Thursday, February 4, 2016

From a Bread Seller to a Model - Inspirational Story of a Lagos Girl Who Featured in Tinnie Tempah's Shoot

The moral of this story is that when God remembers to bless you, no matter where you are, He will surely locate you. Read this story shared by TY Bello and get inspired.
 
An inspirational story has been shared by top celebrity photographer, TY Bello. Few days ago, she shared a picture from a photo-shoot she did for UK-based Nigerian rapper, Tinie Tempah, with a bread seller photo-bombing him in the streets of Yaba metropolis in Lagos.
 
She captioned it: "BEAUTIFUL MISS X: WHO IS SHE.? Every one has been asking if this lady is a model. It was just perfect coincidence. She just happened to be walking by while I photographed. It happened so fast. She definitely SHOULD be a model. I'm happy to help her build a portfolio if she's interested. She's so beautiful and photographed so well. I'll find a way to track her down somehow . You guys can also help."
 
Fastforward to yesterday, after meeting Jumoke, the superstar singer and photographer shared her picture and video, its so inspirational, check on it below;
 
 
In a twinkle of an eye, the bread seller was turned to a superstar model, below is how TY Bello narrated it;
 

Presidency Slams Reports That Buhari Has Achieved Only One of His Many Campaign Promises

President Buhari has dismissed the report that he has achieved only one of his very many campaign promises.
 
Muhammadu Buhari
 
The Presidency responded to reports that President Buhari has only achieved 1 out of his 222 electoral promises . 
 
The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, reacted by saying that the president has successfully blocked the leakages in the system within the last seven months he has been in office.
 
He said: “Doesn’t the President deserve credit for this and other efforts to confront the monster of corruption?
"He is making good strides towards improving governance by tackling corruption. Till date, a good number of persons believed to have collectively stolen billions from taxpayers have been arrested and are facing the courts.
“We are working with our allies across the world from Britain and America to France and Germany to China and the UAE to source, locate and repatriate misappropriated funds.
 
“So far, an escrow account has been opened for money that is being returned. This is only the start. The return of stolen funds is important, but it is just as critical to ensure that those who seek to steal realise that no longer will there be such impunity in Nigeria.”
 
He also condemned recent false reports by the Centre for Democracy and Development adding that the centre was mischievous to attribute promises President Buhari did not make during his campaign.
 
He said: “The latest CDD episode is a shocking reminder to their failed attempt to hold the President to ‘100 promises in 100 days’ which disastrously crashed on the head of the proponent.
“The elevation of the act to a new high of 220 promises is a knee-jerk reaction that seeks to play to the gallery and score points against the President.”

N11.5bn fraud: How Bishop and Bank MD Planned to Defraud 64,000 Customers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged a bishop of a church and a former bank manager accused of defrauding customers the sum of N11.5 billion naira to court.
 
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has been told how Bishop of Maranatha Church, Jonas Katung and a Bank Managing Director of Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited, Mr. Irmiya Jatau, planned to defraud about 64,000 customers of the defunct Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society to the tune of N11.5 bn.
 
The court however ordered the remand in prison of Jatau over N11.5bn fraud. The accused were slammed with 24 counts before Justice Musa Kurya. Joined with them in the charge are one Okewole Dayo and Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited.
 
In one of the counts filed against the accused, the EFCC alleged that sometime in 2012, they “did conspire with yourselves to commit money laundering contrary to Section 18 (a )of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”
 
The EFCC also accused them of transferring the sum of N50m from Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society account to a First Bank account, with number 2003050001625, into the Dadin Kowa Microfinance, First Bank account Number-2016452671.
 
This sum, the count said, represented proceeds of unlawful acts and amounted to an offence contrary to Section 15 (25) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering amendment (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 54 of the same Act, among others.
 
However, when the charges were read to them, a little drama ensued. While all the accused pleaded not guilty, Bishop Katung was caught in two worlds. First he pleaded guilty to one of the counts before suddenly making a reversal and pleaded not guilty.
 
