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  • What to expect on your wedding night

    What to expect on your wedding night

    It’s been a long, tiring journey, planning for your wedding. The running around, the planning, the actual wedding day; it will all take a toll on you and your beloved mentally, emotionally and physically. By the end of your wedding day, you’ll be tired though chances are you might not even feel it.

    Our plan for the honeymoon night was dinner, lots of cuddles, massage, plenty of rest and sleep. But things didn’t’ go according to plan! The saving grace was that we’d talked about slowing down so we were able to extend a lot grace to ourselves later.

    “Slowing down” is easy to say, but not so easy to follow through when you feel like you’ve been waiting forever! So, you’ll need to discuss with your husband-to-be and be on the same page. Don’t get into intimate details but have a rough idea how the evening will play out.

    For example, a typical wedding ceremony might last the whole day. Afterwards, a couple will have a long drive or flight to their honeymoon destination. There’s only so much you can do after being awake and active for almost twenty-four hours. There’s no hard and fast rule but if you can plan to ease into intimacy, the better the evening/night will be.

    Past sexual experience will not make you a “pro” on your wedding night. If anything, you have a lot to unlearn and lots to learn. Also on this first night, you’ll want to err on the side of less “wow”. Most grooms want to wow their brides on the wedding night, many brides want the night to be memorable and intimate and scoring a 10 out of 10.

    But sometimes super high expectations can set you up for serious disappointment when things don’t go according to plan. It’s so much easier when you come to your wedding night wearing a learner’s hat because learners don’t have anything to lose but everything to gain. So, prepare to become a student of your spouse, not just on the wedding night, but for the rest of your married life.

    Begin to ask God to do a deep work in you now, to change you and transform you. It’s easy to feel clumsy and foolish, easy to begin to think that you’ll never learn anything. Actually, there’s a little truth in there; you will always be learning something  better get comfy in that student seat!

    Making love can be awkward, messy and hilarious! Doing it for the first time can be twice as awkward, twice as messy and twice as hilarious!

    There’s no other place where wives hope their husbands will read their minds the most like the marriage bed. And you’ll discover this on your wedding night where you sort-of hope he will figure out your body all by himself without a lot of input.

    The reality of the matter is that you are learning your own body too (and his), so it’s not like you are expected to deliver a whole thesis. So you’ll need to begin to learn how to communicate and engage, to let him know what’s going on with you.

    And in order to let him know what’s going on with you, you’ll need to understand what’s going on with you. Don’t fall for the lie that “he’s the man, he’ll figure it out.” He won’t figure it out because he doesn’t live in your brain. And even if he did, his brain works very differently!

    One of the things you need to begin to learn on your wedding night is to rein in your thoughts and concentrate on the moment. So you want to get a resource and learn something. Begin to unlearn untruths and learn the truth.

    The first night might be uncomfortable, but that’s all it is (or should be). The wedding night is not the end, but the start of your life together.

    You don’t have to have a perfect wedding night. In fact, most couples will tell you that they did not have a picture perfect wedding night. But they loved it anyway.

    With all the embarrassments and little issues, it was the start of their married life and they wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. There’s so much to be grateful for and so much to look forward to.

    Real intimacy in marriage is not just about sex. It’s about connecting in all areas – mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Hopefully, you’ve been connecting in all these other areas (minus the physical) before your wedding night. Work on building your friendship during engagement and courtship, because it’s connecting in these other areas that makes sex beautiful.

  • Dr Sid picks July 27 for white wedding

    Dr Sid picks July 27 for white wedding

    IN a few weeks’ time, sensational Nigerian singer, Dr Sid, will be bidding bye to bachelorhood, as he is set to walk down the aisle with his long-time fiancé, Simi Osomo, on July 27.

    The Surulere crooner, son of the late Nollywood great, Justice Esiri, made this announcement during the week when he posted a picture of him and his fiancé via instagram.

    The University of Ibadan Veterinary  Medicine graduate wrote on his Instagram page: “ On the 27th July, 2014, I say “I do” to this beautiful woman #LoveMine my #LastBusStop”.

