Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, mourns yet again as her mother, Mrs Grace Ifeoma Adichie, passes away.
Chimamanda’s mother died at 78 years old in Awka, Anambra state, on Monday, March 1, 2021. The day of her demise was the birthday of her late husband, Prof James Adichie.
The death news was made public by their family spokesperson who tagged her death as ‘sudden’, “It was very sudden and we are devastated”.
Mrs Grace Adichie is survived by six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; nine grandchildren, in-laws and many relatives.
Prof. James Adichie, the father of Chimamanda, died last June year, shortly after he celebrated his 88th birthday on March 1, 2020.
The professor of statistics breathed his last on June 10, at the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu Oyi local government, Awka.
Nigerian actor, Prince Eke has suggested that the Nigerian government should cure hunger first before immunising citizens against Covid-19.
The actor suggested that the money budgeted to procure the vaccines should be distributed to citizens instead.
Taking to his Instagram story, the actor wrote; “Why can’t Nigerian government use the money for this 3.29million doses of covid 19 vaccine and share to the people? Cure hunger first”
Nigerian Singer, Davido has been on the news since Saturday after a video of him walking and holding hands with American model, Mya found its way to social media.
Davido and Chioma became the trending social media topic as a result of the video because many people assumed he was cheating on Chioma with Mya.
Davido did not quell these rumors and he appears largely unconcerned.
He gave a sarcastic response amid the cheating allegations when he quoted the tweet of another female singer who said she’d meet up with Davido in Atlanta.
The pop singer revealed she’d meet up with Davido for a music video shoot and Davido is probably anticipating more allegations as he tweeted ; Another wahala loading.
A viral photo has shown the Head mistress of a primary school in Kogi state sitting in her office which is under a tree.
The school is reportedly located in Ajakoli, Ogbabede district of Biradu, Dekina Local government area of the state.
In the photo serving rounds on social media the Head mistress is seen sitting on a chair with a table, books and bags in front of her all laid out under the tree which is said to be her office.
A Twitter user, @treatpworld who shared photos of the school on the platform wrote, ”This is a Primary School in Ajakolia , Ogbabede district of Biraidu , Dekina LGA, Kogi state, sitting in her Office is the Head Mistress.”
See her post below,
This is a Primary School in Ajakolia , Ogbabede district of Biraidu , Dekina LGA, Kogi state.
Sitting in her Office is the Head Mistress. pic.twitter.com/duVcCYSZ6V
Pupils of the school were also pictured sitting in a class made from stick and zinc, without walls and boards. The sate of the school has stirred reactions online as Nigerians slammed the government over neglect the educational system suffers in the country.
A Nigerian lady recently snagged the highest award at her place of work, the Central Bank of Ireland and she took to her Twitter page to celebrate.
Dedicating the award to WTO director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the lady said the award is the highest anyone can win at the bank and she was super excited about her victory.
Her tweet reads ;
So this happened yesterday! I work in Central Bank of Ireland and yesterday I won the “Spotlight Award” which is the highest award you can ever win in Central Bank.Still in shock! Ngozi Iweala is the woman that motivates me to work viciously hard! I dedicate this award to her
So this happened yesterday! I work in Central Bank of Ireland and yesterday I won the “Spotlight Award” which is the highest award you can ever win in Central Bank.Still in shock! Ngozi Iweala is the woman that motivates me to work viciously hard! I dedicate this award to her ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SVU7SnT4DG
The lady who was previously a die-hard fan of BBNaija star, Ka3na has seemingly renounced her loyalty to the self-proclaimed boss lady.
Recall the lady had tattooed Ka3na’s name on her body but she was rebuked by her fave and it almost led her into making drastic decisions.
She’s now back on social media and she put Ka3na on blast for being self-centered and ungrateful.
In her words ;
You can’t call yourself when you are self-centered.
Delete ungrateful people away from your life.
The attribute of being a boss is caring about other people, like that is how bosses are.. Bosses are not meant to have stupid attitude that won’t contribute anything to the nation.
BBNaija star, Kiddwaya, has revealed what kept him going after being attacked by fans of Erica because he broke up with her.
The pair began their relationship at the Big Brother Naija Season 5 also known as Big Brother Naija: Lockdown edition.
During a Live interview session with PUNCH, Kiddwaya said that at the point when people were bashing him over the break-up with Erica, he was focused on building his brand.
