No Tribalism Brouhaha here…But this Lady is desperately in need of a boyfriend….Igbo proferably, between the age of 27 and 35.
She took to Social Media to start her search! I’m sure there are a lot of potential Boyfriend Material online!..Oh and By the way, the Potential “Igbo boyfriend” must be ready to put the ring on her as soon as possible.
The trio of Peter, James and John Obidiegwu, whose birthday photographs went viral on the Internet, share their life experiences with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU and ARUKAINO UMUKORO.
Who is the oldest among the three of you?
Peter: (Laughs) That is the first question people always ask us whenever they meet us and what we say is what we were told when we were young.
Our dad told us that he did not know who the oldest is because when we were born, they didn’t take note of who came out first because they were too excited.
But he said the doctor told him that I am the oldest, my mum said it is James and my dad said it is John, so they just agreed to believe that none of us came out first, I think they were trying to avoid conflict among us so they just told us that they don’t know who came out first. However, we all came out two minutes apart.
John: Our parents said I was born a little past midnight. They also said I came out last. I was told it was a two-minute gap.
How many children are you altogether?
Peter: We are a very large family. The children are nine in number and we are the last three children. Our father was the only child of his parents and so he had six children at first which were four girls and two boys. When the last born was about eight years old, my parents wanted just one more baby boy but they got three instead.
What was growing up like for you as a triplet?
Peter: I would say it hasn’t been smooth all through but generally it has been very good. Being triplets is similar to being celebrities because people always stare at us wherever we go.
We grew up in the South-West and the Yoruba people believe that twins are a blessing, so wherever we went to, we were always admired. Sometimes, people would tell us to pray for them or lay hands on them.
So, it was fun growing up but not too rosy.
James: I agree with what Peter has said. Getting used to the attention was not easy. It was very difficult not to draw attention to ourselves. I think we are used to it now but it wasn’t always fun when we were much younger.
We’ve had an experience where a group of girls saw me first and then Peter passed and then the girls started whispering to themselves and then John passed and the next thing the girls said was ‘God forbid.’
That was very upsetting and because we didn’t know what that expression meant, we felt really bad.
John: We had a lot of experiences, especially of how people reacted whenever they saw the three of us together, when we were in school.
We attended the same schools, right from primary school to university. People respect us, and sometimes, we get favours because we are triplets. There are so many experiences, I cannot really pick out a particular one.
Did you use your identical looks to play pranks on people when you were young?
Peter: People don’t believe but we are actually very good boys. However, we played a few pranks (laughs). The pranks were not intentional. For instance, when we were in school, if one of us could not go to class or was indisposed, one of us would represent the indisposed one, or sometimes, when we are driving together and I forget to hold my driving licence and we are stopped by the police, I can quickly present one of my brother’s driving licence to them and they will let us pass.
I remember one funny incident when were travelling from school and policemen stopped us. They searched the three of us and found nothing and we started laughing.
The policemen threatened to arrest us for impersonation. I won’t say we play pranks as much as people expect us to. Some even assume that we may be using the same passport because in the past, it was possible to use one passport but because of biometric data, one can no longer do that.
James: I don’t know whether to call it a prank but my biggest one is whenever I am in an awkward situation and I am trying to avoid a talkative person. When the person greets me saying ‘hi James, what’s up?’ I just tell the person that I am Peter and then the person leaves me alone. I think I did that a lot in school. Sometimes, we do it to females. It happens to people who don’t know that we are triplets.
I was a prefect in secondary school but nobody knew who the actual prefect was because we are identical. What I did was to make two extra badges and give them to my brothers. Anytime my brothers came late to school, they would enter the school premises as prefects and would escape punishment.
Sometimes, I would be at the gate punishing students that resumed late and when my brothers wanted to enter the school premises, they would signal to me and I would go hide somewhere, then they would enter the school premises at different times, pretending to be me. But there was a day a teacher caught us and I was punished for it.
John: Yes, we played some pranks. When we were kids. Whenever I had an issue with someone and was trying to avoid that person, I could always easily deny that it wasn’t me whenever the person confronted me. Also, if I saw someone I did not really want to talk to, I would just pretend as if I was not the person being referred to.
Are you all married?
James: No, we are all single.
John: Right now I am single, but hopefully soon, though. My siblings are also not in any relationship that I know of.
How have your girlfriends been able to distinguish you from one another?
James: I think it has always been a challenge for the girls but we are good boys (laughs). Girls are usually careful with us so they look for features that distinguish us. Definitely, if anybody spends quality time with us, the person will see the differences but I will not tell any of you (laughs).
Why not? Do you want to use it to continue to play pranks?
James: Well, some people can tell the difference between us. Some say my voice sounds different from the others etc. But if I tell you how to differentiate between us, it will spoil the fun (laughs).
How was it growing up with six other children? Were your siblings able to differentiate you?
James: I know one of my sisters who even if I call her on the phone, she would be able to know it is me just from the sound of my voice. But my other siblings don’t even know the difference between us and even our dad used to mix up our names so he just gave up. At a point, he would call me Peter or John and I would answer.
John: At first, it is always difficult. Even our dad also mixed us up sometimes. Also, the people that mix us most are the wives and husbands of our older siblings. Till date, they still find it hard to differentiate us. So, they just call the three of us one particular name, say James. Some friends popularly call us, Peter, Peterer and Peterest.
Can your mother tell you apart?
