A Nigerian lady identified as Sandra is celebrating one year of sobriety and she took to her social media page to express gratitude to God for helping her achieve the feat.
According to Sandra, she began smoking occasionally during parties or lunch dates before she turned into a chronic smoker.
Sandra revealed via a short tiktok video, how she did all manner of atrocities which she isn’t proud of. She said at a time, the drugs had an adverse effect on her physical appearance as her skin began to break out and her eyes became distorted.
Sandra decided to quit that lifestyle after a near-death experience , she also found God and she’d remained sober for a year now.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate and controversial socialite, Natacha Akide better known as Tacha has in a new statement, opened up on the ‘audio’ millions of naira she was promised by people.
After Tacha was disqualified from the reality show, some fans including celebrities came out to promise her millions of naira, all these promises, she says were just “audio”.
Talking about the promises during BBNaija reunion, the IG socialite stated that there was no genuine promise, as all of them who promised her only wanted to chase clout with her name cause she was as at the time, trending.
She disclosed however, that the only real money she got was from her goFundMe account, where Titans donated money to her after her disqualification.
Big Brother Naija star, Cynthia Nwadiora better known as CeeC has talked on the auto accident she got involved in recently at New Haven in Enugu.
News made the rounds on Wednesday that the reality star’s car’s brake failed which caused an individual to be struck. The result of this attracted a large crowd to the scene who realized that the reality was involved in the incident.
Giving an update on the situation, the model said her car knocked down an individual, but the individual is currently at the hospital, receiving treatment.
She went on to thank her fans for their incessant calls and messages after the unfortunate occurrence, while appreciating an eye witness for giving up his truck to help carry the victim.
Mercy Eke, winner of the 2019 edition of the BBNaija reality TV show, recently opened up on how a fan made her lose millions of naira due to a failed deal with a champagne company.
BBNaija 2019 winner, Mercy Eke.
According to Mercy, she was approached by the champagne brand that wanted her to sign a deal with them and also attend a party they wanted to organised and she obliged.
Mercy however said the deal went sour because of a nosy fan of the show.
Mercy told her fellow former housemates at BBNaija 2019 Reunion show that the fan in question made a phone call to one of the staff members of the champagne company to ask if it was true that the company recently signed Mercy.
However, the staff told the fan that Mercy had no deal with the company.
Upon getting wind of that information, the fan reported to have shared the answer on social media, making internet users troll Mercy.
In her words ;
“Immediately I saw that, I called Chief Priest and told him what was going on on the internet and we decided that if the company say they do not know me, me too do not know them.
“I told the company that if I was going to go ahead with the deal, they should release an official statement saying that they know me and to also apologize. My management made me return the money because they refused to apologize and the damage had been done.”
The Nigerian law school in Enugu has been thrown into mourning after the institution lost one of its student identified as Chiemerie Dim.
According to his reports, Chiemerie suffered a heart attack and died while he was jogging on Tuesday, June 23.
Chiemerie graduated from the Department of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2019, and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School in Enugu where he was still a student before his sad demise.
His friends have taken to social media to mourn as they described him as a very intelligent young man who had so many dreams and goals he had set for his life.
A friend of the deceased, Ogoegbulem Stephen, wrote
”A Black Tuesday for the Black and White Republic
In the early hours of today, we woke up to the sudden death of Mr. Chiemerie Dim of the 2019 graduating class of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and a bona fide member of the Law Students Association.
Since the news of his death, i have read hundreds of tributes from LAWSANs and staff (academic and non-academic) at various levels. Emy was a legend. He lived a good life. He made sure he left an impact in the lives of all who he came across. Thus, today, everyone has a story to tell.
We will never understand how a young man, full of life and ambition would leave us so soon in this critical time. He had greatness in him. He would have contributed to the tax law system in Nigeria. Indeed, the list is inexhaustible.
Today I encourage us all to take heart and stand together in these trying times. Let us accept this news as God’s will. Let us console ourselves believing that Emy is now resting in the bossom of the Almighty.
Add a Catholic prayer for the saints here
Here are a few things about Chiemerie Dim:
1. Emerie graduated with a law degree from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka in 2019.
2. He was enrolled at the Nigeria Law School, Enugu Campus until his death.
3. Emerie was renowned as a law teacher, a leader and a mentor.
4. He had a forte in Tax Law (one of the most complex fields of law) and had made numerous contributions in articles and legal pages on Contemporary issues in Tax Law.
5. He was an award-winning student with fellowships in international organizations and institutes.
6. He was a founding member and president of the Tax Club UNIZIk (one of the most active student clubs in the University).
