Rejection hurts. When a lover or spouse withholds sex, it’s a particular kind of rejection that can affect a person’s self-esteem and thought process. People can have many valid reasons for not wanting to have sex. But if you find yourself in that situation where your spouse refuses to share that physical intimacy with you, what would you do? We sought the views of some celebrities and here are their responses; 

 1. I will use my sex toys — Cossy Orjiakor, Actress

If my partner or spouse refuses to have sex with me, I will make do with my sex toys.


2.   I’ll wait till he’s ready, but… — Mimi Orjiekwe, Actress
I will wait till he is ready. He is my husband and marriage comes with so many challenges. A normal man with his senses knows that sex is vital and important in marriage. For how long can he deny his spouse of sex? For me, I’ll only wait till he’s ready. Besides, he could be going through stress or some depressive moments which could be the cause of his action or behaviour. But if this happens for a longer period, I will call him to order as much as I can, else he will begin to share me with another man. Period! 



3.  I’ll dress more sexy and pray — Ruth Eze, Actress

I will pray about it and also dress more sexy. Appearance is very important for both  men and women. But in most cases, his lack of desire may have nothing to do with him thinking I’m not beautiful or sexy enough for him to want to enjoy. That’s why I also have to pray about it.


4. I’ll try to convince her — Lurrenz Onuzulike, Actor

It can’t happen because I have what it takes to make him always demand for it. But even if it does, I will God’s face for intervention, because there’s nothing God cannot do. Besides, it was God’s approval I sought before getting married to my husband.

Ado Ekiti—The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for careful handling of the threat posed by some herdsmen across the country, especially in the Yoruba region of the country.
The Ooni, who stated this at the palace of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe yesterday, said this became necessary in order not to allow the issue degenerate into a major crisis.
Oba Ogunwusi said the anti-grazing law was a welcome development because Nigeria is a federation and Ekiti State was in a federation, but called for care in the handling of the issue because it could degenerate.

He said he was thrilled by thousands of people that had trooped out to receive him at Aramoko, at the palace of the Alara, and at Ijero, at the palace of the Ajero and thanked the people for their cooperation.

The amphitheatre at the Ewi’s palace, where the Ooni was received was filled to capacity with people from all walks of life, including Governor Ayodele Fayose, his deputy, Dr. Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Pastor Kola Oluwawole among many other top government functionaries.
Oba Adejugbe expressed joy at the visit, and recalled that in 1937, Oba Adesoji Aderemi visited the Ewi; in 1980, Oba Olubuse II visited the Ewi and thanked God that in 2016, Oba Ogunwusi has visited.

“I am happy because the visits are not at close intervals and prayed for long life, unity and cooperation among the people of Yorubaland,’’ he said.
He particularly commended the Ooni for the meeting of traditional rulers he attended in Osogbo, which he said was a precursor for the unity among Yoruba communities of the South West.
He charged him to continue in that stead to sustain the growing unity among Yoruba people.
Governor Fayose thereafter, expressed joy at the visit and said it was a celebration of a lifetime – an event that so many people will live with for a very long time.

Meanwhile, the Ooni, who earlier in the day had a stopover in Aramoko Ekiti, where he visited the Alara, Oba Adegoke Olu Adeyemi and the Owa Ajero of Ijero Ekiti, Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole in Ijero Ekiti before making his way to the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe’s palace, canvassed unity in Yoruba land to usher in a new era of peace, unity and development.

He was accompanied to Ekiti State by the Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Oyedotun and other traditional rulers in Ife land.
Oba Ogunwusi said he was happy to be in company of the Alara, the Orangun and the Ajero on the same day.

– Nigerians have reacted to Patience Jonathan plea to the EFCC to lift the restriction on her account

 – The former first lady claimed the account which contained $31.4 million was for paying her medical bills and personal expenses Share on Facebook Share on Twitter patience 1 Following reports that Patience Jonathan has written to Ibrahim Magu,

     the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) explaining that the $31.4 million found in her account is for her medical expenses, Nigerians have reacted. The former first lady had initially filed a suit against the anti-graft agency after the account linked to her was frozen.

