The Nation Newspaper

Category: Happenstances

  • Ozobuwa twins: Brilliant, beautiful, yet single

    Among friends, colleagues and associates, Patricia and Felicia Obozuwa are a set of abundantly blessed twins whose profile has since assumed the dimension of folklore. While Patricia, an accounting graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), works at Procter and Gamble, Felicia, also an OAU alumnus, is a top manager at First City Monument Bank.

    Both of them are doing well. They live large and hobnob with the rich and mighty. They are endowed with everything that would make any young man fall in love. Talk about pleasant looks that could charm even a bad-tempered gorilla and lovely figures that could draw tears to the eyes of a eunuch. Add to these their professional accomplishments and what you have is two sisters on top of their game.

    However, to the consternation of their friends who have held them in awe since their school days where their beauty and brilliance always stood them out, the two sisters are yet to add any suffix to their names. This, we learnt, might not be unconnected with their elitist disposition, which tends to scare many men away.

    In spite of this, the Obozuwa twins are not obviously daunted. They have preferred to consolidate on their individual successes and enjoy themselves while their single status lasts.

  • Ex-Chief Dehinde Fernadez’s wife, Aduke, succumbs to cancer

    Cancer, that notorious ailment that seems to have become the albatross of the rich, has struck once again. Its wrath this time was targeted at Aduke Olufunmilayo, a former wife of one of Nigeria’s billionaires, Chief Antonio Dehinde Fernandez. Aduke succumbed to the cold hands of death a few days ago.

    While Aduke and her estranged husband had ended their marriage as a result of ‘irreconcilable differences’, the billionaire is nonetheless touched by the loss of a woman that was once so dear to his heart.

    Aduke would be remembered by many for her involvement in one of the most celebrated divorce cases. She had filed her papers in the court in Edinburg, claiming that her marriage to Fernandez had broken down as a result of the billionaire’s domineering attitude. The reclusive billionaire later moved out of their Georgian town home in Edinburgh.

    In 2012, the rumour broke that the billionaire was reuniting with his estranged wife, but he fiercely denied it. “It is a big lie. It will not happen in a million years,” he thundered. However, those who should know said must have felt the loss of Aduke.

    An American by birth, Aduke died in a New York hospital after battling with the illness for ages. As expected, she sought a permanent cure for her ailment in several countries to no avail.

    Fernandez is presently married to Halima, a former beauty queen from Kano.

  • As Lady Chinyere Annie Okonkwo clocks 50 in style

    As Lady Chinyere Annie Okonkwo clocks 50 in style

    Baring any last minute hitch, Senator Annie Okonkwo’s wife, Lady Chinyere, will be celebrating her 50th birthday in a grand style .The effervescent and lovable woman will be 50 tomorrow. Celeb Watch gathered that the fashion-forward lady is set to paint their Ikoyi, Lagos home in pure gold as she and her excited husband will be playing host to the rich and famous, politicians, socialites and many others at their sprawling and exotic seaside lawn. Those who should know informed Celeb Watch that her husband, Senator Annie Okonkwo, who is sparing nothing to dramatise his gratitude for three decades of marital bliss to the celebrant, has described his wife as his priceless umbrella of care, affection and blessings, whose wealth of feminine shield no man could ever wish for more .

    “I must admit” he said, “I have been particularly lucky and blessed for what I got in my wife, Chinyere, because I married my childhood friend and first love, and therefore consider it an honour to indulge her a little as she glides her way to the golden club”. Meanwhile, Lady Chinyere, who is visibly radiant, trim and relaxed, said her style of celebration for all the love she has gotten, is to thank God with melodies of praise and raise toasts to her friends and family for their abiding affection.

  • Another Onyeador sister passes on

    Another Onyeador sister passes on

    Barely one year after the social circuit received with dismay the news of the untimely death of art and culture aficionado, Angela Onyeador, the social scene has again lost another notable member. The harvest of deaths in the last few months reminds one of man’s grim mortality and fragile nature of our hold on our existence.

    From the social firmament, another illustrious lady has departed. Although she would never be seen again, memories of her will linger for a long time to come. It was penultimate Friday that the news of the death of Ebele Onyeador, the younger sister of the late Angela and Stella Onyeador, filtered out.

    Until her death, Ebele was the only surviving child of the late Sir and Mrs. Alex Onyeador. It will be recalled that Ebele’s eldest sister, Stella, the ex-wife of the late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, died about three years ago. Her kinsmen in Arochukwu, Abia State, had insisted that she should be buried in her ancestral home as the first daughter, according to their custom. But Angela, the immediate elder sister of Ebele, insisted that she would be buried in Lagos. Although she had her way, she fell ill some weeks after Stella was buried. She was ill for several months and later gave up the ghost in America late last year.

    Penultimate Friday, Ebele, the only surviving child in the family, also joined her sisters. Details of her burial arrangements were still under wraps at press time.

  • Double celebrations for Ngozi Ekeoma

    Double celebrations for Ngozi Ekeoma

    Elegant Managing Director of NEPAL Oil and Gas Services Limited, Ngozi Ekeoma, recently celebrated her birthday. And last Saturday, she opened her ultra-modern tank farm and jetty on Oghara/Ajagbodu Road, Ogareki, Oghara in Delta State.

