Category: Celebrity

Gone are the days when women were relegated to the background and made to believe that their place was in the kitchen. Modern times have seen women compete for corporate and political space with the men folk as many of them are now coming out to flaunt their beauty and brilliance.

Princess Omolara Roseline Osipitan is one of the few women endowed with the resources to operate in the male-dominated oil and gas industry. Princess Rose, as she is fondly addressed by friends and admirers, is not all about a cherubic face on a gorgeous frame. The founder and boss of First Royal Oil is a hardworking woman who has covered much ground in the oil sector.

She is not only blessed with a charming aura that has the tendency to magnetise the most powerful of men, her influence in the socio-economic sector has been a subject of discourse among her peers. Blessed with gait and composure, Roseline makes no fuss about her wealth, which grows by the hour. On the social scene, she has proved to be a good  custodian of glitz who has her ways with fashion.

Although the 2015 general election is still some months away, politicians in Kwara State are already beating the war drums. The latest to throw his hat into the ring is international businessman, Alhaji Jani Ibrahim. The politician, whose name got a generous mention in the troubles that befell the now defunct Nigerian Airways, is perfecting plans to dethrone the incumbent Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed.

With his entry into the race, Jani has joined the list of politicians positioning themselves for the PDP’s governorship ticket ahead of the governorship election in Kwara State. The Offa-born former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airways is said to have initiated moves to reach out to all the powerful blocs in whose hands lies the power to get the ticket.

With fat accounts and thriving investments in many sectors of the economy, including aviation, petroleum, construction and others, Jani is getting things fixed ahead of the battle for the ticket. But he will have a mountain to climb with the likes of Chief John Dara; Dele Belgore; Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdul Raheem; Senator Simeon Ajibola; Senator Gbemi Saraki and Senator Sulaim Ajadi also in the race.

A holder of a first degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Greenwich University, England, Ajani owns Lubcon Oil, with factories in Nigeria and Ghana. It will be recalled that he was indicted by the Justice Nwazota-led Commission of Inquiry into the management of Nigerian Airways.

In what has become a tradition, last Monday’s Eid el Fitr celebration once again provided Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya, the Aare of Lagos and Chairman of Eleganza Group, the opportunity to host the Muslim faithful in his palatial Oluwa Ni Sola Estate, Ajah, Lagos. After the Eid el Fitri prayers at the Oluwanisola Estate Mosq‎ue, family members, friends and Muslim faithful were hosted to a reception.

Okoya started this philanthropic gesture decades ago and has remained committed to it ever since. And for those who might think that the gesture is a one-off event, the billionaire business magnate replicates this on a weekly basis. His estate hosts Muslim faithful every Friday after the Jumat service, where he serves free lunch.

In a similar gesture, Lagos socialite and businessman, Sir Clement Olu Okeowo, recently held a thanksgiving service with his family and friends at the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Lagos. The high-point of the thanksgiving ceremony was his donation of a 3-manual pipe organ and choir vestments to the church. He followed it up with another round of thanksgiving at Our Saviours Anglican Church, where he also donated the same items.

Today, eminent personalities from all walks of life will join top Lagos politician and Celestial Church leader, Dr. James Omolaja Odunmbaku, to celebrate the wedding of his son, Daniel Olufemi Odumbaku, to his heartthrob, Sandra Diamonds Maduka. Beautiful and charming, Anambra State-born Sandra is said to have met the equally handsome son of Baba Eto in London.

The ceremony, billed to start at 12 pm, will take place at the Chapel of Christ the Light Church, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. Reception will take place at The Event Centre, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. The Vice-Chairman of the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been busy lately ensuring that the event is successful.

Top Lagos politicians have since turned his Ojodu home to a Mecca of some sort since invites started going out to announce the ceremony. According to an inside source, the charismatic politician had to plead with friends and associates to stop bringing cows, rams, bags of rice and other gifts after his space became saturated with them.

Prince Segun Oniru’s entrepreneurial savvy and knack for public administration is legendary. While his public service records have continued to speak for him, much is yet to be made public about his private adventures. It has been revealed that the fun-loving Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development has his hands in many pies beyond the shores of Nigeria. The entertainment industry in the UK has started experiencing Segun’s magic touch with his Faaji Restaurant and Wine Bar, situated on Fichley Road, London.

Known for the freshness and West African theme of its rich cuisines, Faaji Restaurant and Wine Bar is fast becoming a convergence and relaxation spot for quite a good number of Nigerians and other Africans in the UK. Unconfirmed gist has it that the fun spot is the product of a partnership between Prince Segun Oniru and some of his business associates.

The count-down for the 70th birthday of a former two-time minister, Chief Mrs. Onikepo Akande, has started, as friends, family members and well wishes prepare for the big day. The beautiful wife of wealthy Ibadan high chief, Adebayo Akande, will join the league of septuagenarians in a matter of weeks. Feelers from the direction of one of the lovable matriachs of high society indicate that preparations are already in high gear. Celeb Watch gathered that she will be celebrating the event in a big way, with family and friends planning to pay the good woman back for her benevolence and selflessness.

Her industrialist husband, Chief Akande, who is the chairman of Splash 105.5 FM, will be pulling all the stops to celebrate the woman who means the whole world to him. The Ekefa Olubadan, who turned 74 recently, is leaving no stone unturned to make the day memorable for his adorable wife. A business administrator and accountant of international repute, Chief Nike Akande has evolved from that fresh graduate of the then North West Polytechnic, London (now University of North London) in 1968 to a noteworthy industrialist with indelible footprints on the economic landscape of Nigeria and beyond.

But for the death of Chief (Mrs.) Flora Olamide Harold-Sodipo, the month of July would have ended on a high note for Olori Oladunni Sijuwade, the beautiful wife of His Royal Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse 11, the Ooni of Ife. Her mother, Chief (Mrs.) Flora Olamide Harold- Sodipo, kissed the world goodbye on Thursday, July 24, in Lagos.

Mama Harold-Sodipo (née Adefope), who bestrode Nigerian social landscape like a colossus, died at the ripe age of 92. She lived a fulfilled life, as she nurtured many souls to greatness. Olori Ladun, aged 58, the only female of three children, has been distraught since the death of her darling mother. She has been the more inconsolable in that she shared an uncommon bond with her mother, with whom she also shared a striking resemblance.

Despite the fact that she was weak during her last days, Mama remained sharp and witty until death called. She was survived by Adedapo Harold-Sodipo; Olori Ladun Sijuwade and Adebayo Harold-Sodipo, many grandchildren and a great grandchild.