Nigerian celebrities have had a long history of having plastic surgery to achieve the bodies they want. This week, Weekend Magazine takes a look at those who went under the knife.
Tonto Dikeh
The Nollywood actress is one of those who have been vocal about going under the knife, and had revealed her intentions to do so before even undergoing the surgery. After the surgery, Tonto began showing off her curves a lot more and has revealed plans to have another one done.
Ini Edo
The actress had always been one of the most talked about celebrities in terms of physique, but she still opted to go ahead to sculpt her body a bit more, to have it as she desired.
Toke Makinwa
Toke had previously mentioned how she felt about her body, and her wish to be curvier. She later fulfilled that dream after a trip to New York that enhanced her hips and other curves. After speculations that perhaps she was using hip pads, she later revealed that she had indeed undergone plastic surgery to achieve the body she always wanted.
Chika Ike
Chika Ike also followed in the same route to make herself curvier, and had a similar procedure done as Ini Edo and Tonto Dikeh. After confessing her experience under the knife, she said she did it to please her fans.
Caroline Danjuma
Probably one of the first in the industry to go under the knife is Caroline Danjuma. The mom of three underwent plastic surgery after her split from her millionaire ex-husband, Musa Danjuma. She has not been shy of displaying her new body since the procedure either.
A civil rights organisation under the aegis of Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates, on Monday opened a fresh chapter in the allegation of rape against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth Zion Assembly.
The organisation specifically said information at its disposal suggested that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, was planning to transfer the case to Abuja.
The convener of COPA, Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a statement in Abuja, said the case would be diligently monitored with a view to checking the abuse of the process by parties.
Rather than transfer the case to Abuja, he advised that priority must also be given to the security and convenience of the vital and primary witness and Fatoyinbo’s alleged rape victim, Busayo Dakolo.
Olajengbesi reminded the police that a valid and active warrant of arrest against Fatoyinbo had yet to be executed, adding that the police would be setting itself up for ridicule and suspicion, “and are in themselves in gross contempt of their oath of office and duties as enforcers of civil and criminal discipline.”
According to him, the handling of such a delicate, yet grievous allegation against Fatoyinbo “will go a long way to either mar or make the reputation of the Nigeria Police Force as an institution of discipline and an objective principal in the pursuit of justice.”
While demanding that the allegation of rape must not be moved to Abuja for Fatoyinbo’s sake, Olajengbesi said keen observation of the processes being undertaken by the police on the matter revealed “a lacklustre and suspicious plot underfoot to give a soft landing to the suspect.”
The statement read: “Our demands are simply that the matter be allowed its due course within the jurisdiction where the complaint was filed. Transferring the case to Abuja from Lagos where it was originally filed prejudices the complainant while extending a kid’s glove to the accused who perhaps feels too connected to deign to go to Lagos to answer to the serious allegations against him.
“We are vehemently opposed to such a move and demand that this matter be thoroughly investigated and the accused invited to the place of domicile of the victim especially given the matter was filed there.
“Let it be abundantly clear that we are sufficiently conscious of the law in matters of jurisdiction as to investigation and prosecution of criminal matters. In this matter, investigation can take place in Lagos, Nigeria and if any place should be given premium attention, it is the place of residence of the victim to aid and facilitate proper information needed by the police and not the place of residence of the accused.
“We have noticed with displeasure the usual mischievous moves that have come to characterise the Nigeria Police Force in the past whenever it is set to deliberately or negligently mess up a case of such importance.
“We do hereby state emphatically that the Nigeria Police Force is not handling the Fatoyinbo rape allegation with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. This is wrong, condemnable and very much in disregard of the need to ensure that justice is done in the matter regardless of whose ox is gored.
“A warrant of arrest was issued to secure Biodun Fatoyinbo to answer questions in line with the police investigation. Unfortunately, nothing has been done and Fatoyinbo has continued to walk freely without reporting to the police station. Instead of arresting him for proper interrogation, the police have now changed gear after days of filing the complaint with the victim now being unduly pressurised to relocate to Abuja or to fly to Abuja every day as the Nigeria Police Force intend to transfer the matter there. This is unacceptable.
