CHIEF TONY ANENIH LOSES 500 MILLION LIBEL SUIT

 A High Court sitting in Benin City has dismissed a 500 million naira libel suit instituted by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih against the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor and the Edo State Broadcasting Service[EBS]. The court refused the prayers of Chief Anenih to declare that a press release issued on behalf of the state government in 2010 was libellous and therefore refused the prayer for 500 million naira damages, amongst others.

MUSIC STAR PRESH JOHN PART WAYS WITH FIANCEE, PRINCESS DIANE

    OOB authoritatively gathered that the Nigerian music star, Presh John has parted ways with his pretty fiancee, Princess Diane. He engaged the plum, fair skinned University of Lagos graduate some years back. They became hot items in the social circles,and he allegedly performed her first marriage rites in the bride's hometown in Oko, Anambra State in May,2011. Three years down the line,nothing tangible came out of the marriage. In confirmation of the break up, Presh John was quoted as saying in recent interviews that he is not even in any relationship presently. On her own part, Princess Diane also no  longer has any picture of the singer on her social media and never talks about him again.

AMERICAN PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS EBOLA IN GUINEA

    AN American physician has been diagnosed of EBOLA virus in New York,U.S.A, thus becoming the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly virus in New York. The 33 years old physician was working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea when he contracted it. He is presently undergoing treatment  in New York.

YINKA FASUYI BUILDS NEW MANSIONS IN BODIJA,IBADAN

 

YINKA Fasuyi ,the colourful C.E.O of Management Consultant Company and the owner of the flourishing educational institute  Ibadan Business School is making the utmost of his 6 University degrees to make cool cash for himself and live big, together with his beautiful wife and doctorate degree holder. He has arguably the most beautiful office in Ibadan. He also owns four huge buildings he uses as offices. He is not relenting in his property acquisition. Apart from his sprawling mansion in Bodija,he has built yet another mansion in his Iyaganku home. In his home town, Ilesha, his mansion is labelled as ''Paradise.'' One common feature of his houses is their white colour and Roman pillars.

FOLAKE THOMAS-ODEYALE CONVERTS TO ISLAM

    Ibadan big girl, Folake Thomas-Odeyale was delivered of a baby boy in America recently. The gist is that the colourful CEO of Crystal Fashion  has converted to Islam. She is doing her Nikkai and naming ceremony together on November 8th in Maryland, U.S.A. Prior to her marriage,she was a devout Christian in Celestial Church and also a prophetess. Now,she has totally embraced a new life and she is addressed as Hajia Khadijah in America.

SHOT CANADIAN SOLDIER DIED

  The Canadian soldier, Corporal Nathan Cirillo who was shot by a gangster, Michael Zehaf Bibeau is dead. The gunman opened fire on him inside the Canadian Parliament during the War Memorial. The suspected gunman is also reportedly dead, during an exchange of fire with Canadian soldiers. A makeshift  memorial was organised for him yesterday, during which tributes were poured on him. May his soul rest in peace.

GOVERNOR AYO FAYOSE SEALS EKITI SPEAKER'S FILLING STATION

   The confrontation between the newly-sworn in Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and the State House of Assembly escalated on Wednesday, with the government sealing off a filling station belonging to the Speaker,Adewale Omirin. The Speaker's filling station,T. Five Integrated Service is one of the four the government closed down in Ado Ekiti to avert ''unimaginable fire accident with attendant facilities.'' The government, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi directed all the owners of the affected filling stations to report at the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development with letters of approval.

BOKO HARAM ABDUCTS 60 WOMEN IN ADAMAWA

  60 women were reportedly abducted by suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect at Waga Mangoro and Garta villages,both in troubled Adamawa State during a fresh attack. 40 of the women were said to have been abducted in Waga Mangoro and the other 20 were forcefully taken away from Garta. Some of the fleeing residents from the area who called journalists in Yola on the telephone lamented that scores of of insurgents riding motorcycles and driving vans had invaded their towns. The fleeing residents while lamenting the capture of the two towns said they were able to sneak out of the captured towns on Tuesday,but disclosed that their villages were ravaged on Saturday. One of those who was able to flee the area, Tizhe Kwada told journalists that the area had had been under the control of insurgentd for about 2 months now.

