Lagos House Of Assembly Dashes Ambode’s Hope Over List Of Commissioners

Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode hope  to swear in members of his cabinet next Monday was dashed yesterday as the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly adjourned sitting till October 13 without screening the nominees.

Ambode last Monday sent a list of commissioner and special adviser-nominees to the House for screening.

However, against the norm, the house set up a 15-man committee that will screen the nominees.

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Renowed Technocrat, Gamaliel Onosode Dies At 82

Renowned technocrat and former presidential candidate of the All Nigeria People’s Party of Nigeria. Gamaliel Onosode has died at the age of 82. According to a statement by the family, Onosode died in early hours of today September 29th.

According to Wikipedia:

Gamaliel Offoritsenere Onosode (born 22 May 1933) (Died 29 September 2015) is a Nigerian technocrat, administrator and a former presidential candidate of the All Nigeria People’s Party of Nigeria. Educated at the Government College, Ughelli and the University of Ibadan, he emerged in the 1970s, as one of Nigeria’s leading educated chief executives, when he was at the helm of NAL merchant bank of Nigeria. Over the years, he has risen to become a leading boardroom player in Nigeria’s corporate environment. He was also a former presidential adviser to President Shagari and a former president of the Nigerian Institute of Management.

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18-Year Old Jeffrey Akoh Wins Season 8 Of Mtn Project Fame West Africa

On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Jeffery Akoh beat five other contestants to emerge the winner of the eighth edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa.

A Sound Engineering graduate from the SAE Institute, Cape Town, the 18-year-old talented singer joins past winners like Iyanya, iMike, Ayoola, Chidinma, Monica, Olawale and Geoffrey.

Emerging the winner, Akoh received the grand prize of N5 million, an SUV and a recording contract.

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Where Is Ranti Adams Hibernating?

Ranti Adams, the boss of public relations and event management company, Premium Heights has been off social scene radar for quite sometimes. This development puzzled her fans who now wonder: where Ranti hibernating?

Though she claimed during the election period that the political tension in the state made her laid low, after the election and commencement of a new political era, she has not gotten her groove back.

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Youths Need Good Virtue For National Development – Gov. Ahmed

The Kwara State Governor, Dr. AbdulFatah Ahmed, has called on religious leaders to inculcate values of peace, mutual respect, kindness, diligence and brotherhood in youths in order to make them productive and relevant in nation building.

Speaking at the opening of Oke-Ode Central Mosque in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, Ahmed also charged political leaders not to use youths for political violence “and other unsavoury acts as doing so can be likened to riding on the back of the proverbial tiger”.

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Peter Okoye Childish Act Receives Backlash

One of P-Square’s group, Peter okoye few days ago received backlash from angry fans over his childish act of posting on a social media platform, Instagram a provocative picture of is manhood.

The picture tagged: “#mood, #Starttalking, #naughtyTuesday” was a noticeable bulge and cap showing thru his underpant. 

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Folly Coker, Steve Ayorinde, Anofi Elegushi, Others Make Gov. Ambode’s Cabinet List

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday presented the list of would-be cabinet members to the House of Assembly for screening.

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Ganiyu Abiru read the names on the floor to members.

The Governor is requesting for the screening and approval of 36 persons with 23 as Commissioners and 13 as Special Advisers.

Amongst the names are six former cabinet members from the Babatunde Raji Fashola administration including former commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, former Special Adviser, Central Business District, Folarin Coker, former Special Adviser Commerce and Industry, Seye Oladejo, former Special Adviser Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson and former Special Adviser Rural Development, Babatunde Hunpe.

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EMMY 2015 Award Winners List

Societyreelnews congratulates all the 2015 Emmy winners.  We want to give a special shout out to Queen Latifah, Viola Davis and Regina King. Below are the names of winner for each categories

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

“Game Of Thrones” (HBO) *WINNER

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

“Veep” (HBO) *WINNER

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” *WINNER

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My Ideal Woman Must Be Deaf And Dumb — Jesse Jagz

Rappers are unusual people, who live unusual lifestyles in  unusual ways. Top dog rap artiste, Jesse Jagz,  who left his old record label, Chocolate City, to form his own, Jags Nation, before returning  to Chocolate City is no different from many others.

The rapper surprised Potpourri when he revealed his ideal woman. According to him, his ideal woman must be deaf and dumb. As odd as this may sound, the Choc City rapper has his reasons and he explains: “ If I tell you my ideal woman you will not believe me. My ideal woman is someone who is deaf and dumb so that I cannot be talking too much or listening to too much conversations.

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Aisha Buhari Condoles With Awolowo Family, Paid A Visit To Osinbajo’s Wife.

