends. It is the same story for the power industry.
When I tell my friends, that forget any improvement for the next five years, they are scared, but that is the truth. We need minimum of five years to invest before we see results. But very often, because Nigerians are impatient, we start pushing our governments and they start reversing good things they have done in various ways. So we need to be more patient.”
Mrs. Osibodu’s statements came despite the claim earlier in the year by Babatunde Fashola, the minister of Power, Works, and Housing, that the country would attain 10,000 megawatts electricity generation by 2019.
The security man you see in the photo above returned a man’s wallet containing bank cards, and cash. The thankful man took to his Facebook page to celebrate the good Samaritan.
He wrote:
“There are still good people in Nigeria. I dropped my wallet at Charley Boy bus stop this morning containing at least 3 intl bank cards and 5 local bank cards, and cash. It was picked up by this security man (Augustine Joseph, Sisco Security coy) seconded to Golden Transport Gbagada. You can imagine my joy when he called me that the wallet is with him. Silver and gold I have not but I know that God would reward Augustine for his honesty and goodness. I won’t give up on Nigeria. It shall be well.”
LMAO!! Oh my Lord! This invoice had me mehn! N500 per minute ?! This is the most hilarious thing I’ve seen all day and I can’t, won’t stop laughing!
Hehe… And that’s how they want to turn prostitution to a corporate business sha? N60,000 for 2hrs, which means N30,000 for an hour… Lol… Okay, I need to stop laughing now!
LMFAO!!!!
The stunning couple had their introduction yesterday and are all set to make it official by December. MTV Base’s ex-VJ, Stephanie Coker, is at the brink of tying the knots with her heartthrob, Daniel Adenirokun.
They had their introduction ceremony yesterday, with the TV presenter looking graceful in her traditional attire… Continue with the photos below:
Two the most prominent Nollywood actress graced the AFRIFF closing Gala night with their delectable looks to the event – Mercy Johnson and Rita Dominic were two out of many others who brought the event to a stand still with their exquisite fashion statement.
While the stunning mom of three went out in a glittery black sheer dress, our beloved 76 actress, looked elegant in her Black Bina Dress…
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Our policemen are widely seen as ignorant, corrupt, unprofessional, inefficient and uncultured law enforcement agents who ride on citizens and also exhibit some disgraceful habits in public places which are mentioned below
1. Drinking and Smoking Irresponsibly
It’s very degrading to see an ASP cadre officer in uniform gulping beer and completely drunk at beer palour. Many a times, they will mobilize themselves to a local herbal shop just to drink jedi and smoke marijuana.
That’s why we often hear cases of policemen who got drunk and shoot people dead. This disgraceful habit is very common with police officials in remote areas.
2. Incessant Hailing of Politicians and Wealthy Men
Most policemen, out of stomach infrastructure, shamelessly hail politicians and wealthy men at check points. You will see their two hands in the air shouting “baba ooooo” at the top of their voice.
Sometimes, some of them escorts these wealthy men with koboko for the sake of providing safety to them, and will be flogging innocent drivers who fail to maintain their lane or give way.
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Beautyplus makeovers has earned a well-deserved publicity on social media with an impressive feat that has earned the massive applause of netizens.
The company helped in beautifying the face of an unnamed dark-skinned lady with a scar suspected to have been sustained from a ghastly accident.
In the penultimate week, online reporters, PulseNG disclosed that music mogul, D’banj was sued over 100M naira unpaid debt.
In a series of tweet, some hours ago, the Kokomaster called out the online publishers and other media outlet who reported the story.
His tweets below:
“Silence is Golden, Yes! And you all know I don’t Talk! However, in this case, I will…
Is it poverty of content or state of d economy dt led u 2 publish untrue stories about me wtout confirm 4rm myself/ team? @PulseNigeria247
And the others that follow like zombie… well i no blame una. Even heard @SOUNDCITYtv I was like wow! Utter disappointment!
A Tiger must never lose sleep over the utterance of sheep. The worst thing than being talked about is not to be talked about at all. #Focus”
The father who collapsed and passed away after hearing of his seminarian son’s death has been buried alongside his son – the seminarian died during Fulani herdsmen attack in Enugu 3 months ago.
According to Ibeneme Humphery who shared the photo….
“Is the duty of elected Governors to protect the live and property of its people. Enough of this killings.
The burial of the seminarian’ who was killed by the fulani herdsmen at Attakwu AKAEGBE UGWU IN NKANU WEST LGA ENUGU STATE.
