Nollywood celebrities has been called out and heavily criticized for their silence following the death of popular veteran actor, Dr. Benjamin Nwani Okolo.
The veteran reportedly died on Sunday, February 21 due to undisclosed cause. However, Nollywood actors and actresses shunned his death and failed to pay tribute to him on social media.
This infuriated some netizens who have now taken to social media to criticize them for their silence.
As at the time of filing this report, the details about time and cause of death could not be confirmed.
Fellow actor Uzee Usman took to Instagram on Monday to share the sad news, he wrote;
“Can’t believe I’m typing this!
“But a reminder that this is not our home, we’re all on a journey!.
“This is how I chose to remember you!
Goodnight GENERAL!
“Rest In Peace!”.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has added another year today, March 1, 2021.
The actor with his real names as Anayo Modestus Onyekwere turned 59 today.
Taking to his verified Instagram page celebrate this special day, the thespian simply wrote; “Cheers to a new age”.
Just recently, the thespian, Kanayo O Kanayo wowed his followers after he shared a throwback photo of himself and his three children.
The actor, who keeps his personal life off social media, took to Instagram to share the adorable photo and noted that children grow up very fast.
In the photo, the actor and his sons wore the same colour of suit while his daughter wore a yellow halter-neck top and black trousers with yellow shoes to match.
Celebrity stylist and entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani has broken the internet with the stunning photos she released to mark her 39th birthday.
Toyin Lawani turns 39 today, March 1st, and she took to her verified Instagram page to share gorgeous photos of herself in different unique dresses.
Being a fashion designer herself, Toyin Lawani designed lovely unconventional dresses and donned them in her birthday photos.
In some of the photos, the mother-of-two went topless with only nipple pasties covering her nipples as she posed in a long flowing gold skirt.
She captioned the photos,
“ITS OK TO CREATE ART ,
BUT OUR BODY IS THE MASTER OF ALL ARTS ,
EMBRACE IT”
See the photos below,
In other news, Toyin Lawani recently reacted following accusation reports of she snatching someone else’s husband.
On lover’s day of 2021, Sunday February 14th, news of Toyin getting engaged to one Segun Wealth, her personal photographer went viral on social media. ICYMI
Well, not long after her engagement was made public, ‘social media watchers’ dug out a wedding invitation card of Segun and his wife, with many dragging Toyin for being a “husband snatcher”.
The mother of one has now reacted to the allegation, noting that she never hid her man away from public’s eye. She went on to state that she is a mad woman and is ready to face jobless gossips trying to pull her down. Continue reading here.
Internet celebrity and Suspected Nigerian fraudster, Hushpuppi has hired top-rated criminal defence lawyer, Loius Shapiro to represent him in his trial in the United States.
Recall that his former US Lawyers, Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky recently applied to withdraw from his case.
The international lawyers, said Mr. Abass (Hushpuppi) who is currently facing fraud-related and money laundering charges, stopped communicating with them and has retained new lawyers to defend him in the case.
The lawyers reached the decision to withdraw from the case after months of negotiations with the US Government.
However, a Judge granted their withdrawal from the case on February 22nd, and a request seeking the approval of Mr Shapiro as Hushpuppi’s new defence counsel was granted on February 25.
According to Premium Times, Mr Shapiro who earned his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, began his career with the New York State Attorney General, Elliot Spitzer.
He also worked at several agencies including Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Detainee Unit and clerked for the federal public defenders office in Los Angeles. Mr Shapiro, a certified criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California, serves as a Criminal Justice Act Federal Trial Panel attorney for the Central District of California.
Nigerians have dragged Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels over her comment on BBNaija’s star, Mercy Eke’s photo on Instagram.
The successful entrepreneur and reality star, took to her official Instagram page to share a photo of herself aboard a private jet, and the billionaire wife took to the comment and tagged the photo, “goals”, implying that that’s the kind of life she wants to live.
However, Nigerians dragged the actress over her comment and slammed her for tagging Mercy Eke’s lifestyle goals when she appears to have it all.
A fan noted that Regina is living a good life already and she’s still wishing to be in another person’s shoes.
