Koffi's Comedy Nite For December 3rd, 2011

Ace Music-Comedian, Jude AwayAway Preaches Peace & Unity

Ace Music-Comedian, Jude AwayAway Preaches Peace & Unity

One of Nigeria’s frontline music-comedians, Jude AwayAway has decided to preach peace and Unity in his latest album. The talented artiste who’s one of the dramatic personae at the Nigeria Music Awards, NMA in 1990 when Tony Okoriji was the president is based in the United States of America and the nation’s political instability thus informed the motive behind his latest work.  

Born as Jude Edesiri Onakpoma, the talented artiste who’s in his early 40s stormed the Nigerian entertainment scene like an uncontrollable hurricane with his brand of comedy that is laced with music and dance. Then a fresh undergraduate of Sociology and Anthropology from one of Nigeria’s Ivy leagues Colleges-The University of Benin. He was witty, clean and contagious with his stage name “Away-Away” a catching phrase he schools the audience to yell back at him at his funniest comic antics. He pioneered the modern stand up comedy of today’s Nigeria and dominated the comedy scene until his quest for higher heights sojourned him to the United States of America over two decades ago. Now based in New York, he attained the epitome of scholastic work as a doctor of psychology but remained relentless in his creative ingenuity. His humanitarian and advocacy persona became the driving force in his Music and Comedy. This multiple award winning, multi-talented artiste released several music CDs loaded with messages of global peace- as in “UNITY” and global tolerance and patience- as in “JeJe” a platinum music-comedy album that sold over 700,000 copies on its first week of release.

Jude, a.k.a AwayAway is the ceo of Jonedes Records, StoneFence Securities, Deahco Inc-USA. His current mission is advocating for GLOBAL PEACE through his music and comedy. He was very close to Area Father, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy and Tony Okoroji before he left for the U.S.

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MIKE ADENUGA IN N2.6BILLION PENSION FRAUD!

MIKE ADENUGA IN N2.6BILLION PENSION FRAUD!

The dream of every worker is to one day retire and enjoy the benefits accrue after his or her many years of active service. Every worker desires a life of ease and relaxation after retirement. Perhaps this is how best to describe the alleged decision of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Conoil branch to plan a massive protest any moment from now. The Union, going by the latest information at our disposal is planning a show down for their former boss, Otunba Mike Adenuga for allegedly denying them their rights. The oil and telecommunications guru, according to detailed investigation owes the union which had worked throughout their active years before being dismissed unceremoniously leaving a debt of a whopping N2.5 billion as pension to be paid. This fund, we gathered was set up for the staff by Shell West Africa the former owner of the company before the government compulsorily acquired 60% of the company in 1995 and later sold it as National Oil in year 2000 to Mike Adenuga.  The pensioners according to a reliable source, while in office, had written to the then Director General of BPE, Mrs. Irene Chigbue alerting her of a costly mistake of not separating the pension trust fund from the asset of the company intimating her that the fund is independent of the company and Adenuga who had no welfare scheme in place in any of his companies would not be an ideal person to manage their funds but were allegedly ignored. They are billed to stage a massive protest at the Otunba Adenuga’s private office on Oko-Awo this Monday, 14^th of November 2011. Mike Adenuga who was also alleged to have sacked the whole staff he met on ground less than two years after (including the trustees of the fund) simply because he hated the idea of having unions in his company. They were said to have described his arrival in the then National Oil as the beginning of sorrow for the 500 odd pensioners remaining on his payroll and allegedly even refused to release the said fee after dismissing them unceremoniously. This wicked act, our source revealed compelled the pensioners to drag Mike Adenuga to court in 2008 to release his stranglehold on their fund since the money does not belong to his company. This according to the source, will enable the pensioners distribute the balance in the fund as they deem fit.
Because of the attendant bad publicity the case will generate for him and his company, Otunba Mike Adenuga, the source squealed quickly agreed to settle with the pensioners without the case going for any redress in the open court. The pensioners, according to the source made the mistake of their lives thinking they could trust Adenuga to honour any gentleman agreement reached.
The Lagos high court, the highly dependable source further explained appointed a senior judge to be the arbiter in the matter. The negotiation lasted more than 30 months at the Mediation Centre of the Lagos High Court before an agreement was finally reached in January 2011.
After having made the pensioners signed an undertaking not to go to court, and after the senior judge in charge, his lawyers, the Pensioners’ lawyers and their representatives had signed the agreement of payment of the N2.5 billion, Adenuga allegedly refused to append his signature to the said MoU. This, we gathered compelled the court to writing two strong letters to warn Otunba Adenuga when it became obvious all he wanted was a negotiation without end.

