Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has asked Nigerians if the relaxation of the lockdown by May 4th as promised by President Buhari would still work out.
She responds following the increase in numbers of confirmed cases of the deadly disease as confirmed by the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), especially the result reeled out on Tuesday, 28th April.
The talented screen diva made this known via a tweet she sent out on her official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
She wrote,
“With these results from @NCDCgov last night do you think relaxing of lockdown by 4th of May will work out?”
Authorities of the Lagos state police command on Wednesday April 29, apprehended 65 men and women for holding a party at 84 Park Hotel, Augusto Close, Oko Oba in the state.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elkana, disclosed that the suspects were arrested while consuming some substances suspected to be hard/illicit drugs as they partied within the hotel premises.
“Some of the suspects were found in the swimming pool catching fun, in total neglect of the social distancing regulations and the lockdown order. The suspects who are within the range of 16 to 45 years, confessed to have left their various homes to the hotel in defiance to the sit at home order. The Manager of the hotel is equally arrested and the hotel is sealed off by the relevant agency of the State Government” the statement read
Bala said Investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged to Court.
The state Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu psc called on residents to continue to be law abiding. He advised parents to monitor the activities of their children, especially during this lockdown period.
A Nigerian lesbian feminist who is UK-based has resorted to defending herself after she was outed on Twitter for allegedly abusing her partner and others in the past.
Twitter user, @3D_Hottie was accused of preying on girls who are vulnerable, beating her partners, manipulating her partners, taking their money and “pissing on their laptop” at the slightest provocation.
According to the Twitter user who called her out, she usually blamed her misdemeanour on mental illness and promised to be better but it was all a faux.
Here’s the details as given by @IAmTheLWord on the microblogging platform,
However, the @3D_Hottie took to defending herself but didn’t rebut the allegations but stated that the relationship she was in was a mutually abusive one.
She added that she wants to be remorseful and accountable, and don’t want to imply abuse validates abuse.
49 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos today April 29.
According to the Lagos state Ministry of Health, out of the 49 discharged patients, 28 of them were females and 21 of them were males including a Greek national.
The patients were discharged from Isolation facilities at Yaba and Onikan.
A couple in Philippines have named their newborn baby Covid Marie, as some parents have taken to naming newborns after the coronavirus.
Colline Tabesa gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the central Philippine city of Bacolod on April 13, she and the father John Tupas decided to mark the occasion in a unique way.
“This COVID-19 has caused great suffering around the world,” said 23-year-old Tupas, expressing relief after the uneventful delivery.
“I wanted her name to remind us that COVID did not only bring us suffering. Despite all of this, a blessing came to us,” he added.
The infant has been named Covid-Marie, a name her parents say is a sign of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.
VIDEO: A baby in the Philippines has been called Covid Marie – a name her parents say is a sign of hope during the coronavirus pandemic pic.twitter.com/DvipDP2Svu
Nollywood actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu, popularly known as “Ogun Majek”, has called out to the public for help as his health deteriorates.
The appeal for financial assistance was contained in a message issued by one of the actor’s sons, Akinpelu Akeem Abidemi.
Abidemi said that the children of Gbolagade Akinpelu are using the medium to appeal to all indigenes of Ibadanland, Oyo State, and Nigerians as a whole to provide financial assistance for the treatment of their father who has been battling with an unknown sickness for some years.
Abidemi said that they have spent and sold all resources at their disposal but all to no avail. He said they are asking for help from the public in order not to lose the ailing film actor.
Abidemi enjoined people across religious beliefs to pray for his father and to also pray for intending donors that their pockets will never dry.
This is coming after Yoruba actress, Foluke Daramola Salako via her Instagram page asked Nigerians to donate towards the actor’s medical bills and she got some donations through her foundation. She further revealed that the ailing actor was receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
A man has been arrested by police in Idimu while his wife is at large after they allegedly conspired to kill their neighbour over COVID-19 palliatives.
Rasaq Babalola and his wife identified as Mama Raheem, who live at Agbo Komolafe Street, Unity Estate, Idimu area of Egbeda, Lagos, allegedly paid assassins to kill their neighbour Emeka Anozie (pictured above right).
Rasaq has been arrested and detained at the Police Station while efforts are being made to arrest his wife, who he said fled after the plot was foiled and the assassins had escaped.
Trouble began when Emeka Anozie engaged the services of a chef to cook food to be shared to people in their neighborhood during the current lockdown. However, according to PM Express, the couple attempted to stop Anozie from sharing food to people in the neighborhood but he ignored them and went ahead to distribute the food to neighbours.
Anozie said that after the incident, Rasaq’s children were disturbing in the compound, throwing stones at his window, and he went to their mother to ask her to control her children so as not to destroy things in his apartment. But the woman flared up and threatened to deal with him.
