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  • Dewunmi Ogunsanya not in a hurry

    Dewunmi Ogunsanya not in a hurry

    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife,” reads the first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The bevy of girls currently jostling for the attention of MultiChoice Chairman Dewunmi Ogunsanya certainly seem to be in agreement with the way they have been flocking around the amiable lawyer, each one hoping to be the lucky beneficiary of his love. The attention has got to a stage where the normally outgoing DSTV top shot is beginning to hold back from social gatherings in order to avoid the ceaseless entreaties from the determined daughters of Eve.

    Unlike Mr Darcy in Austen’s masterpiece, who dismissed the attention of ladies out of pride, the head honcho of Ogunsanya and Ogunsanya law chambers has a much deeper reason for his reticence in fanning the flames of fresh love. Since he lost his wife Moji to cancer, he has been unable to emerge fully from the depths of desolation. She was the foundation of his life and success. Little wonder he is finding it hard not to fall apart after her sad departure.

    Although time, as they say, heals all wounds, it has not mended Dewunmi’s heartache sufficiently to make him consider remarriage for now.

    Even though he is said to be very close to a young, beautiful lady who has also been kind to him in many ways; for now, he is content with focusing on his business and playing his role as a father to the children Moji had for him.

  • Damaturu IDPs: we’re not in hurry to return home

    Damaturu IDPs: we’re not in hurry to return home

    Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pompomari, Kukareta and Muhammadu Gombe IDP camps in Damaturu, Yobe State yesterday said they were not in a haste to return home.

    Ali Bukar, a displaced person and community leader from Shettiram village, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that his people were “comfortable at the camps and therefore in no hurry to return home”.

    “We will remain here in the camps until all necessary arrangements have been put in place in terms of security and infrastructure by the authorities before we go back home,” Bukar added.

    Fanna Modu, a mother of two, said: “Initially when we arrived Kukareta camp there were some challenges and we were desperate to return home.

    “The state government has overcome the challenges by providing us with tents for shelter, adequate feeding, drilled boreholes, toilets, blankets and sanitary kits for women, thereby making us comfortable.

    “Recently, over 60 male children, including orphans at the camp were circumcised by the authorities; we are home away from home,” Fanna said.

    Maimuna Abubakar, a widow, said about 10 marriages had so far been consummated between widows and widowers and other displaced persons in the various IDPs camps.

    The Ministers of Defence and Interior had separately visited the state to assess the security situation and plan toward the redeployment of civil authorities in the liberated communities preparatory for the relocation of the IDPs.

    Yobe  State Government has constituted a rehabilitation and relocation committee for the IDPs under the chairmanship of Deputy Governor  Abubakar Aliyu.

    The committee was mandated to collaborate with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to oversee the welfare of the IDPs and their subsequent relocation to their respective communities whenever the security situation improved.

     

  • Alero Fafowora not in a hurry to remarry

    Alero Fafowora not in a hurry to remarry

    It would seem that Brad Warner had Alero Fafowora in mind when he wrote that disappointment is just the action of the brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering that life doesn’t always go as planned. After experiencing her fair share of disappointments and heartbreaks, Alero now understands that it is natural to accept finite disappointment but unacceptable to lose infinite hope.

    In spite of her separation from the man that meant the world to her, she has refused to let the sorrow of the past cast a shadow on her dreams of a better future. Alero is making the best of what life has thrown her way,-and her past let-downs have not in any way affected her glowing looks and good manners. Noticeable dimples, shining visage and a face that lights up a room have combined to keep her on the list of the most beautiful women on the social space.

    There is no doubt that she has bounced back on the social scene and is currently taking it by storm. She recently moved her outfit, Hallero Couture, from Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, to her new private mall in the Lekki area of Lagos. The ultra modern shopping mall called Pak Place has already taken space with some of the most exquisite stores in Lagos. Alero is not only rebranding her career, she is establishing herself as one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in Lagos. In spite of her entrepreneurial success, she is showing no interest in remarrying anytime soon.

  • Deola Sagoe not in a hurry

    Deola Sagoe not in a hurry

    Deola Sagoe, the talented designer ‎and daughter of the Chairman of Elizade Motors and Toyota Nigeria, Chief Ade Ojo, has embraced celibacy. Her marriage to Kofi Sagoe had sunk like a distressed ship and her ex-husband went ahead to marry another woman. Deola, on her part, has simply focused on bringing up her children and expanding her business.

    Those who should know have now said that marriage is the last thing on the designer’s mind. Even as a married woman, she had handled her business with absolute efficiency. Now that she is single, she practically soaks herself in work.

  • Bimbo Okoya not in a hurry

    Bimbo Okoya not in a hurry

    Beautiful Bimbo Okoya, first daughter of billionaire businessman and veteran socialite, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya, has always been a tough cookie to crack. The cerebral lady, who can easily pass for a beauty queen, has hardened her resolve towards men and turned her back on love. She has adopted a ‘once bitten twice shy’ attitude, bracing up her heart against the arrows of cupid and has implemented a resolution to stay off love and marriage.

    After her marriage to her Liberian husband crumbled, she was said to have informed some of her friends that marriage is not on the card for now. She developed a thick skin and put together the pieces of her life and channelled her passion to her work.  The gorgeous lady used to be the CEO of the now defunct AOMS Marketing Solutions. After the progress of her marriage came to a screeching halt, it was expected that her beauty and success would act as catalysts to another love affair and another marriage.

    Surprisingly, it appears Bimbo is not in a hurry to jump the broom anytime soon and has decided to relish the perks of being single for a long while.

    Bimbo Okoya has paid her dues in the corporate world by contributing to the growth of various organisations such as British America Tobacco (BAT) and OANDO.

  • Funke Kuti not in a hurry

    Funke, the estranged wife of Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, seems to have adopted as her motto the saying, once bitten twice shy. With a breast plate that blocks off cupid arrows and a resolution to stay off love and marriage, the elegant, fair-complexioned former wife of Femi Kuti seems to have embraced celibacy.

    With the crash of their marriage after a son, the sassy dancer had put together the pieces of her life and moved on. She dumped her skimpy attire as an Afrikan Shrine dancer and built a career for herself in the corporate world. Having given up on men, her son and her company, F.K Management, became her priorities.

    When the crisis of her collapsed marriage abated and she joined the singles club again, many thought it would not be too long before she would get involved in another affair and ultimately, another marriage. Surprisingly, she has shown extreme restraint, preferring to live as a single mother. She has seized every opportunity to tell the world that she has no man in her life except her son.