When he was killed and his father heard about the news, he fell down and died. The two were buried on 18-11- 2016 at Ebenator Ekwe Orlu, Imo State.
May their souls rest in peace. Amen”
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A shocking incident has left many baffled after Machakos Deputy Governor, Bernard Kiala’s daughter, Kathleen Nduku was found alive in her boyfriend’s house after she went missing for one week.
It is believed she had been in the house having fun while parents thought she was missing.
According to reports in Kenya, Kiala’s daughter was declared missing on the 11th of November 2016 and found on Thursday 17.
The girl’s father was forced to report the matter to the police following a chilling message he received from the alleged gang that abducted the daughter.
It is not clear how she got to her boyfriend’s house, but police confirmed the girl was found at her boyfriend’s house in Sunton Mwiki area in Kasarani days after claims she was kidnapped.
Narobi County commander Japheth Koome said the kidnap fears were not true as reported. Police who were involved in an intensive search traced Kathleen at her boyfriend’s house in Kasarani.
Tuko reports that on Thursday, November 17, Nairobi CID boss Ireri Kamwende said they realized she was not abducted after questioning her.
“We have taken her with us to the CID headquarters so that she can record a statement before we give further information,” he said.
Kathleen, a university student told the police she was staying with the man on her own volition.
The kidnap had been linked to the intrigues in the Machakos political scene with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka warning Governor Alfred Mutua that he would have to write a statement should anything bad happen to her.
A bestman decided to get serious as he stole the show at his friend’s wedding over the weekend by proposing to his sweetheart in front of the surprised guests……….And of course, the shocked lady accepted his proposal and said YES to him.
Nadia Buari is a year older, and the actress took to her Instagram to celebrate her mother instead.. She says her mom has been her rock and pillar.
She wrote:
Dear mummy… Many daughters could not become women because of the absence of their mothers by them while they were growing up as kids, but u were present to stand by me, stand with me and stand for me while I developed my life’s style. Continue…
I can never forget how u never forget to love me…Ur love never failed towards me and still that love never fails towards my little angels, ur grandkids. For making ur toil become the soil on which I flourish today, I say, I’m so grateful. U come first to me of all mothers who go through great tests of life to make their kids become the greatest in life. The care u give my little angels, I’ll take of u.
I have many role models and examples in life, but u are–
M-my
O-only,
T-trustworthy
H-human
E-example
R-remaining.
U are my school, in which I love to learn and learn to love.
Today, the 21st of November….my birthday, I celebrate u mummy… Thank u for being my heart’s first home. I love You @caddybuari.Yours, Yours!
When Tiwa Savage granted that famous interview after her estranged husband accused her of infidelity, it was as if nothing in the world would make her live with the man again. Everyone empathized with her, particularly regarding her allegation of her husband’s use of hard drugs.
It was clear why she wanted her son far away from the father. But if there is one thing life has taught us about matters of the heart, it is “never say never again” as much of the body language from the ‘Kelekele love’ crooner in recent weeks shows that she may be taking her former manager-husband back into her open arms again.
The first hint dropped at the 3-Thrones concerts when she openly sought advice from Wumi and Tunde Obe on the success of their marriage.
Then followed torrent of rumours that the husband has been seeing a shrink, to straighten him out, in preparation for being a good husband and dad again. Rumours can be rumours but pictures hardly lie (even in this age of photoshop).
Just days ago, Tiwa’s estranged hubby posted a picture of himself and their son, Jamil, playing together in a tub, again, stoking the speculation that the couple may just be getting back together again. Or at least, mum is not keeping sonny away from dad any more.
Chief Emeka Offor, the Chairman of Chrome Group of Companies, in a display of his wealth, has buried his father in a N15m gold casket.
His father was buried on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the All Saint Anglican Church, Irefi Oraifite, Anambra State.
This extravagance was met with widespread condemnation online, as many questioned the act, terming it to be wasteful.
Giving a reaction in a Facebook comment, a user named Gabriel Omonhinmin wrote, “Don’t you think Emeka Offor’s father, Benneth would have been much happier in his grave if this money was given as a revolving loan to some youths in that community?”
Another user with the name, Manu Vice Mike wrote, “No matter d amount of tin u did to a died man is nothing but a waste cus he doesn’t know that a gasket worthy of millions went to grave with him , so he should bury his dad on a humanitarian ground nd not for publication.. so those of u who r planning to give ur dad an extravagant bury should covert it to him with an extravagant life Style wen he’s still alive rather than expensive gasket as it is not going to make any difference with those buried wit normal gasket.”