“We totally reject all attempts by the IGP to unduly transfer the matter to Abuja where the accused is resident. This is like giving the accused person a red carpet treatment when he should actually be thoroughly investigated. Though we acknowledge the fact that the IGP has the administrative discretion to transfer matters to any division or jurisdiction for proper investigation, we make bold to say that same must be exercised judiciously and professionally.
“We call on the IGP to drop his personal interest in this matter, where any, and allow justice take its full course as a respecter of no one. We have sufficient information that the IGP has taken personal interest in the case as Mr. Biodun Fatoyinbo has influenced him into redirecting the case to Abuja where it would most likely be suffocated and dropped.
“In any case, where the Nigeria Police Force attempt to bring up argument of where the elements of the offence took place to determine prosecution, let it be known that it is Ilorin, Kwara State not Abuja. The alleged case happened in Ilorin years back. The victim now lives in Lagos and the suspect is in Abuja.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s continued support for Libya’s quest to regain political and security stability.
“We will do our best to help Libya stabilise,” the president told the Head of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, at a bilateral meeting on the margins of the AU Summit in Niamey, Niger Republic, on Sunday.
The president, who discussed recent developments in the North African country as well as bilateral issues between Nigeria and Libya with Mr. Al-Sarraj, noted that there were over 6,000 Nigerians in Libya, who see Libya as a gateway to Europe.
He said the humanitarian crisis arising from insurgency and the drying up of Lake Chad, which has affected over 30 million people in the region who depend on the Lake for farming, fishing and animal husbandry has forced some Nigerians to defy the desert to make perilous journeys across the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert to Europe.
Also, in a separate audience with UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, President Buhari stressed the role the international community needed to play in recharging the Lake, noting that the financial cost was beyond the affected countries.
The president noted that the instability in Libya has been a negative force on the Sahel. The Head of Libya’s GNA told the President that there had been a lot of deaths and injuries in his country, pledging that his government was determined to put an end to the situation.
“The aggression must stop. The solution is not military alone we also believe in diplomacy. We are also victims of terrorism, just like Nigeria,” he said. Al-Sarraj declared that Libya contributed a lot to the establishment and survival of the AU, adding that it was now time for Africa to reciprocate.
On her part, the Deputy Secretary-General told the president that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host the SDGs Summit during the high-level week of the 74th Session of the General Assembly in September, and will use the occasion to call for a road map for a decade of delivery of the sustainable development targets.
The Deputy Secretary-General also congratulated President Buhari for signing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement at the AU Summit in Niamey.
The UN World Habitat Forum was held in Vancouver, Canada in 1976. A principal outcome of the conference was a resolve that governments should as much as possible provide land for citizens to build homes.
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Brigadier Shehu Yaradua decided to implement that decision by seizing land from its traditional owners and vesting it in the state.
They approached the Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research, NISER, to give them a formula for seizing private property.
NISER in its report advised against it.
The duo was undaunted.
A 7-man panel was set up to formulate a land policy in the desired direction.
6 of the members advised against it.
Obasanjo invited the remaining member to write a minority report which later became the Land Use Decree which was later entrenched in subsequent constitutions as the Land Use Act.
On the auspices of the new legal instrument, Obasanjo and Yar’adua became the largest land owners in the country.
Land was vested in the state governor. The citizen owner became a mere occupant holding a lease signed by the governor allowing his occupancy for a tenure of years.
Regina Daniels has finally spoken up about knowing who her real father is. After one Barrister Jude Ojeogwu claimed to be her real father, there has been controversy about whether she gained the approval of her father or not.
However, in a recent Instagram post, Regina Daniels clarifies by telling the real truth. She knows who her real father is, and she mocks all those claiming to be her father by saying, “Every Dick and Harry claiming to be my father; that is if I have one”. It’s possible she means her father is God Almighty when she adds a praying emoji. Also, since she grew up with her mother and siblings, her father was never in the picture.
