Gist of The Hour Blog

Mr. Reno Omokiri Mrs. Busola Dakolo made headlines earlier today when she revealed in an interview that she was raped twice by COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo when she was fresh out of secondary . She added that after allegedly raping her, he told her she should be happy it was a man of God who disvirgined her. However Reno Omokri has reacted to the intervew which has since gone viral on the internet with most celebrities supporting Busola Dakolo over Pastor Fatoyinbo. In a post he shared on Instatgram, Reno stated that even though he isn't a fan of Fatoyinbo, Busola's story doesn't add up and cannot stand up in court or in the light of cross examination. He further said Nigerians are too gullible and are easily manipulated. Read his post below. For The Body of Christ, Not For Pastor Fatoyinbo I have NEVER liked Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA for reasons that I will not say publicly. However, I am mature enough to divorce my

A great number of celebrities and media personalities have called out Wale Jana, the CEO of Sapphire perfumes, for accusing Timi Dakolo and Busola Dakolo of lying against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo . But he took exception to Juliet Ibrahim's criticism and he dragged her. Adewale Aladejana accused Timi Dakolo and Busola of promiscuity. He claimed they were having premarital sex while in the choir. He added that they are being used as a "pawn in a conspiracy" against Biodun Fatoyinbo. He went on to praise pastor Biodun and called on COZA members who have been blessed by the pastor to rise up and speak for him. But his call fell short of its target and he was criticized by numerous celebrities, including Juliet Ibrahim. But he faced Juliet alone and called her out. He accused her of being pained because she came to his office and kissed his ass yet he didn't make her his brand ambassador. He

Mr. Wale Jana Wale Jana,the CEO of Sapphire Group and a member of COZA church has called out Timi Dakolo and wife Busola Dakolo, while defending alleged rapist Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Busola Dakolo made headlines this morning when she revealed in an interview that she was raped twice by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo when she was fresh out of secondary . She added that after allegedly raping her, he told her she should be happy it was a man of God who disvirgined her. Her interview comes weeks after her husband, singer Timi Dakolo called out an unnnamed pastor who "leaves a trail of broken women" from one state to the other after abusing them. Bisola's revelation generated massive reaction from social media users. She also received massive support. But Adewale Aladejana, who is the owner of Sapphire perfumes and a member of COZA church, is not in support of her and he called her and her husband out while defending his pastor. Read W

Nigerian Singer, Timi Dakolo, is being praised online for standing by his wife, Busola, after she shared a horrific story of how controversial clergyman, Biodun Fatoyinbo, allegedly raped her when she was 17. See their comments below

Sir Jonathan Ive, the British tech guru who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world's most valuable company, is leaving to set up his own venture.  Jonathan, designer of the iMac, iPod and iPhone, will leave the company later this year to start a creative firm, LoveFrom, with Apple as its first client. "This just seems like a natural and gentle time to make this change," he said.  “While I will not be an Apple employee, I will still be very involved. I hope for many, many years to come” he added.  The departure of the world’s most famous industrial designer and the custodian of the entire Apple aesthetic from its hardware and software to its physical architecture will come as a shock to its investors and customers as many see Sir Jonathan as one of its most crucial assets as it looks beyond the iPhone into a new phase of products and services.  Apple boss, Tim Cook said his "role in Apple's revival cannot b

Nigerian Rapper MI Abaga has reacted to a recent interview granted by Timi Dakolo's wife, Busola Dakolo where she claimed she was raped and disvirgined by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA church when she was fresh out of secondary school. Reacting to the interview, MI tweeted: "If a so called Man of God decides to rape Gods children!!! He must be called what he actually is.. a man of Satan!!!!"

Mr. Moe Musa  Nigerian fore most Music video director Mr. Moe Musa is now a dad after he just welcomed a bouncing baby boy. He shared a beautiful photo on Instagram of himself cradling his newborn with the caption “My son”. We say congratulations to him 

Akpojivi Onoriode Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, sentenced a notorious yahoo yahoo kingpin, Akpojivi Onoriode, who was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on cyber crime. The convict, a 29-year-old graduate of Delta State University, Abraka and a father of two, was arrested by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Commission in the early hours of Saturday, May 4, 2019, following intelligence report exposing him of living above his means. He was picked up at his lavishly furnished duplex on Plot 10, Block VI, Unical Satellite Town, Calabar, Cross River State. Upon his arrest, the convict, popularly known as “Blinks” or “Mr. White”, confessed to having offshore accounts in China, and narrated how he started the business of defrauding people quite early, while he was still an undergraduate at Delta Sta

G20 OSAKA 2019 SUMMIT The G20 summit is currently taking place in Osaka, Japan, between the world's biggest economies and a photo of the world's top leaders involving US president Donald Trump and the said Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman also known as MBS has got everyone talking. In the picture, other world leaders can be seen raising up their hands as they were photographed but Trump and MBS, who maintain a close relationship were having a conversation pictured What could they possibly have been talking about - Iran or Jamal Khashoggi's death? 

