‘Obesere Raped Me And Inserted A Ring In My Private Part’— Alleged Rape Victim Insists

Ms Olanike Olaiya, a 29-year-old business woman who had lodged a rape complaint against popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande (popularly known as Obesere), has insisted that the musician did forcefully take advantage of her in his home. Obesere was granted bail from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti in Yaba, Lagos last week and has insisted that he only had consensual sex with Ms Olaiya and that the woman ran to the police just to extort money from him.

The musician insists he was involved in an affair with the woman and that whatever happened that night behind closed doors between them both, had the seal of approval of two consenting adults.

Speaking with the Vanguard however, Ms Olaiya said Obesere did rape her and expressed frustration with the way the matter was handled at Panti by the police. She says the Investigating Police Officer at Panti was hell bent on destroying the case in favor of the Fuji crooner.

“I knew him barely two weeks ago and we were talking business. But he raped me on our first meeting in his house”, she said. Obesere had corroborated this part of the story when he said he got to know the lady through a mutual female friend and business partner. He also said the mutual female friend in question had confessed to him that Ms Olaiya and herself had hatched a plan to blackmail him, eventhough she hadn’t bought the idea which was first mooted by the alleged ‘victim’.

“Like I told you earlier, I met him through a friend who is much older than me — she is over 49 years old— and she told me that Obesere helped her in her business and he could do same for me”, Ms Olaiya continued.

“She was the one who arranged the meeting at Obesere’s house, but Obesere made me wait for at least five hours until it became late for me to go after the meeting.

“Even when I insisted, he refused to let me go claiming his area was not safe and that everybody knew I was in his house.

“I slept over, but not in his room. He raped me and inserted a ring in my private part. I wouldn’t have gone to the Police if it was just the rape because it was my fault. As an adult, I should have known the danger of passing the night in a stranger’s house”.

She said the insertion of the ring must have been done for ritual purposes and rejected claims that she wanted to blackmail the Fuji crooner.

“I went to the police because I was bleeding and when I informed him about it, he didn’t take me seriously. He asked me to go to a private hospital in Ejigbo. But when I got there, the doctor did not even touch or examine me in any way.

“He just asked that I go for a scan, which is not done in that hospital. I left the hospital in pain and I reported the matter to the police.

“I wanted the police to be aware of what happened and prosecute him for forcefully having sex with me against my wish.

“I also have to clarify the issue of wanting to blackmail him. From the beginning, I rejected all the money he offered me as settlement.

“You can ask the DPO at Isolo. He is aware that I rejected all the money he offered me. All I wanted was for him to be prosecuted for taking advantage of me because I slept in his house.

“Also, I wanted him to explain to the Police why he inserted a ring into my private part that made me bleed for two weeks and possibly reverse any ritual step he may have taken”, Ms Olaiya said.

Obesere, legally married to another woman, had said his wife understands his extra-marital trysts given his profession.

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9 First Look: Meet the New Ladies of the OC

The first ladies of Bravo are back for a ninth season and there are some new faces in the Real Housewives of Orange County crowd.

Joining Tamra Judge, Vicki Gunvalson and Heather Dubrow are new cast members Shannon Beador and Lizzie Rovsek. Danielle Gregorio also joins the cast as a friend of the Housewives. And with new ladies comes new drama.

The new season of Real Housewives of Orange County promises to be anything but tame. Kicking off on Monday, April 14 at 9 p.m., the new season seems to put Heather at odds with everybody. Get a taste for the drama in the trailer below.

When viewers last saw Vicki, her daughter Briana was confronting Brooks at the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion over voicemails he left saying Ryan, Vicki's son-in-law, should hit Briana to keep her in line. Brooks is still in the picture and causing friction between Vicki and her daughter. Meanwhile, pregnant Briana and her family may move away after Ryan is told he'll likely be stationed in Oklahoma.

