I And My Wife Agreed To Live Separately- CHIDI MOKEME

Well, when I met my wife, this was our default setting. Let me put it like that. Our default setting was that I live in Nigeria and my wife lives in America and then we started a relationship and decided to take the relationship further and decided we were gonna be man and wife. So, having taken that decision and having crossed that level, the next thing is to find a way to ease into a location. Everybody knows that you don’t just pack your bag and move in one day. There are things that need to be sorted, relocation needs to be sorted. So, we are taking our time with it. But then again, by virtue of my job, I have a pretty much very flexible timing. I own my time, I decide when to work, when not to work. So, really, I can be with my wife anytime, every time I so desire and it makes it easy. If I work 9-5, then we will always have to wait for when someone was on leave the whole year round, if I want, just to be with my wife.

IIM-AFRICA TO HONOUR OBASANJO,GOV.FASHOLA,GOV.AKPABIO,OGBENI AREGBESOLA,GOVc.AMOSUN LABARAN MAKU,DR OLUKOYA,OTUNBA BABAJIDE(aka oppressor) AND OTHERS

Come February 27, 2014 - As part of activities to commemorate its maiden Induction / Investiture ceremony slated for March 15, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja Lagos, the Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plan to honour different stakeholders in Nigeria and other parts of the world including state governors, past and present public office holders, captains of industries including leaders across the various sectors of the economy. 

The Institute of Information Management (IIM) is a professional membership driven Institute, developed to serve the growing community of data, information, records, document and Archives Management professionals who are tasked with managing the dynamic information life cycle within the enterprise.
Dignitaries expected at the event and to be honoured include former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Oba (Dr) Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu, the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Minister for Information, Mr. Labaran Maku and Bar. Chris Onyemenam - DG National Identity Management Commission.

Others are Barr. Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, Lagos State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosu FCA, Ogun Sate Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, State of Osun Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, Edo State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom Governor, Dr. Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso and Kano State Governor, as well as other state governors.

Also on the list of the dignitaries are Chief (Mrs.) Beatrice Obiageli Ubeku JP, MFR, President - West African Women Association, Engr. (Mrs.) Florence Seriki, MFR, Austin Okere, Dr D.K. Olukoya - General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries as well as many other MDs and CEOs of major Institutions, Information Management and Technology firms among others.

Speaking on the epoch-making event, Dr. Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole - President /Chairman-Governing Council of the Institute said “This is an all important event and the very first one for that matter in the whole of Africa in the Information Management space, as we expect to have a very elaborate event following the collection of professionals across various sectors of the economy we shall be inducting and also honoring those who have excelled in different sphere of the economy with influence on Information management.”
Oyewole reiterated that the need to develop the Information Management profession now cannot be over-emphasized, as successful organizations in the future will depend on how well they enable information to be appropriately managed by professionals, and how well they learn from the information they hold, and how they use it to create new value.

According to the IIM boss, major activity at the event will include conferment of the Institute of Information Management Fellowship on members who have made substantial contribution to the development of the Information Management and Technology profession, its practices or the Institute of Information Management itself and Honorary Fellows on other professionals with backgrounds outside of Information Management but are identified as having made significant contributions that impact on the profession or the Institute of Information Management.

Other categories to be inducted include Associate, Professional, Senior Professional and Corporate members.
The Institute of Information Management is approved by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), Nigeria with the consent of the Attorney General of the Federation serving the emerging field of Records, Information, Archives, Data, Security, and Document Management Professionals, with partnership and affiliation with different international organizations like the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS), UK, 

Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), Canada etc.
The Institute of Information Management is strategically positioned to help professionals in both public and private organizations in Nigeria and Africa develop the required frameworks, tools and culture needed to build capability. By improving professionalism in this essential field, as required in the following functions such as finance, administration, engineering, construction, project management, procurement, IT and communications.

According to the Media Person Temidayo Babalola, who is the CEO of Temis Media said,Sound policy, clear standards, competence, certification, research and effective processes are all aspects of first-class information management programs that the Institute of Information Management unique faculties has got to deliver through our various learning and professional development programs, aimed at empowering information management professionals globally.

Fuji Musician Obesere Inserts Ring Inside Woman’s Cunt

Popular Fuji musician,  Alhaji Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, has been arrested  by the Police in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 29-year-old business woman, Miss Olanike Olaiya in his Okota residence, Lagos.

The victim, who took the matter to the Police, also narrated her ordeal in the hands of the musician whose shows generally fascinate society women.

According to Olaiya, a National Diploma graduate of business administration from Ibadan Polytechnic….

“I got to know Obesere through one of my friends, Mrs. Bola Okoro. She told me that Obesere would assist me in my business.

“I deal in office equipment and when I contacted Obesere, he asked me to meet him in his family house at Okota.  When I  met him, I  introduced my business to him and he promised to connect me to some of his friends in Dubai who would sell  goods to me on credit.

