Governor Adams Oshiomole and his wife, Lala Fortez exchanged vows hours ago at Edo State. These are first wedding photos from the ceremony. We will hopefully bring you more.
See photos of Governor Oshiomole and his bride at their wedding
Photos: Messi and Suarez spotted picking their kids from school
Absolutely no big deal in carrying out fatherly duties! Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were spotted picking their kids at a nursery in Catalonia.
This happened a day after triumphing against Bayern Munich to cruise into Champions League final.
But, Paparazzi can stalk!
Aww! Cristiano Ronaldo was inconsolable in the dressing room after Madrid's UCL defeat
Cristiano Ronaldo wept bitterly in the dressing room after Real Madrid crashed out of the Champions League race on tuesday, Spanish paper, Deportes Cuatro reports.
He might be having a bad season but we can’t deny he’s been the major driving force behind the team. So being defeated at that stage of the game is understandably painful.
Cuatro learnt that efforts by his teammates Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas to cheer him up proved abortive as the global sport star remained inconsolable. He reportedly stood up and walked out of the dressing room.
Photos: Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole remarries today
Five years after losing his wife Clara to cancer, Edo State Governor has given marriage another shot. He will be walking his bride-to-be, Iara Fortes,an Ethiopian model down the aisle today.
The wedding will take place at the Etsako Local Government Council marriage registry in Auchi, Edo State.
Short Story: Different Ball Game | By: Ololade Olatunji.
“Baby, the kitchen gas just got exhausted, gimme 10 minutes to breeze into the filling station. I’ll be back before you know it.”
“No problem dear”. Esther replied, sipping from her glass of juice. He planted a warm kiss on her forehead and dashed out.
She turned to the curtains, brushed them aside, smiled and watched him drive his Lexus Jeep outside the compound.
Her man is all shades of perfect. Handsome, hardworking, caring and domesticated. What a package. The last feature is mostly missing in men. And she knew she was one on the few lucky ladies out there. Life couldn’t have been any better.
Her path and Charles’ crossed 2months ago at the biggest unisex salon in town. She, a sucker for Asian weavons had opted for braids on that fateful day to satisfy her friends who constantly and annoyingly drummed “Change your look” into her ears like they were in a voice training session.
She eventually gave in to their demands after 3 years of wearing her Brazilian and Peruvians weavons. Braids it was. It took hours. 5 painful hours. The hair was undergoing punishment for whatever reason deemed by the merciless girls working on it. She contemplated quitting at some point but the boss summoned more apprentices to join and that made the work faster. She vowed that her Brazilian hair would resume duty two weeks after.
Fatigued and craving sleep, she trudged to her car and then discovered one of her tyres were deflated. “Not this time!”. She sighed. Her butt ached from sitting for so long, her head pounded like a mortar in use, now this? Arghhh!
“I can help with that.” came a voice behind her. Oh my, bless this God-sent soul. He came at the nick of time.
“Thank you so much”. She said and proceeded to open her boot. 5 minutes after, the tyres were swapped. She placed the instruments in the right positions and closed the boot gently…
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They hit it off one month later. The new relationship had been a different ball game. Good Lord, where had Charles been all this while? Where was he when Laide cruised her car around town and picked up some lowlifes? Where was he when Igbokwe, the poverty-striken fellow ran away with her N3million. Where was he when all sorts of men shattered her heart and threw the pieces at her?
This must be the compensation she had prayed to God for for her past relationship woes. The final piece in the jigsaw puzzle of her life. You know what they say about eating the bottom of a pot of jollof rice. The sweetest! She had been to cloud nine and back and life without him is unthinkable.
The past few weeks had been paradise on earth. The outings, the heart-heart talk/ no-holds-barred discussions, the shopping spree. She will relive the moments for the rest of her life.
She paused her movie, stood up and moved closer to a hung frame bearing a black and white picture of a slim, beautiful lady. This must be his late mum he spoke fondly about. God rest her soul. Standing beside it was a bigger frame, an old family picture, his parents, two boys and a girl who couldn’t be more than 5, 4 and 2 respectively.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the buzz of a phone. It must be Charles’. She looked round the sitting room and dinning table and eventually traced it to the kitchen where it was grumbling on the microwave.
She checked the screen. It was an unsaved international number. The phone stopped ringing again. 15 missed calls from the same person. Poor soul, he rushed out of the house and forgot his phone, all because of her. Who knows how important this call or caller is? She would take over the cooking when he comes back so he could fix the issue that apparently can’t wait. The phone rang again, the same caller. Perhaps she should pick it and tell whoever it is to ring back in few minutes time.
