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THE REGAL WEDDING OF ADESEKEMI ADEREMI AND ANTHONY ATUCHE IN LAGOS

Posted on by Christopher Darteh

It was regal, it was glitzy and glamorous. In deed, it was the numero uno ceremony of that period in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital when Adesekemi Aderemi and Anthony Atuche united in marriage.
Born to Prince Adedamola Aderemi and Princess Olukemi Aderemi, Adesekemi comes from a distinguished royal and noble lineage. She is a descendant of the late Ooni of Ife and first Black Governor, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, and Premier of Western Nigeria and Balogun of Owu, Alhaji Dauda Adegbenro, on the paternal side, and erudite and eminent school principal and one of Nigeria’s pioneer Ambassadors, A B O Oyediran and the Premier of Western Nigeria and Vice Chairman of the Federal Executive Council under General Yakubu Gowon, the Sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo on the maternal side.
Adesekemi Aderemi completed her secondary education at the world renowned ladies Public School, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, United Kingdom before going on to study Law at Oxford University. Blessed with beauty and brains, she was awarded a special commemorative gold minted coin as the best postgraduate student in the entire Buckingham University when she graduated with Distinction in her Masters of Law Degree and she was called to the Bar in 2012, receiving the top Inner Temple prize for outstanding achievement in her Bar exams.
Similarly well-educated and from a privileged background, Anthony Atuche schooled at the historic St Edmund’s College, England’s oldest Catholic school, before attending the prestigious Imperial College , London. Anthony also boasts an impressive and illustrious background; he is the first born of prominent businessman and erstwhile top banker, who is now a property magnate, Farncis Atuche and wife, Elizabeth Atuche. The Atuches are also nobility and hail from the princely merchant town of Ibusa, Delta State, which is famed for the numerous entrepreneurs and icons of the Nigerian business and corporate world that it has spawned.
It was without any shadow of doubt the coming together of two illustrious families when the duo began their love-filled journey to marital bliss as friends and family convened to celebrate their traditional marriage at the prestigious and discreet The Bell Event Centre on Campbell Street, Lagos Island. The ceremony was an exhibition of culture and class.
What made the occasion spectacular was that despite the fact that the couple are from different ethnic groups and cultures, the conviviality and air of friendship at the venue was really heart-warming.Little wonder that everyone confessed that they had loads of fun.
A few days later, the lovebirds affirmed their love with holy solemnisation at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Victoria Island.
The beautiful bride, was so elated & joyous as she exchanged “I do’s” with her dashing & soft-spoken husband.

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YOU LEFT A MARK -Ruth Osime

Posted on by Christopher Darteh

IBIDUN: It is as if you could see into the future. The way you lived your life. The way you touched everyone that encountered you. The joy you brought into the lives of many.The sadness within you at a point that you masked with smiles and laughter.

The way God now blessed you with not one but two children. The videos you posted showing the depth of love between you and your husband. The way you worked like a machine and found favour in His eyes, even in the midst of hopelessness in the land.
IBIDUN… You saw what we  could not see. You came, you conquered, you departed. Who will fill this yawning gap you have left behind? Who will comfort Ituah or give solace to your beautiful children? Those that cry at your passing will console themselves with how you touched  their lives.
Everyone has a story to tell involving you. Everyone remembers one incident or the other. You left a mark. Did you know your time will be this short? Is that why you came like a shooting star and left when your ovation was at the loudest? You will remain cherished in our hearts

Ibidun Ighodalo: This was Not The Plan-Tee A Mourns

Posted on by Mike Boss

This was not the plan. It is now 7 days after.This still feels so surreal. Ah! Ibidunni, this one hit me bad. So much has happened ,yet I still can’t articulate my thoughts. Tee A mourns.

He continued “We had met on campus (Unilag) around 1996 ,and then one fateful night while I was trying to run out of newest hall 2, where I had come to check some friends, we met by the staircase and you asked if I knew where you could get an Hausa Fulani costume to rent, before I even asked what you needed it for, you said you where going for a beauty pageant and needed it.
I laughed in utter disbelief !
You Ibidun ! Beauty pageant ? Considering how quiet and private you have been even around campus.
You explained that it’s not “that kind of pageant “ rather it was to be the face of Lux beauty soap.
Wow…. wait a minute, they have contracted me too to perform a stand up comedy set at the event oo!
That night ,we scattered the whole campus looking for Fulani costume.
The day of the pageant came, I finished my performance but waited for you to be crowned because you were the crowds favorite and many saw beyond the beauty of your face.
Our Omo Iya journey began that day and all through University and till date .

Ibidunni….This was not the plan.

You set up Elizabeth R, after school and grew it from that small shop at the back,beside double4 then,
into a big time event services company.
I remember us moving the office to dolphin and you asking me to recruit and develop the office structure, all those young girls then ,are now proud CEO’s of their own companies and will never forget the role you played in their lives.
You loved and lived your life for people! Kilode !
Nothing was too big or expensive for you to share or give away .
All anyone just had to do ,was ask and you have released it. “Omo Iya it’s just bag ,it’s just money or it’s just clothes” that’s all you will say.
In that solemn voice of yours .
You are a fighter, a go getter and a very rare gem.
Very comfortable in your own lane and just happy to be in the company of your few “personal people “.
We went through a lot ! If only people knew that beyond your ever present smile,you had your own genuine issues.

He’s Paid His Dues To Our Continent And The World-HE John Dramani Mahama, Former, Ghanaian President

Posted on by Mike Boss
My name is a John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana, today is a special day. It is the birthday of my friend and comrade, Dele Momodu, I consider Dele not only a comrade and friend but also a brother, I call him Dele Momodu of Africa because his activities truly transcends our continent and reaches every part of the globe.
What do you want in a friend? The first quality you want in a friend is loyalty. And I can say well and truly that you cannot have a more loyal friend than Dele. He has paid his dues for his country, he has paid his dues to his country, he’s paid his dues to our continent, he’s paid his dues to the world. And on the occasion when he is celebrating his 60th birthday, which is a very important milestone in a persons life, we wish to celebrate him.
I wish on this occasion, to extend my warmest compliments to him. And to wish my brother, Dele Momodu well, many more years of prosperity, many more years of good health, many more years of happiness. And all of us who are your friends, want to express today that we truly appreciate you and urge you to just continue being who you are.
You tell us as it is even if it is bitter or sweet, you are frank. So just keep being yourself and we wish you well. May God bless you, may God bless your family, your children and all the people related to you. May God bless you country Nigeria and may God bless my country, Ghana and  bless our sub-region, West Africa and indeed our continent of Africa. I wish you a very happy birthday, enjoy your day.