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  • Ighodalos Celebrate 10th wedding anniversary

    One of Nigeria’s most successful event planners and boss of upscale events management agency, Elizabeth R, Ibidun Ighodalo, and her husband, Ituah Ighodalo, who is the founder and head pastor of the Trinity House Church, recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary. The duo got married a decade ago amid controversy, coupled with heat from a disapproving public. But they have stuck together through thick and thin, slowly winning opinion over to their side. No wonder then that on their 10th anniversary, Ibidun took to Instagram to pen a powerful tribute to her husband for being a source of constant support during the trying times.

    The message by the former Face of Lux, while heartfelt, glossed over her own contributions to the stability of the marriage, which has lasted so long, unlike some other celebrity unions that seem to disintegrate in the blink of an eye. While her husband ministers to people’s souls with spiritual food, Ibidun caters to their bodies with her initiatives, one of which is designed to bring succour to those after the fruit of the womb. Having lived a decade herself childless, the graduate of Microbiology from the University of Lagos, more than most, knows how it feels to be mocked and maligned by those lucky to have children of their own. Hence, she established the Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation, which she is using to award grants for fertility treatment, such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Frozen Embryo Transfer and Intrauterine Insemination.

  • About Orji Kalu’s daughter’s proposed wedding

    Once bitten, twice shy seems to be the new watchword for Neya Kalu. The daughter of former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has been treading with extreme caution even as her marriage date to Lawrence Iyere approaches.

    Going by the latest development, it would seem that the beautiful Neya has decided that a failed relationship is better than a broken marriage, as the traditional wedding scheduled for December 28 was cancelled, though some people say it was merely postponed to next year.

    Since her relationship with Chima Anyaso, boss of Ceecon Oil and Gas, hit the rocks some years ago, the young woman has learnt to keep her eyes open to ensure she does not fall twice into the same trap. And for a while since she met businessman Lawrence in the UK while pursuing a degree, it seemed that she had finally found the right man. They had a lavish engagement ceremony in August and for a while all seemed well.

    According to whispering birds, it was not long after the ceremony that Neya began to wonder if Cupid’s arrow had shot the right man into her heart, leading to her decision to cancel the relationship. Some are however saying that the marriage was only postponed till February next year for some personal reasons. Time, as always, will tell.

  • Zahra Buhari’s Wedding: Govt not paying for food, other expenses – Shehu

    Zahra Buhari’s Wedding: Govt not paying for food, other expenses – Shehu

    President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government has no business funding the wedding ceremony of his daughter, Zahra Muhammadu Buhari, slated for Dec. 16, in Abuja.

    The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this in his facebook page on Thursday.

    Shehu maintained that all the wedding expenses including the printing and distribution of invitation cards, souvenirs, lunch event for the men and dinner for the women as well as other miscellaneous expenses would be financed by the family and personal aides.

    According to him, the president has said that even though the family wants to make Zahra happy on her wedding day, she will not enjoy “royal wedding’’ treatments.

    He said: “Zahra Muhammadu Buhari’s wedding to Ahmed Mohammed Indimi starting today is a celebrity event to savor any day. Much as the family wants to make their daughter happy they, however, will not make it a royal wedding.

    “The President’s family is trying hard to keep it as simple as possible. Wedding Lalle, Fatiha, lunch event for the men and dinner for the women who must have come from far and near and the bride heads to her husband!

    “In a twist from what was a norm among past leaders, the President asked to be given the bill for the food at the banquet. Government, he said, has no business paying for that.

    “This should be treated as private. His family and personal aides put the money together to foot the bill. No government money in invitation cards, souvenirs or Aso-Ebi. That’s essential Buhari for you!!’’.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Wedding Fatiha will be conducted at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Friday, while reception for guest will be held at the Presidential Banquet hall. (NAN)
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  • Nation online man, David marries Abigail

    Nation online man, David marries Abigail

    The line up of event for Saturday 10 of December was quite simple as The Nation Online man, David Lawal ties the nuptial knot with his “jewel of inestimable value”, Abigail Igbayiloye at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Irapada at Ijoko, Ogun State.

    The couple, who had gone to the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, a year earlier, arrived at the church premises in the company of family members and friends at about 8:00am for the wedding service.

    Led by Pastor S. Owoeye of CAC Christ Foundation, Iyana Egan – Ijoko, the service started at about 9:00am with wonderful song ministrations by the choir, which the bride used to be a member of, before going to the higher institution.

    Admonishing the couple and well-wishers in attendance from Matthew 19 vs 5-6, Pastor Z.A. Olaniyi, C.A.C Zonal Superintendent said: “Today you both have agreed to become one body, do not allow anything or anybody come in between you.

    “Take communication very seriously. Never allow issues layover before resolving them. It is important that, as a couple, you must ensure that you have communication mechanism to sort out issues and discourage unnecessary interferences by parents, family members, friends and associates.”

