Wednesday, January 31, 2018
84 y.o Quincy Jones reveals he has 22 girlfriends between 28 & 42 y.o who all know one another
Quincy Jones gets around.
The 84-year-old spoke to GQ and revealed that he has no less than 22 girlfriends around the world — and they all know about each other.
He also spoke about Oprah, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and more.
According to Page Six:
On Swift, Jones muses, “We need more songs, man. F?-?-?king songs, not hooks,” and laughs when told by interviewer Chris Heath that “some people consider her the great songwriter of our age.”
Retorts Jones: “Whatever crumbles your cookie.” On Winfrey, Jones reveals, “Oprah dramatizes everything.” And he recalls of Jackson’s famed pet, Bubbles, “The chimpanzee, whatever the f?-?-?k it was, he was a pain in the ass. He bit [Jones’ daughter] Rashida.”
Jones, who was married three times, says that these days: “I got 22 girlfriends .?.?. Everywhere. Cape Town. Cairo. Stockholm — she’s coming in next week. Brazil — Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and Rio. Shanghai — got a great girl over there from Shanghai, man. Cairo, whew.”
Referring to himself as “a dog,” Jones says of the prospect of dating a woman his own age, “For what, man? There’s nothing .?.?. No upside. You gotta be kidding. I got me some technology [at his mansion] that keep fat and old away from here. Buzzes if they’re too old. But you’d be surprised .?.?. These women, the young ones, are aggressive now. Oh, my God, they’re fearless, man. All over the world.”
Glee's Mark Salling found dead after an apparent suicide
Mark Salling's victims will not receive restitution after his death, The Daily News reports.
Each victim who filed for restitution was originally ordered to receive $50,000 from the former Glee actor who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Salling died on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 35. Salling's exact cause of death is currently unknown, though according to TMZ, the actor died of an apparent suicide. Salling's attorney, Michael Proctor, confirmed his client's death to People, saying, "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment. He is survived by his mother and father, and his brother. The Salling family appreciates the support they have been receiving and asks for their privacy to be respected."
In October, Salling pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, avoiding what could have been a 20-year sentence and a lifetime of supervised parole. His sentencing was scheduled for March 7th. Salling was expected to serve between four and seven years in jail, register as a sex offender and pay $50,000 to each victim who submitted a restitution request. Salling was arrested in Los Angeles in 2015 and authorities reportedly found over 50,000 images and videos of child pornography and erotica on his laptop, while a thumb drive contained an additional 4,000 images and 160 videos. Per federal prosecutors, some of Salling's victims were between three and five years old. Salling admitted to using software to hide his IP and download child pornography. As an actor, Salling was best known for playing football-star-turned-singer Noah Puckerman on Glee. He starred in a handful of TV movies as well, but had few other roles outside the hit television show.
Each victim who filed for restitution was originally ordered to receive $50,000 from the former Glee actor who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Salling died on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 35. Salling's exact cause of death is currently unknown, though according to TMZ, the actor died of an apparent suicide. Salling's attorney, Michael Proctor, confirmed his client's death to People, saying, "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment. He is survived by his mother and father, and his brother. The Salling family appreciates the support they have been receiving and asks for their privacy to be respected."
In October, Salling pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, avoiding what could have been a 20-year sentence and a lifetime of supervised parole. His sentencing was scheduled for March 7th. Salling was expected to serve between four and seven years in jail, register as a sex offender and pay $50,000 to each victim who submitted a restitution request. Salling was arrested in Los Angeles in 2015 and authorities reportedly found over 50,000 images and videos of child pornography and erotica on his laptop, while a thumb drive contained an additional 4,000 images and 160 videos. Per federal prosecutors, some of Salling's victims were between three and five years old. Salling admitted to using software to hide his IP and download child pornography. As an actor, Salling was best known for playing football-star-turned-singer Noah Puckerman on Glee. He starred in a handful of TV movies as well, but had few other roles outside the hit television show.
Fani-Kayode has heart disease, lawyer tells court
The trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, for an alleged fraud of N4.9bn was stalled on Wednesday due to his absence from the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Counsel for the ex-minister, Mr. Norrison Quakers (SAN), told the court that his client was unable to make it to court as he had been hospitalised for a heart disease.
While praying the court to grant him an adjournment, Quakers promised to furnish the court with a medical report to back Fani-Kayode’s claim of ill health.
