I WAS WILLING TO LEARN, TO BECOME LIKE ANITA JUST TO KEEP MAJE - TOKE MAKINWA

 
          Toke Makinwa writes;

"I tried to talk to him...a deep conversation in the dark where we could bare our souls to each other. I asked why he wouldn't let Anita go? What was it about her? With tears in my eyes and desperate to save my home, I was willing to learn, to become like her if that was what he wanted. If it was the sex, I asked him to teach me her moves. If it was her character I wanted to know, so I become what he saw in her. I was drained, I had no pride in that moment. I begged him to give us a chance"

You guys need to buy this book mehn....It will give you goosebumps. Toke went through things that I couldn't imagine anyone should go through. She even told a story of how Maje told her a day after their wedding in 2014 that he missed Anita Solomon. Women need to read this book and learn from it...


                                                                       

I WAS ALWAYS SCARED OF ADMITTING TO THE WORLD THAT I'M CHRISTIAN, FOR FEAR OF BEING KILLED - ADEWALE AYUBA SPEAKS ABOUT HIS LIFE AS A CHRISTIAN

 

Popular Fuji musician, Adewale Ayuba, has opened up on his initial fear after he got converted to Christianity.Ayuba, now commonly known as Mr. Johnson, was born and bred in a Muslim family.

According to the ex-staunch Muslim, he had been a Christian since 2010, but hasn’t been practicing it for fear of being killed.

The ‘Ijo Fuji’ songster made this known in an open confession in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, weekend.

While admitting that he is now proudly a full Christian, he said, “I have been a Christian for so long, even my family members especially my kids are all going to church but I make sure I go every December 31st. If I don’t, I will presume the New Year would be filled with dangers that will lead to my death.

“I was always scared of admitting to the world that I’m Christian, for fear of being killed, but now I have the courage to say it boldly, I’m a born-again Christian. I’m no more a Muslim,” Ayuba added.

OVER 400 TRAVELERS UNDERGOES MANUAL REGISTRATION AT MURITALA MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LAGOS

Audu Maikori who was present at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport today, shared this pathetic news

TOKE MAKINWA NARRATES HOW GAS CYLINDA EXPLOSION KILLED HER PARENTS

 

Toke Makinwa has revealed that a gas cylinder leak led to the fire incident that killed her parents when she was just 8-years-old.
The media personality made the disclosure in the second chapter of her tell-all memoir, ‘On Becoming’.
Describing the events of the day of the gas explosion, she wrote: “I heard a loud bang. Thunder, I thought… The bang I heard was the sound of the gas cylinder exploding. My mum had gotten the cylinder on Friday and brought it home only to discover a leak when it as turned on.

Her mother, she wrote, had told the house help on duty for the weekend not to use the cylinder, which was meant to be returned on Monday.
However, when the other help, Ruth, resumed work Monday morning, Grace failed to pass the information to her “because they weren’t talking”.

She continued: “Ruth, unaware of the danger, had put on the gas cylinder and tried to light the cooker. She died in the first blast. Grace survived the first blast but later died in the hospital.
“In the movies, you sometimes see a scene with someone burning from head to toe, screaming and trying to fight the flames. It happened right in front of me. Everyone ran back trying to figure out who it was and how to put out the flames, shouting advice from a safe distance.

“It took me a moment to realise that it was my mum. I stood glued to the spot, watching her burn… Even after they were driven to the hospital, I could still smell it.
“My mum’s friend spotted me in the crowd and took me and my siblings to her house. We were already there before we realised that none of us had seen my baby brother and cousin.

Toke wrote that her mother died before she could be flown abroad for intensive care while her father, who was seemingly recuperating, eventually gave up the ghost.
“My mum kept asking for her children, yet when my brother was brought into her room to see her she refused to look at him. She was burned all over and in a lot of pain. She died before she could be sent abroad.

“My dad kept asking for his wife. Nobody was brave enough to tell him the truth.
“The day he died, it was unexpected. He had been responding to treatment and was lucid, having conversations with the people that came to visit him.
“He was lying quietly in bed one minute and the next he was agitated, calling my mum by name and asking her to open the door because he wanted to be with her.

“Present in his room at the time was a nurse who was born again, and she knew instantly that the door he was asking to be opened was no ordinary one.
“She asked for everyone to start praying and pleading with the unseen to keep the door shut, to prevent him from leaving

“He kicked in the air like he was struggling to kick open that door and their voices grew even louder.
“Dupe, please don’t open the door,” they kept saying. “Dupe, remember your four children, close the door.”
“Their efforts were wasted. He passed away right before their eyes.
Her parents were buried side by side in Idanre, their hometown in Ondo state.
He father,Caleb Ifemayowa Makinwa, was 35 while her mother, Modupe Monica Makinwa, died at the age of 34.

