Multiple online sources have spread reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), disclosed that it is currently reviewing the extant Guide to Bank Charge, which came into effect on April 1, 2013. It has proposed a N100 monthly charge on every ATM card in the country.
This is apart from the existing N65 charge after the 3rd withdrawal within the same month. A monthly maintenance fee of N100 was also proposed every month for a naira dominated debit card when used, and a N50 charge for other months when the card is used or not.
N4,200-per-annum charge is also proposed on foreign currency denominated cards as maintenance fee. A N50 charge is also proposed on every cheque leaflet obtained and used at the deposit money bank’s counter.
This is apart from the collection charge on cheques, which is also proposed to be 1% of cheque value or Naira equivalent of US $10 whichever is lower.
To achieve this, the CBN, at the weekend, issued an exposure draft for information and comments from stakeholders in a circular to banks and other financial institutions in this regard signed by Kelvin Amugo, Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, CBN.
The CBN noted that wide consultations with relevant stakeholders were considered in arriving at the charges prescribed in the Guide intended to enhance flexibility, transparency and competition in the Nigerian economy.
Biola Giwa-Adeyemi is the sister to Late Dr. Giwa, the man who was killed by Ibinabo Fiberesima recklesness.
She has come out to shed more light on the case between Ibinabo Fiberersima Vs Lagos State.
First of all, the case was between Lagos state Government Vs Ibinabo Febresima but not Giwa Vs Ibinabo Febresima.
On this faithful day of Feb 26th 2006 along the Lekki Epe Express way, my late brother Dr Giwa was driving with his brother and another family friend in his car coming from a meeting in Ajah, they were held up in a traffic around the evening time, when this tragic accident happened.
Ibinabo was driving towards Lekki while the late Dr Giwa was coming from the other direction facing towards Island, just by shop-rite, when ibinabo’s jeep flipped and lost control from her lane jumped over the culvert or pavement that demarcate the road from the on coming vehicle.
The speed that skipped and flipped a jeep over the road demarcation will be considered “Reckless and Endangerment” because the VIO dept checked the jeep brakes, the engine and all the mechanical and electrical of the jeep but the result shows nothing wrong with the jeep and confirm that the accident as due to “OVER SPEEDING” in which the result was on record.
After the accident, Ibinabo left the scene of the accident without checking for any survivors, she took the license plate and registration out of the car and fled from the scene, that was considered “HIT AND RUN”.
The people at the scene of the accident recognized her as Ibinabo Febresima, and stated she was drunk.”Driving Under Influence” of whatever she had. The State Department of Transportation has to use the VIN number to locate the Owner of the jeep, in which the owner was Daniel Wilson.
That was my very first time of hearing the name of Ibinabo Febresima.The Doctor died at the scene of the accident because the jeep was on top of the Honda accord driven by him and they couldn’t save him on time because of the seat belt and the weight of the jeep, the brother and the other family friend in that car had survived.
Did she know the state of mind and the emotional instability of the people involved in that accident up till now, Ibinabo has never been in a Comma.
After all the evidences against her, with the result of the VIO by the State department of Transportation, The DPP office took over and charged her to court and she hired Festus Kiamo in which after reviewing the case he withdrew by saying he cannot represent her because it’s a bad case.
Doctor Giwa has a living mother for goodness sake, wife with 3 children’s, Ibinabo deprived him from seeing his children graduate from university and getting married, also from being the one to bury his mother at her old age, “Whereas no one ever prayed that on the day of their children’s success and happiness they should replaced them with someone else”.
Ibinabo was never remorseful, they brought her to meet with me shortly after my brother’s death in GRA Ikeja before my return back to the USA, but her only concern then was to drop the charges against her.
I told her that it’s not my family Vs her but the State Vs her, that where I come from in USA that we do not interfere with the justice system, that they should do their job and advise her to apologize publicly to the masses and to the family and throw herself to the mercy of the court.
She said and l quote “I CAN’T DO THAT, BECAUSE IS GOING TO DAMAGE MY CAREER” what an ego, she cannot apologize publicly, I feel like kicking her ass. She’s worried about her stupid career, What happened to the career of the Doctor, who happened to be a ‘MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION MEDICINE AT GENERAL HOSPITAL LAGOS.
