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Comedian Chief Obi has again proven Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o right that indeed 'all dreams are valid'

The comedian has just landed a huge endorsement deal with Vomoz Communications as their first ever Vomoz Flex brand ambassador.

Chief Obi and the communications brand both shared the good news on their individual Instagram pages along side pictures.

Chief Obi captioned one of the photos:

“My people, hard work, focus and prayers always yields positive results! I can’t express how excited I am to have joined the @vomoz family! We’ve been working together for some years now and today I have been endorsed as the first ever Vomozflex Brand Ambassador! I can’t wait to start unleashing the things we have in store! #ChiefObi #VomozFlex #Number1 #GodIsInvolved”

At the current exchange rate, that's a cool N450,000,000!

More photos below:


Way to go Chief Obi? Congratulations!

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Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and her husband Captain Ekeinde are currently in Morocco for vacation.

Today the couple visited the popular Medina market and shared the photos with their fans.

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Like a mordern day Cinderella tale( except she already found her Prince Charming), one year ago, renown photographer TY Bello discovered Olajumoke a bread seller and turned her into a star.

Since then, she has grown, evolved and continued to break new frontiers, proving that indeed dreams and valid, and anyone can be anything.

From venturing into modeling, getting juicy ambassador deals and now even trying her hands on acting, Olajumoke has proven naysayer who said she would fizzle out after a few months wrong and has continued to climb higher on the ladder of success.

She recently celebrated one year of stardom with a star studded and widely talked about event, and now she is following up with the release of the beautiful photos below, shot by Phillip Trimnell.


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Singer Terry G has just released new photos this afternoon . See them below:



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Operatives of the Nigerian Police force early this morning stormed the home of Journalist and social commentator Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo in Ibadan and took her in for questioning.

She made this known via her Instagram page writing:

BREAKING 7.56am #Ibadan. The NPF just stormed my house arresting me taking me to CID for questioning. They say its NOT a criminal matter. Pls share!! KOOFREE SPEECH RULES!"

Details of why she was arrested remains unclear as at press time.

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She continues to age like fine wine! She looks amazing!


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The actress this morning shared new photos looking happy and unfazed by all the drama with her estranged husband.



She wrote:

When you know the God you serve,YOU prepare yourself for his Blessings••

Stepped out in my @yuteerone TO worship my Father..

@bibyonce pon the makeup

#GreatNight #GreatPeople #GreatGod #Celebrity shift praise2017"


Beautiful outfit!



When you know the God…

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The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 AIG C. K. Aderanti has appointed the former Lagos state police PRO SP Dolapo Badmos as the zonal police PRO for Zone 2 .

Her appointment which takes effect from 10/03/2017 will see her supervise the Public relations department of both Lagos and Ogun state police commands.

Her elevation we gathered is connected with her qualitative performance when she held sway as the police public relations officer for Lagos state command.

Dolapo is an astute member of the Nigeria institute of public relations, a graduate of accounting and a post graduate degree holder of public administration. She is married with kids.

Congratulations to her on this well deserved promotion.

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Today is the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's birthday and he turns 60.

To mark the occasion, his wife Dolapo took to Instagram to wish him a happy birthday writing:

Thanking God for 60 years of his grace.


Happy birthday sir! And many happy returns.


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Below is actor Ime Bishop Umoh who won the Best Actor In A Comedy at the recently held Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and his beautiful wife.


Who knew his wife was so beautiful?!


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On the 3rd of March Fuji Maestro King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall turned 60. To celebrate the milestone, the Fuji legend popularly known as KWAM1 had an all white themed beach party.

Check out some photos from the event below:
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According to relationship expert Joro Olumofin, here are 20 tests a guy can give a lady to see if she is indeed wife material. He added that a lady must pass at least 15 out of 20...lol. Read below:

Dear Eligible Bachelors in Nigeria, any lady who doesn't pass at least 15 out of these tests is not a wife material by @joroolumofin .