READ ALSO: Sagay says Patience must explain how she got $31.4m Nigerians immediately reacted to her claim, suggesting that Patience Jonathan wants to heal the world with the millions, while some are calling for her to be prosecuted immediately. Read their reactions below:

 Read more: https://www.naij.com/967025-planning-heal-world-nigerians-react-patience-jonathans-31m-medical-bills.html

Being famous is a dream of every Naija celebrity When it comes to entertainment, many entertainers work very hard to get to where they are today.

 

It takes hard work and many years of working in the background for these artists to get to the top from the bottom. Yeah, started from the bottom now we here! Hit the next button.

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Tiwatope Savage Balogun

Tiwatope Savage Balogun (35) is the first female singer on our list, she is not only a singer but also a songwriter and an actress.
Tiwa Savage, at the very tender age of 16 was a backup singer for musician, George Michael and also lent vocals to other foreign musicians like Mary J Blige, Kelly Clarkson amongst a few others.
Signed to SONY, Tiwa Savage hit big the Nigeria Music Industry when she released the track, “Kele Kele Love”. She is now signed to MAVIN record label headed by music Icon, Michael Collins AKA Don Jazzy.'''

Flavour

Chinedu Okoli (31), the one and only Mr. Flavour himself has always been the ladies’ favourite when we talk about the hottest males in the Music Industry.
Before the birth of Nwa Baby, Flavour’s rise to stardom started when he was just a drummer for a local church in his home town and had released his first album in 2005, “N’abania”.
He is currently signed to 2nite Entertainment

Timaya

Enetimi Alfred Odom (38), calls himself “the plantain seller”. The artiste has quite an interesting story. He dropped out of the Univeristy after he failed his first semester examinations.
This didn’t hold Timaya back, he came down to Lagos to further his music careee. First, he worked as a backup singer before he left to become a Solo artiste and worked with K-Solo, who produced his hit track, “Dem Mama”.
Dem Mama was a very popular song which opened doors of opportunity for the artiste, and so began Timaya’s rise to fame. “Plantain Seller’ also pushed him to limelight.

Ice Prince

Panshak Zamani (28) is one of the most awarded and accomplished musicians in the Nigerian Music Industry. Under the Chocolate City record Label, Iceprince rose to Stardom when he released the hit single “Oleku”.
Iceprince was signed to Chocolate City in 2011 after MI and Jesse Jagz.

Dr Sid

Sidney Onoriode Esiri is the son of late Nollywood actor, Justis Esiri. Dr Sid is not only an artiste but also a songwriter and a dentist.
The next year after this, Sid released his debut single “Don’t Stop” which topped charts for weeks after its release.
Dr. Sid was well known after his hit single, “Pop something (Champagne)” featuring Dbanj.

Waje

Aituaje Iruobe, popularly known with stage name, W.A.J.E which is acronym for (Words Aren’t Just Enough) is a natural born singer who had been singing from a very tender age at the Word of Faith Group of School’s Choir.
This helped boost her career and thus, the birth of her spotlight.

You won't believe what they found under the sea!

THE LOST CITY OF HERACLEION

 

The embalment of the remains of a 78-year-old Madam Lucy Osigwe by one of her children, Dr.
Chimezie Osigwe, a devotee of the founder of One Love Family, Satguru
Maharaj Ji, since 2003,  continues to generate  ripples. The incident
has launched the serene town of Ejemekuru, Imo State into public
discourse. The allegation against Dr. Osigwe,  currently in police
detention, is that he used the remains of his mother for ritual and that
 two other members of the family had also been used.

To get to the root of the matter, Sunday Vanguard visited the Ashram
(place of worship) of Guru Maharaj Ji on km 10, Lagos – Ibadan
expressway.