Newly married Tamra is working on her new gym, Cut Fitness, with her husband Eddie. With marriage comes baby? Maybe as Tamra and Eddie explore the possibility of having a child together.

Plus, Heather's acting career is in high gear while she and husband Terry build their new dream home. And it seems the new Housewives aren't taking too kindly to the mom of four's behavior.

Gone from the show are Alexis Bellino and Gretchen Rossi. In their place, Bravo has added Shannon; described as having "unflinching honesty and unconventional ways," this mom of three keeps her house toxin free. And then there's Lizzie, a former Miss Kentucky. She's a beauty pageant judge, owner and designer of Sun Kitten Swimwear and dreams of being an actress.

A new friend to the Housewives, Danielle is a mom of three and is a co-founding member of the charity Heels2Heal-OC.

The drama begins on Monday, April 14 at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Are All Over Each Other in Sexy New Dance Video

Sometimes there are no words to explain a certain situation, so Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have turned to interpretive dance.

The pop singer shared two Instagram videos of him and his former (and maybe once again?) girlfriend doing a sexy routine to John Legend's "Ordinary People." In the clips, the stars get very up close and personal, in what ends up being 30 seconds of sexy, emotional and intense interaction between two young people in love

It's unclear whether the videos are from today (although we can see Bieber's cross tattooon his chest so we know it's recent), but the timing is pretty impeccable. Their routine comes on the heels of reports that the pair has reunited, and possibly rekindled their romance.

Their song choice is also spot on. Legend's 2005 track from his album Get Lifted is all about the ups and downs of a relationship.

"Girl I'm in love with you/ This ain't the honeymoon/ Past the infatuation phase/ Right in the thick of love/ At times we get sick of love/ It seems like we argue everyday," the song begins.

"I know I misbehaved/ And you made your mistakes/ And we both still got room left to grow/ And though love sometimes hurts/I still put you first/ And we'll make this thing work/ But I think we should take it slow."

Bieber joined Gomez in Texas (where she had performances lined up over the weekend) on Friday and the duo were spotted kissing over breakfast in McAllen before browsing around a couple of stores and prompting a crush of fans to show up for a peek.

Justin then gave a surprise performance at the 2014 SXSW Festival in Austin on Sunday, during which he dedicated "As Long as You Love Me" to his "baby girl" while Gomez reportedly watched from backstage. J.B. is scheduled to appear in Miami tomorrow for a court hearing.

Could this be their response to everyone's questions about what's going on between them? Let us know in the comments!

Kerosene the Forgotten Scarcity

SCARCITY of kerosene has become a part of the daily challenges many Nigerians face. Unfortunately, their sufferings in sourcing kerosene, a fundamental cooking energy for a majority of Nigerian families do not enjoy the sort of prominence that a day’s shortage of petrol does.

Low income earning Nigerians bear the brunt of the scarcity. They use kerosene for cooking and lighting up their homes. Their daily toils with providing food for the family endures the additional challenge of getting kerosene, one of the numerous by-products of the crude oil we produce.

The official price of kerosene is fixed at N50 per litre. Kerosene is never available at that price. Across the country, kerosene costs as much as N170 per litre. In most instances, availability is the bigger issue.

Scarcity of kerosene is attributed to diversion of the product by some marketers. Sharp practices by middlemen are other reasons for the high price of kerosene. Obviously the supply of the product is inadequate. It is the primary cause of the high cost of kerosene. DPR has to deal with the sharp practices. It has the means to detect marketers who divert products. What it lacks is the will to punish them, which is why the sharp practices thrive.

If government cared about ameliorating the sufferings of the poor, it would not watch as the little people eke out is expended on inefficient and expensive fuels like kerosene. Over the years, availability and affordability of kerosene has posed challenges to users but government did not care.

Government usually claims it subsidises kerosene. Where is the subsidy if the product is sold at more than three times the official price? Many homes need kerosene. They are not getting attention for their pain because they are poor, including rural Nigerians, who their governments ignore their voices. What have their representatives at the National Assembly done about this recurring national burden on the poor, who are already over-burdened?

