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Odukoya’s children open up about coping with grief of losing parents

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Jimmy, Tobi, and Toluwani, the children of Bimbo and Taiwo Odukoya, the founder of Fountain of Life Church, have opened up about coping with the grief of losing their parents.

Bimbo died in the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash which occurred in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. Taiwo, on the other hand, passed away on August 7, 2023, in the United States.

Speaking on the Truthable podcast hosted by Toluwani, the siblings talked about the profound impact of losing Bimbo and Taiwo and how their Christian upbringing was instrumental in dealing with grief.

Tobi said: “Part of the processing was identifying all those different layers and walking through them. And giving myself the grace to realise that it was not something to happen overnight. It took me many years to process. I understood there is no timeline for grief”.

“With Dad, I chose to see the goodness of God in my troubles. For the first time in my life, I always admired Dad because he felt like an anomaly. How can you go back and worship when you were grieving?”

On his part, Jimmy said he emulates his late father after seeing the way he handled his mother’s death.

“With mum it was sudden. At the time, my biggest fear in life was losing a member of my family. Mum was the most important woman in my life. When that happened, I felt I was at a crossroads with God and had two choices. Either raise a middle finger to God and say I am done or the other option is just to stay there and cry. And I thought to myself, if I take the other option of walking away, I was still going to come back eventually.” he said.

“I remember God telling me now that I have lost a member of my family do I not realise that I am now fearless? The worst has happened. What can the devil use to scare me?

“With Dad, I did not see it coming. The man was healthy as a fox. He was so full of life. I would have wagered him to be 85 and still preaching. I have to attribute a lot to him. The strength he displayed through his personal losses. I had that example. I had that blueprint. I saw his unwavering faith and strength. And now being thrust into a position where I was required to have faith.

“It was easy to do that because I have had such an exemplary model. I once asked him how he had managed to continue in spite of all he had been through dealing with the loss of mum, his sister. And he said because God has not failed me yet.

“For me, having that kind of mindset and navigating through Dad’s departure, I knew what I had to do. I knew that I could not afford to fold. I knew that I had to see God from a different perspective. God had prepared us to navigate the seas of our lives.”

Also speaking, Toluwani said: “I know one thing that has kept us as elders and made us who we are today, is our knowledge of who God is, knowing the God of our parents. So even when our parents are not around we still know God”.

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Portable weeps, apologises again for slapping preacher

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Portable, the controversial singer, has broken down in tears while issuing another apology to the preacher he recently assaulted.

Last week, the ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker confronted and slapped a man who came to preach at his bar in Ogun state.

Portable’s actions attracted widespread criticism on social media. Gospel artiste Testimony Jaga also gave him a three-day ultimatum to apologise to the preacher.

In a recent video, Portable was seen on his kneels weeping profusely as he expressed remorse for his actions.

The singer was surrounded by several people at his bar chanting “God is the king. Jesus is here”.

“I want to say this to all the pastors around the world. I am your son. My brother here is your son. Whatever thing he has done, we are sorry,” said Jaga who was also spotted at Portable’s bar.

Last Monday, Portable had tendered an apology to the public, saying he would not have slapped the preacher if he knew he was a “true man of God”.

The singer said he attacked the preacher because he believed the “man was at my bar to inflict spiritual harm on me”.

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Marriage is not an achievement, says Frank Edoho

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Frank Edoho, the media personality famous for hosting the highly acclaimed game show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (WWTBAM),’ says he believes “marriage is not an achievement”.

Edoho shared his viewpoint on marriages in a recent episode of ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ podcast with content creator Ismail ‘Isbae U’ Adebayo.

The TV host emphasized that marriage is simply an agreement between two people to live together, adding that its dissolution does not signify the end of the world.

“See, firstly, marriage is not an achievement,” Edoho said.

“Which people told you that marriage is an achievement? Marriage is not an achievement.

“Marriage is just two people coming together and agreeing to live together for the rest of their lives. And if one marriage breaks, it’s not the end of the world. And if you leave a marriage, it’s not the end of the world.

“Like the girl you wanted to date and give a role and have sex with her, you understand, you guys broke up. Have you died? Have you died? You haven’t.”

Edoho hosted WWTBAM from its inception on October 8, 2004, until September 2, 2017.

He left the show following a breakdown in a contract negotiation that would have seen him rise to the position of executive producer of the show.

But in 2022, organisers of the game show announced that Edoho would rehash his role as the anchor of the rebooted programme.

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Diddy denied bail, sent to jail ahead of sex trafficking trial

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September 18, 2024 8:46 am

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Robyn Tarnofsky, the US magistrate judge, has ordered that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs be sent to jail to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case.

According to AP, the judge held that the embattled rapper, who is currently facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, be held without bail.

Tarnofsky gave the order on Tuesday after the music mogul pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

The bail denial followed after Diddy was accused in a 14-page federal indictment of using his sprawling business empire to abuse, threaten, and traffic women to “fulfill his sexual desires” and protect his reputation.

Federal prosecutors, in the indictment, charged Diddy with sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy.

They alleged the rapper, with help from Combs Enterprise associates, ran an “enterprise that he engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes”.

Combs was said to have “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” from 2008 to now.

Of the three charges against the rapper, two carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors had asked that he remain jailed until trial.

His lawyers, however, prayed that he be released on a $50 million bond to home detention with electronic monitoring.

Tarnofsky kicked against the bail request. The 54-year-old rapper was thereafter taken out of court without handcuffs.

Diddy is the highest-profile musician to face sexual misconduct charges since Robert Sylvester Kelly, the R&B singer popularly known as R. Kelly.

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