This article is inspired by a conversation I had with a couple of friends at a resort over the weekend. We realized that unlike our parents times it's very hard to identify the ONE because of social media, wedding pressures, most girls looking like barbies. Are there still loving traditional supportive women out there ?

Here are a few tests you can run on a prospective wife or lover

1. Ask her on a date using Keke Marwa, BRT or danfo Bus even if you have a car

2. Tell her to go Natural. No makeup, weave-on or attachments

3. Say you forgot your wallet on a date and see how she reacts

4. Tell her you lost your job or you want to pursue your dreams OR you're quitting your job to be a DJ or barber

5. Wake her up 3am in the morning to make you Eba and Okro soup

6. Tell her you're celibate and you don't want sex till marriage

7. Tell her you want to resign your job to be a worker in the house of God with little income.

8. Get her all dressed up and take her to a fast food joint.

9. If you have a beard, shave it all up

10. Tell her to courtesy by kneeling while serving you food

11. Propose without a ring

12. Tell her your mother and 2 siblings are moving in with you after marriage

13. Tell her she must attend mid week service and join the choir mistress gild

14. Tell her you're going country, leaving the city and moving to Iyana Iba or mowe ibafo

15. Tell her to add your mom , dad and all siblings on social media and bbm

16. Only on April fools tell her you got a University girl pregnant. Only on Aprils Fool Day.

17. Tell her you're going for a course and she should wait for you. be it ( Msc , MBA, Phd )

18. Tell her your mother will be cooking for you

19. Tell her she can't watch Zee world or Telemundo anymore.

20. Tell her no makeup artist, professional photographer for your wedding that you're saving up.

Fellas, trust me. try this. You will thank me later. Watch her facial Expressions and body language you will get the true "ID" persona / archetypes of your partner."

Do you agree?




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The Oonis dad, the Ooni

Ooni Of Ife's Dad turns 75 today.
The Ooni's sister Princess Adesola Ogunwusi celebrated him writing:

"Happy 75th birthday to baba oba of the source kabiesi Oluropo Ogunwusi.Daddy you are a gem,a blessing,always at peace with yourself and with others around you.You taught us the value of hard work and self discipline,the fear of God,the importance of prayer and the meaning of love and humility.You are an embodiment of respect,peace,wisdom,kindness. As you celebrate your 75th birthday today i pray that God almighty will continue to be with you and grant you all your heart desires ,you will live long to reap the fruit of your labour.I love you daddy,happy birthday and many happy returns in sound health ,you are blessed today and always.

Many happy returns sir.


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Actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade has just relaunched her website with beautiful new photos depicting her as a Queen.

Check the photos out below:

Queening! Actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade Launches Website With Beautiful Photos
Actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade has just relaunched her website with beautiful new photos depicting her as a Queen. 

Check the photos out below:

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Celebrity Blogger Kemisola Filani is set to wed her fiancè Adeyemi Emmanuel, who is an accountant and Online publisher.

The duo who got engaged late last year will be tieing the knot sometime in March.

Check out the photos below:

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Actor Ken Eric's has realeased new photos to celebrate his birthday today.
See them below:

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This morning there was a fire incident at singer Banky W's home. If you missed it, read it HERE.

Now the singer in an Instagram post has addressed the fire. He wrote:

So there's good news and bad news. The good news is... I'm thanking God that I'm alive to give the bad news as a testimony.

Bad news is...

I was laying awake in bed at about 6am , and I just started smelling smoke. Stood up to shut off my tv and ac and realized it was coming from outside my door. Opened it to see the whole stairway was filled with huge gusts of black smoke/soot, and a fire was burning stuff downstairs. The smoke was so much I couldn't get down past it to see the source of the flames. Rushed back into my room and climbed down from the 2nd floor balcony with my dog... and then got help from the amazing workers and neighbours who helped me put out the flames.

Turns out the ac in the living room had caught fire.. I know a lot of ppl have been trying to call and I appreciate it. Maybe the fire burnt some of the network in the house because I can't receive calls LOL , but instead of calling to say sorry pls just maybe say a prayer and thank God with me.