The adjournment prayer was not opposed by the prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo.
But the prosecutor urged the presiding judge, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, to observe the provision of Section 396(4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, which stipulated that no party, in a criminal case, could have more than five adjournments.
Oyedepo noted that already, the case had been adjourned twice at Fani-Kayode’s instance.
After hearing the parties out, Justice Aikawa adjourned the case till February 28 and March 1 and 2, 2018.
The EFCC arraigned Fani-Kayode on 17 counts of money laundering alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, who was listed as the first defendant in the charge.
The third and fourth defendants in the case are one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited.
The charges border on alleged conspiracy, unlawful retention of proceeds of theft and money laundering.
Fani-Kayode, who was the Director of Publicity of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential campaign organisation for the 2015 election, was accused of conspiring with the others to, directly and indirectly, retain various sums, which the EFCC claimed they ought to have reasonably known were proceeds of crime.
In one of the counts, the defendants were accused of conspiring among themselves to “indirectly retain the sum of N1,500, 000,000.00 which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: stealing.”
The four were also accused of indirectly retaining N300m, N400m and N800m, all proceeds of corruption, according to EFCC.
Fani-Kayode was accused of directly using parts of the money at various times, including a N250,650,000.00, which he allegedly used between March 20 and 25, 2015.
Fani-Kayode was also accused of making a cash transaction of N24m with one Olubode Oke, said to still be at large, on February 12, 2015 “to Paste Poster Co of 125, Lewis Street, Lagos Island.”
The duo were said to have made the transaction without going through any financial institution, an act the EFCC claimed was contrary to sections 1(a) and 16(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012, and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
But the defendants pleaded not guilty. (Punch)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joins Arsenal
Arsenal have completed the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for £55 million plus £5m in further add-ons.
Auba is one of the world’s most highly-rated strikers. He scored 98 goals in 144 Bundesliga games for Dortmund and had a hand in 172 goals in 213 matches in all competitions for his former club.
That works out at an average of 96 minutes per goal or assist.
Auba is the Gabon captain and all-time top goalscorer, and became the first Gabonese winner of the African Footballer of the Year award in 2015.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil signs new contract through to 2021
Mesut Ozil has ended speculation over his future by signing a new three-year deal with Arsenal, a source close to the player has told ESPN FC.
Ozil, 29, was due to be out of contract at the end of the season but will now be tied to the club until the summer of 2021.
The deal, worth £12 million a year after tax, comes on the same day that Arsenal announced the club-record signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund.
However, a source said Ozil's decision was not related to the Aubameyang deal but that the German playmaker simply decided he wanted to remain at Arsenal and in London.
Ozil turned down interest from Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona -- as well as a huge offer from Chinese Super League club Guangzhou worth £25 million a year, the source said.
The deal is worth around £350,000 before tax -- or £230,000 a week net -- which more than doubles Ozil's previous salary and makes him by far the highest paid player in the club's history.
Aubameyang and fellow new signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan reportedly signed deals worth £180,000 a week.
It comes a massive boost to Arsenal following Alexis Sanchez's decision to leave for Manchester United last week, especially with the Gunners languishing in sixth place in the Premier League and eight points off the Champions League places. (ESPN)
Why Chicago- bound passenger was restrained on flight – Emirates
Emirates Airline on Wednesday explained why a 71- year old passenger, David Ukesone, was restrained on a flight between Dubai and Chicago.
The airline said Ukesone was unruly on board the flight and forced his way into another passenger’s seat.
Emirates said the passenger engaged in air rage by biting another passenger, forcing the cabin attendants to professionally restrain him during the flight in order not to endanger the lives of other passengers and safety of the aircraft.
The airline, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said: “Emirates can confirm that Mr. Ukesone was a passenger on flight EK235 from Dubai to Chicago on 23 January, and that he had to be restrained by cabin crew due to unruly behaviour during the flight.
“Despite the best efforts of our crew to intervene and reason with him, Mr. Ukesone repeatedly disturbed other passengers, refused to remain in his assigned seat and forced his way into another cabin class.
‘He also assaulted crew and bite another passenger. As a consequence he was restrained by our crew. Our cabin crew members are highly trained to ensure the safety and security of our passengers, and constantly monitored Mr. Ukesone’s welfare throughout the flight. The safety and security of our passengers and crew is of the utmost importance and will not be compromised.
