PHOTOS: TRIBUTE TO TAX GURU "OLANIKE DISU" WHO DIED 24-HOURS AFTER HER BIRTHDAY....BY T.Y BELLO

Top celebrity photographer, TY Bello, has paid tribute to tax guru, Olanike Disu who died  24 hours after celebrating her birthday.

 TY recounted some of the beautiful moments she had with the deceased thus:

“I remember meeting her many weeks ago ..she walked up to me and asked if I was TY Bello.. the photographer ..”I’ve been looking for you ” she said.. She pulled me in .. looked straight into my eyes and said ‘ I really really want you to take my portraits .. I’m terminally ill . I’d like your images of me to be what people remember me by ..’ I want the photos to be happy and very beautiful I froze.. and tried to pretend like what she just said didn’t knock all the air out of Me..but she never stopped smiling .. ‘ when do we take these photos Ty?..she had said something so heavy .. so profound and I didn’t know how to respond.
We exchanged numbers and she sent me a message soon after ..but I still didn’t know how to take it in..until one morning ..I was praying and reading Isaiah 61:The spirit of the lord is upon me .. anointed me ..to bring beauty for ashes .. the oil of joy for mourning .. then I heard .. “call Mrs Disu. ”
I did .. and I gifted her a portrait session for a few days later ..

She came in a little quiet at first but I saw her spirit lift as the hair and makeup started to come together .. “TY!! I look beeeeautiful.. ” that was how a most amazing day began with this beautiful woman with very deep dimples ..we had a blast!! .. singing .. dancing .. playing dress up with her daughter .. Belly laughs ..we had an incredible session . At some point in the middle of the shoot .. as we changed outfits ..she looked excitedly at me and said .. TY .. you know what? IM GOING TO BEAT THIS THING! ..
I looked at her and responded .. ‘that’s the spirit .. you absolutely will!!’She gave me a High five and we continued one of my most exciting shoots till date . She ended the day by saying a heartfelt prayer for me . I remember telling someone her shoot was Gods gift to me .. she brought it all to me .. beauty in the purest form and the oil of Joy in Isaiah 61..I was so inspired and lifted .. it also helped me put what I do into proper perspective .. that its really not about me and my gift .. that the people I get to meet ,bond with and photograph are Gods gift to me .
Mrs Disu sent me prayers .. bible verses and inspiring write-ups every day after taking her photographs .. she also sent a beautiful thank you note when she got her photos .. and found time to send gifts to the beauty squad she met at the shoot .


It was her birthday last sunday .. her daughter told me she was so happy .. she also did something really strange .. she kept sending her portraits to every one she knew .. “she was up till the wee hours of the next morning sending out the photos .. and laughing .. we kept teasing her about it but she wouldn’t stop” . She died later on that day .. I guess it was her way of saying goodbye .

I remember @freezeedah sending me news of her passing .. I was a mess .. I was shocked ..and disappointed ..she was meant to beat this .. she had changed the narrative ..she told me herself .. !
I didn’t understand it .. until I got to spend a few hours with her children two days ago . They described what her last days were like .. she way joyful.. peaceful .. she found her own way to say goodbye .. she was ready .

As I sat in her Wake keeping today and listened to person after person come out and testify about her beautiful spirit and how she lived everyday to the fullest .. I also remember certain things she said to me during the shoot .. how she wanted her children to know she gave it EVERYTHING and did her very best .
It occurred to me .. she was right .. she did ‘beat this thing ‘ .. !she didn’t let it stop her from living .. till she took her last breath ..she lived and loved and laughed and smiled till the very end !! She was ready ..She was prepared .. unfortunately most people don’t get that opportunity .. to prepare for eternity .. and say goodbye .

It got me thinking .. if we all lived 100 years more .. it still would go by really fast .. the Bible says our lives are live vapor.. eternity is certain and every day is one day closer to when we meet our maker .. but are we ready .. that’s the question .

Goodbye Mrs Disu meeting you was wonderful .#LIFE”

PHOTOS: "I'M YET TO CLOCK 40..I AM 34"~~ ENIOLA BADMUS

She said;

“Yes, today is my birthday, and I am so happy and fulfilled about it. I give God the glory.”

“I am 34 today. I thank God for all He has done in my life.”

On talks about her being 40 and her lying about her age, she said:

“Who said I am not 34? If I claim that, don’t you know I still have elderly ones? What age do you want them to be? PlPlsease, I have not clocked 40, I am 34. I don’t know why people are getting it wrong.”

