Almost everyone knows the useful honey. Although, there are so many useful properties of cinnamon too. It lowers the cholesterol levels, improves the complexion, increases the blood flow, it is very beneficial for the heart, intestines, stomach and the most important thing – it is best for burning fat in the body.
You can use cinnamon as a supplement for many dishes. For example, a quarter of a teaspoon to every meal, you may replace sugar with cinnamon fully or partially or make an extraordinary mixture for weight loss and drink that regularly.
If you make this weight loss drink with cinnamon you should drink it before bedtime. You surely have all the ingredients that you need in the kitchen and you will get up in the morning with fewer pounds.
The Recipe
Every night before going to bed, you should consume this mixture of honey and cinnamon. If you are using this drink regularly, the weight will be reduced even in the fattest people.
If you regularly consume this weight loss drink, it won’t allow the fat to accumulate in your body.
Former beauty queen Mrs Ibidunni Ajayi-Ighodalo opened up about her search for a child in a rare interview with Thisday’s Nseobong Okon-Ekong.
The wife of Trinity House founder and accountant, Pastor Itua Ighodalo also talked about dedicating her life to helping others through her Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation, IIF by funding IVF treatment for couples who are hoping to have their own children.
When the CEO of Elizabeth R got married in 2007, her expectations were like those of every many married woman, to give birth to children. Her wedding to Itua Ighodalo, was celebrated, even if it was attended with a heat of debate from his previous union.
Nonetheless, friends and family members rallied round to give them the much needed support, while other interested members of the public attracted by their individual and combined eminence followed with keen enduring attention.
Close to one decade on, the loathing generated in some quarters at the onset of their relationship has definitely receded.
The rumour mill which spewed torrents of lopsided and coloured tales that caused the couple a lot of trauma, even if a bit, has withdrawn, but the pain of those turbulent years live with her still. For one who keeps to herself, the scrutiny of her marriage in the public, led her to sew-up. She reduced the number of persons she called friends to a handful, becoming more and more engrossed with her husband.
“I have heard stories of in-laws calling the woman painful names. Those are hurtful things to say. There are names you don’t want to call a woman that is looking up to God.” Mrs Ighodalo began…
She continued to share her experiences.
“People may not want to be mean, but they don’t know that certain statements and body language hurt. When you are waiting on God, you can be sensitive to what people say or do and they might not know it will hurt or hit you. It is good to raise awareness and understanding about childless couples. Friends and relatives should be a bit more sensitive to women or couples who are waiting on the Lord. I know that because of our culture, the pressure is so much. The shoes of women who are waiting on the Lord are not very easy shoes. Emotionally, mentally and psychologically, hormonally, when you are going through treatments, it’s a rollercoaster-you deal with in-laws, society, friends, there’s a lot going on.”
“People who get married and have children don’t know how lucky they are. I mean you are even careful not to get pregnant again, you are so blessed by God, you should thank God every day. It is not easy to find yourself in a situation where your friends are doing school runs, you don’t know what that is, you don’t even know what your first trimester is. The friends you had bridal showers with are having baby showers, it takes the grace of God to remain sane, honestly.”
On her 35th birthday last year, she decided to turn the lemon that life had thrown at her into lemonade. It had become her fashion to write a wish list on the day she was born and then tick-off the accomplished ones on her next birthday.
Every year, she scored high on every point, but one: The issue of childlessness had become a sore point that could not be addressed.
She had prayed and sought different avenues for a medical solution, but the problem just could not be wished away.
Although she enjoyed the understanding and love of her husband and in-laws, the quest for a child consumed her.
“I had tears in my eyes when I told God, ‘you know what? This is enough. You are going to do it when You want to do it, in Your own time and if You are not going to do it, let it be left undone. This is You. I trust You. Right now, it’s ok, I’m going to live my life. I found out that I had stopped living, because that was all I wanted. I said no, I’m going to be happy, live my life and leave it all to God. I’m grateful to God for my own family, for the family I’m married into.”
Those statements to God with tears in her eyes opened a window to air her bottled emotions.
It lifted a huge weight off her shoulders. As she cleared her mind of the cobwebs of trying to have a baby, she was amazed to receive one of the most altruistic ideas with clarity. Her husband was no less enthused when she shared the idea with him.
“My focus now is to help others, one at a time. I want to make a family happy and with the help of God, their prayers would be answered. I know the pain and what it feels like. It will give me joy to see them jumping and rejoicing, saying that they are expecting their own children. I have seen it happen. I have seen the two sides during my course of treatment. I said God help me, let me do this. When you focus on helping others, you don’t know the blessings that come back to you. It is difficult but I said Lord you have put this in me, You have to provide. You know when God gives you a vision, He makes the provision. I have been amazed at the response. It is unbelievable.”
“When I was going through some treatment, I would get to the clinic and someone who has just done a pregnancy test was being told that it didn’t work, it was always so devastating for me to hear them wonder aloud where they would get money for the next treatment. I have met women who came to the hospital to get the treatment but they couldn’t afford it. Some couldn’t even afford the test to know what was wrong. I have also met women who decided to share their burden, this is how financially draining this treatment can be. If you have extra eggs, you can sell them in exchange for the treatment. When women share eggs left from a successful IVF on another women or they use the woman’s extra cycle that has been paid for, these are ways women support one another because getting an egg donor can be very expensive.”