While Offor might have felt that he was honoring his late father by burying him in an expensive casket, many Nigerians who are currently affected by the economic recession will have an issue fathoming why such investment was made on a dead person.
2016 is looking like a good year for many in the showbiz. Moments after Omoni Oboli showed the world clips of P-Square new home her colleague in the movie industry, Actress, Daniella Okeke also shared snaps of her ongoing building project, with hopes of finishing it up before the year finally runs out.
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A cleaner, Peter Oko, has narrated how he stole N5.675 million from the New Nyanya branch of Diamond Bank, where he worked.
The 29 year-old stated that he took the keys to the vault, stole the money and hid it in a carton, which he took home after the close of work.
The money was however recovered by the police, which said that the suspect had been charged to court.
Oko told Northern City News at the Nasarawa State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department in Lafia that he carried out the theft alone, saying, “As a cleaner, I knew where all the keys were kept.”
He added, “I single-handedly carried out the operation because I have been working as a cleaner in the bank for the past 10 years and my eyes had been on one of the keys to the vault, where the bank used to keep all its money.
“As a cleaner, my attention was not only on the keys, but on how I will carry out the operation successfully without being caught by either the security or any staff of the bank.”
The suspect said he stole the money without the knowledge of the bank workers, adding that he had access to all the foreign currencies in the bank as he knew where they were kept.
“As a cleaner, I knew where all the secret files were kept and where the bank kept its keys where you can have access to dollars, Nigerian currency and all other currencies.”
Oko blamed the economic situation for his action, stating that he had never been involved in a criminal act before now.
“The devil of economy recession pushed me into the crime; I have never committed a criminal act before, luck ran out on me and I was caught in the process,” he stated.
The state Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Bello, said the crime was reported to the police in October, 2016, by the bank, adding that the matter was then transferred from Karu Divisional Police Headquarters to the SCIID for investigations.
Movie producer and actress, Elizabeth Anjorin aka Lizzy Anjorin is one of Nollywood’s most sought after Yoruba actress. Business savvy Lizzy recently opened up to Entertainer on her career and her new project, Owo Naira Bet.
What has been happening to you lately?
I have been doing fine despite the fact that the industry has been badly affected by piracy and all that. I thank God every day.
You travel out of the country very often. Would it be right to say that Lizzy is making so much money?
(Laughter) If I have so much money I won’t be travelling out so often. I travel out so often because I have to hustle.
How are you coping with economic recession?
Hmmm… it has affected me too-oo. Or do you want me to say it has not affected me so that ‘boys’ can come and rob me (laughter). It is affecting all of us.
What project are you working on at the moment?
Wow! That is Owo Naira Bet.
What inspired it?
Recently I discovered that a lot of Nigerians youths are engaging in sports betting and they hit so much money sometimes even running into millions of naira but after a few months, you see them back on the streets doing nothing. The message is that people should learn to invest; they can invest part of this money and save for the rainy day. Yes, life is a gamble in itself but we need to learn how to save for the rainy day and invest.
Lizzy, you are such a pretty babe. When are you going to tie the knot?
I am still a virgin (laughter). That would be when I grow up. Any questions about that?
You have a glowing skin. What is the secret?
It is God I must say.
Is there any special beauty routine that you have embarkrd on?
In the morning I exercise and take fruits. In the afternoon I eat like a queen and in the evening, I take something very small.
Do you have any regrets in life?
None, I am good and I am grateful.
You often act action and violent roles in movies. Is that the real Lizzy Anjorin?
No, that is not the real me.
So, who is the real Lizzy Anjorin?
This is the real me. What you see on screen is what I mimic. I I can easily go into any cha acter and come back to my normal self. As an artiste you must be able to have your own personal life but when on set, immediately you hear ‘action’, you switch to the character you are depicting and after you are done you come back to your normal self immediately.
Aside acting, what else is Lizzy Anjorin up to?
I am also a designer. I design most of my wears. I have a clothes line.
Just back from the United Kingdom, where he had a surgery on his kidney, the actor has told fans and friends that he is in top shape.
In this interview, Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie, and his wife Maureen, talk about their six-year-old marriage.
How did you meet your wife?