People say there is no justice in Nigeria, but it does once in awhile. The lower court magistrate O.A Isaac found her guilty with the option of 100,000.00 Naira, which is considered a judicial recklessness, 100k does not even buy an iPad, the life of someone does not worth more that 100k, so that people will take the liberty of committing crimes.
Later Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of the High court find her guilty and overturn the option of fine and gave her 5 yrs in prison, she spent 3 weeks and came out on bail to go to Court of Appeal, however, how can a convicted person came out on bail, here in USA you will be in jail and they will transport you to and from each time you have an hearing. Finally Appeal court found her guilty and sentence her to 5 years imprisoned.
Let her face the wrath, it is said that you can run but can’t hide, it’s a law of Kama that catch up, This will serve as a deterrent to others. Who will believe after 10yrs she will still be slammed, The Family of the late Dr Giwa had moved on with our life’s, She was forgiven, it was very difficult and painful, but God gave us especially his mother and children the fortitude to bear the loss.
On behalf of our families and friends, we really thank the Lagos State Government, The attorney general Mr Sasore, DPP Mrs Odutola and colleagues, Justice Deborah Oluwayemi, Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur, Justice U.I Udukwe-Anyawu and Justice Tijani Abubakar and everyone for their support, no evil shall befall anyone, as you all go out and come in, may God’s grace and protection abide with each and everyone. ‘JUSTICE AT LAST’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUSTICE AT LAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUSTICE IS FINALLY DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!.
“IBINABO HAS NEVER PAID A DIME TO ANY FAMILY MEMBER OF THE LATE DR GIWA AS INDICATED BY HER FRIEND’S, AND IF SHE DID PAY ANY FAMILY MEMBER, SHE NEEDS TO START MENTIONING NAMES NOW”.
I’m more than certain that none of you, my dearly beloved readers are lagging behind on the controversial stories of Ooni of Ife’s new bride, if you are, then you sire most have been sleeping on Okada… SMH!
We reported earlier of a Facebook user named Lola Sotola who confirmed the rumours that the new Olori was still married to her alleged Lebanese husband.
Photos were shared by the user of Wuraola and the man, Eli Khoury on Facebook writing:
Is anything wrong for Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi marrying another man’s wife?
The marriage between Olori Wuraola, whose real name is said to be Itohan Sonia Obanor, and Khoury reportedly crashed last year although it is yet to be legally dissolved.
Reports have it though that it ain’t strange or uncommon for the Ooni to marry a woman who is already married to another man as long as she was chosen by the Oracle.
In addition, Ooni Adewusi’s sisters recently disclosed during an interview that the new Olori had been revealed to him by an Oracle.
“Kabiyesi didnt meet her a long time, it was the oracle who revealed her to Kabiyesi. They never met before” they stated.
Nigerians on the other hand, have their says in the story… While some are making rude n nasty comments, some are actually in support of the Ooni’s bride.
Olabode Oladipupo OLADIPS, after bouncing from the streets to the world is ready to take his fans on another musical journey with his latest effort #MYSTORY, His delivery and lyricism is top notch.
Pretty Nollywood actress, Christabel Ekeh, suffered from a major boobs spillage in the above photoshoot..
I don’t even know who to blame, The stylist? The Photographer or the Boob itself? Perhaps they didn’t get her measurements right or the dress wasn’t hers in the first place.
Even if that was the case, didn’t her stylist see the over exposed boobs?? An Upclose Shot Below:
Seriously.. for real though, if your bae has potentials like this, be sure that if you wife her, you’re definitely gon be financially stable! No jokes…
Y’all recall how the lady in the photo above, few weeks ago broke social media with the way she wore her boyfriend’s shirt in different elegant styles.
Well, another creative lady, Lami Apejoye, has done something similar as she creatively transformed her dad’s old suit which he wanted to throw away.
She turned the formerly men suit to a lovely female suit by taking off the sleeves.
See below and tell me what you think, Trendy or Trashy…
Read Press Statement from NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION and Photos Below:
In line with the commission’s on-going fight against piracy and intellectual property theft, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) carried out an anti-piracy raid at Alaba International Market in Lagos on Saturday, 12th March, 2016.
The raid followed a complaint by Mr. Gabriel Okoye (Gabosky), who alleged that a cinematography work titled “Invasion 1897” which was produced by Mr. Lancelot Imasuen in which he (Gabosky) has the sole rights to marketing and distribution has been infringed.
