Category: Social Circuit

EVERY corner of the world, Nigerians are making giant strides in different areas of endeavours and Ade Adetosoye is playing his part also.

On Wednesday, August 17, the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Hannah Gray, the leader of the Council, Cllr Colin Smith, cabinet members and top professionals joined Nigerians in Bromley to celebrate Ade Adetosoye, who is the Chief Executive of Bromley Council.

Tagged: “An Evening in Celebration of Ade Adetosoye CBE,” tributes were paid to Adetosoye, who was recently made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen.

The event took place at Orpington, London, and there was a performance by Nikky Adewale.

The excited Adetosoye thanked the Mayor, league of the Council, executives, elected members, friends, and colleagues for celebrating him.

Adetosoye has been Bromley Council’s Chief Executive since December 2018. He joined the authority as a Deputy Chief Executive in December 2016.

MOTIVATIONAL speaker and public relations expert, Dayo Olomu, rekindled his romance with his wife – Sade Dayo-Olomu – as they celebrated their wedding anniversary in New York, United States.

Sharing photos of their romantic dinner, he described his wife as a goddess.

“Stepping out at the Donald Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York, for dinner with Goddess, the wife of my youth who is specially dressed in majesty by one of Africa’s best designers, Ade Bakare, to celebrate our special wedding anniversary and the first as grandparents,” he said.

He also shared a Bible verse, saying, “He who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord.

“On our wedding anniversary, I am living the dream, and dreams do come true with you,” Olomu said, adding, “Life is beautiful with you by my side. Together we have created treasured memories, and shared happy moments. I love you more each and every day.

“Happy wedding anniversary to us, Goddess.”

There is a belief that when some people die, they come back into the world in the form of a newborn baby. The theory may be seen as superstition and one that lacks merit but the African religion has shared the belief for many years.

Seven days after family and friends held a 42nd posthumous birthday for the former beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo, his brother Diran welcomed a set of twins. He named the two girls Ibidun and Ibidunni, as her late sister was known.

The belief is that the late beauty queen may have returned but this time she decided to return in the bodies of two girls – her brother’s kids. This gives her family members a form of relief or something to look forward to while the kids continue to grow.

Ibidun, who was married to Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, died in 2020. The couple was blessed with two children – a boy and a girl.

UNITED States-based model and singer, Temi Babalola, aka Teddy Temz, has dropped a new single.

Titled: ‘Enemies,’ Teddy Temz captures his journey in the entertainment industry, including challenges and victories.  The track has a rich melody and a deep message.

He said modeling and music give him the freedom to do what he loves doing and he’s passionate about them.

“I love creativity, although I believe I’m still learning. Being raised in Lagos has also helped me. It keeps me grounded in all aspects of life to become what I aspire to be,” he said.

According to him, COVID-19 afforded him the opportunity to create more music.

“Heard You Fancy Me,” is an EP I created while I was bored during the pandemic. I’m happy I was smart enough to use the time to create new music. All the tracks are personal to me because I was expressing what was happening around at the time,” he said.

The third James Adekunle Ojelabi Foundation Annual Memorial Lecture raised some thought-provoking issues and it was led by the Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi.

Pastor Dotun Ojelabi of Covenant Harvest Church also extended invites to elder statesman Ayo Adebanjo and Prof. Eghosa Osaghae.

Insisting that Nigeria will be better in the near future, Oba Akanbi challenged the youth to focus on writing their history.

According to him, following past traditions is not progressive because times have changed.

“Masquerades should be fun, not scary. Tribal marks should not be forced on kids. When they grow up, they can make their choices. It’s not enough to say you inherit legacies from your forefathers and you must follow them. There are houses built in the past that are no longer useful,” the monarch said.

Pastor Ojelabi’s father was a historian who wrote and spoke on African history. He opposed the view of African history as consisting of a record of European imperialist-colonial activities in Africa.

A lot is going on for journalist and businessman, Lanre Alfred at the moment, but it has not stopped him from celebrating his friends and loved ones. He recently extended his Old English Supermarket to Surulere, Lagos.

Alfred hosted his good friend, Abiola Aloba, who had no intention to throw a birthday bash for his 50th birthday, at the Zen Garden, Lagos.

Azuka Ogujiuba, a media entrepreneur and Aloba’s friend of 20 years, explained why he was not in the mood for a major celebration.

“Aloba has been through a lot this year. He lost his first daughter to cancer, a pain no one can describe. He was not in the mood for any form of celebration but Lanre Alfred who is one of the nicest caring souls alive had to celebrate him,” she shared on her Instagram page.

Aloba is also a seasoned journalist and the publisher of an online platform, Maestromedia.

MATILDA Gomina celebrated the 5th anniversary of her shipping and finance company, Amgray Logistics, earlier in the week.

The celebration was held both in the Lagos office and the headquarters in Texas, United States of America.

The CEO reserved special praises for God, partners, and customers.

“Today, we celebrate five amazing years of impact. Five years of diligence in exhibiting top-notch logistics services across the US and Nigeria.

“We are grateful to God for the successes, awards as well as challenges. We are grateful to all members of our support team. We are also grateful to our partners and clients.”

Gomina received a recognition award from U-Haul, an American moving truck, trailer, and self-storage rental company, which was founded in 1945.

Since Amgray Logistics was founded five years ago, the company has made shipping to Lagos from the US and vice versa easy.

THE lawmaker representing Akoko South West Constituency 1, and the Chairman, Ondo State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Youth and Sports Development, Akogun Olugbenga Omole, is committed to youth development and he’s using the beautiful game of soccer as a tool.

On Thursday, Ibaka Football Club defeated Ikese Football Club 3-2 to lift the Fourth Edition of the Akogun Annual Football Competition. Nineteen clubs participated in this year’s edition.

Ibaka FC came out victorious in a penalty shootout after playing a goalless draw with Ikese FC, while Wangara FC emerged third after defeating Olowasa FC.

The Olubaka of Oka, Dr. Yusuf Adeleye, commended Omole for his consistency in discovering talents in the community.

The monarch urged well-meaning Nigerians to focus on grassroots sports development to discover hidden talents in the country.

Omole, popularly known as Akogun, said the purpose of organising the competition was not only to discover talents in his constituency but to have one of the best football academies in Nigeria in Oka Akoko.

Identifying football as a huge business, he said he would continue to give a platform to the youth in the community to showcase their talents.

The highest goal scorer, best goalkeeper, most valuable player, and the best coach got individual prizes.