SOURCE: PUNCH

PRESIDENT JONATHAN FRUSTRATING MY PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION------------KWANKWASO

  KANO State Governor,Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has accused the federal government of deliberating putting obstacles to his using public places to declare his presidential aspiration in Abuja. According to him, on two occasions, his campaign committee sought different venues in Abuja for the declaration ceremony but they were denied by the Presidency. He revealed that ''the Eagle Square proposed venue seems to be impossible,even the International Conference Centre, as we are now struggling for an alternative venue for the declaration. So,if I fail to secure a venue, I will invite you all to the streets of Abuja,that is where we are now and we can hold it there.'' The governor stated this on Monday while meeting with APC stakeholders at Africa House, Kano Government House .

IGBINEDION LOSES LAWSUIT TO RECLAIM 3.3 BILLION NAIRA LOST TO A FRAUDSTER

   A legal bid by ex-Edo State governor, Mr Lucky Igbinedion to recover the 3.3 billion naira he lost to Venezuelan fraudsters in an awry oil deal while in office has been quashed by a United States District Court. The 2006 business transaction facilitated by former Venezuelan Ambassador, Enrique Arrundell was enmeshed in a catalogue of intrigues so deep that the court ruled that the deal should not have seen the light of the day in the  first place. According to the court, beyond evidence of money transfers to New York and Swiss Bank accounts, very little about the deal ''can be established with any certainty.''

SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES.

WHERE IS AHMED UWHUBETINE ?

  In his hey days, Ahmed Uwhubetine was the toast of Lagos party crowd, a fact he consolidated with the establishment of 11:45,a flourishing night club along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos then. The night club became the favourite hot spot for many celebrities in Lagos then, and the Delta big boy smiled to the bank. However, he later fall on hard times as his night club business crumble, due to low patronage. He then teamed up with another big name in the entertainment sector,Akeem Shodeinde and they established Reloaded Night Clubwhich unfortunately had to be shut down after a year.
  Today, Ahmed has practically disappeared from the social circles,sparking the question of where could he be?

GLORIA IBRU'S NEW LOOK SETS TONGUES WAGGING

   Gloria Ibru, Oloorogun Michael Ibru's sociable daughter has lately shed several kilograms of weight,thanks to her rigorous, daily exercise schedule. Her new trim look astonishes many people in the social circles. Check it out.

OBA AKINRUNTAN ENDOWS PROFESSOR TOYIN FALOLA WITH CHIEFTANCY TITLE

   LAST week Saturday at Obamakin Osangangan Multipurpose Events Centre, Olugbo Palace, Ondo State, the Olugbo of Igboland, and billionaire CEO of OBAT OIL, Oba Obateru Akinruntan conferred the traditional; chieftancy titles to the celebrated U.S.A-based History Professor, Toyin Falola and his wife Bisi. It was a colurful,well-attended ceremony.

SOCCER RAPIST, CHED EVANS' GIRLFRIEND FLASHES ENGAGEMENT RING

   The Sheffield United striker, Ched Evans who was released from jail a few days ago has stood his ground that he was guilty of only infidelity and not rape he was jailed for. He apologised to his steady girlfriend, Natasha Massey who clutched his arm and displayed an engagement ring. The comments on YouTube is the first he has spoken since his release from prison on Friday, after serving half of a five-year sentence he received for raping a 19-year-old woman in his home town of Rhyl, North Wales.
  Meanwhile,in a related development, BBC had been forced to apologise after its veteran presenter,Michael Buerk criticises Ched Evans' rape victim for being drunk the night he was attacked. The presenter's comment has generated a wholesale fury from the members of the public.

DR JOE OKEI ODUMAKIN'S HUSBAND FELL IN LOVE WITH HER IN PRISON

  During a recent award ceremony,the spokesman of Save Nigeria, Mr Yinka Odumakin made a startling revelation on how he met and fell in love with his beloved wife and distinguished human rights activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin in prison. According to him, ''Many have asked me how our paths crossed and how we have been able to maintain our homes as activists. I tell them,we don't bring activism to the home. We are both Comrades and we have lots of respect and love for each other.We met 17 years ago at the ALAGBON Police headquarters in Lagos. She was brought all the way from Ilorin and detained there in 1994. Chief Gani Fawehinmi and I were arrested after an NPC rally and were taken to the same place.....''