One knotty part of the incident is that the two persons, Mrs. Ogechi
Osigwe and Dorothy Osigwe,  alleged to have been used by Dr. Osigwe for
ritual, are alive. Another  is the  account of the episode by Mrs.
Ogechi Osigwe. She took exception to the detention and allegation
against her elder brother, Dr. Osigwe, that he used the remains of their
 mother for ritual.

With teary eyes and emotion-laden voice, she pleaded with the Inspector
General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, to ensure immediate release of
 her brother who she said was being punished for carrying out the
instruction of their late mother who died in 2003, but the corpse found
in a wardrobe in the son’s house in May, 2013.
Guru-maraji
*Satguru Maharaj Ji

While explaining the shady areas in the incident, Satguru Mahraj Ji
condemned the action taken by the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Mohammed Katsina, alleging that “he betrayed the trust reposed in him as
 the number two security officer of the state”.

He said that contrary to the claim of the state police boss that two of
the daughters of the Osigwes were missing, the two women were with him
and that the police boss was at liberty to question them if he so
wished.

Devotee’s mission

Guru Maharaj Ji, who did not deny Dr. Osigwe, gave a vivid account of
how the devotee came to him.

He said, “His search for the truth brought him to the lotus feet of
Maharaj Ji. After taking steps to try and test Maharaj Ji in his way, he
 got answers to all nagging questions bogging his life. Based on his
personal conviction on who Maharaj Ji is, he decided to queue for my
knowledge. On August, 5, 1989, divine knowledge was revealed to him at
my mission at Owerri, Imo State”.

He also confirmed that Dr. Osigwe later brought five other members of
his family. Among them were his mother, the late Madam Lucy Osigwe, and
her sister, Dorothy. According to him, both of them had mental
challenges and he healed them.

He also mentioned one Ikechinachi as one of those brought to him for
healing. Maharaji claimed that Ikechinachi, who was studying Mathematics
 in the US, was brought to him by Dr. Osigwe for healing and Ikechinachi
 thereafter in 2001 left for home after being healed.

He added that one Chibuzor, who allegedly  brought in the police to this
 matter which he described as “purely private matter of the Osigwes”,
was equally brought for divine knowledge which he claimed he got.
Maharaj Ji warned that the Imo CP should “beware of his current campaign
 of calumny against the holy name of Satguru Maharaj Ji that never
fails”.

Guru Maharaj Ji wondered why he has been a subject of attack since 1986
in the course of which he said his character had been assassinated.

One of the two persons allegedly declared missing by the Imo CP, Mrs.
Ogechi Osigwe,  narrated what killed her mother and why Dr. Osigwe
embalmed her remains. She said the embalmment of the corpse was a
collective agreement of members of the family.

What killed Madam

Lucy Osigwe?

“The exploration of oil by one company in the area led to the cracking
of most houses in Ejemekuru. Some part of our house split due to
vibration of the equipment used by the oil company. My mother was going
to the toilet one day when the broken wall  fell and hit her on the
head. We treated her for some time and eventually she died. Then my
brother took the case up with the oil company to pay compensation for
the death of our mother”, she said. The interview continued:

Why did Dr. Osigwe keep the embalmed corpse in his room

Before the death of my mother, she instructed Dr. Osigwe to ensure that
the first child who is a professor in the US must see her corpse before
burial.

Detractors and mischief makers are trying to capitalize on this incident
 to deceive the general public that my elder brother, Chief Chimezie
Osigwe, used our mother for ritual. Besides, they want to use the
opportunity to smear the personality of Satguru Maharaj Ji and his
mission and create the impression that he is one of the accomplices to
the presumed ritual acts.

When our mother died, Dr. Osigwe, being the third child in the family,
informed all the members of the Osigwe family that mama was dead. Owing
to the strained relationship between him and the rest of the family
members and due to the fact that they had vehemently opposed his
decision to be a devotee of Satguru Maharaj Ji, our most senior
brothers, who are in the US, came out, point blank, to say they would
never have anything to do with the death of our mother.

