Cecilia Ibru’s Daughter, Vivi In Messy Divorce, Hubby Exposes Her Drug Habit

The marriage between ViVi, the daughter of the former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, Mrs. Cecelia Ibru, and international businessman, Aleksander Stankov is in trouble. The union which was solemnized at Our Saviour’s Church, Lagos in 2006 and has produced 3 lovely kids (2 girls and a boy) finally hit the rocks after Aleks, as he is fondly known, obtained a Decree Absolute certificate from the High Court of Imo State, Holden in Owerri as presided over by Honourable Justice Ngozi Opara.

‘My husband nearly raped my half sister’

An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in Ekiti State, has dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between Margaret Ojo and her husband, Bamidele.

The case first came up for mention on Feburary 10.

"I can’t reveal my next of kin" – Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday registered for the National Identity Card (NIC) and kept the information about his next of kin away from the prying eyes reporters who were bent on capturing his personal data.

The former president said this would prevent undue “publicity on the matter.”

MEGA AWARDS:THE RETURN OF THE KING-MAKERS…

We are here again... the time has come for the kingmakers (fans and admirers) to exercise their power to influence the trends of Nigerian music. Now, the screening process of the Music & Entertainment Gospel Awards, MEGA has gone up another notch as we gallop towards the finale on Friday, November 14, 2014 for the Awards Night showpiece.

L.G BOSS, HON. ADEFARASIN HASSAN AND WIFE, PRINCESS MOJISOLA DEDICATE DAUGHTER IN GRAND STYLE

Hon. Saheed Adefarasin Hassan and his beautiful wife, Princess Mojisola are the happiest couple at the moment for the new born baby girl that just joined the family.

The chairman of Ijede Local Council Development Area in Ikorodu Local Government Council of Lagos state was full of joy as he dedicated his daughter, Princess Oluwademilade Maryam to God at the thanksgiving ceremony held at The First African Church, St. John’s Parish Ijede, Ikorodu Lagos on Sunday August 17, 2014.

FABULOUS FOLUKE DROPS NEW SINGLE- TAKE MY HAND

Talented Canada based Nigerian music star with sonorous voice popularly and simply known as Foluke has just released an inspirational single entitled- Take My Hand.

The new single with a touch of R &B was done out of her unusual creativity to be outstandingly different from the crowd in the music scene in Nigeria and abroad.

Kwara North Adopts Governor Ahmed for Second Term

Moves to secure a second term ticket for Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara have received a boost as the people of the north senatorial district have endorsed him for re-election in the 2015 polls.

At town hall meetings convened by political office holders from the Kwara North comprising Moro, Edu, Pategi, Kaiama, and Baruten Local government areas, spokespersons of various organizations, interest groups from the informal and formal sectors, cited the spread of development projects and empowerment schemes across all parts of the state as some of the reasons for their adoption of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for re-election in 2015.

EBOLA: Nigerians Condemn WAEC's Decisions On Sick Candidates

Stakeholders in the education sector on Thursday frowned at the decision taken by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) not to allow sick candidates to sit in the forthcoming November/December examinations.

NATIONAL CONFAB:"We’ve shamed our critics" – President Goodluck Jonathan

Receiving the report, which is in 22 volumes and totalling 10,335 pages from the Conference Chairman, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, a happy President Jonathan said critics who thought the exercise would disintegrate the country have been shamed with the achievements of the delegates.

PHOTO: I Was Lured Into Selling Human Skull With N30,000 — 42yr Old Man

Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos have smashed a syndicate that specialised in selling human parts, arresting three of its members.

The suspects are two popular herbalists in Sagamu area and a mother of two whose husband was alleged to be a supplier of the human parts.

Ekiti PDP dissociate self from planned pro-Jonathan rally In Ibadan

The planned political rally by a group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ibadan Oyo State, today to drum up support for the second term bid of the President Goodluck Jonathan might have suffered a setback yesterday as Ekiti State chapter of PDP dissociated itself with the rally.