“It is so strange and funny, but when you sit back and think about it, every family has somebody who is waiting on God for a child. The person might be your cousin or mum’s sister. There are certain ways we will treat the person. But do you know that there are certain ways we treat somebody else coming into our family with the same issue? We don’t treat them the same. It is not intentional. If you have in-laws who are not nice to you, they will think it’s your fault. They will call you names, talk down on you. If your in-laws have somebody in their family who is waiting, they will never speak to the person like that. We really need to have a support system and also learn to put ourselves in other people’s shoes.”
The graduate of Microbiology from the University of Lagos is using the platform of IIF to award grants for fertility treatment such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Frozen Embryo Transfer and Intrauterine Insemination. She was forced to change her initial plan to help one or two couples when she received tons of applications. The plan has now changed to accommodate 28 couples.
“There are some couples that have applied that have been married for between 20 and 25 years and when I read their history, they have come to a point where they are tired. I even found out that it was their family that applied for some of them. A lot of people have asked me why I don’t face my life, why am I trying to be Mother Theresa. What is it? Is it that you have so much money you don’t know what to do with it. I can’t even explain it.”
Remember the man who was arrested after he named his dog Buhari?
Here’s an interesting up on the whole matter.
Lawyer/Human Rights Activist, Inibehe Effiong (pictured left) who was involved in Joachim Iroko Chinakwe’s case (Pictured right) after the latter was arrested when a neighbour filed a complaint against him for naming his dog ‘Buhari’ just revealed via a series of tweets that his ‘client’ has just named his new born daughter ‘Aisha’.
You all can put 1+2 together before you bash us for insinuating what’s not!
The Director of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, has called for ‘fair treatment’ between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.
The professor of Islamic Eschatology said Nigeria is not a secular state as according to him, it does not recognize religion.
In a chat with the Punch, Akintola said, “I still insist Nigeria is not a secular state. It does not recognise any religion at all. An example is the Sallah holidays. Although Christians used to enjoy Christmas and other holidays, there was no Sallah holiday for Muslims on Eid el-Fitr and Eid el-Kabir days during the colonial days. We wrenched that from our oppressors’ hands after a long struggle.
“Another example where freedom has come our way is where Nigerian Christians compelled Muslims to operate Christian financial system with its riba (interest) which is haram (forbidden) for Muslims, yet they refused to allow Muslims to practise the Islamic banking until a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (now Emir of Kano), belled the cat by introducing Islamic banking.
“What exactly do I mean? Nigerian Christians have been enjoying everything they need since the British took over the country and colonised it. They have the Christian common law while they object to Muslims having Shariah. They enjoy Christo-Western education while they restrict Muslim children’s access to Islamic education. Christians are free to do whatever they like on Sundays but Muslims are chained to their workplaces on Fridays. That chain must break. Freedom is our cry.
“The government supports both Christian and Muslim pilgrimages. Christian and Muslim prayers are said at official functions. The preamble of the Nigerian Constitution leans heavily on God. So, we are a multi-religious nation. It is when Christian leaders want to pull the wool over our eyes that they claim that Nigeria is a secular country.
“We must widen the horizon of the quest for self-determination. They hold Christian court or church marriage whose certificate is recognised by law whereas mosque marriage certificate is not recognised. Christian schoolchildren use Christian school uniforms but Muslim children are disallowed from using the hijab. Muslim women are denied driving licences and international passports in Nigeria on account of their use of hijab.
“There is an urgent need to straighten this lopsided system. It is not working. Nigerian Muslims still remain oppressed today because they have yet to be emancipated in the four examples above. There are more areas of oppression. But there are one or two aspects where the Muslims have been liberated.
“So you can see that it is all about struggling for liberation. It is like a master-slave affair. Those who sit on the necks of Muslims are reluctant to set them free. But we will get there whether the oppressor likes it or not. It is interesting to note that Christians know that a Muslim commits a sin each time he collects or gives riba yet they never freely allowed it. What do you call that? Do we love our neighbours?
“Do you call that freedom of religion? Isn’t there some element of selfishness in that? Didn’t Jesus teach loving the neighbour? I remember that a particular bishop from the East led his followers in a public demonstration against the introduction of Islamic banking. Ridiculous, isn’t it?
“As for the claim that Muslims are being favoured by the present administration, that is large-scale falsehood. Even Nigerian toddlers know that Buhari is religion-blind. He is not a fanatic. He just wants to fix Nigeria.
“How has the present administration favoured Muslims? The facts are at our fingertips. Take the South-West as an example: there are six states there and each has a minister. Only Babatunde Fashola and Adebayo Shittu are Muslims. The rest are Christians. Let CAN tell us if that is not so. Do you call two out of six a favour? And that is just a tip of the iceberg in Buhari’s administration.
“The parastatals are replete with Christian chief executives. But Muslims are not complaining. Nigeria now has about 35 ministers out of which only 17 are Muslims. Tell me how the present administration has favoured Muslims. Is CAN using mathematics or mathemagic?
“Personally, I believe that we are cutting our nose to spite our face in this country. We should allow government to pick the best candidates for positions in order to get maximum performance. We should not always be thinking of religious or ethnic leaning. Muslims have tried as much as possible to maintain this principle but CAN is always making a noise because of its grip on the press,” Akintola noted.
Olupinla Idowu, a female pastor and founder of a Cherubim and Seraphim church at 52 Okesina street, Ijoko area of Ota, Ogun state has been captured by officers of the Nigerian police force after her prostitution ring was discovered.
