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It was a shocking experience over the weekend in Asari Toru L.G.A of Rivers state as many APC members decamped to PDP. The event tagged Victory Celebration was led by Chief Lavender LongJohn, JP who used to be a strong force in APC.


Over 500 heavy weight APC members came out openly to denounce their membership. The event was engineered by the result oriented leadership
of Hon Mpaka Longjohn, the PDP campaign coordinator in Asari- Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.Rivers state belong to PDP, as declared by the decamped members of APC. They claimed they were lured and deceived to join APC, that their original membership was PDP, all thanking God that they are back home.

Speaking on his decamping,Chief Lavender LongJohn,JP said....

” I resign my Membership of All Progressive Congress (APC) with effect from today – Sat., 13th Feb.,2016. I appreciate all my leaders, friends & associates in APC. I leave you with smile. Thanks


The crowd was something else, it was a huge victory celebration.Receiving the decampees,Hon Mpaka,the PDP campaign coordinator reminded the people that Asari –Toru LGA is strictly PDP LGA, he officially welcome them to PDP, promised the people to join forces together to support the Governor Wike to actualize the goal he has for their Local Government.

Chai!See wetin Wike victory don cause.

See photos from the decamping ceremony above

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According to information obtained by Trezzy Blog,former bread seller turned model Olajumoke has been unveiled as the campaign face of Pay Porte.

Yes to Grace!!! Online shopping brand, Pay Porte in an official ceremony, signed TY Bello's fashion discovery, Olajumoke Orisaguna, the former agege bread seller as it's official 2016 campaign face. Present at the signing was renowned photographer TY Bello, Jumoke's husband Sunday, Jumoke's lawyer Yomi Adeseyoju, Thisday journalist and PR Azuka Ogujiuba, Irene Kayoma, Head-Corporate Strategy/Planning and Noble Igwe-brand ambassador.

Congrats Olajumoke, people God is faithful.

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/former-bread-seller-turned.html

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As a result of the latest killings of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),former minister of aviation -Femi Fani-Kayode has appealed to president Buhari to dialogue with the aggrieved protesting group so that peace will reign in the country.According to FFK,President Buhari should stop the barbaric and consistent slaughter of IPOb members.Read what he wrote on his Facebook page....

Our government must stop the barbaric and consistent slaughter of IPOB members that we have been witnessing in the last few weeks and months. The more Biafrans we kill the stronger the cause for Biafra gets. The logic is simple and it ought to be obvious to every discerning mind: we cannot fight a war on two fronts.

We cannot fight Boko Haram in the north and at the same time fight Biafra in the south. This is the time for us to bury the hatchet and reach out to those passionate young igbos that feel marginalised and despised and that are obviously disgruntled. This is the time for us to stretch out a hand of friendship to them and to attempt to soothe their pain. The igbo are not our enemies: they are our compatriots.

Whether we like it or not we must treat them with the requisite respect and sensitivity that they deserve. The more we kill their unarmed youth simply for marching in the streets and insisting on their right of self-determination, the more we are courting a disaster and possibly a second civil war.

God forbid that it should ever come to that. God forbid that Nigerian should ever slaughter Nigerian again. God forbid that we should, once again, lose our peace on this country and witness the horrors and barbarity of yet another civil war.

It was a sad tale for Mrs Akinrefe the deceased wife who came home and discovered that her husband, Olawale Akinrefe had committed suicide by jumping into a well.Mrs Akinrefe also saw a faintly written letter dropped by her husband before committing suicide.

The 71-year-old man’s body was recovered in an abandoned well around 6am in Arigbajo Town, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that the matter was reported immediately and investigation has begun into the misery.

Mr Adejobi also confirmed receiving a note written in pencil by the deceased, however,the content of the letter was not made public in order not to jettison ongoing investigation.

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/71-year-old-man-commits-suicide-in-ogun.html

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Popular Nigerian singer Flavour is on the first date of his West Africa Tour, in Abidjan, where he headlined the ‘Closeup’ show, with popular Ivorian songstress Josey.