Another fan wrote, “You’re not content with your shaggy life”.
See other comments below,
In other news, the billionaire wife and mother of one, Regina Daniels has stated that lots of people tap from her happiness.
The 20-year-old actress, who took to her Instagram page to share adorable photos of herself revealed her happiness in not personal anymore.
According to her, she plans to be generous with her happiness because it is not personal to her anymore and there are a lot of people who tap from it.
Nigerian comedian, Woli Arole has revealed the only factor that can sustain a marriage and keep a married man from misbehaving in his matrimonial home.
He asserted that food and sex is not enough to keep a man. He added that a man can still misbehave and commit adultery even if his wife is the nicest woman in the world.
The actor averred that the only factor that can keep a marriage is GOD.
He tweeted,
“Food and Sex is not enough to keep a MAN in a marriage, see you can be the nicest woman in the world, and Oga will still be misbehaving, you can shower all the respects in the world, Oga go this do nonsense. The only assurance of marital sanity is GOD!!!!!
See his tweet below,
Food and Sex is not enough to keep a MAN in a marriage, see you can be the nicest woman in the world, and Oga will still be misbehaving, you can shower all the respects in the world, Oga go this do nonsense. The only assurance of marital sanity is GOD!!!!!
Nabila Fash, wife of popular Nigerian singer, Oritsefemi has reacted after her husband shared a video of them together, giving the impression they have reconciled after she called him out for bringing another woman to their home.
It was earlier reported that Nabila and her husband Oritsefemi have buried the hatchet weeks after she took to social media to claim he brought a woman into their home while she was away at work.
Oritsefemi gave the impression that they have reconciled after he shared a video of him and his wife together yesterday, February 28th.
Sharing the video, he added a lovestruck emoji in the caption which read, “My beautiful Nabila.”
However, Nabila in a recent post on her Insta stories has hinted that things are still not well between them.
“Kai, people are so gullible!!! They will run with anything and make it news!, why are you calling me, are you so jobless? Ah”. She wrote.
Davido’s alleged 4th mama, Larissa London has revealed that she named her son Dawson Noe, which interestingly means “Son of David”.
In early 2020, there were gossips that the singer was expecting his fourth child with a make-up artist born and raised in Angola, named Larissa Yasmin Lorenco otherwise known as Larissa London.
Larissa gave birth to her son during the pandemic last year, but neither she nor Davido have publicly reacted to the rumour.
In an Instagram exchange with a fan recently, she disclosed that her son’s name is “Dawson Noe” , a boy’s name of Welsh origin which means “Son of David”. Coincidence or not???
She also revealed that she gave to him on Mother’s day last year and thanked God that they both made it even though the circumstances wasn’t favourable.
In other news, Big Brother Naija star, Nina Ivy appears to be ensuring her fans and followers are properly acquainted with her lovely son, Denzel as she’s over the last few days been sharing photos of him.
Recall that the former reality TV star, finally showed off her son, Denzel Kelechukwu’s face, after months of just sharing teasers. She took to Instagram to share photos of herself and her son, Denzel in black and white outfits. See here
The proud mother, earlier today, took to her IG page to share these adorable photos of her son and gave it the caption,
A video serving rounds online has captured the moment the young man who claimed to be richer than Hushpuppi, looted shops during a protest.
Recall that the 19-year-old, identified as NBA Geeboy on Instagram, bragged about being richer than internet sensation, Hushpuppi while flaunting N342M in cash.
According to him he’s richer than Dubai based Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi who was recently convicted for fraud, and bragged about being the first to ever count $40K roughly N15M on Instagram live video.
Shockingly, Nigerians have dug out a video of the self styled billionaire looting stores during the protest. In the video, he also confessed to looting a store, while bragging that he just cashed out.
Meanwhile, NBA Geeboy recently took a swipe at international music stars, Wizkid and Burna Boy, for constantly showing off their gold teeth.
According to him, he has been wearing Grillz – a fitting made with gold, silver, or diamond worn over one’s teeth, since 2017 when he was 15. He shared a video on Instagram where he berated the singers for being at the level he was in 2017.