7. He was part of the winning team that represented UNIZIK at a National Tax Debate Symposium in Lagos.
8. Emerie had a leading internship role with finance corporations in Nigeria including Andersen Tax.
9. He was a fitness builder, a motivator, an advocate and a friend to many.
10. The cause of his death is confirmed to be cardiac arrest.”
Popular Nigerian online comedy group who are renowned for their almost-perfect recreation and mimicking of celebrity videos and some hollywood movie trailers have been recognized by American Directors and film-makers, The Russo Brothers.
Ikorodu Bois, were acknowledged for their recreation of the trailer for ‘Extraction’, an action-packed Netflix movie starring actor, Chris Hemsworth.
The ikorodu bois recreated the Trailer for the popular Netflix movie and it got the attention of the russo brothers who reacted to the clip by promising them a premiere invite to the sequel.
The Russo Brothers wrote ;
This is awesome! We would love to have you guys at the #Extraction 2 premiere…DM us and we’ll get you there!
A man identified as Fatai Oyedele, was rescued after he attempted to commit suicide at the popular Ogun River in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to eyewitnesses, the 35-year-old arrived at the river at about 1pm today and attempted to plunge into it. He was rescued by men of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the man who is married with five children, said he was frustrated with his life.
Nigeria’s most popular male-barbie, Idris Okuneye otherwise known as Bobrisky has said he has no regrets over changing his gender by identifying as a female instead of a male.
According to social media personality, men suffer so much in life while women only sit down idle to enjoy the wealth of men. The crossdresser said pretty women like him enjoy more because they are more likely to attract wealthy men in their lives.
His post reads ; “One thing I never regret is changing my gender. Girls we dey enjoy. Men na hustle go kill una”
He went on to add ;
Girls we they enjoy, especially d hot one men go full our dm begging to date us. Our own is just to slay, cook for dis men and open leg for them at night ????. The following day we send them out to hustle. I’m happy I join d girls gang
Popular Nigerian sex therapist, Jaruma has taken to her official Instagram page to share adorable new photos of her twin babies.
The Gombe-hailing sex expert welcomed her twins with her husband, Isabor some months back in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and she confirmed the birth of the toddlers on her Instagram.
Not too long ago, Jaruma shared a video of herself with her aunty counting wads of cash as she claimed Nigerian big boy, Mompha gifted her newborn babies 3 million naira.
Sharing the good news in appreciation, Jaruma wrote,
“Their Fadaaaaaa Big Brother @mompha just sent my babies N3,000,000 Million Naira (AED 30,000) Push Gift God bless you @mompha
See how HAPPY my Aunt Rahilla is”
Budding Nigerian singing sensation and YBNL recording artiste, Fireboy DML has disclosed details of his music-making process with his fans and lovers of his music.
The youngster who stormed the Nigeria’s music scene with his debut album “Laughter Tears & Goosebumps”, has since won the hearts and recognition of Nigerians and beyond.
A lot of his fans and followers consider him to be a force to reckon with when it comes to musical prowess and how he is able to deliver his songs with meaningful lyrics.
The singer who recently released his first single of the year, “New York City Girl” made a quite interesting statement on how he makes music.
In a recent interview with popular OAP, Dotun, Fireboy said he records up to 10 songs per week. He went on to add that these songs are not half recorded songs but complete hit songs.
Dotun made a quick calculation and estimated that he records over 100 songs per month and he agreed. Watch the video below,
Popular Nigerian Rapper and Singer, Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi, otherwise known as Mocheddah has joined the long list of Nigerians who have either berated or canceled D’banj over the way his team reportedly handled the rape allegation that was leveled against him.
Mocheddah berated D’banj after an official press statement was released by his accuser, Seyitan.
Seyitan in her statement had accused D’banj not only of raping her in 2018 but trying to tamper with justice by kidnapping, intimidating and bullying her since news of her rape accusation broke. (Read here)
Mochedah, in her reaction, said the issue has gone beyond rape and asked that D’banj be stripped of all awards and endorsements to send a strong message to bullies.
Her post reads ;
Shame on you, dbanj. Shame on you for being the bully you have shown us you are.
Shame on you for silencing a young woman from speaking her truth.
Shame on you for being an instrument to unlawful imprisonment.
Shame on you for influencing the order to arrest a woman that has accused you of rape.
Shame on you for making her sign under duress.
you have shown.the world who you are, and that you truly stand for nothing.
This story has gone beyond rape. You have manipulated the justice system to fit your selfish interest. You have broken the law on multiple counts, and you deserve to be CANCELLED .dbanj should be stripped of his endorsements, and his awards should be retracted to send a message to all bullies that believe they are above the law. The policemen that arrested seyitan unlawfully should all be exposed and relieved of their duty.
