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The wild storm starts with a raindrop as dark clouds gather from one wisp. So did Mohammed Asebelua’s love erupt for Marifa Whyte. It sprouted like a random shoot irrupting at the base of an oak-tree. Thus did his affection bloom and flower for ravishing Miss Whyte. Predictably, she reciprocated his heartfelt gesture and blossomed and prospered in love. But, in time, even stale beef declines like worn bickering, and the clamour of upbeat love soon peters to an inaudible clatter. Ask Marifa. The high-society damsel experienced the transience of love in undisguised hours, as she watched Mohammed’s love for her extinguish in random hours. After Marifa Whyte parted ways with her beau, she realized that sometimes, an end is just an end, and not a new beginning. As their love extinguished, so did Marifa fall in the estimation of her beau; even their friendship began to unravel. Their impassioned fairy tale dissembled like a pack of ill managed cards. The duo’s much celebrated love, w...

On his election as the Speaker of the 8th Lagos State House of Assembly in 8 June 2015, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, assured Lagosians then, that he will preside over a Legislative House they will be proud of. Rt. Hon. Obasa assured that under his Speakership, the Lagos State House of Assembly will always rise far and above the 'common standard of excellence'.  As he celebrates his birthday on 11 November, it is pertinent to note that more than three years after his election as the head of the Legislative Arm of government in the state, his achievements in that period stand him out as the leading state lawmaker in Nigeria. That Rt. Hon. Obasa is committed to legislative excellence is an open secret. It is well known that the Lagos House of Assembly Speaker is a leading light in the struggle for the emancipation of the Legislative Arm of Government and giving the Parliament Institution its rightful place in governance in the country. "The Parliament...

Something huge is about to hit the Lagos Waterfront. Labeled Lagos AllSail, it is a 3days boat racing event with in-built exciting twists and turns. Chief promoter, Maleek Shehu of Father's House Foundation provides all the details in this engaging chat with societynow.ng Que, What is the Lagos Sail all about. Answer: LAGOS ALL SAIL is a project aimed at water sports, from boat racing, Jetski racing, water-hover-board to surfing and other water-related stunts. Que, What actually inspired it? Answer: I'm extremely adventurous, I love all forms of adrenaline rushing activities, in the air, on land and water. I have had to engage in quite a number, so I decided to extend my adventurous passion to create awareness for a global culture of water leisure and sporting activities. Que, When is it coming up? Answer: it's scheduled to hold for a period of three days, commencing from the 13th of December 2018 with a stakeholders' powerpoint presentation o...

The convoy of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, on Friday hit and killed two women in Abua, Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened in Egbolom area of Abua Central-Ogonokom Road in Abua in the afternoon, and another woman was said to have been injured. It was gathered that Cole was on his way to Otapha on a ward-to-ward sensitisation tour before the accident happened. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the security details of the governorship candidate, in an attempt to avoid hitting a motorcyclist on the road, swerved their vehicles to the edge of the road, crushing the women on the walkway to death in the process. An eyewitness, who only identified himself as Kipoye, told one of our correspondents that Cole’s convoy hit the two women in Egbolom, while they were walking on the side of the road. He said, “The Rivers APC governorship candidate was on his way to Otapha in Abua on a ward-to-ward sens...

The Vice President of the Federation Yemi Osinbajo and founder of the BUA group Abdul Samad Rabiu were part of the 2018 Africa Investment Forum. The two national figures were pictured together during a meet and greet at the august event organised by the AFDB in Sandton, South Africa.

…installed capacity hits 8million MTPA; Partners SON & ITF to train blockmakers across Nigeria Less than 6 months after commissioning its 1.5million mtpa Kalambaina Cement Plant in Sokoto state, BUA Cement, has announced that it has completed construction of its newest Cement Factory – The 3million MTPA Obu II Cement plant, Okpella in Edo State, Nigeria. This will bring the total capacity of BUA Obu cement operations to 6million tonnes and move the entire Group’s installed capacity to 8million MTPA. A date for commissioning is to be announced soon according to the statement from BUA Group.  Speaking at a business forum recently, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder & Executive Chairman of BUA Group – owners of BUA Cement, said that the completion of BUA’s Obu Cement 2nd line puts BUA Cement in prime position to be Nigeria’s second largest cement producers by volume in a short while. According to Abdul Samad Rabiu, “Through a strategic combination of BUA Cement’s newer, more energ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has quietly appointed his son-in-law as the head of Nigeria’s Border Communities Development Agency. Junaid Abdullahi, a retired pilot, assumed duties at the agency on a low-key on October 18. He was married to Zulaihat, Mr Buhari’s first daughter who passed away in 2012 from childbirth complications. She was 40. Mr Abdullahi took over from Jummai Idakwo, the former director of the agency. Such appointments are usually announced by either the Presidency or the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. It was not immediately clear why both institutions kept a sealed lip over the appointment. A government source who learnt about the appointment last month said it might have been hushed to save Mr Buhari the trouble of again being accused of nepotism. The president has faced regular allegations of being sectional, with critics saying his appointments have been lopsided since he assumed office in 2015. His critics often rais...