He slammed the music legends for flaunting their gold teeth unnecessarily like they are the only ones who can afford one. He also bragged about moving from the level of Gold grillz to Diamond grillz.
He also called out Nigerian singer, Davido and accused him of stealing his slangs, “On Gaaaaad”.
Curvy Instagram model and slay queen, Roman Goddess has taken to social media to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Davido and his “fiancee”, Chioma.
Recall that the celebrity chef was the subject of interest on Twitter over the weekend after Davido was spotted holding hands with Mya Yafai at St. Maarten in United States. The video sparked a debate about Chioma’s stance in the singer’s life.
Roman Goddess have also given her opinion on the issue on her IG stories. She warned Nigerian ladies to stop having babies for men until they do the needful by signing the dotted lines.
She wrote,
“The biggest mistake women make is thinking because a man engaged them if they have a baby he’ll still marry them. Stop having babies for men until they do the needful by signing the dotted lines!! Except u just want to sha!!! See finish go enter am and he might still not marry u with that engagement ring o!! These present day men are all moving mad!!!!. Women need to start using their head!!!!”
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid, recently took to his social media account to appreciate women.
Wizkid who has three kids with three different women probably knows what it feels like to be with a ”good woman” and he cited the way these women take care of their kids as a trait to know one.
His post reads ;
You can tell a good woman by the way she treats her child.
Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh has continued to grief over the death of her only child, Aladi Gift who she lost to the cold hands of death in October 2020.
The bereaved mother in a recent interview with Sunday Scoop revealed that she suffered depression after the death of her daughter, despite having friends and colleagues who stood by her.
Ada described her deceased daughter as her best friend who made her a better person. According to her, she would not have been here today if it not been for her late daughter.
In her words,
“In the space of some years, I lost four members of my family. It was in 2018 after the death of my younger singer, Ajuma, who was a football coach, that I discovered I was suffering from depression. I had not even healed totally, when my daughter passed away.
“My family members, friends and colleagues stood by me and supported me with prayers. Empress Njamah became like a small mother to me. We have known each other for over 22 years. It has just been by the grace and mercy of God.
“I miss my daughter so much and I still have a large picture of her in my living room. My daughter died as an adult and we practically grew up together. I had her at the age of 14. She was more of a friend to me, than a daughter. It is not something I can ever forget. Even if I give birth again tomorrow, I cannot replace her.
“She was irreplaceable. She made me a better person. The way I value and appreciate people was because of her. In many ways, she made me who I am today. If I did not have her, perhaps, I would not have been the person I am today. She gave my life a new meaning and she made my journey much easier”.
A Nigerian man who went viral some years ago after a photo of him shouting committedly during parade at the NYSC orientation camp surfaced online.
The corp member has given an update on how he is doing years after finishing his mandatory youth service.
The man identified as Umar Ibrahim, was a viral sensation in 2018 while serving in Bauchi state.
A Twitter influencer, Mazi Ibe had taken to the micro-blogging platform and asked about his whereabouts and welfare and on seeing the post, Umar replied that he is happy and thankful.
Mazi Ibe shared the ex-corper’s viral photo and tweeted; ”Where’s this guy now?”
The young man then responded; ”I’m here. Happy and thankful!”
However, the recent post went viral and more Twitter users started asking questions.
It was during one of the probing sessions that the man who now resides in Gombe state revealed he is still unemployed.
Nigerian rapper, Phyno has been given a god-like status after a masquerade was modelled after his facial features.
The Masquerade donned a mask that was painted just like the rapper’s face and it also the rapper’s hit track ‘Highway’ boldly written on the forehead.
Sharing the photo, Twitter user, @drdakonxept wrote ;
@phynofino have been elevated to god status in igboland. Ezege igbo nile!!
See the photo below ;
Some reactions below ;
iam_ade_ola wrote : “Many many years later when this generation have gone. They will now turn it fake history that one family must be worshipping it not knowing it’s the phyno of our own time lol.” poshest_hope said: “This country Na cruise.”
vivianlam_glamour wrote : “Egungun finally entered express.”
Lady jo wrote ;
Is this supposed to be a joke ???? 😂😂😂😂 Cus it’s funny aswear
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ winner, Laycon has given the reason he wore big shoes during his recent performance at the Headies award ceremony.