Thank God I was awake to smell the smoke. Thank God we caught it early enough and the damage wasn't so bad.. it basically burnt some of the stuff that was around it. So awards, portraits, and some small electronics. But thank God, Duke and I are alive and well. We only had to form James Bond and climb down from the top floor balcony LOL Thank God for my neighbors and the amazing workers in and around the compound for helping us escape via the balcony, helping put out the fire, and helping with the aftermath/cleaning.

Thank God for life. And I'm not even upset.. I'm just grateful for life and health and for the grace and mercy of God on my life. I figure I'm about to have the best year ever so the devil tried to throw a tantrum. But not today Satan. Not today, not ever. Now sit back and watch me be great. By God's grace. Amen. God bless you all.



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Actor Adeniyi Johnson will be a year older tomorrow 27th February 2017.

To mark his birthday, the ex husband of actress Toyin Aimakhu and new Ambassador for Katawa properties shared new photos.

See them below:


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The actress who has continued to age like fine fine shared the photo below of her look to check today:

Simply stunning!


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The cripple pictured above was today arrested by two full teams of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos after he stabbed two passengers.

According to the RRS, the suspect is a terror to motorists, and attacks people with broken down vehicles at night .

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The Lagos State Police Command in the early hours of today 15/2/17 arrested a man who specializes in printing fake voters cards.

The command received an intelligence report that a printer identified as Remi Adebiyi with his office located at governor's road, College bus stop Ikotun has been secretly printing voters cards. Based on the information, the command's operatives mobilized to the business premises in the early hours of today and discovered some specimens.

The suspect Remi Adeniyi who has confessed to the crime stated that he was contracted by some people to print the fake voters cards.

The command's spokesperson SP Dolapo Badmos said the commissioner of police, CP Fatai Owoseni has directed that the case be discreetly investigated, as effort is on to arrest other suspects connected with the case.


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Today is the 4th year remembrance of Singer Goldie real name Susan Adebimpe Harvey's death.

Her best friend Denrele today visited her graveside and wrote the heart warming tribute:

"You can shed tears that she's gone,

Or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she comes back,

Or you can open your eyes and see all she has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,

Or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,

Or you can be happy for tomorrow cos of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she's gone,

Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind,

Be empty and turn your back.

Or you can do what SUSAN ADEBIMPE "GOLDIE" HARVEY would have wanted;

Smile, Open your eyes, Love and Go on!

4 Years and it still feels like yesterday.

Keep resting in the bosom of the Lord.

LOVE YOU GOLDIE."

Goldie died at the age of 32 shortly after returning from the Grammy awards.

May her soul continue to Rest In Peace.


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After losing her fourth child during delivery at the house of her regular traditional birth attendant (TBA), 42 year–old Kemi Ariyo contracted spiritualists to get to the root of her problems. “I was widely accused to be a witch as a result of the demise of my babies,” Kemi said. “So I approached the spiritualists who pray for pregnant women and see to the delivery of their babies”.


The delivery of the fourth happened in a thatched roof house with three spiritualists around her in her native Ode Ugbo, a riverine community of Ondo State. But in spite of their weekly prayers and their presence during the delivery, the baby was lost to still birth .



Ariyo's case may be extreme but generally indicative of the problems that women in rural Nigeria face. Almost on a daily basis, women in her situation consult spiritualists who charge between 15000 naira and 25000 ($48 -$79 ) per delivery – who claim to be praying and fasting and would consistently administer local herbal concoctions (Agbo) to these women between the period of pregnancy and delivery.



According to the National Demographic Health Survey, 2008, Ondo state had a maternal mortality ratio of 742 per 100,000 live births with worse indices at the facility level. Nigeria records one of the world’s highest rates of maternal deaths, with the country being the largest contributor of maternal deaths globally and second largest of under – five deaths with India being the first.