    It will be recalled the duo had their wedding introduction in December, 2013.   Few months afterwards, precisely last month, Simi Osomo hit Las Vegas with some friends to celebrate her bachelorette party. However, according to reports, a number of her friends were absent at the party on the grounds that there was no provision for accommodation and flight.

    Miffed by their action, Simi, in an email, was said to have removed the names of her friends who did not show up for the bachelorette party from attending her wedding through an e-mail.  The email reads in part:  “Hey, I’m emailing in regards to my bachelorette party in Vegas. I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt that, out of courtesy and regard for me, you would have communicated to me or Titi in advance that you would not be able make the trip.

    “I communicated with you on different occasions beforehand and at no point did you tell me you couldn’t make it or at least mention your reasons for not showing up.

    Titi spent a lot of time, efforts and money planning the Vegas trip, with a lot on the itinerary already paid for, but you couldn’t be considerate enough to respond to the final email confirming arrival dates and times, saying you couldn’t make it. “After careful thought of your actions towards me, I would like to let you know formally that you are not invited to Sidney and I’s wedding. I would like to share it with the ones who truly care and support me-friends I can count on, who equally hold me in high regard.”

  • Ogbonna’s grand wedding

    WHEN former Miss Chinasa Viola Ogbonna accepted Mr. Chris Ogbonna Emmanuel Egburonu’s hand in marriage on Saturday, 10th May, 2014 at Mater Dei Cathedral, Azikiwe Road, Umuahia, Abia State, guests described the ceremony as ‘an event that would not be forgotten in a hurry in Umuahia.’

    In attendance at the grand reception held in Villa Roy Hotels and Suits, No. 19 Mission Hill, also in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, were the crème de la crème of both Abia and Imo states, including large delegates from the Ogbonna family in Mbaise, Imo State, Egburonu family and their well wishers from Apuanu Item in Abia State, the Ogbulafor kindred from Olokoro Umuahia and Viola/Ogbonna’s friends and colleagues from Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Aba, Calabar and surrounding cities in the eastern part of Nigeria.

  • Kim Kardashian-Kanye West First Wedding photos

    After much anticipation, first official Italian wedding photos of the most talked about couple in entertainment has finally been released. The photos show Kim’s full length Givenchy dress as well as a very dapper Kanye West after giving their vows in the very beautiful Belvedere Fort in Florence, Italy.

    Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy, venue of the West wedding
    Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy, venue of the West wedding Photo Courtesy E! News
    Kim and Kanye
    Kim and Kanye kissing next to a wall of white flowers Photo Courtesy E! News
    Kim's Givenchy dress
    Kim showing off her beautiful Givenchy trail Photo Courtesy E! News
    Mr and Mrs West
    Mr and Mrs West walk down the aisle Photo Courtesy E! News
  • Making it a day to remember

    Making it a day to remember

    YOUR wedding day will be one of the most memorable of your life, but what are some ways you can creatively capture the imaginations of your family, friends, and your groom? Your guests might remember the food, the flowers, or how lovely you looked in your dress; but it’s the little details that have the ability to render an event unforgettable.

    The following are some thoughtful ways to make your wedding memorable. It can be quite the feat to interact with every guest at your wedding: you might not have the time to have a quality moment with everyone who is important to you. In order to touch each special person individually, consider writing a brief handwritten note to each guest. Thank them for their friendship and presence at your wedding, mention an inside joke, express hope for continued relationship, etc. Tuck the notes into guests’ place setting to read during dinner.

    Though it may take several hours to write a note for each guest, you demonstrate that you value each guest enough to think of them in your planning.

    Your first dance is made up of a few precious minutes of alone time between you and your new spouse. These are treasured moments! If you have yet to find the song that fully expresses your unique love, consider commissioning a custom songwriter to write you a love song based on your relationship. Your story deserves its own song, and custom songwriting for your wedding elevates it to a new level of memorable.

    Not only does it create a very intimate memory for you and your spouse, but it can reflect your relationship in a truly remarkable way to the friends and family who surround you.

    There are so many ways to keep guests engaged during your wedding. Especially during the time when you and hubby are taking pictures alone, it can be great to have some sort of entertainment of which guests may partake. Hiring a photo booth company, a comedian, an artist (silhouette, caricature, poetry booth) are great ways to entertain the crowd. You might also consider coordinating games or interactive displays for guests to experience!