James: I don’t know whether she could because she died when we were very young. We were about 10 years old. But I am sure she would have been able to tell the difference among us. Our father is also dead. He died of cancer about four years ago at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. We believe that he would not have died if he was given proper treatment and it is one of our worst experiences ever.
What are the things that differentiate one from the other like favourite food, colour etc?
Peter: Sincerely, when I tell people, they think we are telling lies. We all love and hate the same kinds of food. We don’t like yam, we don’t like beans. We love rice a lot. We like colour blue. We all support Arsenal football club and it is not as if we planned it. We just noticed that we loved the same club. Also, we all love mathematics. Our dad wanted the three of us to be doctors but we all opted for Engineering.
John: Strangely, we all have same hobbies. We love to watch football and love same genre of music. We also have similar choice of clothes.
Have the three of you ever fought before?
James: No, but we argue. Siblings who are of different ages argue and disagree, so imagine siblings who are of the same age. We argue but the thing is that when it comes to being a triplet, it is easier to settle a quarrel than when you are twins. When you are twins, it is more difficult to resolve an argument because there is no third party, there is no way the three of us will be arguing at the same time. There will always one person to serve as a mediator. Sometimes, I settle quarrels at other times, Peter does that so the argument never leads to fights or serious quarrels. We listen to one another a lot so there is hardly ever any conflict. We have a group on BlackBerry Messenger which the three of us use in communicating all the time and we have been operating like that since we started using smartphones.
From your pictures on social media, it seems there is an attempt by the three of you to look alike as evident in the haircut and dressing.
James: Funnily enough, it is coincidental. For instance, John left us in Abuja and relocated to Asaba four years ago. But there are times when we change our hairstyles. Sometimes, I see John on social media and realise he is spotting the same hairstyle as me. Sometimes, I copy Peter’s style because I know that whatever fits him will fit me as well.
Is it true that triplets can sometimes feel what the other person is experiencing even though one is far away from the other?
Peter: Yes, it happens a lot. I remember there was an incident that happened to James and I. We were actually in separate hospitals and he could feel it that I was also in a hospital and he kept on calling my phone. Sometimes, when he is not feeling fine and I call him, he may first pretend that he is okay but when I tell him that I know he is not feeling fine, he confesses.
Tell us about your relationship with your older siblings.
James: The age gap between us and our siblings is wide. Our immediate older sister is about eight years older than us so one can imagine the age gap between us and our older siblings. We have our own part of the family and they have theirs so we don’t have a very strong bond with our siblings. We see them like uncles and aunties and whenever we want to do anything, we take a decision among ourselves and inform them.
John: We have a strong brotherhood bond. I think I am closer to them than my other siblings because we are triplets.
You all secured admissions into university at the same time?
James: Yes, the first time we took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the three of us did not pass. We sat for the examination again and we all passed. So, life has always been like that for us. I think God has destined us to always be together. I remember when we were processing our admission into the university. When I first tried, I did not get it but when we tried again and applied together, we all secured admissions.
Which schools did you attend?
John: We had our primary and secondary education in Lagos State. For our primary education, we attended Progressive Children’s School, Orile. For secondary school, we attended Hope Bay College, Apapa. We received our tertiary education at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
Since you all attended the same schools, how did you manage the separation during the National Youth Service Corps?
Peter: That was the first time in our lives that we ever got separated. James served before us in Lagos. I served in Abuja while John served in Lagos too.
James: In a way we all served together because when I was at the orientation camp, Peter and John came to join me in the camp even though they were not corps members at the time. They stayed with me for a while and nobody knew. Later on, someone informed the soldiers on camp about the visit of my brothers.
Peter: But instead of the soldiers to eject us from the camp, they saw it as fun and gave us khaki and boots and we remained on camp for a week and became very popular. John and I had already experienced camp life even before our service. It was fun.
Do you have the same friends?
James: I feel I don’t have a lot of friends because I feel my brothers have taken the spot of close friends.
John: We are always together and we share things together a lot. It’s a way of life for me.
Would you like to have identical twins or triplets as children?
James: Yes, of course
Peter: Definitely. I have always dreamt of having twin girls and twin boys but if triplets come, I will like it. We have always loved children. Sometimes, when babies see us, they get excited while some other times, they cry out of fear.
How were you punished for an offence committed by your identical brothers?
James: My father used to punish us collectively because he felt that there was no way I would do something bad without first informing my brothers. So, he would say, ‘all of you planned this together’ or he would say, ‘why did you allow your brother to do this?’As a child, it made me unhappy sometimes but we used to cover up for each other. For instance, if my dad asks ‘who did this?’ I can never say it was Peter and John will never say it was me.
Has being a triplet ever put you in trouble?
Peter: Yes, there was an embarrassing moment we had in university. It was during an examination and the invigilators and security guards were going to different classes to monitor the students. They went to James’ class and saw him sitting for the examination. A few minutes later, they came to my own class and saw me doing the same and one of them shouted, ‘Stand up, you are an impersonator.’ The invigilator said he saw me taking the examination in another class and then they seized my script. Other students in the hall started laughing. Initially, the invigilators refused to listen to my explanation but they later took me to my brother’s class and saw him taking the examination and then they left me. That was one of our most embarrassing moments.
Did you choose the same career after school?
Peter: No. I work with a mortgage bank in Abuja. John is the only one that is doing something close to Engineering.
James: I work with a real estate/financial consultancy firm in Abuja as well.
John: I work in a brewery as an engineer.
Are you planning to marry on the same day or wed triplets?