Leo: Our meeting was a coincidence. I was frustrated from a broken relationship. I was at Ojez Bar in Lagos, complaining to some friends. It was the night before the day I wanted to travel to the United Kingdom, so we were having a farewell drink. I wanted to travel and forget about the other lady. One of my friends that I sat with told me that if the break-up was not my fault, then he would introduce me to a good lady. And he told me that God would not forgive me if I hurt her. He gave me her number and the next day, after packing my bags, I called her and lied that I mistakenly dialled her number.
She doubted it and hung up on me. I called again but she did not pick. When I got to the UK the following morning, I bought a line and called friends and family to tell them that I arrived safely. I called her line but she did not pick up. Later she returned the call, thinking it was one of her friends in the UK. She was surprised to find out I was the one, and asked me what I wanted. I told her all the lies guys usually tell and later she became friendly.
What was your reaction when he proposed to you?
Maureen: When I met him, I was coming out from a relationship too. My intention was to play around, date him, break his heart and move on. He came at a time I wanted to have fun; I was not ready to get married. I told him we had to hold on for a while. I did not know him that well; I just met him and accepted him as a friend. The kind of job I did in the bank then was also challenging and did not give me much time except in the evenings and weekends. We went to see my mum after six months.
How long did you court before you got married?
Leo: Six months.
How did you start liking each other?
Leo: At a time I noticed that I no longer had secrets around her anymore. We never lied to each other; we became fond of each other and it was just as if she had my life in her hands. She was caring and I missed her company whenever she was not around me.
How long have you been married?
Leo: We would be married for four years in July (Interview was conducted in SUNDAY PUNCH Of May 2014)
How has the marriage been?
Maureen: It has been beautiful, loving and very challenging.
What were the challenges?
Maureen: There were some things he would do and I would be so angry and felt like flogging him. But sometimes I would say to myself that if I beat my child, I would still have to draw him close. But he is an adult and I could not beat him. I learnt to forgive even before he hurts me. The nature of his job was another aspect I had to make up my mind to accept. It is not like an office work where one expects a monthly salary; sometimes he has jobs and sometimes he does not. When he does not, we adapt and enjoy what we have at the moment.
Leo: We were two adults from different homes coming together as one. We almost broke up in less than six months into our marriage. We wanted to go our separate ways, but reconciled after about a month. In less than three months we had issues again. It was just continuous. After that, we have never had any challenge that we could not resolve between us. There is no day I do not offend her, and I do not think I have ever said sorry up to three times but she has a way of forgiving me, even before she complains.
Did marriage rid you of your freedom?
Leo: No it did not. There is no where I cannot go, whenever I want to. When we started the relationship, the first thing I did was to take her to my location to see how I worked. She does not stop me from living my natural life but she devised a means of making me quit smoking in less than one year of marriage. I have never smoked in four years. She never complained about my friends but she made me see the right reasons why I should not associate with some of them.
Were there oppositions to your marriage from family members?
Leo: My family wanted us to wait a year before talking about marriage. They told me that the family marries a woman, not the man and that they would not attend my traditional marriage since I did not listen to them. Only my younger brother attended and I did not invite them to the white wedding; they read about it in the papers. But my wife united everyone.
What qualities and hobbies do you have in common?
Maureen: We love to travel; we hang out together and we love dancing. I dance better than he does. He easily gets tired. We watch movies together too.
What advice would you give to celebrity couples?
Leo: Marriages that have issues never started well and marriages based on lies and false appearance cannot survive. Couples should always tell each other the truth and be open about their finances. Marriage should not be based on pretence.
Irresponsible ladies should not look for responsible guys. Marriage is first about honesty, truth and openness before commitment.
What advice would you give to celebrity spouses?
Maureen: They should be patient and prayerful because it could be challenging and they might have reasons to leave the marriage every day. They should always support their spouses and not push them into what they do not have passion for.
Arike Gold is from a polygamous family, six From her mum, three boys and three girls, attended Catholic Comprehensive High School then to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic where she had OND in Mass Communication and later proceeded to University of Ibadan where she got degree in Philosophy.
Acting has been her passion since she was a kid but her mum told her she can’t allow her to do such because of some negative things she has noticed or seen with people that are into acting.
Arike Gold will love to work with Ramsey Noah and John Dumelo but her best actor is Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD)
However her ideal man must certainly be a creative and hardworking man because she hate poverty. He must also be God fearing; not the ‘Scripture Union’ type but very romantic and handsome.
The most important of it all is that he must be very understanding and patient. she can’t marry a man that cannot kneel to beg her when he offends her or cook for me to thrill me.