The 54 year old was paraded before newsmen at Eleweran police headquarters in Ogun state. Investigations showed that Olupinla specialized in contracting or in local words..”pimping” male customers for the girls aged between 14 and 16. The girls live in the church premises with the woman whom they call ‘mama’.
How she was caught
Olupinla met her water-loo after 3 girls were rescued by police officers.
Her Modus Operandi and Confession of victims
One of the victims, a 16 year old girl confessed that the woman used them to make money. She said
“We are about 10 with Mama, and she always arrange men for us to have sex,She created apartment within the church premises, where the men sleep with us. We charge N500 per sex in which Mama will collect N300 and give us N200.”
The girl also confessed that abortions were carried out on the church premises, admitting that she herself has had 5 abortions.
She revealed that each girl made an average N1500 per day inclusive of Olupinla’s share. Ogun state commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, told newsmen that the girls have been taken to a hospital for checkups and treatment and the woman will be charged to court on child abuse and human trafficking offenses.
Hussein Emmanuel had his eyes gouged out by his friend and other accomplice for ritual.
The 18-year-old from Sara village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area was deceived by his best friend identified as one David Arafat who had promised to secure a job for him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to Daily Trust, David allegedly connived with another accomplice, Jerry and led Hussein to a river in Sara village where they attacked him and gouged out his eyes.
Emmanuel Iliya, the victim’s father disclosed said that David asked his son for money in order to assist him to secure employment in Port Harcourt. The devastated father said he borrowed N5,000 from a friend in order to assist his son make the journey.
An uncle of the victim, Haruna Iliya, who spoke to Daily Trust said that the suspect knew the victim through another friend, Amos Munga, who has travelled to Ibadan.
He explained that the victim was earlier taken to Abuja by David, whom he said has a wife and a child there, but the victim was sent back home by the suspect to look for more money for his onward journey to Port Harcourt.
Bauchi State Police Public Relation Officer, ASP Mahmood Mohammed, who confirmed the incident said that the police will provide details on the issue later as investigation is ongoing. The suspect is still at large.
The parents of Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old girl who was abducted and impregnated by one Yunusa Dahiru, who took her to Kano, have alleged that there were plans to steal their granddaughter, by some young men.
The development came barely six months after Ese was rescued and reunited with her loved ones.
Her parents raised the alarm in an interview with Sunday Punch on Saturday that there have been persistent threats by some people to take away their teenage daughter’s three-month-old baby girl.
They explained that their fear was based on recent events, one of which included an assault to one of Ese’s siblings.
Ese mother, Rose, said, “Towards the end of July, a man traced us from the court to the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa (Bayelsa State capital). We later overheard him talking in Hausa language to someone on the telephone that he had located the place where Ese and her baby were staying.
“He said that they don’t want the baby to grow up with ‘these people,’ meaning us. My daughter ran to us when she heard that. I later sent my son to buy sachet water and he told us when he returned that he also saw the same man standing outside.
“I later saw this same man walking back and forth outside the officers’ mess, and he was still talking on the phone. His movements were suspicious. Since then, we have been living in fear.”
Ese’s mother added that the same man was with Ese’s alleged abductor, in the court premises during one of the proceedings, wearing a red cap.
She also said one of her children was assaulted recently while on a commercial motorcycle by some unknown persons.
She said, “The men sounded like they were Hausas; they asked her if she was going to the house the ‘government had paid for them.’ I didn’t know how they knew that. Before my daughter could rush into a tricycle, these men forcefully took away some of her belongings and the food she was bringing for Ese and the baby.”
The Orurus said they reported the separate incidents to the Bayelsa State Police Commissioner, who then ordered that the security around the Officer’s Mess be beefed up.
The number of police officers guarding the premises has since reduced, the family said. “This is why I am even more afraid now.” the mother told Punch correspondent.
“With this incident, I am afraid anything can happen, and I don’t want any of my daughters to be kidnapped again,” Ese’s father, Charles, said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command, Asinim Butswat, in a text message sent to Punch correspondent, said the state police command “had not received any report of threat to the family.”
Sumbo Ajaba Adeoye, one of Tuface’s babymamas but now happily married and assisting her husband to lead a church.
Sumbo in this interview with Punch, spoke out extensively for the first time, revealing how she went into a fake marriage to cover up for the pregnancy she had for tuface.
How the child looked nothing like the man she married and how she had to run out of that marriage.
She later went to live with Tuface for three years, and in the process, she became pregnant again. Below is her revelation to Punch Spice.
How would you describe meeting your husband?
It is so funny because he had always been my pastor. He is someone I always went to for mentorship, so when he came across as wanting to be my husband, I was a bit scared. Even though I knew I was asking God for a husband, a father, friend and mentor, I did not know it was my pastor that was going to fit in because nobody was praying for his wife to die. When he made his intentions known, I thought maybe if I stayed away from church, he would forget about me. I realised that whenever I stayed away from church, I would lose my peace. I was a committed member of the church as well as the praise team leader.
Then, I started praying and fasting. I began to ask God if it was what He wanted for me. I knew my past and I told God I was going to drop my tall, dark and handsome for whatever He wanted for me.
Many will argue that having a second baby is not circumstantial.
That happened because we were in a relationship. I met Tuface when I was a student of Yaba College of Technology. I had just lost my dad and my mum was living in America. For someone who was a daddy’s girl, I needed love. This was the only person that was showing me love at that time. I feel I had that experience so that other young girls would not make the same mistake. I was 24 when I fell pregnant the first time.
