Bayo Olabiyi's Blog: September 2017

Friday 29 September 2017

An Open Letter To Psquare: Remember The Promise You Made To Your Late Mother

by Stephen Ofishea

You have no idea how bad this makes me feel, seeing Africa’s most talented duo getting into messy fights and spraying the bo on social media. The Okoye brothers getting into fights and making it public on social media, thereby attracting comments from fans and strangers who love to dish out advice for a story they truly know nothing of is no new story. The last fight which was in 2016 led to the duo itching to restructure the family business . Only after lots of pleas and intervention from fans and colleagues were they able to settle their differences which led to a release of their hit song “Bank Alert”.

Singer Timaya has replied veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem who described him as an ingrate.

In an interview with Goldmyne TV, Eedris had said Timaya is an ingrate who forgot him after making him popular.

He added that the singer had no talent but he nurtured him and sharpened his skill.

Disgraced former American footballer O.J. Simpson could be released on parole as soon as Monday in Las Vegas under a plan being finalized by Nevada officials.

State Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said: “process culminating in freedom for the former football player, actor and TV pitchman is in motion, but must be approved and documents must be signed”.

The Bayern Munich hierarchy are set to hold a meeting to discuss Carlo Ancelotti’s future on Thursday afternoon, according to Sky Sports.

The Bavarians were beaten 3-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday, which was preceded by a 2-2 draw at home against Wolfsburg last weekend.

Sky Sports reports Ancelotti is unlikely to be sacked on Thursday.

A three-year-old girl was anointed the new Kumari of Kathmandu by Hindu priests on Thursday in a ritual that will see her worshipped as a “living goddess” until she reaches puberty.

Wearing a red dress, Trishna Shakya was taken from her home to an ancient palace in the Nepalese capital’s historic Durbar Square where her initiation began with a short ceremony.

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dies At 91

Hugh Hefner, the silk pyjamas-wearing founder of Playboy who helped steer nudity into the American mainstream, died Wednesday, the magazine announced. He was 91 years old.

Hefner, who in 1953 founded a trailblazing brand that would help usher in the 20th century’s shifting attitude towards sexuality, died of natural causes in his Beverly Hills home — the famed Playboy Mansion — according to a statement from Playboy Enterprises.

Actress Doris Simeon, in an interview on single motherhood being the norm in Nollywood, blamed the men for neglecting their roles as the husband.

“Single motherhood is not peculiar to Nollywood. If you go to the banking sector, there are single mothers there; in the military, in law firms and other fields, there are single mothers.

Man Leaves Wife And Children To Live With Cows

Vijay Parsana, A married father-of-two in India abandoned his family five years ago to live full-time with cows who he thanks for saving his life and has since developed an deep love for them.

Vijay claims that the animals saved him from his bad gambling habit and so he eats the cows’ urine and dung, bathes, watches television and shares his bed with them in a religious retreat. According to him, he got to know how cow’s milk, its urine and cow dung is full of goodness and therefore committed fully to it.

Using a small bunch of broomsticks, known as ijabe, to mash ewedu (mallow-leaves) is very common among Nigerians when preparing the slimy soup.

However, medical experts have said that the age-old practice is actually fraught with dangers.

Ewedu is also known as Rama ayoyo among Hausa, while the Igbo call it Kerenkere.

Since the breakup of the country’s number 1 duo in the music industry P-Square, almost every celebrity seems to have something to say about the breakup. While some like Tunde Ednut choose to pick sides, Basket Mouth had taken the situation really lightly, accusing the twins of not waiting for his show to be over before starting the fight.

The comedian said the stories of their breakup had killed the publicity of his coming show.

The British Airways (BA) has sacked a member of its cabin crew who allegedly made racist comments against Nigerians on board a flight from London Heathrow to Abuja.

British Airways Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, Kola Olayinka, said the female cabin crew was relieved of her job after the airline concluded investigations into the matter.

The airline had launched an investigation following the appearance of a video clip of her making uncomplimentary racist remarks about Nigerians.

Rwanda has begun a campaign to reduce the use of firewood for cooking while promoting other technologies such as gas and energy saving stoves to limit deforestation.

Minister of Land and forestry Francine Tumushime announced the above at a stakeholders meeting in the capital city of Kigali.

She decried the fact that forests in the east African country are being harvested before maturity largely for cooking purposes.