They said since Dr. Osigwe bluntly refused to heed their advice to
denounce his membership of Satguru Maharaj Ji, which they erroneously
believed is a cult organization, it is left for him to do whatever he
liked with the corpse of our mother.

In the tradition of the Igbo, being a third child, it is not quite
proper for him to proceed to announce publicly the death of mama without
 agreeing with the elder brothers; hence, he decided to embalm the body
until a time they would come home to see her body intact, so that nobody
 would accuse him of having used any part of the body for ritual.
Besides, Dr. Osigwe was a school teacher then and he did not have the
amount of money that could be needed to give our mother a befitting
burial.

Police aware of the embalmment

My brother, Dr. Osigwe, then went to Oguta Divisional Police Station to
make his case known to them with the assurance that, if, on the long
run, his elder brothers refused to come back, he could use the money he
would get from the case he had with Chevron Oil company to bury mama
because the case favoured him. He agreed with the police that the corpse
 of our mother should be given a long pending the time the case will be
over.

He equally agreed with the police that since the date of the burial was
uncertain, it would be advisable to embalm the body in the house to
avoid a situation where the mortuary officials may decide to  dispose of
 the corpse if the body over-stayed. The body was finally embalmed in
the house with the knowledge of the police and a medical doctor.

Police  inspect embalmed corpse

As Chevron case dragged much more than expected, he tried to borrow
money to do the burial  ceremony. All those he contacted refused to help
 because he was a devotee of Maharaj Ji. He became a regular caller at
the police station to keep them abreast of the fact that the corpse was
yet to be buried. The police, from time to time, visited the house to
inspect the body.

By last year, 2012, the Chevron case ended in his favour and he went
back to the police station to inform them. On arrival, he was informed
that the two police officers handling the matter had been posted to Aba
in Abia State. He traced them and broke the news of the case he won. The
 police officers assured him that whenever he was ready, should inform
them because they would surely witness the burial ceremony.

It was in the process of trying to have access to the money that some
members of the Ejemekuru community, who are sworn enemies of Chief
Osigwe; used one of the family members who happens to be the son of my
immediate elder brother, who was always antagonizing Chief Osigwe for
being a lover of Maharaj Ji, to forcefully break into the house and
invited the police for their so-called expose.

To prove that the corpse was not used for ritual, no part of the body of
 late Madam Lucy Osigwe, my mother, was removed or dismembered. Police
should examine the body and see if any part was removed. The body is
intact.

When asked if the detained Dr. Osigwe had any document issued by the
police that approved that he should embalm the corpse and keep it at
home when there are hospitals in the area, she said there was a document
 which showed that the police approved of the action.

President Muhammadu
Buhari has described Boko Haram, its adherents and other Islamic
deviants who kill the innocent and shout ‘God (Allah) is great’, as
mentally unbalanced people saying ‘it is either they do not know the
meaning of those words or they are simply deranged’.

Noting that these enemies (Boko Haram) are essentially an insane
nuisance because they revel in cowardly attacks’, Buhari said, “There
must be an understanding that the war against terrorism is the most
unconventional one. They (terrorists) do not respect any rules of
engagement; kill the defenseless including prisoners, use children and
humans, girls and consider the killing of anyone at all at a victory.

Speaking through Vice President Yemi Osibajo at the launch of the
revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST), in Abuja, Buhari
said, “Therefore as we think through our strategy we must remember that
to permanently win the physical battle, we must win the battle of the
minds of even the most impressionable young men who sign up to join Boko
 Haram and other violent extremist groups.

“We must understand that terrorism is essentially a psychological
warfare and as such is psychologically sophisticated and we must educate
 the youth through the leadership of our faith that neither Islam nor
any other religion that we know endorses the slaughter of anyone.

Continuing Buhari said, “In the past few years our nation faced the
threat of terrorism characterized by mindless killing of our people
including children.

