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For as long as many can remember, sudden billionaire Scott Tommey has been nowhere to be found. The man who caught a stir with massive spendings – including flying guests, entertainers and caterers abroad for a birthday bash – has stayed underground since the advent of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The new regime had beamed intense searchlight on the terrain where Tommey hit good fortune – Oil and Gas industry. Scott Tommey is the brain behind Osmoserve Global, an indigenous company that provides marine and engineering services to the oil and gas industry. The Buhari administration had gone after players believed to have made “sickening wealth” in the industry labeled “the most corrupt” in the country. Lifestyle and manner of business practice were used as yardstick for determining those to “investigate”. Tommey who just stated enjoying media patronage and public attention with his emerging flamboyant lifestyle had ropped out of sight. And stayed put in that re...

There is a growing buzz in high society. And it is all about the much-anticipated wedding of Coronation Bank director Aigbovbiose Imoukhuede and Funke Fowler. There were intense reports months back that the daughter of tax man Tunde Fowler and younger brother to former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Aigboje “Aig” Imoukhuede were about to tie the marital knot. Tax Man Tunde Fowler’s Daughter Funke Finds Love Again In Aigbovbiose Younger Brother Of Aig Imokhuede The massive reports claimed the wedding would happen in “weeks”. But months later the “love birds tagged a perfect match” are yet to take the highly celebrated plunge into matrimony. And growing talks about the “state of the reported altar-bound relationship” have taken over. Some have gone as far as to claim the affair that would have resulted in Funke’s second chance at matrimony “is no more”. Before the hugely celebrated – allegedly – impending wedding, Funke suffered a short lived marriage to ...

The Board of Directors of Nigeria’s Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (“CCNN”), and owners of the 500,000 metric tonnes per annum Sokoto Cement Plant, announces that it has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange of its proposed merger (“Proposed Merger”) with the BUA Cement owned Kalambaina Cement Company Ltd (“Kalambaina Cement”) – owners and operators of the newly built 1.5million tonnes per annum Kalambaina Cement plant in Sokoto State. This disclosure was made known in filings to regulatory authorities and is subject to various approvals. If approved, the combined entity will have a total installed capacity of 2million metric tonnes per annum. In its disclosure on the Proposed Merger, Managing Director, CCNN, Ibrahim Aminu said that the proposed merger will position CCNN for better competitiveness within its home market and also enable it utilize the more modern plant and equipment of the Kalambaina Cement Company Ltd. to boost its market penetration and export potential. “Ov...

The Governing Board of the All Colour Awards (ACA) and its Selection Panel in conjunction with the management of Kanbitoons Company has concluded plans to host the maiden edition of the  All Colour Awards  (ACA) 2018   in Lagos, Nigeria. The recipients of the Awards, with different nominations from different industry sectors across the nation, were arrived at after research and deliberations by the resourceful and experienced members of the Governing Board of ACA 2018 and its panel of judges, who are acclaimed industry experts. The All Colour Awards (ACA) was conceived out of the need to fill in a gap for an exclusive, annual event which recognizes and honours leadership skills that are abounding with limitless imagination, in different sectors of the Nigerian economy, with a view to fostering growth and development of those sectors. The Awards aim to celebrate the commendable feats that define the personality of recipients and secured their position as ...

"Middle of last year May 11 and 13, 2017 to be more precise, in Lagos wouldn't be forgotten in a hurry, as those were the 2 days when the families of Sir Kensington Adebutu and that of Chief Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo, GCFR were joined in holy matrimony! The families had done the native law and custom and then sealed it with the church stamp of approval at The Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos, on the Saturday, which was the 13th. Maybe that date itself by virtue of hindsight now, being the 13th was a premonition of a sort, of what was to come, humiliation and disaster.'' is how societynews platform   maestromedia.blogspot.com started this insightful story and it reads in full ''It was a humonguos wedding by all standards possible. In fact, it was rated amongst all the weddings that took place that year as one of the top 3 weddings of that season. Nothing whatsoever was spared. Bride arrived in a brand spanking new glittering whit...