After the medication over Blac Chyna’s revenge porn case against Rob Kardashian failed, the duo might not be going back to court. This however did not stop Blac Chyna and her lawyer from declaring war and saying the lawsuit was just the beginning. Chyna who recently settled for a $20,000 child support check per month, is reportedly demanding for an extra $10 million as compensation for Rob sharing her naked photos online.

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it would allow women to drive, the last country in the world to do so, sparking euphoria and disbelief among activists in the ultra-conservative kingdom, where social restrictions are increasingly being loosened.

The longstanding driving ban was seen internationally as a symbol of repression of women in the Gulf kingdom and its repeal comes after years of resistance from female activists.

Social media company, Twitter Inc., are not ready to let go of any single user of its software and this new update might make it even more interesting, so you linger – this new update makes it more than just a tweet, it would turn to a blog post!

Remember, the character limit for a tweet is 140 and sometimes, you just give up with typing and typing until you are through with your thought but Twitter has announced a character increase – 280.

On May 1 1967 at a meeting of Leaders of thought of Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, made the following declaration: “I consider my duty to Yoruba people in particular and to Nigerians in general to place four imperatives, two of them categorical, and two conditional. (1) Only a peaceful solution must be found to arrest the present worsening stalemate and restore normalcy. (2) The Eastern Region must be encouraged to remain part of the Federation (3) If the Eastern Region is allowed by acts of omission or commission to secede from or opt of Nigeria, then Western Region and Lagos must also stay out of the Federation. (4) The people of Western Nigeria or Lagos would participate in the Ad hoc Constitutional Committee or any similar body only on the basis of absolute equality with other Region of the Federations.” It was the gravest statement made by any leader in Nigeria at a crucial time.

Decades After His Death, Tupac’s Murderer Found

Tupac Shakur was murdered in 1996 and because the case was never solved, speculations had gone on about the rapper still being alive. Two US police officers who spent years investigating the death of the Hip Hop icon, have now revealed the identity of the killer who murdered Tupac.In a new explosive documentary Who Shot Biggie & Tupac?, Detectives Tim Bennan and Robert Ladd said a gangster member from the Crips, Orlando ‘Baby Lane’ Anderson was the killer who opened fire on the star’s car in Las Vegas in 1996 in a revenge attack.

Arjen Robben has poked fun at big-spending Paris Saint-Germain on the eve of Bayern Munich’s key Champions League away match in the French capital.With Anderlecht and Celtic also in the pool, the PSG-Bayern clash at Paris’ Parc de Princes on Wednesday could well decide the winner of Group B.

“Paris has certainly given out a few more euros than us, but money doesn’t score goals, the quality on the pitch scores goals, good teams score goals,” said veteran winger Robben before the team jetted to Paris.

A Nigerian man only identified as Obosi, was allegedly beaten to death by metro police bee Mandela in Johannesburg South Africa. According to a Facebook user, Star Boy Nino Brown who shared the photos and videos online, the deceased was covered with plastic over his face and after much beating, he passed out and died.The Facebook user, however, did not state when the incident happened. Nigerian men in the area came out to protest his killing.

Illegal Arms Dealers Arrested In Zamfara

Two illegal arms dealers, Abdulkarim Jibrin and Suleiman , have been arrested by the Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with elements of Department of State Services, along Funtua-Gusau road in Zamfara State.

They were caught driving a Golf Volkswagen car with registration number AWE-534-AA (Nasarawa) containing 1,479 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition on Sunday, September 24th. Preliminary investigation showed that they were on their way to deliver the ammunition to armed bandits. The suspects are in Department of State Services custody.

Sri Lanka customs arrested an India-bound air passenger attempting with “difficulty” to smuggle nearly one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of gold stuffed in his rectum, a spokesman said Monday.

Officials were alerted when the 45-year-old Sri Lankan behaved “suspiciously” at Colombo airport’s departure lounge on Sunday, spokesman Sunil Jayaratne said.

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has been banned for a year for his role in the sale of tickets to fan groups, the Italian Football Federation said Monday.

Agnelli was also fined 20,000 euros ($23,770) while champions Juventus copped a fine of 300,000 euros ($356,000).

Agnelli was accused of helping sell tickets to ultras fans, several of whom have links with organised crime. The tickets were then resold for a huge profit.