“The massacre of the Buni Yadi boys in their hostels’ at night; the
bombing of churches, mosque and market places, the kidnap of the Chibok
girls and many others. The sheer recklessness of the killings, the
shootings and the executions were meant to terrorize and produce maximum
 fear.

“To further establish the reign of terror in the territory and the
terrorists hoisted their terror flags in almost 27 local governments in
the north east.

“Sadly because of the disgraceful deed and the wickedness of some in
governance and some in high office in the armed forces at the time,
funds meant to equip soldiers to continue the fight against terror was
embezzled.

“The incredible selfishness caused the nation thousands of lives,
extended the reign of terror and strengthened the enemy.

“Since May 29, 2015, we have committed ourselves as a government to the
absolute defeat of the terrorists and to quicken and emboldened the
morale of our armed forces. But like evil, the vestiges of the
activities and the warped ideologies still linger.

“Through personal contacts, social media, capture, and intimidation,
men, women and even children are induced, persuaded or forced to engage
in acts of terrorism.

“We must work hard to provide opportunity to educate these young men and
 women who for years have lacked education and the mere chance of doing
well.

“Our social investment programmes are designed to create real
opportunities for our young people.

“Today as many as are begin released from captivity, we are faced with
serious problem of malnutrition, I have asked the Vice President to
chair an inter-ministerial team to quickly review the challenges and
work with our development partners and other CSOs to handle this
particular problem.

“Every single Nigerian is a priority, this is why I have repeatedly
ordered our law enforcement agents to ensure that the perpetrators of
violence in any shape or form are arrested and made to face the law.

“The activities of armed herdsmen, kidnappers and criminal militants all
 threaten our security and the sovereignty of our nation. We will not
allow anyone under any guise whether it is politics, culture or religion
 to violate the physical persons, lives or property of other citizens.
This is the oath to which I swore and I will uphold it at all cost.

“Achieving success in combating terrorism is contingent on a
well-articulated strategy and effective counter terrorism coordination
with all stakeholders and must be devoid of inter-agency rivalry.

“In this regard, MDAs must henceforth adhere to their respective roles
as stipulated in the statute and complimentary document.

“This is why a robust and counter terrorism strategy is crucial in fight
 against terrorism and must be constantly reviewed for relevance to
contemporary challenges.

“Today, we are gathered to launch such a policy, the reviewed
counter-terrorism strategy. That it is a revised strategy underscores
the fact that it recognizes that terrorism has numerous ideologies; is
not static and our response must be dynamic and versatile.

“I wish to confirm that this policy is fit for purpose to adequately
respond to the current, eminent and future challenges.

Earlier, National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd)
 said the revised counter terrorism strategy (NACTEST) was aimed not
only at defeating terrorism but at curtailing its growth in the country.

He said, “Following the Presidential directive to review the National
Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) for immediate implementation, the
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), with the active
collaboration of all stakeholders convened a Working Group of Experts to
 re-articulate the roles of MDAs as tasked in the Strategy.

“In so doing, we were guided by the fact that the ability of a nation to
 effectively respond to acts of terrorism depends on its capacity to be
several steps ahead of the terrorist. To do this is not as simple as it
sounds.

“However, by putting in place an all-encompassing strategy and
implementation plan, whilst strengthening our laws, such as the
Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, we can diminish the
effectiveness of the terrorist.




“We have made significant progress in our counter terrorism efforts. By
virtue of Section 2, sub-section 1 (a)-(d) of the Terrorism Prevention
Act, the Office of the National Security Adviser shall coordinate all
security and law enforcement agencies in counterterrorism and provide
them with support to prevent and combat terrorism.

“It will ensure the effective formulation and implementation of a
counter terrorism strategy, build capacity and do such other acts or
things that are necessary for the effective functions of the relevant
security and law enforcement agencies.

