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He belongs to the rare class of Nigerians whose positive epithets could fill a basket. Across the different spheres of life, his reputation towers because he has succeeded in leaving positive landmarks across them all. He is not only Founder of a foremost and trail-blazing bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), but actually steered it to a towering height.

Today, that singular vision has remained a loud evidence of rare entrepreneurial and managerial acumen. And anywhere at all where the discourse is entrepreneurial acumen and mastery of the business landscape, his views are accorded a diligent attention.

Welcome to the illustrious life thus far of Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, whose birthday celebration is sign-posting the entirety of the Nigerian landscape this season. Like already inferred, his accomplishments are legion, and have ensured a range of warm appellations after his name.

FCMB and the values it represents are just ready testimonies to his good business sense, but are obviously not the only ones. Born at Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State on 9, March 1934, the story of Otunba Balogun’s life in full or perspective speaks volumes. Not only has he achieved success but lets the streams of his success to flow like living water to others. The attribute is what has earned him, the tag of constructive philanthropist.


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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has said that as far as the forthcoming general elections are concerned, Northern politicians have miscalculated.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is a Northerner contesting against President Goodluck Jonathan, a Southerner, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Okupe disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Friday.

According to him, Northern politicians got it wrong because they erroneously believed that a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is the leader of the Yoruba race and would deliver the Southwest votes.

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Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo’s wife turned 40 few days ago.


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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended the March 8 deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by two weeks.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman on Sunday in Abuja.

The statement said the period for the collection of the PVCs had been extended from March 8 to March 22.


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By: Emeka Ibemere



Serious trouble is brewing at the Ministry for Lands, Surveys and Urban Development Abuja, Federal Capital Territory over the inability of the supervising Minister to sign and release Certificates of Occupancy of those who acquired federal government properties in Lagos State and Abuja.

The recent trouble started with a planned protest rally at the Minister’s office by the staffs who have been bitterly complaining about the working modules of the Minister which they alleged was not in tandem with global practices in issuance of C of O.

It was gathered that the protest which was to be carried out on Monday 19 January, 2015, but was botched following an appeal by the permanent secretary of the Ministry to the protesting staffs and some developers, who allegedly acquired the lands but have not collected their Certificate of Occupancy, running into three years now.

Few weeks ago, those who bought federal government lands have cried out for help in obtaining their Certificate of Occupancy, after the documentation and payment of their necessary fees long time ago.

Some of the developers, Eke Philips, Mark Epe and Mr Gerald Nwosu complained that it has not been easy for them travelling from Lagos State to Abuja, for the C/O for different pieces of properties they acquired through the Ministry of Lands, Surveys and Urban Development, Abuja. They claimed that the process was becoming frustrating, especially when the Minister, Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi was doing nothing to alleviate their sufferings.


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With the dwindling fate of the Nigerian economy and the financial ill wind affecting the nation’s revenue base, even with the well meaning efforts of the managers of the nation’s economy, much is still expected as these efforts have been subverted by in house detractors and self serving Nigerians, many who have been tasked with the responsibility of managing this same economy.

Recent revelations have continued to expose these self seeking appointees who hold the nation and many of its revenue generating institutions at the jugular. The Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM) is presently under this draconian siege laid by its Executive Director, Business Development, Mrs. Folake Itohan Salami who is on a mission to circumvent its fortunes for pecuniary gains.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on December 14, 2011 appointed Mrs. Folake Itohan Salami, Executive Director, Business Development, for NEXIM Bank. Mrs. Salami whose marital status is shrouded in confusion, has a B.Sc in Business Administration (Second Class Upper) from University of Benin and MBA in Marketing from Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt.

Prior to her appointment at NEXIM, she has held several management and executive positions in banking and the private sector. Her meteoric fifteen years of work experience cover Commercial, Public Sector Banking, Mortgage Banking, Micro-finance lending and Multi-Purpose Corporative.



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- Allegedly Impregnates Nollywood Actress, Shadare
- She was never pregnant for me – Agbaje


The popular catch phrase for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flagbearer in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje is “J.K We Know, J.K We Trust,” but what is confronting most people in Lagos social circle is the gist now enveloping the air on his alleged secret romance with youthful Yoruba actress, Folake Shadare.

Source revealed that unknown to most people; Jimi Agbaje was once the centre of a sizzling romance with the actress, which a wicked bird even said resulted in a pregnancy mess.