‘Upon arrival at the airport, the passenger was handed over to the authorities in Chicago. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the other passengers on the flight for their understanding, in particular the individuals who had assisted our crew during the flight.”
According to reports, the 71-year-old Nigerian had alleged he was punched in the face, his mouth taped and bounded like a prisoner for eight hours he was on the trip to reunite with his family.
The man said his offence was that he got into a dispute with the flight attendants over his seat number and the matter escalated.
Ukesone said he hadn’t been on a plane in over 35 years.
Nigerian police officer shoots superior dead over girlfriend
The police in Adamawa State have confirmed the death of a sergeant from gunshot by a corporal, allegedly following a feud over a girl.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, Othman Abubakar, confirmed the death of the officer “over a minor disagreement.”
The incident happened at a bar in Madagali Local Government Area of the state.
A witness who refused to be named said the two officers had a spat over the girl said to be an alcohol seller and the girlfriend of the corporal.
“They had a hot argument had on Tuesday over one alcohol seller who is girlfriend to Corporal Adamu. She had complained that late Sergeant Timothy did not pay a N100 bill for his drink.
“He initially took a shot of a local gin and demanded for another shot. This situation provoked Corporal Adamu, who warned Sergeant Timothy to be careful with his utterance to his girlfriend or he would be dealt with mercilessly.
“And true to his words, Corporal Adamu cocked his rifle and shot Timothy, killing him on the spot and causing pandemonium,” the witness said.
Police spokesperson, Mr. Abubakar, told PREMIUM TIMES that an officer “shot his colleague over a minor disagreement.”
“Reports from the area indicated that it was on Tuesday morning at about 11 : 00 a.m, when Corporal Bala Adamu and his colleague late Sergeant Emmanuel Timothy attached to 13 Squadron Police Mobile Force, Makurdi on special duties in Madagali, engaged each other in a hot argument that resulted to the corporal killing the sergeant with his rifle.”
He said the corporal had been arrested ,while the corpse of the slain officer had been deposited at the Yola Specialist Hospital Mortuary.
“The case has since been referred to the Criminal Investigation Department, Cid, at the state headquarters and investigation has commenced,” Mr. Abubakar said.
(Premium Times)
Herdsmen, farmers hold peace meeting in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa have held a security summit for farmers and herdsmen in a bid to find solutions to the security challenges in the region.
The state police command in collaboration with eight local government councils in Jigawa North-east and Hadejia Emirate councils organised the summit.
The summit provided a platform for deliberation to seek solutions to the escalating herdsmen and farmers clashes faces in the state and North-east zone.
The gathering which took place on Wednesday at Kirikasamma local council headquarters, was presided over by the state police commissioner, Bala Senchi.
Mr. Bala at the event said the attendance was an indication that the people were ready to cooperate to end the carnage.
“The crises control that we always implied will not solve the problems, what will solve the problems is that, the government needs to be proactive instead of reactive in responding to the problem,” he said.
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, the state deputy governor said Jigawa witnessed a high prevalence of farmers and pastoral conflict especially in the North-eastern part of the state.
Mr. Hassan further warned both parties not to take laws into their hands.
“The state will soon retrieve all reserved areas that are meant for grazing and allocate it back to its original purpose,” he said adding that the state had provided 81 wind-mill pumps to the various grazing land across the state.
Mr. Hadejia was represented by the executive secretary, Farmers and Herdsmen Board, Rabiu Miko.
Meanwhile, Wada Maija’a, Chairman, Miyatti Allah, Kirikasamma local government said the most affected area of crises in the locality is Zagari village to Tina’u area. He said there is no clear demarcation for grazing and farming hence the crisis.
Also the Chairman All farmers Association of Nigerian (AFAN) in Kafin Hausa local government, Abba Umar decried the fact that some politicians had turned grazing land into their personal farmland. He called on the government to, ”nullify the bad habit of grazing at night and using of masks by some herdsmen in the area.”
(Premium Times)
Obasanjo to unveil ‘Coalition for Nigeria’ in Abeokuta
Kehinde Akinyemi, spokesman of the ex-president, disclosed this to TheCable on Wednesday.