When I got pregnant the first time, I approached the pastor of the church I was attending then and he brought me out before the church and judged me. I was asked to go and bring the father of my unborn child so we could be joined together. I brought a different person and we got married at the registry. Everything fell apart when I had a child who looked nothing like him and my mum came back from America to ask who gave my hand out in marriage because she was not a part of it. I had to walk out of the marriage which I arranged by myself. I moved back home and by age 25 I was already a single mum and a divorcee.There was so much shame and reproach.
It got to a point in my life that I felt that the Devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know, so I went back to my baby daddy and his mum talked me into living with him so he won’t have more women and babies. We lived together for three years and that was how the second pregnancy happened.
It was not a bed of roses while I was there because I was trying to put together what was not supposed to be. I think we broke up in 2009 after I had the second baby. There were other women who were also going to have babies for him around that time. I came to my senses like the prodigal son and I was so broken. I think my baby daddy was out of the country that fateful day when I returned from work and I packed all my things plus that of my children, and I went back to my parents’ home.
How would you describe being married to your husband?
It is a privilege that comes with a lot of glory and responsibilities. It also comes with a lot of glamour and commitment. It comes with its own challenges and God has equipped us to handle everything. This is not the Sunmbo that got married to Pastor Adeoye three years ago. I am a better person and I am now refined.
What are your pet names for each other?
I call him baby all the time but sometimes I call him pastor. He calls me baby or Desunmbo.
Senator Princess Stella Oduah has finally laid to rest the remains of her 28 year old, Maxwell, Chinedu Oduah-Etoromi, at exactly 2:15pm Saturday.
The deceased was interred at the Oduah family mausoleum in Akili- Ozizor, Ogbaru local Government of Anambra State amidst tears and eulogies.
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Reverend Valerian Okeke,was represented in the burial mass by the Episcopal Vicar of Dunukofia Region, Very Rev Fr Theophilus Odukwe who presided over the mass with 57 other priests concelebrating. In their midst were 3 Anglican priests.
A half a year old baby girl was defiled & brutally injured by one 40-year-old deaf teacher in Potiskum, Yobe State, the culprit was arrested but was granted bail later – this motion has caused an outrage on social media.
The teacher, identified as Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, by the Commandant of Nigeria Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC), Muhammad Gidado Fari, was arrested on September 1, by men of the NSCDC for allegedly raping the baby .
The NSCDC commandant revealed that the deaf teacher allegedly connived with his 10-year-old student, who carried the baby to him from her neighbour’s house and he defiled her, adding that although Abdullahi denied the allegation, he was identified by the 10-year-old student in a group picture of staff and student taken in the school.
Yari said the suspected rapist was arrested after a non-governmental organization, National Council of Women Society (NCWS), reported the situation to the corps, added that the matter has been reported to the state’s Ministry of Justice for prosecution as the case needs a professional in sign language to interpret.
The President of NCWS, Halima Kyari Joda, said the baby was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for examination and proper treatment.
Nigerian music moguls, 2baba and MI Abaga, had their Buckwyld and Breathless concert last night – the event had a host of celebrities in attendance supporting the musical icons.
Wife of 2Baba, Annie Idibia was also present at the event and she blessed the guests of the show with the stunning look of her outfit, a quite simple and plain golden monochrome dress with stunning golden heel shoes to match.
Beautiful songstress, Omawumi, also wowed us with her lovely shirt dress and her signature Afro Hair, other notable celebrities at the event were Isaac Geralds, Ushbebe, Akpororo, MC Shakara, Sensei Uche, Olori Supergal, Kelly Handsome, Pita, Arese, Nonso Bassey, Ruby Gyang, Dice Ailes, CKay, DJ Nana, Funny Bone, Terry Apala, Pencil, Senator, Nedu, and many more
Stunning fair-skinned wife of P-Sqaure‘s Peter Okoye, Lola Omotayo turned a year older yesterday and not only was she celebrated by her husband, who gushed over her on IG, she had nice time spent with family and friends.
The beauty kept her birthday celebration simple as she had house get together party with friends and family. How nice… More photos below:
The couple’s moms looked lovely as they played guest at 2Baba’s Buckwyld and Breathless Show which was held last night at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites.
They put on some lovely mother-in-law bonding here in this picture though, as they both were a charming smile – the actress really has her mom’s smile and eyes though.
Ever since the 32 year old billionaire’s visit to the Sub Saharan countries, Nigerian and Kenya have been at war on Social media onto which country is way forward and better for the billionaire to visit.
No one is taking sides, but the poll has it that Nigeria Twitter has the winning count! Even the ex-minister of Aviation waded in on the war and gave one or two points.
Now this is just priceless, everything from the cute toddler to the mama even to the stroller! This photo is one in a quadrillion!
The ex-beauty queen and stunning model, shared this adorable photo of herself and her lovely daughter moments ago and it has since given us chills as we’re in love with every bit of it!
With many believing him single, the popular Mr Incredible rapper was always ready to tell anyone willing to listen that nollywood diva, Rita Dominic his is celebrity crush.
It has however been revealed that M.I Abaga has been in a relationship with Erica Okundaye, who happens to be the Human Resource Manager of Chocolate City Label.
Days ago she resigned from her job at Chocolate City after three years of service and the reason wasn’t disclosed.