He said, “I was focused on building my brand. I posted a message I got from one of her fans to let people know that people are pained about something. I put a caption, ‘is it what it has come to now?’
“They need someone to focus their pain on and I understand that I can be their scapegoat. I am the person that they look at and say, ‘Why is Kidd doing so well?’ ‘Why is Kidd so happy?’ ’I don’t like the fact that he is happy’; so, of course, they direct their pain at me. The same way they direct their pain at David or other celebrities.
“I understand it comes with the package of being in the industry. As a matter of fact, it is not only celebrities that get attacked, it is anyone that is successful or people that are genuinely happy with their lives that get bashed by people that are not happy with their lives.”
Kiddwaya stated that the online bashing did not affect him then because he was really focused on building his brand and his fan base across the globe, according to what he promised them.
“I promised them that I will take the brand global. I don’t have time to be listening to trolls or letting them get to me. It is not something that is a necessity in my life; it did not take food away from my stomach, it did not take air away from my lungs, it did not take happiness away from my soul. It doesn’t get to me”, he added.
When asked about the reason behind their break-up, Kiddwaya simply said, “Honestly, in this interview, I am definitely not providing anything that has to do with my relationship because right now, I don’t want the item to be about that.
“I have achieved so much from the Big Brother house up till this point that I actually want to focus on the milestone that I have hit. I don’t want to create a situation where everyone is talking about my relationship. It will take away from this amazing interview that we are having. When it comes to relationships, I will not answer it respectfully.”
Despite the online attacks he has faced ever since he came to the public glare through the Big Brother Naija reality show, Kiddwaya stated that he had no regret competing in the 2020 edition of the show.
According to him, he can never regret contesting at the Big Brother Naija reality show because of the opportunity the platform has given him to help billions of people and to make them happy and smile.
“With the platform, I have been able to inspire like-minded people to go into the show to do what I did and exceed what I have done. There is no way that I can regret it. I am very grateful to DSTV and Multichoice,” Kiddwaya said.
A lady who met and had sex with a man on their first date has taken to social media to celebrate their marriage.
The lady, identified as Jania_Aiko on Twitter, shared a photo of them on their wedding and critiqued the notion that a woman who has sex with a man on their first date is not wife material.
She shared the photo and wrote,
Men: a woman who fucks/sucks on the first date not wifey material Me, who fucked on the first date:
Jania-aiko added that she is now a housewife and dog mom who’s about to get a master’s degree.
Her tweet garnered thousands of reactions on the micro-blogging platform and netizens went under the tweet to express their thoughts on the issue.
Eventually, she had to mute the tweet and advised people to do what works for them.
She tweeted,
“I gotta mute this now — It’s blowing up my notifications
Moral of the story: We grown. Fuck who you wanna fuck or wait if you wanna wait. Do what works for you! Just don’t let anyone use that to determine whether or not you deserve respect/commitment.”
See her tweet below,
I gotta mute this now — It’s blowing up my notifications 😭
Moral of the story: We grown. Fuck who you wanna fuck or wait if you wanna wait. Do what works for you! Just don’t let anyone use that to determine whether or not you deserve respect/commitment.
The man who embarrassed his fiancée, collected her engagement ring and wig in viral video has now pleaded with her to forgive him.
Recall that the Nigerian man was caught on camera in a viral video embarrassing his fiancee over cheating.
The lady was at Jabi Lake Mall with a man when her fiancé walked up to them, confronted her and then snatched the wig he bought her from her head.
In the video that went viral, the man is also seen taking her slippers and engagement ring before storming off from the scene.
Meanwhile, a new video serving rounds on social media has showed the moment the man knelt down and pleaded with his fiancee to forgive him.
According to him, he doesn’t know what came over him that made him over react. After several pleas and intervention by onlookers, the lady hugged him to show she has forgiven him.
A Nigerian family has come out to cry for help, after their son donated the family house as a seed to a popular church in Warri, Delta state.
It was gathered that the son, simply identified as Shedrack recently returned to Nigeria and became serious with religion, to the delight of his family members.
However, Shedrack sowed his car as a seed to the Church and members of his family had no problem with it, until he went on to donate the family house to the church not long ago, without informing them.