Facts before the Commission showed that the movie was yet to be released for sales. It is presently showing at the cinemas in Nigeria. One Mr. Eze Obasi, a trader in Alaba International Market, started reproducing and redistributing the film for sale. He was thereafter arrested by the police and transferred to the Commission for further investigation.
In the process of the investigation, it was revealed that there were other pirates who were engaged not only in the illegal reproduction of the named movie but generally in the racket of pirating copyright works in Alaba International Market. An anti-piracy operation was conducted by the Enforcement officers of the commission, and a team of policemen which led to the arrest of two (2) identified suspects.
On the 12th day of March, 2016, the Nigerian Copyright Commission as part of its anti-piracy operations stormed Alaba International Market, Ojo to conduct a search of the identified shops used by the suspects to carry out their racket. During the operations we discovered different pirated cinematography works, and duplicating machines that were used to illegally reproduce the works of several right owners.
Amongst the illegally reproduced cinematography works recovered from the shops includes, Invasion 1897, Phone Swap, The Wrong Selfie, Honeymoon Hotel, Breaking Ranks, Weekend Getaway, Oyenusi (Pt. 1 & 2), Prince Barmah, Contract, A Certain Night, Lima (Pt. 1 – 2), Alayo (Pt. 1, 2, & 3), Olosa (Pt. 1, 2, & 3), Irawo Osan. Other cinematography works found includes, pirated films and works of stand-up comedian – AY. These pirated works were confiscated by our copyright inspectors during the anti-piracy operation.
Whilst Mr. Eze Obasi has been charged to court by the Commission, the other two suspects are being investigated.
The operatives of the Commission were accompanied on the hugely successful raid by Police officers from the Area E Police Command and members of the Alaba market union.
Speaking on the matter, the Zonal Manager of the Lagos office of the Commission, Barrister Obi Ezeilo said that the Commission is investigating the matter and that the suspects will be the charged to Court. He warned people who are involved in piracy to desist from such act noting that the Commission is determined to fish them out and apply the law accordingly if they continue with their illegality.
The seizures from the raid were estimated to worth of N10million.
New reports have it that a Dangote truck was involved in a ghastly accident which led to the death of a couple last night.
According to Famous Blog, the tragic incident happened at around 11:00pm last night at Abule-Egba bus stop in Lagos.
The truck allegedly had no reflectors and no brake lights, hence it was difficult for the oncoming cars to see the big vehicle. A saloon car rammed into the Dangote truck; the crash allegedly killed a couple who were in the car.
Late February, another of the company’s truck lost its brakes and crashed into shops in Enugu, killing at least five people.
In the previous week, the court of Appeal in Lagos dismissed the appeal filed by Actors Guild of Nigeria President, Ibinabo Fiberesima which challenged Lagos High Court judgement sentencing her to five years in prison for the death of Dr. Giwa Suraj.
When the news hit social media, there were various reactions to the motion… her footballer son even penned a heartfelt note, asking Nigerians to pray for his mother.
Now, popular outspoken OAP, Freeze of CoolFM has also called for the pardon of the president.
“Should Ibinabo go to Jail for 5 years???” Daddy Freeze wrote in an Instagram post. “I ran a poll on the Roadshow on @coolfmlagos today, and callers voted 6:1 in favor of her serving the sentence. ”
“Do I agree? Well, no,” the OAP continued, and they added that her children shouldn’t be deprived their mother, plus there are other measures to punishing the embattled former beauty queen for the incident that led to the death of another man.
“… Let’s not deprive her children of their mother and not further traumatized them with the negativity associated with their mum being an ex-convict.
However, a N100,000 fine? Seriously???? what can 100k buy in Nigeria today??? Not even an iPhone 6! Probably an iPhone 5s at the most! So are you saying a woman would be deprived of her husbands love, care and intimacy in exchange for an iPhone 5s??? Or the children would be told “sorry guys daddy is gone but here is an iPhone 5s for you guys to share” really???
I am of the opinion that she should be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the children. This responsibility should be directly proportional to her income. Also, a portion of her income should go to the wife unless she, (the wife) states otherwise. No amount of money can replace a loved one. However, taking financial responsibility could help bring closure to the bereaved family.