Peter: Well, it is not impossible. It is easier for male triplets to get married on the same day than for female triplets to get married on the same day. It is not a must but not impossible.
John: Many people have asked me this question about whether we would want to marry triplets. It is what God wants for us. It is a good idea though. The most important thing is being around someone that completes one and not necessarily whether that person is a twin or a triplet.
James: Why do people always ask me this question? We could date triplet girls for the fun of it but marriage is too important to be treated in such a manner. If we marry triplet sisters, there will be lot of hype but after the hype, what happens? It has to be about love, communication and commitment. But of course, I have thought about it and it would be fun to be married to people that have had similar experiences with one.
Since you are identical, how do you differentiate one from the other?
Peter: It is like asking how I differentiate my left hand from my right hand. Of course, I know the difference. I have never made a mistake before. The only time I make a mistake is when I am looking at their photographs. Sometimes, I might make a mistake but if I look properly, I will know.
James: I grew up with them and spent my whole life with them so if one of them sneezes, I will know who sneezed. If we are texting each other on the phone, I can differentiate because I know what Peter can say and what John can say.
John: I think the easiest way to know and differentiate us is from our personality and character. But in terms of physical difference, there is really not much to differentiate us with. We are very alike.
Do you belong to any group mainly for identical triplets?
James: Yes, we do. There is a group called United Twins and Multiples and we are the governors in Abuja. It has branches all over Nigeria. We have more members in Abuja and Lagos. It is an umbrella organisation of twins and multiples and we share our experiences. In one of such meetings, a lady who is a twin told us that her twin was having a hernia operation and she did not know about it. But she was feeling the pains in her stomach at the exact time. Also, we found out that there are so many abandoned twins in various orphanages across the country. We are thinking of establishing a non-governmental organisation to champion their cause.
Do you buy one another birthday gifts?
John: No we don’t. This is because we all use one another’s clothes. So buying a birthday gift for my brothers is like buying for myself. I think our most memorable birthday was when we spent it at the orphanage, and we found out they had a set of triplet at the orphanage. This made us appreciate our parents the more.
Delectable Fast rising Nollywood actress Queeneth Agbor has addressed an interview published on Vanguard yesterday that quoted her as saying she thinks Igbo men are crude, domineering and violent.
According to the actress, she was greatly misrepresented in the interview.
Read The Statement Below:
On Saturday, an interview I granted respectable newspaper, Vanguard was published but curiously I was misquoted and many of my sentences misconstrued.
I am issuing this statement for the record purpose and for the sake of posterity:
One, I have a lot of regard for Vangaurd newspaper despite this unfortunate incident
Two, I do not in any way dislike Igbo people. I dated an Igbo guy in the past, the relationship did not turn out right and we went our separate ways.
The fact that the guy slapped me did not mean all Igbo are bad. I have met some wonderful Igbo people, much goodness abound among Igbo.
One person’s behaviour cannot be used as yardstick to define a whole tribe. I apologise to all Igbo people who feel offended by that statement.
I also need to put it on record that I never said Yoruba are philanderers. I apologise again to those that feel offended.
Thirdly, I never said I dated a Fulani man. I have never dated one.
I have absolute respect for all tribes and will not be too myopic to generalise based on the shortcoming of one man. The statement that I would cut corners if my man is not good in bed and God will understand did not also come from me.
I wish to move on from this unfortunate incident and will not be making reference to this in future interviews. Once again I apologise to all those that feel offended.
Thanks.
Queeneth Agbor
On July 6, Nollywood legend Bukky Ajayi passed on after a brief illness.
According to reports, Ajayi may have died of a heart related illness, but no express information was released by her family.
Th 82-year-old actress was buried same day according to Islamic rites. Now, her children, in an interview with Vanguard, have revealed the health issues she battled with, and how she raised them as a single mother.
According to Claudius Akinwade Peter-Thomas, her second son:
“There aren’t enough words to quantify Mama. She was an independent woman who shouldered the responsibility of raising three lions (sons) without raising her brows. I see her as a lioness. She was also able to combine and manage her situation (single motherhood) and her career. She was a good planner.
To that effect, my elder brother is nine years older than me, and I am 11 years older than my younger brother. A good planner she was. Despite being in the public glare, she ensured her private life remained private. Many of my friends didn’t know I was the (child) of the popular actress. This is not because she wasn’t proud of her children, but because she was able to draw the line between her career and her family. People relate with me as Raz CPT and not the daughter of a celebrity, so to say.
Mummy has been struggling with her health, she had cancer of the breast, diabetic and was also hypertensive.”
Her last child, Kunle Fawole, described her last moments:
“I and mama were in the living room with some of my friends when I noticed that her heart wasn’t moving, I mean like she stopped breathing. Immediately, I checked her pulse and called my elder brothers. We felt her pulse and heartbeat, did everything possible. But alas, she has passed on. And that was at about 11:23 am on Wednesday. She was a bit ill before this happened. She had been ill for a number of years now. She had stroke some couple of years back. There was a time she also had cerebral malaria. She became diabetic, hypertensive and also suffered breast cancer before now.”
While her first son, 60-year-old Mr Alfred Oluwole Shoga, said:
“At 60, my mother still gives me money each time I visit her and I will say, `Mum I’m suppose to give you money’ and she will say I should use it for transportation.”
Yet another University of Lagos student has passed on, throwing the school into mourning.
