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.
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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.
16 year old Actress, Regina Daniels is currently being bashed online after she uploaded these series of photos on her Instagram page.
Regina clearly said no one should judge her because she’s just being herself. But her fans think the outfit/photos are way too skimpy for a girl her age.
Popular Nigerian Editorial Consultant & Editor-In-Chief “The Redsheet Entertainment Magazine”, Chris Joseph, Just took to Instagram, Saying the Engagement between Ogbonna nwankwo and Laura ikeji that stole the news this morning is a Forced Engagement.
In his words,
This is the kind of proposal you get when you copy everything you see online. If you’ve seen the video you’ll agree with me that Ogbonna never popped the question “Will You Marry Me”. Dude was just looking, acting as though he was giving a movie script and forgot his lines…while laura grabbed the ring. So it’s safe to say she forced the engagement on the poor guy. Anyway, they’ve both been living as husband and wife before now, so I’m not surprised … Just Negodu!!! Congrats All The Same!
The anguish of the parents of a four-year-old victim of ritual killing has been compounded by the death in police custody of one of his suspected murderers.
The police claimed that the suspect, Fidelis Bossman, a Togolese, was taken ill and died during interrogation.
But the father of the victim, Johnson Habila Magaji, said he suspected the claim was a sinister attempt to pervert the course of justice.
The minor, Psalm Johnson, was reported missing on October 15 from his parents’ Kuruduma 2, Ugwan Hausawa residence in a rural suburb of the Asokoro Extension in Abuja.
A petty trader running a kiosk in the neighbourhood, however, provided a crucial clue when he recalled seeing little Psalm in the company of Boniface Sani, a young man who lived with his parents in the same compound as the Johnsons.
Boniface acknowledged that little Psalm had been with him.
“He claimed however that when he wanted to visit his friend in another part of the village, and because it was about to rain at the time, he instructed the boy to go inside our compound”, Mr. Johnson narrated to PREMIUM TIMES.
But the trader, Mahmud Magaji, insisted he had seen Boniface walking away from the compound with the little boy. Under interrogation the following day at the A.Y.A Police Station, Boniface later confessed he had sold off little Psalm to Mr. Bossman for N100,000.
Eight days after little Psalm had gone missing, the Police were able to apprehend Mr. Bossman, who confirmed the transaction. He however revealed that both of them had immediately strangled the little boy to death, in a money-making ritual.
The two suspects later led detectives to a riverside behind Asokoro village where the decomposed body of the boy was recovered.
But two days later on October 25, the case took a strange twist. According to Mr. Johnson, when he went to the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, to which the case had been transferred, an officer informed him that Mr. Bossman had died.
“At first, an officer told me that the Togolese had died under interrogation”, Mr. Johnson told PREMIUM TIMES. “Shortly after, another policeman said he had fallen sick and died in a hospital”.
He said he was later shown a picture said to be of the body of the suspect. “But I could not be sure whether the person in the picture was actually dead or posing dead to the camera,” Mr. Johnson said.
When PREMIUM TIMES visited the A.Y.A police Station where the case was first reported, the Divisional Police Officer, Aisha Yusuf, said she knew nothing about the Togolese. She said her officers only arrested Boniface before “I had to hand over the case to the CID, because we don’t handle cases like murder and abduction.”
At the FCT Police Command headquarters, an officer identified as Hassan Abdullahi also said he was not aware of the death of the Togolese. He claimed that the two suspects were still under custody and that investigation was still ongoing.
PREMIUM TIMES later spoke with the Abuja police command spokesman, AnjuGuri Mamza, on the conflicting claims about Mr. Bossman.
Mr. Mamza confirmed the suspect’s death.
“When we brought in the suspects, one of them, quite unfortunately the principal suspect, was complaining that he was sick. Our men, after discovering he was not feeling too fine, rushed him to the Police Hospital”, Mr Mamza said.
“We normally take suspects who fall ill to the Police Hospital. So, after proper examination by our medical doctor at the hospital, he gave recommendation that the suspect be taken to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital. We however lost him on the way. Autopsy has been taken on the suspect.”
