Tag: Happenstances

  • Abuja gets set for I-G Abubakar’s wedding

    The Inspector General of Police, MD Abubakar, is savouring his new marital status, having overcome previous fears that he might not get married again. Come September 14, Abuja, the federal capital, will be agog with celebration as the Police IG will be signing the dotted lines for the second time with his new lover, Safiyat Bunu.

    Expectedly, the wedding is already the talking point among the rich and famous as they struggle to stamp a lasting impression in the mind of the number one police officer in Nigeria.

    The new bride is the daughter of former FCT Minister, Architect Ibrahim Bunu. Celeb Watch gathered that Safiya, the first daughter of Bunu, and the IG became an item last year; not too long after the demise of his first wife, Maryam Abubakar, who died of cancer in January 2012.

    Those who should know told Celeb Watch that Safiya and Abubakar are deeply in love.

  • …Doris Fisher too

    For many years now, Doris Daba Fisher, a high profile celebrity woman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has disappeared from the social scene without a trace. Many who are fascinated by her sartorial and tonsorial essence cannot stop asking questions as to her whereabouts.

    Doris, one of the few Nigerian women who boast of the best and heaviest jewellery collection, can never be found wanting in the style department. So madly was she in love with collecting gold and diamond jewellery that she once expended a whopping sum on a pair of diamond earrings.

    Beyond her bold and stylish fashion sense, Doris is an intelligent physician with solid military training. She was once a medical personnel officer at the Ikeja Military Hospital, Lagos. Formerly married to Yinka Fisher, a popular Lagos socialite, with the marriage producing two boys, she is no longer as visible as she once was.

    There have been tales to the effect that the colourful woman has remarried.

  • Bola Shagaya warms up for celebration

    Come October 10, Hajia Bola Shagaya, the renowned businesswoman with interests in oil, photography materials and laboratories as well as banking and property, will clock 54. While the plans being made to celebrate the day are not yet in the public domain, we hear that friends, family members and business associates will be involved in the celebration.

    Champagne will be popped and glasses will be clinked in honour of the billionaire businesswoman reputed as one of the best friends of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. At 54, she is still beauty personified. But her personality is not all about beauty and glamour; she is also believed to be highly intelligent.

    The mother of five boys and proprietress of PRACTOIL will be displaying her philanthropic flair during her birthday celebration by visiting some orphans on that day.

  • Bisi Olatilo, Dele Momodu, others celebrate Alake at Niteshift

    Today is a special day for relations, friends, associates of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Micheal Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. Celeb Watch gathered that there will be Grand House Reception at Niteshift Coliseum, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos in honour of the monarch. Glamour and glitz will be on offer as the Guv’nor of Niteshift, Ken-Calebs Olumese replicates his magic.

    The evening event will feature music, comedy and an interactive session with the 70-year-old monarch. The events will be moderated by the likes of Taiwo Obileye, Bisi Olatilo, Ohi Alegbe, Emeka Ossai, Cynthia Yinkere and Chief Dele Momodu.

    The high profile event is strictly by invitation. It promises to be a grand occasion for the First Class monarch.

  • Kashamu Buruj spoils Salawa Abeni with dollars

    Those who think businessman, Kashamu Buruj, otherwise known as Esho Jinadu, has dumped socials for politics should have a rethink. The estranged husband of popular businesswoman, Rosemary Ozula, is still very active on the social scene. While his entry into societal acclaim was based on the praise singing he enjoyed from high-flying fuji musician, K1 De Ultimate, Buruj has since evolved into a household name as a full-fledged politician and businessman with interests in oil, energy, motoring and hospitality.

    For some time, the Ijebu-Igbo-born socialite gave social events a wide berth to concentrate on politics in Ogun State. But the founder of Omo-Ilu foundation, a political movement in Ogun State, came out of his cocoon in Lagos, where he was sighted at the remembrance party of the late Alhaji Abdul-Yekeen Atoyegbe a.k.a (Baba Alanu) last Sunday. The party was held at 10 Degrees events centre in Oregun, Lagos. Waka queen, Salawa Abeni, was on the bandstand, and she had a lot of her fans in attendance.