According to reports, Odusami Ajibola Mathew, a 500 level student of the Department of Estate Management, slumped and died while playing a game of football with friends.
A statement released by the Secretary of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences Students Association (FESSA) reads:
“We regret to announce the sudden demise of our colleague, brother, course mate, *Odusami Ajibola Matthew*, 500L student of the department of *Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences.
Though he was at the Faculty as well as sport centre yesterday, his death is a big shock to us and we will always remember him.
We pray his gentle soul rests in perfect peace. We love you.
From
FESSA Secretariat.”
This news was also confirmed by students of the school who have since been mourning their colleague.
On social media, the latest tragedy has caused an outrage as concerned Nigerians noted the increase in deaths in the southwestern university.
Recall that in June, two female post-graduate students of the University of Lagos drowned at the Elegushi Beach in Lagos. According to reports, Adesola Ogunmefun and Funmi Odusina were swept into the ocean by strong currents.
Their tragic deaths raised eyebrows on Twitter, leading to the arrest of two managers of the beach as they were accused of not having alert system that could have prevented the deaths.
Following the investigations by the Lagos State Police Command, the Elegushi Royal Family temporarily shut the beach down.
Also notable was the alleged suicide case of a Unilag student in March who died after swallowing insecticide (sniper).
It’s still unclear why Eniola Jacobs, the 300l student of Microbiology, took the dangerous portion. However when discovered, Jacobs was rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he was declared dead hours later.
And so, with the recent passing of Ajibola, Nigerians have trooped to social media to join the school in mourning, while expressing worry at the rise of the death cases.
– Olisa.tv
Nigerian International Footballer star, Emmanuel Emenike has stylishly confirmed he is dating Former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Iheoma Nnadi! Such taste and Luck!
Posting pictures of them together from their vacation in turkey, Emenike wrote: ‘My Sunday afternoon spent with my special.’
The football star has has dated quite a number of famous Nigerian women, this is the first he’s publicly claiming.
Should we say congratulations? or we should chill till he puts a ring on it?
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A girl who was trying to settle a relationship fight between her sister and the boyfriend has finally fallen bait and betrayed her younger sister by sleeping with her man because of his huge manhood.
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Reports By Linda Ikeji claims that an 89 year old renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi is marrying a new wife, Daughter of late Senegalese Scholar and Tijjaniya Caliph, Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse.
Below is how she reported it:
89-year-old renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, married the daughter of late Senegalese scholar and Tijjaniya caliph, Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse.
Online Hausa publication, Rariya reports that the marriage was officiated by Sheikh Baba Laminu Niasse in Kaolack, Senegal.
Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi took his first bride in 1948 and has 61 children, according to journalist Jaafar Jaafar.
MTN Project Fame returns with Season 9 and it promises to be fun!
The show kick off it’s Audition at Ibadan…and Trust Our Ibadan folks to turn up en masse.
You can watch the FULL Clip Audition on MTN Project Fame’s Official YouTube.
But trust YabaLeftOnline..We bring you only the best of Comedy Videos..So we cropped out the Funny Part of Ibadan Auditions For Your Entertainment.
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After Peter Okoye, few days ago, called out his elder brother, Jude “Engees” Okoye on Instagram for using he and his brother’s brand name, “P-Square” to book a show in Congo – it’s come to our notice, thanks to their Instagram accounts, that only Paul made the performance in the country few hours ago.
Peter had publicly come out earlier to state that he knew nothing about the said show and he wasn’t going to perform because the conditions were not favourable to him.
The show went on as only Paul made the performance at the country last night – this act has left many of their fans to wonder yet again if the P-Square brothers are done for good this time.
While Paul shared images from his performance last night, Peter also took to IG to share photos of himself having a haircut in Banana Island. He seems less bothered.
See below:
Peter getting his haircut looking careless.
The local Police in Uganda have apprehended a man who claims to be Jesus Christ, the saviour of all Christians.
Lamech Kigozi, a Police officer on Saturday, July 2, said Emmanuel Solomon Ssemakula, the man claiming to be son of God, would be taken to court for leading a cult.
Kigozi told NTV Uganda: “We are currently looking at a charge of convening an unlawful society,”.
The self-proclaimed Jesus Christ could also be charged with sabotaging government programmes as he instructs his followers not to go to the hospital when ill. All they are to do is to pray to him.
“When they fall sick, they only kneel and pray and ask for blessing from this earthly Jesus (Solomon Ssemakula),” the police officer said.
Despite all the said charges, Solomon Ssemakula has maintained that he is Jesus and he is not afraid to publicly declare so.
“It’s me Jesus Christ, Emanuel, prince of peace, Michael… I was born in Jerusalem,” he said.
His followers, who have been with him for about six years, also believe that he is indeed Jesus Christ.
Solomon Ssemakula said he was preparing his followers for the second coming of his father. He is on a mission to select 144,000 people for the said coming.
Ssemakula was orphaned at a tender age but was lucky to get someone who sponsored his education.
His sponsor then took him to Kenya and Tanzania to spread the word of God before going back to Uganda.
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A homeless beggar was provided a job for the day in a random act of kindness by a group of painters.
The individual was spotted in the Manchester’s Northern Quarter helping out the men as they worked on a building on Copperas Street on Tuesday afternoon.
Darren Wheatcroft, who shared the photos with the Manchester Evening News, said the homeless man had asked a passer-by for some change, and was very polite when he was told the man didn’t have anything to give him.