Mr. Mamza said the body was in the morgue of the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, as nobody had yet come forward to claim it.
“Investigation is still ongoing. The remaining suspect will be charged to court at the completion of investigation”, he said.
The Police spokesman also explained reasons why the suspect was yet to be arraigned despite his alleged confessional statement while being interrogated by SARS.
“There is nitty-gritty in confessions; you have to understand the rationale behind what was done before taking the accused to court”, he said.
“You have to be sure of your facts, figures and the evidence that will be used to prosecute so you don’t go and present what is shabby and fail to get the appropriate punishment for the offender”, Mr. Mamza stressed. “There are procedures to follow when such investigations are ongoing”.
At the Gwagwalada hospital, a mortuary attendant who refused to give out his identity confirmed that the police deposited a body at the mortuary on October 26.
But the deceased was registered as Fidelis Sirboss, not Fidelis Bossman. The attendant however would not allow the reporter to inspect the mortuary’s record or the body deposited by the police.
For the Johnsons, they continue to grieve over the murder of their son. They said they hope the surviving suspect has his day in court and that their suspicion of an attempt to obstruct justice is unfounded.
The Nigerian Film Industry was not spared from the turbulence that rocked the ship of 2016. The industry witnessed several deaths of top rated artistes, that graced local and international scenes. Some of which are:
1. Bukky Ajayi (82)
Veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi died on July 6, 2016 after an unsuccessful battle with heart-related issues. Her big break into Nollywood was her role in the Village Headmaster in the 70s. In March 2016, the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) awarded her with the 2016 ‘Industry Merit Award’.
A child traffic suspect identified as Roland Egbe, who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, at the police officers mess in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has confessed that he bought fried yam to attract the two kids he allegedly stole from their parents.
The suspect added that he handed the children over to his friend identified only as Uche, who in turn sold them to one Chioma Ohajimadu and Mrs. Comfort Ogbonnaya who reside at No. 69, Ososu road, Aba.
Egbe, who claimed to be a ticket seller at Oyigbo in Rivers State, said Uche introduced him to child trafficking business and persuaded him to get a child urgently as a buyer was already waiting to pay for the child.
He said,
“One evening, about two weeks ago, I went to eat at Oyigbo roundabout, Uche started calling me repeatedly to get the child he told me to bring. But I told him that I know the parents of the child I wanted to bring to him and I don’t want to hurt them. However, he insisted that I should bring the child.
“After speaking with him, I asked him to come around and wait for me. Then I went to where the children normally gather to play around the area because the little boy, Marvellous Heart, normally comes to me each time I am around his mother’s shop.
“When he saw me that evening, he ran to me and l bought sweets for him; from there, I carried him and met Uche, who was waiting for me at a distance. That was how we took the boy to Aba. He gave me N50,000 only and promised to pay me the balance later.
“But after some days, the woman that bought the boy started calling me to complain that she doesn’t want the boy again, that we should bring another child for her. That was how Uche forced me to go and steal another child for the woman.
“The second time, I saw some children around a spot where they sell fried yam around Imo River and bought some fried yam for them. When I was leaving, I left with one of them.”
Narrating his ordeal, the father of the boy, Mr. Shedrach Heart, said he reported the incident to the police at Obehie when his child got missing and went to his church for prayers, where he was assured that his child would come back alive.
Heart said,
“Roland has been our family friend, any time he comes around to play Loto around my wife’s shop, my child normally runs to him and the two of them will stay together until he leaves. On that fateful day, my boy ran to him and he carried him to buy something for him. From there, he took him away.”
The illegal adopter of the stolen children, Chioma Ohajimadu, also confessed to the crime, adding that she could not afford to adopt a child through the normal process because it was exorbitant for her.
She explained that she later resorted to use a man who promised to help her to adopt one at a cheaper rate. She said,
“I’m a widow with a son of about 17-years-old. But I needed another baby in my family. The Uche in question was my primary school student.