I pray she is pardoned but she needs to show empathy and remorse, while being responsible for the family of the deceased.”
I have been following the “developing” story of the feud among the Okoye singing and dancing twins, P-Square, and their older brother Jude, but not with keen interest.
The reason is because musicians (performing artistes, generally) by their nature, are given to squabbles, which are, sometimes, orchestrated to attract attention. Of course, many of the fights are real and often lead to splits, legal actions and even deaths, in extreme cases. Needless recounting some of them as we have a surfeit of such well-known fights locally and internationally.
So, why am I on about the P-Square fight, which, according to latest news, has led to the split of the twins? Among the reasons being adduced for their disagreement and eventual split is the role of the women in their lives. Interestingly, I know Lola, Peter’s wife, having worked with her in V-mobile, now Airtel. Even so, I cannot say what her role has been in the whole saga and I don’t want to personalize the issues, but I want to dismiss the insinuation that the bickering among the erstwhile “tight” is a result of the influence of their wives.
Let me start by saying that a family means man, wife (wives) and children. Any other person, including siblings, parents, cousins, aunties, uncles, nephews and nieces are part of the extended family. The moment a man marries, the definition of “family” must change otherwise there will be trouble. Let me put it on record immediately that I am NOT advocating total abandonment of the extended family, but that must come only after the immediate family. So, if you, a man, used to consult your mom or dad or brother or sister or uncle or auntie before taking a decision, your wife becomes your primary source of advice as soon as you get married. This is a reality most young men do not face until they start facing problems.
According to the Holy Bible in Mathew 19:46. Jesus said: “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH ‘? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
Under normal circumstances, this quote wouldn’t require any explanation or interpretation but the extended family system practiced in Africa, especially in Nigeria and particularly the kind we have in the South East, has tended to undermine this crucial Biblical injunction. And this is one reason some people, in hasty generalization, have concluded that the Okoyes are being manipulated by their wives and as such have lost the “anointing” of carrying on together.
Now, much as I do not have any evidence to the contrary, I wager that the men rather than their wives are architects of their current conditions. Primary among my reasons for saying so is that if indeed their feud is engineered by their wives or one of the wives, then they have failed in managing their wives. Any man who cannot control his wife’s excesses and vice versa is not serious.
Secondly, any brother who doesn’t recognize his brother’s wife and her important place in his life is foolish. Thirdly, any brothers who do not pre-empt the influence of their wives even before they marry and plan for such an eventuality are not wise. Fourthly, how much acculturation do men give their wives when they are bringing them into a strongly-knit family, if there’s anything so called. Fifthly, and this is for those who erroneously believe that because they are twins, Peter and Paul are not supposed to fight, the fact of blood relationship doesn’t obliterate the fact of individual differences.
The last point is at the core of my submission. As siblings grow and acquire experience (socialization) they begin to manifest their differences. Even identical twins. Even Siamese twins! This is even more so when they get married and form their own families and begin to deal with other dynamics of life and living. So, as we say in Mbaise, if the music changes, the dance steps must also change. If you used to barge into your brother’s bedroom before, you must knock and wait to be admitted, after he gets married. It could be as simple as that!
Unfortunately, most guys prefer to play the ostrich with regards to their change in status and especially with regard the consequences-until trouble starts. And even when trouble does start, they pretend there’s no trouble and avoid confronting it until it snowballs into a crisis, like we are currently witnessing with P-Square. Perhaps, a stitch in time could have saved nine.
So, I posit that the importance attached to extended families is exaggerated. While it is not a bad idea in the strict sense of the word, it has the potential to cause rifts, divisions and wars. By the way, who hasn’t heard about sibling rivalry? In most cases, it starts even without spouses-as kids and teenagers. It’s just there. Vicious, at times. Unforgiving. Never-ending. And as soon as the spouses arrive, they are so easily and unjustifiably made into scapegoats.
Gentlemen, while I urge prayers and wish divine intervention in the sustainable existence of family ties, a lot depends on the man to protect his wife and at the same time safeguard the cohesion of the extended family. In the face of a choice, I’d rather keep my wife and children (my immediate family) than hang self-destructively on the other one.
