Benita Okojie expecting first child

Benita Okojie and her husband Olawale Adeyina are expecting their first child. Benita shot to fame with her Osemudiamen hit song when she was still a child. We say big congrats to her!

Our President leaves for Turkey

President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Nigeria for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) which holds on Friday, October 20, 2017.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement. Adesina said prior to the D-8 Summit, Buhari, at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, will participate in an official working visit to Ankara, the capital city.

Marriage success advice: 4 things to do when your spouse doesn’t want children

One spouse may be willing to have kids while the other doesn’t, they go ahead and get married then problems begin arise due constant arguments about starting a family

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• Bukky Sanni

As weird as it sounds, some couples nowadays just get married with no intention of starting a family even in the nearest future.

On the other hand, one spouse may be willing to have kids while the other doesn’t, they go ahead and get married then problems begin arise due constant arguments about starting a family which

puts a strain on the relationship.

There are certain ways to approach a partner who doesn’t want to have kids without getting into an argument, making the situation worse than it already is.

Diana White of Womanitely lists 4 things you can do if you find yourself in that situation.

1. Let your partner know that you can’t imagine your life without kids: It’s important to be honest with your partner. Tell him directly that you can’t marry a man who doesn’t want kids, no matter how much you love him. Be honest and don’t hide your feelings. If he truly loves you, he will try to understand you and explain to you why he doesn’t want a baby. After all, couples should always talk about kids before tying the knot. Just don’t be afraid of the breakup. It’s better to end up your relationship now (if he wants it) than to regret for your mistakes and wasted years.
2. Don’t push your partner: It’s so easy to ruin your relationship, but do you really want to be filled with remorse till your dying day? If you love your partner, you should try to understand him. Maybe he’s been going through a really hard time now. Maybe he has some financial problems. Or, maybe he lost a child a few years ago and he is not ready for a new baby. Don’t push him and don’t talk about kids every single day. Figure out the reason and try to close the subject for several months. Chances are that he will appreciate your understanding and patience.
3. Give him time to think: If you feel like he is getting angry, stop your discussion. Give him a few minutes to calm down and think over your words. Fighting is not the best way to handle the situation. Because of his anger, he might not even remember your words. When you speak calmly and you give your partner time to think and to speak, it’s much easier to understand each other and reach agreement. Explain to your partner that kids won’t be a burden to him and your relationship won’t change. Moreover, remind him that when he will be old, children will take care of him. Discuss all of the benefits of having kids and let him time to think. Hopefully, he will change his mind and you’ll soon have a sweet little bundle of joy.
4. Discuss financial issues: If your partner doesn’t want a baby because of money, try to discuss financial issues together. While having a baby can put a dent in your family finances, it’s not the end of the world and it’s still possible to save money and live your life to the fullest, but with kids. You need to learn how to manage your money properly. Sit down and discuss your financial issues together. Maybe you can’t afford a baby this year (it’s a great idea to pay off all your debts before having kids), but it doesn’t mean that you can’t have kids next year. However, if your partner doesn’t want to spend money on kids at all, when he actually can afford a baby, that’s another problem to discuss.

5 easy ways couples can communicate effectively with each other:Marriage Advice

Sometimes in marriage, level of communication between couples dwindle and it gets harder to express your feelings towards each other, because you don’t talk everyday.

Couple talking
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Instead of waiting for the worst thing that could happen in your marriage, you can work towards taking it back to the way it once was.

Life gets busy especially with kids, jobs and extended family but you can work together as a couple to get your marriage back on track.

Inspired by Marriage.com, here are 5 easy ways couples can communicate effectively with each other

1. Communicate with love, admiration and respect: Talk with your spouse rather than talking down on them or at them.

2. Go away together: Sometimes, it’s okay to just leave everything behind and just have some time alone with yourselves, no distractions.

3. Communication should be mixed with fun and laughter: Life is not about being serious all the time. Make your conversations

very enjoyable  then you can proceed to saying about your issues.

4. Remember why you got married: Focus on what you love and cherish about each other, this should be motivating enough.

5. Create time to talk: Scheduling a talk time between you  and your spouse. Look forward to it each day and watch your level of communication get better.

