Some inner talents most of these celebrities possess though… who knew that they can do more than just acting, or singing or whatever it is they do to make em famous…
Would you have known that Miley Cyrus is as flexible as you can see in these photos. The controversial singer showed off her impressive flexibility as she practised Yoga on Thursday.
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Olajumoke Orisaguna, the 27 year old bread hawker turned model is yet to move into her three bedroom apartment.
“Olajumoke’s house will soon be ready. The renovation is almost complete. They are already at the final stage. The Orisagunas should be ready to move in anytime from now.
“They just want a decent and presentable place for them, that is why it is taking this long.” a source told Encomium
The building is supposed to house the 27 year old mother of two with her children (Grace, five, Precious, 16 months) and Sunday Orisaguna, her aluminum windows and doors installer husband.
The apartment under renovation was given to the Orisagunas courtesy of Sijimoto Construction boss, Sijibomi Ogundele. The apartment comes fully furnished with five year rent paid by the young philanthropist.
According to TY Bello who discovered Olajumoke, she was a hairstylist from Iree, Osun state, but wasn’t making enough money along with her husband, Sunday, who is a sliding door installer to take care of their two children.
A distant relative, who knew someone operating a bakery invited her to Lagos to hawk bread. Olajumoke relocated to Lagos to give bread hawking a try.
She left behind her husband and five year old first child. She lived in the bakery with other in-house workers and bread sellers and made a profit of between N300 and N700 daily.
Jumoke’s story has inspired a lot of people and many have been tapping into her kind of miracle, as it is a typical rags to riches tale that sounds like a lie.
She has been offered internship at Make Me Salon and Sari Signatures a popular Lebanese owned salon in Victoria Island, Lagos.
A 78-year-old nun is said to have been caught shoplifting $23 worth of coffee, snacks and toiletries from a central Pennsylvania store.
Police say Sister Agnes Pennino was seen taking the items from the Surplus Outlet near Berwick on Monday afternoon. WNEP-TV reports police determined the woman captured on surveillance video was the nun who lived about 20 miles away at St.Cyril’s convent in Danville.
Manger Zane Kishbach said a customer alerted him that someone might be stealing from the store.
‘Another customer came to me in aisle 5 and said, ‘I’m not sure what I’m seeing, but I think a woman is stealing,’ and she had already left the store by that time and I went out to pursue her,’ Kishbach said.
An employee of Surplus Outlet was able to copy the license plate number from her car.
Kishbach says that the stealing was ‘planned‘ and claims that Pennino brought her own red shopping bags that resemble the store’s bags to put the stolen items in.He added that she exited through the front door so as not to be seen by cashiers.
Shoplifting is a summary offense, akin to a traffic ticket, meaning the nun will likely pay a fine if she’s convicted.
Store manager Zane Kishbach says he ‘couldn’t believe it that a nun would actually do something like that.’
Nollywood filmmaker Tchidi Chikere in a birthday shout out described his wife, Nuella Njubigbo Chikere, as a perfect woman.
Nuella and Tchidi got married back in 2013 and have a daughter together. Read the message below:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BOOBABY. If I was perfect I d say I deserve you. I m that imperfect man with a perfect wifey..and you just make me better…you ve been a mother to me, to the boys, to Adachi, and to everybody in the house. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my phenomenal woman. As you add another year to your life,I wish that everyday of the rest of your life is beautiful just as you are. Love you to bits.
Cameroon has allegedly sentenced 89 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death, local media report claims.
They were convicted on terror charges by a military court for their roles in several attacks .Cameroon passed an anti-terror law in 2014 which introduced the death sentence.
This is the first time the death sentenced has been used since that law was passed. The 89 are among 850 people arrested in Cameroon on charges of links to Boko Haram.
Following the death sentences, a local human rights group has called for reforms to Cameroon’s justice system.
Queen of Hip-Hop, Nicki Minaj, had a performance last night in Johannesburg.
She shared these absolutely kinky photos from her stay in Africa.
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Eight-year-old pupil of Prospect Primary School, Akute, Ogun State, Oyindamola Onimole, has been detained by the Ajuwon Police Division.
Punch newspaper reports that Oyindamola, who was held by the police between 6pm on Wednesday and 12pm on Thursday, was arrested by a policeman from the station for reporting a teacher in the school, identified simply as Mrs. Oni, to his mother.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Oni, who is the wife of one of the policemen at the station, had maltreated Oyindamola at school and the pupil reported her to his mother, Mrs. Nimota Onimole, who subsequently stormed the school and complained about the assault.
After the mother left, the teacher was said to have descended on the child again for daring to report her to his mother.
A source in the school said, “After school hours, the teacher called her husband and he stormed the house of the pupil and arrested the minor.
“When Mrs. Onimole (Nimota) returned from work about 10pm, neighbours told her about the ordeal of her son. She left for the police station to ascertain what had happened. The mother, who went to the police station to bail her child, was also detained.”