“After the discussion, he started demanding for sex and I refused and when I wanted to leave, he insisted I should sleep over in his house because it was late and he claimed that it was dangerous to go out late in the night in his area.

“I thought he was a responsible man and I decided to sleep over, but at the dead of the night, he came into the room where I slept and pounced on me.

“He raped me and afterwards inserted a ring he wore into my private part and I started bleeding. He hurriedly  left me in the room saying he had an appointment to fulfill.

“I could not bear the trauma and the bleeding and I reported the matter to the police.”

Vanguard gathered that Obesere was first arrested last Wednesday by the Police at Isolo Police Division, where Olaiya reported the matter. He was subsequently released on administrative bail.

He was later re-arrested on Monday, when medical examination conducted on Olaiya revealed that she was actually raped and the Divisional Police Officer, Isolo,  Adamu Ibrahim, was said to have ordered the transfer of the matter to State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, for further investigation.

Sources disclosed that Obesere’s arrest was made possible through a warrant of arrest issued by the Chief Magistrate of Isolo Magistrate Court, Mrs. Kike Bukola Ayeye, as he had declined to honour several police invitations sent to his house at Johnson Famiye Street, Canal Estate, Ago, Okota.

-Vanguard

I’m In Nigeria To Make An Impact-American Afro-pop Singer, Prinxes Elam

Prinxes Elam is a pretty black American who came to Nigeria to prove her musical dexterity. The sonorous voice singer has been in Nigeria for the past four months and she’s not ready to relent as she has been churning out singles. In this interview with Shokishombolo's blog, the beautiful and agile singer spoke on her journey into Nigerian music industry.

Could you tell us more about Prinxes?

My name is Prinxes, an artiste and a musician in Africa. My genre of music is Afro-pop music. I started singing when I was three years old in church, so I’ve been around music and musicians all my life. My family has a big background with music in the United States. I’m not a Nigerian but I’m from Africa because I’m a black American. I’m just here to see how I can contribute to the uplift of music in Nigeria.

Why did you choose Nigeria instead of America that is known to be the home of Hip-hop?

Chocolate City's Lawyer And Brymo's lawyer Exchange Blow In Court

Chocolate City is suing Brymo for breach of contract. The legal tussle between entertainment company, Chocolate City, and artiste, Olawale “Brymo” Ashimi, continued on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, before Justice Buba.
However, it was adjourned till March 4 following an exchange of derogatory words between Brymo’s lawyer, Nike Olagbede, and Chocolate City’s counsel, T.O Lawal – who is replacing C.O. Madubuko.
Defending the adjournment, Justice Buba said, “I will adjourn this case because the counsels have failed to portray themselves according to the stipulations of the court and acted with complete disregard to the court’s regulations.”
The case which began on November 11, 2013 has now been adjourned four times: December 5, 2013, January 14, February 26, and now March 4.
Chocolate City is suing Brymo for breach of contract. After leaving the Audu Maikori helmed label around June, the singer, whose seven years contract was allegedly yet to expire, independently released his third studio album, Merchant, Dealers and Slaves in October, 2013…. Credit punch

"I Was Paid 50 Million Naira For Late Mandela Tribute Song" 5-star Music’s Harrysong Confirmed!

Harrysong who is signed to Kcee’s 5 star music is now a big boy ooo as he opened up on some big deals he’s be doing this days in his interview with Punch.

On Song Writing

“Before now we (songwriters) charged between N100, 000 and N2000, 000 for a song. Today I charge as much as 1million to write a song. Truth is, Nigerian artistes have begun to appreciate songwriters. They pay me my money and appreciate me. I have written a lot of songs but I don’t talk about them because Nigerian artistes don’t like it when the songwriters take credit for composing songs for them.”

On his ‘Mandela’ tribute song to the Late Nelson Mandela

“The proceeds from the caller-back tune is actually worth more than N50m. Truth is, I was paid a lot of money;  you know –  when they say money that can change someone’s life. That’s the value of what I received .
“I can’t reveal the exact amount because we work as a team. So, all the money realised is shared among us. You just want to forget all the years of suffering. It’s not a mere hype because the money is there. The song is everywhere. You go to South-Africa , the girls are crazy about it.”

Nigerian Gospel Artiste Dies In America

Late Tosin Bamgbose who hailed from Oyo State died mysteriously after a brief illness in Atlanta Georgia, United States of America. Late Tosin finished from Adventist Grammar School, Ede in 1975 before he proceeded to Ibadan Polytechnic in 1979. Immediately after he graduated from The Polytechnic, he sought greener pastures abroad. In America, he joined Christ Life Ministry in Atlanta, Georgia to improve his gospel music. In fact, a reliable source informed us that, late Tosin was instrumental to most of Nigerian gospel artistes who had gone to America to perform. Tosin was a mentor and godfather to some upcoming gospel artistes in America. He is survived by wife and children.