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- Allegedly Impregnates Nollywood Actress, Shadare
- She was never pregnant for me – Agbaje


The popular catch phrase for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flagbearer in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje is “J.K We Know, J.K We Trust,” but what is confronting most people in Lagos social circle is the gist now enveloping the air on his alleged secret romance with youthful Yoruba actress, Folake Shadare.

Source revealed that unknown to most people; Jimi Agbaje was once the centre of a sizzling romance with the actress, which a wicked bird even said resulted in a pregnancy mess.


MORE: http://www.theiconng.com/lagos-pdp-guber-candidate-jimi-agbaje-in-adultery-mess/

Africa Academy Movie Awards (AAMA) 2014 holder for Best Actress, Clarion Chukwura is in love again! The talented star, we can confidently reveal, has found love in the hands of a fellow colleague even though he’s a few years younger than her.

The mother of music video director, Clarence Peters, according to the facts on our table, is tangled in sizzling romance with crossover actor, Wale Adebayo popularly known as ‘Sango’.

Clarion and Wale, who came into the limelight after taking the lead character in the epic film “Sango” many years ago we reliably scooped, have been in this relationship for a while though they’ve been very secretive about it.


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Africa Academy Movie Awards (AAMA) 2014 holder for Best Actress, Clarion Chukwura is in love again! The talented star, we can confidently reveal, has found love in the hands of a fellow colleague even though he’s a few years younger than her.

The mother of music video director, Clarence Peters, according to the facts on our table, is tangled in sizzling romance with crossover actor, Wale Adebayo popularly known as ‘Sango’.

Clarion and Wale, who came into the limelight after taking the lead character in the epic film “Sango” many years ago we reliably scooped, have been in this relationship for a while though they’ve been very secretive about it.



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-Lures Friend’s Daughter to Bed


For many politicians of our generation, money is not just the most important thing, but the only important thing existing in this life, and that’s exactly the sad way of life of Nigerian politicians who think they can have anything just with the whiff of their ill-gotten wealth.

One of such that falls in the category of this immoral lifestyle, National Enquirer gathered is the All Progressives Congress member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke whose stock in trade is serial-dating anything in skirt. The unrepentant polygamist, Faleke who’s nudging his 50s has dated actress Bukky Wright before now, aside having three different women as baby mamas has done it again.

According to sources close to the stupendously rich former helmsman of Ojodu LCDA, Hon. Faleke’s new catch which is tearing his family apart is one Kudirat Thompson, a 22 years undergraduate of the Lagos State University-LASU who we gathered is his friend’s daughter.


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-Lures Friend’s Daughter to Bed


For many politicians of our generation, money is not just the most important thing, but the only important thing existing in this life, and that’s exactly the sad way of life of Nigerian politicians who think they can have anything just with the whiff of their ill-gotten wealth.

One of such that falls in the category of this immoral lifestyle, National Enquirer gathered is the All Progressives Congress member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke whose stock in trade is serial-dating anything in skirt. The unrepentant polygamist, Faleke who’s nudging his 50s has dated actress Bukky Wright before now, aside having three different women as baby mamas has done it again.

According to sources close to the stupendously rich former helmsman of Ojodu LCDA, Hon. Faleke’s new catch which is tearing his family apart is one Kudirat Thompson, a 22 years undergraduate of the Lagos State University-LASU who we gathered is his friend’s daughter.


MORE @: http://www.theiconng.com/dirty-sexcapades-of-apc-lawmaker-hon-james-abiodun-faleke/

-Lures Friend’s Daughter to Bed



For many politicians of our generation, money is not just the most important thing, but the only important thing existing in this life, and that’s exactly the sad way of life of Nigerian politicians who think they can have anything just with the whiff of their ill-gotten wealth.

One of such that falls in the category of this immoral lifestyle, National Enquirer gathered is the All Progressives Congress member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke whose stock in trade is serial-dating anything in skirt. The unrepentant polygamist, Faleke who’s nudging his 50s has dated actress Bukky Wright before now, aside having three different women as baby mamas has done it again.

According to sources close to the stupendously rich former helmsman of Ojodu LCDA, Hon. Faleke’s new catch which is tearing his family apart is one Kudirat Thompson, a 22 years undergraduate of the Lagos State University-LASU who we gathered is his friend’s daughter.


MORE @: http://www.theiconng.com/dirty-sexcapades-of-apc-lawmaker-hon-james-abiodun-faleke/