"WHY I'M OFF MUSIC SCENE FOR A WHILE"~~BUSOLA OKE

An inspirational singer, Busola Oke, aka  Eleyele,  has been off the music scene for a while.
In her recent telephone chat with Saturday Beats, the singer said she had to stay back abroad where her husband is based.

“I have been away for a long time. I am married to somebody who doesn’t stay in Nigeria. I had to stay with my family to take care of the kids.”

Busola went further to say that; “My husband understands that my music has been affected for a while because of this break. I have handed everything over to God. Now I am back and it is for good. I have relocated finally to Nigeria and I am ready to face my music. I will just be going abroad during vacations,” she said.

“I am releasing a double album soon, one cross over and one full gospel music.”

“That is what I want to prove to people. I love praising God.  But that doesn’t make me a gospel singer. I can sing at weddings, I can sing anywhere. I do not have any problem with singing as long as I am making an impact and imparting on lives. I am first of all, a singer. I can sing all songs. Gospel is good news and I am preaching to people through all the songs I sing,” she said.

OBITUARY: DON WILLIAMS DIES @ 78

 Don Williams “The Gentle Giant” ,78, is dead.Williams died in Mobile, Alabama of emphysema. A press release from the singer’s PR team confirms his death “after a short illness,” saying that funeral arrangements are pending. He was 78 years old.

He began his music career in the 1960s, had 17 number one country hits, with his biggest hit “I Believe in You” reaching the top of the country charts and #24 on the Hot 100.

Don is survived by his wife of 57 years, and his 2 sons.

MAN FAKES OWN KIDNAP TO COLLECT MONEY FROM HIS WIFE !

The Benue Police Command has arrested one Clement Silver, 49,a resident at Odozi Street, Agbor, for allegedly arranging his own kidnapping in order to fraudulently obtaining money from his wife.
Clement Silver  was arrested  at his hideout beside Camelite Paint, Agbor, Delta state, alongside his accomplice, Mr. Sunday Kibechukwu, 33, who acted as the kidnapper.

The suspect while confessing to the crime said he; “I connived with Sunday to frame my kidnap in order to collect money from my wife because I needed it to boost my business with the intention of paying her back after my business improves.

I chose not to ask my wife to loan me the money because I am very convinced that she will not give me the money and the only way for me to achieve this was to frame my kidnap.”

On his part, Sunday who hails from Aniocha North LGA of Delta State, noted that Silver lured him into involving in the crime with a promise to return the money and also give him N10, 000 to treat the injury he sustained while working at a bakery in Boji-Boji Owa.

It was gathered that the suspects after the kidnap had contacted Silver’s wife and demanded a ransom of N1million and directed that the money should be dropped along Benin/Asaba Expressway at Umunede.

In the course of negotiation, she pleaded to pay N300,0000 which they refused. But as fate would have it, Silver was sighted at his hideout and was reported to Agbor Gha-Ihun who quickly moved to arrest the culprits.

PHOTOS; PA ADEBAYO FALETI LAID TO REST

Veteran actor / writer, Pa  Adebayo Faleti, 95, who passed away on July 23, at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan , was on Friday, September 8, committed to mother earth in his Agboye Village, Oyo State.

The interment was preceded by a funeral service held at the First Baptist Church, Oyo. Eminent personalities at the event included Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, a retired Archbishop of the Methodist Church, Rt. Rev. Ayo Ladigbolu, Nollywood actors, government functionaries, theatre practitioners, youth groups and traditional leaders among others.

The dignitaries paid glowing tributes to the late elder statesman, describing him as a worthy ambassador of the Yoruba race.

Ajimobi, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, described the late Faleti as a “living genius and a man of impact on his generation.”

JANET JACKSON IS BACK ON STAGE !

Janet Jackson is back! The 51-year-old mother  is back performing on stage.
The singer captivated the crowds during the opening night of her State Of The World tour in Lafayette, Los Angeles on Thursday, September 7. Asides her great voice and outstanding performance, her outfit for her performance also caught attention.

She took it back to her Nineties heyday in a skintight white poloneck and blue jeans which showed off her slimmer frame. She later slipped into a black figure-hugging catsuit which also accentuated her curves, showing a much trimmer post-baby body. Later, Janet donned a navy sweatshirt over a grungy checked dress. In yet another outfit change, she rocked black leggings and a zip-down jacket.

Her clothes for last night's performance is way different from the loose-fitting Islamic-style outfits she began wearing during the period of her marriage to her Muslim husband Wissam Al Mana.