Having earlier been granted bail by the court earlier on December 9, 2015, Katung was let to walk free while all the others were remanded in prison custody.
 
The case was adjourned till March 7 for further hearing.

Nollywood Actress, Ini Edo Shows Off Her Collection of Designer Shoes in Closet (Photos)

From stilettos boots, moses sandal to other creative designer shoes and more, top Nollywood actress, has flaunted a collection of shoes in her large closet. She's surely balling!
 
In a new Instagram snap, multi-award winning Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has showed off her vast collection of fabulous designer shoes.
 
The University of Calabar Theatre Arts graduate shared the picture of her shoes which ranges from stilettos boots, moses sandal to other creative designers on her page and captioned it "#shoegame"
 
 
Ini Edo who owns a celebrity nightclub, 'Mimz', in Lekki, Lagos, also owns multi-million naira super cars, Range Rover Envoque, Mercedez G-wagon and more in her growing car collection.
 
It can be recalled that Ini Edo who began her film career in 2000, and has featured in more than 200 movies since that time, revealed that distance, irreconcilable differences, and incompatibility are the factors that largely contributed to her failed marriage.
 
In her words, "No mat­ter the indifference or incompatibility, if you’re together in love, a lot of things can actually work out. Howbeit, you don’t get to work things out when there is no contact. When you are with someone, and you can’t agree on certain things or find a common ground, I think being together could have actually helped us to understand each other better," she reiterated.

PDP's Olisa Metuh Arrives Court for the First Time Without Prison Officials or Handcuffs (Photo)

PDP's spokesperson Olisa Metuh has been seen in court for the first without prison officials or handcuffs on his wrists.
 
Olisa Metuh
 
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh has arrived the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for the continuation of his ongoing trial, Daily Post reports.
 
Metuh for the first time since the trial began walked into the court room without the presence of Prisons officials and handcuffs.
 
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Metuh on a seven count charge of money laundering.
 
The anti-graft agency is accusing him of collecting the sum of N400m from the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), money which it alleged was part of the funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military.
 
Metuh had denied this, saying the money he got from the past administration was for a job he did for the former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
 
He, however, did not disclose the nature of the job.
 
Since the commencement of the trials, the prosecution led by Sylvanus Tahir has produced six witnesses who have all testified about their various roles in the alleged transfer of funds from the former NSA to Destra Investiments Limited, a company owned by the embattled PDP spokesman.
 
He was recently granted bail by Justice Okon Abang of the same court, but owing to his inability to meet his bail conditions, his counsel filed an application for an adjustment in the bail terms.
 
He walked out of Kuje prison last week after meeting the condition of his bail terms.

See How Abia State Governor, Ikpeazu's Supreme Court Victory was Celebrated (Photos)

Reports have it that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu exhibited unique dance skills after the supreme court verdict went in his favour.
Supporters of Okezie Ikpeazu in high spirits
  
Okezie Ikpeazu's election as the governor of Abia State has been upheld by the Supreme Court as it gave the ruling validating the April 11 governorship election on Wednesday night, but did not provide reasons for its judgment.

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal which nullified Ikpeazu’s election on December 31, 2015, and ruled that Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the lawfully cast votes in the April 11, 2015 election.
 
His supporters took to the streets to celebrate with Ikpeazu in high spirits and he consolidates his position as the governor of the state.
 
It can be recalled that the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri had on December 31, removed Ikpeazu as governor and also declared Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in the state.
 
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See the Photo of President Buhari and Ogun Chiefs That Everyone is Talking About

A picture of President Buhari posing with Chiefs in Ogun state is making the rounds on the internet and has set tongues wagging.
 
 
The group photograph above of Buhari and Ogun state Chiefs is causing quite a stir after it gained waves online
 
The Yoruba traditional rulers in the photo have been criticised for squatting when it was time to take a group photograph with the President who was in Ogun State on Tuesday on a state visit. 
 
However some people think there is no big deal about the whole thing considering the status of the president.
 
What do you think about the photo?