Cross dresser, Okuneye Idris Olarenwaje aka Bobrisky has said that everyone should respect him.
Bobrisky said the amount he spent on his hair deserves to be respected.
He wrote on Snapchat: “Your mummy of Lagos (giggles) look at the amount on my hair, Jeez respect me. Just to braid Ole!”
Popular street singer Portable has expressed displeasure with Spyro for stating he would not be able to collaborate with him.
Spyro made it clear in an interview with Cool FM that Portable’s style does not match the kind of music he makes, ruling out collaboration as very unlikely.
According to him: “Not because I have an issue with him but because our paths don’t cross. Our paths don’t align. He wouldn’t be able to deliver the kind of music that I would write for him. Because it’s not his style. I think Portable is good o funny enough.”
He added: “It’s intentional when people do the kind of music that Portable does. It’s pretty much intentional. Someone walked up to me and said ‘You know, if you wanna make it you have to be at the end. If you want to do good music, do it, let it be good. If you want to do whack music, let it be whack. I think my writing style is different from his kind of music. And I think Portable can even do it. Trust me. I have listened to his songs that I am like Portable did this?”
Responding in pidgin English, Portable said:
“Are you whining me Apara or Spyro or what do they call you? You never make am you dey form ajebo. How many shows do you don go to? Don’t let them push you against helper.
“Come, that’s why I don’t do too many interviews because I know they will ask too many questions. Make you no go dey loose-guard so as not to misyarn. When they are calling the industry, you’ll now be forming a voice.
“You are now packaging. See this one o. You this guinea fowl or what are you called? Come and let’s give you chorus make you blow more. Shey you dey whine ni? Go and ask your oga.”
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has passed the state Superior Courts of Record Law Amendment Bill, increasing the number of High Courts Judges from 20 to 30, for speedy administration of justice.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Alhaji Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House during plenary on Tuesday in Lafia, which was seconded by Mr Abel Bala, the Minority Leader.
The House thereafter unanimously passed the bill.
Speaking shortly after, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker said that the bill if assented to by Gov. Abdullahi Sule would increase the number of High Courts Judges from 20 to 30 in order to ensure speedy administration of justice in the state.
“As this will promote peace through speedy administration of justice in the state,” he said.
He directed the Clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for the governor’s assent.
(NAN)
A not-for-profit organisation i-Scholar Initiative (iSI) has announced 70 young Nigerians for its 2023 scholarship awards.
A statement by the Executive Secretary of the organisation, Dr. Olufemi Fajolu noted list of the winners was unveiled in a presentation by the organisation’s Vice President Operations, Mrs. Hanatu Banjoko during the Organisation’s Management Committee (MC) meeting.
According to Fajolu, the list has also been approved by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the organisation.
The organisation’s BoT Chairperson Mrs. Tolu Ewherido said: “I congratulate all our stakeholders, the BoT, the MC and most importantly, our esteemed partners for another successful application season”
“Congratulations also to the new scholars and their families. i-Scholar is proud to support them to pursue their dreams and showcase their amazing talents to the world.”
“The awards offered by the Initiative will pay for standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
“Scores from the two tests are required by top universities in North America and Europe. The scholarship also covers a predetermined number of graduate school application fees and most importantly, an end-to-end mentoring program.”
President of the organisation, Mr. Victor Ogunmola said: “This is the 5th edition of our scholarship offerings. We continue to scale up the number of awards we offer each year but we are no where near we want to be.
“However, we are very grateful to all our funding partners for the tremendous progress that we have made over the last four years.”
The new awardees will soon be receiving invitations to join The organisation’s platforms, and they will be onboarded into the organization during an official event that will take place in June.
The list of awardees is also available on the organization’s website. www.ischolarinitiative.org.
Media personality Nedu has argued it is better for ladies to date and marry older men instead of their contemporary.
According to him, marrying an older man would give a lady peace of mind and financial security.
He stated this on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast co-hosted by him.
Nedu however said ladies should only date or marry older men who are rich and can take care of them.
According to him: “Please, let me encourage you. If you have that older man that is eyeing you, that wants to marry you; he is 45, he is 50 and you are still 20 or something, you are an adult. Does he have the wherewithal to take care of you? If he does, go ahead.”
He said marrying a young man could be catastrophic as the man may still be exhibiting youthful exuberance.
He argued: “It’s suffering if you go for an older man that does not have money. You are wasting your time. Better go for a young guy.”
An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has dissolved a 19-year-old marriage between a businesswoman, Fawzah Alimi and her husband, Jibril Aladejana.
The Judge, Garba Gambo dissolved the marriage according to Islamic Law, following Alimi’s prayer for divorce on grounds of lack of love.
Gambo said that Aladejana refused to appear in court for once and did not send a message or representative to the court.
He held that the attitude of the respondent clearly showed he had no respect for the court nor love for the petitioner but wanted to torment and oppress her.
The judge however ordered the petitioner to pay the dowry of N20,000 to the registry of the court which would be kept for the respondent to collect and dissolved the marriage under “khuli” in Islamic law .
Khuli is a procedure through which a woman can divorce herself from her husband in Islam, by returning the dowry and everything she received from him during their life together, or without returning anything, as agreed by the spouses or judge.
Gambo said that filling a case of custody of children or maintainance while in marriage is premature and ordered the petitioner to file same afresh.
