Alleged $3m Bribe: Femi Otedola appears In court, Insists Senator Farouk Lawan demanded money

On Wednesday, founder of Zenon Oil, Femi Otedola appeared before an Abuja High Court to testify in the trial of a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan for alleged fraud.



Otedola who is a prosecution witness in the trial was allegedly pressured by Lawan to part with a three-million-dollar bribe while Lawan was chairing a subcommittee investigating a multi-billion-dollar fraud associated with government fuel subsidy during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.



Otedola entered the witness box after he was introduced by the prosecution counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo after which a video where Lawan was seen receiving $500 000 from the Zenon oil boss, was played. According to Otedola, the accused had indicted his company in the alleged fraud and demanded three million dollars to exonerate him. He added that after the initial deposit of $500,000 was paid into his account, Lawan declared Zenon Oil and Gas free of the initial indictment.



When asked by the prosecution counsel about the claim by Lawan that the witness forced him to take the money, Otedola denied it. Otedola also denied a claim by Lawan that Zenon Oil and Gas was exonerated on the basis of documents later provided by the company.



The defence counsel was, however, unable to cross-examine Otedola as he requested for an adjournment to enable his principal to attend the next trial and conduct the cross-examination. Lawan was first arraigned in February 2013 along with another accused, Boniface Emenalo, for allegedly receiving $620,000 of the alleged bribe from Otedola and his company.

Tyrese Gibson's ex-wife, Norma, refuses to work and here's why

Tyrese Gibson's doesn't understand why his ex-wife and mother of his daughter wouldn't work, leaving him carrying the financial weight. Well, now she has an answer for him.

According to new court documents in their child support battle, Norma Gibson says she thinks "living life" qualifies as a real occupation.

She spends a lot on babysitters for their 11-yewr-old daughter and this has angered Tyrese.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, Tyrese says Norma sat for a deposition and his attorney asked her what she did on August 21, a day when she racked up 7 hours of childcare bills. In reply, Norma said she was busy "living life."

According to the documents, she further explained: "I am working. I am working on my book. I am working on my life. I am running errands at home."

Tyrese's attorneys say Norma feels no obligation to contribute financially to raising their child because Tyrese is rich and will cover everything.

Tyrese reportedly has no problem with paying child support but he is angry that Norma is making him pay her attorney fees.

Photos: IMSU student allegedly commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend

Tragedy struck in the Imo State University last night after a girl who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, committed suicide.

According to reports, Jennifer Agomuo, a final year Computer Science student, stabbed her boyfriend, an Engineering student during an argument and when she thought she had killed him, she took a poison and died instantly.

They were both was rushed to the Federal Medical Center Owerri where the girl was confirmed dead. The man is in coma.

Singer The Weeknd set to engage Bella Hadid 7-months after they reunited

The Weeknd and his supermodel girlfriend Bella Hadid, who have been inseparable since they reunited are reportedly planning to take their relationship to the next level.

According to UsWeekly, a proposal is on the horizon for the young power couple.

'They’re madly in love with each other,' a source said.



The insider added that the Starboy singer, 28 - real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - will be popping the question to the Vogue model, 22: 'A proposal is on the horizon.'

The lovebirds currently live together in The Weeknd's rented $60K a month penthouse in Manhattan's Tribeca area in NYC.

'He asked her to move in and she, of course, agreed. She felt that this was the next best step in their relationship,' said the source.

The pair who have been off and on since they started dating in 2015 got back again in April 2018.

Man in viral 'neck' Mugshot arrested again after Police chase (See Mugshots)

A man who became a viral sensation last week after his mugshot showed off his massive neck has been arrested again.



31-year-old Charles Dion McDowell was arrested Wednesday in Lee County, Alabama for allegedly eluding law enforcement, reckless driving, driving with a revoked license, improper lane usage and a 2nd-degree possession of marijuana charge, according to TMZ.



During his arrest, he allegedly ran from officers and refused to stop, forcing authorities to eventually spike his tires.



Mr. Charles had only been let out of jail in Florida last week after his arrest for numerous charges, including evading police.