Anozie said the next day, some armed men, about 14 of them, invaded his apartment, beat him up, collected his phones, then dragged him outside in an attempt to take him away in their waiting Toyota car. Fortunately, people in the neighborhood frustrated them so they left him and escaped.
Mr. Anozie, who was bleeding from the attack, then rushed to the Police and he was referred to the hospital.
As he was receiving treatment, he received information that another set of armed men in military uniforms allegedly invaded his apartment looking for him. When they didn’t find him, they attacked two of his younger brothers, destroyed his two televisions, other properties inside, looted his safe containing huge sums of money, and escaped. He said that the operation was led by both Rasaq and his wife, now at large.
When Rasaq was contacted, he allegedly admitted that he hired assassins including the armed soldiers to attack Mr. Anozie and blamed everything on his wife and in-laws, who he said arranged the whole thing, the publication reports.
Rasaq was detained at the Idimu Police Station while efforts are being made by police to arrest his fleeing wife.
Mohammed Jamma, aka White Nigerian, posted beautiful pictures of his family wearing the Nigerian jersey that matches with their face masks.
The comedian/musician along with his wife Maricel Romero and their two daughters were looking sweet in their photos while on quarantine.
There have been calls by the government for Nigerians to put on face masks as fight against the deadly coronavirus continues.
Over a thousand cased has been recorded in just over a month with 44 deaths as at the time of this report.
But Jammal and his family are looking at the brighter side as they have decided to fight against COVID-19 adding a slice of fashion into it.
His daughters were dressed in full Super Eagles kit with a pair of canvass while Jammal and Maricel wore the Nigerian shirt and jeans with trainers as well as face masks.
“I Did NOT Offer Daddy Freeze a 5Million Naira Bribe” -Popular Billionaire Prophet, Jeremiah Fufeyin denies Viral Allegations.
It has been brought to the notice of, Man Of God and founder and head prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, a misleading statement from his friend, social media influencer and OAP, Daddy Freeze.
Daddy Freeze’s statement, which has since gone viral, was made on the 25th of April, 2020, as a response to a comment on Instagram.
It involved Daddy Freeze trying to defend his transparency as a social media influencer; the OAP’s comment may have unintentionally or intentionally implied that Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin had offered him some sort of monetary gift or bribe, which he refused to accept.
Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin has, however, come out to clear the air over the highly misconstrued statement. In a press release signed by his publicity secretary, Mr Moses Akpovotiti and his Media aide, Engr Tare Franklin Fufeyin, the man of God made it unequivocally clear what transpired between himself and Daddy Freeze was a working plan to assist Nigerians during the Lockdown period, using Daddy Freeze’s social media page.
The Man of God planned to use the social media influencer as a channel to disburse Five million naira to Nigerians, and never made any bribe offer or any such offer to Daddy Freeze.
As seen in the release,
“The statement made by Daddy Freeze is confusing and misleading to his personality, suggesting that he attempted to bribe him for any reason whatsoever. It should be clear, on record, that this supposed 5 million naira was meant to be distributed to distressed Nigerians during the Lockdown period.”
“The Man of God is known for his humanitarian activities and general goodwill, and the information being passed around is quite misleading. Daddy Freeze should not have used Prophet Jeremiah’s charitable gestures as reference, in whatever defense he was trying to make for Apostle Suleman. It is quite offensive and misleading, and we have since gotten public insinuations that Prophet Jeremiah offered Daddy Freeze a Five million naira bribe. Let it be very clear that the purpose of this money offered was to assist Nigerians during this Lockdown and not as a gift to Daddy Freeze, as his statement may insinuate.
In other news, we would like to draw the attention of the general public to Prophet Jeremiah’s prophecies about the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has started to find fulfillment.
The Man Of God who, on the 21st of March, gave a prophecy of the end of the pandemic within a month and one week, batch by batch, from nation to nation, has been celebrated by many as the prophecy is currently being experienced across the world, with the virus gradually disappearing from nation to nation. This is indeed a validation that Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin is a spirit-led Man Of God!
Hopefully, according to President Buhari Nigeria, we will join other nations to come out of the Lockdown measures, just as the Man of God Prophesied on 21st and 24th of March, respectively.
Popular Nigerian singer, Harrison Tare Okiri, better known by his stage name Harrysong has appealed to President Buhari to stop borrowing money from other countries.
Harrysong made the comment after viral report of the Nigerian senate granting the President’s request of N850bn loan.
Harrysong urged President Buhari to invest in education as the country needs the best brains to sustain the economy.
He wrote;
“Buhari invest in education, it is never too late, start paying students, we need brains to sustain this country’s economy and please stop borrowing money from other countries oooooo. I dey shake ooo.”