So, in the case of Peter and Paul Okoye, if they have to split to make progress and avoid uglier consequences, let them split. After all, one mother can birth but not one god (chi) creates. It might as well be that the individual differences which Peter and Paul have successfully masked over the years can no longer be hidden. Let’s not rush to blame the wives, if we don’t have compelling evidence other than our African tendency to blame the women for every family feud.
By the way, I can’t verify an insider gossip that this imbroglio has nothing to do with the women, but mostly with one of the twins, who’s a lavish spender and more extroverted. Jude being the older brother and Manager, of course, wanted to control him but Peter won’t have it and wanted him fired. Paul won’t have that, and so they came to this sorry pass.
NB: Notice that I kept using man and wife. That is because I am strongly of the view and inclination that marriage is (and has to be) between a man and a woman, male and female-as God ordained it. However, I’m pro-choice, which means, I won’t bother with any choices you have decided to make in the matter, so long as they do not affect me directly. Even my male dogs know so.
Emeka Oparah is the Director, Corporate Communications and CSR, Airtel Nigeria. He blogs at www.wilberforce.com.ng
Just like one of Africa’s richest billionaires, Aliko Dangote did for music sensations, Olamide and Don Jazzy, former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi is reportedly set to meet and reconcile the P-Square brothers whose messy family drama has drawn worldwide attention.
According to Daily Post, a source close to the politician said he is deeply disappointed with the Okoyes, and he has contacted the brothers separately.
The source said:
“There’s still hope,” “Chief Obi was highly disappointed when the news of their breakup got to him. He called both of them separately, including Jude, not to allow outsiders come between them. He reminded them of the old African adage that says, blood is thicker than water.”
The source confirmed that the parties will be meeting in Abuja this week.
Almost a week ago, just before the Ooni of Ife got married to his new bride, Wuraola Zynab Otiti, an unknown Zainab wrote an open letter alleging that she was still married to her ex-husband amongst other things, but it was assumed by many it was just the rantings of a jealous frenemy.
It appears now that there may be some iota of truth in Zainab’s open letter. New photos of her with her husband Elie has emerged online.
Abuja sources close to the situation who pleaded anonymity told Moji Delano Blog that Elie is her husband whom she has kids with.
They allege that Wura milked Elie-an expatriate with Sageto, an Abuja based company dry financially, so much so that he is still trying to recover from the loss.
Elie allegedly kept giving her company money, and she made sure to corner major contracts from Sageto for her brothers and relatives.
As per her marriage to the Ooni, Moji was told she was one of his girlfriends and he knew her for a little over two weeks before he decided to marry her.
It is said that the names of the Ooni’s girl friends were dropped and the oracle choose Wura even though he had known her for just a short period of time.
Dauntless rapper, Kanye West chose to make use of the forever present photographers on Tuesday- by having them give him a lift.
The rap star was seen outside a gym and was like as usual, being questioned by photographers and was spotted staring at his phone wondering where his Uber was, when the video-grapher offered to give him a lift and Kanye accepted and declared:
I don’t need Uber anymore,’ ‘I just have the paps take me where I want to go!”I’ll ride with you then,’ he added. ‘come on, let’s go!’
Jumping in shotgun, he told the driver he was heading to ‘celebrity trainer’ Harley Pasternak’s gym in Santa Monica, before he turned to the rear seat passenger and politely asked him to turn off the camera while he made a phone call.
When asked if he is cool with Trump, he said:
‘I don’t want to give any political opinions, ‘You know, we had a very intense past month, and right now I want to focus on my family, and just making good music and good clothes,’ he said, adding that he was ‘going Mad Max’ on the fashion front.
His wife, Kim was later spotted driving out of the gym on her own in her Range Rover, probably too busy to give her hubby a ride.
Twin girls Leia and Lauren Young, from Singapore are possibly the cutest eight-month-olds ever. They have gained more than 141,000 followers on the social media platform.
Their Mother, Amber Young started posting pictures of the two, who are known as the ‘Momo Twins’, shortly after their birth eight months ago.
She dresses them in elaborate costumes and sometimes captions the pictures with funny convos..
Foreign RnB singer, Neyo and his new bride, Crystal Renay, welcomed a baby boy to their lives last night. The singer has two kids from a previous relationship though.
His ex fiancee and mother of his two kids, disclosed that she had tied her tubes making her not to give birth again after she and Neyo decided not to have anymore children.