Daren said:
“I’ve seen him around a few times,“I work for United Utilities so I’m in the area on call-outs fairly regularly.He asked a passer-by for some change and the guy apologised and said he was sorry but didn’t have anything.The homeless man was really polite, telling him thank you anyway, it wasn’t a problem and he hoped he had a nice day.
“The next thing he was shouted out by one of the painters, he asked him if he’d been drinking, and the homeless man said he hadn’t.“The painter went and spoke to his colleagues and said they should give him a job – and they did!“They had a bit of a long chat between them then he put his bag down and picked up a paintbrush and got to it.“He was being given tips and shown what to do, it was really great to see.
“The man really seemed grateful and was enjoying himself. He was having a chat with the other painters and people walking past were speaking to them too.
“It was a really good deed, they took someone off the street and gave him work and he was going to get paid at the end of it.”
A video has allegedly given fresh insights into how a former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro allegedly loaded a chartered aircraft with over N1.29bn for transfer to Governor Ayodele Fayose through an associate, Abiodun Agbele.
The Nation reports that the cash was transferred through HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited. The first flight was filled with N724.5million cash to the extent that there was no seat for any crew member or the ex-Minister.
It was during the second flight with N494.990m that Obanikoro, his Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Colonel A.O Adewale, and crew member joined the trip to Akure Airport.
Records indicated yesterday that for each of the trip, Obanikoro paid $12,500 making a total of $25,000. The EFCC has retrieved the footage details of Obanikoro’s movement at the airport and the flight schedule of the aircraft.
According to fresh evidence obtained by the EFCC, the ex-Minister had defied security gate at the airport in Lagos to move a bullion van to the apron of the chartered wing to off-load the cash.
Although the security men at the airport resisted the use of the security gate, the ex-Minister ordered soldiers to break all barriers for the bullion van to get to the apron.
A reliable source, who spoke in confidence to The Nation, said:
“Contrary to his attacks on EFCC, we have retrieved the footage and details of how he ordered soldiers to break the barriers at the reserved security gate at Lagos Airport for a bullion van to go to the apron of the chartered service wing.
“He defied security men at the airport and refused to subject the bullion van to any screening contrary to aviation rules. In fact, apart from financial crimes, the ex-Minister and his accomplices have outstanding allegations against them for violating aviation safety rules or regulations.
“The aircraft made two shuttles to Akure Airport on June 17, 2014. Our investigation revealed that during the first flight, about N724.5million was offloaded from the bullion into the aircraft. The cash occupied all the space to the extent that there was nowhere to sit by the crew and the ex-Minister.“But when the balance of N494.990m was loaded into the aircraft for the second trip, Obanikoro, his ADC, one highly-placed person from the South-West, and the crew were able to make the trip.
“Let him continue to make noise in the United States instead of coming home to clear his name. We have interacted with the aviation staff on ground on the said date. We have identified the owner of the aircraft to be a member of the sacked management of Skye Bank Plc.”
Meanwhile, there were indications yesterday that the ex-Minister paid $25,000 for the two flights to Akure at $12,500 each.
Another source confirmed that the aircraft belonged a member of the sacked management of Skye Bank Plc.
“We have evidence of the payment of $25,000 to Gyro Air Limited for the two flights to Akure. And Zenith Bank confirmed how Fayose’s associate, Agbele, brought the cash into its branch in Akure to keep as sundry funds.”
Responding to a question, the source said:
“From our findings, the Minister and Fayose fought over N80million missing from the total cash.
“They had a shouting match until reasons prevailed between the two politicians on the whereabouts of the N80million.”
An Investigating Officer of the EFCC, Tosin Owobo during the week opened up at the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti on how the N1, 299,490,000.00 was wired into Governor Ayodele Fayose’s accounts by one of his associates, Abiodun Agbele.
Owobo, who swore to an affidavit, said:
“That the total sum of N 1, 219,490,000 (One billion, two hundred and nineteen million, four hundred and ninety thousand naira) was conveyed to Akure Airport by Senator Obanikoro through a chartered aircraft with Registration No: HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited.”
“That on the 17th day of June, 2014, Mr. Alade Oluseye in the company of one Abiodun Agbele a front of the Applicant (Fayose), went to the Akure Airport wherein they took cash delivery of the sum of N724,500,000.00 from Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and his acclaimed Aide-de-Camp Lieutenant Colonel A.O Adewale.
“That on the 18th day of June, 2014, another sum of N494, 990,000 was also delivered to Mr. Alade Oluseye by the said Minister in the same manner.
“ That the total sum of N 1, 219,490,000 (One billion, two hundred and nineteen million, four hundred and ninety thousand naira) was conveyed to Akure Airport by Senator Obanikoro through a chartered aircraft with Registration No: HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited.”
Daniel Henry, a 30 year old Nigerian man has been reportedly found dead in a flat in Nalasopara, Mumbai. He was in India on a business visit.
His body was found on Thursday night, already decomposing and the Police suspected he was electrocuted in the kitchen.
Times of India, reported that his business visa had expired in April. Inspector Kailash Barve said that Daniel Henry may have died around three days ago due to electrocution in the kitchen of his flat in Moregaon, Nalasopara (east) where the body was found.
The matter came to light on Thursday night when neighbours complained of foul smell from Henry’s flat. They informed the police who broke open the main door. The body was decomposed, said the police.
His right hand fingers and wrist were touching the compressor of the refrigerator indicating that he could have died of electrocution. Police suspect that he may have touched the compressor in a drunken state.