However, one of the PR in the label revealed to media that Erica resigned due to her wedding preparation with M.I, the president of Chocolate City Record Label, and due to the fact that company policies won’t allow couples in the same organisation, one had to pull out for the other, and Erica has taken one for her alleged lover, M.I Abaga.
This is not the first case of internal affairs in the popular record label, as Jesse Jags, M.I’s brother and another member of Chocolate city, actually has a daughter with Ruby, one of the main vocalist in the ace record label owned by Audu Maikori.
We are so excited that we can finally tick M.I Abaga out of the lengthy list of Celebrity Bachelors.
Lol… This is the height of it mehn! When one celebrity threatens another over Instagram likes… It’s baffling!
The Nollywood actor, who in mid-August, his birthday to be exact, welcomed a baby girl with his actress wife, Muma Gee, took to Instagram to call out MAVIN records boss, Don Jazzy, for not liking any of his Instagram posts since he started following him.
The actor shared on his page moments ago:
24th of December 2014 @donjazzy followed me on Instagram,up till now he has NEVER liked any of my pictures….abeg Bros why you follow me …tell me now or ….
He was appointed Emir of Kano, on the 8th of June, 2014 succeeding his late grand uncle Dr Ado Bayero. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, an ex-governor of the central bank of Nigeria royal swag is nothing to be compared with!
The royalty’s outfits, shoes and cars are second to none! You can only want to become a royal highness when people like the Emir of Kano is your inspiration.
Some of the shoes he’s wearing, I checked their types on an online shopping mall and Oh! My! Lawd! I shook my head in humble admiration!
The Naira as of Friday, appreciated against the dollar in all the segments of the forex market.
The Nigerian currency exchanged at N422 to the dollar, gaining 3 points from N425 it traded on Thursday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N535 and N464 respectively.
At the Bureaux De Change segment of the market, the Naira also strengthened against the dollar, exchanging at N415, and N535 and N460 to the Pound Sterling and the Euro, respectively.
At the inter-bank segment of the market, the Naira extended its gains, closing at N314.77 to the dollar, from N331 it recorded at the end of trading on Tuesday.
Traders at the market expressed hope that the Naira would appreciate further with the lifting of the ban on nine banks from participating in the forex market by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The CBN had earlier banned nine Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from dealing on Forex for their failure to comply with government’s directive on the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
Nollywood fine Boy, Mike Godson is a fast rising actor that took over the industry with his acting prowess dusting aside the likes of Jim Iyke and Ramsey Noah.
His good looks and body structure is also a center of attraction which makes many ladies fall helplessly in love with him.
The actor who seems to be prepping up for settling down has choose to speak about the qualities he would need from his future bride.
In his words:
“Some time ago, i met a pretty girl in America and she said to me “Michael” i know you’d like to get married to the sexiest woman alive. A woman with the most adorable appearance, a model figure!!… I looked at her and smiled!! I smiled because that’s her opinion. I feel finding the right person is weigh more than just that. It’s not about, being with a model figure, or having a materialistic person as partner. Or basically showing off your partner for fame and attention. I think it’s about being with someone who has the greatest information in her head. Someone who affects people’s lives positively. Someone who would impact knowledge and power into your children. Someone who would engage her partner with intelligent arguments just to test his level of intelligence and eloquence. And above all someone who is close to God. Because if you focus on the materialistic things of life, those things that attracted you to that person, might not be there in 10 or 20 yrs. to come, so what keeps you going?? Truth is, the person you’d become in 10years depends on the knowledge you acquire, the books you read, the people you surround yourself with… no offence I am just a very deep person when it comes to the affairs of life and what should make it successful. May God give us wisdom #Amen. GOODMORNING FRIENDS!!.”
Pound for pound, few women in Nollywood, or even the entire entertainment industry can hold their own when it comes to going head to head in boobs contest with Bolaji Ogunmola.
The up and coming hot actress is so endowed in the bosom, that the likes of Cossy wouldn’t want to be in the same room with her for fear of competition. But for the Next Movie Star class of 2013, having big boobs can’t compare to having bigger butt.
In a recent chat with Potpourri, the sexy, charismatic and unassuming ebony beauty bares her mind on some sensitive issues relating to sex, relationships and her career as an actress.
“I am left handed, I like light-skinned guys and very emotional,” she says, describing herself in simple terms.
“I can’t date a poor man and would have preferred having a bigger butt,” she added but declined to comment further on why she prefers bigger butt to her humongous, captivating boobs.
Bolaji has only been on her acting journey for four years but the horizon looks good for her.
“I have been acting for like four years now but people say you start counting from when you started making impact. So on that note, I became relevant from two years ago. My first film was when I was in the university, that is the University of Ilorin. After which I got enrolled at Royal Art Academy. I was part of some of their projects like Okon goes to school, Unbedded Niece and some other films,” she says, beaming with smiles.
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, got queried by many Nigerians after the young billionaire visited some companies and personalities during his tour in Nigeria, neglecting those with the highest number of followers on his social media platform.
Consequently, one of the top Nigerian Actresses, Omotola Jolade Ekeinde, laments the fact that Zuckerberg paid visit to many people in Nigeria excluding her despite having huge number of followers on facebook.