According to Akinyemi the registration would take place at the Ogun state secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo did not attend the launch of the coalition at the Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja on Wednesday ... (The Cable )
‘R. Kelly is not going to jail because his victims are not white’ – Angry father claims
According to the father of one of R. Kelly’s girlfriends, R. Kelly is getting away with his alleged sex cult because America doesn’t care about underage black girls being victimized.
Angelo Clary told TMZ he’s incredulous Kelly isn’t facing the same fate as Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby and believes race is the only difference.
Angelo’s 20-year-old daughter, Azriel Clary, is one of the singer’s alleged victims.
Angelo says Azriel was 17 when she met Kelly to discuss her music career. He and Azriel’s mother were there, but he claims Kelly slipped his number to Azriel when they weren’t looking.
Shortly after that, Azriel moved in with R. Kelly.
Angelo hasn’t seen his daughter since, and last spoke to her 8 months ago.
Another family, Joycelyn Savage’s family, also accused Kelly of cutting them off from their daughter. Just like the Savage family, Angelo says police told him there’s nothing they can do unless Azriel claims she’s being held against her will.
Last year July, BuzzFeed published an article alleging that singer R. Kelly was holding multiple young women — most of them 19 or in their early 20s — in various properties around the United States and forbidding them to leave what their parents described as a “cult.”
The women claim to be with Kelly of their own free will, but their families say that they’re suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
According to BuzzFeed’s report, the women in R. Kelly’s homes are forced to follow Kelly’s every instruction or face physical punishment.
The story followed several decades’ worth of lawsuits against R. Kelly that alleged he’d engaged in traumatizing sexual relationships with young women, some of them underage.
But few of the women named in those suits were willing to come forward and speak to the press, presumably at least in part because they’d signed nondisclosure agreements with Kelly in exchange for settlement money.
One of his victims who spoke out, Pace (maiden name Johnson) said she first met Kelly as a 15-year-old fan outside a court building, when he was on trial for charges of child pornography in 2008.
She went to the proceedings daily, until Kelly’s acquittal. A year later, at age 16, she says she lost her virginity to R. Kelly.
Ex-Italy football coach Vicini dies
Vicini managed the national side from 1986 to 1991, leading them to the semi-finals of the 1988 European Championships and also the 1990 World Cup.
Fondly remembered as “the coach of the magical nights” for his role in Italia ’90, Vicini passed away at his home in the northern city of Brescia, Italian press reported Wednesday.
The Italian football federation said that a minute’s silence would be held in his memory at games starting with Wednesday evening’s Italian Cup match between AC Milan and Lazio at San Siro.
During his 13-year senior playing career Vicini lined up for Vicenza, Sampdoria and Brescia.
He coached Italy’s Under-23 team from 1975 and then their Under-21s before taking over the senior squad from World Cup-winning coach Enzo Bearzot in 1986, but he will mainly be remembered for being at the helm of Italy when the country hosted the World Cup.
He guided them to the last four where their campaign was halted by Diego Maradona’s Argentina in a penalty shoot-out.
He was succeeded by Arrigo Sacchi in 1991, and later coached his hometown team Cesena and Udinese before retiring in 1994.
Senate to probe ex-JAMB, NECO registrars over low remittances
The probe will also be extended to the National Examinations Council and the West African Examination Council.
WAEC is an international examination body for the West African sub-region.
The move was based on a point of order raised by Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi-West), who said JAMB’s revenue had skyrocketed under a new administration and asked that NECO and WAEC, with larger structure, be probed on their remittances.
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had succeeded Prof. Dibu Ojerinde as Registrar of JAMB.
Melaye said, “I want to bring to the attention of the Senate that it has been declared that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board made internally generated revenue of N5bn in 2016 and they improved on that in 2017 by generating N7bn.
“Before then, remittance from JAMB to the Federation Account used to be (between) N500m to N700m.
“I am bringing it to the attention of the Senate that since JAMB has showed that it could remit N7bn, then we can encourage our relevant committees to work on NECO and WAEC that have wider financial statuses.
“WAEC and NECO have more people writing their exams than JAMB.
“We can make more money as a people and as a country if there is proper oversight and if the corruption pipes in those two places are blocked.
“My intention is to bring this to the attention of the Senate, and the presiding officer can ask the relevant committee to please take this up.”
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, in his remarks, asked Chairman of the Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary), Senator Aliyu Wamakko, to educate the lawmakers next week on the examination bodies and their revenues.