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2019: Fani-Kayode exposes grand plan of New PDP chairman

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Fani-Kayode has disclosed the reason why Sheriff  emerged as the new national chairman of PDP

– He said that the new chairman wants to use his position as a platform to contest 2019 general election
– He added that some chieftains of the party ‘blindly’ endorsed him for the position because of his deep pocket
A former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party 2015 presidential Campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode has continued to express his opposition to the appointment of former Borno state governor  Ali Modu-Sheriff, as the substantive national of the party, say
ing Sheriff plan is to hijack the party for his presidential ambition in 2019.
Fani-Kayode, who is also a former minister of aviation, added his voice to the growing opposition to Sheriff as the party chairman.

Fani-Kayode reveals Sheriff grand plans

He made this pronouncement in an article that he published on Friday, February 19, titled ‘ Modu Sheriff: who has bewitched PDP?’.
READ ALSO: How Sheriff could cause PDP’s final burial
Fani-Kayode paints a gloomy of the Sheriff as “most controversial, intellectually-challenged, morally-depraved and despicable character”, Daily Post reports.
The PDP chieftain said that the new chairman was allegedly appointed because “‘he has plenty of money to spend on the party” and no less than “5 private jets” to lend out to those who needed a free plane ride”.
He wondered why the party did not settled for a northeast candidate with good track records and antecedent like Nuhu Ribadu, Bala Mohammed, Mohammed Wakil, Aliyu Modibbo, Ahmed Gulak and Wilberforce Juta instead of Sheriff, who he said cannot be separated from Boko Haram insurgency that has been causing great havoc to the country.
READ ALSO: Why Sheriff is a wrong candidate – Doyin Okupe
The former minister further stressed that the new PDP chairman long term ambition was to hijack the party structure in order to emerge its presidential candidate in 2019.
Meanwhile, Sheriff had promised to lead the party to regain control of the federal government in 2019.
He stated this in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, during a thanksgiving service organised to mark the victory of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu at the Supreme Court.
Source:Naij.com

Buhari reacts to this morning’s suicide attack in Maiduguri, describes Boko Haram as a godless group

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President Buhari has described Boko Haram group as one that is godless. Buhari said this while reacting to the suicide attack at a praying ground in Maiduguri this morning. Over 20 deaths have been recorded while many others were seriously injured. He advised Nigerians to be very vigilante and not let down their guards.
“I am dismayed by the news of a bomb attack on innocent worshippers in a mosque in Maiduguri this morning. This attack is yet another sign that Boko Haram is a mindless and godless group that in no way represents true Islam. I sympathize with all who lost family and loved ones in the attack, and with the government and people of Borno State. Nigerians should please not let down their guard. Vigilance should continue to be a priority, especially in public places. The government remains resolute in its commitment to securing Nigeria from terrorism and violence.”he said

38-Year-Old Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing N170 And Phone

A Delta state high court sitting at Ozoro has sentenced a 38-year-old farmer, identified as Francis Williams to death for robbing his victim of N170 and a Nokia phone valued at N5,000.

According to Guardian, the court presided over by Justice A.O. Akpovi sentenced the farmer having found him guilty of the charge of armed robbery punishable under section (1(2)(a) of the robbery and firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap RII Volume 14 Laws of the Federation , 2004.
It was gathered that Justice Akpovi also found the accused guilty on the charge of wounding his victims with intent which got him a life sentence and illegal possession of firearms with a sentence of 10 years imprisonment respectively.

Anuhwin, an assistant director in the ministry of justice, through prosecution witnesses had told the court that on June 4, 2014 at a Palm Kernel Farm located at Ewu in Ughelli south local government that the accused robbed one Noah Ovie and his assistant of a Nokia handset valued at N5,000 and a cash sum of N170 while armed with a cut to size locally made gun.The prosecution witnesses further informed the court that nemesis however caught up with the armed robber, who was on a solo mission, when he was in the process of trying to rob them of other valuables as the two victims summoned courage and overpowered their assailant.

Fela 79th Posthumous Birthday celebrated by Gov. Ambode in Lagos with his statue

Yesterday, Sunday, October 15, 2017 which is Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s 79th posthumous birthday, the Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled the Liberation Statue of the Afrobeat legend, at Allen Avenue Roundabout, Ikeja.
The governor then went on with his entourage to witness a command live performance by Femi Kuti at the New Afrika
Shrine, Ikeja as the 2017 Felabration wrapped up.
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Bringing out the best in you