GT BANK BATTLES LATE ARISEKOLA'S FAMILY

  Alhaji Arisekola Alao,the billionaire business mogul who died in June this year in London is allegedly indebted to Guaranty Trust Bank PLC to the tune of about 7 billion naira. The bank is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to recover the huge debts.Part of his catalogue of assets include Tank Farms at 21 Michael Ibru Boulevards, Apapa was used by the late billionaire and philanthropist as collateral in obtaining loans from GT Bank.The bank had now placed a Caveat Emptor on the property. This was done by the top lawyer, Olisa Agbakogba on behalf of  GT Bank,as shown in an Advertorial published on Wednesday, October 8,2014.
  There is now a pending Order of Court directing parties to maintain the status quo and not to sell the Tank Farm until the determination of the proceedings at the Federal High Court.

FRAUDSTER PRETENDED TO BE IN A COMA FOR TWO YEARS TO AVOID COURT OVER 40,000 POUND STERLING SCAM

  A fraudster, Alan Knight of Swansea,South Wales,faked being in a vegetative state and a coma for 2 years after he scammed his next-door neighbour out of 40,000 pound sterling. He was caught by police going on shopping trips and holidays with his family. The 47-year-old attempted to beat justice by claiming he was a quadriplegic;his family claimed he was hooked up to oxygen  and could not move from the neck down. A court heard he was caught out after CCTV captured him walking around  to DorsTesco and driving his car to Dorset. He was then taken before before Swansea Crown Court where he admitted bilking the pensioner who lived next door to him out of thousands of pounds. The fraudster had been living off benefits after claiming he had suffered a devastating neck injury.

ODUNLADE ADEKOLA IN A RUMOURED LOVE AFFAIR WITH FATHIA BALOGUN

  The rumour mill is agog in Yoruba movie industry that star Yoruba Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola is having a secret love affair with another popular Yoruba movie actress, Fathia Balogun, who had been romantically linked with several men in the past. Odunlade recently invited Fathia to his movie location where the rumoured sizzling romance became evident. However, a close source to the Abeokuta-based actor dismissed the rumour as baseless.
  Well,there is no smoke without fire.

FASHION DESIGNER OSCAR DA LA RENTA DIES AT 82

  Legendary American fashion designer and business mogul, Oscar Da La Renta is dead. He was so popular and successful in the U.S.A that he dressed every American First Lady from the days of ex-President J.F. Kennedy's wife, up to the present American first lady. In his lifetime, he was referred to as the Sultan of Swag. May his soul rest in peace.

UNVELING 33 YEARS OLD SIJIBOMI OGUNDELE, LAGOS ISLAND BIGGEST BOY

   AT just 33, Sijibomi Ogundele has become one of the biggest boys in Lagos Island. He is the CEO of Sujimotors and Constructions. He is now arguably the biggest young property owner in an exclusive area in Ikoyi, Lagos with his newly-completed, world-class luxury apartments, Medici Terraces,located on Milverton Road, Ikoyi. He has a high business acumen, with chain of businesses in Paris, Accra, Madrid, Dubai and Riyadh, all under the business name, Sujimoto group.

AS OOB CORRECTLY PREDICTED, OSCAR PISTORIUS BAGGED 5 YEARS JAIL TERM

   Two days ago, OOB blogged that the disgraced South African paralympian, Oscar Pistorius who has been convicted of culpable homicide over the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp would be handed a 5-year jail term by Justice Thokozile Masipa. Today, he was sentenced to 5-year jail term. He has been moved to the Pretoria Central Prison now known as Kgosi Mampuru 11. According to legal experts, he could spent just 10 months in the prison before being considered for parole.

TARPISCHEV BANNED FOR ONE YEAR FOR COMMENTS ON THE WILLIAMS' SISTERS

THE President of the Russian Tennis Federation, Mr Tarpischev has been banned by the WTA for one year for his abusive and sarcastic comment on the World Number female Tennis Player, Serena Williams and her sister, Venus. Last week, Tarpischev referred to the Williams sisters as ''Williams brothers'', probably due to their masculine body frames. Serena Williams and World Number 2, Russian super model, Maria Sharapova have commented on the ban, and called it a positive development.

NIKKY SAMONAS GOES BLONDE

  Daring Ghanaian showbiz personality and bikini challenge star, Nikky Samonas has taken the risky fashion path of going blonde.