    But the man who really stole the show was Kashamu Buruj who threw caution to the wind and made nonsense of the dollar note. He sprayed Queen Salawa Abeni with crisp 100 dollar notes as if the denomination was going out of fashion.

  • Bisi Olatilo, Dele Momodu, others celebrate at Niteshift

    Today is a special day for relations, friends, associates of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Micheal Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. Celeb Watch gathered that there will be Grand House Reception at Niteshift Coliseum, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos in honour of the monarch. Glamour and glitz will be on offer as the Guv’nor of Niteshift, Ken-Calebs Olumese replicates his magic.

    The evening event will feature music, comedy and an interactive session with the 70-year-old monarch. The events will be moderated by the likes of Taiwo Obileye, Bisi Olatilo, Ohi Alegbe, Emeka Ossai, Cynthia Yinkere and Chief Dele Momodu.

    The high profile event is strictly by invitation. It promises to be a grand occasion for the First Class monarch.

  • Taiwo Ayoku remembers late father

    A few days ago, Taiwo Ayoku and his siblings had a commemorative session for their late father, Chief Solomon Ayoku of the Gbengbeleku fame, who died six years ago. The family had a special prayer for the late Lagos socialite.

    Taiwo, one of the heirs of the late Ayoku, is fast emerging out of his late father’s shadow. Not contented with bearing a striking resemblance with his father, he also seems to have imbibed the late businessman’s social demeanour. It is now usual to find the younger Ayoku at elitist shindigs, where he commands the admiration of many, particularly the ladies who want to have a go at his deep pocket.

  • Caroline Olasehinde marks 50 in London

    Caroline Olasehinde, one of the fine flowers of high society and senior manager at Exxon Mobil Oil Company, turned 50 on Tuesday. To celebrate the day, the close friend of many in the social space spared no expense at a soiree in London.

    Society bigwigs, the upwardly mobile, top corporate players, fashion icons and celebrities made the birthday party a point of convergence. It was said that everything that makes a party tick was in effusive supply.

    At the occasion, the elegant woman, who got married to Capt. Rhodes a few years ago, was showered with encomiums for her good deeds. Those who witnessed the event said it was a party that would be talked about for weeks.

  • Monalisa Chinda is single again

    By now, it must have struck star actress, Monalisa Chinda, that the reality of nature surpasses the most ambitious of dreams. All the fantasies of romance she envisioned with the proprietor of the defunct Abuja-based taxi shuttle services firm, Lantana Trasport, Lanre Nzeribe, have evaporated before her very eyes.

    Monalisa had basked complacently in the soothing sunshine of Lanre’s love. So fond of each other were the lovebirds that they were everywhere together. Her close friends say before the reality could dawn on the former Globacom ambassador that Lanre would only be there today and gone tomorrow, she had invested all that she held dare in the relationship.

    Friends of the talented actress, who feel for their own, are still trying to decipher why the relationship that promised so much, had to crash so soon.

    It will be recalled that Monalisa Chinda’s first marriage to Dejo Richards packed up a few years ago.

  • Lolade Bakare bides time

    When Ibrahim Bakare, popular known as Bakky, was murdered by some unknown persons some years ago, many thought his untimely death would leave his wife, Lolade, desolate for a very long time. The assumption was based on the fact that Lolade’s deep affection for her late husband was not hidden. So strong was the bond and affinity shared by the couple that Lolade was inconsolable for months after the sad incident.

    Now, there are insinuations to the effect that Lolade is being tempted to give another shot at marriage. Reports indicate that a lot of well-to-do guys have been looking in her direction but the courteous lady insists that she is not ready for that now. She is said to have told whoever cares to listen that she would rather channel her energy into bringing the best out of her children.

    Some of her late husband’s friends who promised her heaven and earth are nowhere to be found.