    Especially for those options which include a take-home element like photo booths and custom artists, you are creating sweet, tangible memories for your guests.

    In the same vein as writing notes to your guests, a letter to your fiancé to read before walking down the aisle is a perfect keepsake to capture how you were feeling in those precious moments. Take the time to write your emotions and love for your soon-to-be spouse the night before your wedding as a calming before-bed routine. Listen to your song, get in the mood, and spend some alone time focusing on the enormity of the journey you are about to embark on together.

    This letter will help you and your sweetheart treasure the memory of your wedding in an intimate, personal way.

  • A new beginning in style

    A new beginning in style

    Planning for a wedding can be exciting as well as hectic. Yetunde Oladeinde looks at how the bride can maximise the opportunities available without stressing herself.

    THE bride steps out of the posh car looking regal. The handsome groom comes over smiling happily, looking classy and he is also the cynosure of all eyes. As a pair, they look good together but as you take a look around, you discover that they are a selfish pair. All the other details that should have made the day grand were not in order. Unfortunately, this affects the event and takes away the shine from what should have been a wonderful outing.

    That is why you need to have a list and work nicely around it to have a wonderful day. Of course, you do not need to overstretch yourself in the process. All you need to do is to delegate the assignments and get people to monitor the process for you.

    It is a day when the couple must rebrand themselves. When you have a special event or date, then it is important to make sure it fits. There are so many choices but it is better to pick the design that will be most appropriate for the event and your mood.

    This would definitely help to coordinate your total outlook with other elements of this special day. To stand out, it is better to opt for something that is the exclusive. For a design that speaks class, it is better to make use of matching accessories that would make you carve a niche as well as complement your outlook.

  • Man paralysed days after wedding

    Man paralysed days after wedding

    A few days after he got married, Gbenga Akinleye became paralysed. Nine years on, his health has not improved. He is crying out for help. DAMISI OJO presents his pathetic story

    When Gbenga Akinleye, 34, got married to his heartthrob in 2005, he looked forward to a fruitful and happy married life with all the physical and emotional enjoyment that marriage brings.

    But few days into this life long journey, precisely in the midst of his honeymoon tragedy struck changing the course of his life, turning the once strong, vibrant and energetic young man into a beggar on the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital.

    Akinleye was fit as a fiddle when he checked into a hotel at Ile Ife, Osun State, with his wife for what they thought and planned to be a memorable honeymoon, which unfortunately was not to be.

    As husband and wife cuddled on the bed, a strange frog fell from the ceiling and he quickly got up to hit it and throw it out of the room and returned to his wife. But that natural reaction to a strange occurrence was to be the beginning of his problem since nine years and it has defied all solutions, medical or spiritual.

    Akinleye in his own words said: ”When I saw the frog on the floor, I hit it with a stick and threw it out of the room. But shortly after, I suddenly became paralysed on the left side.

    “It was exactly at the left side where I hit the frog that I was totally paralysed. My wife did not know what to do as she was extremely shocked.”

    The situation consequently forced him to seek treatment at the state Specialists Hospital Akure, but was rejected because the doctors at the hospital could not diagnose what was wrong with him

    In order to seek solution to his prolonged illness, Akinleye was taken to a herbalist in Ogun State by his relatives.  The herbalist, who promised to cure the sickness, however, had his own hidden agenda. His joy was momentary when discovered that the herbalist wanted  to use his semen for money rituals.

    He said: “When I got to that place, I thought that is where the solution would come from. But the reverse was the case. The herbalist asked me whether I can make love to a woman.

    “He asked a woman to come and meet me and rub my manhood which pressed me to a climax. The lady wanted to rub my manhood with a handkerchief which I rejected passionately.”

    The young man was saved by his mother’s timely intervention. The old woman insisted that her son should be taken away from the herbalist to another place where she hoped help would come.

    However, after several disappointments and seeming hopelessness, he received a major boost at a church in Akure where he sought spiritual deliverance. Though partly healed, Akinleye is more of a beggar today, now seeking alms on the streets of Akure.

    He said: “I wouldn’t mind if well to do Nigerians can come to my aid, I am living on alms given to me by sympathetic Nigerians; I will appreciate if people can come to my aid to start a business of my own.