Oyindamola’s father, Olalekan Omole, confirmed on Thursday that his wife and son were detained by the police.
He said, “At about 6.30pm, the teacher and her policeman husband, went to our house and forcibly took my son. They used okada (motorcycle) to pick my son.
“When my wife returned about 10pm and got to the station around 10.30pm, requesting to get her child released, she was equally detained at the station. All this happened because of the influence of the teacher, whose husband happened to be a policeman at the station.
“My two remaining children slept alone at home that night. I had to consult a lot of people to wade in and get justice for my family.
“But today (Thursday), at about 12pm, my son and my wife were released by the police.”
Olalekan, who expressed outrage at the detention of the minor, said he would contact his lawyer to take the matter up.
Oyindamola’s father added that he had informed the school proprietor about Mrs. Oni’s alleged misconduct.
This article you are about to read was originally published on Charles Novia’s website.
Nollywood has been in a state of understandable inertia since the news came out of the blues that Ibinabo Fiberesima lost her case at the Appeal Court in Lagos and was sent straight to Prison on Friday the 11th of March 2016.
A lot of people thought that the case was done with long ago and we were surprised that it had cropped up again with the implications of a five year jail term for Ibinabo.
And the reactions thus far have not been in anyway hostile to the Court’s judgement. Not at all. The industry is enlightened enough to bow to the ruling of the law and respect it as it behoves on everyone. The collective shock expressed is because Ibinabo is a beautiful soul. She’s one of us. And one for all and all for one.
With opinions divided in the public sphere over the judgement, it has been saddening to read uninformed comments by lots of people about the case and some vitriol on the person of Ibinabo by many who don’t even know her.
Of course, everyone would have an opinion and that cannot be taken from anyone. But such terms which ring of untruths that ‘she was drunk that night and coming from a night club’ or ‘she killed someone’ are absolutely untrue.
It’s quite sad that we have no investigative journalists anymore or that truth these days battle with coloured lies and no one does anything about it.
In the past few days, Nollywood and Entertainment chat groups on whatsapp ( and there are many but credible ones I belong to) have been brainstorming on what next to do in this case. The law is the law and of course it is a possibility that Ibinabo would be behind bars for some time while everyone make efforts to take the next legal options to help her.
But the entertainment industry has never been this united in showing sympathy and solidarity for one of us. unprecedented. And so with chat groups proferring ideas on what to do next ( with high profile celebrity visits already carried out to Kirikiri to reassure Ibinabo by over fifty celebrities on Sunday the 13th of March) someone sent a munched shot of the instagram page of the daughter of the late Doctor Giwa who was reacting to Ibinabo’s son’s public plea for prayers for his mother.
The munched shot showed that the daughter was understandably bitter and pained by her father’s death but to many who read it in the chat group, it betrayed a lack of the real facts and had a one – sided narrative which accused Ibinabo of ‘being drunk from a night club outing’ and ‘running away from the scene of the accident’ after it happened.
I also read the open letter of the sister of late Doctor who understandably gave an emotionally – charged one-sided narrative of what she believes happened and ended her letter by applauding the Justice system for vindicating her understandable anger towards Ibinabo for the past eleven years.
There’s a saying in Pidgin English which says ‘na talk dey bring talk’ and what happened thereafter this week is the stuff movies are made of. No pun intended. It was totally unexpected.
One of the most important personalities in Nollywood in the chat group, obviously distressed at the wrong notion about Ibinabo by the deceased daughter blurted out that ‘you know, Guys? There are facts of the case which I know and which haven’t come to light all these years. My brother was an eye witness and saw all what happened that night’
The reaction was one of stunned questions. And immediately, I made the decision to interview the eye witness to find out what he really saw and what it was that happened which the public may not have heard these years.
I decided to do this as a public service responsibility first and also to put whatever the new facts are in the public domain for posterity to prove or dispel. And if these new revelations would help heal wounds and bring about a new dawn of forgiveness and understanding, then so be it.
I got the number of the eye witness from his sister in the chat room and called him. Now, let me state here that this is no fiction.
This fellow is real and is willing to expose himself to the public anytime to state what he saw. I have decided not to put his surname out ( even though he says he doesn’t mind) at this point in time but that doesn’t detract from the real facts of this story.
‘Good afternoon, Mr De Gaulle. Your sister gave me your number to call you to find out what happened that night. My name is Charles Novia’ I said, when he answered, my pen and recorder ready.
‘Oh ok. Yes, she told me you would call. My name is De Gaulle ( surname protected by me) You see, I’m ready to come out to testify or say whatever happened that night of the accident because it happened in my presence. I witnessed it and saw everything. We were many who saw what happened that evening and I assumed that others might have told the world what really went down but I’m surprised to read so many untrue things about what happened at the scene of the accident that evening’ He said.
