TRIBUTE; WHAT I MISS IN EZE MARTINS OKORO----CHIEF JACKSON NDUDIM

Late Eze Martins Okoro

Also see funeral detail inside 

 As the funeral plans of one of the most popular and respected Eze Ndigbo na Uzo Ije (diaspora) in Lagos, Late Eze Martins Okoro gathers momentum, tributes have not stopped coming in his favor.

Eze Okoro was until his death after a brief illness, Eze Ndigbo 2 and Otun Bobaselu of Ejigbo and a major driving force of Ndieze Ndigbo in diaspora.

The latest in the rain of tributes comes from Chief Jackson Chinedum Ndudim, Soludero of Ejigbo and member of council of chiefs at Oba of Ejigbo palace who described Eze Okoro as a man of peace whose milk of human kindness Ndigbo in Ejigbo still needs.

Chief Ndudim who is also Nwachinawarauzo of Isingwu Umuahia Abia state described Eze Okoro as a brother who unified Igbos in Ejigbo.

Late Eze Martins Okoro with Soludero Jackson Ndudim during their last meeting 

He said “ I got closer to Eze Okoro when I was installed as Soludero of Ejigbo and in that regard, got closer to the Igbo speaking community in Lagos. I found out about his fame and recognition in the history of Igbos in Ejigbo and his name kept popping up. After my installations I sought to know him and all the Igbo Chiefs in Ejigbo better so we can rally Igbos along better.  I suggested that the new palace chiefs visit him. 

Several other personal private contacts and visits and pleas convinced him to join in the unification of Ndigbo in Ejigbo under Obi Ndigbo”

Continuing, Ndudim explained that “Eze Okoro was a unifying factor among Ndigbo in Ejigbo because he sacrificed his palace for the sake of unity of Ndigbo and we formed a more formidable council of Igbo chiefs. He was installed the Otun Bobaselu of Ejigbo. And we became much closer and spoke on the phone regularly. This humility to me is unforgettable.

Speaking on his last meeting with Eze Okoro, Chief Ndudim said “It was at one of the regular Palace get- together held every Sunday at Oba Ejigbo palace. He was looking so frail and weak that I went to sit with him and ask him what was amiss. He told me that he was ill. It is a big pity that he did not survive that illness. May his soul rest in peace of the Lord. 

"I urge all ndigbo in Ejigbo and beyond to join in giving a befitting burial to a man of peace. A wake is set at Ejigbo sports center (mini stadium) on 26^th March 2020 while his burial is set for his home town in Orsu LGA of Imo state on 8^th April, 2020.

VALENTINE HOT SPOTS; WHERE TO ENJOY IT

Love is in the air. Check out some of the places where you can celebrate Valentines with your loved ones

MECVILLA GARDEN

First rated bar and nite club Mecvilla Gardens located at Mechanic Village Ejigbo has full plans to treat its customers right on Valentine’s day.

A live music show is set for the full entertainment of guests

NEW ROMEO &JULIET

Romeo & Juliet situated at the strategic location of NNPC junction took entertainment lovers by storm..  it is still doing so and is a sure place to be n Valentines day

With a new outlet on the famous Ailegun road, New Romeo and Juliet offers all there is to entertainment including edibles and take away

 ACELAND ROYAL GARDEN

Just nearby around the same NNPC junction opposite the Ejigbo LCDA headquarters is Abiodun Alimi street where the new Aceland Royal Garden is located with promises of good time from lodging and accommodation in exquisitely furnished rooms. It also boasts of ice cold drinks and tasty dishes of food, nkwobi, roast croacker and cat fish pepper soup. Aceland Royal Garden will be a bomb on Val’s day.

HIGH POINT

High Point Hotels boasts of lodging and accommodation yet its bar is hot with a loyal   youthful clientele.

High pint is located near Zenith Bank, next door to Mobil fuel station.

KINGSTON JO NNPC

If there is a rocking place for lovers of good times around Ilamoshe area of Ejigbo on Valentine’s day, then it must be Kingston Joe, NNPC outlet.

At KJ NNPC, die hard patrons are treated to heavy Iive music and edibles. There is already a big banner announcing a big show n Feb 14 

MARIS HOTEL

Maris Hotel and entertainment events place is also poised to show case on Val’s day.

Located on the famous Olanrewaju street, Ikotun, near the central mosque Maris has plans to rock show lovers with the performance of Fuji music exponent Eko Straight.

It is gathered that guests have engaged in early booking of rooms to avid had I known.