DR AMEYO STELLA ADADEVOH’S STATEMENT BEFORE HER DEATH

First Consultants Medical Center Ltd Press Statement on the Ebola Virus Disease Patient
Date Posted: 29/Jul/2014

In the interest of our patients, staff, the general public the nation at large we state the following:

 A 40-years old gentlemen came into the hospital with symptoms suggestive of Malaria (Fever, headache, extreme weakness) on Sunday night (20th July 2014). He was fully conscious and gave us his clinical history and told us he is a Senior Diplomat from Liberia. Laboratory investigations confirmed malaria whilst other test for HIV, Hepatitis B&C were negative. He was admitted and treatment commenced.

‘There is no law that says I must marry before having babies’ - Actress GRACE AMAH

 

NOLLYWOOD actress, Grace Amah is not yet ready to unveil the father of her baby.  The role interpreter, shortly after she gave birth to her son in 2011, in the UK disappeared.  She later returned and went missing again, a development she described as giving her son the time needed to grow very well.
She was at an event recently where ENCOMIUM Weekly spoke with her about her career and baby.

Grace Amah with son

Few weeks after burial, members return to Ajanaku’s church + Wife finally reclaims hubby’s property

FEW weeks after her husband’s burial, late Prophect Ajanaku’s widow, Joy, has reclaimed total control of hubby’s property and church is gradually picking up. Information available to ENCOMIUM Weekly revealed that shortly after the burial of the late prophet, some of the members who left in the midst of the controversy have returned to the ministry.

Nigeria: “Our meat does not have Ebola” Bush Meat Sellers in Oyo cry out

Yesterday Nigeria: Bush Meat Sellers Protest Over Low Patronage,Scores of bush meat sellers, marched  to Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s office at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, complaining of low patronage due to the outbreak of ebola disease. Speaking on behalf of the association, Alhaja Risikat Odeyemi, Iyalode, Bushmeat Sellers  Association, Oyo, said

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OGUN SCHOOL FEES PALAVA: Students Union Reads Riot Act To Governor Amosun

STUDENTS' UNION GOVERNMENT
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

PRESS RELEASE
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamour of the bad people but the appaling silence of the good people" Martin Luther King Jnr

Our sincere appreciation goes to God, who remains the only essence of our existence, and of course, the number one commander of all Aluta forces in the world, even from ages past. All our positive yielding efforts can not be credited to our power nor our might, but through the overwhelming support of fellow oouites. We appreciate our even dogged and even rugged oouites for your inestimable sense of responsibility since the inception of this responsive and responsible administration. More so, for the courageous, vibrant, active and bravery roles played towards the noble struggle, 'bring down our fees' we could not have achieved this much without you.

FG promises to establish DFI, as Uduaghan wins MSME award

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja said that the Federal Government would establish a wholesale Development Finance Institution to provide long-term funds for industrial development.

Jonathan stated this at the launch of the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N220 billion funds for the development of micro, small and medium enterprises in the country.

OIL BLOC DEAL GONE BAD: NNPC @ WAR WITH ZENITH BANK....The dirty details

Zenith bank is a Public Limited Financial institution licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the provision of banking services and having its registered office at Plot 87, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria while Minister of Petroleum Resources is an officer of the Federal Government of Nigeria who is responsible for the Ministry of Petroleum resources which is saddled with the responsibilities of licensing of all petroleum and gas operations and activities including concession policies in the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy and ensuring compliance with regulations and processing of application for licenses, leases and permits in the petroleum and gas industry of Nigeria.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPLAUDS NSCDC PEACE SUMMIT

The view of the current security challenges and insurgency in the country, most especially the North-East zone, the Nigeria Security and Civil Service Corps has fashioned out a soft approach of addressing the issue of Peaceful Resolution, the Corps has organized a two-day stakeholders dialogue of peace and development in North-East taking place at the Banquet Hall of theGombe State Government House.