Olivier Giroud joins Chelsea for £18m
Giroud leaves Arsenal having played in their 3-1 defeat to Swansea on Tuesday night, coming off the bench in the latter stages of the game.
The French striker has now signed an 18-month contract at Stamford Bridge, where he will provide much-needed competition for the struggling Alvaro Morata.
Giroud has found it hard to win his place in the Arsenal starting XI this season, with manager Arsene Wenger preferring to start Alexandre Lacazette in his place.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's arrival to the Emirates has forced the 31-year-old, who was keen to stay in London despite Borussia Dortmund links, out of the club.
For Chelsea, it is a positive end to their search for a new striker.
Their move for West Ham's Andy Carroll was scuppered through injury, while they also considered moves for Ashley Barnes, Peter Crouch and Edin Dzeko.
Giroud was a surprise inclusion in Arsenal's squad for the game against Swansea given the transfer rumours.
Nigeria’s Isaac Success joins Malaga on loan
The forward is returning to La Liga to join Malaga on loan for the rest of the season.
Success arrived signed for Watford in a club record £12.5m deal in the summer of 2016 but has scored only one goal for the club.
He has made one appearance this season owing to a knee injury.
Senate President tasks police on crime control
Saraki made this remark when a delegation from the Police Service Commission visited him at the National Assembly Complex.
The Senate president, who lauded the efforts of the police in ensuring a peaceful and secured society, said the security challenges confronting the country should be tackled frontally.
He, however, said that the Senate would give urgent attention to the bill seeking to establish the Police Academy in Kano to promote professionalism in the force and guarantee improved welfare of policemen.
“With what is happening in the country; this is not the time to apportion blame but to find solutions.
“The Police Service Commission is critical through its advisory role in ensuring professionalism in the police force.
“As there is the need to stamp out corruption, it is equally important to reform the police force to ensure that policemen effectively provide the needed services to the nation.
“We are not happy where we are today, it is about time we take it up and correct and we need to be sincere in doing that,’’ Saraki said.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Sir Mike Okiro, expressed worry that nothing had been heard since the bill was submitted to the 7th National Assembly in 2012.
Okiro called for concerted efforts from both chambers of the National Assembly to ensure that the bill is passed expeditiously in order to give a legal backing to the cadets, who would graduate from the institution.
Man Dupes His Friend Of N2.4m, Sets Him Up At Computer Village, Lagos (Photo)
A suspected conman, Eruagah ThankGod has been arrested after he duped his bosom friend, Vitalis Darlinton to the tune of N2.4m and set him up at the computer village in Lagos.
The incident happened in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where both the suspect and the victim resided. But the suspect tricked the victim to Lagos and set him up at the computer village in Ikeja, Lagos.
P.M.EXPRESS scooped that Darlinton had informed ThankGod that he had raised enough money to travel abroad for greener pastures. It was when ThankGod discovered that the victim actually had such huge money that he promised to assist him to procure travel documents.
It was gathered that after the victim gave him the money, he procured fake travel documents and brought him to Lagos having convinced him that he had already paid for the ticket for his travelling.
However, when they got to Lagos, Thankgod paid for an accommodation in a hotel at Iyana Ipaja area where they lodged. The next day, he took Darlington to computer village to buy a phone as he would travel the next day.
When they got to Computer Village, he bargained for a phone for N100,000 and told the owner of the phone that he wanted to withdraw money from a bank nearby and that Darlinton will wait behind at the store he returned from the bank. He collected the phone and pretended as if he was going to the bank but escaped to Ikotun to sell the phone.
He was unlucky after he had negotiated with the buyer who demanded for a receipt and he could not produce any. He was handed over to the police at Ikotun Division who detained and interrogated him.
Before then, Darlington has been rounded up in the market as a criminal and was about to be lynched after they had waited for ThankGod to no avail.
However, the victim was lucky as the police used ThankGod’s phone to call him. The victim picked the call and narrated to the police what ThankGod had done and that his life was in danger at the Computer Village.
The police then rushed down to Ikeja, rescued and brought him to the police station with the owner of shop, where the phone was recovered and given back to the owner.
During the interrogation, ThankGod confessed that he procured fake papers and as such the victim cannot travel abroad with the documents.