“When we met at Aba, he told me he works with the motherless baby’s home and I informed him that I needed to adopt a baby and I have gone round, but the price they were giving me was exorbitant.
“He promised to help me out since he works with them. So, about two weeks ago, on the 18th of November, he called to inform me that he has got the baby for me. He brought the boy to my house with Roland.
“I spent one night with the baby and found out that he was too rough for my liking. So, I called him to come and take the baby and get another one that will be calm for me. But he said he can’t take back the boy again, that he finished the registration of his adoption at the motherless baby’s home.
“That was why I called a woman that works at another motherless baby’s home and asked her if she knows of any woman that needs a child and she said yes and asked her to bring the woman to take the boy they brought for me because I don’t want him again.
“She asked me to bring the child and she then invited Comfort Ogbonnaya to take the boy, it was in the process of adopting the second baby that I was arrested by the police.”
Speaking while parading the suspects, Oyebade said Egbe was earlier arrested and paraded for child trafficking on December 7, 2016, before the operatives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at Obehie rescued the four-year-old Heart stolen about two weeks ago.
The Commissioner of Police warned parents to monitor their children closely and warn them to stop accepting gifts from strangers and people around them this Christmas period.
Meet Okeke Vincent Chidozie, the IT entrepreneur, and founder of Dovichi Services, who yesterday, launched Justhershoes.com, an e-commerce platform that focuses on sales of female shoes online.
‘’Even in recession, people still want to look good, they will always opt for tangible fashion products that will help them accomplish this’’ the startup said.
While recession continues to loom, the entrepreneur still continues to thrive with the launch of his smart startup – Justhershoes.com.
“Justhershoes.com is a single platform where ladies can buy female shoes online. The idea for us here is to have that single platform where ladies can source for any kind of female shoes they want. With our established partnership with some top global shoe dealers, we are positioning as the largest and leading online shoe business” Okeke Vincent Chidozie said.
The entrepreneur was among the 60 lucky entrepreneurs selected by Facebook to participate in the last Facebook Partner Developer Programme held in Lagos few months ago, where he met with Mark Zuckerberg and engaged with him directly. The programme which led to Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria.
“The less than 1 hour I directly engaged with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg I will say is one of my most inspiring moments, it made realize that yes, truly, success of a thing was realistic, if well pursued” – Founder, JustHerShoes.com said.
Among the 60 entrepreneur selected for the Facebook Partner Developer Programme, we have all submitted our business plans as requested by Facebook, for their FBStart programme, and we still look forward to this, where we stand chances of getting support of up to 80,000 USD from Facebook, the entrepreneur added.
It should also be noted that in 2015, the entrepreneur, Okeke Vincent Chidozie was listed among the “5 Most Innovative Startups in Nigeria for 2015” by Ventures Africa, after the entrepreneur launched the innovative e-learning portal currently serving many professionals – DoviLearn.
Justhershoes.com is an e-commerce platform where ladies can source/buy any kind of female shoes they want. The entrepreneur who is said to have secured partnership with top local and international dealers, and they are positioning Justhershoes.com as the largest online female shoe store in Nigeria, with plans to move beyond Nigeria early next year.
“For I and my team, we are quite passionate about the internet business, and we found e-commerce quite interesting. We have strong plans to add value to e-commerce business in Nigeria, by introducing new systems and business models. We are already working on securing partnership with some financial institutions, to introducing new payment systems that can allow buyers buy smartly online” Okeke Vincent Chidozie said.
A Facebook User with the name, Prince Gwamnishu Harrison says he paid a visit to a prison in Delta State and he was appalled by the conditions of the inmates there.
Below is what he wrote and photos:
“Today I visited a prison in Delta State Nigeria. This is their condition. No medical facility, no drugs. They are dying. I was able to get a lawyer who has promised to defend them so they can leave prison and get quick medical attention.They can’t urinate, they can’t stand for 10minutes. Our laws says they are Innocent until proven guilty. They deserve a better life.I stand with Yali Network to bring awareness to our government on the need for the welfare of Nigeria Prisoners’
