Pastor Oladiyun Runs For Cover As EFCC Storms CLAM Over N10m Fraud

 It was like a scene from a Nollywood movie the other day when the senior Pastor of the popular Christ Livingspring Apostolic Church a.k.a CLAM, Pastor Wole Oladiyun and other Pastors of the church took to their heels to prevent being arrested by the eagle eyed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a N10 million fraud that’s presently rocking the church, almost to its base.

According to dependable sources, one of the top Pastors of the church, Abiodun Olusola who’s believed to be Wole Oladiyun’s protégé has been apprehended and has been singing in Beethoven’s symphonies at the anti graft’s Ikoyi, Lagos office with indicting statement and facts nailing the general overseer of CLAM.

National Enquirer gathered reliably that, the case is that of a high level fraud perpetrated under religious guise and the victim, Mrs. Seyi Okunola, a super rich married woman who was a devotee of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries before she was lured to CLAM has vowed to get her pound of flesh by any means necessary.

”It’s high time we stop all these fake men of God defrauding innocent people under the pretext of offering spiritual assistance and in turn dispossess them of their hard earned sweat, it is just unfair, the government and lawmakers should look into this, there should be a BILL checkmating these dignified marabouts, this smart art of parading oneself as a Pastor to cheat and defraud people must stop”, a close relation of the victim confided in us.

Tracing the genesis of the spiritual fraud, we were reliably informed that, Mrs. Okunola was lured from MFM by one of CLAM’s devotees for worship and spiritual assistance, the woman we gathered had confided in one of her friends of the problems she’s facing in her matrimonial house.

On arrival at CLAM, she was introduced to the general overseer, Pastor Oladiyun who in turn asked his right hand man, Pastor Olusola to take the brief and act accordingly. The woman, we were told divulged her matrimonial problems, how her husband has not been satisfying her on bed for a long time and that she would be so happy and ready to offer anything if her prayers of having him back fully to herself could be met.

Pastor Olusola who the church’s management has denied did pray for this woman in privacy, our source is not too sure he didn’t have her canal knowledge owing to her bitterness against the church and that’s not all, she was asked to part with several millions of Naira totaling ten million, all for no tangible reasons and not until the demands kept coming without an end in sight that she woke up from her slumber and decided to seek redress from relevant authorities.

At the EFCC office, Pastor Olusola whom we gathered was once Oladiyun’s business partner before he became a Pastor had given a confessional statement that, he sowed a seed of N5m into Oladiyun’s account as part of his share of the loot but the Pastor has denied it through his spokesperson, Pastor Tade Adewakun. 

Mrs. Okunola reported the matter to the EFCC and they swooped on the church’s management on a fateful Wednesday whilst the church was having its weekly prayer but unfortunately the top pastors took to their heels.

In our facts finding mission, we sent a text message to the G.O of the church, Pastor Oladiyun on his mobile number 08060954000 for his own side of the story but after two days, one of his men got in touch with us and eventually emailed us the church’s side of the story.    

” Re: N10m Transaction Between Abiodun Olusola

and Mrs. Seyi Okunola

Following enquiries by a section of the media in respect of above mentioned, the Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry (CLAM) formally issues the following statement:
 

That Abiodun Olusola is NOT an employee of· the Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry as being speculated. He is one of the several ministers of the Lord who worship in CLAM during our weekly Deliverance Hour held on Wednesdays from 7am-10am.
That Abiodun Olusola is an independent businessman who neither does his business in partnership with CLAM nor uses CLAM as a platform to transact his business deals. CLAM has never been involved directly or indirectly in any of his business transactions.
 

We also· would like to state that the other party involved in the transaction in the person of Mrs. Seyi Okunola is only known as one out of the thousands of people who worship in CLAM every Wednesday. There is no further relationship between her and the ministry.

With· particular reference to the N10m transaction between Abiodun Olusola and Mrs. Seyi Okunola, we categorically state that CLAM was not privy to it. Neither Abiodun Olusola nor Mrs. Seyi Okunola informed CLAM of this transaction at any stage of its consummation.
 

Therefore, it· is not true that Mr. Abiodun Olusola donated proceeds from the transaction to CLAM. Also, there was never a time that he gave any testimony on the transaction. In furtherance of its· investigations into the issue following a petition by Mrs Okunola, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited CLAM on 22nd January, 2014 during the Wednesday deliverance hour programme. It was a purely routine fact finding visit. The Church’s programme was not disrupted and nobody was arrested.