‘Please go ahead, Sir. I’m taking notes and recording’ I said
‘ Ok. I saw Ibinabo a few years ago ( about six years ago) in Port Harcourt at a restaurant called Gessy ( or Jessy?). She was with some of your colleagues and my sister was there too. I told my sister that ‘Hey! That’s that girl whom I helped at the scene of the accident years ago’.
My sister was surprised and called Ibinabo to meet me. And when I told her what I’m about to tell you, she was surprised and quiet for a long time.
That evening, what happened was that the Doctor’s car was coming from the Victoria Island axis of the first Lekki Roundabout which leads into the Lekki Phase One Estate, while another SUV which was being driven by Ibinabo was coming out from the estate, if I remember correctly. I cannot tell who was speeding or what but we heard a loud crash and then I think the doctors car somersaulted while the other car driven by Ibinabo was flung a few metres to the other side.
‘Was it midnight or late at night?’ I asked
‘No!’ Mr De Gaulle replied with much emphasis. ‘ It was early evening. There was still the last trace of evening light. It might have been just before seven o’clock or after seven. But it wasn’t late.
So what happened was that the Doctor’s car was upside down and somehow his hand was crushed and he was trapped in the car.
Immediately a few Area Boys and bystanders rushed to him to try and help him out of the crushed car. I quickly parked my car and came out to help as I rushed to the doctors car. A few other cars stopped as well.
I noticed that the other car was motionless and no one really was paying much attention to that car. What got my attention was the special number plates on the car which read ‘ DANIEL WILSON’ a popular musician in the nineties in Nigeria.
When I got to the doctor’s car, the area boys and bystanders were gathered round the car and were trying to help the man out of the car in the upturned vehicle. At that point, the man was very much alive. I swear he was alive and groaning but he was alive. His arm was crushed or underpinned by the impact of the car and I still think that it was the inexperience of the area boys and bystanders in trying to pull the man out of the car, which killed him faster.
I am sorry to say that but that is my belief because of what I saw. The people who gathered round that car may have meant well but they were also callous in responding to the emergency and were dragging at the man, trying to pull him from the crushed car.
The doctor kept crying out ( and I heard everything clearly because I saw it and was even telling the crowd to be gentle) and was shouting ‘ No! Take it easy! I’m a doctor. Don’t pull me like that. Easy!’. I heard everything.
At this time, all attention was on the doctor. And I heard someone in the crowd say that if anything happened to the man, they would make sure the occupant in the other car suffers.
Immediately I heard that, I went to the other car because I thought it was Daniel Wilson involved from the number plates. I was surprised to see a fair-skinned lady behind the wheel, unconscious and still. There was another lady in the car with her in the front seat. I think it was a young lady of about sixteen years or a teenager. That young lady was weeping and shaking.
After hearing what the guys at the other side had said about the occupant of the car, my first instinct was to get them to safety or to the hospital. I asked the young lady ‘ is there anyone you can call to take you people to the hospital? You and this woman have to leave this place now and get to a hospital’
I helped stop a taxi and helped carry the unconscious Ibinabo to the car and the taxi took them away.
Then I now returned to the other car of the late Doctor. When I got there, another set of cars full of some doctors had arrived the scene. The doctors said they were coming from some kind of meeting or event near the beach or somewhere near if I remember and that the bleeding occupant of the car was their colleague whom they had seen earlier.
By the time I got back, the car had been turned to a standing position but I believe it was too late for the injured person in that car at that point.’
‘So you say the doctor in the car was alive when the accident happened?’ I asked.
‘He was. There was no immediate emergency care to help him from competent medical personnel as what would obtain today and the crowd tried to help him out and he was calling out in pain. It was sad and painful. So when I saw Ibinabo a couple of years later in Port-Harcourt and told her that I was the person who removed her from the car and put her in a taxi, she was speechless and quaky. She too could have died that evening. She didn’t run away from the scene of the accident at all. I was the person who put her in a taxi to a hospital ‘
‘Why did it take you such a long time to come out to tell this story?’ I asked
‘I have been in and out of Nigeria these past ten years. And I actually thought too that the case was done with all this while. I was surprised to hear that she was just sent to jail. Look, it was an unfortunate thing which happened. And I am ready at anytime, ANYTIME if I am called upon to testify on what I saw. It happened before my eyes. If my testimony would help put facts straight, I am ready’
I got in touch with Daniel Wison who corroborated that Ibinabo drove his SUV that night in question. ‘She’s my sister. We are from the same state and local government. It was the week of my mother’s burial and Ibinabo had come from Port-Harcourt to help me with the burial. She was wonderful and really supportive.
That day, she needed the car to get to somewhere on the island and I asked her to pick any from the pool of cars in my compound. I was surprised when I got a call a couple of hours later that there was an accident. I rushed to the hospital, St Nicholas, and she was unconscious. But when she came out of it, she was delirious and traumatised.