In life the question is usually what measures have you taken to change the circumstances of our life,God is not responsible is left for us to help work on those things the word of God teaches us.As we grow in the things of God we accomplish more and more.
Try in being the best you can ever be fear is a disease do not let fear stop you from bringing out the best in you just let faith work and bring you to the height you have worked on developing.The worst thing that can ever happen to a man is letting fear lead him you all gat to be a risk taker.A man that doesn't make mistake and correct his mistake is not ready to attain good success. Dont be scared of making mistake rather always be ready to take that fearsome step.#Foodforthought
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15-year-old girl, Slimzy Jay to be buried today

So, yesterday night we brought you reports about the 15-year-old girl, Slimzy Jay, real names, Jero Loveth who committed suicide after her boyfriend broke up with her in Warri, Delta.
Apparently, sources hinted that young Loveth took her life, after she found out she was pregnant, and told her boyfriend, Ro Se, who later broke up with her.

Slimzy Jay and Her Sister, Mary.

Today, screenshots of a purported chat that claims it was all a prank, made rounds, which led many to believe, that Young Loveth apparently faked her death just to be famous.

The Fake Screenshot.

YabaLeftOnline.com then reached out to Slimzy’s sister, who confirmed that indeed Slimzy Jay (Loveth) committed suicide
, but not because of a guy. She revealed to us that Slimzy died on Thursday, at around 10 PM, that’s 7 hours after she made a post on Facebook about a friend of hers, (See Below).
We then asked her sister to also confirm if Slimzy was really pregnant, but then she debunked the claims that Slimzy was pregnant.
“She’d be buried today”, Slimzy’s sister confirmed to YabaLeftOnline.com

SLimzy’s Boyfriend, Identified on Facebook as “Ro Se”, has already reacted to the news that he was the cause of her death, In a post he made on Facebook, He wrote; “For all of you guys that said i was the fault of my hearts death…no problem. may God judge your case….i wont say much…but God bless you all….”

He has since deactivated his Facebook account, after he got bashed heavily!
More Details soon.

Man convicted for over 23years gain freedom

A Kansas native, Lamonte McIntyre who was wrongly convicted of a double murder finally regained freedom after spending more than half of his life behind bars.

The 41-year-old man hugged his mother for the first time as a free man in 23 years on Friday with joy all over his face.

McIntyre who was serving two life sentence spoke for the first time and his first words were: “It’s nice outside.”

He was originally convicted at the age of 17 on the testimony of witnesses who later recanted. Prosecutors presented no physical evidence or motive to tie him to the 1994 murders.

A judge was reconsidering the case in court hearings that were scheduled to last into next week, when the new prosecutor in the case said in a news release that new information cast doubt on witness identification of McIntyre as the killer, and that a jury might have not convicted him.

“In light of information learned by my office since I began in January,” Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree said:
“my office is requesting the Court find that manifest injustice exists.”

The original investigators of the daytime shooting never issued search warrants nor discovered a link between McIntyre and the victims, according to The Washington Post. He was arrested after less than 20 minutes of interviews.

“The investigation was hasty and superficial,” said the Midwest Innocence Project, which helped free McIntyre.

McIntyre has always maintained his innocence.
His mother, Rose McIntyre who was present when he was arrested decades ago, on Friday thanked “everybody who never gave up on my son,” according to the Kansas City Star, which reported that there were many tears in the courtroom when the man was finally freed.
He (the judge) said:

‘You’re free.’ I almost hit the floor,” The Star quoted Rose McIntyre as saying. “I want him to feel the sunlight.”

My Marriage was dissolved illegally:Emeka ike

Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has spoken about the end of his marriage which was publicized on social media few weeks ago.
According to the actor, he did not sign any document to confirm that he is indeed done with the marriage.

“The court dissolved my marriage illegally; I want people to get it right. For you to dissolve a marriage, the man and his lawyer must be present in court to sign some documents. Ask them, was either my lawyer or myself present in court on that day? Is it possible to say the marriage has been dissolved? My wife says that I am a wife beater but the same woman two years ago in church during counselling, wrote it down that I am a caring man who is selfless and loves his family. She wrote that I love her and my lawyer still has the written note. She made this statement at The Redeemed Assemblies of God church in Magodo, Lagos. Can I possess all these and still beat my wife? Six months later, she began to sing another tune and I know she was advised by some people that it was the only way to leave the marriage.
“The reason why I have not signed the papers is because of the blackmail involved and my name that has been tarnished. She is spoiling my name; I would fight to clear myself of being called a wife beater with everything I have. I hate being referred to as a wife beater because I am not one. Any man that does that does not deserve to be called a father or a man because you are stronger than the woman,” he said.