The EFCC has not in any· way accused CLAM of complicity in this transaction. None of CLAM officials has also been indicted. Abiodun Olusola and Mrs Seun Okunola have also expressly informed the EFCC that this was a purely private transaction between the two of them without CLAM’s involvement.

 CLAMis one of Nigeria’s reputable prayer and deliverance ministries. In its 16 years of existence, CLAM has never been involved in any shady or dubious transaction. The Senior Pastor of this great Apostolic Ministry, Pastor Wole Oladiyun, is a man of honour and proven integrity and will never be involved in anything fraudulent.

With the· submission above, we hereby dissociate CLAM from whatever transaction or case going on between Abiodun Olusola and Mrs Okunola.

Please refer further enquiries to the undersigned.

Thank you.

Pastor Tade Adewakun, Director of Media, CLAM”, their response.

NB:

We’re still investigating the story and we shall get to the root of the matter especially as it unfolds from EFCC office.

Pastor Sam Adeyemi Fights Daystar Board Over Private Jet Acquisition

The leadership of Day Star Christian Center under Pastor Samuel Adeyemi is encountering some turbulence; at least this is what inside sources at the church filtered out to National Enquirer.  Pastor Sam as he’s fondly addressed by fans turned a year older on Monday 3^RD of February 2014 and this we gathered is not unconnected to the reason the pastor and some of his board members are having issues.

According to an impeccable source, the pastor had actually disclosed his desire to acquire a private jet as his birthday gift, a request that didn’t go the way of some of his board members because of the expenses the church had undergone in the year ended 2013. 

Pastor Sam is said to be unyielding and his alibi we gathered is because majority of his contemporaries are proud owners of the fleet which makes ministration and motivational speaking, one of their strongest attributes easy overseas.

The source also added that the man of God already have offers from one or two international companies that are willing to sell their Jets for more sophisticated ones and Pastor Sam is not going to miss the offer especially because its considerably affordable.

Pastor Sam we further gathered has been eyeing either Jet Hawker 900XP which is estimated to be worth $20m (N3.2b), the type owned by billionaires Dr. Kashim and Sir Aremu Johnson and Gulfstream G450, which is estimated to be $15m around (N2.4b) same type owned by Bishop Oyedepo. The soft spoken preacher has been alleged to be secretly window shopping for either of these two fleets if the board members agree.

It will however be recalled that the cosmopolitan pastor once told a gathering at the Annual Excellence in Leadership Conference, ELC organised by the church sometimes in 2012 that “I do not own a private jet,” adding that the media were just speculating what was not. He described the news of his ownership of a jet as “rumour that has been there for sometime especially in the junk media. “It is becoming a source of concern now that reputable magazines and newspapers are saying the same thing.”

Ace Broadcaster, Israel Edjeren’s Better-Half Gets International Awards In UK

The name, Rachel might not readily come to mind but the bunch of talent is the better-half of ace broadcaster, Israel Edjeren, one of the pioneer staff of the Sunny Osa Adun owned Degue Broadcasting Network, DBN. Rachel, an English Language graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is no doubt the woman to beat as the beautiful presenter/producer of Trends & Rachel fame (a TV programme running in many popular stations) recently carted home an international award in far away United Kingdom.

The hardworking mother of one was the cynosure of all eyes at the Nigerian Entertainment & Lifestyle Awards that held at The Regent in the United Kingdom where she was honoured with the Best Emerging Presenter In Nigeria award for her impressive track records in the industry.

She’s the brain behind RAYZEDS MEDIA, a production company that produces her programme-Trends & Rachel (T&R)’ currently serialized across rated TV stations; AIT,  NTA International (DSTV), NTA Entertainment (Startimes), ITV Abuja, QUEST TV, MyTv Africa, etc. She also had a 5 minutes fashion segment; ‘STYLECODE’ for NTA Network/International  (AM EXPRESS). Rachel is a presenter of a high viewership. The Hausa version of TRENDS & RACHEL (T&R) ‘YANAYIN ZAMANI da RACHEL’ shows on Africa Magic Hausa and makes Rachel very beloved amongst the people of the Northern part of Nigeria and Hausa speaking people round Africa.

A thoroughbred professional of sterling quality, Rachel nee Bakam who was born, bred and buttered in Kaduna is  no new to carting home mementoes as she has won many laurels both in her post primary and undergraduate days, little wonder the woman of virtue came out in flying colours and walked tall as Best Graduating Student in ABU in 2005.