BBQ ARENA

On the junction of Ailegun street and Bayo Oyelana is BBQ Arena. They serve a peculiar clientele who seem to love wine much more.  Valentine’s day is also well planned for.

BECAN GARDEN

This place is known to many as the entertainment mecca for fun seekers in the Bucknor area of Ejigbo

Becan boasts of a big garden, exquisite suites and more.

TIGER BAR

Newly opened Tiger Bar is not left out in the big plans for Val’s.

The lounge situated at the speed breaker around Duduyemi bus stop off Isheri/Ijegun road Bucknor is the latest addition to action spots in Ejigbo.

NEW LINK GARDEN

Since Chief Dom Ezekwobi opened Link Garden and Nite club, entertainment has not been same in the area.

New Link Garden is situated on Rawa Oseni close, around NNPC and has live music action, edibles and plans big for val.

ROCKLAND GARDEN

This is the foremost club in Ejigbo and has not failed in its duties of providing the best for its clients

Rockland situated on the famous Double powerline road Ejigbo has a strong fan base who throng the place daily Valentine’s day won’t be an exception.

  

SOLID BASE

This is one of the hottest joints in Ejigbo to enjoy valentine.

Solid Base is at around the end of Ailegun road with Igbo highlife live music as its main forte..

OLD SKOOL

This is one of the most popular joints in the area. It started first inside the Jakande estate before relocating to Ailegun road. There are branches at Ajao estate as well as the big one at National stadium surulere. Special val days is planned for all the branches including the newly opened branch in Enugu.

HORROR IN EJIGBO LAGOS! MAN KILLS DAD AND MUM, FATALLY INJURES SISTER, DISAPPEARS

*House of horror

Lagos popular suburb of Ejigbo was thrown into confusion yesterday as news spread of how a middle aged man whose name was simply given as Michael macheted his parents to death and nearly killed his sister who went away with fatal injuries.

The sad event happened at their house,  a reddish brown colored duplex on Alhaji Akeem Gbadamosi street Ejigbo at about 5 pm Tuesday, 4^th February, 2020.

Eye witnesses told ECD Reporters that the man had a history of mental issues and usually terrorised passersby when ever his medical condition was aggravated.

On the day he killed his parents, ECD gathered that he engaged in an argument with his father about going out.

According to close sources, “due to his medical issues, his parents always locked him indoors to avoid the embarrassment his actions created for the family.

Neighbours suspect that it must have been the insistence of his father, a popular lawyer and property mogul that he stayed indoors that led him to pick up a machete and deal deadly blows on the hapless man suspected to be in his 70s.

When his mum, a nurse came out to ask what was amiss, she also got her own share of the machete cuts.

While she was writhing in death throes in the pool of her own blood, her daughter, the killer’s sister came in.   But an early warning from their mum who was still alive as at the time saved her as she ran out pursued by the killer who also gave her a fatal cut.

“After committing the crime, he rushed out of the house and stood at the junction of the street looking harassed with splashes of blood on his body and face. All of us were shocked when his sister also came out not long after with bloodied hands and the news of what he had done started licking out. By then he had disappeared into thin air

As at the time of filing this report, the Police had evacuated the bodies and sealed up the house and declared a manhunt for a killer on the loose.  

By Fred IWENJORA

SEE FACES OF THOSE THAT MURDERED ANAMBRA BUSINESS MAN OVER LAND

Bob Ibeaji,(R) Solomon Cletus, (L), Arinze Igwe,(2nd R), and Israel Obigaremu, (2nd L) 

The four-man gang led by Bob Ibeaji, 42, Solomon Cletus, 30, Arinze Igwe, 26, and Israel Obigaremu, 35 identifying the body parts of Late Chief IG Odunukwe which they had stuffed into a bag after killing him in a hotel room.

The gang led by Bob who claims to be a doctor lured Chief Odunukwe known to be a shrewd business man with the false pretense of buying his Abuja land worth N900.

Just look at the faces of the devils again. They seem to be scared of the pieces of meat they are counting. But they butchered the meat. 

What should be done to them? Send comments. Thanks! 

REASON IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY HONORED OMOTOLA WITH DOCTORATE DEGREE

Omotola on the day of the event

Before the end of last year, super star artiste Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde,  bagged an honorary doctorate degree from the Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Edo state.

 The award-winning Nollywood actress announced this herself.

Here is reason given by the famous University.

According to the institution, Omotola was honoured with the Doctorate of Art for her contribution to “human development and progress at national and international levels.”