He was charged before Ejigbo Magistrates court for stealing the phone and for defrauding his friend.Govern to
He pleaded not guilty.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. F.J. Layeni granted ThankGod bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail condition.
The matter has been adjourned till 28 February, 2018.
Customs raid Real Estate Billionaire, Olu Okeowo’s Home, seize his cars over unpaid import duties
The officials of Nigeria Customs have reportedly raid Lagos home of real estate billionaire, Olu Okeowo, seize his Rolls Royce cars over unpaid import duties.
Photos: Lagos stands still for the late Deji Tinubu
Below are pics from the Service of Songs for Late Ayodeji Tinubu in Lagos.
Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David, Victoria Island was the venue chosen for the service of songs held to honour Ayodeji Tinubu the Special Adviser on Commerce and Industry to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.
Dignitaries who graced the event included First lady of Lagos State, Her Excellency Bolanle Ambode, First lady of Osun State, Her Excellency, Sherifat Aregbesola, Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Mudashiru Obasa, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Chief Demola Seriki, Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Her Excellency Sarah Sosan, Senator Solomon Adeola, Hon. Funmilayo Tejuoso, Lagos State Secretary to the State Government, Mr . Tunji Bello and Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye among others.
The wife of Nigeria’s Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun were among thousands of associates, friends and family members that gathered to pay their last respect to the late Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Commerce and Industry, Deji Tinubu, who was buried yesterday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Redeemed Christian Church of God , City of David, Victoria Island where the funeral service held was filled to the brim with bigwigs in the society who came from far and wide to commiserate with the family of the deceased. In his remarks at the service, Governor Amosun described the deceased as a man with an unmistakable passion for the game of football and for sports in general.
“The last time I saw Deji was when he came to identify with Segun Odegbami’s 10th anniversary of his sports academy. Little did I know that Deji would answer the final call last week, which happened to be my birthday,” the governor stated. The official tribute of the Lagos State Government which was published in the official funeral programme and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, read: “He was an engineer, but he was also an engineer of sports. He was both a sportsman and sports lover. But he was unforgettable as a sports administrator. Those who followed him knew him as a symbol of service to humanity." “We had seen him enliven us on television screens and through radio waves. He was an enthusiast and an analyst. He probed the game and predicted. He pointed out weaknesses and strengths. He saw flair, he saw style, he celebrated goals. He delighted in them and infected all who listened or watched him with his full vigour and vitality about living.”
Also in attendance at the emotion-laden event were the wives of the Governors of Lagos State and Ogun State, Bolanle Ambode and Olufunsho Amosun, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Demola Seriki, Lagos State Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye and Chief Dele Momodu.
Special Prayers Held for Late Ayodeji Tinubu in Lagos:
As part of activities lined up to bid farewell to the erstwhile Special Adviser on Commerce and Industry to the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, late Hon. Ayodeji Tinubu, a Muslim prayer was held in his residence at Isiola Oyekan Close, Off Adeleke Adedoyin Street, Victioria Island, Lagos.
Dignitaries who graced the event included former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Her Excellency, Oluranti Adebule, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Chief Rasaq Akanni, Former Inspector General of Police , Alhaji Musiliu Smith, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Okoya, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola and wife; Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, Honourable Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye and Hon. Babajimi Benson among others.
📸: Ovation International
Dignitaries who graced the event included First lady of Lagos State, Her Excellency Bolanle Ambode, First lady of Osun State, Her Excellency, Sherifat Aregbesola, Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Mudashiru Obasa, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Chief Demola Seriki, Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Her Excellency Sarah Sosan, Senator Solomon Adeola, Hon. Funmilayo Tejuoso, Lagos State Secretary to the State Government, Mr . Tunji Bello and Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye among others.
The wife of Nigeria’s Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun were among thousands of associates, friends and family members that gathered to pay their last respect to the late Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Commerce and Industry, Deji Tinubu, who was buried yesterday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Redeemed Christian Church of God , City of David, Victoria Island where the funeral service held was filled to the brim with bigwigs in the society who came from far and wide to commiserate with the family of the deceased. In his remarks at the service, Governor Amosun described the deceased as a man with an unmistakable passion for the game of football and for sports in general.