Emeka, who has custody of his kids, claimed the kids do not want to see their mother.

“My children do not want to see their mother. When my daughter heard she would be taken to Lagos to be with her mother, she was crying profusely because she did not want to go to meet her. The children are scared of her. People have been asking me how my children have been coping with this whole drama but the truth is that they don’t want to see her. If you threaten our daughter that she would go to Lagos to meet her mother, she would cry and do everything you want her to do in the house just because she doesn’t want to see her.
Now my children are suffering emotionally, I even had to pay their matron double the money she asked for to make my children comfortable so they don’t really miss their mother. I am not happy that my daughter does not have a role model. The children are really irritated by their mother. I have a lot of evidence of child abuse against her but I am waiting for the right time to arrest her. Even in court, her son testified against her. She has tried to use the press against me by saying that I am a wife beater but I have never touched her in my life.
This is a real story and not a joke. Her best TV station is the criminal investigation channel; she stays up till 4am to watch the channel for over five years. At first, I used to enjoy watching it with her. She watched the programmes about women who killed their husbands, children, relatives. How would you wake up by 4am and not see your wife on the bed only to go downstairs and see her watching that station as if she is taking notes. I had to ask her if she wanted to kill somebody with the way she watched the station but she just switched off the television, went to her room and slept.
“This is the story of my life. This is a woman whom I brought out of a one room apartment she was living with her mother, the other room was covered with zinc but I built a two-bedroomed apartment for them. I went to her village and built a three-bedroomed apartment for her. I trained her from secondary school to Master’s degree level. Is this how she is supposed to pay me back? No one is looking at all this but they would go online to say that I am bitter. Some men suffer like me but they died for nothing. That is why I dedicated my award to all the men that lost their lives to the women they loved,” he said.

On the photo of him and a mystery lady that hit social media days ago, Emeka said:

“People saw a picture of me and a lady together and they have already begun to conclude different things. Love is not a public thing but a private matter, however, the lady I was pictured with is truly a South African and also of a German descent but she is my friend and we took pictures. People should leave it like that. When I want to get married again, everyone would know and that is if there will be anything like that. But at the moment, the lady is just my friend,” he said.

5000 Hectares Of Indian Hemp Plantation Destroyed In Ondo

5000 hectares of plantation have been reportedly destroyed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo state as 14 suspected growers and cultivators of the indian hemp have been arrested.

The Indian Hemp Farm The arrest and destruction of the plantation at Ala forest was carried out by a Special Enforcement Team(SET) led by the Controller of Operations(CN) of the Agency Sunday Zirange.

Those arrested include both men and women. The led by the NDLEA’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Col.Mustapha Abdallah(Rtd) were on a two day operation to the state.

Also, two suspected cultivators of the substance had to abandon what they were cooking on fire inside their hut when they saw the team but were later arrested in a nearby farm where they were hiding.

Hundreds of laborers were engaged by the agency to cut all the substance before they were set on fire. Speaking on behalf of the NDLEA Chairman, Zirange lamented the rate of deforestation in the southwest especially Ondo state.
He said:

“In the next 10 years if care is not taken, the thick forest in the west would have disappeared. The Northern part is a desert region, with fast encroachment while the south which is suppose to be the hope of the nation is being used for cannabis cultivation and the destruction of economic trees.
This development is affecting this country, all hands must be on deck, because the situation will affect the whole world with the issue of global warning as a result of environmental degradation”.
“Last year about 72 tonnes of cannabis were seized in Ondo forest zone, now we decided to be on the plantation site for us to see things for ourselves, you can see, there is no standing trees again, we will bring those arrested to justice.”

Source: Vanguard

Who Is This New King Of Boys That Has Thrown Hushpuppi Off The Radar

Dude spent N30m on a party that lasted for just 2 hours! Huh! That's a new one!! Please read this gist titled SELF-PAID by Aloba of Maestromedia... sigh!

We complain that there is recession and truth be told the thing bites so terribly that to meet the basic needs nowadays can be through many ingenious ways and means, but while the majority are hard hit, some are balling or having the parties or fun of their lives spending money as if there's no tomorrow!!!!
And when we say spending, we are not talking about local currency alone, we mean spending "hard currencies"-Dollars, Euros and Pounds and spending it like it's just mere paper and nothing else.