Party chieftain Solomon Edibiri narrates major reasons Comrade Adams Osiomhole is the right man to be named All Progressives Congress National Chairman in this write up made available to societynow.ng There is no doubt that at a time like this in the history of our Party and our nation Nigeria, there is need to have a tested and proven leader as Chairman of the ruling party to join forces with Mr. President towards consolidating his good works as well as the giant strides he takes daily to reposition our nation over the last three years. One of the ingredients of democracy is constant disagreement amongst individuals and groups in a political party and APC is not immune from such as different kinds of disagreement are bound to exist across the country. Therefore approaching 2019, we need a tested leader to resolve issues, harmonise affairs and unite everyone and groups within our party in order to have an easy ride in the 2019 general elections. This is where the personality ...

22 year old Irene Chiamaka Nwachukwu insists Jamil Abubakar, the husband of Fatima – daughter of one of Africa’s richest men, Aliko Dangote – is the father of her 7weeks old son. Irene claims she was eight months pregnant when Jamil and Fatima staged their lavish society wedding. The baby mama claimed Jamil failed to disclosed he was involved with another person as at the time she was intimate with him. The baby mama who blew the lid off what she labeled getting out of hand messy affair in a social media post claimed that Jamil is trying to silence her while negotiation is on with their lawyers for a pay off. This development comes barely three months after the hugely celebrated Kano and Lagos wedding ceremonies of Jamil and Fatima. The wedding which attracted the who is who all over had in attendance world second richest man Bill Gates, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and a litany of power brokers and movers and shakers from far a...

“The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has suspended the board of directors of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over a N6bn “inappropriate” loan to its core investor. Vivian Mbonu, head of NERC media unit, said the board and other key management staff were suspended over the company’s inability to retrieve the loan given to Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Group (IEDMG), its core investor. The loan was reportedly sourced from N11.367bn disbursed to IBEDC under the Nigeria Electricity Market Stabilisation fund granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) towards the improvement of infrastructure in the company including metering.’’ Is the opening paragraph of this report by thecelebrityfile.com And reads in full ‘’On September 18,2017, the commission fined IBEDC a sum of N50million for its “inability to fully recover the outstanding sum of N5.7bn” being the balance of the loan granted by the utility to IEDMG. “The Nigerian El...

Former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has landed in fresh trouble. And this development is taking major points from his attempt to relaunch self. His latest trouble comes from die hard followers of billionaire business man Femi Otedola. They are taking on the former governor on multiple fronts for daring to “copy” the followers luring antics of their principal. “But what manner of vaingloriousness would drive Orji Kalu to engage in a subtle yet aggressive jostle with billionaire oil magnate, Femi Otedola, for the limelight?” they ask. Labeling Kalu “an expired politician” in emerging reactions, the Forte Oil social media warriors are taking on the former Abia state governor for replicating the video of Otedola in a public bus in London and uploading it. “One wonders what Kalu’s intention was with his copycat exercise” the forte oil “defenders” ask in multiple reports which hit the politician hard for his action. The reports which look set to affect the...

The Democratic Front (DF), a pressure group in Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the front runner for the national chairmanship of the party has entered into an unholy pact with Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the party to rig the Osun APC gubernatorial primaries for Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola. In a press statement signed by its Chief Spokesperson, Alhaji Rarzack Adeleke and circulated in Osogbo, the group that is known for championing internal democracy in the party disclosed that it has commenced the mobilization of the state delegates in the forthcoming national convention of the party not to vote for the former governor of Edo State. The group noted that Oyetola’s supporters have been boasting in several fora across the state that once Osiomhole is installed as the party national chairman, the gubernatorial ticket of the party is as good as being delivered on platter to Oyetola, the blood brother of Asiw...

There are strong indications the parallel factions in Lagos All Progressives Congress are about to officially become one. And this is said to be majorly at the instance of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Though better placed in the in even situation decorating the party, sources disclosed that Asiwaju reached out to Fuad Oki to accommodate his factions for “all the problems to go away”. “And from what I heard, they are virtually on the same page as at last week” a source stated. Societynow.ng checks revealed that “a high-level negotiation” that would affirm Asiwaju Tinubu as solely in control of the party is on. Sources claim that Tinubu is leveraging on the gains of being the “publicly recognised” point man of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election efforts to retain control of the Lagos APC. However, this development is said to be making re-election seeking Governor Akinwunmi Ambode restless. Sources claim the looming almost perfected “reconciliation” increases the odds a...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a naval rating, Yusuf Owolabi, for allegedly stabbing a woman, Taibat Badru, to death in Egan, a riverine community in the Ojo council area of Lagos. The naval rating, who was said to be the son of a factional traditional ruler in the community, allegedly stabbed the woman with a knife on Friday. The 55-year-old was confirmed died at a general hospital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested by policemen attached to the Ilemba Hausa Division on Saturday and was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. It was learnt that an aide to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly had petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, who ordered the arrest of the suspect. A community source said the incident was caused by a tussle for the position of the baaleof the village, lost by the suspect’s father, Moshood, to a member of the deceased’s family. The development...

Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has chosen his main heartthrob. And she is identified as “Tope Adesegun”. “The full name is actually Temitope Adesegun” a source disclosed. Light skinned and label a “beauty to behold”, the latest sweetheart of the leading monarch is said to have a two-year-old daughter. Details of the circumstances of the former life that transformed Tope into a single mother are sketchy. “But whatever she went through, it is obvious what she has going with the Ooni is far better” a source disclosed. Societynow.ng gathered that Tope pushes above heavy interests from quite a tidy number of other women to assume current status with the Ooni. Twice divorced – one before he became the Ooni – Oba Ogunwusi is “single” and has transformed the subject of intense wooing from women and family of all shades of colours. Source: Societynow

As Muslims celebrate eid-el- fitr following the end of Ramadan fasting, the leading Osun guber aspirant, ' Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (K Rad), has congratulated the Muslim Ummah in Osun and Nigeria on a successful completion as he urged the Ummah to imbibe the virtues of the holy month. This was contained in an Eid-el-Fitr message, Mr. Adegoke released today in Osogbo. The leading All Progressives (APC) Governorship aspirant admonished Muslims and the entire Ummah to remain committed to the virtues and lessons of Ramadan. "Without these virtues of brotherly love, equity, piety, togetherness,fairness and justice in the daily lives of Muslims, it will be futile and arduous for Muslims to find or match spirituality in the attainment of progress and success." K-Rad therefore, admonished Muslims to draw closer to Allah while exhibiting the ultimate reflection of forgiveness in their conduct and acts towards one another - Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The local-bred, but gl...

Concerned stakeholders have reacted to the what is labeled faceless attacks on the person of Hajia Salamatu Umar – Eluma. The recently retired  Executive Director, Human Resources and Administration of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has indicated interest to become the Women Leader the ruling All Progressives Congress. The development is has sparked off unflattering reactions from those who are apparently afraid of the Salamatu’s intimidating profile. And to arrest the situation, concerned stakeholders in Kogi state have reacted. The issued a statement addressing the development which reads Our attention has been drawn to an obviously sponsored write-up by some individuals against the person and integrity of Hajia Salamatu Umar-Eluma.  In the malicious article the writers, whose cowardice and ignorance has, understandably, forced on them the garb of facelessness, sought to impugn the meritorious career of Hajia Salamatu by referring to spuriou...

Heritage Bank led by Ifie Sekibo is in fresh trouble as Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Chairman, Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that the panel has recovered seven million dollars (N2.1 billion at official rate) illegally kept in Heritage Bank. “The panel had also recovered N533 million and land worth N1.5 billion, all from the “previous management” of NEXIM Bank. The recovered funds and property had since been returned to the bank. The panel had also recovered and returned to the National Theatre, the sum of N24million which was allegedly diverted by some directors of the agency.” “Also recovered were two hectares of land in Abuja valued at over N2 billion, belonging to the National Council of Arts and Culture. The panel also recovered and returned a part of Agura Hotel belonging to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The recovered part of the hotel had been illegally “annexed by some so-called powerf...

Inspirational music talent born Grace Aanuoluwa Oluwadiya popularly known as EL' Grace is a gospel singer with class and testimonies in this present time. She was born in Brooklyn New York to her loving and caring parents Arc. & Mrs. Oluwadiya that hails from Ekiti West in Ekiti State, Nigeria. While growing up she attended St. Joseph Nursery and Primary School Ado Ekiti, then progressed to Unity Secondary School Ado Ekiti and later further her education at the Federal Polytechnic Ede and FUTA respectively. And her sojourn abroad, she went to Nursing School to become a registered nurse in the United States of America. In her journey to the music world she was enrolled into violin school when she was 2 years old and started singing around then as well. While growing up, she sang in the choir most of her life in Nigeria and started writing songs in 2014 and recording professional in 2017. Grace is a devoted Christian who is based in the United States of America wher...