He must be 100% Romantic!
He disclosed this on Hitz FM, he won’t stop being bad in movies, but he will be careful with the roles he accepts in movies.
“I’m going to regulate whatever provokes the emotions of man, be it sexually or any negative way. I won’t stop being bad in movies but I will regulate the kind of bad scenes you will see,” Majid Said.
“You will not see my buttocks, you will not see sexually explicit scenes, you won’t hear bad language but you will identify things that will propel your spirit to somewhere great. Basically we will reduce all the explicit scenes you used to see.”
In as much as film lovers know that popular actor, Majid Michel is gifted in many ways, the last thing most people least expected him to do, is to minister the word of God to people and deliver those in spiritual bondage.
Members of the public were so amazed to see pictures of the ace actor on social media, ministering under the unction of the Holy Spirit.
The most award winning actor was spotted at the Zoe Sanctuary with former colleague actors; Pascal Amanfo and Timothy Bentum (Timothy Bentum Ministries).
Majid Michel, known very well for his ruthless criminal and murder roles in movies has proven to the world that he is a lover of God and wants to spread the light across the Globe.
In spite of the controversy and media clampdown orchestrated by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian parliament, the money ponzi scheme popularly called MMM is waxing stronger as the promoters celebrated one year anniversary since the scheme started.
MMM Nigeria celebrated its one year anniversary in style by donating donated relief materials worth N5 million to two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to a report by NAN, the gesture was part of the MMM Nigerian community’s humanitarian week tagged ‘MMM cares’ to mark its one year anniversary.
The Gwoza and Bama IDP Camp located in Durumi area and the New Kuchingoro IDP camp were the two beneficiaries of the relief materials.
Bags of rice, beans, garri, as well as cartoons of beverages and noodles, were some of the items donated by the group. The group also donated clothing, drugs, and educational materials for the pupils among them.
Mr Seyi Bello, a Guilder in the ‘MMM Community’ said the donation was motivated by the desire of the group to affect the society positively, especially the less-privileged.
“We are marking our first year anniversary and we have decided to come and celebrate it with our brothers, mothers and children in the camp.
“As a community, we do not only provide help to our members, we also extend that to the larger society as part of our social responsibility.
“In these times of economic challenges, the IDPs are the ones that need help and support more than any other person; that is why we visited them today,” he said.
Bello explained that besides providing help and donations to its members, humanitarian service was a flagship programme of the group.
He said that the relief items were bought from free-will donations of members in their quest to touch lives positively.
“The N5 million was raised from voluntary donations my members in the FCT.
“That is what defines us as a community of people providing financial help to each other on the principle of reciprocity and benevolence.
“In MMM there are no lenders and no debtors. One participant asks for help, another one helps.’’
Bello appealed to individuals, groups and corporate bodies to always remember the IDPs across Nigeria, since government alone would not be able to provide for them adequately.
“They are our brothers and sisters who have left the comfort of their homes and are now struggling for survival here.
“No matter how little, let us always extend a hand of help to them to complement what government and other donors are doing, “he urged.
Mr Enoch Yohanna, General Secretary of the IDP camp at New Kuchingoro, who received the items, expressed gratitude for the gesture which he described as `timely.’
“The Christmas season is very close; we thank MMM-Nigeria for bringing these items to us.
“We hope to share them satisfactorily among us for everybody to be happy and have a happy Christmas celebration,“ he said.
The visit to the IDPs camps was preceded by a two-hour environmental sanitation by members of the group on Nyanya/Mararaba route, a suburb of the FCT. Members of the group came out in their numbers to clear garbage from drainages and streets in the area.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has persistently warned Nigerians against investing their money in MMM. CBN sees MMM as a fraud and not lacking in credibility. The organization has folded up in some countries
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Saturday, spotted rocking a snapback as he participated and presented the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu during the party’s campaign rally for the November 26 guber election in Ondo State.
The president was spotted with Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the APC National Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun, during the political rally.
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, made the disclosure, yesterday, when the Ndigbo Community in Ekiti conferred him with the traditional title of ‘Nwanne – De – Namba at the Olukayode Stadium, Ado Ekiti during the Igbo Cultural Day.
He said, “whatever anybody says, the Igbos are a unique people in the country. God forbid, if Nigeria should break, they are the only nation that can survive because they are industrious people. All the permanent structures found everywhere are owned by the Igbo people. Wherever you go in the country, you will find an Igbo man there.”