He was also involved in a number of media and press activities in the lead up to Friday 12th Februarys show; which included visiting popular city radio station, Jam Radio and made a live appearance in one of the country's top rated television network channels, RTI1 Ivorian TV.


He also paid a visit to Didier Drogba’s charity foundation.While at the orphanage,he was touched with his encounter with the orphaned and displaced children that the Chelsea legend and star footballer's foundation supports.

He said .....


“For me, the biggest blessing about my music and profession, is that I have the ability to impact positively on the lives of others across all backgrounds. Giving back has always been an important principle to me. I’m just thankful that I’m now in the position to do so, consistently.”

See photos from his visit above

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/flavour-visits-didier-drogbas-orphanage.html

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Toyin Saraki Visits Childhood School, tells students “you can achieve whatever you set your sights on.”

Invited and recognized as the Chief Launcher, Her Excellency Mrs Toyin Saraki Launched ‘Action, Not Words,’ a special publication on the history, accomplishments and achievements of Holy Child College (HCC), Ikoyi, in Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the school.

Highlighting the successes recorded by alumni of HCC in various fields including banking, public administration, healthcare and the arts, Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Saraki encouraged students of HCC to take advantage of the opportunity/privilege of education as it is a crucial tool to building a future free from discrimination and poverty.

Emphasizing on the benefits of educating the girl child, Mrs Toyin Saraki who is also as signatory to the Girl Declaration stated“It gives me great pleasure to be participating in this Back to School initiative of my alma mater, and to share with current students of Holy Child College that they can achieve whatever they set their sights at.”

Sharing her experience with another set of girls she had previously interacted with, during an exclusive mentoring session hosted by Girl Effect at the 70thUnited Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2015, Mrs Toyin Saraki encouraged the girls at the HCC to work hard, while aiming to take up roles/positions that are currently being dominated by the male gender, especially in leadership, governance and innovation. She also emphasized that education will play a crucial role in eliminating social vices against women and girls such gender-based violence; female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C); and forced, early and child marriages (FECMs).

The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), under the leadership of Mrs Toyin Saraki, also supports the #MyLifeat15  initiative (a global campaign which not only celebrates the dreams of women held at the age of 15, but calls on governments to end child marriage by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals).

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/toyin-saraki-visits-childhood-school_13.html

Nawa oo!

The accident occurred on Thursday February 11, at Kaltungo in Gombe state. The woman, her husband and their 2 children were heading to Adamawa from Maiduguri in their personal car - a Honda, when the accident occurred. The woman and her children were rescued but sustained varying degrees of injuries. They were rushed to Kaltungo General Hospital where they are receiving treatment. Anyone who knows them should please contact their family members.

See photos above;

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/graphic-photos-mother-father-their-2.html

In 1986,J P Clark,Achebe &Soyinka were at Dodan Barracks to plead with IBB to spare Vatsa. Vatsa was still executed

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UNILAG Medicine and Surgery student protest their dissatisfaction in the handling of their cross-over to College of Medicine by the school Authority. According to a source, this is the message that started the commotion, that then led to today's protest, this message was passed round on 29 January, 2016:


Hello Akokites, there is a rumour that 58 out of 147 Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) students will be allowed to cross to LUTH against the usual 50% across the science division of physical, chemical and biological. Research has it that there have never been a time in history where Pre-MED students had to wait for this long before seeing the list of those that made it to LUTH. Report has it that the remaining student that wouldn't be part of the 58 will be sent home to write jamb all over even though jamb form closes in 3days and the list is still yet to be released. I was also told the Pre-MED students plan to meet by 10:00am today(29/01/2016) at amphi theatre and maybe go on a peaceful protest. ULSSA(Unilag Science Student Association), please come to our rescue in any way you can.

The school authority decided to change the grading system to a grade-point system. Reason being that the crowd in that area of study(Medicine and surgery) was becoming 'unbearable', and the rate at which student fail while in College of Medicine, Unilag.



The students took to the 'street' and started a peaceful protest to the senate of the school, even though the VC didn't come out due to reasons best known to him, the Student Union Leader; Mr Mohammed Olaniyi addressed the aggrieved students, all to no avail.