Most families especially those in rural communities – characteristically uneducated and economically disadvantaged - are at the mercies of spiritualists, and unskilled traditional birth attendants that they consult to deliver their babies. “We trust the outcome will be divine, we never trusted government hospitals” explains 60 year- old Taye Idowu in Yoruba.



One day however, Madam Taye, a former traditional birth attendant now maternal health evangelist approached Mrs Ariyo and appealed to her to stop patronizing spiritualists, “I told her that the unskilled birth attendants are the reasons she has been childless” she said.



Taye is part of a corp of maternal health evangelists, mostly reformed traditional birth healers under the Ondo state government's 'Agbebiye' programme – an incentive based referral programme. The TBAs are encouraged to refer their ‘patients’ to the orthodox clinics and earn money. She and others in the 18 local governments of Ondo State are part of the Agbebiye Initiative – a community – based approach and a primary health care model aimed to further improve community ownership to reduce maternal health to zero.



When questioned how she succeeded in persuading the health care providers to stop tending to Ariyo, she explains that she simply reiterated the birth techniques and the dangers she was now aware of. “We were all together in the same community, and I was part of the trade – we use broken bottles to cut the umbilical cord immediately the women deliver their babies, some get home and die from infection. We did not know it was bad.”



I paid a visit to a Comprehensive Health facility Centre in Oba’ile – Ondo South where a 34 year- old trader, Aderoju Fumilayo strapped her new-born baby who was obviously dazed with the heat and noise to her back. As she waited within the premises while women gathered for antenatal care to be attended to, she narrated her experience birthing three of her four kids. She compared those births by the traditional birth attendants to what is obtainable at the health Centre.



“I was normally asked to give them kerosene, Omo, Dettol, Detergent, and 10,000 naira as payment and conduct my babies naming ceremony there before they deliver my babies – I lie on a bench (typically made of wood) sometimes on the bare floor to deliver my babies”, she said.



Standing beside Funmilayo at the health Centre is a 65 – year –old, Olayiwola Fagoroyo, observing as a middle age nurse attends to Funmi. I am told she’s an “Agbabiye Vanguard” – she moves around with the women she refers to this health Centre’ making sure they go for antenatal, deliver the babies at the referred health Centre’s, and ensure the children are properly immunized to prevent mortality.



Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, the state Health Commissioner explained that ‘Abiye’ (safe motherhood program is a prelude to “Agbebiye” a word in Yoruba that means “Safe Birth Attendant” which could also mean “Safe Pregnancy Delivery”, and conducted in partnership with Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs).

“The Programme strives to ensure Universal Health Coverage for comprehensive sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care” he said. “The traditional birth attendants refer their clients to the health facilities for a cash reward and training on vocational skills acquisition (soap making, hat and bead making, catering services and tie and dye making”.

For the commissioner, the incentive provided by government was the major driver in a country like Nigeria that ranks amongst the 10 worst countries in sub-Saharan Africa to birth a child – according to Save the Children Mothers’ index.



But for Madam Kikelomo, a former traditional midwife now registered with government in downtown Akure, “we’ve seen that traditional birth attendant methods are harmful to our women which is why we had to enroll in the “Agbebiye program” – reducing the number of women and children dying during child birth”.

With two dedicated Mother and Child Hospitals, the Ondo State Government has been able to reduce Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by 84.9 per cent. From 745 per 1000,000 live births in 2009 the indices have drastically reduced to 112 per 100,000 live births in 2016 – a feat which made the state a recipient of a 400 million dollars grant from the World Bank.



“The women are treated free, from natural births and those that undergo caesarian operation, it is also done at no cost – that has helped us to scale – up the numbers”, the Chief Medical Director, Dr Adesina Akintan of the Referral centre (mother and child hospital) Oke’ Aro in Akure tells me. “Our objective is to make sure no woman dies during pregnancy or trying to birth a child”.



Another expectant mother, Mrs Oluwakemi Fagbe at the referral centre in Oba’ile, within Akure Municipality, tells me, “- They have specialists in this place and that is why I am here, Pregnant women from neighbouring states also visit this place to deliver because it is free, they even provide free blood donation for our children from age zero to 5 years.”