Actress Omotola shares the photo of Zuck taking a selfie with President Muhammadu Buhari with his Vice, Oshinbajo and wrote:
“That weird moment Zuckerberg visits Nigeria and meets with Everyone but the ones with the highest Ff on his platform#WelcomeZuck or #goodbyezuck ? #jealousmuch #welovehimthough #controversialpost and #heworeasuit #facebook”
The beautiful couple held their Colorful Garden Wedding Ceremony of recent and it was revealed that Dayo and Bankole met while in the university some 13 years ago.
They kept the fire burning and eventually started their marriage journey of recent.
Celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji is a success story no doubt. For one who started the blogging business a decade ago, it’s worth celebrating her successes.
This was done by Success Story NG and in a 15-minute documentary, Linda talks about her job, how she started from nothing, embraced her passion and preserved till she got to the peak.
A good success story for any willing learner, especially on her passion which finds expression in the rate at which stories are posted on her blog.
When the interviewer asks about her single status.
she says, “I do the blogging all by myself, If I had a boyfriend the blog will suffer.” Boyfriend? She goes on to explain, “I don’t talk about my personal life anymore. I was doing that in 2008/2009. But now, I am getting a lot of attention from men now for whatever reason.”
On being single she says, “Unfortunately, I am single, I don’t know what it is. Definitely, I am looking, I just haven’t seen anyone I want to settle with. I hope it happens soon.”
What she wants in a man?
“A man who supports what I do. The most important thing is a man who supports what I do. If he doesn’t support it, there is no Linda Ikeji and the person. That cannot happen. A man who respects women, who is kind-hearted, has his own money, has a job,” she says
Bosun Tijani, CEO/Co-founder of the Co-creation Hub, an incubator for technology start-up companies in Lagos, tells TOBI AWORINDE about planning Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s first visit to Nigeria.
When did you discover your passion for mentoring young entrepreneurs?
My passion is not mentoring entrepreneurs. My interest is in finding ways to make technology work for us as a society and the reason why I am passionate about that is, I believe that as a society in Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, for us to move forward, we have to invest in our ability to create the future we want to see. That literally means we need to imbibe the culture of building solutions.
If we have bad roads, we need to imbibe the culture of understanding how to build roads that will last, not necessarily “importing” companies that will do it for us. If our education is bad, we need to be able to create a better education system. That is my interest.
But fortunately, technology is one tool that enables and provides opportunities for us to do things at scale.
We are a large country and if we use technology smartly, we can reach much more people within the country and also build exciting scalable solutions that last. That is why I have decided to do what I do, which is to find ways in which technology can be useful and one of those ways would be to find smart people.
If my interest is in building technology solutions, obviously, I have to find smart and creative people that will build those solutions.
So, find them, support them, invest in them and expose them to people who can help make their ventures grow—that’s the first thing. The second most important thing is also working with civil society organisations; these are organisations that are passionate about solving social problems.
It is important that we work with them and empower them to also use technology in exciting ways. The last one is that if everything I have said is ever going to work, we need talent—we need people who are talented.
We need people who can build the technology, so I am also interested in how do we find and train such people so that they can then become the future we want to see? That is what I do and what is what I am passionate about.
When did you start CcHUB?
We founded CcHUB in 2010, but the innovation centre opened in September 2011. I still have the book in which I started jotting the idea and I met with my co-founder, Femi Longe.
We were both privileged to be in London—we studied in Nigeria and got the opportunity to go abroad for internship through a student organisation.
We stayed in touch, met and shared ideas. He was working in social innovations; I was working in innovation consulting. We started thinking of how we could help support creative people in Nigeria. We started writing ideas down two to three years before launching in 2010.
How do you involve the government, knowing that a lot of this is its responsibility?
Some of it; it’s not the sole responsibility of government.
Government should be responsible; we have to work with government to provide the right enabling environment to make all these things work, but to a large extent, it is the responsibility of private sector organisations.
Government has no business being in business; government’s role is not to run businesses and if government’s role is not to run businesses, government can’t understand how to support businesses.
But what government can do is provide the enabling environment, put in the right infrastructure, and ensure that it is easy to do business in the country.
Government can do all that by working with private sector organisations to understand their needs, understand what enabling environment and infrastructure they can put in place that would help the business do well.
What policies can they put in place that would make sure that businesses are not being spaced and businesses are creating jobs and generating wealth for the nation?
That is the role of government. For civil society organisations, we have to go out there to look for them, because they are exciting organisations that take on the responsibility to do social good. In every society, you need them. They are not necessarily meant to replace government, but they are meant to support the work that government is meant to be doing.
What do you think about all the excitement that has come about as a result of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria?
Who would not be excited? This man is worth about, how much, between $53 and $55bn.
That is a lot of money. He is worth much more than our budget. He is, probably, the sixth or seventh richest man in the world, walking the streets of Yaba, right here in Nigeria.
I think for a country like Nigeria, with all the bad press that we get and the cynicism around the name Nigeria, that was a huge surprise for everybody.
It is unbelievable to a lot of people that Mark actually chose to come to Nigeria. It gives us hope that there is something unique about this place.
But unfortunately, we are not taking advantage of it. Again, think about it, do you know that he came in on the day Nigeria was proclaimed to be entering the worst recession in 29 years? What sort of coincidence is that? When the world is telling us that we are going down, one of the richest people in the world came and he was telling us, “You have a lot of good in you and you can go up.” It is a message.
How much went into keeping his visit a secret?
It was challenging. We were literally warned not to (say anything); if there was a leak, he would turn back, he wouldn’t come. The sixth or seventh richest man in the world; it was a security threat. We didn’t know on time that he was the one that was coming; we knew a CEO or executive was coming from Facebook. Then few weeks before his arrival, we were informed that he was coming.