The peaceful and quiet protest then turned rowdy as the students didn't feel satisfied with the response they got from the SUG leader.



Trezzy Blog spoke to a student, Miss Funmi about the incident as she is part of the affected student:



We were told about this development during our 2nd semester, towards the end of the year. But it is still unfair, I spent 3years at home waiting for this course, now I have it and UNILAG is moving me to another course despite having a grade point of 4.0 which would have normally taken me through if we used the old system, but they are asking for 4.5. I don't know what to do again, this is unfair.

Asked if the time they were warned wasn't enough to figure out if they should have taken caution;

Most of us worked by faith and also found the idea strange.They shouldn't have made that change immediately, while the 14/15 set were in session. UNILAG started change of course for us even before they released some results.

They told us to change immediately if we aren't sure of our strength and there was a deadline, all this happened while in session!

Our 2nd semester at that! Only a few of us changed

The rest of us chose to work harder. Results were coming out after exams

But Unilag didn't release our broadsheet!

The change of course form closed just a day before the broadsheet was out

We also spoke to another Student now, Mr Lekan, Department of Physiotherapy, to shed more light on the matter,



This is injustice, we prospective students of college of medicine wouldn't take this.

Asked to speak more;

Those of us who didn't meet the cut off per department, didn't cross. And we can't change course anymore. They can't move us to any lower course at all also, this is wrong in all ways.

Some of my colleagues were even given zero.

Some Missing script! How!

We are lost!

Its too late retake jamb now, the form has closed.

The least we are begging for is change of course.

How will u release change of course form before we write the exam?

We beg all Nigerians to use the social media to effect this issue to our favour, we can't waste 3years for nothing.

Trezzy Blog tried speaking with the Student Union Leader, he said everything is under control. That the aggrieved student would be heard.


Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/unilag-medical-students-protest.html

As narrated/sent by a Trezzy blog reader @Kelechi....

'A fire outbreak this afternoon occurred at the Nyiman residence of former governorship aspirant in Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Tivlumun Nyitse- GTN. As at the time of this report, the cause is yet to be ascertained. None of the family members was at home when the fire started'.

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Nigerian business magnate and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Ben Murray-Bruce was at the made in Aba Trade Fair today. While at the Trade Fair, he bought hat,shoes,bed sheets and wore the hat it immediately. He wrote:

"Today, I was at the Made in Aba fair. I bought the cap I'm wearing, shoes & bed sheets. I #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira "

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A fatal accident that happened yesterday evening along Oyo/Ibadan Expressway claimed the lives of six members of poltechnic Ibadan.

According to a Facebook user who shared the photos,the accident happened when the tyre of 18-seater Hummer Bus of the Quantity Surveying department of the institution carrying some students and staff of the department to Oyo burst while in motion.Four passengers reportedly died on the spot while two died later at the Adeoyo State hospital while the severely injured victims were rushed to the hospital.

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Some days back,reports of how a Nigerian man Oyinlola Famodun proposed to his girlfriend of many years, Yemisi went viral.The article received a lot of reactions from Nigerians who were moved by how Oyinlola staged the proposal.

Some days after the report,the news turned soar after Oyinlola was accused of being a fraud who is allegedly dating two sisters – Yemisi and Sola.According to sources,Oyinlola has been dating the two sisters for years now. The second sister, Sola, is allegedly pregnant with his child, and had just returned from Dubai with Oyin and his mother before he proposed marriage to Yemisi. Oyinlola and Sola were said to have spent December holidays together in Rome and the duo have saved up money to buy a home in Lekki, while saving up a mortgage deposit in the UK.

According to a reader who narrated the news,both ladies deserve to know what kind of man he is.The reader went ahead to say that Oyinlola has to be exposed.Read what a Trezzy Blog reader said below...

“Oyinlola picked [Sola] up from the London City airport this morning,”

“This guy has to be exposed! Both ladies deserve to know what kind of man he is. He is a liar and a thief as far as I know. I have been hearing of other escapades of his with several women. Enough of men playing with women’s emotions. This can lead to another stabbing or murder like the story of Yewande few days ago”.