“Also, By Virtue of Section 2, sub-section 2 (a)-(c), the Attorney
General of the Federation shall be the authority for the effective
implementation and administration of the Act and ensure that Nigeria’s
counterterrorism laws and policies conform with international standards
and United Nations Conventions on Terrorism, maintain international
cooperation required for preventing and combating international acts of
terrorism and effectively prosecute terrorism cases.

“The Act in Sub-section 3 further mandates the security and law
enforcement agencies to enforce all laws and regulations to combat and
prevent acts of terrorism, among others. Sub-section 3 (f) is
particularly relevant to note.

“It provides for the law enforcement agencies to ‘partner with Civil
Society Organizations and the Nigerian public to provide education,
support, information, awareness and sensitization towards the prevention
 and elimination of acts of terrorism’.

“The foregoing creates the window for a whole-of-society approach that
is crucial to resolving the Boko Haram, and indeed, all other violent
extremist phenomena in the country.

“The National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) is the vehicle which
gives life to the wordings and spirit of the Terrorism Prevention Act.

“Pursuant to the coordinating role of my office, and in line with the
Presidential directive for the review, we have worked assiduously with
all stakeholders to re-articulate the roles of the MDAs and Civil
Society.

“The Strategy explains what organizations and individuals can do to help
 in its implementation in order to reduce the risks and ensure that
people go about their lives freely and with confidence.

“NACTEST is organized around five streams namely; Forestall, Secure,
Identify, Prepare and Implement. Each of these streams has key
objectives and success indicators. To effectively ensure monitoring and
evaluating success at each stage, my office has developed a benchmarking
 framework for the evaluation of the implementation of NACTEST.

“It has now been reviewed to include salient areas like the Nigeria
Countering Violent Extremist program (Soft Approach to CT) and the
Strategic Communication program, which are two very critical pillars in
the fight against Terrorism and engendering sustainable peace.

“MDAs and all well-meaning Nigerians must now rise to the occasion and
respond to this call for action. Relevant MDAs must begin to streamline
their contributions according to their roles and responsibilities as
identified in the NACTEST.

“The NACTEST Desks in MDAs have been established to drive the process so
 that the menace of terrorism must now be addressed from a multi –
dimensional and multi – pronged and all of society approach in order to
make it all encompassing.

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“Chinakwe is a lover of dogs and he names them after things that tickle him. He bought this dog a year ago and named it Buhari.

Unfortunately, some Northerners, who dominate the vicinity where he resides misconstrued his intention and connived to take him up.

The complainant then claimed it was derogatory because his father answers Buhari,” Chiedozie said.

I have made enquiries. The man bought a dog and inscribed Buhari on both sides of its body. One Mallam lodged a complaint and when our men got there, we found out that it was true. You know such thing can cause serious breach of the peace and ethnic or religious unrest. We are charging him to court for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.

He was arrested last Saturday and we are taking him to court later today (Tuesday) or tomorrow morning (Wednesday). You know an average Northerner will feel bad over such a thing. It can cause serious ethnic crisis or religious confrontation because when you are relegating such a name to a certain person, you are indirectly insulting him.

Her husband, identified as Mohammed Hayatu at the time of their escape, told a witness that he too had been kidnapped by Boko Haram.
He was placed in military detention for interrogation by Nigeria’s joint intelligence center.

Amina Ali says she has no idea where he is now and is keen to be reunited with him.

“I’m not comfortable with the way I’m being kept from him,” the painfully shy 21-year-old told CNN in her first worldwide interview, at an undisclosed location in Abuja Tuesday.

Addressing the father of her child directly, she says: “I want you to know that I’m still thinking about you, and just because we are separated doesn’t mean I have forgotten about you.”

Amina Ali remains the only long-held hostage who has escaped.

But she has a defiant message for her “sisters” still being held: Don’t lose hope. She managed to get away, she says, and one day they will be able to return to their families too.
“Be patient and prayerful,” she said. “The way God rescued me from Sambisa Forest, he will rescue you too.”