Welcome to Oghenemaga Otewu's Blog: 2016-05-15

Sunday 22 May 2016

High Court orders FG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to account for ‘missing N30tn’

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Goodluck Jonathan led administration to account for N30 trillion said to have been missing or unaccounted for while they were in government.

Justice Ibrahim Buba had given the order in a Freedom of Information suit number FHC/L/CS/196/2015 filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

Singer Flavour stepped out in this shirtless suit to perform in Ghana this weekend. See more photos after the cut...

Members of the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of NLC will meet today to review the progress of the strike action started on Wednesday May 18th over the increase of petroleum pump price. According to the General Secretary of NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson, at the meeting, the comrades will review the strike situation and determine the next line of action. He said a communique will be released after the meeting.

Former first lady, Patience Jonathan pictured with some politicians in Rivers state

Dame Patience Jonathan was pictured with some politicians in Rivers state today May 22nd. See another photo after the cut...

Controversial South African pastor, Penuel Mnguni, who has in the past given his members grass to eat, stepped on their body as part of his deliverance sessions and has had his church shut/burnt in the past over his odd behaviour with his congregation time, has struck again.

According to the Church's post on social media, the Pastor during his whole night service on Friday, demonstrated power by commanding a woman to turn into a white horse, and it happened. The lady started acting like a horse and the Pastor quickly took a ride on her. She was then commanded to return back to her normal state and when she did, she allegedly said 'she didn't see or feel what was happening'.

Saturday 21 May 2016

Temi Otedola in stunning new photos

Beautiful lady!

Pres. Buhari coming to Lagos on Monday, state govt advises residents on traffic diversions

Read the press statement below..

The Lagos State Government will formally welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 23, 2016 on a two-day working visit to the State. It will be President Buhari's first official visit to the state since he assumed office about a year ago.

She dressed that way to a dance class.

'If you think you are a mother, pls act like one' - Uju Stella tells Burna Boy's mum

Uju Stella who is allegedly pregnant for Burna Boy, has reacted to comments made by his mother that they don’t have time for her. In an interview with Punch today, Burna Boy's mum was quoted to have said it is not a criminal offence for a lady to be pregnant for any guy, that if a girl claims she is pregnant for somebody and the person refuses to accept it, she is meant to look for his family instead of taking it to the public.

Burna Boy's mum also said her son is yet to say anything about the issue and they are only focusing on his music right now and don't know anything about any pregnancy, that girls always come up with pregnancy claims. Uju Stella took to her IG to respond to the comment. What she wrote after the cut...

Nollywood actress Uche Obodo threw herself a birthday last night and her colleagues including Halima Abubakar and Angela Okorie were there. See more photos when you continue...

The actress shared photos from her fun night with friends on her Instagram page...

RMD rocks in new photos

The actor is over 50 and still looking handsome!

Adorable photos of Solidstar's son

Such a cutie! See more photos after the cut...

Father and son pictured on the set of a movie yesterday. Yul shared the photo on his Instagram page.

Friday 20 May 2016

'Everybody deserves a second shot at getting it right' writes Daniel Ademonikan as he shares cute photo with Stella Damasus

Filmmaker Daniel Ademonikan shared a cute photo of himself with actress Stella Damasus "Just because we are human...we make mistakes and fail. Why? Because we are human! Everybody deserves a second shot at getting it right." he wrote

President Buhari meets with Shell representatives in Nigeria (photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari who is the Minister of Petroleum met with Shell Global Upstream Director, Andrew Brown and Shell Nigeria's MD, Osagie Okunbor at the State House, Abuja today May 20th. See more photos after the cut...

Ronke Shonde, the mother of two who was attacked and allegedly killed by her husband, Lekan, has been laid to rest. She was buried today at Atan cemetery in Lagos. May her soul rest in peace Amen.

Pics: First Lady of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode receives Folorunsho Alakija at Lagos House

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, today received one of the richest women in Africa/CEO of Rose of Sharon Foundation, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, at Lagos House, Ikeja. See more photos after the cut...