Bashorun Muyiwa Oladipo, the Ogun state gubernatorial aspirant who insists he is the divine candidate has intensified his gubernatorial campaign. “I Am Destined To Become Next Governor Of Ogun State” Ogun Commissioner, Muyiwa Oladipo Confides Sources disclosed the aspirant who has adopted the acronym BMO just rolled out branded vehicles proclaiming his gubernatorial ambition. Societynow.ng gathered that the move is aimed at leveraging on the accolades that trailed the successful hosting of another edition of his brainchild, Drum Festival “Just A Little Of What To Expect When Initiator Oladipo Becomes Gov!” Supporters Claim As Drum Festival Gets Accolades Far & Wide The event which surpassed all expectations gave BMO immeasurable positive vibes and his supporters the bragging rights of just ‘’a tip ‘’ of what to expect when he becomes the next Governor of Ogun state. ‘’The deployment of his branded campaign vehicles is meant to reinforce his growing ...

Emerging details have it that despite the noise and vigorous campaign that announced Former Minister Musiliu Obanikoro’s ambition to become a Senator – the aspiration may have ended before it officially stated. Sources disclosed occupier of the slot he is interested in, Senator Solomon Oamilekan Adeola has secured “approval” to recontest as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Yayi, as the incumbent Senator representing Lagos West is popularly known was formerly neck deep in the campaign to become the next governor of Ogun state. But the man who provided wings for his gubernatorial ambition, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has told him to return back to base and begin the campaign to maintain status quo. Interestingly it was Asiwaju Tinubu that gave Obanikoro the go-ahead in moves to secure Lagos APC ticket as Lagos West Senatorial candidate. The move was part of arrangements that brought Obanikoro to the All Progressives Congress from the People’s Democratic Party “The ...

Billionaire Aliko Dangote recently hosted controversial King of Iwo, Osun state Abdulrasheed Akanbi. The meeting held at the invitation of the chairman of Dangote Group. The venue was the Lagos abode of one of Africa’s richest. Checks by societynow.ng revealed that the self-styled Emperor of Iwo actually publicized the "meeting" claiming need to develop his town. Further digs by societynow.ng revealed that though this is certainly not far from the truth, the major reason for the meeting is actually Dangote telling the Iwo monarch to "stem" his divisive antics in the southwest region. One of Africa’s richest has upped his investment portfolio in the southwest – with moves to increase it – and this has made him a major stakeholder in the region. "Dangote is thinking far ahead, quickly taking away the possibility to those with ulterior motives in the region making Oba Akanbi their mask with his controversial moves" a source stated. After goin...

Ras Kimono is dead. The reggae great born Ukele Onwubya reportedly gave up the ghost at a Lagos hospital today – Sunday June 10 2018. Sources disclosed he passed on after a brief illness. Well known, Ras Kimono – as he is popularly identified – was one of the touch lights of Raggae music in Nigeria. He claimed to be a vegetarian of about 37 years in a recent interview with punch. Specific details of his death remain unclear as the news of his passage spread.

The family of late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo just suffered another loss. Obiajulu, the son of the master politician is dead. He reportedly died in the United States of America. According to reports monitored on thecapital,ng, the deceased fondly called Obi gave up the ghost “last week Monday”. The news platform further reports “the remains of 30-year old dude will be lowered into the grave at the prestigious St John Neumann Catholic Church, Wharfed road, Maryland, USA.”

Financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank has set the record straight on emerging reports of an alleged supreme court judgment secured by Innosson motors. The bank’s statement on the development titled ‘’ RE: FALSE REPORTING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING GTBANK’’ reads The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (“the Bank”) has been drawn to false, mischievous and malicious statements circulating in the news and social media in respect of a purported directive by the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the Bank to make payments to one of its debtor Customers. The Bank’s Customers and the General Public are hereby kindly urged to disregard these false statements as nothing could be further from the truth. There was no directive or Order issued by the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the Bank to make any payment to any of its debtor Customers. The Bank as a highly responsible corporate citizen will in accordance with its culture and tradition refrain from making comments about on-going ...