It is important to look beyond the immediate solution of liberalising kerosene importation to make room for other importers and marketers to join the business. The key to lower prices of kerosene, like fuel, lies in domestic refining of kerosene.

Government should be concerned enough about the plight of its people to act. In the longer term, other energy sources like gas, should be promoted as the alternative to kerosene.

From Vanguard

Nollywood Actor Van Vicker Denies He Was The One Who Broke Chika Ike’s Marriage

In this latest interview with Nigerian Tribune’s Joan Bajojo Omionawele, Ghanaian actor Van Vicker talked at length about his life as an actor, his marital journey with his wife Adjoa. He also took his time to address  his rumoured affair with Chika Ike.

Interview Excerpt:

You are known for your lover boy roles. Where did you get your good looks from?

I don’t know. I can’t really say if it was my mum or my dad. I would say it was a blend of both of them, because if my mum had been married to someone else or my dad had been married to someone else, the result would probably have been different.

We all know how intense the sun in Ghana is, yet you have remained fair in complexion. Do you have any beauty regimen?


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I do get sun-burnt sometimes, not only in Ghana, in Nigeria as well; it depends on the location of the movie I am shooting. But I drink a lot of water and I eat in bits. That’s it.

We have heard so many rumours about you? How do you feel when you hear rumours about yourself?

Many times, I don’t bother about it, because I know it’s one of those things. Sometimes if I can counter or debunk them through my social networks, I do; but people will continue to say such stuff anyway.



How do you handle being a father, husband and an actor?

I don’t think it’s such a big deal. I lead a normal life; I just go about (performing) those roles. When I’m at home, I am at home; and when I am at work, I don’t joke with it. I do things that a normal dad would do. It’s the same with you. I don’t know if you are married, but any person who is married, works and has kids would go home after work and cater for the family. And that’s the same thing I do; there’s nothing extra-crazy about it. When I’m at home, I play with my kids when I’m supposed to.

But when you have to leave home for days and go on set, how do you make up for those times you are away?

Well, usually, when I get back, I try to spend a lot more time with them. We go to the beach or the pool, watch movies, or take a long drive; or we stay at home and play games. I try to make up for so many things.

What do people say about light-skinned guys

You know what they say; I don’t need to tell you.

I don’t know what they say. I’m also light-skinned, so tell me.

Okay, let me not say light-skinned, but the ‘half castes’. People usually say they are bad boys.

And you are not a bad boy?

No, I am not.

You got married quite young. How do you overcome temptations from your close female friends and colleagues?

Well, I mentioned earlier it’s my mindset: keep it professional. I try to be as professional as possible, and you know sometimes, you have to be in a romantic scene with an actress and still keep it professional because that is the beauty of the job. You can actually be romantic and get the viewers to understand that you are actually in love with a particular lady but at the same time, when they say ‘Cut!’ you don’t have any feelings for her.

Have you ever got attracted to any actress you have been on set with?

I don’t think so. The only one I have ever read about was when they said that I broke up Chika Ike’s marriage. I don’t see how that makes sense; but they said I helped to break her marriage.

What about your female fans? How often do they disturb you?

What do you mean by ‘disturb’?

How often do you get calls, mails and tweets from your female fans?

I wouldn’t call it disturbance; they are people who enjoy my work and want to get to know me personally. Yes, I do get calls often, but I try to adjust. I can’t keep up with all of them, so sometimes I just ignore while sometimes, I try to answer their questions and enquiries.

How does your wife handle your female fans?

She is very cool with them. She understands the nature of my job and she is totally in support of what I do. She has the same mind that I have – which is to keep it professional.

Do you have any weakness?

I find it difficult to get angry, even with respect to acting. It is quite difficult for me to get angry while acting because naturally, it takes a lot to get me angry. And when I have to get angry in a movie, it drains me. But in the past three years, I have been able to work on that



-Culled from Nigerian Tribune