    Akinleye said, when there is life, there is hope, believing in God that he could still overcome his present hurdles with the help of well-meaning Nigerians.

  • Wedding of a princess

    Aderonke, daughter of Adeniyi Ajakaiye, a prince of Iyin-Ekiti, has tied the nuptial knot with Olukayode Omotilewa at the Light House Christian Outreach Centre in Oregun, Lagos. The reception was held at Matinos Hall in Ikeja last Saturday. TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO reports

    Call it a political gathering, you won’t be wrong. But it was a wedding at which politicians stole the show.

    Hon Abimbola Daramola, a member of the House of Representatives and Director-General of the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, was quite visible in his all-white dress, a pair of eye glasses and a blue cap.

    Senator Babafemi Ojudu, who represents Ekiti Central, came in white flowing lace agbada, a pair of eye glasses and a befitting cap. His wife, Tola and her friends glittered in their blue lace.

    So also were Hon Oyetunde Ojo, a member of the House of Representatives and son-in-law to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mrs Bunmi Dipo-Salami, Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor on Millennium Development Goals (MDGS).

    The E-eleven, a socio-political group of Ekiti State professionals, to which the bride’s parents belong, was well represented.

    They all turned the wedding reception for Aderonke, daughter of Adeniyi Ajakaiye, a prince of Iyin-Ekiti and Olukayode Omotilewa, into a mini-carnival.

    The hall erupted in joy when the Taiwo Omotunde-led band mentioned ERO, which stands for Ekiti Rebirth Organisation, Ojudu’s campaign slogan.

    The musician followed it up with O duro so ke, meaning he remains on top – a slogan for the re-election campaign of Governor Fayemi. This further enlivened the hall with the bride’s parents, E-eleven and others raising up their hands.

    The band capped it with Merin merin o to to – four four years of different terms. It was a tribute to Dr Fayemi’s performance. This electrified the hall. Ajakaiye, his wife Toyin, Ojudu, Daramola, Ojo and Mrs Dipo-Salami hit the dance floor, raising four fingers

    These were the sideshows at the wedding that saw the couple, Olukayode and Aderonke, mesmerising the audience with contemporary dance steps.

    The lovebirds were led by the bridal’s train, amid songs from the band.

    Ojudu said the opening prayer.

    Royalserve Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Mr Olusola Alabi, described by his friends as “shy” and “restrained”, chaired the ceremony.

    He danced with his wife, Aderonke when called by the emcee for his remarks.

    Alabi, a businessman who has been married for 22 years, described marriage as a school from which couples never graduate.

    He enjoined the couple to be each other’s helper.

    “Both of you are not perfect, so try to complement each other. I pray by next year, we will come and celebrate twins – a boy and a girl- with you,” he said and the gathering responded with a loud Amen!

    Mrs Dipo-Salami supervised the cutting of the cake. The bride’s and her father’s dance enthralled the gathering.

    Adeleye Adewale proposed the toast before the bride threw the bouquet.

    The lucky girl, Kikelomo Popoola, who picked the bouquet, quickly let the guests know that she was not searching when she introduced her fiancée, Olumuyiwa Afolabi, to the gathering.

    The groom, Olukayode, a Presales consultant with Dimension Data, described his wife as a good friend.

    “She is cute, God-fearing, has good manners and right attitude; I’m happy she is my wife now and I am looking forward to a great time with her,” he said.

    He promised the Ajakaiyes to take care of their daughter.

    Aderonke, a System Engineer with the same company, described her husband as humble, loveable and God fearing.

     

  • The President’s daughter’s wedding

    The President’s daughter’s wedding

    President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Faith Osakwe, has wedded Prince of Osimotu Kingdom, Godswill Osim from Abi, Cross River State. The two-legged carnival-like wedding took place in Otuoke, Bayelsa State home town of Jonathan and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. MIKE ODIEGWU reports

    EVER witnessed the wedding of a president’s daughter? It is full of pomp, colour and ceremony. This was what happened when President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Faith Osakwe got married. The whole country virtually descended on his Otuoke, Bayelsa State hometown and Abuja for the two-legged ceremony. The engagement was held on Otuoke and the wedding in Abuja.