The rapper was trolled on social media for wearing shoes bigger than the size of his feet which made him look weird on stage.
However, in an interesting revelation made by Laycon, it was a decision he took deliberately to wear a big shoe so he could take giant steps for others behind him to follow.
In his words,
“every step I take is a big step, and I needed a big shoe for that so that it would create a footstep for others to follow and be successful.”
Nollywood Actress and new mother, Adesua Etomi-Wellington took to her social media page yesterday, February 28 to share more photos documenting different stages of her pregnancy.
Adesua said it was hard being pregnant during a pandemic but thankfully, she made it through and she appreciated God for the blessing of motherhood.
The caption reads ;
Pic 1: worth the wait. Had to wear a maternity belt because pelvic, back and waist pain wanted to finish me. (2 weeks before)
Pic 2 : feeling myself after my hospital appointment but also exhausted🤣. (Quarter to drop)
Pic 3 : 2 days before Zaiah came. A day before my water broke. (7 months into my natural hair journey….Again)
Pic 4 : Papa staring at Zaiah in amazement. A few minutes after he was born. I was EXHAUSTED.
Pic 5 : Looking at our boy😍
Pic 6 : How it’s going🥰🥰🥰
Ps. Being pregnant during a pandemic was HARD but we bless God. Shout out to all the mummies that are doing it/did it.❤
Nigerian singer, Oritsefemi and his wife Nabila have buried the hatchet weeks after she took to social media to claim he brought a woman into their home while she was away at work.
The couple have had at least two marital crisis that played out in the view of the public in the past two months but they are seemingly still trying to make things work..
This was confirmed as Oritsefemi shared a video of him and his wife together yesterday, Feb 28.
He added a lovestruck emoji in the caption which read ;
A physically disabled Zimbabwean woman, Sinikiwe Kademaunga has announced that she is expecting her first child with her partner.
Kademaunga, 26, who was born without hands, knees and feet, took to Instagram to share photos of her burgeoning baby bump.
“Hey guys. I cant believe i am going to be a whole mom, a whole mom guys. How great is God. 2020 was such a difficult year but God gave me a comforter, a blessing, a bestfriend and my pride. I know this child is going to be nothing but a blessing to us (dad and I) and generations to come. I cant wait to hold, kiss, touch, feel, smell you. I am so grateful. Now i can post my full body pics in peace.” she wrote.
Kademaunga, who is currently making waves as a motivational speaker, said life was not easy for her while growing up.
“When I was born it was very hard for my family to accept that I was born with a disability because at that time when a child was born with a disability, it was considered to be a curse from God,” she said.
Kademauga manages to do her own and others’ makeup and hair without hands using just her arms, which end at the elbow. She said once she decided to love, accept and be kind to herself the rest followed.
“I want to say to all people living with disabilities believe in yourself. You are magic. You are exceptional and wonderful with whatever disability that you have. You are just beautiful in your own way. Believe in yourself, don’t let the world define you, or tear you down. Whatever dream that you have, somebody out there needs you, go out there fly high.” she said.
Kademaunga, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from University of Cape Town, in 2019, launched her company SK, that specialises in motivational speaking and personal development.
Kademaunga said she understands reasons that drive people living with disabilities onto the streets to beg for alms.
“For us people living with disability, it is hard out there to compete with able bodied people. Looking for jobs and other opportunities. But I want to say to those people (living with disabilities), keep on working hard, it’s not the end of the world because you are living with disability and never look down upon yourself.”
Kademaunga, who calls herself “The Confidence Coach” said she has no regrets in life.
“Everything that has happened in my life, I take it as a learning opportunity. I take it as a learning curve that has led me to be the person I am now,” she said.
In 2016, she received recognition for her courage to confront her disability at Zimbabwe’s International Women’s Awards.
Mya Yafai, Young Ma’s ex-girlfriend and lady who Davido was spotted holding hands with at St. Maarten in United States, visited him in Nigeria in December and also spent some time with him in Ghana in January.
During that time, Ghanaian music star Stonebwoy shot “Activate” music video with Davido.