The family had no idea their son had donated their house to his church until Shedrack’s father noticed men going around, viewing the property and was told the property now belongs to Christ Embassy and has been valued to be sold at 25 million Naira.
It was learnt that the house was built on the land owned by the entire family and with money contributed by the whole family, although Shedrack contributed the bulk of the money.
The house which was sown as seed to the church is occupied by Shedrack’s father, cousins and 4 tenants who paid rent.
Shedrack’s father said he has written to the senior pastor of Christ Embassy in Warri and he promised to take action but a month has passed and nothing has happened.
In a statement, Shedrack’s father pleaded with the General Overseer of Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome, to intervene. Meanwhile, the case has been reported to the police.
The new Director-general of the World Trade Centre (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has acknowledged a four-year-old girl who modelled herself to look like her.
In response to a collage of a kid with one of her photos, the WTO chief said all the children will all become great in life as she called the model beautiful.
Okonjo also appreciated other children and young women who have donned ankara modelled after her and thanked people who have shown her huge support since her emergence.
The little child’s photo impression of the former Nigerian minister was first posted by her dad, Sage Ugo, on his social media page.
In the post made on Tuesday, February 16, he said:
“Don’t they look alike? Abeg, someone should tell Madam Ngozi to come and carry her granddaughter o!”
Okonjo-Iweala, then appreciated the act, saying she feels humbled and blessed.
”This beautiful young girl and all the other adorable young girls and young women modeling my look just make me feel humble and blessed. Thank you . You shall all be great and greater than your model by Gods Grace!” she wrote.
This beautiful young girl and all the other adorable young girls and young women modeling my look just make me feel humble and blessed. Thank you . You shall all be great and greater than your model by Gods Grace! https://t.co/iFbzXaaSBg
Nigerian sex therapist, Angela Nwosu has taken to social media to shower praises on her husband, Nnaemeka Soundmind Austin as they celebrate their “first meeting anniversary”.
Angela Nwosu in her celebratory mood revealed she and her husband met for the first time on February 28, 2018, before they started a relationship.
According to the happy wife, her heartthrob is a perfect being and she has never seen his bad side.
In a lengthy Instagram post, she wrote,
“It’s our Meeting Anniversary! 💃
I don’t even know where to start, but I have to start somewhere. 😊 @soundmind_official you are the root that has all the branches of my blessings. All the goodness I have and feel in life right now, started with you, the very day I set eyes on you for the first time, 28th of February, 2018.
They say blood is thicker than water, but not when the water is purer and more valuable than the blood 🩸 You came into my life and transformed me. Washed off the old Angela and created a new one. I don’t know what I did, to deserve a man like you. ‘No one is perfect’ doesn’t apply to you at all, because, you are my perfection. Everything perfect was formed in one man, which is you 💕
Baba, I trust you with my life. My soul, spirit, body and blood, are yours now and forever 🍀 I would probably be dead by now, if I didn’t meet you when I did. You are my savior and you are my God. I don’t care what people think or say, you are not their God, you are mine and mine alone. Able God of life. I will never stop being grateful to you, for choosing me, for building me, for the total transformation and more 🙌
I will forever honor you, revere you and praise you. Without you, my life is meaningless. Thank you so much, Soundmind. Your life will continue to be immersed in excess blessings. I will never disappoint you or cause you pains. If I had access to the entire world, I would give it to you 🌍 Thinking of my life without you is not an option, because I can’t breathe without you, my life centers completely around you.
I love you so so much. Words aren’t enough to describe how I feel. Soundmind, you are my life, now, always and forever. Happy meeting anniversary to us”.
The possible reason why Nigerian singer, Davido was spotted holding hands with American model, Mya Yafai has been shared online.
Recall that the award winning Nigerian singer and father three threw social media into a frenzy after video of him holding hands with the model while on vacation surfaced online.
In the viral video, the father-of-three is seen walking hand-in-hand with and Mya, which made fans speculate that he might be in a relationship with her.
However, the possible reason why the fiance of popular Nigerian chef, Chioma Avril was spotted with another woman has been shared by “Thecharmingmagazine’ on Instagram.
Following the video shared by the Instagram blog, it was gathered that Mya Yafai was with Davido and his crew for a video shoot.
Mya and other vixens were reportedly invited to Africa by David to shoot parts of his music video in Africa.
It was also gathered that the whole press saga was part of the publicity for the music video.
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”.