She was shaky. Look Charles, Ibinabo is a gentle soul. It was unfortunate that the accident happen but it was not intentional in anyway. And we have been begging the family of the late doctor. Who said we haven’t begged? I personally, made numerous visits to the house to see the widow and elders of the family. We attended the burial of the doctor. I was there. We begged and begged.
Not because we think begging could bring the man back but just because it’s human nature to forgive. So, it’s not true that we remained aloof’ Daniel concluded.
It’s been much of a nagging battle for me to decide if I should put out this story or not. The initial hesitation was borne out of the fact that many people would misconstrue the new testimony as somewhat of a convenient revelation just to help a colleague, seeing that we are in the same industry.
But at the end of my internal consideration, a part of me decided to put it out anyway. First, to record a new chronicle of the whole sad accident which millions, including me, never knew happened.
It’s better to be on the side of history which stands for true reportage of events in this case. And since Mr De Gaulle is very willing to give his account to any reporter or law enforcement agent for some measure of revision, I am prepared too to give out his number to members of the fourth estate of the realm and even the late doctor’s family to find out more from the fellow himself.
Finally, I have always maintained that we all are bound by the laws of our society. Ibinabo is serving a sentence passed by a law court and we respect that. We sympathise with her and as an industry would share the comfort between her and the family of the late Doctor.
But the final closure of this matter, beyond the law and prison sentence she would serve, rests on the family of the late Dr Giwa really.
Now that there is a final vindication, as gleamed from the letter by the late doctor’s sister, what happens after Ibinabo serves her sentence? Would the family carry the hurt till the end of time?
A platform for reconciliation and forgiveness has to be set in motion. This is not just about the law now but about healing. Healing. Healing for all parties.
Body experts will better explain actress, Toyin Aimakhu’s road to size 6 which she has been currently working on just to look slimmer.
Not many of her fans are cool with this her new body size as many have urged her to stop as not all part of her body will reduce at the same time.
The actress explained that she needs the slim body to be able to fit into the TV series which will be coming up soon, ‘Alakada.’
Toyin is already looking slim with thin legs and hands already and some fans are wondering the amount of slim she wants again.
By Samira Bello
Do I have to introduce Olajumoke Orisaguna to anyone?
Should I even have to?
After all, she’s been on CNN, The Huffington Post, BBC and Buzzfeed. The proverbial story of the bread seller whose time it is to ‘shine’ and what not. It was fun at first, then it started to get somewhat ridiculous and now, its an outright farce.
Weeks ago, The Lagos Polo club had it’s annual event and part of this year’s line up, a fashion show was organized with several emerging and high profile designers showing clothes from their latest collections and there, this happened.
At the open call casting for the 2015 Lagos Fashion and Design Week, nearly 500 hundred models, a vast majority of whom had been in the industry for at least two years showed up to audition for one of the 75 slots open to models. Less than 20 percent got a slot. That is just a base idea of how competitive runway modelling is.
Of all the kinds of modeling there is out there ( and there are many), runway modeling is the most competitive, second only to advertising editorials in prestige and pay out. But to succeed as a runway model, you must either be well above average height or have a distinctive walk, the latter traditional models train for years to finesse and perfect.
With the right kind of training, Olajumoke Orisaguna can grow to become a decent runway model, but she will always be at a disadvantage to other models. In that way, modelling is like basketball, genetics are just as important as talent.
Right now, she isn’t even a passable runway model but the narrative that she is is being forced on us. Motivations aside, putting Orisaguna on a runway before she is trained enough to compete favourably for jobs with her peers is doing her- and us- a disservice.
Orisaguna is a beautiful woman, but she doesn’t have that thing that sets models apart from other beautiful women. There is no ‘edge’ to her, and she isn’t aware of her body the way a model is.
In her editorial with Layo G, (a heavily photoshopped project,) one could see how easily overwhelmed the former bread seller was when she is shot by someone who isn’t used to shooting amateurs.
She is rigid, and glares at the camera in an awkward pose, strange for an editorial supposedly aimed towards working class women wanting to exude ease and confidence.
In this cut-throat industry of ours, once the media circus around Orisaguna and her good fortune dies out (perhaps, the beginning of which started when the Ese Oruru story broke) she will barely be visible among the swarm of 5’11 models she is supposed to compete for jobs with, let alone become a coveted face.
Many might argue that her popularity is supposedly getting her jobs, but in high fashion popularity is detrimental to a model. A model is supposed to be secondary to the clothes he/she is selling at all times, and in the absence of training or experience or a face that is marketable to the discerning fashion crowd, what else does she have to hold on to other than her popularity?