    In the sermon, Pastor Olaniyi charged the couple to love each other, constantly express love by word and action and depend on God for the sustainability of their relationship.

    “The best time to settle your misunderstanding is in bed where no man can disturb you both, for the journey you started today needs strength, grace and power from God.

    “Let there be sincere love, respect, honour, care, appreciation, understanding, tolerance and perseverance for each other because the head without the neck is useless and the neck without the head is equally useless,” the Cleric said.

    The groom, David was soon invited by Pastor Olaniyi to unveil his wife, Abigail, who was handed over to the Man of God by her father, Elder Clement Igbayiloye. The duo took the marital vows while friends and family affirmed to the matrimony. After the vows, the couple exchanged rings and the cleric declared them man and wife. The couple consequently signed the marriage register.

    Immediately after the church service, friends, associates and family members were hosted to a glamorous engagement and reception within the church premises.

    The visibly elated bride, a Nurse and Midwife with Mike Medics Hospital at Akinbo, Akute, described her husband as Treasure and the best gift from God for her. Her words: “I cannot explain how much he means to me. He is loving, courageous, intelligent, supportive and very available. I am just short of words.”

    David, a multimedia journalist with The Nation Newspaper, described his wife as reliable, hard-working, prudent, bold and caring. “She is my queen and she does not complain. I feel so happy and honoured for this day and I give God all the glories that I finally married my choice of woman,” he said.

  • NOLLYWOOD LINE UP FOR DON KWAFFY’S WEDDING

    SNOWCITY Entertainment honcho, Don Kwaffy, is set to tie the knot as he gets joined to his bride, Susan, in holy matrimony on Saturday, December 17. The wedding is scheduled to take place at Makurdi Sheraton Hotel, Old GRA, Makurdi, Benue State capital.

    Expected to grace the star studded nuptials is a galaxy of stars including Melvin Oduah, Agility Nwora, Empress Njama, Fiona Garba, Chuks Chike, Mary Chukwu, Princess Mercy Aminu, the entire team of Ulzee Productions, Chibuike Ibe and film maker, Paul Papel among a host of other celebrities.

    According to information, it will be a full week of activities. Beginning on December 12, all ex merchant Navy from Batch 8 from the Marine Academy will storm Makurdi and host him and his bride at a cocktail party.

    On the 13th, Don Kwaffy and his bride and the entire SnowCity Foundation crew will pay a visit to the Makurdi Minimum Prisons and spend time with the inmates. The visit will also include members of the Abuja 633 Army.

    On the 14th, Don Kwaffy will light up the Snowball light to receive Nollywood celebrities who will storm the event. On the 15th, the traditional wedding ceremony will hold at the residence of his bride, Susan which will climax with a gig with DJ Max on the wheels of steel. The white wedding which holds on December 17, at Old GRA, Makurdi Sheraton Hotel, will be graced by Nollywood practitioners, politicians and friends and family.

  • About Zahra Buhari’s wedding

    About Zahra Buhari’s wedding

    Proposed Zahra Buhari’s wedding to billionaire heir Ahmed Indimi was meant to be like a cute little play where the two main protagonists get married and live happily ever after. But it has morphed into a series of television drama with cliff hanger episodes.

    The marriage, earlier set for December 4, was said to have been postponed on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari, who was reportedly peeved by the media attention the event was generating.

    According to well-placed sources, the President was also concerned that the groom and his family members were using the wedding festivities as a platform to display their wealth.

    Although an engagement ceremony has already been held at Aso Villa on Friday November 18, it seems it will be some time yet before the President gives the go ahead for the couple to formalise the event.

    The President’s real bone of contention is said to have been the extravagant wedding presents Zahra received from the groom’s family as wedding gifts.

    Although the buying of kayan lefe boxes loaded with expensive items for the bride is an entrenched practice in the North, it is alleged that the President frowned at the sheer extravagance of Zahra’s prospective in-laws.

  • Man commits suicide on wedding eve

    a 28-year-old man has committed suicide in Mushin, Lagos, on the eve of his wedding.

    Shakiru, popularly called Jarule, was found hanging from the ceiling of his 56, Oduduwa Street, Mushin home.

    Relatives told The Nation yesterday that the father of two was being expected in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Saturday for the event. Shakiru was said to have sent a suicide message to his sister, Mariam, which reads: “I’m sorry. Forgive me.”

    Mariam had reportedly insisted on his arriving early for the event on  noticing his attitude of late. But when the message came in around 6:30pm, she did not read it immediately. When she did, she tried to reach some of his friends, but all to no avail. She then got their elder sister who lives near him to go and find out what was happening. His sister found his room locked from inside indicating that he was at home.

    But when he did not respond to her knocks, she called Mariam, who asked her to look through the window from where she found his lifeless body dangling from the ceiling.