What were some of your expectations of regarding his visit?
I had absolutely no expectations. I didn’t know what to expect. Of course, everyone was stunned to see Mark. People were confused. But he was a cool guy, reasonable, mingled with everybody and took selfies.
Did he comment on the energy and culture of Lagos?
I think he was really stunned at the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians. He said from the moment (the plane) landed, people were different and the way people just wanted to do things, he could tell that a lot of people here are serious-minded entrepreneurs.
He sees the opportunities, not only the fact that we have a big market; we have people who are talented, people who are dreamers and for him, that is a major part of our future and one of the things that will determine how far we go as a people.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, has been married to Cassandra, an educationist, for 16 years. They share their love story with JAYNE AUGOYE.
How did you meet your husband? Cassandra: Our paths crossed at the University of Lagos. I was an undergraduate while he was studying for a master’s degree. He was a regular caller at my hostel because his classmate, whom I used to refer to as his girlfriend, resided there. However, anytime I saw him around, I always greeted him.
Was it a case of love at first sight? Bob-Manuel: It wasn’t a case of storybook love at first sight. I was struck by her height and the fact that she walked like a model. I had to ask her if she was one. I was already a movie star when our paths crossed.
So, who made the first move? Cassandra: My husband did. We ran into each other on several occasions and then one day, he saw me walking towards UNILAG gate and gave me a lift to Alaba, where I resided with my sister.
He was on his way to FESTAC, but he didn’t ask me out on that day. We met yet again at the same spot and offered me a ride home. We got talking and became friends.
Were you single and searching at the time? Bob-Manuel: I wasn’t single and searching. I was more interested in getting another degree. However, somewhere at the back of my mind, I was open to finding love or going into a relationship.
Were you comfortable dating an actor? Cassandra: The fact that he was and still a celebrity didn’t pose any threat to me.
How did the relationship progress? Cassandra: He paid me a surprise visit at my sister’s church. After the service, he asked if he could take me somewhere. It turned out to be his brother’s place and his family welcomed me in a warm manner.
At what point did he propose? Cassandra: He proposed on the same day he took me to his brother’s house. He told me that he asked God for certain qualities in a woman and he had found them in me. He then asked me to be the mother of his children and I cried. He was shocked at my reaction but unknown to him, I cried because my parents had just passed on. I asked for some time to think about it and consult with God.
When did you realise that she was going to be your wife? Bob-Manuel: It had to do with my instincts especially as I had realized that it was time I took our relationship to the next level. It didn’t take time for me to make up my mind. From our small talks, her mannerisms and of course through prayers, I knew in no time that she was the right woman for me.
What is the most memorable moment in your union?
Cassandra: My traditional marriage remains a very significant event in my life. Having lost four members of my family in a day to poisoning, I thought I wasn’t going to get married. Then my husband came, along and we wedded in less than one year. I thought my family would be stigmatised but God had better plans for me. Another memorable moment was when I had my first daughter. I wanted my husband to be by my side and God granted my wish. When my husband came inside the theatre, our daughter was delivered into his arms.
Bob-Manuel: It was my first experience and it changed my life in a big way.
Your wife is conservative while you are in the spotlight… Bob-Manuel: My wife and I have similar traits so we are like a match made in heaven. Our home is very quiet and devoid of any distractions.
How do you handle all the attention that comes with being the wife of a celebrity? Cassandra: Being married to a spouse who is not always around or a celebrity is not easy. However, our foundation has been made easy for both of us. Being an educationist has afforded me ample time for our children, my husband and myself.
How do you handle attention from the opposite sex? Bob-Manuel: I have absolutely no problem with my female fans. Some people ask me how I cope with female fans and I tell them that ‘cope’ is a wrong word. When you cope with something it means you struggle that particular thing. I have no problem with my female fans. As an actor, my fan base comprises females and children. Without my female fans and children, I won’t be the star that I am.
Cassandra: Over the years, I have handled my husband’s female fans in a civil and mature manner. I always tell him that he is lucky to have female fans.
Yours is a long distance marriage. How do you keep the romance in your marriage alive since you both live in different countries? Bob-Manuel: It’s also about understanding, when partners are made for each other there are certain sacrifices they both have to make in their marriage. We talk to each other not less than twice in a day even when I travel abroad. Sometimes, a text message can suffice. Whenever I am not recording, when I wake up in the morning, I talk to my family and review the day’s activity. We also catch up during the day and when I am home, I try to make up for not being around by bonding with my family.
Cassandra: I will support him wherever his job takes him to. Distance is not an issue as he calls me more than six times a day and I also pay him regular visits.
Who is stricter between the two of you? Bob-Manuel: We both do our bit as parents but I think my wife is stricter since she spends more time with the kids. I don’t believe in spanking especially as the kids are growing. Sometimes, a good talk does the job Cassandra: I am stricter.
How do you handle disagreements? Cassandra: I was once temperamental but Bob has made me a more patient and calmer person. We trash out any misunderstanding as it occurs and never go to bed angry.
Do you have access to each other’s phone? Cassandra: Yes we do and we answer each other’s phone calls when the need arises. Women tend to develop a lot of anxiety as a result of going through their spouse’s phone. It is totally uncalled for so couples must learn to trust each other.