That’s not all, the multi-talented mother, wife and entrepreneur of repute is a super actress who has acted and honoured alongside A-list Nollywood stars and renowned professionals such as Desmond Elliot, Mo Abudu, Chocolate City, Ghanaian Actors Van Vicker, Jackie Appiah and a host of others. In December 2013, she was given the Best Upcoming Presenter Of The Year Award At The Papyrus Screen Actors Award; an annual Award organised By Papyrus Magazine In Abuja Nigeria.  

And as if that’s not enough, the tube amazon is getting, yet another invitation as the organizers of the prestigious African Women In Business, an annual event that celebrates International Women's Day has wooed her to be a VIP guest at the show which holds on the 6^th of March 2014 at the House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Westminster. The event will have the Deputy Governor of Lagos State as Special Guest.

Other important international award ceremony she’s slated to grace is the Media Excellence in Africa holding on the 28th of February, 2014 at the Presidential Banquet Hall, State House, Accra, Ghana. The African Achievers Awards aims at recognising excellent individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves while contributing to the growth and development of Africa. Their focus is to motivate all African leaders, including prospective leaders and the youth by recognizing individuals and organizations that have contributed remarkably to the development of Africa. Previous AAA recipients include: Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, Rt. Hon. Joyce Banda (President of Malawi), Hon. Thokhozani Khupe (Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe), Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, Late Prof. Atta Mills, former President of Ghana, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Ugandan Dr. Margaret Blick Kigozi, Sir. Chukwuemeka Ihedioha (the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria), Mrs. Divine Ndhlukula, a Zimbabwean business woman amongst others.

Over 26 African countries would be participating in the next award that has been scheduled to hold on February 28, at the Ghana State-House, Accra.
Also nominated for the 2014 AAA are; The governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, Winnie Mandela, Nana Rawlings, Mandela Foundation and a host of others.
Rachel Bakam Edjeren is most grateful to God for the honour of being listed along with these inspiring achievers.

Bizarre! Nollywood Actress, Chika Ike’s Amazing Bi-Sexual Lifestyles Exposed…See Partners’ List

On Their fb walls

Beautiful Nollywood actress, Chika Ike sure cut a picture of a scandal free lady and always preaches to be a born again Christian on her facebook wall even though tongues have been wagging as to the real reason her 5 years old marriage to a boardroom colossus, Tony Ebireri crashed.

It might look like one of those Nollywood’s make-believe stories but people close to Chika Nancy Ike are swearing to high heavens that the Igbo born lady does anything for money including “seeing” men and allegedly same sex.

The dependable source who drew our attention to the fact that, no sooner Chika stormed out of her marriage of 5 years than she began making millions of Naira and relocated to Abuja where she opened a multimillion Naira fashion accessories store after she was pimped for the nation’s No. 3 man, an affair she vehemently denied though.

“It is no longer news that she’s dating Senate President, David Mark, he’s the one that bankrolled her Fancy Nancy Collections and she’s also frolicking with 2 State governors from the South South, one of the governors just gave her millions to go for shopping in Dubai, and this is aside her affair with her manager, Serah Donald.

The role interpreter who was born on the 8th of November, 1985 in Onitsha, Anambra State, we exclusively gathered is serial dating Governors Godswill Akpabio of Cross Rivers and the Delta CEO aside her on and off relationship with the Senate President who’s not too happy she confided in a friend that leaked  it to the media.

Our reliable source confided in National Enquirer that Chika’s manager Serah Onyeacho popularly known as Serah Donald, a nominee of the Exquisite Lady of the year awards ELOY 2013 in the category of Manager/PR of the year is a lesbian known in the movie industry and her partner is the pretty actress.  The duo goes virtually everywhere together including abroad and those in the know are said to be baffled on why an unassuming lady like Chika would be involved in lesbianism act. Serah Donald who also doubles as a movie producer recently starred the actress as the lead character in her latest film titled The Barrow Pusher under her production company named Serah Donald Productions.  

The latest of their numerous trips abroad we gathered was their January 2014 adventure to the United Arab Emirate UAE Dubai. The duo was lodged at the Emirate Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi which is said to be one of the most expensive hotels in Dubai. They spent days going from one mall to another shopping and posting pictures on Instagram and twitter. We shall keep tracking them.