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 22 worshippers in an attack during dawn prayers Wednesday on a mosque on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials said from the birthplace of Boko Haram.
One bomber blew up inside the mosque and the second waited outside to detonate as survivors tried to escape, said coordinator Abba Aji of the civilian self-defense Vigilante Group.
At least 18 people were wounded and evacuated to the hospital, said army spokesman Col. Sani Usman.
Ooni’s new wife’s story reminds me of the story of Halima, the beautiful happy go lucky Abuja girl who ran into one of the wealthiest men in the world the late Ambassador (Oluwo) Dehinde Fernandez at the Safari night club at the Abuja Hilton just slightly less than 10 years ago and later became his wife till death.
Legend has it that Halima borrowed the taxi fare she paid to Hilton that night from her friends mai guard. Anyway Oluwo saw her and was mesmerized his Israeli security aides called her, and brought her to him.
She never returned to her one room apartment from that club. Oluwo took her to his suite at the Hilton and two days later flew her to his palatial residence in Brussels.
When 4 weeks down the line Oluwo announced he was marrying Halima, then tongues started to wag. They called her drunkard, prostitute, ‘runs girl”and all sorts. Oluwo a worldly billionaire in his 70s (Halima was in her 30s), just ignored the stories and married his girl. To shut the critics up, they somehow traced that Halima was of the Royal Kano lineage. I remember that it was my former Oga and present Kaduna governor Nasir El Rufai that led a delegation that hosted a lavish reception for Halima at the Emir of Kano’s palace.
Then Oluwo a Lagos high chief also got a very high title for Halima (I think it was Otun Iyalode) bestowed on her by the late Oba Oyekan of Lagos Next Oluwo and Halima were in Buckingham Palace where the Queen conferred on her the title the “Baroness of Lumley” as the spouse of Oluwo who was the Baron of Lumley.
From then on, all the people wey dey do Halima “psss, psss” just mechionu.
She lived with Oluwo in Brussels peacefully and bore him children (I have being corrected she bore no children).
They lived happily and she is now one of the wealthiest Nigerian women inheriting a fortune from her husband said to be in billions of dollars.
When it comes to matters of the heart people need to be a bit more circumspect. I think it is crude to dog people especially people we don’t know about who they choose to marry or how they live their lives. Especially when many of us have our own skeletons.
Head of States, President Muhammed Buhari has vowed to Nigerians that he’s going to rid the nation of corruption by bringing those who compromised their positions to book.
In a statement on Tuesday by his Special adviser on media, Femi Adesina, he said:
“We will be merciless and relentless in pursuing all those who abused public trust. Nigerians will see how some of the elite conspired to run the nation down,”
He also condemned recent political violence in Rivers State, saying the killing of people over political differences was primitive, barbaric and unacceptable.
“We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives in this regard.“We will show that violence in any form will no longer be tolerated
Oh! The hate! Ex-wife to Ciara‘s new beau, Russell Wilson threw a shade at the football player’s engagement to Ciara. She threw a shade at her engagement ring precisely.
Ashton Wilson Meem, chose to change her twitter avatar by choosing an old photo of herself casually showing off her huge 8 carat diamond ring while Ciara’s is said to be a 5 carat ring…
Russell divorced Ashton in 2014 after reports that she had an affair with the then “Seahawks” wide receiver Golden Tate.
Despite her ring being bigger, Ciara’s has more quality… High-end jeweler David Harris said to Hollywood Lifeabout Ciara’s ring…
“This is one incredible ring,” “This brilliant cut solitaire is approximately 12 to 15 carats and looks to be a D through F colorless diamond, which means it’s a really good diamond.
I would estimate the center stone be worth between $2 and $2.5 million based on one which I recently sold to a very wealthy client.”
There sure have been reports that this family relations don’t see each other, eye to eye, but new snapchat video of Kylie Jenner and her step-brother, Rob Kardashian, says otherwise.
The reports of them not visually contacting each other came after the 18 year old decided to date rapper, Tyga, it became worse when their brother Rob, decided to date Blac Chyna who happens to be Tyga‘s ex.
Kylie Jenner and Rob Kardashian seem to be burying the hatchet as they were seen on a Snapchat video on Tuesday spending time together.