It took Moyinoluwa Arowoshola, winner of the 2012 Elite Model Look four years to land an international modelling contract, and Ninioma Anosike two years to open her first runway season at NYFW and both women are stunning and mavens at modelling with walks that will always leave an audience spell bound. So what are the odds for dear Olajumoke as a high fashion model?
There are other kinds of modelling; print and catalog, brand endorsements (like her endorsements with Payporte and Shirley’s confectionery) and even fashion adjacent jobs like hair styling (which she already has some experience in). She can still thrive in the fashion industry without being a high fashion model.
I have seen many suggest that she takes as many endorsements and jobs as she can and stock pile what ever money she can lay her hands on before her ‘grace’ expires. When the realities of her odds are discussed, the concerned folks are dismissed as ‘haters.’
This mentality of opportunism is why the fashion and modelling industries are mere scaffolds hiding a rotten, ineffectual system.
Until this changes, all we will do is perpetuate a system that finds and milks (not so) talent only to discard them when they run out of potential opportunities for exploitation.
By Samira Bello
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi & his Olori, Wuraola Zynab Otiti stepped out yesterday for the very first time since their Wedding & Thanksgiving ceremony.
The Royal Couple attended the first matriculation ceremony of the Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun state.
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Days ago, R&B singer Ne-Yo and his wife Crystal Renay welcomed their first child together, a boy they have named after his father, Shaffer Chikere Smith Jr. and now, for the first time, the couple have let the world see their son
And he’s so beautiful!
“Allow me to introduce to you all Shaffer Chikere Smith Jr.!” The proud mum wrote on Instagram, adding, “I’m so in love with this lil man. Now I know what it means to have your heart walk around outside your body. Thank you Ne-Yo for the greatest gift in the world. Love you to the moon and back.”
Meet Junior:
Nollywood actress Ibinabo Fiberesima has been sent back to prison.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal denied the embattled star’s bail application on grounds of incompetency.
According to Vanguard, the three man-panel, who attended to her application, stated that the actress failed to attach copies of the judgment that was delivered by the court which affirmed the five years jail sentence imposed on her.
Ibinabo’s bail application was deemed incompetent by the Court as a result of failure to attach copies of her 5-year jail term as exhibit.
The Court of Appeal refused to budge even after a certain Victor Eden presented a six-paragraph affidavit of urgency stating that Fiberesima was currently recovering from a breast tumor-removal surgery and requires medical attention.
Meanwhile, Nollywood actors in the north took to the streets yesterday to hold #pardonIbinaboFiberesima walk in Abuja.
Following actions which has led up to the conclusion that singing and dancing duo, Peter and Paul Okoye of the P Square brand, have split up, Peter’s new manager has denied the claims.
Peter’s new manager, Olatunde Michael, have dismissed the claims that the duo have split up, despite the fact that his charge has revealed a new stage name and management.
Olatunde made the revelation during a chat with WG, revealing that the duo were still together despite being at odds.
While speaking with WG, the manager said:
“Peter is still very much with his brother, Changing his name to Mr.P has nothing to do with breaking up with his twin brother or going solo.”
Meanwhile, Bayo Adetu, the duo’s publicist, has also been unable to confirm the news in no uncertain terms, stating that “there is no official statement to that effect, at least for now.”
However, the actions of the brothers in the last few weeks have proved otherwise, as they have both released singles separately, while Peter is set to perform solo at another event in Dubai, for the second time.
Earlier in the week, Peter unveiled his new management team as well as releasing his solo single, ‘Look into my Eyes‘ under his new stage name, ‘Mr P‘.
At the same time, Paul, now called Rudeboy equally unveiled his new signee which he referred to as the first lady of Rude Boy Records, also releasing his own debut single titled, “Call heaven”, lamenting the death of their parents and the effect it has had on the once enviable musical group.
– Pulse.ng
Amber Rose is proud of her body, and she won’t let conservative notions of how a female should present herself stop her from showing it off.
She shared a new photo taken in preparation for her 2016 slut walk. She captioned the photo ‘#freethenipple #MUVA’
Here’s a tribute written by President Buhari entitled “James Ocholi taught us the meaning of loyalty“.
Read below:
How do I begin to pay this tribute to a man who was the epitome of civility, the archetype of intellectualism, and the paragon of loyalty? How do I begin to mourn James Ocholi, whom you can describe as one of my right hand men in the quest to reposition our country, and fashion a land of peace and prosperity, where no man is oppressed?
A lot has been written about Ocholi since the tragic event of March 6, 2016, which took the life of our Minister of State, Labour and Employment, his wife, Blessing, and his son, Joshua. And a lot more will be written, for Ocholi was no mean man. He was a man among men, an Iroko in a forest of trees. How are the mighty fallen!
Among many other positive and pleasant things, I will always remember Ocholi for his loyalty to our beloved country Nigeria, loyalty to our party, the All Progressives Congress, and loyalty to our administration, in which he had served for just about 4 months, before death took him.