See the post below:
Meanwhile, these were Barrister Jude’s words:
“I invited Regina to my house where I live in Lagos; (I can’t disclose the location of my house right now for security reasons); she came to my house with her siblings (Lawrence and Samuel Ojeogwu) and I asked her if all I’ve been hearing is true because I wanted to know what was actually going on. She ‘Daddy, nothing is going on.’ I asked my first son, her brother, Lawrence Ojeogwu, the same question and he also said nothing was going on. I then asked my other son, Samuel, the same question, he too said the same thing, ‘Daddy nothing is going on’. I said okay, should we now say all that I’ve been hearing and seeing is more like a movie? And they said ‘Yes’.
However, I advised that if she wants to get married to an old man, she (Regina) should not forget that very soon she (Regina Daniels) would become a widow. But that if she is getting married to a man like her age mate, of the cause, becoming a widow would be far from her (Regina Daniels). That was where we finished the discussion about her marriage. I went further to ask what was happening about her education because I used to visit her in her school, Igbinedion University. She said she has plans of travelling to Dubai for her studies. I asked her what was in Dubai if not Arabic; that she should be thinking of going to Havard or Oxford University”
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr. Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Malam Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff (COS) to the President as well as 11 other personal staff.
A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday, said both appointments take effect from May 29, 2019.
The confirmation is coming more than a month after Buhari was sworn in for his second term with the opposition party threatening legal action over continued use of aides without sticking to the constitutional order.
The President also made other appointments contained in the statement:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI MAKES APPOINTMENTS OF PERSONAL STAFF
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments of personal staff.
Mohammed Sarki Abba – Senior Special Assistant to the President (Household and Social Events)
Ya’u Shehu Darazo – Senior Special Assistant to the President (Special Duties)
Dr Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi – Personal Physician to the President
Amb. Lawal A. Kazaure – State Chief of Protocol
Sabiu Yusuf – Special Assistant (Office of the President)
Saley Yuguda – Special Assistant (House Keeping)
Ahmed Muhammed Mayo – Special Assistant (Finance & Administration)
Mohammed Hamisu Sani – Special Assistant (Special Duties)
Friday Bethel – Personal Assistant (General Duties)
Sunday Aghaeze – Personal Assistant (State Photographer)
Bayo Omoboriowo – Personal Assistant (Presidential Photographer)
The above appointments take effect from May 29, 2019.
Nigeria had been on the receiving end of an upset in their previous game, a 2-0 defeat by Madagascar in their final group match.
Yet they produced their best performance of the tournament to end Cameroon’s hopes of retaining the title they won in Gabon in 2017.
Ighalo’s deflected shot gave Nigeria the lead before Bahoken side-footed the equaliser after Christian Bassogog’s cross.
In an enthralling tie, Cameroon took the lead through Njie’s composed finish.
Man-of-the-match Ighalo made it 2-2 with a volley after Ahmed Musa’s chest down before Ighalo turned provider for Arsenal’s Iwobi to slot in a dramatic decisive goal.
Analysis
BBC Sport’s Nick Cavell in Alexandria
For once, this was a big-name match-up that lived up to the billing, especially in terms of the goals scored and the ebb and flow of the match.
This was the best either side has played so far at the tournament and it still felt as if there was a lack of real quality from both teams. That was reflected in the first goals scored – Nigeria’s was a deflected effort and Cameroon’s quickfire strikes were both a result of defensive errors.
The second period was better and Nigeria looked hungrier. They also played better and their two goals both involved a lot more skill than luck.
Ighalo looked like he did in his best days at Watford, Iwobi showed the quality that Arsenal fans are crying out for and Leicester City fans may well be asking if this was the same Ahmed Musa that played for them.
For Cameroon, Andre Onana pulled off a few saves to show why he is currently the most-highly rated African keeper around, as he continued to show his form of the past season with Ajax.
Pierre Kunde did his best with his set-pieces but the quality was not there to make the most of them.
There is no letting up in the political fight between the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
Mr Obaseki, Wednesday, sacked eight commissioners from the state executive council.
The sacked commissioners are loyalists of Mr Oshiomhole, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
They are Joseph Ugheoke, the commissioner for energy and water resources; Magdalene Ohenhen, women affairs and social development; and Osahon Amiolemen, infrastructure.
Others are David Osifo, the commissioner for health; Mika Amanokha, youth and special duties; Mariam Abubakar, budget; Emmanuel Usoh, wealth creation, cooperatives and employment; and Christopher Adesotu, science and technology.