    Faith met her beau, Godswill Osim, a prince of Osimotu Kingdom in Cross River State at the University of Calabar. Osim is from the same community with Governor Liyel Imoke, who played a major role at the wedding. He and his wife, Obioma joined the Osim in asking for the President’s daughter’s hand in marriage at Otuoke.

    The engagement, which began on Friday climaxed the next day when the President formally handed over Faith to her in-laws. Bayelsa was agog for the ceremony. The capital, Yenogoa, wore a colourful look as the president and his entourage passed through the town to Otuoke.

    The celebration began at the Port-Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State, where a group of women received the President.

    The negotiations for the bride price lasted till late in the night. Jonathan, after accepting the Osim family’s offer, asked them to return the following day for faith. The Jonathan home was filled with top politicians, captains of industries and other well-meaning Nigerians who came to share in the couple’s joy.

    The ceremony, which had the trappings of Ijaw culture, was chaired by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, who was with his wife, Hajia Amina.

    He said he was honoured to be part of the ceremony, adding that the event was ordained by God.

    Sambo urged the couple to embrace the secret of a successful marriage which he identified as faithfulness, tolerance and honesty.

    “The secret behind a successful marriage, he said, is for both the bride and the bridegroom to be faithful to each other, to be tolerant and honest. When you do this, God will manifest in your life and good luck will be your portion.”

    The congregation thundered Amen.

    Imoke recalled how Jonathan called him some years ago that his daughter had gained admission into the University of Calabar.

    He said nobody envisaged that the admission would snowball into a marital union between Cross River and Bayelsa states. He reeled out the traditional rites satisfied by the groom and the state. He said they paid N51,000 dowry, adding that the President did not collect all the money. The President’s daughter was in ‘good’ hands and would be adequately taken care of.

    He said: “We are honoured. We came with trepidation and went through a tedious exercise. I got the deal of the century. The President ensured that his daughter was given to us with a condition. He asked us to pay the price of N51,000 less N1000. The President took it and asked us to go and come back. Now we are back and fully prepared to take our daughter.”

    The host, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, blessed the couple and thanked the guests, for supporting the Jonathans. He said the young man who crossed many creeks to find a wife at Otuoke had done well.

    He hailed Dame Patience for nurturing Faith, saying the first Lady has proved herself a worthy mother and an excellent example for women.

    Concluding the marriage rite after Faith had identified her husband and taken him to her father, Jonathan blessed the couple.

    He said: “With what has happened today, you have now become my son. Congratulations, my son. We pray the marriage will succeed”.

    The second leg of the wedding at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja last Saturday was breathtaking.

    The ceremony started at 10.56 a.m when Jonathan and his wife, wearing blue traditional attires, led Faith into the venue. They were accompanied by family members.

    Faith’s wedding gown was exotic.

    It is believed that she made history.

    The wedding was officiated by the Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Nicholas Okoh, assisted by Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Timothy Akamisoko.

    The couple exchanged vows following which they were pronounced husband and wife.

    The groom, took the first Bible lesson from Genesis 2, the bride took the second from Ephesians 5: 21-33.

    In his sermon, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye admonished the couple to live in peace and harmony.

    Pastor Adeboye charged Godswill that as the head of the family, he should not criticise his wife but correct her with love.

    Adeboye, who said he has been married for 47years told Godswill: “You are the head of the family; being the head means that you are extremely important. The success or failure of the marriage rests on you. The head contains the eyes; it is the light of the body. So, you decide where the marriage will go. The head also has two ears and one mouth. Be swift to hear but slow to speak. When your wife cooks for you, don’t think it will be like that of your mother; your mother has been on it for long. If there is too much salt in the food, or the meat is tough, don’t blame her but try and use wisdom to tell her.”

    Adeboye enjoined the couple’s parents not to interfere in their affairs, saying: “Those who God has joined, let no man put asunder.”

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi stole the show at the church. Dignitaries and others were surprised to see them.

    Clad in a white agbada, Obasanjo arrived at the church about 11:15am after the sermon. Amaechi, who was there earlier, left at 10:30 am before the service ended.

    Prayers were later offered by President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, and other clergies at the ceremony.