In 2011, Ocholi ran to be governor of Kogi State on the platform of our then party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). I believed so much in him, and in his ability to add value to the governance of his state, that I followed him round the state on campaign.
We visited all the local governments, visited the paramount rulers, and urged the people to vote in a worthy man as governor. But politics is a peculiar game in Nigeria. The best often does not win.
Ocholi did not win. But he bore it gracefully.
In 2015, he threw his hat into the ring again. He sought to be governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), a party he had helped midwife. He still did not win at the party primaries, an eventuality he bore gracefully again.
When the APC was being negotiated into existence among the Legacy Parties, Ocholi did a yeoman’s job, contributing his quota to the legal processes. This he did under a junior lawyer, who was not a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) like him then. But what mattered to Ocholi was the birth of a strong, solid party, which could wrest power at the centre, and bring change to our country. Hierarchy is important in the legal profession, just as it is in the military.
But Ocholi subordinated pride and ego, served under his subordinate, and APC was born.
Dream became reality.
Steadily but sure-footedly, he was part of the Change Cabinet, resolved to bring our country from out of the woods, and pedestal Nigeria among the greats in the comity of nations. Then the unthinkable happened. The Grim Reaper harvested Ocholi. What a pity! Sad and tragic.
But we have this consolation: the departed has taught us fidelity, commitment and loyalty to party, to government, and to God.
He will be sorely missed.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI
News reports have revealed that Ibinabo Fiberesima is presently recovering from a medical procedure which saw a tumour being removed from her breast.
The revelation had been made in a bail appeal submitted to the Lagos state Court of Appeal today, Thursday, March 17, 2016.
The Nollywood who recently bagged a five year jail term over charges of manslaughter, has appealed for an over turn of her sentence.
NAN reports that a six paragraph affidavit of urgency deposed by one Victor Eden, revealed the deponent asserting that Ibinabo was currently recovering from a surgery in which a tumour had been expelled from her breast.
Ibinabo, obviously dissatisfied by the ruling of the court, filed an appeal through her lawyer, Mr Nnaemeka Amaechina, urging the court to reconsider her sentence.
The Court of Appeal in Lagos, has reportedly fixed April 7 to hear the bail application submitted by Ibinabo.
With the saga trailing one of Nigeria’s hottest pop group, Psquare, their first-ever manager, Howie T has opened up to NET about their impending breakup. (You can read that here).
I guess Jude is tired of you all still tagging him as PSquare’s Manager, I guess he’s also tired of you all begging him to return to being PSquare’s manager.
Jude has take a stand and he affirmed he’s no longer in business with the PSquare clan whatsoever, See what He tweeted below:
In other news, Peter Okoye yesterday, March 16, 2016 came to the defense of his brother, Paul after a fan insulted him calling him a dick.
According to the singer, he has no issues with Paul and fans should leave his brother out of it.
Paul Okoye recently dropped a song ‘Call heaven’ in reaction to the ongoing drama brewing between him and brother Peter Okoye.
Ibinabo Fiberisima following her five year jail sentencing for manslaughter has reportedly submitted a bail application with the Court of Appeal, Lagos.
Pulse reports that the Court of Appeal in Lagos, today, Thursday, March 17, 2016, has reportedly fixed April 7 to hear the bail application submitted by Ibinabo.
The Nollywood actress had earlier been to five years in jail by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court, for reckless driving and causing death.
Ibinabo is alleged to have recklessly driven a car resulting in an accident along the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos, causing the death of a Lagos State government hospital staff, Giwa Suraj.
The court, presided by Justice, UI Ndukwe-Anyanwu, had reportedly noted that in the processes before the court, Ibinabo had failed to attach copies of the court’s judgment which affirm the jail term handed down by the lower court although the hearing had been adjourned to April 7 enabling the appellant to regularise the processes.
Ibinabo has however asked the Supreme Court to disregard the judgement of the lower court, stating that the Court of Appeal had erred in law following its affirmation of the Lagos High Court’s interference with its exercise of discretion by the trial Magistrate’s court.
She went on to add that the judgment of the Court of Appeal had been unreasonable and should not be supported considering the evidence brought before the court.
NAN reports that a six paragraph affidavit of urgency deposed by one Victor Eden, revealed the deponent asserting that Ibinabo was currently recovering from a surgery in which a tumour had been expelled from her breast.
This development follows on the heels of the trial Magistrate court’s option of N100,000 fine for the offence, a judgement which had been overturned by the High Court, replacing the option of fine with a five-year jail term.
Obviously dissatisfied by the ruling, Ibinabo had filed an appeal through her lawyer, Mr Nnaemeka Amaechina, urging the court to reconsider her sentence.
The appellate court, however, had dismissed Fiberisima’s appeal, reaffirming the decision of the Lagos High Court.
Dr. Nono Orji, a 28 year old female who recently went ahead to have a Registry wedding with her lover without the parents consent, is crying for help.