Eleven members of the 500 pensioners, the source revealed had died as at the last count since the negotiation started. Adenuga’s lawyers, according to him always come to court singing the same song of not being able to see the Otunba. This, we learnt has been the trend for the past ten months despite each party in the negotiation reaching an agreement on how to disburse the balance in the fund. It is either Adenuga’s daughter is getting married or EFCC has invited the man to Abuja or one excuse or the other. The Judge according to our source even had to ask on one occasion if Adenuga had become a tin god that mere mortal couldn’t see.
Mike Adenuga in January this year, 2011 after several refusals to come to court or release the said fund, according to the source through his lawyers and before the court appointed-judge in attendance agreed, to pay the pensioners N1.033 billion out of the audited N2.6 billion balance in the pension trust fund. The pensioners, we learnt agreed out of fear that many of them may never see the colour of the money in their lifetime if they insisted on the N2.6 billion in the account. The Pensioners, we gathered started smelling foul play when ten months after, (last October 2011) are still waiting for the money.
This, according to the source resulted into the union holding a meeting on the 1^st of November 2011 at the Eagle Club and their resolve was to storm Mike Adenuga Tower on 18A Oko-Awo close, Victoria Island Lagos come 14^th of November 2011 with Jeremiah Ajibola Oluti Sr. as the leader since Adenuga had reneged on the agreement and this time no more interested in his offer of N1.033 billion but the real amount N2.6 billion that is in the audited account. Meanwhile the source explained that the Shell Group established The Shell Pension Scheme under its original name of Shell West Africa Staff Non-contributory Pension Fund on 1st January 1952. They registered the scheme with the Ministry of Trades now Corporate Affairs Commission as a TRUST SCHEME for the company’s employees on retirement. It remained a non-contributory scheme funded solely by the Shell Group when it was in control. When the Federal Government compulsorily acquired 60% of the company in the wake of 1975 indigenization decree, the government retained the scheme. He, revealed that the  Shell Group Pension Scheme that Conoil inherited in 2000 is still on in Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) because it has been in existence for more than 50 years.
It was revealed that Conoil has not added any value to the fund since its arrival in National Oil in the year 2000. Mike Adenuga we further gathered ignored the statutory requirement that he contributes a certain percentage of the company’s gross profit to the pension fund before declaring profit after tax. The pension account into which Conoil allegedly never contributed a kobo since it took it over, the source revealed has a balance of over two billion naira (both liquid and fixed asset). The fund, we gathered has been a source of easy and interest free fund for Mike Adenuga who has been running it according to his whims and caprices since then.
Investigating further, an insider in the company disclosed that Mike Adenuga, when he took over as the core investor in National Oil in 2000 allegedly suspended the 12% annual pension increase approved by the fund since October 1994. According to him, it did not bother the man that 71.96% of Conoil pensioners are earning between N3,360 and N7,499 at a time when minimum wages in Nigeria has gone beyond N10, 000 which is now N18,000.00. Otunba Mike Adenuga, the source continued did not care about Federal government directives on harmonization of fringe benefits with basic salary when calculating Pensions [govt. directive of 30th Jan. 1997, 11th May 1999 and 6th July 1999]. These ridiculous earnings remain today after 10 years of Conoil misadventure in the once vibrant company called National Oil without a kobo increase!

In our facts finding mission, we tried to get in touch with some of the top staff at the Otunba Mike Adenuga owned Globacom for their side of story but as usual they kept a sealed mouth probably because the matter is bigger than them and they don’t know how to inquire from the generalissimo who’s always right. They didn’t pick our calls anyway but we send text messages to Bode Opeseyitan, the media director on 08055570312 and also another top flight staff on 08055570327