She checked the screen. It was an unsaved international number. The phone stopped ringing again. 15 missed calls from the same person. Poor soul, he rushed out of the house and forgot his phone, all because of her. Who knows how important this call or caller is? She would take over the cooking when he comes back so he could fix the issue that apparently can’t wait. The phone rang again, the same caller. Perhaps she should pick it and tell whoever it is to ring back in few minutes time.
“Hel…” The deep, masculine voice at the other end of the line roared back, almost throwing her off balance.
“You are a very useless person Charles, very useless. I’ve been calling you for close to 20 minutes now you’ve refused to pick up? What if it was an emergency, is that how you’ll mess things up for me? I know you have been praying for me to die and inherit some of my property and. it won’t work for you”
Jeez, she removed the phone from her ear, looked at it and continued listening. Who’s this lousy fellow? “ En….I ‘ve been away for 3months, only 3months and you’re misbehaving. Anyway, I’m coming back this evening, not tomorrow again. So get the car ready and come to the airport by 8pm.
Wait, what sort of a stupid person are you sef, I’ve been talking for the past few minutes and not even a word of apology from you. En? Hello, Hello, ha, no problem, I see you’ve lost your manners and grown wings en, I will get another driver when….”
“Wait….Your what?….” Esther screamed into the phone.
She paused and continued. “Sir…….who …did..You… call a driver?”. She said with a tremble in her voice.
Jeez, she removed the phone from her ear, looked at it and continued listening. Who’s this lousy fellow? “ En….I ‘ve been away for 3months, only 3months and you’re misbehaving. Anyway, I’m coming back this evening, not tomorrow again. So get the car ready and come to the airport by 8pm.
Wait, what sort of a stupid person are you sef, I’ve been talking for the past few minutes and not even a word of apology from you. En? Hello, Hello, ha, no problem, I see you’ve lost your manners and grown wings en, I will get another driver when….”
“Wait….Your what?….” Esther screamed into the phone.
She paused and continued. “Sir…….who …did..You… call a driver?”. She said with a tremble in her voice.
“Who is this one asking questions? Who are you?”. She was too shocked to offer a reply.. Yet the man continued
“So, Charles has started bringing women into my house en? It is not his fault because I upgraded his salary to 40k. We will sort things out when I come back. Anyway, Sisi, tell him Chief called and ask him to call back on his line”. He hung up.
“So, Charles has started bringing women into my house en? It is not his fault because I upgraded his salary to 40k. We will sort things out when I come back. Anyway, Sisi, tell him Chief called and ask him to call back on his line”. He hung up.
She clutched the phone in anger and then let it slip off. Her mind was in a twirl. What exactly had she just heard? Charles, a driver? Her Charles? A common driver? She let her guards down again. An avalanche of questions ran through her mind.
Another smooth operator! Where did he get the thousands of money he’s been lavishing on her? His spoken English, untypical of a driver. His knowledge of issues….his forthcoming meeting with her parents, the dream wedding and honeymoon in Spain? All that had been a mirage?
She placed her hands across her head and sat on the kitchen floor. Sweat enveloped her body. Tears flowed effortlessly down her face. She snatched his phone again and scrolled through the message icon. She needed another proof, more proofs. Another one hit her like a tornado. Chief had instructed him to transfer some money into his account, move temporarily into one of the rooms in the main building and wash and service all the cars. She had had enough!
“I am finished”. She let out a cry, stood up and stomped out of the kitchen. She wiped her face with a face towel from her bag and sat still. Memories of their moments rushed back at once.
“Baby I’m back”. He didn’t even hear him drive in. She stared into empty space.
“Common darling, don’t gimme that look. I’m sorry. It wasn’t my fault. There was a little accident at the junction…”
“Your boss” She interrupted.
“My boss? Who?” He asked, puzzled.
Her gaze shifted momentarily from the empty space to his face.
“Nice acting skills Charles.”
“Acting skills?”. He cut in
“Acting skills?”. He cut in
What are you talking about baby?
“Quit the pretence Charles” she stood up raising her voice “Quit the silly pretence.”
“Baby” Charles moved closer.
“To hell with you and your baby. Who is your baby and where do you think you are moving to? If you lay that filthy hands on me? I’ll break this cup on your head.” “How long was this supposed to go on Charles? Deceive me till God knows when? Answer me you pretentious idiot?”
Charles was lost. He looked back.