National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu has described as a monumental fraud the SURE-P scheme operated by the Jonathan administration. SURE-P is the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program established by the immediate past government to re-invest the Federal Government savings from fuel subsidy removal on critical infrastructure projects and social safety net programmes with direct impact on the citizens of Nigeria.

According to a statement he released yesterday May 19th, Tinubu said President Buhari acted right by removing subsidy from oil.

The Nigerian Army insist that Serah Luka who was rescued from Boko Haram yesterday May 19th, is among girls that were abducted by Boko Haram members on April 14th 2014.

In an interview with Premium Times, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said the Army cannot be debating what it knows as a fact.

Barely two weeks after blowing up a platform in Delta state, some Niger Delta militants blew up a section of the Escravos gas trunkline behind salvation city, near Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West local government area of Delta state this morning at about 9am.

Ex-NIMASA boss Raymond Omatseye sentenced to 5yrs imprisonment for N1.5bn contract scam

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Raymond Temisan Omatseye, to five years in prison over a N1.5bn contract scam. Omatseye was arraigned before the court today May 20 on a 27-count charge bordering on alleged contract variation, bid rigging and awarding contract above his approval limit while he was in office.

Leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Front, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, released a statement via his Facebook page, insisting that the no schoolgirl was kidnapped from Chibok and the news of girls being rescued is a scam...What he wrote after the cut...

APC National leader, Bola Tinubu, met with labor leaders today May 20th. See another photo after the cut..

The actress is on a business trip in Senegal. See more photos after the cut...

The second girl, Serah Luka, who was rescued by the Nigeria Military yesterday, is not one of the 218 students of the Government Girls College Chibok who were abducted by Boko Haram members on April 14th 2014, the Associated Press reports. Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman in a statement he released yesterday announcing her rescue, said Sarah is number 157 on the list of 218 missing Chibok school girls However, this seem not to be correct as a Chibok community leader Pogu Bitrus told The Associated Press that Number 157 on their list had a different name.

The spokesperson for Egypt's military said on Friday morning that passengers belongings and wreckage from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 had been found north of Alexandria.

The plane was en route to Cairo from Charle de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Wednesday when it disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after entering Egyptian airspace.

Seyi Sodimu releases fresh new promo photos themed Traditional African Grown & Sexy Adult Contemporary. The pictures are released in anticipation of his upcoming release of the remake of his evergreen classic song, Love Me Jeje featuring US singer K.Michelle. See more photos after the cut...

PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, yesterday filed an application before a Federal High Court, Abuja asking for permission to travel to the United Kingdom for five weeks to seek medical treatment.

In the application, Metuh said his decision to seek treatment abroad was informed by the advice of a neurosurgeon at the National Hospital, Abuja, following the injury he sustained after falling from a chair at the national secretariat of the party on April 26th.

29 year old Spain and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas was snapped chilling out poolside with girlfriend Danielle Semaan, 41, four days after Chelsea's final match of the season, as he relaxes before linking up with Spain's squad ahead of EURO 2016.

His girlfriend looked sexy and beautiful in her bikini. See more photos after the cut...

Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central in the Senate, has released a statement reacting to the threat of expulsion from the Kaduna chapter of APC. The party yesterday threatened to expel him for speaking against the Buhari-led government on the oil subsidy removal.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Politics and Ideology, Suleiman Ahmed and released today, Sani accused the state governor, Nasir El Rufai, of being the mastermind behind the expulsion threat. Sani said the threat is nothing but the hallucinations of a barely educated ogogoro drinker. Read the full statement after the cut...

Nigerian Highlife artiste Flavour is in Ghana for the Tigo Ghana meet Naija concert. Yesterday, the N'Abania crooner was pictured arriving media houses for interviews in a Rolls Royce. See more photos after the cut..

According to the presidency, the man who followed Amina Ali Nkeki to the state house is her elder brother and not the Boko Haram predator who got her pregnant. Also, Amina is the only surviving female in a family of 13. She is not the only child of her family as was earlier speculated.