Wife of the President of Nigeria, Hajia Aisha Buhari yesterday also paid a condolence visit to the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo over the death of her grand mother HID Awolowo who died earlier in the day in her Ikene (Ogun State) country home at age 99. Aisha Buhari was accompanied by her SSA, Dr Hajo Sani and few others.
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HID Awolowo Dies Praying For Her Children

The matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Dideolu Awolowo, fondly called HID, has passed on, aged 99.

Awolowo,   wife of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, died, yesterday, at  3:15 pm, two months to her centenary birthday. She was said to have passed on after she held a meeting with her family members on the plan for her 100 years birthday.

Announcing the demise, her eldest child, Omotola Oyediran, in a   statement   she signed on behalf of the family, said “mama died while praying for her children over her planned   centenary birthday”.

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World Best Music Icons Slug It Out At The MTV EMA Awards 2015

The nominees in all 2015 MTV EMA categories have just been announced via MTV’s international Snapchat Discovery channel and the voting race is on! Taylor Swift is leading the way with a record-breaking nine nominations, including three nods to her global smash hit Bad Blood for Best Song and Best Video, as well as brand new category Best Collaboration for her alliance with Kendrick Lamar.

The 2015 MTV EMA will broadcast live across Africa on Sunday 25 October at 9PM local time on MTV (DStv channel 130) and MTV Base (DStv channel 322 and GOtv channel 72) from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, in partnership with Expo 2015.

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Photos : See How Nigerian Footballer, Taye Taiwo, Spends His Money

Ex-Super Eagles player Taye Taiwo is one of the richest Nigerian footballers.He has got an amazing number of expensive fleet of cars, jaw-dropping house, expensive shoes,designer wrist watches,customized caps, and other accessories.The furniture in his room are customized with his name.
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Nigeria Caitlyn Jenner, Denrele Edun Releases New Fierce Photos

Via photo sharing app, Instagram few hours ago, popular VJ, Denrele Edun released some fierce photos of himself claiming to become Nigeria Caitlyn Jenner.

Denrele wrote on Instagram, “as I have been fondly tagged ‘Nigeria’s Caitlyn Jenner without transgender money’ for months now, I present to you, Nigeria’s Caitlyn Jenner with NO NEED for transgender surgery.”

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Gov. Ajimobi

Abiola Ajimobi

Gunmen Kidnap Wife Of Sun’s Senior Editor, Steve Nwosu In Lagos

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Oluwatoyin, the wife of one of the Senior Editors of the Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, has been abducted.
Toyin was abducted in their home at about 2:30am on Monday.
The family lives in the Okota area of Amuwo Odofin in Lagos State.
According to Steve, as at 9am, his wife’s abductors had not gotten in touch with the family.
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LOVE MOMENTS WITH AKUDO HITS THE RADIO…

Keep another date with LOVE MOMENTS WITH AKUDO, the show that rekindles, rebuilds and remoulds your love lives and also helps to make your relationships’, homes and lives one everlasting experience. Do you have any love issues, questions or concerns, then Love Moments With Akudo, is your go-to programme that will throw more light as well as give you the ideal solution for your concern.
Hosted by Akudo Abengowe-Adebayo, a writer, broadcaster, editor and consultant, you can be sure to get the best spices for your love lives on this programme. Akudo has a background as the editor of Hints Magazine (a relationship magazine) and Beauty Box magazine (a beauty and wellness magazine).
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‘Tinubu, The Leader Of Yorubas Is Greater Than Obasanjo’

Chief Olorunfunmi Basorun, the first Secretary to the Alhaji Lateef Jakande-led Lagos State Government, believes that Bola Tinubu is greater than Olusegun Obasanjo.

Basorun says that the difference between the two Yoruba leaders- Tinubu and Obasanjo, is that the former worked hard for greatness, while the latter had greatness thrust upon him.

In an interview with Punch Newspapers, Basorun pointed out the distinction and explained the rationale behind his position.

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Meet 5 Wealthiest Kings In Africa, 2 Are Nigerians (PHOTOS)

Many African monarchs also earn a significant income through the goodwill and generosity of their communities. It is not uncommon for wealthy members of a tribe or community to give substantial sums of money, cars, land or houses to their traditional Kings in return for spiritual blessings or unrelated favors. And since these traditional monarchs may wield significant influence in political circles, some of them get invited join boards of large corporations. Obi Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi (King) of Onitsha, a mid-sized commercial town in Nigeria’s southeastern region, serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Unilever Nigeria, a large publicly-listed manufacturer of consumer goods, and he previously served as Chairman of Diamond Bank, a leading Nigerian commercial bank. Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who is the Alake (King) of Egbaland, a clan of Yoruba-speaking people in Nigeria, is the Chairman of Oando, a large Nigerian energy company.
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Tuition Hike: Babcock Varsity, Parents’ Meeting Deadlocked