Henry’s business visa had expired on April 22. The flat was rented out to him by the owner, Qadeer Syed, in December 2015.
In the light of her daughter, Michelle‘s birthday eve, the stunning actress, took to her IG page earlier, to share a before meets after photo of her and her daughter.
Mercy Aigbe‘s daughter Michelle, is one of the very many celebrity children whose style game have wowed us many a times. The beautiful teenager is turning a year older tomorrow and her mum shared the photo with the caption:
Before meets after….Throwback to when Michelle was 4 months and Now! ……..???
They grow so fast!…Super excited my baby @michelleio__ is plus 1 in 24hrs! ? #julybaby #july11th #proudmomma
Beautiful model, beauty blogger and Radio/TV show host, Sarah Ofili, shared this stunning photo of herself and her mother and it’s clear that the beauty took after her mother.
Sarah Ofili is one Nigerian celebrity known well for her fashion statements and once in a while social media drama – she was photoed with radio presenter, Nedu, a while back, in a quite raunchy pose which was later taken down after a backlash from their fans.
A pretty Thai model and actress has caused fear and panic inside a television studio after she was possessed by a spirit during live television interview.
The incident which happened in Thailand was watched by thousands of people who could not believe their eyes.
The woman identified as Thippawan ‘Pui’ Chaphupuang started shrieking and convulsing while being on a Thai TV show after telling the host that she is often visited by evil spirits which disturbs her life. Just seconds after saying that, she became possessed by the evil spirit and started convulsing, twisting and acting like a mad person.
Watch video below:
The Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Police Command said it has arrested some suspects in connection with the killing of a woman preacher in Kubwa, FCT.
The FCT command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah confirmed the arrest, Saturday, in Abuja.
He said that the Command Commissioner of Police, Mr Alkali Usman has directed the homicide section to take over the investigation.
“We have made some arrests and they are helping in our investigation.
“The commissioner of police has ordered the homicide section of the command to take over the investigation of the case,” he said.
The spokesman, however, did not mention the number of suspects arrested.
He said that personnel of the command had visited the scene of the incident and investigation had.
A 42 year-old mother of seven, Mrs. Eunice Elisha, was killed while preaching in the early hours of the day around the pipeline area of Kubwa, a satellite town of the FCT.
(NAN)
Humble heart and talented Nigerian female music sensation, Asa, who is not one with Social media drama and controversies, is seen in this new photo of hers looking all pretty as can be.
The beautiful “Eyo” crooner, can be seen rocking a lovely white dress and flat sandals as she stills rocks her signature dreads.
Cute bae!
Fitness expert and movie veteran, Kate Henshaw looks delectable in colourful make-up done by her loyal make-up artiste, Oluchi Onigbo.
The actress once a while shows off the young entrepreneur on her IG after she’s done such wonderful jobs like this one, Oluchi is also known to do make-up for celebrities like Rita Dominic.
Boda Twyse Has released another Episode of his Famous “Twyse and Family”.
This time he introduces new Characters – Twyse as Grandma, Twyse as Pastor Kofo and Twyse as Mad Man Kofo! You’d Enjoy This 9 minutes Episode
Check on it!
Mixed reactions on the quite “expensive” Gucci shoes the head of States was spotted wearing – a tweet by thesignalng has caused this massive stir on social media, giving people to air different interesting opinions on the issue.
While many feel the shoe isn’t too expensive for the president of the country to wear, others are saying otherwise. What are your thoughts on the President’s shoes which costs about N224,000???
See Nigerians reactions below:
Mother of seven, Deaconess Eunice Olawale, was butchered to death by some unidentified persons while preaching in the morning at Gbazango community in Kubwa satellite town in Bwari council area, Abuja in the early hours of today July 9th.
Narrating how he got to know of her murder, her husband of 16 years, Pastor Elisha Olawale, said
“Two of my sons who are footballers went to the field to play. They just came back to tell me that they heard some footballers saying that they butchered a woman preaching the gospel early this morning. When they told me, I trekked down. When I got there, I didn’t see anybody but I saw blood on the ground. I then asked a policeman about a woman who was butchered to death. He said yes its true and they have taken her to the police station. When we got to the police station, my wife was at the back of the pickup. They removed her head and two legs. We have taken her to the mortuary”he said.
Meanwhile the Abuja police command say some arrest have been made in connection with the murder.
A man was arrested in Benin Replublic for disguising himself as a woman in order to comfortably lure unsuspecting victim to pretend to sleep with them only for him to rob his victims of their valuable.
He was paraded by men of the Police Force where he was exposed and properly dealt with.
Photos below:
Update: It happened far back as 2014.
Reliving your past comes in different ways – one of the most popular ways is going back to your old habits and all, but another way of reliving your past is shown in these photos below.
Final year students of Madonna University had day five of their final year week which was all about their childhood primary school days.
The soon to be grandaunts had a throwback as they got all costumed up in their primary school outfit, did the morning assembly usually done in primary schools and every other thing done in those days.
More photos below:
Kate Henshaw has made it a known fact..That she can let little things slide…But not Cyberbullying.
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw who was some days ago angry over inclusion of her name on comedian Akpororo’s comedy show without adequate notification has again been bashed by a social media troll.
The actress who took to her social media page to post a picture got more than she bargained for when a troll lashed at her.
The troll insulted her and trust Kate Henshaw now… she dish her reply back in full measure.