In the short clip, the 18 year old star turns and flashes a grin at the camera while at the same time flashing a peace sign and a wink.
Three underaged teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam have finally been rescued by men of the Nigeria Police Force.
The three girls are Blessing Gopep, 13, Linda Christopher and Progress Jacob, 13.
According to the Prison Inmate Development Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, the girls were handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Bauchi, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, on Tuesday, by the Shari’ah Commission in the state.
SUNDAY PUNCH who engineered the release of Bayelsa State-based Ese Oruru has also been at the forefront of the release of the girls kidnapped in Bauchi.
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Police Command, Mr. Baba Tijjani, confirmed the release of the girls in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday.
Tijjani stated, “The girls have been released. They were not held by the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission; they volunteered to become Muslims on their own and reported themselves to the Da’awah & Islamic Education Department, which took them to the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission.
“Now, they have been produced. Progress Jacob and Linda Christopher have been released to their parents while Blessing Gopep’s parents have been told to come tomorrow (Wednesday) and they will go home with their daughter.”
When asked if the case would be treated as a criminal case and the culprits prosecuted, the police commissioner said, “We just released the girls to their parents. The investigations are still ongoing and we will come out with the details after the investigations.”
The Executive Director, PIDI, Mr. Mbami Sabka, who also confirmed the rescue to The PUNCH on the telephone on Tuesday, said he was glad that effort to rescue the girls was not wasted.
Sabka said, “I am extremely grateful to PUNCH newspapers for their help. We hope that other perpetrators would learn from this. We, as an NGO, won’t stop at this; we will continue the fight for the release of child brides. An end must be put to this illegal act.
“The police have asked the Shari’ah Commission to bring the abductors involved because the girls didn’t walk to the commission by themselves; someone brought them.”
PIDI had written letters to the state Commissioner of Police and the National Human Rights Commission but got no response before taking the cases to Amnesty International.
According to Blac Chyna, she is not pregnant for Rob Kardashian.
Just a day after she returned from her Jamaica trip with boo Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna is putting a lid on speculations that she is pregnant with Rob’s baby.
The model shared suspicious photos of her bulging stomach during her Jamaica trip and we added that she could only be taunting the Kardashians, to keep the rivalry going. Well, it turns out to be true as she has shared new clips to discredit pregnancy reports, plus a video of her showing off her waist trainer.
Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner and her brother Rob Kardashian shared photos and clips of them meeting for the first time since Rob started dating Chyna whose ex Kylie is dating.
The 18-year-old reality TV star posted a clip of them meeting in her car and then visiting popular diamond store. E! reports that the siblings also visited a popular clothing store where Rob shopped for Blac Chyna.
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It’s obvious that though Kylie and Rob’s present partners (Chyna, Tyga) had a child together, the siblings are sticking together, while wading through their family feuds.
It’s a known fact that Davido’s Sophomore Album – Baddest is one of the Most Highly Anticipated Album this year..
But…the album release date has been pushed back yet again and it might not even see the light of day this year!
Davido made this known in an interview with Channels Television’s Entertainment News yesterday saying that because of his recent million dollar deal with Sony Music BMG more time is required to ensure the album not only has global appeal but to also ensure all distribution networks are covered.
Speaking on when the album will be released, OBO said,
I am not sure yet (and) it might not even be this year
A 69 year old herbalist, Chief Simon Odo, who married an 18 year old girl, Chidinma, as his 57th wife last November has said that he would not marry again, having had a fair taste of women in his life.
Chidinma was married from Okutu, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Odo, also known variously as Onuwa, King Solomon of Africa or King of Satan was however married to 68 women but some of them had earlier died.
However, Odo spoke in an interview with the South East Voice at his palatial home at Aji, Enugu Ezike in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Emeka, first son, Franca, one of the wives and Onuwa Onuwa who was armed with an Onward note book where names of his wives and over 200 children were listed according to their dates of birth said that his first son, Emeka was born on December 15, 1969.
“I was born in 1947 on the day they had an eclipse of the sun and the moon. There was darkness in the afternoon on the day I was born.