    Mariam said: “I called him several times to urge him to get to Osogbo on time but he told me he would arrive probably on Sunday or even Monday. I asked him what he meant by that when he knew the wedding was slated for Sunday. He quickly changed it and said he was on the way, that he would be there. I was expecting him till I got his message late at night. I called people close to his area but it didn’t go. Later I called my aunt to help me check him up. That was when she found out what happened. I had stopped calling him at a time because of his unresponsive attitude.”

    The late Shakiru also left some notes in his jotter,  bordering on love and his life trajectory. They included “I’m Done”, “If you are reading this, it’s too late.” He also wrote phrases such as “I love you” on the pictures of his two children.

    Some relatives described his death as embarrassing and unfortunate. They said he was an introvert who hardly picked their calls. It was learnt that his wife is about eight months pregnant. He was said to have proposed an abortion which his doctor warned against because “it was too late.”

    His niece, who didn’t mention her name, believes he committed suicide over financial difficulties.

    According to her, he became frustrated after the death of his mother three years ago.

    “I don’t know what he has encountered in life that should warrant suicide. Since his mother died, he has been finding it difficult to cope with life because she pampered him a lot and he didn’t lack anything. She always supported him out of love for her children. He didn’t acquire any skill that could sustain him. After her death, he was dejected. Sometimes he would complain of not eating regularly, his job was not paying much and that he was getting tired of life.

    “But I don’t understand his problem because even his children are not under his care. It is the family that has been catering for them. This wedding we ought to be doing now is not on him. All we required was of him to make himself available. We even sent money to him when he complained he didn’t have money. The wife’s family has been complaining that he was not doing anything on her.”

    Another relative said he didn’t believe the late Shakiru committed suicide because of financial constraints. The deceased, he said, just received N36,000 from a thrift society the previous week.

    The Nation learnt that the police are detaining four persons living with the late Shakiru.

  • Wedding bells ring in another royal household

    When good things come, they often do so in droves. The circle has lately witnessed a spate of weddings involving eligible sons and daughters of monarchs and high chiefs alike, particularly in the South West.

    Last Saturday, it was the family of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Adetona, that celebrated the marriage of Idikat Motunrayo Adetoun, the ebullient daughter of the Ijebu monarch, to her beau, Olanrewaju Oladiran, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The occasion was graced by prominent monarchs and politicians alike.

    On December 17, 2016, it will be the turn of the royal household of Oba Adedapo Tejuosho, the Osile of Oke-Ona Egba. Oba Tejuosho will be giving the hands of his daughter, Princess Layebi Tolulope Tejuosho, out in marriage at the Cathedral of St. James African Church, Idi Ape, Ago Oko, Abeokuta.

    Before then, the engagement ceremony between the bride to be and her heartthrob, Olalekan Oluwadamilola Aluko, will hold on Friday, December 16 at primetime marquee of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta. While the bride is the daughter of Oba Tejuosho and one of his younger wives, Olori Omolara, the groom’s parents are Benjamin Femi Aluko and Chief (Mrs) Folashade Aluko.

    The reception, which will also hold at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential library, will follow immediately after the church wedding. With the status of the bride and groom’s families as bona fide members of the royal and elite classes, royal fathers and A-list celebrities will certainly be well represented during the celebrations.

  • Akin-Olugbade, Fatayi-Williams families set for children’s wedding

    Akin-Olugbade, Fatayi-Williams families set for children’s wedding

    It looks like the season of weddings for children of the elite. The circle of high society is replete with tales of approaching weddings set for the last two months of the year. The latest to be unveiled is the wedding of the second son of Prince Bolu Akin-Olugbade, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Owu Kingdom.

    Prince Dademu Adegboyega Akin-Olugbade will be tying the nuptial knot with his heartthrob on November 19, 2016. The handsome prince will finally walk his sweetheart of several years, Lauretta Fatayi-Williams, to the altar for vows of a lasting union. Neither will the traditional wedding lack the attendance of the cremé de la cremé of the South West nobility. While the groom descended from a famed lineage, the bride herself is not bereft of a noble lustre.

    Lauretta is the granddaughter of Justice Fatayi-Williams, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria. Her father is Dr Allan Fatayi-Williams, while her mother is Mrs. Marie Fatayi-Williams. She has followed in the footsteps of her grandfather into the legal profession.

    With the coming together of two famous lineages, there is no doubt that the event billed for Landmark Centre at Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, will witness massive attendance by eminent persons.

  • Alakija plans jaw-dropping party for son’s wedding

    Alakija plans jaw-dropping party for son’s wedding

    For billionaire businesswoman Folorunsho Alakija, the days leading up to Saturday, November 19, 2016 is a very important date.  That is the day her beloved son, Folarin, is billed to get married to the love of his life, Naganin Khosro, at an exquisite event scheduled for the Grand Ball Room of Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    The Forbes-acclaimed richest woman in Africa is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that her son’s wedding lives up to its billing as a spectacular, jaw-dropping event. Plans are already in place to ensure the introduction and engagement ceremony at the Grand Ball Room go without a hitch. The reception which will follow immediately is sure to feature the very best of local, western and oriental dishes.