A few months ago, the "king of the spendthrift" was a dude known to all as "Hushpuppi". This dude, if we can refer to him as that took being vulgar to another level. The dude's life is all about intimidating others outrightly, showing off his intimidating wardrobe to mad effect, designer labels, his shoes, clothes, wrist-watches, cars and what have you. The dude takes private jet trips just for fun, luxury cruises at a whim, visits all those places where money opens the doors wide like going to the bus stop. He goes to clubs, lounges etc and shuts down the place totally, running out others with his vulgar spending. You make the mistake big trying to match him, you are literally taken to the cleaners!
Then he comes on the social media and shows off all his actions without a goddamn care in the world. The dude doesn't care how you view him or see him; he insults all comers with his actions and spending.
What is the source of his so called "Stupendous Wealth and somewhat unlimited wealth"? How much is he worth for him to have gone bananas with spending like he does? Who are his parents? How much did he inherit? Answers to these and more, nobody knows, but a large majority holds him in stupefied awe, while some are repulsed and totally disgusted by everything he stands for. But that has not stopped him though, dude sure has some form of thick skin, only that of recent he seems to have calmed down his antics a bit.
Now away from this "spendthrift" on to another of the utmost kind again. There's the new "master of the game" in town now, the supposed "new king on the block", who is simply known and referred to as "SELF-PAID". We have even heard that K1 the ultimate is already singing his praises to high heavens.

This new dude according to the legend already spawned about him, is a bigger kettle of fish compared to Hushpuppi! This dude amongst his peers is being rated a legendary fellow, all because of his spending ability and nothing more. That he can spend money is like saying he drinks water!
OK let's just give you all, only one scenario painted about him. He wanted to celebrate a few weeks ago, so he approached the dude known in Lagos Nigeria as the king of night clubs and made available ₦30 million for the party. So the event held and it was just for 2 hours atop the water on a boat and K1 the ultimate is said to have made ₦6, 000, 000, that's Six million Naira only in under 2 hours from being sprayed alone!!!
Where is this river or sea or fountain that's producing this unlimited flow of money, which is pouring like torrential rain that this dudes are getting there loads from? What kind of business are they doing that is so lucrative and that is bringing in such colossal and unlimited profit, that makes them spend like there's no tomorrow?
Let's feel you in about an event that just happened at the weekend, where many of these dudes were present and showed their mettle. It was a wedding, that we heard was between a IS based young dude apparently from the setting and the daughter of a market leader. We really don't know their names, but the utter display of extravagance, exceeded what many had ever seen and stupified everyone. At least counting from the convoy that brought in the bride and the groom, we counted not less than 20 Mercedes Benz G Wagons all black, then about 2 white ones, a couple of top of the range, Range Rovers and then the cream of it all, the Bride and Groom arrived in that same convoy in a white Rolls Royce Phantom.
All the cars above were just for the train alone, the venue, which was  Landmark at Victoria Island extension was jam-packed with exotic cars of all kinds that can intimidate anyone. The drinks- Dom Perignon, Cristal etc served at this party were out of this world and they flowed like it was water and didn't cost nothing. When it came to spraying money time, some of these boys were spraying bales of raw cash in hard currency and local currency!!!!
Just imagine that just 2 of these boys came in with ₦8.5 million Naira to spray!!! To tell you that these boys are not ordinary, imagine that a section of the party had girls nearly naked and some dancing naked, like it was a special strippers joint, right in front of everyone!!!!
These are the new boys in town, whose pedigree no one knows, whose antecedence no one can ascertain, the only thing going for them is that they seemingly have an inexhaustible sea or ocean of money in hard currency and they have the capacity to spend like their very lives depends on the vulgar spending! Just imagine someone of the caliber of K1 the ultimate going gaga and waxing stupendously lyrical as he sings the praises of these young boys, who are his kids age mates but can do what elders don't dare do or go to where elders don't dare go!
There was mad traffic on that day going towards Landmark, which was literally at a standstill, but to meet up, K1 was said to have taken an Okada (bike) to get to his destination, for us that's what it means when liquid cash dictates the tune, when a legend would do all that's possible to meet for the boys-boys.

'15k for an hour, with kissing, 35k': Nigerian girl willing to be a 'pretend girlfriend' shares her price list, see the hilarious responses

Things you see on social media! A Nigerian lady has taken to Twitter to share her pricelist for anyone who wants to hire her as a pretend girlfriend. According to her, 15k for an hour, additional 5k for PDA excluding kisses. If you want a kiss which will last 2 seconds and no tongue she charges 35k. 

Meanwhile check out the responses she got below