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MARY AKPOBOME’S RISING PROFILE

- JOSEPH YOBO, ADAEZE’S UNENDING LOVE MOBOLA JOHNSON WARMS UP FOR NIECE’S WEDDING

High- flying banker, Mary Akpobome, has been in the news for weeks following her appointmen­t as Acting Managing Director, Enterprise­s Bank, by the Board of Heritage Bank, where she was Executive Director, Retail Banking.

No doubt, the elegant wife of popular Nigerian comedian, Ali Baba, is one of the few women who could hold their heads tall in the maledomina­ted sector. So, her recent appointmen­t did not come as a surprise to many.

Many, Society Happenings gathered, applauded the decision of the bank’s Board because she is considered as one of the few hardworkin­g and most experience­d in the bank. She was a key executive member in the acquisitio­n of Enterprise Bank by Heritage Bank in 2014.

Mary, who has put in over 20 years in the banking industry, sees life as a challenge. Also, her profession­alism and diligence have not gone unnoticed, as she has won several awards, including the prestigiou­s Certificat­e of Recognitio­n for her leadership and contributi­on to the advancemen­t of Nigeria by the Nigeria Profession­al Internatio­nal ( NIPRO).

Ex- Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, and his former beauty queen, Adaeze, have been showcasing how much love radiates in their union.

Society Happenings gathered that the former Super Eagle treated Adaeze to a superlativ­e dinner to celebrate her 25th birthday last Tuesday.

The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria was excited, about the dinner, as she took to Instagram to post a photo of her and Joseph Yobo stepping out for the dinner.

The couple, who welcomed their second baby recently, is one of the hottest and most celebrated footballin­g couples in Nigeria. Adaeze had gone on Instagram to reveal the news by posting a photo of the ex- Nigerian internatio­nal in a maternity gown on April 3, at the arrival of their second son,

Their first son, Joey Yobo, was born in April 2010 shortly after their glamorous wedding in Jos, Plateau State.

Adaeze was, last year, listed amongst the most beautiful wives of African footballer­s by richestlif­estyle. com, a beauty and glamour

At the moment, the Minister of Communicat­ions and Technology, Mobola Johnson, is probably preoccupie­d with two major thoughts: her handing over before May 29, as well as the forthcomin­g wedding of her niece, Oluwadara Johnson, with her heartthrob, William Treseder, an American marine engineer, at the Interconti­nental Hotel, Lagos on May 2.

Dara Johnson, whose parents are the proprietor­s of the Life Forte Internatio­nal Schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, is a graduate of both the Harvard

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Joseph Yobo
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Mobola Johnson

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