Nollywood actor, Chris Attoh and actress Damilola Adegbite have finally divorced following rumours of serious marital issues with surfaced a few months ago.

Damilola had initially denied any story suggestive of a marital discord. She also posted a birthday shoutout to her husband, Chris proclaiming her undying love for him.

Gunmen have opened fire at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, during installation of Mogajis and Baales on Monday.

While the activity was going on, the four gunmen in a black Toyota Sienna opened fire repeatedly around 11:45am, shattering Alli’s car’s glass windows and other cars parked in front of the palace.

How Olamide Gave Me Money To Shoot My Video | Skales Reveals

Baseline records artiste, Skales has revealed that fellow star, Olamide paid for the video of his super hit “Shake body”.

Skales revealed this on Twitter on Sunday.

According to the artiste, he was broke and could not afford to shoot a video for the song until the YBNL owner came to his rescue.

Nigerian music duo, Psquare have reportedly split after reports of a renewed rift between the brothers hit the internet, LIB reports.

Background:

The Okoye brothers had gone their separate ways in 2016, after reportedly engaging in a physical fight.

They had disagreed on a number of issues, including if their elder brother, Jude Okoye should remain their manager.

They later united and dropped some hits for fans who had pleaded for them not to go solo.

50 Cents And Family On Holiday In Jamaica

Renowned 50 Cents on holiday with his family in Jamaica.
Hmmmm,lovely getaway.

Who was Liliane Bettencourt? | World’s richest woman who left a fortune of $44bn

In these parts, the name Liliane Bettencourt is far from familiar. So when reports of her death began to make the rounds on Thursday, we got super curious; especially because the headlines carried the tagline “richest woman in the world”.

According to Forbes’ billionaire rankings, Liliane Bettencourt had an estimated net worth of $44.7 billion at the time of her passing. She was the thirteenth richest person in the world.

Ex-Nigerian footballer, Jay-Jay Okocha believes the tension and rivalry building between PSG’s Neymar and Cavani is ‘healthy’.Okocha played for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) between 1998 and 2002.He believes the two forwards should be left to sort things out on their own.

In recent weeks, Edison Cavani and his new teammate, Neymar jnr have been seen to have disagreements on the field of play due to set-piece duties. The latest of these was a battle between the two during the 2-0 win against Lyon.

The English Premiership table as at game 6 shows the rediness by the Manchester clubs of United and City being so resilient to stay atop of all.Manchester United and Manchester City are separated by goals difference,Chelsea FC still un-dettered and gunning to retain the title.

Crystal Palace is at rock bottom even with bringing in the great Roy Hodgson as their coach.

It's getting more interesting.

Executive Keke Marwa!Lol

This is ingenuity at its peak.Lovely vehicle unequalled.

UFC: Nigeria’s Kamaru Set To Fight Perry

Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman has agreed to fight American Mike Perry in an Ultimate Fighting Championship match on December 2.

Usman last Saturday knocked out Brazilian Sergio Moraes in the first round of their UFC welterweight fight in Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, United States.

Perry on his Twitter account called out Usman after the Nigerian was ranked in 12th position on the latest UFC ranking, which was released after Usman’s victory over Moraes.

Popular Nigerian musician and HKM boss Davido, took to his social media to share photos of himself praising his new chubby look which he attributed to money.

The American-born artist who has been receiving a lot of recognition after he did his hit song “IF”, was all smiles in the photo.

Davido captioned it with, “I’m getting chubby the money starting to show’.

Below is the photo as share:

More than 600,000 people had by Sunday signed a petition asking London transport authorities to reverse their decision not to renew Uber’s licence when it expires.

Friday’s decision to ban the ride-sharing service was “affecting the real lives of a huge number of honest and hard-working drivers” and would “show the world that London is far from being open and is closed to innovative companies,” the petition said.

Stevie Wonder knelt before a packed New York festival Saturday in a protest for peace as he led stars and politicians in pressing for sustained aid to eliminate the world’s worst poverty.

On a balmy late summer night, thousands converged on Central Park for the live-broadcast Global Citizen Festival which hands out tickets for free to fans who take actions such as petitioning their governments to support development assistance.

United States President Donald Trump received backlash from Basketball sensation, Lebron James, over comments on NFL players and disinvite to the White House.

Trump on Saturday said NFL players who do not stand for national anthem should be fired while rescinding an invite for a White House invitation.