Kylie Jenner buys $6 million new home in her mum's neighborhood

Kylie Jenner just bought herself another new home in her mum's neighborhood, in Hidden Hills, California that cost her a whooping $6 million. The 18-year-old bought the home so she could be closer to the family, mainly mum Kris Jenner and sister Kim Kardashian. The new home is about 7,000-square foot and was built just last year. The home has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, not to mention a long list of lavish amenities. She still has the home she bought last year in Calabasas. See more photos after the cut...

Counsel to Chief James Onanefe Ibori, Thursday May 19, 2016 told the Southwark Court, Londonm that there may be no fair trial in the confiscation hearing of James Ibori that is due to start in June at a Southwark Crown Court in London.

According to a press statement signed by Ibori's Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, Ibori's lawyer said this during Thursday's preliminary hearing preparatory to the confiscation trial against Ibori that is due to start in June.

Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female president was sworn into office this morning after winning the presidential polls in January. Almost 700 dignitaries from 59 countries watched Tsai, leader of the Beijing-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), receive the presidential seal at Taipei’s Ching-kuo Hall.

The 59-year-old former law professor who studied in The U.S takes over from outgoing Kuomintang (KMT, or Nationalist Party) President Ma Ying-jeou, who was ineligible for re-election after two four-year terms.

The Publicity Secretary of APC in Kaduna state, Salisu Wusono, says his party is considering disciplinary actions against Senator Shehu Sani that may lead to his expulsion. Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday May 19th, Wusono said Sani is working against their party by speaking in favor of the NLC in the debate against the removal of oil subsidy.‎

Mum-of-two, Kim Kardashian West, revealed via Snapchat that she had to take a quick pregnancy test in an airplane bathroom after a health scare. She also shared the result of the test when she was done. See that after the cut..

Former Minister and BBOG Activist, Obiageli Ezekwesili reacted happily via Twitter to the good news that a second Chibok Girl has been rescued by the Nigerian Army. See more tweets after the cut...

R&B diva celebrated her son Future Jr.'s second birthday with cupcakes on Thursday. The 28-year-old singer shared a cooking video of herself making Mickey Mouse pancakes for her 'Juicy Man.' Her fiancé, Russell Wilson was on hand to celebrate with his future step son. See more photos after the cut..

Soldiers reportedly found a second abducted girl, Serah Luka, during a rescue operation last night. There are reports that she is one of the abducted Chibok girls. Army spokesman Col. Usman Sani Kukasheka said Luka is believed to be the daughter of Pastor Luka, who is one of the parents of the missing Chibok girls. He said that the girl is believed to be number 157 on the list of the 219 missing Chibok girls. He said in a statement:

They were shot by Prince Meyson, with styling from Dunes center Abuja, foremost Nigerian one stop shop for luxury Items. The images were created with the idea of fusing music and Business, the effect of which is actually Smart and Business minded. See more photos after the cut...

Check out Blake Lively's 'L.A. face and Oakland booty'

A pregnant Blake Lively posted a split photo of herself in Atelier Versase while promoting a film in Cannes. "L.A. face with an Oakland booty," she captioned the photo.

President Buhari says no girl in Nigeria should be put through the brutality of forced marriage

President Buhari says no Nigerian girl child should be put through the horror of forced marriage. Buhari said this while speaking at the state house where he received the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Nkeki and her four month old daughter which was fathered by a Boko Haram commander while she was in the sects captivity.

Senate President Bukola Saraki met with the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labor Congress NLC at the National Assembly today May 19th. The meeting was centered on ways of ending the faceoff between Labor and the presidency over the recent increase in pump price of petrol.

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari also met with the rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali, her 4 month old daughter Sadiya and her family, at the State House today. According to Mrs Buhari, everyone is glad she is back home and all will continue to pray for the safe return of other missing Chibok girls.

Sunday 22 May 2016

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Friday 20 May 2016

Thursday 19 May 2016