Do you own a joint account? Bob-Manuel: No we don’t and it is not an issue for us. Moreover, I think the foundation of a marriage matters a lot. My wife and I listen in to some radio programmes and hear people making a mountain out of a molehill over trivial issues like owning a joint account. I, for instance, taught my wife how to drive and she drives like man and also helped her open her bank account. Owning a joint account is not proof of love. My wife knows when I am down financially because I tell her.
Do you also disclose your acting fees to your wife? Bob-Manuel: There is no film I shoot or project I am involved in that I don’t tell her how much I’m being paid or offered. That is why I can confidently give her my ATM card and ask her to withdraw a certain amount without nursing any reservations. I am only able to do this because I trust my wife.
How have you been able to stay away from scandals? Bob-Manuel: I carry myself with dignity, self-respect and professionalism. As my career progressed, I learnt from the experiences of others, which may be unfortunate. I also had to determine not to go down that route. So, I deliberately walk away from situations that will bring out certain unpleasant results.
Are you comfortable taking up romantic roles?
Bob-Manuel: In playing such roles, I’m very conscious. When I have to play steamy scenes, I discuss it with the director and we work it out in how the screenwriter wants it portrayed without being obnoxious. I also remove my wedding band whenever I am about to go to bed.
Why do you take off your ring every night? Bob-Manuel: I do so simple because I don’t want to have that mark which comes about as a result of wearing a wedding ring especially when I have to play certain roles. It makes me uncomfortable sometimes when I have to play the role of a bachelor and the ring has left an impression on my ring finger. It kills the picture I am trying to create. I also feel uncomfortable having any jewellery on when I am supposed to be resting.
What would you love to change about your spouse? Cassandra: I love him just the way he is.
Bob-Manuel: If I could, I would ask her to tone down the way she criticises me when I am getting out of shape. But I don’t think I would love her to stop critiquing me because it keeps me in check. Anytime I gain weight, my wife would tease me and ask if I want to play ‘old peoples roles.’ My wife is one of the reasons why I have remained on top of my game as an actor.
Uneasy calm still pervades the sleepy community of Ezigbo village, Orsumoghu in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, since the death of Felix Izuchukwu Ezimoha, who was executed alongside three other Nigerians for drug trafficking in Indonesia on July 28.
Following the display of Ezimoha’s burial pictures in his mansion at Ezigbo on social media, a lot of commentators have condemned the community for giving a ‘befitting’ burial to a man executed for drug trafficking.
A correspondent who visited the community reported that Ezimoha was born in 1981 and lived quietly in Orsumoghu till he went to Nnewi the industrial commercial hub of Anambra State to trade. A reliable source close to the family who wants to be identified simply as Mrs. Nwaokoroafor told Saturday Telegraph yesterday that the 35-year-old Ezimoha was a humble, quiet and a gift to the entire community and beyond, whose passion for the poor and the needy knew no bound.
“I don’t want to remember the death of Izuchkwu, We cannot recover from the shock in this village in the next five decades,” she said. “The father died so many years ago. The mother is not here and his only brother is an okada man. There is nobody in their place; they all left immediately after the burial.
“That is all I know. I don’t know whether he collapsed before he was killed but all I am saying is that the boy was a good boy and was generous to the community and other neighbouring communities. We cannot count the number of houses he built for widows and indigents in the town.
“All we are praying to God is for Him to revenge for us and Izuchukwu,” Nwaokoroafor said. Meanwhile, his new mansion and his father’s compound were under lock and key as at the time a correspondent visited the community. But when contacted the President General of the community, Ezefunamba Hyginus, also spoke about Ezimoha.
He said: “What I am telling was what I heard. I was not there in Indonesia. The fact was that the boy was trading at Nnewi before he left the shores of Nigeria in 2003. After a while, we didn’t hear about him. We later heard that he was apprehended by the Indonesia security operatives and was put in the prison.
“On enquiry, we were told that he was arrested and nothing was found on him and in his house after the security operatives conducted their search.
“We heard also that it was a conspiracy and the person who named him as a member of the drug cartel was from Anambra State, who was squatting in Izuchukwu’s house. They said they were tried and convicted but he insisted that he was not a drug born”.
He added: “While he was in prison, he got married to an Indonesia woman and wedded in prison. He also had three children while in prison, two boys and a girl.” Hyginus said it was through the help of his Indonesian wife that the community started getting hint about him again.
“We also learnt he continued appealing against the judgment of the lower court, who convicted him but because the witness who accused him had died, he was trapped in the prison custody until he was wasted.”
The president general said Ezimoha consistently told the Indonesia court that he knew nothing about drug business, but there was no witness to corroborate his claim.
“In fact it was painful that the Federal Government of Nigeria could not intervene despite the global attention the trial attracted. What his kinsmen were now asking was that if he was found guilty of drug trafficking as they claimed, why should they allow his corpse to be buried in Nigeria?”
A man who saw it pleasing to kiss his daughter with all seriousness (even closing his eyes in the process as a sign of ecstasy) was recently a topic of discussion online.
Some online users are saying this act is very bad and could lead to other things while others are arguing that it’s the intention of the man that matters.
Anyway, the main question now is, is it possible for a man to kiss his daughter almost the same way he kisses his wife without feeling anything?
Several commenters believe the man in question could graduate into having a romantic feeling for his daughter which is the foundation for several cases of sexual abuse across the world.
“Aure” crooner, Morell steps out with this new love record titled “Bullet” which features Choc City’s finest, M.I Abaga.
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