McDowell's first mugshot from an arrest in Florida last week went viral on social media because of his massive neck after it was posted to Facebook. During that arrest, he was booked for eluding, possession of cocaine, meth and marijuana.

Stylish North West steps out with her mother in a snakeskin jumpsuit

When you have a stylish mum, you have no choice but to be stylish too.

See full photo of Kim Kardashian and North West below.

Highlights from #Mavericksnight with Burna Boy and Manolospanky at The Boss Port Harcourt

Over the past weekend, Port Harcourt experienced the Glenfiddich #MavericksNight at The Boss, Lounge.

The major highlight of the night was the special performance by Burna boy who was set to thrill the fans and guests to a spectacular performance and Manolo Spanky kept the guest fully charged up all night.





















































Create your own rulebook! #GlenfiddichMavericks

Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky owned and produced by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means “valley of the deer” in Scottish Gaelic, which is why the Glenfiddich logo is a Stag.

To see more pictures, follow @glenfiddichnigeria on Facebook and Instagram

Finally, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba confirms his retirement from football after 20 years

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending "an amazing 20 years".



The 40-year old Ivory Coast striker had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games, winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012 Champions League. He spent the last 18 months of his career with US side Phoenix Rising, the club he co-owns. "After 20 years, I have decided to put an end to my playing career," he told BBC World Service's Sportshour.



It had been expected Drogba would retire after the United Soccer League Cup final earlier this month, with his last game a 1-0 defeat by Louisville City in the final of the United States' second tier.



"It's the best way to end, helping some young talent to develop. To give something back to the game was the best way to finish as I have learned so much in the game." Drogba did not play top-flight football until the age of 23, when French side Guingamp signed him from Ligue 2 Le Mans in January 2002. He moved to Marseille 18 months later and the following year completed a reported £24m move to Chelsea, where he had the best spell of his career.



Drogba won three Premier League titles in his first eight years at Chelsea, including in each of his first two seasons in England, as well as four FA Cups and two League Cups. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2006-07 and 2009-10.



He left on a high, scoring the winning penalty in the Champions League final shootout against Bayern Munich. Drogba then spent six months with Shanghai Shenhua and a year and a half with Galatasaray before returning to Chelsea.



He scored seven goals in 2014-15, winning a fourth Premier League title and a third League Cup, leaving the club as their fourth highest scorer of all time. In 2015, he joined Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact and then became player-owner of Phoenix Rising. He scored 65 times in 105 caps for the Ivory Coast, playing in three World Cups and being named African Footballer of the Year twice.

'Every day I spend with you becomes my new best day' - Sunmbo Adeoye's hubby shares sweet words on her birthday

Sunmbo Adeoye is a year older today and her pastor husband took to his Instagram page to send her a loving message and share new photos.


He wrote, 'Every day I spend with you becomes my new best day. It keeps getting better every day as we share our lives together. Thank you for your understanding and sacrifices that make each new day better than the previous ones.

I am proud of the Lady you have become and most grateful to God for the Lady you are becoming. The Lord will continue to uphold you with His right Hand of righteousness and bless you beyond measure. He’ll continue to use you to bring Hope to the hopeless and make you eyes to the blind.

Your labour will bring you into a place of unlimited profit. You haven’t seen anything yet- this is just the beginning of greater things. Keep shining Adesunmbo-mi. Happy birthday my LoVe

Sunmbo is the mum of two of 2face Idibia's kids.

Parents throw their teen daughter and all her toys out of their home after discovering she's gay

A teenager was disowned and thrown out of her home together with all her childhood toys after her parents discovered she is gay.

Emily Scheck’s mom and dad found a photo of her with her girlfriend Justyna, so they threw her out. They also threw out all her stuffed animals, awards.



The 19-year-old, from Webster in New York, also received a text from her mother warning her that she will be disowned if she doesn't university and if she doesn't undergo conversion therapy to "cure" her homosexuality.



But Emily, who studies at Cansius College in Buffalo, refused to quit school or hide her sexuality, leaving her homeless and broke. She came home to find that all her belongings had been moved into her car. The license plates had also been taken off from her car, with her dad refusing to pay for its insurance.