See how it went down:
The handsome looking actor, who is well known for his role in Nigerian TV drama series, “Spider“, Seun Akindele, got married today to his heartthrob, Toun, today, 9th of July 2016.
The actor had his wedding in Lagos earlier in the day – congratulations to the couple as we wish a happy married life now and forever!
Way before his ceremony today, he had flooded his Instagram with stunning pre-wedding photos that warmed our hearts. See them below:
While they say, photos speak a thousand words – these particular ones speak majorly one – GORGEOUS!!
Beautiful Nollywood actresses, Funke Akindele, Dakore Akande and Damilola Adegbite are photoed here together on a movie set.
The quite astonishing photos were shared by the wife of top notch Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh, on her Instagram page few hours ago.
She says she’s excited to finally get to work with her big sisters… She wrote:
Finally get to be on set with my big sisters and two of Nollywood’s finest icons! ??? @funkejenifaakindele @dakoreea ???
A 16 year old girl, identified as Britney Mazzoncini, has been found dead after she allegedly suffered a torrent of vile online bullying.
It’s reported that she took to social media to tell of her torment in the days leading up to her death.
She was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Thursday from her home in Glasgow but could not be saved.
Daily Record reports that Britney was subjected to online bullying and stopped using Facebook days before she died.
Last Friday, Britney posted a message on Facebook saying:
“Starting to get sick of wee lassies calling me a riddy and this and that.
“As I’ve said, if you have a problem with me then delete me and if you’re being cheeky then you will just be blocked.
“Really cannot be bothered with all the petty arguing. Just grow up man seriously and to all my fake pals commenting slagging me as well F*** YOU.”
The following day she posted: “Not gonna be using this Facebook for a few days – if you need me Snapchat me or mail my other account thank you.”
In June, Britney posted: “Words do hurt people and people need to start to realise that before it’s too late.”
Yesterday, Britney’s dad Raymond Mazzoncini, 35, and mum Annette McKenzie, 34, uploaded photographs of their daughter to Facebook in tribute to her.
Police said her death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the fiscal.
Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu in a piece on ThisDay Column this week wrote about the quality of appointments from the Buhari-Led Government, describing it as ‘appallingly lacklustre’.
Momodu alse also criticized the way the president broke the Ramadan fast with so much fanfare at the State House and talked about Buhari’s new fashion sense, calling it ‘overly flamboyant’.
Read the write up below:
“I’m back this week with my weekly epistle to fellow Nigerians and Africans. You must be wondering about the title of my article today, especially the word “they” and who it refers to ultimately.
You don’t have to guess too much as I will explain to you in a jiffy. The “they” are those groups of men and women who litter the corridors of power in our dear beloved country Nigeria.
They are some wonderful people who understand how to manoeuvre their ways through the labyrinth of power. They are professional hijackers who know how to hold powerful people, particularly our leaders, hostage. Nigerians usually call them the cabal or Mafia or whatever nomenclature is in vogue at the time. Truth is, they exist in reality.
What is often baffling is that these folks perch like rattlesnakes and pounce at the slightest opportunity on the men of power. They inflict their poison and, sooner than later, their victim begins to behave unusually, even sometimes irrationally.
The more the poison permeates the body, the more the victim sinks deeper into the abyss and onlookers begin to observe a complete transformation and transfiguration.
Surprisingly, these guys were and are never around during the struggles. Once the struggle is over, they crawl out of whatever holes they were ensconced in whilst things were hot! And they soon become the greatest beneficiaries of a campaign they never partook of. Trust me, every government has them. If you ask me, it is one reason most of our governments have failed so spectacularly.
My preamble is predicated on my deep observation of what is going on in Nigeria at the moment. I can say I know President Muhammadu Buhari reasonably well even if I was a latter day convert to Buharism.
But once I got hooked like a drug addict, I was ready to go the whole hog and I have never looked back. Buhari’s appeal is based on his populist credentials. We all saw him as a man of the people and a Mr Scrooge who would never waste scarce resources on frivolities.
But the “they” of Nigeria have repackaged Baba to the extent that many now refer to him as the “Gucci President”. Every fashion designer’s delight, as he has become a veritable fashion trendsetter. Of course, this is not to denigrate the President because his previous austere style suits him as much as his now trendy look becomes him! The fact is that by his handsome, gangling and fit nature, the President will always appear impeccably turned out and well groomed. However, now, his paraphernalia of power has become somehow bloated and overly flamboyant as well. How are the mighty changing!
The existing theory is that President Buhari has inadvertently fallen victim of political 419ners who have persuaded him about how powerful a Nigerian President is and why he must play the part always by being overtly fashionable. I’m sorry to say that they are stylishly setting Baba up for monumental failure.
I expect their agents to swarm the internet and abuse anyone who dare say anything about the grand scam currently going on but it won’t be strange.
Every government I have known since I became an adult had such acolytes to sing their praises and hold them up as infallible. But no sooner than the baton of power changes than they disappear only to reappear sometime and somewhere in the no distant future screaming adulations of the unsuspecting new leader.
I vividly remember the period of the Shehu Shagari Presidency. The poor teacher and humble farmer could do no wrong. There was a popular Yoruba song specially composed and sang for him: “Oluwa lo yan Shagari, Shehu Shagari…” Shagari’s apotheosis was instantly assured. Those who saw the rot in the outlandishly profligate government were tagged dangerous dissidents and told to shut their traps up. Wole Soyinka, our own William Shakespeare, was one of the most vociferous critics at the time.