The traditional visit by NBA champion, Golden State Warriors, was reportedly withdrawn because of Stephen Curry’s public opposition to Trump.

New Zealand’s Joseph Parker said he had the skills to exploit Anthony Joshua’s “weaknesses” after beating Hughie Fury by a majority points decision to defend his WBO world heavyweight title.

Parker condemned Fury, cousin of former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, to a first professional defeat in a scrappy fight at Manchester Arena on Saturday, which the judges scored 118-110, 118-110, 114-114.

The Ondo State Police Command has cleared several hideouts of kidnappers in Ore as parts of the force’s determination to tackle rising cases of kidnapping in the area.

The operation was led by the State Commissioner of Police, Gbenga Adeyanju, who vowed to rid the state of criminals.

Nollywood actress, Liz Anjorin, has advised married women not to leave their marriage on the basis of infidelity, as the actress was once credited to have said 80percent of men are born as polygamists.

According to Lizzy, women should focus on being financially independent rather than concentrate on making a show of their men to their friends.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday People, the X Factor mogul reveals how he will offer the divorce-battling star another year as a judge on America’s Got Talent

Simon Cowell is poised to rescue crisis-hit Mel B by handing her a TV contract worth almost £2million.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday People, the X Factor mogul reveals how he will offer the dicorce -battling star another year as a judge on America’s Got Talent.

Attention Hamptons residents: A famous Hollywood couple may just be your new neighbor.

E! News has learned Beyonce and Jay-Z just scored a seven bedroom estate in the luxurious beachside community of East Hampton, New York.

For $26 million, the couple and their three children will enjoy a property that measures out to 12,000 square feet on a two-acre site.

The world’s richest man, Bill Gates says has expressed deep concern for the health situation in Northeast Nigeria – affected by Boko Haram insurgency.

Highlights:

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says being an itinerant teacher has become “a way of life” as he takes up a post as visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg.

The 83-year-old Nigerian playwright and author told students and journalists at the South African university on Friday that the benefit of encountering different cultures during his travels is that “one does not stagnate.”

An upcoming actress, Sandra Onyenemere has revealed her ordeal in the hands of randy Nollywood producers who demanded she warm their beds before casting her.

“I want to expose randy movie producers and directors who give the industry a bad name. Most times we females are the victims. There is so much pressure from directors; they want to take advantage of you because they know you are passionate about acting. They know you are vulnerable so they want to take advantage of that, and that is tragic!”, Sandra said in a chat with SUN.

American actor, George Clooney, has said he believes Hillary Clinton wasn’t fit for the White House despite supporting her in the 2016 presidential campaign.

The 56-year-old, in an interview with the Daily Beast, said even though he believes she was qualified for the job, it didn’t qualify her for the presidency.

Lukaku, Sterling Keep Manchester Clubs On Top

Raheem Sterling shone for Manchester City and Romelu Lukaku delivered for Manchester United as the Manchester clubs maintained a tight grip on the Premier League title race with Saturday victories.

Sterling scored a brace as City crushed bottom club Crystal Palace 5-0 and are top on goal difference above United, who won 1-0 at Southampton courtesy of Lukaku’s first-half goal.

Raheem Sterling shone for Manchester City and Romelu Lukaku delivered for Manchester United as the Manchester clubs maintained a tight grip on the Premier League title race with Saturday victories.

Sterling scored a brace as City crushed bottom club Crystal Palace 5-0 and are top on goal difference above United, who won 1-0 at Southampton courtesy of Lukaku’s first-half goal.

World-record signing, Neymar, has said sorry to Edinson Cavani and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates, after he argued with the striker over a penalty last weekend.

Neymar and Cavani clashed over who should take a late penalty during Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Lyon at the Parc des Princes.

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the White House invitation extended to the Golden State Warriors’, due to Stephen Curry’s hesitation.

Trump had invited the team after winning the NBA season but Curry had expressed doubt about honouring the invitation.

Rosemary Namuwanga, a court clerk/interpreter at the Kasangati Magistrate’s Court in Wakiso District Uganda, has been suspended from work for indecent dressing.

According to a letter dated September 21,2017, which was handed over to the judicial officer, it stated she dressed in a very short and tight dress which by description did not fall within the accepted standards of the established Notice No 1 of 2017.

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