Ne-Yo is not ashamed of his polyamorous lifestyle. The Miss Independent singer introduced fans to the four women hes currently in a relationship with, urging critics to say something nice or move on with their lives. Since the world is so intrigued, I guess I should introduce my loves properly. LADIES AND GENTS I PRESENT MY PYRAMID, he captioned the poat shared on Instagram. Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith, revealed that his four girlfriends are Arielle Hill, Brionna Williams, a woman who goes by Cristina and another woman who goes by Moneii. The Because of You singer, 45, added that each woman also has a nickname Cristina goes by Pretty Baby, Moneii is Phoenix Feather, Williams is Sexy Lil Somethin’ and Hill goes by Twin Flame. He concluded his caption by writing, We happy over here.  Although its the first time Ne-Yo has publicly confirmed his relationship status with the four women, he has previously shared photos and videos with all of them over the last month. Three of the women Cristina, Moneii and Hill even refer to each other as wives and have an Instagram account dedicated to their relationship with Ne-Yo. Meanwhile, Williams, who is one of Ne-Yos backup dancers, has not posted with the other women and has stuck to only sharing snaps with the singer. Ne-Yo previously defended his decision to be in a polyamorous relationship during a Feb. 20 interview on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. I aint manipulating nobody, I aint brainwash nobody, I aint lying to nobody, he said at the time. I set it out there. Heres what it is. I like you, but I also like her, and her, and her. If you cool with that, come on we gonna have a great time.’ Prior to his polyamorous relationship, Ne-Yo was married to Crystal Renay from 2016 to 2022. The former couple share three children together: sons Shaffer Chimere Jr., 8, and Roman Alexander-Raj, 6, and daughter Isabella Rose, 3. He has two other kids daughter Madilyn Grace, 14, and son Mason Evan, 13 with former fiance Monyetta Shaw-Carter and another two children sons Braiden, 3, and Brixton, 1 with ex Sade Jenea. Ne-Yo shared that his kids are aware of his relationship status.  The post “We happy over here” Ne-Yo introduces his 4 girlfriends from polyamorous relationship appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Lagos State House of Assembly members have again dismissed reports alleging that 25 lawmakers are planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an unnamed political party.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security, and Strategy, Stephen Ogundipe, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Assembly had previously debunked similar defection claims on Feb. 19.

Ogundipe categorically described the latest allegation as entirely false and baseless, saying that no APC member of the Lagos Assembly was contemplating defection.

“It is important to recall that during the recent leadership dispute within the Assembly, a similar report emerged, suggesting that 27 members were preparing to leave the APC for the Labour Party.

“That claim was also unequivocally refuted, with members reaffirming their commitment to the party and their confidence in resolving internal disagreements through established mechanisms.

“We acknowledge that challenges may arise, but we remain committed to addressing them through democratic and lawful processes.

“The leadership of our party is fully engaged, and any outstanding issues will be resolved amicably.

“We urge the public to disregard these unfounded reports, which are designed to mislead and create unnecessary tension,” he said.

Ogundipe reaffirmed the lawmakers’ loyalty to the leader of the party and President Bola Tinubu, stating that they remained steadfast in their support and dedication to the party’s ideals.

He also advised those spreading falsehoods to desist, emphasising that the Lagos Assembly remained focused on its legislative mandate.

“Our priority remains enacting laws and passing motions that promote the progress and development of the state,” he said. (NAN) 

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As part of efforts to enhance awareness of its e-invoicing initiative, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) advanced conversations on the project with tax consultants to large taxpayers in Lagos on Tuesday, March 10, 2025.

In November 2024, the FIRS announced the launch of its e-invoicing system designed to facilitate the seamless creation, validation, and exchange of electronic invoices while adhering to international best practices.

During his presentation, Mohammed Bawa, the project manager for the e-invoicing system, said the FIRS commenced stakeholder engagements in February to evaluate the initiative, gather feedback, address concerns, and sensitise taxpayers, consultants, and other stakeholders.

He added that the initiative’s phased rollout will commence sector by sector, starting with the banking and telecom industries.

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While addressing journalists, Tayo Koleosho, the Chief of Staff to the Executive Secretary of the FIRS/Head, Strategic Management Office, said engaging tax consultants is essential because of their critical role in tax administration.

“The electronic e-invoicing project continues in its collaboration and the stakeholder management phase. We continue to meet with all the stakeholders.

“Last two weeks, we met with the large tax payers, and this week, we’re meeting with the consultants. So the consultants play a critical role in the tax administration, because they’re sitting in between the tax administration and also the customers, the taxpayers,” Koleosho said.

According to him, the purpose of the engagement was to enlighten the consultants, “to tell them where we are on the e-invoicing project, and to seek their support.”

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Koleosho emphasised that the e-invoicing initiative will ease tax administration in terms of data exchange between taxpayers and tax administrators in a more transparent and seamless way.

On the implementation timeline, he said, “In our timeline, we are hoping that we will go live by July of this year.”

He added that the initiative will enhance ease of doing business and boost transparency and compliance, stressing that it’s a win-win for all stakeholders.

Given the efforts put into creating the solution system, Koleosho said the FIRS does not envisage the initiative posing any implementation challenges.

“We do not envisage any major issues in terms of implementation and if, for any unforeseen reason, any issues come upon. I think we are set up in a way where our technical folks, our consultants, and the experience of FIRS will come together to be able to solve the problem then, but we are not really anticipating any such glitches because this is a very well thought out,” he stated.