The Summit brought together personalities from all spheres of life to look into the critical issues affecting the country, the causes and way forward in tackling the scourge of insurgency.

Mortuary assistant admits to having sex with up to 100 bodies

Kenneth Douglas has admitted to the sick sex acts in court. A man in Ohio has admitted in court to having sex with up to 100 corpses while he worked at a morgue.

The shocking admission by Kenneth Douglas has send shockwaves around the community in the town of Hamilton.

Diamond Woman Fetes “Lady Esther" As She Moves To Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC

Diamond Woman, the innovative product of Diamond Bank PLC that celebrates women and their achievements, recently celebrated “Lady Esther”, a hand-painted dress that depicts the historical situations across Africa. 

The dress will be displayed permanently at the Smithsonian Museum of African Arts, Washington DC, as the first ever of its kind to be given such relevance at the globally-recognised Smithsonian Institute.

Jonathan strengthens security around Buhari,Tinubu,Oyegun others

In a bid to avert another ugly security breach around APC National Leader, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, President Goodluck Jonathan has provided a 30-man strong security network around the former defeated CPC Presidential Candidate.

12yr Old minor Raped By a Blind Man

The police in Lagos are investigating a visually impaired man who has been accused of rape by a 12-year-old minor (names withheld).

While some policemen at the Satellite Town Police Division found it difficult to believe that a “blind man” was capable of raping someone who had no problem with her sight, others insisted that the minor was too young to lie.

Mechanic Arrested For Alleged theft of N300,000 cash

A 35-year-old mechanic, Saidi Aremu, on Tuesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates' Court, Lagos, charged with stealing N300,000 cash.

The accused, who resides at No. 2, Irapada St., Itire, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

However, he pleaded not guilty.

IBB Supports Jonathan For Second Term

Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd), has given approval to the anticipated 2015 re-election bid of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, just as he urged Nigerians to be patient with the president in his efforts to tackle the myriad of problems facing the country.

In an interview with journalists at his Minna country home to mark his 73rd birthday, Ba­bangida said there is nobody in Jonathan’s shoes who would not take advantage of a second term.

Gov Akpabio Reports Nigeria Ambassador To Police

The Inspector General of Police
Force Headquarters
Louis Edet House
Abuja.

15th August, 2014

ACCUSATIONS BY CHIEF ASSAM ASSAM (SAN), NIGERIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND BELARUS

I wish to report to your good offices the inciting, criminal and unbecoming conduct of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Belarus, Chief Assam Assam, (SAN). His paranoid deployment of malicious falsehood, lies and sedition in his pathological campaign of calumny against my person and the Government of Akwa Ibom State has become a threat to our values as a nation and our diplomacy.

Dr. Alex Otti Refutes Media Reports On Governorship Ambition

Recently, there have been several reports in the print and electronic media that the Group Managing Director/CEO Diamond Bank Plc, Dr. Alex Otti has formally declared his intent to contest Abia State gubernatorial election under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Since then we have received several phone calls from people wanting to know if the media reports are correct.

For the avoidance of doubt, and to put the records straight we want to state as follows:-

Ambode retraces his Ondo Origin, Visits Aregbesola with Own Senator

The controversial governorship hopeful in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, may have confirmed his true state of origin, when sometime last week he paid a visit to Governor Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State with a senator from his home state, Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice.

"IM ALIVE !" Pa Adebayo Faleti

The buzz in the social media this morning is the reported demise of veteran yoruba actor Pa Adebayo Faleti. Metronews can infirm that the talented Yoruba orator is very much alive and was traced to his Ibadan residence hale and hearty
The false information led to increase in traffic to his house as neighbours,family members and concerned fans rushed to his house to confirm if the news is true or not.   The pictures were taken this afternoon to further prove that he is alive and well. Although he refused comprehensive interview,all he told those around him is,"as you can see,I'm alive"