    Family members and friends joined eminent players in the nation’s socio-economic sector to demonstrate their support for the hardworking woman during the opening ceremony. The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, commissioned the tank farm himself.

    It would appear that Ngozi discovered early in life that diligence would take her farther than luck would. As such, she has been going about her business with all seriousness and sense of purpose. It, therefore, did not come as a surprise to many when she commissioned the new tank last Saturday.

    A source at the occasion noted that Ngozi’s company does not only execute contracts at the most cost-effective levels , she has managed to become a major force in the battle against unemployment and youth restiveness in the area by taking many of the jobless youths off the streets.

  • Yetunde Ayeni savours new phase of marital life

    Yetunde Ayeni savours new phase of marital life

    Mrs Yetunde Ayeni, wife of Mr. Dipo Ayeni, who recently retired as the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, is enjoying a new lease of life. It is a jolly good life that had somehow eluded her and her children for more than three decades of Ayeni’s years in service.

    Today, reprieve is written on Yetunde’s face, as the Akure-based business woman is now enjoying the warmth of his workaholic husband.

    In all his years in service, Ayeni was widely reputed as a disciplined, honest and no-nonsense police officer. “He would not give nor take bribe. It was for very few times that we really had times together as a couple. Many a time, I would prepare his meal but he would don his uniform if there was an emergency and off he went no matter how hungry he was,” Yetunde recalled in a chat with Celeb Watch.

    It was learnt that some corporate organisations and multinational companies are now on Ayeni’s neck to handle their security systems on account of his track records. But before he makes up his mind on this, Yetunde is savouring the new phase of her marital life.

  • For Sally Mbanefo, the good times are here

    Behind every cloud, they say, there is a silver lining. The good times are here for Sally Mbanefo. The fun-loving lady has emerged as the new Executive Director of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC).

    The notable socialite is once again set to grab the social scene by the jugular after a long absence. We reliably gathered that the pretty woman has rediscovered herself with the new appointment and has started changing her wardrobe. Not many people in the social space would have forgotten how her marriage crashed like a badly arranged pack of cards. At the time her marriage crumbled a few years ago, many had thought the couple would settle their differences. But the separation rolled from days into weeks, months and years.

    She now owns golden jewellery in more than moderate measure while she spots expensive designer’s labels from head to toe.

  • Jide Omokore plans jaw-dropping wedding for son in Dubai

    Jide Omokore plans jaw-dropping wedding for son in Dubai

    Even without access to his assets and bank accounts, there are tell-tale signs that signpost how financially endowed a man is. One of them is the way he celebrates birth, marriage or death. The preparations for the forthcoming wedding of Omokore Jnr, son of Kogi-born PDP stalwart, Chief Jide Omokore, are re-echoing the fact that the Chairman of Spog Oil and Gas is one of the richest men in Nigeria.

    The businessman is set to stage a wedding across the seas for his son; a new fad among the super rich in Nigeria. In the next few weeks, Dubai will host many of Nigeria’s rich and famous as Omokore’s son gets married to his fiancee. Celeb Watch gathered that top celebrities in the country are warming up for the A-list wedding.

    Chief Jide Omokore, who recently formalised his union with Angela Jones, his lover of many years, is surely enjoying life to the fullest.

  • O’tega Emerhor stages fairy tale wedding for daughter

    Olorogun O’tega Emerhor’s daughter, Ufuoma, tied the nuptial knot with Toritseju Peter, her heartthrob of many years, in a colourful, top society wedding inside the palatial Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos home of the astute businessman penultimate Thursday. The colourful traditional wedding ceremony was attended by many prominent Nigerians.

    Among those who witnessed the event were former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba; Tony Elumelu; Great Ogboru and Olorogun Felix Ibru. Ufuoma is the Chief Executive Officer of Fair Life African Foundation, a non-governmental organisation. The church wedding was held last Saturday at the Guiding Light Assembly, Park View, before the reception at the Ark, Lekki. Other dignitaries at the occasion included Major-Gen. Dominic Oneya (rtd); Chief Valentine Ozigbo, MD Transcorp Hilton and Chief Ayo Ajayi, former MD of UAC.

    Predictably, the Emerhor and Iwagwu wedding was a very successful one; the couple’s parents spared no cost in making it so. To a large extent, the successful turnout of the highly memorable event was achieved with the input of the bride’s mother, Rita. Together with her friends, she made every moment of the event worth the while for all the guests.

     

  • Bolaji Esho’s wife gets first baby

    At the moment, if you ride a horse in the bowels of popular club owner and socialite, Bolaji Esho, you are not likely to miss a step, so the local saying goes. Reason is that the owner of Eldorado Night Club is beside himself with excitement because his wife, Olamide, gave birth to the couple’s first child after many years of marriage.

    The tiny tot arrived penultimate weekend in an American Hospital. Celeb Watch gathered that the baby and her mother are in good shape. Pretty Olamide had waited for five years without an issue. Those who should know told Celeb Watch that family members and friends had been visiting their home to celebrate with them.

    Since Esho opened his night club a few years ago, he has become a part of those who dictate social happenings in Lagos. Early last year, he was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Shobaloju of Epeland. We gathered that an elaborate naming ceremony is in the offing.