She had introduced her man to her parents but they didn’t want him for her (They wanted Stanley), yet she went ahead to marry him without their consent.
The action got her family members angry so her embittered father used the men of the Nigerian Police Force to arrest her husband, Ugo, and he’s been denied access to his lawyer and family members.
She decided to speak out with the hopes that her voice is heard and someone in a higher place helps secure the release of her husband.
My parents have been with my certificates since August 2015. Now they have my husband in the cell since yesterday, on account of ABDUCTION. They have peddled that I’m already married to Stanley Amaefule. Stanley has stated in emails and chats that my family and I shouldn’t get him involved in this useless drama. But he still speaks with my people and they encourage him that he will have his wife in the end. My mother has gone to my husband’s people to destroy the already-shaking relation, by accusing their son of hypnotising me, and that I am feeding their son. The Registrar of Ikoyi Marriage Registry had been constantly calling my husband and forcing him to come to Ikoyi to correct a “mistake” on the certificate, until a letter was sent to his ministry for him to behave himself. My parents had used my sister’s wedding event as an avenue for more drama, and now aiming to use my late grandmother’s funeral, coming up next month, for more. My other siblings are coerced, I believe, into doing and saying things. My junior brother has referred to me as a criminal, and that if I’m seen, I would be caught by the police. Very conflicting things. Relatives and friends of all status have come in and out of the matter over the past 6 months, but no one is really now to fight my father, very understandable by his present actions. Reverend Fathers have been publicly insulted on this matter, for which reason some who are to take more action have pulled back subtly. I succumbed to spiritual deliverance and exorcism for peace to reign at a time, for them to expunge the claim of me being spiritually possessed, but..
What she wrote again:
Breaking News: The Nigerian Police in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi just arrested an Innocent 30year old man called Ugo Madugba for an offence of Marriage.Marriage has become a crime in Nigeria according to Dolphin police station in Ikoyi.Mr Ugo got married to Dr Nono a 28 year old medical Doctor .Her father has been very distraught about it and has used the police to threaten the young couple to the extent of arresting all those who acted as witnesses to the marriage who are now in custody.He has been denied access to his family and friends and information reaching us has it that his Lawyer was also denied access to him .There is a belief that a plan to poison ugo is being hatched.Please forward this message to as many people as possible lets save Ugo’s life.
A man in Asokore community in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua, Ghana suspected to be involved in money rituals has been found dead in a well.
The body of Eric Boakye was discovered in the well after several hours of manhunt. The deceased, 22, was alleged to have used his late son for money rituals but failed. According to residents, he was subsequently struck by a strange ailment that saw his body peeling off and decomposing. His family reportedly abandoned him.
Starr News’ Kojo Ansah reports that hundreds trooped to the community on Thursday morning, March 17 to watch the body of the deceased brought out of the well, after news of his demise went viral.
Source:Ghana/StarrFM
Timaya, the self styled Egberi-one of Bayelsa had his Instagram account hacked last night due to a simple mistake he made.
Although some of his colleagues have come to his rescue, begging fans to follow Timaya via his new account created this morning.
Meanwhile, comedian Basketmouth has revealed how these hackers operate. The funny man posted a screen munch of their tactics with the caption: “Some hacker has been sending this email to our Nigerian artists,please DO NOT fall for this trick, Timaya and a few other celebs’ Instagram accounts have already been hacked.”
We hope no other star will fall a victim. Timaya’s new account has 10,400 followers as at the time of this report. He had over 800,000 followers when hackers came on his account.
On the 5th of March, 2016 Music mogul, 2face’s first child, Nino Idibia took the stage at Change Conference 2016 where he exhibited his music talent.
The youngster led a worship session and also played the saxophone.
Apart from singing and playing musical instruments, the lad also raps.
Nino is taking after his father 2face Idibia who is said to be one of the greatest Nigerian musicians.
YBL highlights five male celebrities with talented kids.
1. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Femi Kuti & Seun Kuti.
Music Icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is known globally as the creator of the Afrobeat genre. Asides from leaving a rich musical legacy, the Afrobeat originator left with us, two talented sons, who have definitely carried on the legacies of their father, Femi and Seun Kuti as they are pushing the Afrobeat genre outside of Nigeria.
Femi Kuti on one hand, has been successful in this regard. He has been nominated four times at the Grammys.
Seun Kuti on the other hand has been busy establishing his name and has gone on several international tours within the last few years.
You aren’t surprised right? Well, reports say Tonto Dikeh has left DBanj’s’ Record Label – DB Records.
She said this in a recently released trailer interview with Emma Emmerson of Golden Icons.
Tonto who is still in the United States rocked a white top and white jeans for her interview and spoke on being a new mum, marriage, her husband’s connection to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, her past relationships, her favourite actor (Genevieve Nnaji!) and loads more.