After the death of her parents, Toke and her siblings moved into the house of her eldest aunt, Big Mummy, in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The OAP was eight years old when her parents died.
“From being a bubbly, friendly child, I became withdrawn and taciturn. From being the child who always came first in class, I went to the bottom of the class,” she wrote, to end the chapter.

MY DAUGHTER'S BEAUTY IS SOMETHING ELSE - MAHEEDA GUSHES OVER HER DAUGHTER'S BEAUTY

Maheeda’s daughter, Divine is definitely a beautiful young girl, and her mum couldn’t help but gush about her this morning. She shared her picture and wrote:
“When your mum called you Divine and you are Divine indeed… my daughter’s beauty is something else Jesus help me protect her”

WOMAN BATH GIRL WITH CHEMICAL, USES HER TO BEG FOR ALMS IN LAGOS

• The suspects Photo:Samson Folarin

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women – one Amadi and Mama Esther – for allegedly abusing a nine-year-old girl, Joy Esemonu, in the FESTAC Town area of the state.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Amadi allegedly poured chemical on Esemonu, which made her sustain injuries in different parts of her body.

Our correspondent was told that Esemonu was subsequently led everyday by the suspect to a pedestrian bridge in the FESTAC area where she was made to beg for alms from passersby.

At the end of every begging trip, the two women reportedly shared the money collected.

However, a Good Samaritan, who observed the victim’s condition on the bridge, reportedly alerted policemen from the FESTAC division, leading to the arrest of the two women.

The matter was subsequently referred to the Office of the Public Defender, which transferred the victim to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related matters.

A social worker who was privy to the case told our correspondent that Mama Esther was a relation of the victim and had lured her from their village in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He said, “The girl lived in Port Harcourt with her parents. But last year, her mother handed her over to Mama Esther after the latter promised to support the family by taking the girl to Lagos. She said the girl would continue her education when they get to Lagos.

“However, when she brought her to Lagos, she decided to hand her over to Amadi, who she owed some money. The woman then decided to use her for begging.

“The girl said she noticed that Amadi would make her sleep before pouring a substance suspected to be chemical on her body. By the time she woke up and scratched the spots after feeling some pains, they would become sore. The woman would then bandaged the place and take her out for begging.

“She said whenever the injuries heal, she would make her sleep again and pour the chemical on her. The woman started with her bottoms and then her laps. She said such  had happened about four different times.”

Another source said Mama Esther, in her confession, claimed that she always collected between N2,500 to N3,000 as her share every day.

The source said the money the women were making off the victim kept them in the fraudulent business.

“The girl said although they lived in a slum in the Oyingbo area, the woman always took her to FESTAC to beg. She said there were other girls in the slum. She could not recall the exact place where her parents lived in Port Harcourt. She mentioned streets like Rumuokoro, Saint Jude and Rumola. She said she attended Saint Jude Academy and was in basic three before she was brought to Lagos. The girl explained that her younger sister, Ebierechi, was with another family. However, the suspect had maintained that they lived under the bridge,” he added.

The Director of OPD, Mrs. Salami Olubukola, condemned the action of the women, saying the state would ensure that justice was served.

She said, “This is a despicable act and the height of man’s inhumanity to man which must be condemned by all. Lagos State will never condone child abuse and cruelty and we shall go to any length to protect our children from barbaric acts.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said, “Investigation reveals that it is their stock in trade.”

The NAPTIP Lagos zonal coordinator, Mr. Joseph Famakin, confirmed that the victim was in the agency’s shelter.

He said, “The girl was brought to us last Friday and she is going through some psychological counseling and treatment. We are also investigating if there are other people involved in the crime. The two suspects are with the police.”

PHOTOS: CHECK OUT THE FACES AT THE GHANA MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES PARTY

 

Ghana Movie Awards 2016 nominees cocktail party came off successfully on Saturday November 26 at East Legon in Accra.

Some of the celebrities spoted at the stars cocktail night included; Toosweet Annan, Samuel Bravo, Christabel Ekeh, Fella Makafui, Kalybos, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Fred Nuamah, Jessica Williams, Henry Adofo, Elikim Kumordzie – the tailor, Moesha Boduong and many others represented and likewise graced the red carpet! MCs for the night; the ever dazzling Berla Mundi and Hogan; the comedian.