I was the only son of my parents. “I was baptised as a Christian in the Catholic Church and I even became a mass servant under Rev Father Desmond McGlade. I however became a herbalist because of circumstances beyond my control. As I said, I was the only son of my parents but because some of his relations wanted to take over his landed property, they poisoned me. I contracted tuberculosis and had to be treated for years
At a point, I was even unable to walk for about five years because I became lame. “I ran to Ondo State in the South West, where I trained to become a herbalist at the age of 15, before returning to the village. I married 15 wives when my father was alive and the situation prolonged his life. He died in 1992 at the ripe old age of over 90 years.
My first son has seven children and four grandchildren.
“Any of my children who chooses to become a Christian is free to do so, provided he/she must become a Catholic. I don’t like the Pentecostal churches.”
The new bride, Chidinma On feeding of his large family, Onuwa said,
“People think that I feed many of them but this is not true. Most of my children are grown up. The boys among them usually marry and go to their own houses just like the girls who marry and follow their husbands to their places.” However, my wives cook food for the whole family in turns. For example, if it is the turn of Ada or Omada to cook, she would invite five of her colleagues to assist her in cooking. One woman cooks for everybody in the house at a time but my other wives would always assist such a person.”
Asked if any of his sons has taken after him as a herbalist, he said,
“I will not encourage them to do so. I don’t want my sons to take after me because some of them will do bad things with my medicine. As a herbalist, I have never killed anybody or thought of evil against anybody but I do not trust that my children would be upright like me. That is why I will not encourage them to inherit my medicine but I may bequeath them to some of my younger children, not the old, greedy ones.”
Meanwhile, it was learnt that although Onuwa abhorred seeing his children attend churches other than the Catholic church, seven of them were ordained pastors at the Lord’s Chosen Church.
Hitherto, some of them attended Catholic and Anglican churches while many of them took after their father in his business. However, the ordination of the pastors brought about a radical Christian awakening in the extra-large family of Chief Odo.
In the past four years, there had been a simmering misunderstanding between the pastors and their father regarding his herbal practice.
The pastors were said to be mounting heavy pressure on him to repent and turn to Jesus, a demand the herbalist spurned. Odo, said to have lost one of his wives last February, had arranged for the burial programme, which his pastor’s sons rejected and rather organized a prayer programme for her burial, triggering confusion in the family.
Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson is currently in Nigeria with her family and according to her, she’s been having fun with the fam ever since they returned home.
She recently shared fun photos of herself with the kids; Purity and Henry, she said;
“Purity wants to carry me on her bicycle,Henry laffs each time am on it and my Husband says he can’t tell who is the wife and who are d kids,am so loving this lol agbaya mama purity.”
On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, Nigerian comedian, Ushbebe welcomed his first baby – a baby boy with his wife in Atlanta.
Ushbebe took to his Instagram page to break the news when he posted a photo of himself dancing with the caption:
“The step you give when you hear your wife just delivered a bouncing baby cute boy… Thank you @annettenuagbe today I am a proud father to Nolan…welcome son.” Few hours later he posted another picture of his new born baby with the caption: “Yes that’s my hommie, sonnie infact Ya Dadi Jnr…. Welcome once again your mumy has done well. All the Glory be to God.”
Ushbebe also disclosed that both mother and child are doing very well. He said:
“Words are not enough to describe how happy I am right now, I am very happy and grateful to God for this wonderful gift and blessing he has given unto my family. Right now, my wife and child are doing very well.”
Ushbebe and Annette met through top comedian Elenu.
NET reports that Annette was already in a relationship when they met, but he waited it out, she called off that relationship and kicked off a new life with the comedian. The couple tied the knot in November 2014.
Big changes are coming to Instagram.. Did you know that people miss on average around 70% of their Instagram feed??
We didn’t. But that apparently is why Instagram is making a few changes to how users see photos of the people they follow.
In the next few months, Instagram will stop showing you photos based on the time they were posted (with the most recent at the top) and instead show you photos based on your relationship with the person who posted it.
That means you’ll see the photos from the people you interact with regularly first.
via Instagram:
The order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post. As we begin, we’re focusing on optimizing the order — all the posts will still be there, just in a different order.
If your favorite musician shares a video from last night’s concert, it will be waiting for you when you wake up, no matter how many accounts you follow or what time zone you live in. And when your best friend posts a photo of her new puppy, you won’t miss it.
We’re going to take time to get this right and listen to your feedback along the way. You’ll see this new experience in the coming months.