“Of course I’m talking to you, you filthy liar. Are there not two of us in this house? Suddenly you’re pretending like you don’t know what I’m talking about right?
“You lied to me of being a Chartered Accountant only for me to discover that you’re a bloody driver, en Charles? God will judge you?”. She gave him a head-toe scan, picked her bag and made for the door.
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Ololade Olatunji is a blogger, an award-winning writer and an aspiring Public Relations Executive. She blogs at www.loladeville.com.ng. She can be reached on
Twitter: @loladeville_
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“Quit the pretence Charles” she stood up raising her voice “Quit the silly pretence.”
“Baby” Charles moved closer.
“To hell with you and your baby. Who is your baby and where do you think you are moving to? If you lay that filthy hands on me? I’ll break this cup on your head.” “How long was this supposed to go on Charles? Deceive me till God knows when? Answer me you pretentious idiot?”
Charles was lost. He looked back.
“Of course I’m talking to you, you filthy liar. Are there not two of us in this house? Suddenly you’re pretending like you don’t know what I’m talking about right?
“You lied to me of being a Chartered Accountant only for me to discover that you’re a bloody driver, en Charles? God will judge you?”. She gave him a head-toe scan, picked her bag and made for the door.
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Ololade Olatunji is a blogger, an award-winning writer and an aspiring Public Relations Executive. She blogs at www.loladeville.com.ng. She can be reached on
Twitter: @loladeville_
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Are you a writer? Interested in sharing your short stories on this platform? Be our guest on our Short Story Fridays segment.
Email: [email protected] or ololade.olatunji@yahoo
Photo Credit: African Sweethearts
"Tattoo your HIV-positive status and get N.8m" says South Africa President
South Africa President, Jacob Zuma has signed a new bill which requires HIV positive South Africans to volunteer to be marked near their genital area with a tatoo depicting their status.
Over 6 million people in South Africa
are living with HIV and the rationale behind this new move is to curtail the further spread of the disease in the country.
According to sources, Zuma also promised to pay the first 10 million who comply an equivalent of N840, 000 (50 000 Rands) each.
After signing the bill, he said “The mark is to protect those who can’t say no to sex. I mean if you can’t read between the lines you should read between the legs because that’s where the status would be tatted. The choice to be HIV positive is now in your hands or your genitals for that matter….
We also encourage those who had been living with the virus to go to the nearest public hospitals to get their status tatted in,”Let there be no more shame, no more blame, no more discrimination and no more stigm. Let the politicisation and endless debates about HIV and AIDS stop,” Zuma affirmed.
Charity deny reports that Cristiano Ronaldo donated £5m to Nepal
‘Save The Children’ charity organization has denied reports that circulated few days back that Real Madrid talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo donated £5m to earthquake-hit country, Nepal.
Nepal recent earthquakes has killed over 8,000 people and injured more than 15,000. Below is an official statement from the organization denying Ronaldo’s charity involvement in the Charity Relief fund.
“The global ambassador for Save the Children, Cristiano Ronaldo, has used his voice and his global visibility to raise awareness of the problems that the most vulnerable children around the world, including those affected by the earthquake in Nepal face.
The latest information on the donation of Cristiano Ronaldo to the emergency response of Save the Children in Nepal is false. After the second earthquake, which has brought further devastation to the country, the NGO wants to thank Cristiano Ronaldo and other influential people support to publicize the situation in which children and families in Nepal are. To learn more about how help go here.”
Trek craze: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde just echoed our thoughts
Accomplished Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has taken a swipe at youths who are embarking on trekking in honour of Nigerian politicians.
The philanthropist aired her opinion on her twitter page:
“Silly youths trekking their future away. You don’t trek to bring awareness to your suffering plights but trek to celebrate politicians? Smh!”
In addition to what she has said, what other proof do we still need that unemployment is high in Nigeria. And the woman extending it to the life of her minor, a 40-day old baby? How on earth did we get here?
Court suspends La Liga players' strike
Spain’s national court has suspended La Liga players’ strike which started a week ago after a dissatisfaction with a new law introducing collective bargaining for domestic television rights.
Last friday, LFP president Javier Tebas warned that the strike could cost 50 million euros (£36m) per match day in lost revenues.
Now that the strike has been temporarily lifted, the final two rounds of the La Liga fixtures can now take place as planned.
Have you seen the new Nigeria national team kit?
Few weeks after inking a huge deal with giant sports kits company, Nike, The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)has the new kit for the national team.