Senegalese footballer, Krepin Diatta who is currently representing his country at the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, has spoken about the insults he has been receiving online because of his physical appearance. The 20-year-old midfielder who plays for Club Brugge KV, became a notable figure after scoring a screamer, his first goal for Senegal against Tanzania during their opening match last Sunday. While many web users were praising Diatta for his goal, some decided to mock his physical appearance. One troll even went as far as sharing a photo of Krepin with his beautiful white girlfriend and called them “beauty with a beast” While reacting to the insults he has been receiving on social media, the 20-year-old wrote in a statement .  I am very sad to see my African brothers making fun of me, I work for our beautiful and dear Africa continent and what I receive in return are only insults, mockery from my brothers This is too ba

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested an officer for allegedly killing a man in Inyi community within Oji River Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, June the 25th. Read previous report here Spokesperson of the, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the unfortunate incident on Thursday in Enugu, said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, had expressed displeasure on the incident. “It was gathered that the erring cop identified as Corporal Peter Anor on duty at a commercial bank located at Inyi community had hit the victim, Sunday Arinze, 28, from Umuchime Village in Inyi Community with stick. This made him, the deceased, to be unconscious and was subsequently rushed to Genesis Foundation Hospital, Inyi, where he was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty,’’ he said. Amaraizu said that the commissioner had directed for a full scale investigation into the incident to ensure that justice prevailed, as he promised during h

Nigerian men on Twitter have revealed some of the weirdest things they experienced during sex. Read Hilarious below.

The Bauchi state police command have arrested a Nasarawa-based businessman, Abdullahi Mohammed, for allegedly planning his own kidnap.  Parading the suspect before newsmen at the state police command headquarters yesterday June 27th, the state police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Kamal, said one Tijjani Mohammed of Sabon Fegi in Lafia, Nasarawa, had on May 12th, reported to the police that Mohammed, his brother, left home for business in Kano but did not return when he was expected to. Mohammed however called Tijanni to inform him that he had been kidnappped by some unknown persons near Gusau in Zamfara state and that his abductors were demanding a N10 million ransom. Mohammed later called to say the ransom had been reduced to N1 million and that it should be brought to Bauchi. The police PRO said the state anti-kidnapping squad who were on the trail of the kidnappers, arrested one Haruna Saidu of Gamawa local government area in Bauchi who had co

Lai Mohammed The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has invited the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja to explain his role in the alleged misappropriation of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO), programme. A statement from the spokesperson of the ICPC, Rasheedat Okoduwa said the minister is to appear in the case as a prosecution witness in the case against the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo Kawu. Kawu is being arraigned for alleged abuse of office and money laundering. ICPC had filed a 12-count charge before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa, against Kawu, Lucky Omoluwa and Dipo Onifade, the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Pinnacle Communications Limited respectively, saying that the NBC director general misled the former Minister into approving government funds to a privat

Sarri Chelsea former coach, Maurizio Sarri who just left Stamford Bridge to become the new manager of Juventus has revealed the extent of his famous smoking habit. 'I smoke 60 a day, which is probably a few too many,' he told La Nuova Riviera (via Football Italia). 'I don't particularly feel the need to smoke during games, but straight afterwards it really is necessary,' he said. 'I had back problems tormenting me for weeks, but I feel much better now.'  When he was at Chelsea, Sarri who couldn't smoke at the stadium due to the smoking ban at the club was regularly seen chewing on a cigarette filter. Even at Juventus, the new boss won't be allowed to smoke at Allianz Stadium except the designated smoking zones.  Sarri we hail thee

An Abuja High Court court ruling has said that graduates who did not participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme are qualified to run for governorship election. Justice M.A Mohammed gave the ruling in a pre-election suit filed by Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, challenging the elegibility of Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, contesting the state governorship election. Abiodun in his CFOO1 form submitted to INEC last year, indicated he did not have NYSC discharge certificate. Abiodun did not participate in the compulsory NYSC program, even though he finished his first degree in 1986. Anisulowo had asked the court to disqualify Abiodun as the APC governorship candidate since he failed to participate in the mandatory NYSC scheme.  At the hearing of the case yesterday June 26th, Wale Ajayi, the governor’s counsel, requested that the court set aside the case, since it was never stated that the participation in the NYSC scheme was a criterion to hold

The former governor of Bauchi State, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has denied claims he spent N2.3 billion to organise funerals for some of the indigenes of the state. The former governor said he only spent N1.2 billion on funeral materials and not N2.3 billion as alleged. Abubakar said this in a statement released by his media aide, Mukhtar Jibril. The former governor was reacting to claims made by his successor, Bala Mohammed, that he spent N2.3 billion on funeral materials in five months. Abubakar in a statement said the purchase for the Funeral materials passed through “due process” and awarded to qualified contractors. “In response to media reports on the issue of mahogany and shrouds procured for burials, we want to state that this is a practice inherited by the government of Abubakar from its predecessors. Considering its significance and impact on the people, especially the bereaved, it decided to continue with it. “However, the project, like any other

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday June 26th closed its case in a 59-count charge, bordering on money laundering, criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N702,000,000 (Seven Hundred and Two Million Naira) against former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Media, Doyin Okupe. Okupe is facing prosecution by EFCC before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. A statement from the anti-graft agency released today June 26th, says at the proceedings which continued today, prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Audu, presented his last and sixth witness, Shuaibu Salisu, former Director Administration and Finance in the Office of National Security Adviser ONSA, who presently works with the National Intelligence Agency, NIA. Salisu told the court that “Sometime in 2012, Chief Okupe came to the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, and after their discussion, I was directed to make