Governor Obaseki has since nominated replacements for the sacked commissioners.
The Feud
Mr Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo, helped Mr Obaseki to succeed him as the state governor in 2016, against all the odds.
Mr Obaseki is likely going to seek re-election next year, but it appears he does not enjoy the backing of Mr Oshiomhole.
The feud between the two APC leaders became public a few days ago when the Edo State House of Assembly was hurriedly ‘inaugurated’ and a speaker ‘elected’ at night with only nine lawmakers present.
The assembly has 24 members, and all of them are APC members.
The other lawmakers-elect were excluded ostensibly in order to prevent Mr Oshiomhole’s loyalists from taking control of the legislature, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
Mr Oshiomhole and the national leadership of the APC have since rejected the ‘inauguration’ of the assembly, which they described as being “illegal”.
The assembly and the state government, Wednesday, secured an interim order from a federal high court in Benin City, restraining the APC from “interfering” in the affairs of the state legislature.
Mr Obaseki, as it is, appears to be in firm control of the APC at the state level, while Mr Oshiomhole thrives at the national level of the party.
Undercurrent
A local chapter of the party on June 21 issued a statement, saying it has suspended one of the lawmakers-elect who was excluded from the Edo assembly ‘inauguration’.
The ‘suspended’ lawmaker-elect, Washington Osifo, is from Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state.
The party did not give reasons for its action, beyond accusing Mr Osifo of “violating” its constitution.
Meanwhile, Mr Osifo, in an interview PREMIUM TIMES, accused a chieftain of APC in the state, Charles Idahosa, of being behind the action.
Mr Osifo said his only offence was that he had called on the people to condemn the “unconstitutional inauguration” of the Edo State House of Assembly by nine out of the 24 members.
“I am not the one who said the right thing must be done, it is the constitution that says so,” he said.
The lawmaker-elect said those whose names appeared on the notice of his suspension “have called him to disassociate themselves from it”.
Traditional rulers and chiefs on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja and pleaded for his intervention in the rift between Governor Obaseki and Mr Oshiomhole.
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Ewuare II, who led the delegation to the presidential villa, reportedly told Mr Buhari, “If this crisis is not resolved now with immediate effect, it may jeopardise the progress of the state”.
It could be recalled that Mr Idahosa, a former political adviser to Mr Oshiomhole when the latter was Edo governor, recently demanded the resignation of the APC national chairman.
Mr Idahosa, who apparently enjoys the backing of Governor Obaseki, accused Mr Oshiomhole of instigating crisis within the APC in Edo.
“We are all not very happy with what is happening in Edo State today, especially with the political division and the confusion.
“This is a situation in which we ought to be very happy; it is so strange. It is like a tragi-comedy with what is happening. We have a governor who was brought up by a political party and the people out there are very happy and commending this governor for working so hard. He is very popular and you will attest to that but the problem is with the leadership of the party.
“While the voters are very excited, the people who brought him into power are not happy with him because, according to them, he is not carrying them along,” Mr Idahosa said.
Mr Obaseki himself helped to fuel the speculations about his rift with Mr Oshiomhole when he cried out some weeks ago that some “greedy” politicians were putting pressure on him to share state funds to them.
Mr Obaseki did not say who the “greedy” politicians were, but many thought he may have referred to the APC national chairman and his supporters.
The Nigerian police have paraded the suspected killers of Alex Badeh. Badeh was the former chief of defence staff before his untimely death.
The joint investigative panel set up to probe the death of Alex Badeh, former chief of defence staff, has paraded 15 suspects in connection to the killing of the late general.
Badeh was shot dead in December while returning from his farm along Abuja-Keffi road.
The panel comprised of the Nigerian army, airforce, police and Department of State Services (DSS) and was led by Bamidele Shafa, a major general.
Badeh served as Nigeria’s chief of defence staff between January 2014 and July 2015.
Below are photos of the suspects and investigative panel.
Regina Daniels has finally spoken up about knowing who her real father is. After one Barrister Jude Ojeogwu claimed to be her real father, there has been controversy about whether she gained the approval of her father or not.