 
See full list of nominees for television series categories below:
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 
1)      FUNNY FACE   –  COW AND CHICKEN  (UTV)
2)      MIKEY OSEI BERKO  –   GUY GUY   (TV3)
3)      KWAME  DZOKOTO  –   EFIEWURA  (TV3)
4)      KOFI ADJORLOLO  –  OFFICE PALAVA  (VIASAT 1)
5)      TOOSWEET  ANNAN   –  THE IDIOT AND I  (VIASAT 1)

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
1)      BABIE DAPAAH  –   COW AND CHICKEN  (UTV)
2)      NIKKI SAMONAS   –  GUY GUY  (TV3)
3)      GLORIA SARFO  –  EFIEWURA  (TV3)
4)      LINDA  ALLOTEY  –   PAY DAY   (UTV)
5)      AFIA SCHWARZENGGER    –  AFIA SCHWARZENGGER  (VASAT 1)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
1)      BISMARK NII ODOI  –  COW AND CHICKEN
2)      RICHARD ASANTE (KALYBOS)  -GUY GUY
3)      AGYA ASARE  –  EFIEWURA
4)      NII ADJETEFIO  –  MASTER AND THE THREE IDIOTS
5)      HOGAN GABRIEL  –  GUY GUY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
1)      HELEN ASANTE   –  GUY GUY
2)      GRACE OMABOE (MAAME DOKONO)  –  GUY GUY
3)      LISBETH GYANWAAH  –  PAY DAY
4)      AMA ABDORTZ  –  MASTER AND THE 3 MAITS
5)      AKYLA LIVERPOOL   –  THE IDIOT AND I

BEST COMEDY SERIES 
1)      GUY GUY  –  TV3
2)      COW AND CHICKEN  –  UTV
3)      OFFICE PALAVA  –  VIASAT 1
4)      EFIEWURA  –  TV3
5)      JAMESTOWN FISHERMAN  –  VIASAT 1

FOREIGN TV SERIES (FOR TV STATIONS)
1)      SIMPLE MARIA   –  UTV
2)      ABYSS OF PASSION  –  TV3
3)      KUMKUM BAGYA  –  ADOM TV
4)      STRANGE LOVE  –  JOY PRIME
5)      QUEEN OF HEART  –  VASAT 1

BEST WRITING TV SERIES 
1)      SHIRLEY FRIMPONG MANASO  –  SHAMPAIGN
2)      GUY GUY  –   RAS BOATENG
3)      AN AFRICAN CITY  –  NICOLE AMARTEFIO
4)      IVAN QUASHIGAH  –  YOLO
5)      HEELS AND SNEEKERS  –  RICHIE WRITER

BEST DIRECTING TV SERIES
1)      SHAMPAIGN  –  SHIRLEY FRIMPONG MANSO
2)      YOLO  –  IVAN QUASHIGAH
3)      GUY GUY  –  KOFI ASAMOAH
4)      COW AND CHICKEN  –  SAMMY FISION
5)      HEELS AND SNEAKERS  –  MAXWELL AMUNI
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA
1)      BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEK  –  SHAMPAIGN
2)      JOHN PEASSAH (DROGBA)  -YOLO
3)      LDESMOND DANSO-SAKYI  –  YOLO
4)      FRITZ JOHNSON  –  HEELS AND SNEAKERS
5)      DEYEMI OKANKWON  –   AN AFRICAN CITY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA
1)      MAHALIA BAMFORD  –  HEELS AND SNEAKERS
2)      OBENIWAA  –  COCO BROWN
3)      MAKAFUI FELA  –  YOLO
4)      LYNN BENTIL  –  SHAMPAIGN
5)      MAAME YAA BOAFO  –  AN AFRICAN CITY

BEST DRAMA SERIES
1)      HEELS AND SNEAKERS
2)      SHAMPAIGN
3)      YOLO
4)      AN AFRICAN CITY
5)      COCO BROWN

BEST ACTOR DRAMA SERIES
1)      JESY ELAGEHA  –  HEELS AND SNEAKERS
2)      J.O.T AGYEMAN  –  SHAMPAIGN
3)      AARON ADATSI  –  YOLO
4)      MAWULI GAVA  –  AN AFRICAN CITY
5)      KWEKU ELIOT  –  COCO BROWN

BEST ACTRESS DRAMA SERIES
1)      JOSELYN DUMAS  –  SHAMPAIGN
1)      MARIE HUMBERT  –  AN AFRICAN CITY
2)      ANDREA OWUSU  –  HEELS AND SNEAKERS
3)      QUEENSTAR ANAAFI  –  YOLO
4)      AHUOFE PATRICIA  –  COCO BROWN

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR TV SERIES
1)      MAKAFUI FELLA  –  YOLO
2)      JOHN PEASSAH (DROGBA)  -YOLO
3)      SHIRLEY TIMBILLAH  SHAMPAIGN
4)      ANDREA OWUSU    HEELS AND SNEAKERS
5)      MARIE HUMBERT  AN AFRICAN CITY