Oyinlola is yet to react to react to the allegation.

Wonders they say shall never end!

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/02/nigerian-man-allegedly-dates-two.html

This is a bloodied Justa Kawira, laying helpless after her husband brutally pummeled her to near-death at their home in Kenya,leaving her bleeding and unconscious, after claiming she stole from him and that she was a nag.

22-year-old Justa has experienced multiple cases of violent abuses from her evil husband, suffered a miscarriage and lost two front teeth last year, after she was stabbed by him.

Justa, who has been married for six years, said John Wachira, 30, accused her of stealing after returning drunk to their home in Lang'ata, Nairobi.

The woman said she confronted Wachira, who returned at about 10pm on Sunday night, when he insisted that she stole his money.

"I told him I did not steal any money but he beat me until I could not take it anymore," she said.

According to Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi, the husband is walking around scott free. No arrests have been made because the wife refuses to press charges.

She is 6-months pregnant and receiving treatment at a hospital.

Boniface revealed that Justa was assaulted while her neigbours looked on. 

She was dragged into the house and beaten blue-black while bystanders just watched.

The neighbour who recorded the video of this particular assault, said he got tired of stopping the abuse, so he decided to film evidence.

Boniface and his team have found a safe house for Justa Kawira and a lawyer has offered to help on the case. 

Watch the disturbing videos below. WARNING - very graphic videos.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShlrWZ3FqCE&feature=youtu.be

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Prolific Nigerian music producer and Mavin records boss Don Jazzy on Saturday shared a picture of himself and Americans superstars Jay Z and Kanye West.

He captioned it: “Reminiscing… Working with greats like Jay &KanyeWest. NoBbeans. GOD has been good. #RareAsMyLove #TheGoodLife.”

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They made it! The Otedola sisters are no longer 'naija famous'. They are officially worldwide celebs.

The pair of DJ Cuppy (Florence Otedola) and fashion blogger Temi Otedola, made front page headlines on DailyMail.co.uk , today.

Trips to Paris Fashion Week, hobnobbing with Valentino and helping out with styling at Oscar de la Renta - sounds like all the trappings of a celebrity lifestyle.

But it's all in a day's work for Lagos-born Temi Otedola, 19, the daughter of one of Nigeria's richest men. Born in London, she returned to Nigeria for the first seven years of her life before coming back to attend boarding school, and is now settled in the capital. 

Temi's is the youngest daughter of energy tycoon Femi Otedola - worth an estimated £650million.He was listed as the 16th richest man in Africa by Forbes in 2015, and in Nigeria, where money is measured in dollars, he's referred to as a billionaire - with a fortune of $1.57billion.


But Temi insists that despite her family's wealth, her father and mother Nana have never spoiled her or her brother Fewa and two older sisters Florence and Christine, and is determined to prove herself on her own merits.


"We were brought up knowing all the success and money my father has made is his and we have to work for ourselves,' Temi told FEMAIL.

"We've definitely had that instilled in us. He might be bluffing but we certainly take him at face value. Anyway, we would not feel very good about ourselves just living off him."


While her father is currently supporting her as she studies for a degree in art history at University College London, Temi hopes to become independent by making a success of a career in fashion and has set up her own style blog JTO Fashion. 


She picks up inspiration by travelling to Paris and Milan for fashion week, listing Balenciaga, Marni and Valentino as her preferred fashion shows, and shares photos of her adventures with her 13,500 Instagram followers.


"I tend to go out only about twice a month and Cirque and Libertine are my favourite bars in London. But I'd rather go to Paris for the weekend and go to a few shows."


"My favourite fashion moment was probably last summer when I attended the Valentino Haute Couture show in Rome for three days," she recalled.

"My sister Florence and I were invited. It was an unforgettable trip including a private tour of the Vatican and meeting Mr Valentino himself at dinner the night before the Haute Couture show.


"It was a completely surreal moment because I've absolutely adored his line even before the creative directors Maria Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were at the helm. 


"We were just talking about the whole experience and the upcoming show and he struck me as being extremely elegant and kind in his manner. He was really, really lovely."


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