PASTOR MATTHEW ASHIMOLOWO'S SON'S WEDDING

   KICC Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo's second son, Tobi recently signed the dotted lines with pretty Toyin Omotayo at Romford Essex in England. More pixs shortly.

  Expectedly,it was a colourful,well-attended wedding.

KANYE WEST AND KIM KARDASHIAN SPOTTED WATCHING A MOVIE

  SHOWBIZ couple, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were spotted heading home after watching a movie on Sunday afternoon in Calabasas, California. Check out Kim's dressing and sexy backside.

  She looks gorgeous, doesn't she?

PHOTO OF THE DAY: GHANAIAN ACTRESS AMA K. ABEBRESE IN LONDON

   GHANAIAN star actress,Ama K. Abebrese is presently in London for the Friday, October 31 premiere of her co-produced movie, Double Cross, starring Ama K. Abebrese, John Dumelo, Adjetey Anang, and Paulina Oduru. Her swagger is an homage to the cold,wintry weather in London now.

LET'S CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY ON THE BLOG

  ARE you an OOB reader? We can mention your birthday, wedding or other ceremonies on the blog page. Simply send your name and the pictures to: olusolaoso24@gmail.com. Thanks

TUNDE AYENI ACKNOWLEDGES WIFE'S SUPPORT

  CITY lawyer, and the Chairman of Skye Bank PLC, Tunde Ayeni was among the prominent Nigerians who recently bagged national honours. In recent interviews, he confessed that his darling wife, Biola, a fashion designer has contributed immensely to his road to success in the corporate world. The couple are always spotted together in upscale shindigs,radiating joy.

MISS SAHHARA POSES NUDE FOR MASK MAGAZINE

  Controversial Songwriter/ Singer, Miss Sahhara is at it again. She poses nude for the latest edition of Mask Magazine.

SENATOR GBEMISOLA SARAKI SET TO CONTEST FOR KWARA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

   Senator Gbemisola Saraki is set to give Kwara State Governorship post another shot in 2015,if the posters flying around Ilorin, the Kwara State capital are anything to go by.  Pictures don't lie, check this out.

  Isn't she gorgeous?

UNVEILING PASTOR SUNDAY ADELAJA, WHO RUNS UKRAINE'S BIGGEST CHURCH

    The most popular Nigerian pastor in Ukraine is the stylish Pastor Sunday Adelaja, who heads Embassy of God Church in Ukraine. He relocated to the USSR and Belarus as a Scholarship Student from Nigeria in 1986 to study Journalism. After his graduation and  following the breakdown of USSR, he started two churches which he later handed over to other pastors before he moved to Ukraine  from Belarus in December 1993. He has since spread his tentacles to Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The United States of America and several other countries. However,it has not been a roller coaster affair for him as he has battled with a series of persecutions from the Ukranian government. He was specifically accused by Ukraine Minister of Internal Affairs, Yury Lutsenko of involvement in a fraud that resulted in the closure of a finance company,King's Capital Company. He has since been cleared of the baseless allegation.

CHECK OUT GOVERNOR AYO FAYOSE'S OFFICIAL CAR

   THE newly sworn-in Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has settled for a 1965 Model Mercedes Benz as his official car, in his bid to identify with the masses. Check it out.

MASS FAILURE RECORDED IN THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

   The Nigerian Law School recorded its highest failure rate since its 50 years of existence in the recently released 2013/2014 August bar examination. Out of the 5000 candidates who sat for the examination,only about 2000 candidates passed. One of the major reasons that has been given for the abysmally poor performance was the new Director-General of Law School's decision to review the pass mark of the exam from 40% to 50%; a decision informed by his unwavering determination to improve on the standard of the Nigerian Law School,and stem the production of half-baked lawyers in Nigeria.
   Many of the affected students have called for a review of the results. According to one student,'' people worked so hard for the exams,these same people have invested their life savings for the exam, and the DG who is responsible for this mass failure doesn't see reasons with these people. He said he is raising the standards but what we see is a high standard of failure.'' Another aggrieved student contributed that: ''Do we say 3000 students paid 300,000 naira school fees ,then prepared to fail?''