As days climbed days and months rode on months, the Shagari government became neurotic and saw enemies everywhere real or imagined. Out of fear for its safety and stability, the Nigeria Police Force was over-militarised as if in competition with the Nigerian Army. We watched incredulously as the police under the iron grip of probably the most powerful Inspector-General Police Nigeria ever employed, Mr Sunday Adewusi, became ostensibly omnipotent. The Shagari government controlled the heavens and the earth. The 1983 general elections was the last straw that broke the back of that government.
The end came on December 31, 1983. A terse announcement by a relatively unknown soldier at the time, named Sani Abacha, shattered the invincibility of the Shagari regime into smithereens. A new Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari and his ‘deputy’, Babatunde Idiagbon were promptly installed.
They in turn wasted no time in pronouncing the direction of their government which was predicated on ‘war against indiscipline’ (WAI). That war encapsulated everything that was wrong with Nigeria. While it was a worthwhile, expedient and necessary move, the government failed to understand the complexity of Nigerians.
Our people love the concept of change in the metaphysical sense but not in any way that hurts them and their families or friends. That was the reality that soon hit Buhari and Idiagbon like thunderbolts. While they were busy jailing and punishing the corrupt politicians, they were undoubtedly amassing enemies. They were goaded on by fifth columnists within and before long, it was time to strike. The end came on August 27, 1985.
The same Abacha who announced Buhari’s arrival pronounced his departure. It was such a cruel twist of fate. A supposedly friendlier, humane and urbane Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, was catapulted on to the national stage. He was projected as Buhari’s fairer alter ego. He opened up the cells and disgraced and humiliated politicians in their various stages of dilapidation spilled out like locusts. Buhari immediately became the bad guy and Babangida the benevolent dictator.
Where Buhari was stern-faced, Babangida wore his famous toothy smile like the archetypal good guy. That was it. Everything Buhari had built got dismantled. The solid foundation of discipline and incorruptibility he was laying was uprooted in one fell swoop! Nigerians’ penchant for good life and happy living won the day.
It wasn’t long before the “they” started digging the grave for Babangida himself. He assembled arguably one of the best teams ever, no doubt, but it remains a mystery who his real advisers were that persuaded him to turn Nigeria into a game of football.
His sobriquet of Maradona, though very apt, was also an albatross. He dribbled so much and resorted to endless transition time tables. So much so, that he eventually dribbled himself into scoring an own goal. Politicians were banned and unbanned according to the whims and caprices of one man. When the elections eventually took place, on June 12, 1993, they were programmed to fail spectacularly.
Till this day no one knows what truly happened that led to our best elections ever being truncated and annulled. Pity that none of the influencers in the Nigerian polity could dissuade Babangida from committing this unfortunate and costly hara-kiri. Even worse, no one or group has come out to say they advised him against such perfidious act but he did not listen. Nigeria is yet to recover from that stupendous tragedy.
The fall came on August 27, 1993, when he suddenly stepped aside and handed over to a lame duck Interim National Government (ING) headed by Chief Ernest ‘Degunle Shonekan.
This government was as weak as they come. It lacked the liver to deliver on revalidating the annulled mandate freely given to the winner of the Presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.
This would have enjoyed the wide support of the people but sadly such opportunity was missed by the inept team and the interim government was soon sacked by General Sani Abacha. Babangida had apparently set up the ING with a view to returning as a civilian President but man proposes and God disposes. His nemesis was Abacha his erstwhile compatriot and friend!
The understanding when Abacha seized power in a military coup was that he was going to right the wrongs of the June 12 elections, clean up the remnants of the Babangida loyalists and give power back to the man elected freely by Nigerians.
That turned out to be a classic case of naiveté at its most ludicrous. The man simply collected power pronto and sat down pretty. No Jupiter was going to remove him from that gilded cage. The Abacha government failed like others to learn the lessons of history and most importantly that no leader had ever succeeded in enslaving Nigerians…
I’ve deliberately taken us down memory lane to demonstrate how the demons of power have sentenced Nigeria perpetually to stupidity and backwardness. And it seems a fool at 56 is almost irredeemable from its tomfoolery unless a miracle happens.
That’s the miracle we gave to President Buhari last year on a platter of gold after his fourth attempt. But things seem to be spiralling out of control. I know the President would be told all is well by those benefitting from the current state of things but, walahi, I will always tell Baba the truth. I’ve come to see him as the last hope of the masses and if he fails we all fail.
The first truth is that this government is looking too elitist and ceremonial. I’m not sure this is intentional. The amount of time, energy and resources being deployed on hosting this and that is becoming ridiculous. Whoever suggested that the President should break Ramadan fasts with so much fanfare did not do any good for a government with too many horrendous challenges.
If I had any influence in this government, I will advise that government needs to demonstrate its commitments and seriousness at tackling the intractable problems. We should see pictures of brainstorming sessions. We should have and see a brilliant economic team at work.
We should see the President supervising projects nationwide in his jackboots. We should see the President appointing the many Nigerian geniuses that litter every part of the world to assist him use the power God has bestowed on him to benefit ordinary Nigerians. The qualities of appointments we are seeing lately have become appallingly lacklustre. This is not the best Nigeria can offer.
I do not really care if even if all appointees come from Daura, I would leave that agitations to others, who may be myopic or selfish. I’m more interested in the merit, competence and patriotism of such people. President Buhari can make do with a star-studded team regardless of political and religious affiliations. It is never too late to CHANGE!