The power of your influence puts the onus on you to act right, but Regardless of your status, you are a man first .many might say this case is about cloth chasing, but takeout your bias towards your favorite and replace him with regular joe, wouldn’t you want the same Justice? Do the right thing
A Facebook user has in a new post on his page, condemned men who carry out DNA tests to ascertain their child’s paternity.
The user, Hugo Abuudo said DNA/paternity tests are destroying marriages and asked that men stop “contesting” the paternity of the children born by their wives.
He wrote,
In Igbo custom and culture, every child born by a wife in a marriage automatically belongs to her husband.
There is no contesting it.
DNA/ paternity test is out to destroy the marriage institution as we know it.
Most of our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers were not actually the biological children of their fathers.
So sometimes I ask, what do you want to do with a paternity test when your own paternity is in doubt?
The first daughter of the late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, Tolu Odukoya Ijogun and her husband are currently in a celebratory mood as they recently added a new member to their family.
Sharing a beautiful photo of herself with her baby-bump, she wrote on Instagram ;
Has He said it? Will He not do it? … My Father has blessed us with a beautiful young man to complete the Olumide Ijogun Family! Now a party of 5! Please rejoice with us
Congratulations to the family on their new bundle of joy.
Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun is the first daughter of the late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, who was renowned for her influence on young and married people through her popular Single And Married programme, until she was killed in a plane crash on December 10, 2005
Popular Intergovernmental organization, The United Nations (UN) has denied Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo better known as DBanj, stating that he is not their ambassador.
The popular singer is currently embroiled in a messy scandal following the recent accusation of rape by Miss Seyitan Babatayo, a matter which has prompted the order of an investigation from the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. (Read more on that here)
This led to over 22,000 Nigerians signing a petition on Change.org as of June 24, 2020 to strip him of his supposed United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace.
According to the singer’s Wikipedia page, the musician was the first Nigerian to be appointed a UN Youth Ambassador for Peace.
Reacting to an inquiry by PUNCH on the status of this purported ambassadorship, the UN replied saying, “I would like to confirm that the said Mr Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj is not a UN Ambassador. The title was accorded to him by an obscure UN youth association which has nothing to do with the United Nations. I hope this clarifies.”
However, while some fans were in support of her, others vehemently opposed it saying it’s a practise that dates centuries before she was even born.
A twitter user with the handle @alsocarter wrote ;
Na wa, As this girl fine reach so, she nor get sense. wow, now i believe that saying that; “You cant have it all in life”, fine girl, fine height no brain. Saying They should scrap bride price. Feminist weldone o
See other reactions below ;
Tell your family to scrap your own.
— LiQuid EleCtricity (@jimenez_cartel) June 24, 2020
Many people (villages) in Igbo land have different understanding of what bride price represents. According to my people, bride price is not the value of a woman paid in sum, but an allegiance of unity, signifying oneness of both families. My Dad collect N10 as bride price.
No please. It is Ourculture. I rather we handle it like my village does. We ask you to bring #10,000 and it most be cash. So when the groom brings it, they make sure to collect as low as #30. They will ask you to use the rest to take care of your wife. ItsOurheritage
Why? If you don't want it, don't take it. There are others who believe it's culture and don't mind it. That's okay too. Bride price is the least of our problems, though.
A Nigerian father caught the attention of social media users after he was spotted in a video encouraging his little daughter to partake in examination malpractice.
The man who spoke partly in Igbo language, advised his daughter to learn how sneak in textbooks inside the exam Hall, so she can pass in flying colors.
According to him, he did it during his days in school and it worked for him. He advised her not to stress her brain in the exam Hall trying to get answers to questions she hasn’t seen before.
He further assured his daughter that he loves her very much, and that is the reason why he is giving her the best advice.
The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan to the Federal government in order to improve the country’s poor electricity supply.
According to Business Insider, 95 Million Nigerians live without electricity
According to a statement released on the 24th of June, 2020, the World Bank said the loan is for the power sector recovery operation (PSRO) to achieve financial sustainability and enhance accountability in the sector. According to the bank, the PSRO will ensure that 4,500 MWh/hour of electricity is supplied to the distribution grid by 2022.
Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank country director for Nigeria, said an improved supply of electricity will lift at least 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
“The lack of reliable power has stifled economic activity and private investment and job creation, which is ultimately what is needed to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
The objective of this operation is to help turn around the power sector and set it on a fiscally sustainable path. This is particularly urgent at a time when the government needs all the fiscal resources it can marshal to help protect lives and livelihoods amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.” the statement read
According to the World Bank, about 47% of Nigerians do not have access to grid electricity and those who do have access, face regular power cuts.