Tonto Dikeh ventured into music in October 2012, with the release of her singles, ‘Hi’ and ‘Itz Ova’, which got tongues wagging.
Tonto who has achieved remarkable success in Nollywood over the years, had taken the leap into music production, recording, and publishing, but a majority of her songs such as ‘Hi’, ‘Jeje’, and a few more, have received negative and, for the most part, malicious feedback from the Nigerian public.
This beautiful fella and the female beside him, Frank and Omoh will be walking down the aisle on the 26th of March but ahead of their wedding, they have Instagram buzzing with their cute love story of how they met on twitter.
Read below:
I hadn’t been on twitter very long…wasn’t so used to it….but I found the freedom of expression exhilirating….there was only one thing I hated…all those perverts trying to “set p” in the DM…. I hardly ever replied them…even the guys that were charming always ended up saying the wrong thing…and asking the wrong questions….then one evening in September 2012…he messaged me and started with a “Hi I’m Frank ” …and I didnt reply him for days… he was cute yeah ?…but I was skeptical…eventually I replied…and the chat was just bleh… then he said the right thing…” I really like you… and I understand you dont know me yet but I feel like I need to talk to you everyday of my life and If that’s all this becomes then its enough for me “…It was a little cheesy…but he was serious…he messaged me everyday…..on every social media…he could find…he was always the one to show me new ways we could contact each other… he called everyday…..and eventually…..I could not go a day without talking to my Olomi…=-d =-d #StartedFromTheDm
A bus conductor, Taheed Adekunle, who was accused of damaging a passenger’s scrotum during dispute over transportation fare, was on Thursday remanded in prison by a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Adekunle, 19, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.
The Magistrate, Mr Ade Adefulire, ordered that the accused should be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons till the next date of adjournment for fact and sentencing.
The Prosecutor, ASP Ignatius Okeke, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 12 at about 5:50pm at Ajah Motor Park in Lagos.
Okeke said that the accused during a dispute with a passenger, Samuel Amosun, over the high price of transportation fare from Ajah to Oshodi, kicked Amosun in the scrotum.
He said that the victim was presently on admission in the hospital with swollen scrotum.
Okeke said that the offence contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Magistrate adjourned the case till March 21 for sentencing.
– NAN
Nollywood movie veteran, Grace Amah has joined thousands of fans and colleagues to console fellow actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima over her conviction for the murder of Dr Giwa.
She wrote:
Those who want Ibinabo in jail are those who have been dwarfed by her intimidating credentials and humanitarian services.
It may be argued that the law has taken its course, yes. So it seems, but that is the law of man. Daniel was put in prison as recorded in the Scripture bcos King Darius was convinced that he should be put to death.
God visited Daniel in prison and released him. Peter was put into prison by Herod and was bound in between by two soldiers, and behold an Angel of the Lord appeared and struck the cell with lightening and the chains on him fell and he was released.
All this indicates that the law of God is more and stronger than the law of man. The family of Dr. Suraj may have got reprieve by the judgement of the Court, but better reprieve will be that of peace between Ibinabo and Suraj family.
What was needed ab initio was an understanding where Mrs Ibinabo takes over some responsibilities for the family of the deceased through providing resources or scholarship for one or two children of the deceased and some form help to the widow.
That is still an opening that could be accessed. Even 5 years imprisonment can never bring back the deceased. The civil law may have be fulfilled but by the judgement and imprisonment of Ibinabo, but in our human relations, there remains a permanent emotional and psychological scar.
What is the way forward; let the family of Dr. Suraj find reason to go further than legal satisfaction.
It is Ibinabo Fiberesima today, who knows the next tomorrow? Let us note also that as celebrities we have to be very careful and learn from this because It shows also that the law neither respect persons nor status and perhaps Nigeria is becoming a nation where people still have hope in the legal process to obtain justice no matter how long.
This matter is certainly beyond politics of AGN and personality conflict. #ISTAND4IB #PRAY4IB #PRAY4GIWASFAMILY #GODBLESSNIGERIA
Obviously, this is what Elijah in the Bible referred to as a “double portion“, ain’t it?
This happy married couple had their first set of twins a boy and a girl few years ago and had the second set, a girl and a boy shortly after!
Lovely and blessed family!
See more photos below taken by Obodos Media.
Nikki Perkins, is an Australian Vlogger who is happily married to white hubby, Jamie Perkins, a gentleman who is also into videos and films.
This popular instagram couple broke the internet earlier this year when they announced that they were pregnant.
The couple recently welcomed a baby girl and Lord knows… The baby is certainly one of the most cutest things on earth! No friggin Doubt!!
Check on their lovely photos below:
Lol.. of course, you know your grandma ain’t cooler than mine…I have the coolest civilized and modernized grandma ever!
My grandma’s dope! Only that she’s dead though…