Outgoing governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, a medical doctor, boasts of meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets “between 2010 and 2016, we were able to crash maternal mortality by over 75% since we came on board and of course that can be linked to the Abiye and Agbebiye scheme we introduced”.



“We created an incentive scheme, with every referral by the Traditional birth attendants to access healthcare by expectant women, they are given a coupon, which is N2000 each per referral - with that method, they convinced most of their clients to orthodox hospitals for proper care" said the governor.



For Mrs Ariyo and Mrs Fagbe the knowledge gained by attending antenatal will be passed on to their children as they were all birthed at home through the risky and life threatening traditional birth attendants methods.



A state government document explaining the concept of Agbebiye initiative claims that among those referred by traditional birth attendants, there was no single maternal death with 99% neonatal survival – and facility utilisation increased by 20.4% in the primary health care facilities and there was a reduction in the facility utilization of the apex tertiary hospital.



Whether the Abiye programme can be sustained, as fiscal allocations to states continue to decline is a question that time will answer.


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Mercy Abang is a Freelance Journalist – Media Fixer with Sunday Times of London, BBC, Aljazeera and a former Stringer with the Associated Press – She tweets at @abangmercy


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Tiwa Savage is pictured below with Jay, Diddy and Kelly Rowland at the Roc Nation Brunch yesterday.

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President Buhari's wife, her Excellency, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari returned from Saudi Arabia this afternoon after performing the Lasser Hajj (Umrah).
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The EFCC yesterday found the sum of $9.2m cash and £74,000 after raiding the home of a former Group Managing Director of NNPC Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna.

The cash was uncovered at his Kaduna bunker. If you missed the story read HERE.
Now photos of the said loot has been released online. See below:


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Singer Tiwa Savage is going places with Roc Nation.

The mother of one who is currently in LA to perform at some pre Grammy events is pictured renown DJ and King of Snap Chat DJ Khaled, Diddy, Emele Sande and other celebs at DJ Khaled's album title announcement event

Photos below:


You go girl!

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The Presidency has released a photos of President President Buhari receiving party leaders, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, in Abuja House, London this afternoon.


Photos below;

However, Nigerians are seriously questioning the photos, insisting that if indeed the President is hale and hearty, he should speak live and address the country.


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The actress just shared the photo from the set of a new movie titled 'MY PAST (ANA MI).

The life of a thespian!

toyin_abraham:

Going bad and bald on this.... MY PAST (ANA MI)a movie by @wumitoriola directed by @adebayotijani #filming #workmode #beastmode

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A Twitter user @derianoagada is alleging that contrary to reports that the President is getting better, the President is actually in a COMA.

According to him, his cousin working in a London hospital gave him the exclusive information.

He wrote:

What do you guys think?

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The Lagos State Police Command is investigating the case of Suspected murder committed by a 51 year old man against his biological mother.

On 07-2-17 at about 23:15hrs, one Akintunde Ayoola 'M' of United Estate, Sangotedo, Ajah Lagos , came to the station and reported that on the same date at 1800hrs, he got information that his brother, Oluwaseye Ayoola manhandled his mother over failure to release undisclosed amount of money to him . However, on arrival at the scene, he found his mother, Dorcas Ayoola, 81, dead in a pool of her blood. The culprit Oluwaseye Ayoola then fled to an unknown destination.

Upon receiving the information,the command's detectives from Ogombo division launched a manhunt for the suspect, he was consequently arrested.

Upon interrogation the suspect confirmed that he had gone to his mother to ask for the sum of #500,000 out of his late sister's will of #11,000,000 but she refused to give him, an occurrence which angered the suspect. He the pounced on the old woman, and axed her to death.

The Lagos State Police Command's spokesperson SP Dolapo Badmos who confirmed the case said that the suspect is in custody while the corpse has beendeposited in General Hospital's mortuary for autopsy .

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