Omotola had written.

“Dr Mrs Omotola Jalade Ekeinde,MFR, Honorary Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) .Thank you Igbinedion University Okada. To God Be all the Glory,” she wrote on Instagram.

She was honoured with the Doctorate of Art for her contribution to “human development and progress at national and international levels.”

From a relatively unknown background, the multi talented actress has had a meteoric career, which has earned her local and international recognition.

While sharing her story to fame the actress and singer had stated that her desire to succeed against all odds made her conscious of available opportunities.

“My dad died. Everything went downhill. It looked like even schooling had come to an end. All Hope seemed to have come to an end,” she said.

“I was able to stand against all odds beside my widowed mum. I wanted to be successful so bad, I was sensitive to all opportunities. I escorted a friend to an acting audition, she didn’t get in, I did. I found my future… It was tough …

Fast forward to the ban on top actors. Everyone was banned for one year. I was banned for 2. I had always wanted to do music… my first love but there was no time. Now I had time, Against all odds I did and released my first Album “GBA” had a hit single “Naija Lowa”, was invited for the Grammy.

“My song “Barren Land from my second album “Me myself and eyes ” was adopted by Amnesty International and I was signed to Bungalo Universal. I earn royalties in $$$ … Despite the ups and downs …..

WHY HOPE WON…WHAT SUPREME COURT RULED

His Excellency Hope Uzodinma

 Reason the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, sacked governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state and declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as the valid winner of the governorship election that held in the state on March 9, 2019 is here.

According to Ikechukwu Nnochiri of Vanguard  “The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, held that Ihedioha who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes.

 The Supreme Court, therefore, ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Certificate of Return that was issued to Ihedioha by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. It ordered that a fresh Certificate of Return should be issued to Uzodinma forthwith, adding that he should be sworn in immediately as the governor of Imo state The lead judgement was delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, while other members of the panel concurred. 

Ex Governor Emeka Ihedioha 

The apex court said it was satisfied that the lower tribunal wrongly evaluated Uzodinma’s case, when it failed to countenance a proof of evidence that was brought before it by a police officer that testified before it as the PW-54. It held that records before it proved that election results from 388 polling units were unlawfully excluded from the overall collated results. It noted that results from the cancelled polling units amounted to 213, 295 votes, adding that Ihedioha was returned elected, based on wrong computation of results. According to the apex court, finding by both the tribunal and the appellate court to the effect that Uzodinma did not prove his case, “was as a result of misapprehension of the case of the appellant”.

 “There is merit in this appeal, it is hereby allowed. Majority judgement of the lower court affirming the election of the 2nd Respondent is hereby set-aside”, Justice Kekere-Ekun held. She further directed the addition of all the unlawfully cancelled votes that were due to the appellant, declaring that Ihedioha was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast. “His election is declared null and void and is hereby set-aside”.

The court further held that Uzodinma satisfied the statutorily required spread. Aside the CJN, other members of the panel that concurred with the lead verdict were Justices Sylvester Ngwuta, Kayode Ariwola, Uwani Abba Ajji and Amiru Sanusi. Meanwhile, the apex court deferred its judgement on appeal challenging the election of governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state till Monday. The panel initially stood down its proceedings to give judgements on appeals that arose from both Imo and Sokoto state governorship elections.
Culled from Vanguard

FORMER ATLANTIC HALLS SCHOOL HEAD BOY HONORED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH 11

*Matthew Otubu

Former Atlantic Halls school Epe, Lagos head boy Matthew Amatoritsero Otubu has been honored by the Queen of England sending wild celebrations in the school as well as all over Nigeria.

Otubu, last son of Late former Baba Aladura Godfrey Itse Mene Otubu  was honored for his enormous work amongst youths in the United Kingdom and Africa.

In a letter titled British Empire Medal, civil Division, Central Chancery of the order of Knighthood, St James Palace London SW1 dated 28 December 2019, it read “ the Queen has been graciously pleased to approve  the award of the Empire Medal (Civil Division) B.E.M to the under mentioned.

Already it is making big news in the UK and in Nigeria.

Gazette.uk.com  published it thus “On recommendation of the Prime Minister, Matthew Otubu has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) and made a Medalist of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty The Queen's New Year 2020 UK National Honours List, for voluntary service to young people and communities in the United Kingdom and Africa.”

His mum, celebrated solicitor Celia Otubu says it is good news to be shared by all men and women of goodwill. She added “ I thank the Almighty God”

By Fred Iwenjora