Earlier, the petitioner had told the court she got married to the respondent under Islamic law in 2004 and is blessed with six children ages 19, 18, 14,12,9 and 4.
She said that since she got married, the respondent had been living in Ekiti state while she stayed in Abuja where he visited from time to time.
Alimi further said she was tired of the marriage and all efforts made to make it work proved abortive.
She however begged the court to dissolve the marriage on grounds of lack of love under Khuli, in order to protect her faith.
The petitioner also sought the court to mandate the respondent to take responsibility of providing shelter, food, clothing and other necessities for their children.
(NAN)
Relationship coach Blessing Okoro aka Blessing CEO has gifted herself a new Mercedes Benz to celebrate her 34th birthday.
The controversial socialite stated that everything she has been afraid of has happened to her.
She wrote: “Happy 34th birthday Gemini
34th floor
Gemini
Everything wey I been dey fear don do meee”
The Executive Director of FAME Foundation and award-winning journalist, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, has been appointed as the Representative of the President-elect on Media and Publicity Sub-committee of the Transition Presidential Council.
She remains one of the patriotic and unapologetic fans of President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Shortly after the former Lagos Governor was announced as the winner of the 2023 Presidential polls by INEC, the energetic activist wrote on her Twitter @aderonkew wall: “Tinubu will not give you assignments and sit down to watch. Tinubu is Mourinho, Klopp, and Guardiola in one person. He is a technician, tactician, strategist, and serial winner. He is reliable and will deliver the trophy of success and good governance. Congratulations, Nigerians……”
Despite being a journalist of repute, the gender rights advocate and sports development enthusiast, she took the responsibility of tackling fake news attempting to discredit the president-elect.
She could be described as one of the most versatile APC social media influencers with an interest in ensuring renewed hope in the country. Her Twitter page is a weapon of response to wailers, especially the ‘Obidients’ who are purveyors of fake news.
Recently, Aderonke confidently affirmed that the President-Elect will select at least 35% of women into leadership positions in the country following the number of women listed in the transition committee.
This followed Tinubu’s announcement of the Executive Director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank, Stella Okotete; APC National Women Leader, Dr. Betta Edu; and Zainab Marwa-Abubakar, daughter of the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), in the Transition Committee ahead of the May 29 inauguration.
Aderonke is a fighter and could be described as a strong woman in the midst of millions of active men. A multi-tasking woman of many parts with rare managerial skills and an unquenchable knack for success. Also, a regular facilitator of women’s empowerment across the country.
Her appointment as one of the sub-committee members of the Presidential Councils defines her level of capacity in handling issues.
Her responsibility on social media in addressing facts shows her class of Renewed Hope.
Arabirin Aderonke occupied the space of media when she boastfully declared her undying passion for the President-elect who is taking the oaths of office in a few days.
A fluently spoken Aderonke said: “I’m a woman and one of the reasons I stand for Asiwaju is because of his position for women. I support anybody that stands for women to get the necessary support, the needed freedom, empowerment, and mentorship. I can say to you that I am impressed and convinced that Asiwaju will take women along in his government,” she declared.
This declaration and support has taken Arabirin Aderonke a step further in becoming one of the true face, bold and vibrant women in the Presidential Transition Council.
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Chef Hilda Baci, who recently achieved the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking by an individual, has opened up about her past struggles with homelessness.
During a recent interview with TVC, the 26 year- old culinary expert, shared her inspiring story.
Addressing the misconceptions surrounding her sudden rise to fame, Hilda said; “A lot of people see this buzz now, and most of them think I dropped from the sky. They don’t know I was homeless at some point. There’s an entire phase and journey that got me here, and I’m not even done.
“This is still part of a journey. I’m still on a path, and I’m still going. It’s not always going to be rosy. It’s not always going to be easy. But we need more examples like this so people can say, ‘Hilda did it, so I can do it as well.”
Kaduna Governor-Elect Senator Uba Sani has emerged the best senator in the 9th Assembly and the Most Valuable Parliamentarian in the National Assembly for sponsoring an unprecedented number of bills.
The award was given by OrderPaper Nigeria, an independent organisation focused on monitoring legislative activities, and inducting recipients in its Hall of Fame.
Reacting to the award, Sani said: ‘’I am humbled by the fact that of the over 400 lawmakers that made the final list, I emerged as the over all best performer. This is both gladdening and most encouraging.’’
‘’The facts used by OrderPaper to assess me and indeed other lawmakers in the 9th National Assembly are easily verifiable. They are in fact public knowledge. I did not, and could not have lobbied for this recognition. For this, I am extremely glad to accept and own this honour done me by the very profound team at OrderPaper Nigeria,.”
He commended ‘’ the professionalism and thoroughness of the team at OrderPaper led by the very cerebral Mr. Oke Epia.’’
‘’I have since learnt that the selection process the Organisation followed was extremely methodical and spanned over three years of painstaking data-driven research and routine monitoring of the activities of all the members of the 9th National Assembly.”
According to the legislator, the recognition by OrderPaper ‘’clearly shows that our impactful legislative interventions have not gone unnoticed. I appreciate this recognition much more because it is being bestowed on me purely on merit.
‘’As I assume office as the Governor of Kaduna State on May 29, by the grace of God, I am going to be very conscious of the fact that well-meaning and credible organizations like OrderPaper Nigeria are watching and assessing me very closely. This is the kind of check or monitoring our leaders need in every tier of governance.”
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