I have been tempted to cheat on my husband many times - Omotola

In a new interview with Vanguard, star actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde said she's been tempted to cheat on her husband of over 17 years many times but never went through with it because of all she stood to lose. "Absolutely. I have been tempted many times to cheat on my husband by men I really liked. But when you think of what you stand to lose, the destruction of all you have labored to build, when you weigh all the options, you are left to conclude that it is not worth the trouble. I know some women will find this somewhat objectionable, but if they want to be truthful to themselves, they will agree with me that, as married women, we have all faced moments that I have just described.” Omotola said.

Third quarter trade drops by N359bn -NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday released the trade statistics for the third quarter of this year, stating that the country recorded a N359.6bn or 5.4 per cent drop in merchandize trade from N6.65trn to N6.29trn.

The bureau in the report attributed the decrease in trade to both a fall in the value of exports and imports in the third quarter relative to the second quarter.

For instance, the report a copy of which was made available to our correspondent, noted that while exports declined by N202.7bn or 4.3 per cent to N4.47trn, the country’s imports also dropped by N157bn or 7.9 per cent to N1.82trn.

Jonathan, ECOWAS leaders meet on terrorism, others

Security situation in the region is one of the issues that will be on the agenda on Monday as President Goodluck Jonathan hosts his colleagues from West Africa.

Jonathan will be hosting the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Sunday, the one-day summit would also review political situation in the region.

Abati said apart from receiving a briefing on recent developments in Burkina Faso, the summit will also elect the chairman of the body for next year.

President John Mahama of Ghana is its outgoing chairman.

Buhari’s VP list: Oshiomhole, Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi

The All Progressives Congress has pruned its search for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) running mate to three incumbent governors and a former one.

Ashiwaju.org reliably gathered on Saturday that the leadership of the party has the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, as well as former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on its final list of four.

It was learnt that the APC governors had demanded that one of them should be picked as the running mate of Buhari, who emerged as the party’s presidential candidate on Thursday.

Our correspondents gathered that Oshiomhole and Amaechi made the list because some leaders of the APC feel that South-South should produce the vice-president in order to cut down the votes of President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also from the geo-political zone.

Buhari’s VP list: Oshiomhole, Fashola, Fayemi, Amaechi

The All Progressives Congress has pruned its search for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) running mate to three incumbent governors and a former one.

Ashiwaju.org reliably gathered on Saturday that the leadership of the party has the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, as well as former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on its final list of four.

It was learnt that the APC governors had demanded that one of them should be picked as the running mate of Buhari, who emerged as the party’s presidential candidate on Thursday.

Our correspondents gathered that Oshiomhole and Amaechi made the list because some leaders of the APC feel that South-South should produce the vice-president in order to cut down the votes of President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also from the geo-political zone.

2015: Voting may follow ethnic lines

The emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan and a former military Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari (retd), as presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress respectively have set the stage for a political war among various ethnic and cultural groups in the country.

SUNDAY PUNCH enquires showed that while some of the groups have taken decisions to queue behind either Jonathan or Buhari, others are in the process of taking decision on whom to support.

This is happening even as some of the groups have, however, chosen to be neutral.

NIGERIANS KNOW THAT JONATHAN HAS PERFORMED, SAYS ABATI

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Sunday said despite the criticisms being directed at President Goodluck Jonathan, majority of Nigerians are aware that the Federal Government under his watch has performed creditably well.
Abati made his position known in an interview he granted the Voice of America.
He said it was on record that the government had turned the nation’s economy into the largest one in Africa.

Dad is not harsh — Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s daughter

Yasmin, a daughter of business mogul, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, tells Ashiwaju.org about her father
Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Yasmin Belo-Osagie. I’m the second of Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s four children. I had my primary school education in Nigeria, then left for a boarding school in England when I was 10 years old. I was there for eight years then went to the United States where I studied at the Princeton University. I now live and work in Nigeria.

Wike is Rivers next gov, says Patience Jonathan

The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has restated her endorsement for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

The First Lady, who spoke at the burial ceremony of Senator Tari Sekibo in Okrika on Saturday, expressed her confidence that Wike would be the next governor of the state.

It was her second public endorsement of Wike.

Why I’m still single – Genevieve Revealed

Award winning Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, reportedly disclosed that staying married is not an easy task.

The actress, who won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, revealed her opinion about marital relationships in a recent Vanguard report.

“If I get married, I really want to stay married and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner.”