Scheck’s parents added a note confirming that she had been disowned and warned her never to contact them again. She was left homeless and with just $20 in her pocket, until a friend stepped in and set up a GoFundMe account which soon raised $100,000.

Fayemi urges South West indigenes to vote for Buhari, says 2019 election is for the liberation of the Yoruba race

Ahead of the 2019 election, Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has urged the people of South-West to vote massively for President Buhari to reciprocate the concentration of juicy political positions he handed over to people from the region. Fayemi also said that the Yoruba race would be liberated in all ramification in 2019 if the South West come together to vote enmass for President Buhari.
Fayemi who took over from Ayo Fayose in October, said this when he received a letter from a group under the aegis of Artisan, Traders and Allied Technicians’ Association, Ekiti chapter, endorsing President Buhari for the 2019 presidential poll, at the state government house in Ado-Ekiti the state capital yesterday November 21st. The letter was submitted to Fayemi for onward delivery to President Buhari by the state President of the association, Mr. Ebenezer Fadipe and members of his executive.

While receiving the letter, Governor Fayemi said it will of immense benefit for the South West to vote in President Buhari in for a second term as he has proven through his appointments to be a lover of people from the region. Fayemi reminded the voters about how the administration of Goodluck Jonathan had concentrated influential political appointments in a certain zone in the South while the South-west was allegedly neglected under his reign.


“Under President Jonathan, we saw how the Secretary to the Government
of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief of Staff to the President were concentrated in just two zones in the South while the South-west was abandoned. But when President Buhari came on board, he made a South-west person his vice-president, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing is from this zone, Minister of Health and other juicy positions were also allotted to the region. So, the coming election is for the liberation of the Yoruba race and only Buhari’s presidency could bring about the actualisation of this dream,” he said.

Nigerian woman gushes about getting married to a man she used to make fun of on Facebook, shares their love story(photos)

Nigerian couple, Anita and Asuquo are getting maried this week, starting with a traditional wedding in Akwa Ibom today.

Taking to Facebook , Anita narrated how she used to make fun of Asuquo over his political views, aspiration and disposition. In fact, she never liked him and one time went into his inbox to tell him that he is a complete joke after she spotted his campaign posters. Read below:



He was my friend on Facebook but we never chatted, even though I saw some of his posts, I took no notice.
All these political people, nki dogho do interested.
I never liked him (nki bata bad anye)
I remember making fun of him with a friend once...
One day I saw a poster of him, he was contesting for a position; I felt it was a complete joke because I knew he wouldn't win at that time. So I Went to his inbox to tell him bluntly what I felt about him and his poster.
That was the first time we chatted. He asked for my number, I RELUCTANTLY gave him my "business number." I prayed he wouldn't call.
That night, oga sent a love text, I rolled my eyes in contempt (mme ani do ayem). In my mind he wasn't up to the standard I dated or had in mind to date, I mean, I was even quiting a relationship I called 'standard'.
I didnt know God was in a corner laughing.
God's ways clearly differs from man's ways!
Thereafter the baba called and I just knew I had entered one chance!
I finally met him on my sister's wedding day and he WILLINGLY paid for all my pictures, he stayed with me till the very end. I was amazed at his kindness... I had found a diamond in the rough.
Overtime, I have learnt not to judge a book by its cover.
I have learnt what it means to love and be loved unconditionally.
I have learnt about sacrifice, forgiveness and hope.
I have learnt what it means to be courageous and determined against all odds.
We've been termed an unlikely pair with little connecting interests but we've been through the hurdles of a relationship even though we were a thousand miles apart.
We have trusted and believed in God and each other.
God has blessed me and I am thankful.
One year and 3 months later we will be saying 'I do' and spending a lifetime together.
I'm saying "I do" to my friend, cheer Master and partner in everi everi!!!!
Dear friends share in our joy, be happy for us, pray for us.
It's today 22nd and 24th of November.
# Kimani2018 # Abasi_Ikpong_Abene_Owo

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