Protests marked an interactive session between the management of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, and members of the Parents, Consultative Forum to resolve the controversy generated by the recent increment in school fees on Tuesday. The university had, on August 17, announced an increment in tuition for fresh and returning students for the 2015/2016 academic session. It was gathered that while Law students who used to pay N870,000 (with two meals a day), have now been mandated to pay N1.5m, while medical students who used to pay N2m per session, now have to pay N3m. The meeting was already underway when a horde of parents who could not be accommodated inside the venue, within the Babcock Business School building, forced the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Makinde, to relocate it to the church within the campus. At the meeting, some of them protested against the hike in tuition, describing it as exploitative and fraudulent. Among other issues, the parents decried the timing of the increment and also demanded an explanation of the miscellaneous component of the school fees as well as professional fees charged by the university every session without corresponding certificates to show for it. At the end of the meeting, which lasted for more than five hours, Makinde, who also doubled as the Chairman of the PCF, declared, “I do not have all the answers. But whatever question I cannot answer, I will not parry it. I would rather be punched now and be praised later rather than be praised now and punched later.”   
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Nigerian Billionaire Oil Tycoon Femi Otedola Owes National Oil Company $16 Million, Refuses To Pay

Mr. Otedola, who in 2014 was listed by Forbes magazine as Africa’s 29th richest people, with a networth of $900 million, had since 2004 owed $16 million to the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the NNPC, according to sources who exposed the debt. Mr. Otedola, who owns Zenon Oil, Forte Oil PLC as well as other businesses, accumulated the $16 million debt between 2004 and 2008.
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Korede Bello Star In New Glo TV Commercial

Mavin Records singer, Korede Bello, is not only good at playing the guitar, but his vocal ability can arrest the unwilling soul and melt a stone-hearted man.

Korede Bello was recently kitted up as a boxer and ready to challenge anyone that comes his way.

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Ziggy Marley Releases His Favorite Fela Songs

As preparations for this year’s Felabration, the commemoration of the life and times of the legendary, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, gets underway, son of late Robert Nester Marley, David Marley aka Ziggy Marley, has released his favourites Fela songs.
“Fela is one of my biggest influences in a very spiritual sense. His music is spirit and so is Fela. Fela is an overall influence; it’s not just music it’s everything else too,” he says.
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Musicians Can’t Do Without Women, Says Kollington Ayinla

*Says journalists have built and destroyed many homes

Alhaji Ayinla Kollington needs no introduction in the Nigerian music industry.

Born in 1953 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Kollington started music alongside the late Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister in 1965. In the late 1970s, General, as he is also known, refined his sound by adding bata drums and changed his band’s name to Fuji 78.

The beginning

Starting off was very early for Kollington. “I started with weere music in 1965 at 10”, he says.

Group of amateurs who had talent in music usually moved from house to house to perform especially during Ramadan. They were the Weere musicians. Some of them eventually became stars. It was a distinguished performance that saw him winning an award even as a Weere musician.

And that meant a visit to the State House Marina to receive the award. It was a big achievement to visit the State House in those days. It meant you were special. His was clearly a case of talent not fully harnessed in the beginning. But that award marked the beginning of the good things that were to follow.

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Ace Broadcaster, Soji Omotayo Butchered Over Alleged Affair With Car Dealer’s Wife

Reports reaching us show that a popular Yoruba broadcaster, Soji Omotayo, had a close shave with death some days ago when a top socialite and car dealer, Kunle Kushimo Agarawu, allegedly pounced on him with a machete, inflicting injuries on the broadcast journalist.

It was said that Agarawu accused his friend, Soji Omotayo, of having an illicit affair with his (Agarawu) wife.

The suspect was further said to have lured his victim to his house at Ota, Ogun State on Sunday morning and then unleashed terror on him until men of the Nigeria Police came to his rescue and rushed him to the hospital for treatment.

On Friday, September 4, 2015, a presenter on Faaji 106.5 FM, Otunba Yemi Odunodu, narrated the incident on his programme, Mimi Aye (The Vicissitudes of Life), which holds on Fridays from 10pm to 12am.

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Teenage Boy Burnt To Death In Lekki

A 16-year-old teenager, identified as Timehin Jinadu, was Monday morning, reportedly burnt to death when a duplex of four bedrooms at the Lekki area of Lagos, caught fire.

P.M News reports that the fire started at about 2am on Monday in a duplex at 35C, Ajiran Road, Agungi area of Lekki. The boy’s family was said to be asleep when the fire began.

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Davido Visits His Hometown, Tours Ongoing Adeleke University

David Adeleke otherwise known as Davido over the weekend visited his hometown – Ede, Osun State to attend the maiden convocation of Adeleke university which is owned by his family.

The BET Award winner & arguably the biggest music act in Africa performed at the University’s convocation dinner hosted by the Pro Chancellor – Dr Adedeji Adeleke and went ahead to inspect the ongoing Adeleke University (Permanent Site) project nearing completion.