In the video shared on Instagram by Mya, she was spotted having fun with Davido and his crew, flew his private jet and also had his song “Holy Ground” in which he featured Nicki Minaj playing in the background.
Watch a video of her and Davido in Ghana and Nigeria below;
Recent reports have alleged that Chioma has been engaging in fights with her fiance, Davido, whenever he wants to see his daughter, Imade.
Blogger, Cutiejullz claimed that Chioma does not feel comfortable with Davido visiting his daughter, Imade in the presence of his baby mama, Sophia.
Cutie wrote;
“Our wife was getting angry and fighting David whenever he wants to go and see Imade
David has proven he likes kpekus no 2 ways…See eehn, you all know the gist about the whole Sophie, Chioma and Davido right. Even Chi was sidechic when David and Sophie were together.. She only moved in after the whole drama abt Sophie’s pregnancy so Sophie moved out and Chi took over as main chic which is their business.
So with all that, Chi was all cool. But soon after Ifeanyi was born, from legit source.. Chi started having issues when David wants to go see Imade. It wasn’t really about Imade but the whole thing about David going to see Imade where she lives with her mom, Sophie.
That thing really stressed David. Like I have lie to go and see my own daughter cuz my woman feels my baby mama could have me again and all that mambo jambo.
Our 2nd will be how Chioma lost her original engagement ring.
😩😩 remember when we posted that the ring she had on wasn’t the original one and you all were bashing cutie to leave ppl alone and that it’s the same ring bla bla.. Abeg, go and look for those pics.. we will be back
The gist plenty and sleep dey catch mama sha Abeg”
Delectable Nollywood actress and mother of four, Mercy Johnson has disclosed that she is done with child bearing.
The actress and producer, made this known while having a conversation with one of her followers on Instagram.
The follower had teased her about having another baby… and according to the 36 year old, she has left the WhatsApp group of women who wants to have more babies.
The fan identified as @forevermariam2020 wrote; “Me, what i see is another baby coming oo”
Reacting to this, Mercy wrote; “I left the Whatsapp group ooo”.
See their conversation below;
Kemi Filani recalls that a few weeks ago, Mercy shared a video where she, her husband and the kids where playing a question game that asked if they want one more child in the family.
Reacting to this, Mercy’s husband, Prince Okojie and their children went for the option ‘No more children’ while the 36-year-old actress went for the option ‘One more child’.
Reports have it that one of Nigeria’s finest producers, Dokta Frabz has died.
Though the circumstances surrounding his reported death are still unclear as at the time of filing this report!
Dr Frabz, has worked with so many Top Nigerian artistes, including Wizkid, Davido, Omawunmi and the late Da Grin.
According to reports, he died in the US.
Samklef who shared the news, wrote “One of Nigeria legendary producer just died. Sad day for me,”
“Rip legend! Ayo ( dr Frabz) We spoke 2 weeks ago u asked how is Houston treating me ? I came to Maryland yesterday only for me to hear that u are no more today. What a sad day! A brother is gone! another producer is gone! RIP!” Samklef added.
Samklef’s tweet sent Twitter Nigeria into a meltdown as several music industry personalities and many other Nigerians reacted to the shocking news.
“Checked on him on snap few weeks ago..RIP Dr Frabz! Good spirit ,” Shizzi, another popular music producer, said on Twitter.
Checked on him on snap few weeks ago..RIP Dr Frabz! Good spirit 🙏🏽💔
However, the Age she gave wasn’t accepted by social media users and they trolled her for lying about her age. Some netizens opined that she was at least 16/17 years old and she should stop telling lies.
Popular Nigerian Singer, Davido is having the time of his life in ‘the abroad’ and that is exactly the way he wants it.
The ‘Jowo’ singer has been updating his fans on his movements via his Instagram stories and one can easily tell that he’s been flying to different parts of the world to enjoy life.
However, in the midst of the whole ‘chop life’ cruise, there’s a video trending online that might not go down well with his fiancée, Chioma.
In the video, the father-of-three is seen walking hand-in-hand with a mystery lady and this has led fans to speculate on who she could possibly be.