“The last time I saw Deji was when he came to identify with Segun Odegbami’s 10th anniversary of his sports academy. Little did I know that Deji would answer the final call last week, which happened to be my birthday,” the governor stated. The official tribute of the Lagos State Government which was published in the official funeral programme and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, read: “He was an engineer, but he was also an engineer of sports. He was both a sportsman and sports lover. But he was unforgettable as a sports administrator. Those who followed him knew him as a symbol of service to humanity." “We had seen him enliven us on television screens and through radio waves. He was an enthusiast and an analyst. He probed the game and predicted. He pointed out weaknesses and strengths. He saw flair, he saw style, he celebrated goals. He delighted in them and infected all who listened or watched him with his full vigour and vitality about living.”
Also in attendance at the emotion-laden event were the wives of the Governors of Lagos State and Ogun State, Bolanle Ambode and Olufunsho Amosun, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Demola Seriki, Lagos State Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye and Chief Dele Momodu.
As part of activities lined up to bid farewell to the erstwhile Special Adviser on Commerce and Industry to the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, late Hon. Ayodeji Tinubu, a Muslim prayer was held in his residence at Isiola Oyekan Close, Off Adeleke Adedoyin Street, Victioria Island, Lagos.
Dignitaries who graced the event included former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Her Excellency, Oluranti Adebule, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Chief Rasaq Akanni, Former Inspector General of Police , Alhaji Musiliu Smith, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Okoya, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola and wife; Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, Honourable Commissioner for Education, Hon. Olayinka Oladunjoye and Hon. Babajimi Benson among others.
📸: Ovation International
Viral VIDEO & PHOTOS: Rat taking its bath like a human being is now a superstar
A bizarre video of a rat appearing to be standing on its hind legs and scrubbing itself with soap in a kitchen sink, reportedly taken in a bathroom sink in Huaraz city, Ancash, Peru has hit the net!
The rodent appears to be in his element, rubbings the cleanser between his hands and over his body like a human in a shower. Electronic DJ Jose Correa, who claims he filmed the video, said he was about to take a shower when he spotted the unusual sight on Saturday morning - and couldn't believe his eyes.
Jose, 36, said: 'He was just like a human, I've never seen anything like it. 'It went on for about 30 seconds, and then he ran off. I think he just wanted to give himself a good clean. 'I care a lot about animals so I wanted to protect his privacy. I would never want to hurt him. So I just filmed him and let him go.'
Jose said he is astounded the video has made such a big splash online - and that he's been fielding messages from the world over. The clip has racked up 37 million views in just two days after being posted on Reddit, but viewers of the video questioned its authenticity. Some said the rat was either a puppet or it was being controlled using animatronics. One keen-eyed observer noticed the rat is missing a tail. Katherine Guest commented on Jose Correa's video asking 'Where's his tail? Rats have a very long tail, very hard to hide an entire tail behind them. I've owned rats, I'm not stupid I know what I'm talking about.' Jose Correa seemed to confirm that the video was indeed fake in his response.
He wrote: 'Hey! Don`t take it too seriously, I did not say you were stupid, you are a smart person since you are the only one who is asking about the tail... it`s a humorous video, relax and smile in order to live longer.'
Today, Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan said: 'That's ridiculous, you've been duped by fake news,' when co-host Susana Reid tried to argue that the the video was real.
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Jose, 36, said: 'He was just like a human, I've never seen anything like it. 'It went on for about 30 seconds, and then he ran off. I think he just wanted to give himself a good clean. 'I care a lot about animals so I wanted to protect his privacy. I would never want to hurt him. So I just filmed him and let him go.'
Jose said he is astounded the video has made such a big splash online - and that he's been fielding messages from the world over. The clip has racked up 37 million views in just two days after being posted on Reddit, but viewers of the video questioned its authenticity. Some said the rat was either a puppet or it was being controlled using animatronics. One keen-eyed observer noticed the rat is missing a tail. Katherine Guest commented on Jose Correa's video asking 'Where's his tail? Rats have a very long tail, very hard to hide an entire tail behind them. I've owned rats, I'm not stupid I know what I'm talking about.' Jose Correa seemed to confirm that the video was indeed fake in his response.
He wrote: 'Hey! Don`t take it too seriously, I did not say you were stupid, you are a smart person since you are the only one who is asking about the tail... it`s a humorous video, relax and smile in order to live longer.'
Today, Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan said: 'That's ridiculous, you've been duped by fake news,' when co-host Susana Reid tried to argue that the the video was real.
Watch:
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