Category: Celebrity

THE grandest of rhymes may not be enough to paint a perfect picture of the high-octane wedding of Cosmos Maduka Jnr to his beautiful wife, Tope. Neither would the most lurid adjective capture the splendor of the ceremony. Pure class was on display, from the venue’s decor, to the assemblage of high society bigwigs and the display of state of the art cars.

The premises of the host church, Chapel of Healing Cross, Idi Araba, Lagos, gave away a sign of what to expect, with the venue parading latest models of Range Rover and BMW, among other exotic cars, and the couple arriving in a white Rolls Royce Ghost.

Elegance was also on display at the breathtaking reception, held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. It will stand for long as one of the most memorable social events in the city of Lagos.

Cosmas Maduka,Snr, the billionaire father of the groom and one of the leading figures in automobile business in Nigeria, showed that he was king in the industry. The boss of Coscharis Motors hosted the crème of the country’s happening crowd and treated them to an unforgettable reception.

It was, in all, a well-attended wedding featuring the cream of high society, including the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona; Chief Willie Anumudu; Sir Tony Ezenna; Herbert Wigwe and many others.

AFTER years of absence from the social scene, Yeye Funke Daniel, wife of Otunba Gbenga Daniel and former first lady of Ogun State, has launched a return. She stunned many, turned heads and set tongues wagging when she graced the  wedding of Cosmos Maduka, Jnr and Temi Odutola in Lagos recently.

It will be recalled that since her husband left office as the governor of Ogun State, Funke, the boss of Kresta Laurel Fashion, had chosen to avoid the prying eyes of the media.

TURNING 50 usually comes with mixed emotions. While the perks of youthfulness begin to vanish, life becomes more colourful and takes on a new meaning.

Reni Folawiyo recently turned 50. But rather than roll out the drums for a high octane shindig, she took out time for self introspection, observing the crucial turn in her life with total modesty and gratitude for a life well spent so far.

The stunning wife of multi-billionaire businessman, Tunde Folawiyo, joined the golden club a few days ago, but left many shocked with her decision to shun a lavish party for a rather modest way of observing her new age.

Reni runs Alara Concept Store, a one-stop destination for the appreciation and acquisition of such items, as furniture, textiles, fashion items and sculptures.

TEARSARE said to speak more eloquently than a thousand tongues. They are the messengers of grief, deep contrition and, sometimes, unspeakable love.

And were tears and eulogies potent enough to raise the dead, Wale Onigbanjo would have rejoined the living. Struck with grief and questioning the workings of fate, his wife and owner of House of Maufechi, Maureen Onigbanjo, is still trying to come to terms with the death of her husband.

Wale, the founder of Lakoom Enterprise, died in London in the early hours of Saturday, July 11 at the age of 56.

IFEYINWA Ighodalo is the Managing Director of Design Options Limited, a furniture manufacturing company. Her beauty seems to grow as the years roll bye.

Ifeyinwa is not your regular celebrity. The mother of one rarely   attends parties hosted by her ilk. Married to equally charismatic Asue Ighodalo, Ify, as she is fondly addressed by friends, is blessed with youthful looks that make it difficult to believe she is over 50.

She was a guest at a function hosted in Lagos recently, where she was the envy of other women her age.

ROLARI Jacka, daughter of Yeni Kuti and granddaughter of Afrobeat originator, the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has fixed her church wedding for August 15. The wedding date followed the elaborate traditional engagement ceremony the couple-to-be had in Lagos penultimate weekend.

The said wedding will take place in far away London, United Kingdom, with only close friends and family members of the bride and the groom, Benedict, expected to grace the occasion because of the distance. The couple are currently in London preparing for the wedding.

It will be recalled that Rolari and Benedict had their traditional engagement ceremony at the Afrika Shrine, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday, June 27, 2015. The wedding was well attended by friends and family members.

IF House of Representatives member, Hon. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, is asked to define her father, Captain Elendu Ukeje, chances are that she would describe him as a man who lived by a moral code that dwarfed old England’s claim to chivalry and honour.

Indeed, there are many ways to describe Nnena’s father, but there might never be enough adjectives to capture his good nature. Last Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of his death, which occurred on July 4, 2010.

He is survived by his lovely wife, Hon. Justice Rose Ukeje (rtd), as well as Hon. Nnena Ukeje and her siblings.