    After signing the marriage register, the couple was ferried from the church to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, in a beautifully-decorated horse-drawn carriage for the reception.

    Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon, who chaired the reception told the couple that marriage, is give and take.

    “No matter the problem that may come your way, never allow the day to pass without resolving the problem through prayers and love. It is only you that can make it a success. Look at your parents and emulate them,” he said.

    The cutting of the cake was supervised by the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Helen Mark.

    The father-daughter dance by Jonathan and Faith saw many guests standing to catch a glimpse.

    Jonathan described the day as special, saying.

    “We are all smiling and dancing; but also note that there will be periods when the relationship will not work smoothly. That is a part of the life of husband and wife.”

    According to him, there is no couple that will not have some moments when their faces will not be too bright, but it depends on how they reach out and really find time to understand themselves.

    He wished the couple a happy married life saying: “Our duty as parents is to continue to pray for you, to encourage you; and if there are some issues you feel we can solve, you can tell us. But don’t depend on your parents to solve your matrimonial problems. If you have disagreement with your husband…, don’t always run to parents or get advice of your mother or father. Sometimes, they will not give you the best advice because your parents are analogue people while you are digital generation.

    “So, we don’t belong to the same generation and so don’t expect us to give you the advice of the modern way of life. But we will encourage you to succeed,” he said. Security was tight in Otuoke and Abuja for the twin events. Security agents were deployed to ensure things went well.

    Dbanj and Iyanya thrilled the gathering.

    On the roll were Senate President, David Mark and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, led a delegation from the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, also led members of the lower chamber; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim; Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, Governor Theodore Orji (Abia); Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Martins Elechi (Ebonyi), Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta); Gabriel Suswam (Benue); Ibrahim Shema (Katsina); Jonah Jang (Plateau); Idris Wada (Kogi); Willie Obiano (Anambra), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) as well as former governors of Ogun and Oyo states, Gbenga Daniel and Adebayo Alao-Akala.

    Also were Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Forte Oil Chairman Mr Femi Otedola; Managing Director of Access Bank, Aig- imoukhuede; Chairman of Visafone, Jim Ovia; ministers including Olajumoke Akinjide (FCT State), Emeka Wogu (Labour) and Diezani Alison-Madueke (Petroleum); immediate past Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai (Jigawa); former Head of Service, Ebele Okeke; People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Adamu Mua’zu; Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, former PDP Deputy Chairman, South West, Chief Bode George among others.

     

  • Amaechi, Obasanjo, others attend Jonathan’s daughter’s wedding

    The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi was among governors that attended the wedding of President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Faith at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja on Saturday.

    The relationship between Amaechi and the first family has not been too cordial since the last Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) elections in Abuja last year.

    Amaechi, who is presently the Chairman of the NGF, won the election with 19 votes against Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang’s 16 votes. Jang left the election venue to form a parallel NGF.

    He has since defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with some other governors.

    The Rivers Governor attended the wedding despite the series of crises that have engulfed Rivers State since the NGF election.

    He however left the church by 10.30 a.m. before the service ended.

    The couple Faith and Godwill Osim Edward were joint in marriage after declaring their marital vows.

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.O. Adeboye ministered at the occasion.

    He spoke on five areas including the bride, bridegroom, and unmarried youth.

    Quoting Ephesians Chapter 5, verses 22 to 25, he said that the success of the marriage largely depend on the head of the family.

    He urged the wife to submit to the husband if she wants peace in the home, irrespective of the passion for women liberation globally.

    Adeboye also urged the Bridegroom to listen to the advice of the Bride.

     

    He warned the relations of the couple to avoid interfering in the marriage.

    He reminded the congregation of the coming marriage of the Lamb between Jesus Christ and the righteous on His second coming.

     

    Adeboye urged the congregation to truly give their lives to Christ in order to partake in the marriage of the Lamb and not the marriage of the anti-christ.

    Vehicular and physical movement around and within the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were hampered on Saturday due to the marriage.

    There was grid lock in some areas leading to the venue.

    Reception followed immediately at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

    Among the governors who attended the marriage in the church include Theo  Orji (Abia State) and Martin Elechi (Ebonyi State).

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a white Agbada, arrived at the church wedding few minutes after 11a.m after Adeboye’s sermon had ended.