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NIS Withdraws Diplomatic Passports From Ex-Governors, Other Ex-Officials

The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Martin Abeshi, has ordered the withdrawal of all diplomatic passports currently in the possession of former state governors, ministers, members of the National Assembly, members of the state legislature and other political office holders in the country.

The NIS has also ordered such past executive political office holders who were issued diplomatic passports during their tenure to return them with immediate effect.

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Ministers: September Deadline Sacrosanct, Buhari Says

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Aburi, Ghana reassured Nigerians and the international community that he will name his cabinet before the end of the month, adding that the deadline is sacrosanct.

President Buhari gave the assurance at a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana.

“After I was sworn-in, I said I will have my cabinet in September. I expect that Nigerians should ask me questions after the 30th of September if I do not do so,” President Buhari said while responding to a question on the appointment of ministers.

President Buhari also told reporters that the Nigerian military, in close collaboration with the Multi-National Joint Task Force, has recorded remarkable progress in the fight against Boko Haram since he assumed office as President.

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Nigerian, Kekere-Ekun, Gets Life Sentence In UK For Murder

Abuja – A Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Eku, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK for murdering 18-year old Marcus Hall in 2001, following a brawl outside Luton’s Atmosphere Nightclub.

A statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and made available  in Abuja, said that the 39-year-old Kekere-Ekun, had initially pleaded guilty to the murder charge before the Luton Crown Court before he later fled to Nigeria

According to the statement signed by Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Kekere-Ekun goes by several aliases like Adebayo Dalvin, James Ekun, Adeba Yo Kekere-Ekun, Adeba Yo Muta Lito Kekere-Ekun, James Dalvin and many others.

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Insider Alleged: Mysterious Illness Strikes Obat Son, Femi

Reliable insiders from the home of Obat,Powerful monarch, Oba Frederick Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom in Ondo State, has alleged that one of his sons, Femi might be battling with a serious ailment.

Femi Akinruntan, who is the Managing Director of Obat Oil, according to those in the known has been battling with the alleged sickness for close to a year.

“He has visited many hospitals home and abroad. At a point he stopped coming to the office only for us to hear that he’s been visiting hospitals in India” a source revealed.

According to the sources, Femi who used to be “Plus size” has emaciated drastically in the span of few months to the extent that it will take someone who knows him well to recognize him again. The sickness was said to have taken him off the social scene.

It was also gathered that the sickness has been giving the family sleepless night that they resorted to treating him traditionally.

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Crisis Brew In University Of Ibadan Over Appointment Of Bursar

It is no longer news that the prestigious University of Ibadan is in dear need of a Bursar as the highly revered office of the Chief Finance Officer is going to be vacant on the 18th of November 2015.

However, the new Principal Officer who would be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day administration and control of the financial affairs of the prestigious University should not be older than 60 years as at the date of possible assumption of office, that is 19th November 2015, according to the requirements published by the institution in a newspaper advert.

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Billionaire, Antonio Deinde Fernandez Is Dead

Nigeria’s Billionaire, Oluwo Antonio Deinde Fernandez is dead, aged 79 years.

Announcing his demise in a tweet at about 9.pm on Tuesday, Nigerian Journalist/Publisher, Dele Momodu, said: “Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has just lost one of its greatest sons; Ambassador Chief Antonio Dehinde Fernandez is gone!”

He died on the 1st of September , 2015 in Belgium.

Fernandez, 78, died on Tuesday evening in a private hospital in Brussels, Belgium after battling with an undisclosed illness for several months. He died in the presence of his wife, Halima Maude Fernandez.

Fernandez was one of Nigeria’s most reclusive and mysterious moneybags. The intensely private Nigerian diplomat formerly served as the Central African Republic’s ambassador to the United Nations.  Between 1982 and 1984 he served as advisor to the Angolan government on economic matters. He was subsequently appointed as deputy permanent representative of Mozambique in the United Nations in 1984. Between 1992 and 1995 he served as a special adviser to the president of Mozambique on International Economic Matters.

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‘Ooni-In-Waiting’ Prince Adeyeye Lobbies Obasanjo With Car Gift

Intense lobbying to whom succeeds the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has taken a new dimension with one of the contestants, Prince Ogunwusi Adeyeye oiling his campaign machinery with a car gift he presented to former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to aid his interests.

Those in the know claimed that the car gift, a 2015 Toyota Landcruiser was delivered to the politician’s Ota home as a ‘token’ of what to come if he supports the bid of the rich prince who has been dubbed ‘Ooni-in-waiting’ by the people who have benefited immensely from his ambition and the price that comes with it.

Sources revealed to Papermacheonline that one of the Prince’s handlers mooted the idea of Obasanjo’s influence and how he could help in winning some of the kingmakers thus explaining how the idea of a car gift to the elder statesman was conceived.

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