My wife is not a flirt-Omotola's husband

It was obvious from the manner Mr. Ekeinde, pilot, sounded, that he was pained and frustrated by all the unfounded rumours about his wife’s glorious outing at the Grammys

“My brother, I am very proud of my wife’s accomplishments and I join other well wishers and millions of her fans to toast her success. I’m a little surprised that instead of Nigerians celebrating her appearance at the Grammys and her being the first Nollywood star to walk the red carpet, they are busy spreading tales and rumours that do not exist”’, he said.
“Truth be told, I was not angry with my wife when I saw the picture. Why should I be? I know who I married, how self-respecting she is and also the nature of her industry. She is an actress for God’s sake, and it is not out of place for actresses to appear in scenes that may look a little out of place for a married person.
‘’The key thing is that my wife respects her marital status, and in our 15-year-marriage, she has been the best woman any man could aspire to have. In spite of her stardom, at home, she is my wife. She cooks for me, takes care of the home and, above all, is a great mother to our lovely children.

“I sincerely would implore her fans not to buy into rumours and speculations about her marital life, because I, the husband, the one that is lucky to have her as my wife, am so proud of her and I continue to thank God for bringing her into my life. I could never have asked for a better wife than her.”

Now, let me address the point she made that she did not grant an interview to Sunday Vanguard. About six weeks ago, I became a columnist in this newspaper.
And since one of the planks of this column rests on popular culture, I have been publishing AUTHENTIC AND CREDIBLE interviews that I have had with leading personalities over the years. There is no ethical kerfuffle involved with this practice. A writer or journalist who did an interview with a given subject can use same interview in any other credible media platform of his choosing, as long as the said INTERVIEW WAS PROPERLY CONDUCTED AND THE STORY IS REPORTED ACCURATELY.

That was what I did, with the Omotola story. She granted me an interview, and I am now a columnist with Sunday Vanguard, a very credible and easily one of the leading mainstream newspapers in Nigeria, and I decided to use the story, with my byline boldly displayed, which should suffice. Her story is not the first I had done along this line, which, I may add, is a universally adopted practice by journalists all over the world. Journalists are free to syndicate their stories in whatever medium or platform they deem fit.

For three weeks, I ran an interview I did with Her Excellency, Mrs.  Bianca Ojukwu, the beautiful and erudite Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain last year in her home, in Enugu. When I did the interview, I was not yet a columnist with Sunday Vanguard, but I exercised my editorial judgment and used it to flag off this column.

Pastor on the run over death of two brothers during spiritual bath - Vanguard Newspaper

 LAGOS — The Police in Lagos have arrested a member of New Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ajah area of the state over the alleged death of two men during a spiritual bath, weekend.

  The deceased identified as Abiodun and Ayinde Oniru, of same parents and one of their step-brothers were alleged to have been taken to the church by their father and step-mother last Thursday for spiritual cleansing.
However, after three days, it was reportedly suggested that they should complete the cleansing with a spiritual bath. But their step-brother reportedly refused and left the stream located in Ogombo area of Ajah, leaving Abiodun and Ayinde of ages 23 and 20 respectively behind with their step-mother and Pastor of the church identified as Pastor Samuel Olusoji.
Things reportedly took a tragic dimension, following report that Abiodun and Ayinde drowned during the spiritual bath. The case was said to have bee
n reported at Ogombo police division, consequent upon which a team of policemen stormed the church.
Police sources said on sighting the policemen, Saturday, some members of the church located on 739, Ori-Oke Ibulun Ilasan Street, Jakande Ajah, including the Pastor, took to their heels.
Unfortunately for the church’s secretary, he was arrested and whisked into the police waiting van.
Police sources hinted that the corpses had been deposited at Mainland Hospital mortuary, Yaba, where autopsy would be done.
A police source said: “We are still on the trail of the senior Pastor of the church. He is currently on the run. He has questions to answer.
“Meanwhile, the autopsy report will form basis for our investigation. It is only then that we can be able to establish the cause of their death.”

I AM A FORMER STREET BOY- ORITSHEFEMI

By Niyi Tabiti

Award winning star afro- hip hop artiste, Oritshefemi was very happy going home with award at the 2014 Headies award. He won the Best Street Hop Award. The event took place at the convention centre of Eko Hotel and Suites,Victoria Island,Lagos.

Oritsefemi gave the Headies Awards 2014 audiance a laudable performance.While thanking his fans shortly after receiving his award, He said " I use to be a street boy but now God don elevate me". lol..So for your notice, Mr. Oritsefemi is a former street boy, he is now a big boy.All former former document remain valid.Joor ooo!

He aslo thanked the owner of Avatar his label and management group for the support. Oritshefemi hinted all that he will soon be going to South Africa to treat himself after he narrowly survived a tragic auto accident that saw new Range Rover envoque 2014 damaged beyond repair. www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com gathered that Oritshefemi was being pursued by armed robbers when he had the accident. The owner of Avatar has already bought another one for him.

  

BOVI FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR HEADIES 2014?

Bovi Ugboma the popular comedian  was the man widely publicized to host the 2014 Headies awards with Toke Makinwa. No hint about the whereabouts of Bovi was given by the organizers but Basket Mouth did a wonderful job. Was Bovi dropped? who has the answer?
 Basket Mouth earlier hosted the Headies in 2008, alongside nollywood actress Dakore Egbuson.

 Read about what Bovi's father said about Nigerian actresses here

See Annie Macaulay Idibia on the 2008 hip hop world awards Yéllo carpet

Abraham Adesanya 1922-2008

Some years ago,I was at the launch of Freedom Jail,a book written by Ayo Opadokun, a former NADECO chieftain. One of the special guests was the late Pa Abraham Adesanya (1922-2008), a lawyer,politician and activist who contributed to the achievement of Nigeria's return to democracy.

I will never forget the story Pa Adesanya told everyone at the event. He told us the story of a man who left Kano or Kaduna and was heading to Lagos. After travelling several miles, he got to Ilorin, he asked "Are we not in Lagos yet?", they told him...we will soon get there, when he got to

My Photo Bank #Ilovemycanon

A local refuse collector captured from the lense of my Canon in 2014.He was very excited and proud of his work.-Photo:Niyi Tabiti

A friend once told me why she like posting photos on Facebook.She said when her laptop crashed and she lost her phone, the only place she could get her old pictures was on Facebook.The samething with blogger.  

I snapped this roadside vendor of TV remote control in Ikeja,Lagos.

 You get to see most of your works such as articles and photos from way back because unlike your laptop, blogspot can not crash without adequate notice to users.

So i am going to keep some of them here too for posterity.My canon camera is fantastic!Easy capture,good images, especially if you know how to handle the settings.

 The resolution has been reduced.You can steal images but respect yourself,lol...credit! 

I captured this newspaper vendor at Ogba in Lagos.

Photo of the talking drummer baba onilu i captured inside Liberty Stadium,Ibadan Oyo State in 2014.

Fashola Extends Maternity Leave to Six Months with Full Pay

Lagos state civil servants will now eat their cake and have it.Female civil servants that are pregnant are now entitled to six months maternity with their full salary.Initially,it was three months.