Society Lady, TOYIN ATOBATELE Launches Super Eatery On Val’s Day

Society lady, Princess Toyin Atobatele has diversified into yet another business. The paragon of beauty is sure leaving no stone unturned when it comes to her business skills. Remember, the University of Ibadan graduate of Political Science is a beautician, clothier, events management expert and above all an excellent outdoor caterer who has been involved in so many big parties of notable celebrities.

In what looked like an upgrade of her passion for catering, the business woman of international repute has delved fully into eatery as she formally throws open Wendys’ Place to lovers come February 13^th and 14^th, 2014.

Wendys Place which is located on Plot 9, Lateef Jankande Road, Agindingbi Ikeja, Lagos according to Princess, is going to be home-away-from-home experience for customers as the restaurant will be serving freshly made continental and traditional meals from morning till evening.

What makes Wendys Place more interesting is the fact that it covers the high, middle and normal class as it’s very affordable for whoever is hungry for delicious and healthy meals.  It also offers home and office delivery services for busy clients who can’t afford to come down to the restaurant.

Wendys place will be officially opened on the 13^th and 14^th of February 2014 and it will interest you to know that aside friends and families that are said to be warming up for the grand opening, the public is also invited to come have a feel of the sumptuous meals for free.

The very busy lady whose role in the famous Lion's

Club of Lagos is legendary, in a brief chat expressed her fulfillment as she has always longed for an opportunity to open her own food outfit though she has been running a catering service for all sorts of occasions.

Princess also disclosed that she won’t be leaving her clients in the hands of her chefs even though they are professionals as she will also be part of the cooking to ensure satisfactions in terms of the tastes of her foods.

Regina Askia’s Ex, Charles Orie Re-marries On Val’s Day

Charles Orie, the Igbo born money bag who once dated ex-beauty Queen cum Nollywood actress and now a certified U.S Nurse, Regina Askia must have found love again, and this is coming quite more than a decade after his much talked about relationship with Regina.

The multimillionaire businessman who relocated to Abuja after his celebrated affair with Regina packed up has since hit it big and National Enquirer gathered he will be walking down the aisle with his new beau, a big girl who runs a boutique in Abuja.

What a coincidental irony, Charles Orie’s new found love who sources disclosed her name as Alice also hails from the South South area of the country, and the light skinned lady who’s in her 30s is so beautiful that, Uncle Charles is said to have been carried away that, the wedding bells are toiling soon.

We gathered the date for the Wine Carrying rites has been fixed for St. Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2014 while the white wedding holds next day, February 15^th, at Le Meridien Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with popular songster, Flavour on band stand as the musician of the day.

This office gathered that, the bride and groom to be have been running around for shopping and perfecting logistics while Flavour got a whopping N4m for the performance.

Charles Orie

Ben Bruce Splashes Fortunes On Beach Lounge Property…Opens Friends’ Club

The chairman of Silverbird group, Ben Murray Bruce is sure leaving his footsteps on the sands of time, and this is as far as entertainment is concerned in this part of the divide. The man who has cornered almost everything in the entertainment and media business has invested in yet another landmark venture. He’s throwing open, an exclusive pub christened Friends’ Club this Friday, January 24^th, 2014 at the Galleria.

National Enquirer scooped that, Uncle Ben has just bought a fabulous property located on Plot 22 Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (also called Queens Drive) off Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos and the nature of business here is a fantastic lounge designed just for the big boys.

According to the gist, aside the fact that the property caters for top flight boardroom colossi for the purpose of “out-of-this-world” relaxation, it has an accompaniment of large boat which will sail every hour to and fro Silverbird Galleria.

Am sure not many people are aware that, the Silverbird Galleria on Ahmodu Bello Way is backed by the Ocean and by the time the property on Queens’ Drive is completed, it will complement Friends’ Club by serving as a novel relaxation corner just like what’s obtainable in the Bahamas and Caribbean Island.

Work, we learnt is at advanced stage at the Oyinkan Abayomi Drive Lounge in anticipation of the grand opening of Friends’ Club. In what will look like the first of its kind, the exclusive guests will be ferried from Oyinkan Abayomi Drive and will be entertained in the boat for a while before being taken to the Galleria for the grand opening this Friday. Am told top echelon of the society are already scrambling to be part of the g       

rand opening of the club which be run by one of Gen. Trimnnel’s sons. We will tell you his name later.