FOUR MORE PDP YEARS,DOOM FOR NIGERIA-----------BUHARI

    The former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress[APC], Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari [retd] told The Punch newspaper on Saturday in Kaduna State that another four years of Peoples Democratic Party's rule would spell doom for the country. Buhari said he was ''personally concerned'' about the alleged deliberate plot by the ruling party to use religion and ethnicity to destroy the country.
   The presidential aspirant,who spoke at a northern APC stakeholders interactive meeting in Kaduna, insisted that the greatest problem facing the country was not religion or tribal differences,but a deliberate plot by the PDP-led government to use religion and ethnicity to polarise it for selfish gains ahead of the 2015 general elections. While saying 2015 should be another year of concern for Nigerians, Buhari stated that another four years of PDP would send Nigeria down the drain.

RAPIST FOOTBALLER CHED EVANS IN 500,000 POUND STERLING DEAL

     Sex offender, Ched Evans is set to be offered a two-year contract by his former club, Sheffield United worth more than 500,000 pound sterling. The international Welsh striker was released from Wymott prison yesterday having served half of a 5-year sentence for raping a 19-year-old girl who got drunk in his home town of Rhyl. A source squealed to THE SUN that the 25-year-old had been offered a deal  worth 5000 pound sterling a week,which he is expected to sign. According to the source,''Sheffield United are the only club to have made him an offer and have been waiting for him to get out of prison before tabling the offer to him.'' However,he must make a public apology.

JUDGE MASIPA WILL MOST LIKELY JAIL OSCAR PISTORIUS ON TUESDAY

   INDICATIONS have emerged that Judge Thokozile Masipa will likely hand over a prison sentence to the disgraced South African athlete and paralympian, Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday morning when the much-anticipated sentencing will be handed down. This is largely due to the extremities of the two postures of both his defense counsel led by the unflappable and exceptionally brilliant Barry Roux, and the State prosecutor led by the sarcastic, mean Gerrie Nel. While the defense pleaded for 3 years house arrest punctuated by community service, the prosecutor described this as ''shockingly disproportionate'' and recommended  10 years prison term for the hopeless sprinter.
   OOB sources in Pretoria, South Africa where the sentence will be done revealed that the Judge will likely steer the middle course by jailing Oscar for definitely less than 10 years,probably 5 years. This claim is also corroborated by legal analysts OOB spoke to.
  In the next 48 hours,Oscar will be put out of his misery by knowing his fate.The whole world is waiting.

MAXIMUM 6 MONTHS SENTENCE FOR CYBER TROLLS INCREASED TO TWO YEARS

    INTERNET trolls who subject victims to sarcastic abuses now to face two years jail term under  a tough British Government crackdown,instead of the present 6 months.This harsher sentences are to be introduced following a rash of disgusting,high-profile cases,including rape threats  made against model,Chloe Madeley last week.Justice Secretary Chris Grayling revealed to The Mail On Sunday that the maximum six month sentence for internet abuse will be quadrupled.
  Miss Madeley was targeted after her mother Judy Finnigan made sensitive statement about the footballer and convicted rapists Ched Evans,a remark which swarmed the blogoshere and generated a great deal of interest in the social media.Miss Madeley welcomes the move,saying that the most sickening remarks amounted to ''online terrorism.'' According to Mr Chloe,''these internet trolls are cowards who are poising our national life.No one would permit such venom in person,so there should be no place for it in the social media. That is why we are determined to quadruple the current six-month sentence..''
  Currently,offenders who subject their victims to sexually offensive,verbally abusive or threatening material on the internet can only be prosecuted in magistrates courts under the Malicious Communications Act,which carries a maximum prison sentence of six months. But the planned changes will allow magistrates to pass on serious cases to the crown courts,where offenders would face a maximum of 24 months.

DOYIN GROUP OF COMPANIES' BOSS,PRINCE SAM ADEDOYIN'S DAUGHTER WEDS

     ON Saturday, October 4,2014, the consummate business mogul and owner of the flourishing Doyin Group of Companies,Prince Sam Adedoyin gave out his pretty  daughter, Aanuoluwapo Atinuke in marriage to the Adah family as she tied the nuptial knot with Nosike Chukwudi. All roads led to Landmark Events Centre, Oniru,Lekki,Lagos,followed by the reception.
     OOB serves you with some of the wedding pixs. Enjoy them.