Controversial cross dresser, Bobrisky has penned down an open letter to people who are often quick to criticize him on social media.
In a recent post which the self acclaimed ‘male barbie’ shared via his Instagram page, he urged his fans to get to know him personally before judging him.
He further expressed how he is ready to go the extra mile for his friends whenever they get into any kind of problem.
According to Bob, he is ready to pluck out one of his eyes to save a dear friend.
Comic actor, Babatunde Bernard aka Baba Tee is in a happy mood as he welcomes a baby boy with his third wife.
In an Instagram post he shared, Baba Tee recalled being called “a man with small penis and a serial lover”. He also stated that all those who mocked him have been put to shame.
He wrote;
Original kayeefi… Never Look Down On Anyone…. Oloko Keke Has given Birth to A Bouncing Baby Boy oooo… A Serial Lover is Married… Oba ti O Pa Egan mi re will Always Answer Our Prayers… God i Thank You For Putting Them to Shame… Anu ni…. Mo ri Gba…. THANKS FOR THE CELEBRATION FROM MR & MRS TAYO
Baba Tee recently welcomed his first child with his third wife. The actor first tied the nuptial knot with Yetunde Oduwole, a Nollywood actress, but their marriage packed up. His marriage with Dupe Odulate, his second wife also ended in 2019.
Veteran Nollywood actress Bose Adewoyin, famous for her role in ‘EFUNROYE TINUBU as Madam Tinubu, is dead.
The actress died on Tuesday morning, June 23.
EFUNROYE TINUBU was later adapted for television and was a screen hit all through 1989/1990.
The play toured Nigeria before finally being staged in the USA in 1986. Aunty Bose, as she was fondly called, was a quintessential actress, dancer and costumier.
She was on the contingent of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture that performed Funmi Odusolu’s famous dance musical, ‘ORÍ’ (Destiny).
She acted alongside Oga Bello (Adebayo Salami) in Funke Akindele’s ‘ỌMỌ GHETTO’. While she played Mama Onimama, Oga Bello played Baba Onibaba, The Vanguard reports.
Bose was also on the contingent of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture that performed Funmi Odusolu’s famous dance musical ‘ORÍ’ (Destiny)
Her colleagues in the acting industry have been pouring out tributes to the legend who was portrayed as a face of stage performances in the country.
Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has taken to her instastory to rant about how fans treat Nigerian celebrities on social media.
According to the Enugu born movie star, Nigerian fans won’t like your pictures unless you do giveaway. She added that she wishes she was a star in America and not Nigeria.
In her words ;
“Infact I wish I’m a star in America not Nigeria. Fans! If you don’t do giveaway, nobody likes your pictures. You are posting for yourself. I just hate it.”
One Mrs Omolara Seriki, a 35-year-old married woman, allegedly damaged the scrotum of her 52-year-old husband, Raheem, after she allegedly caught him cheating with another woman in the Iragbiji area, Boripe council of Osun state.
The Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Daniel Adigun, while disclosing this to newsmen, stated that the couple had issues in their six-year-old marriage, forcing the man to move out of their matrimonial home.
However, on Tuesday, June 23, the furious wife stormed the apartment where she was informed her husband was camping and caught him with another lady. A fight ensued between them and in the process, she grabbed his scrotum and damaged it.
According to the NSCDC spokesperson, Mr Adigun,
“the lady brought food for him around 10pm but could not go home because of the heavy rain. After a while, his wife entered the room and an altercation ensued and the wife grabbed his scrotum. In the process, he fainted and only regained consciousness at the hospital where the damaged scrotum was being sutured.”
Adigun said the matter is still being investigated.
The Minister of State for Education Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba on Tuesday June 23, presented proposed guidelines for the reopening of schools to the National Assembly.
Recall that schools in the country were shut down in March by the Federal Government to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
Making the presentation in a meeting with the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, the Minister also disclosed that they suggested a way to move the education sector forward during the Coronavirus pandemic.
He said;
“We don’t want to make it known at this time so that some people will not take our proposed guidelines for school reopening.
“Even if the Senate has not called us, we would have come to you to discuss with you because we have already discussed with the House of Representatives.
“The documents were presented to you so that you can criticise and make inputs as major stakeholders.”
Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Akon Eyakenyi however expressed fear of pupils in public schools having a distorted academic session as most of them do not have the opportunity to learn online during the pandemic like their mates in private schools.