Dame Patience Jonathan Rattles Journalists

WHY JOURNALISTS WERE BARRED FROM PRESIDENT BROTHER’S WEDDING

Many are still baffled on what could have instigated the attitude of our first Lady, Her Excellency, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan towards the media at the talk of the town wedding of her brother in-law and the real motive behind it. It’s still a thing of concern that the first lady who had on several occasions through her pals like Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, Mr. Ben Bruce and even Hajia Bola Shagaya invited journalists for one reason or the other suddenly treated them in such an embarrassing manner. Those who were lucky to attend the wedding of President Goodluck Jonathan’s younger brother, Azibabaniolo Jonathan which took place on the 5^th of November 2011 at the Peace Park, Yenagoa, Bayelsa would attest to the fact that journalists were shabbily treated as they were bluntly refused entry into the venue. The Security operatives claimed there was a standing order from the first lady not to allow journalists into the venue. Insiders at the wedding have however tried to solve the mystery behind our dear Dame’s attitude. According to a source who was at the wedding, “the first lady practically presided over the wedding as the mother of the day and might have refused you journalists entry into the reception venue because of the fear of wrongly quoting her or finding faults in her spoken English which is not out rightly poor as you guys sometimes enlarge it” , the source said. For whatever reason that made madam treated the media the way they did, we wish the newest couple a peaceful union and wish the first lady would try and learn how to sometimes swallow bitter pills, they only make us a better person.     That notwithstanding, we think with the motive behind it, the first lady had a field day and must have been at liberty to shoot ‘guns’ the way she always like it.

CHIKA IKE’S ‘FANCY NANCY BOXES’ AS BIRTHDAY GIFTS TO FANS

CHIKA IKE’S ‘FANCY NANCY BOXES’ AS BIRTHDAY GIFTS TO FANS

Nollywood pretty actress, Chika Ike was a year older last week Tuesday, the 8^th of November 2011 and knowing fans for who they are especially when it comes to their favourties celebrities, they would stop at nothing in sending them birthday wishes via any available medium. The actress’ case was not an exception as her facebook fan page and twitter were bombarded with lovely birthday wishes.  Chika in order to show her appreciation to her fans and in the spirit of birthday mood gave out five Fancy Nancy Gift boxes which contained a Necklace, Bracelet, and a pair of Earrings to the first five fans who answered three questions about her correctly. The questions were-(A) what date was the official opening of Fancy Nancy Store? (B)  Who gave her the name ‘FANCY NANCY’?(C) What is her English name? After much guesses five lucky winners emerged.  Let me commend the newest C.E.O of Nancy Fancy store for giving back to her fans but not without letting her know that we’re also one of the winners because we have all the answers to her questions. Her store, Fancy Nancy is suited at A18, Valley Mall, Opposite Eco Bank, Wuse ll, Abuja and was officially opened on Saturday, 24^th of September 2011 at exactly 1.32pm,  as for her English name, as well as who gave it her? It was her Nanny, Rebecca that gave her the name Fancy Nancy when she was a baby and her English name is Nancy! All the same happy birthday gal and we wish you many more years of peaceful celebration.

BIMBO AKINSANYA OPENS UP ON ATTEMPTED MURDER STORY

BIMBO AKINSANYA OPENS UP ON ATTEMPTED MURDER STORY

Yoruba tiny voiced actress, Bimbo Akinsanya is really not a happy person, no thanks to the attempted murder case that is currently rattling her in a law court in Ikeja, Lagos. Those in the know would remember that the pretty actress was recently arrested and charged to court by one Rev. Pat Ogechi Dannah for attempting to assassinate her through a boy that she alleged even shot her in the arm. Though the actress has been granted bail of one hundred thousand naira with surety in like sum, the matter is still generating controversy among her friends and colleagues in the industry because to them, the actress has been off the scene for a while and was even presumed to have relocated to the UK. Enquirer decided to contact the actress who spoke to us on her side of the story. In her reaction, Bimbo disclosed how she’s still in rude shock as to why and how the woman who had threatened her mum few days to her ordeal that she would make them come begging on their kneels would fabricate such a delicate story to implicate her. According to her, the woman is a neighbour who lives in the next compound to her mother’s house in Egbeda, Lagos and she’s known for making trouble with almost everybody in the neighbourhood. She explained that trouble started between her mother and the Rev. who’s popularly called Yerimama by her church members when neighbours could no longer bear the noise from her church service, it was then they confronted her that she should stop disturbing the peace of the entire neighbourhood with her frequent night vigils as they find it hard to sleep at nights.“ she is a trouble maker and have been having problems with everybody in the neighbourhood including all the landlords, my mother inclusive, because of the nuisance she is constituting with her church”, “ this is a woman who sent her husband, the real owner of the church she’s now parading as hers packing, claiming that the man was using her anointing to perform miracles and brought in another man who’s now her husband and the church’s new pastor” she revealed. “I am not a murderer and can’t even conspire to kill an ordinary animal let alone a whole human being”, “what I realized is that the woman only wanted more publicity for her church and felt making a case with me would be it, but the truth is that she has failed woefully because I really can’t figure out what informed such an ungodly act from a woman who claims to be a Rev”, she further added. The case has been adjourned till November 30^th 2011 and we shall bring you details.