The woman who accused Nigerian music mogul, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by D’Banj, of rape, Seyitan Babatayo has in a new development, released a statement detailing the timeline of events since she came out with her story.
In her statement, Seyitan insists that she was sexually assaulted by the singer. She claims that he arrested and intimidated her after she came out with her story then and also threatened that he can “buy off anyone within the justice system in Lagos“.
In Seyitan’s statement, she stresses that she was “violated and raped” by D’banj after he allegedly gained access into her hotel room on December 30, 2018.
She says she was forced to come out with her story on June 3rd, 2020, to call the singer out over his “hypocrisy” after he went online to make a post about “saying no to rape“.
Seyitan revealed that on June 6th, 2020, she went to the Bar Beach police station in Victoria Island to make a formal complaint but was not attended to. According to her, her attempt was “thwarted by an officer of the law at the said police barracks“.
Ten days after she tried to report her case to the police, she said 4 armed police officers stormed her apartment and arrested her without a warrant. She said they gained entrance by pretending to be delivery guys.
She revealed that her mother was not arrested as was claimed by reports. She says she was detained in a police cell with criminals with no one disclosing what her offence was.
She said the following day, June 17, she was made to sign a “gag order” by the police and D’banj’s team and she “could only post on social media what had been approved by D’banj’s team“.
She then revealed she was released and D’Banj’s team allegedly picked her up and took her to an undisclosed location where she was “isolated, coerced, pressured, and intimidated in person by D’banj and his team.”
Seyitan claims they allegedly took hold of her social media accounts and forced her to say that her statement was a publicity stunt.
She said her mother, her lawyer, and her friends were unable to reach her until activists swung into action and tracked her using satellite mapping.
Seyitan added that “since June 18th, D’banj through his team has continued to harrass me.” She said they also make threats.
According to her, she never came out for financial gain — she said at the time she came out, she only asked for an apology through her lawyers. She insists that the apology is all she’s still asking for.
She said she’s still dealing with the “effects of the rape, the trauma of recounting that multiple times this week and the indignity of being held against my will for two (2) days.”
“I’m still yet to come to terms with the fact that my fundamental human rights were stolen from me,” Seyitan said.
She also added that no one should be subjected to what she has been through, from “the violent abuse which happened to me in a hotel room that the door was locked to being intimidated for speaking up.” she said.
“Most importantly, nobody should have the right to use their name or status to intimidate survivors who speak out or to tamper with justice.”
She went on to thank those who stood by her and asked for time to heal.
A Nigerian Twitter user with the handle, @belikegeorge on the social networking platform, has aired his excitement after his father completed their house in the span of a decade.
According to the user, his father had been on the project since 2010 but he couldn’t complete building the house on time due to circumstances which he didn’t share.
His dad’s testimony came however, after 10 years, as he finally completed the house and filled with excitement and pride of his dad’s latest feat, George took to Twitter to share photos of the lovely house.
Sharing the photos, he wrote;
“My dad just completed his first house, it took him 10 years but he did it(he started building the house in 2010) I’m super proud of him.”
A single mother has taken her own life after taking to Facebook to cry out for help but no one came to her rescue.
The hardworking Nigerian woman reportedly committed in Port Harcourt after taking to Facebook to post about her problem.
The woman identified as Princess Folashade Eloho Bello, a single mother of one, took to her Facebook page on June 19 to open up about giving up hope but ended the post with a smiley that masked the pain in her heart.
Due to the smiley face emoji, friends say they didn’t understand that she was going through a lot.
Two days after sharing the post, she allegedly committed suicide on June 21. Her Facebook friends claim she consumed some harmful liquids. They also claim that she was depressed.
She leaves behind her young son, Cristal.
A counsellor who worked closely with her took to Facebook to announce her death and mourn her. He disclosed that she bought his self-help books in 2018 and he was shocked to hear that she has taken her life.
Nigerian music icon, Ayo Balogun better known as Wizkid’s manager and mother of his third child, Zion, Jada Pollock has on her social media page, shared lovely new photos with their son.
Jada, who resides in London with the singer and their son, professed her love for being Zion’s mum — “I’m so in love with being your mummy” she wrote as caption in one of the photos.
The body of the 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat, who was swept away by the strong flood at Alapafuja axis of the Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate on Monday June 22, has been discovered.
Last Monday, the Lagos metropolis witnessed a heavy downpour causing most areas of the state to become flooded — the canal along Alapafuja close linking Bank Olemoh was submerged as a result of the flooding.
After a rigorous search, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, found the dead body of the girl at Onilegogo canal, Surulere on Tuesday afternoon, June 23.
The body was handed over to her community members who immediately buried her.