Stunning Nollywood thespian cum filmmaker and proud mother of three, Chacha Eke Faani has dished out words of wisdom to Nigerian parents in an open letter on her Instagram page.
Chacha Eke took to her Instagram page to enlighten parents on the reasons why their children tend to have peculiar behaviourial attributes towards them.
She shared the photo below and gave 15 important things parents to should know when it comes to parenting.
Dear Parent(s)
1. If your children lie to you often, it is because you over-react too harshly to their inappropriate behaviour.
2. If your children are not taught to confide in you about their mistakes, you’ve lost them.
3. If your children have poor self-esteem, it is because you advice them more than you encourage them.
4. If your children do not stand up for themselves, it is because from a young age you have disciplined them regularly in public.
5. If your children take things that do not belong to them, it is because when you buy them things, you don’t let them chose what they want.
6. If your children are cowardly, it is because you help them too quickly.
7. If your children do not respect other people’s feelings, it is because instead of speaking, you order & command them.
8. If your children are too quick to anger, it is because you give too much attention to misbehaviour & you give little attention to good behaviour.
9. If your children are excessively jealous, it is because you congratulate them only when they successfully complete something & not when they improve at something even if they don’t successfully complete it
10. If your children intentionally disturb you, it is because you are not physically affectionate enough.
11. If your children are openly defiant, it is because you openly threaten to do something but don’t follow through.
12. If your child is secretive, it is because they are sure that you would blow things out of proportion.
13. If your children back-answer to you, it is because they watch you do it to others & think its normal behaviour.
14. If your children don’t listen to you but listen to others, it is because you are too quick to jump to conclusions
15. If your children rebel it is because they know you care more about what others think than what is right
Popular Nigerian actor, Williams Uchemba has touched the hearts of many of his followers after he revealed his recent plan to change the lives of a family he met living in the slum sometime last year.
In his message, the actor shared that he was moved by the living condition he met the girls in – they live under a telecommunications mast somewhere in Lagos.
On his Instagram page, he shared a lovely photo of the girls and hinted on how far himself and his partner have gone in their plan to better the lives of the girls and also sponsor their education.
He wrote on his page,
December last year I came to this slum to give them food for the Christmas holiday and whilst I was distributing food I saw this young girls studying in-front of their house ( I mean the house you see in the picture above). I asked them some questions and I was amazed at how intelligent they are. I asked for their parents but they said they’ve gone out to look for their daily meal. They are not only living in an unhealthy, dangerous area with area boys all over the place but they live under a telco mask ( which can be very harmful to humans). Why should anyone live in such condition not to talk more of children? The reason I decided to post this picture is because they are not the only ones living in this condition, there are a lot of them even in your neighborhood and I’m encouraging you to reach out to the ones around you. But as for these ones, My Friend/Partner in the US, Dr Nancy, and I @williams_uchembafoundation have decided to move them out of this place ASAP. I have contacted a housing agent to look for a good apartment, so we can furnish it and move them in, and Dr Nancy has agreed to put them on scholarship in any school of their choice till they graduate from the University. For us to have a nation we desire Human capital and personal transformation has to come before Infrastructural development and national transformations. A nation is never built by one sector alone but a collective effort of not only several sectors but individuals, Captains of industries and Nation builders. #EachOneReachOne #thegivechallenge #stayhomestaysafe❤️
Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus is currently facing a barrage of criticism from her followers on Instagram for allegedly holding onto a sponsors N500,000.
According an Instagram blog, Eniola Badmus was given N500,000 to share to some poor Nigerians to help cushion the effect of COVID-19 in the country and she held onto the money after the sponsor refused to pay her N150,000 for the giveaway services.
A screenshot of a leaked conversation shows that Eniola Badmus only mentioned the 150,000 charges after the man had sent the money. She had already posted the 500,000 giveaway on her Instagram page before the deal went sour.
It was further revealed that Eniola allegedly blocked the said ‘sponsor’ after receiving the money.
See below ;
After the screenshots went viral, fans took to her page to call her a fraud and asked her to return the money.
So someone sent Eniola Badmus to share 500k among her fans and Nigerians who are in need at this period and after receiving the 500k , she charged the person 150k ? I have never seen this level of heartlessness in my life ? pic.twitter.com/2KG6GOXgId
An ABC News reporter, Will Reeve joined a live news reporting session from his home but unbeknownst to him, positioned himself against the camera in a way that viewers could see a glimpse of his thighs.
Viewers could see that the reporter was not putting on pants – an embarrassing gaffe for the reporter and the TV Network.
Reeve appeared Tuesday on “Good Morning America” segment on American network, ABC News talking about pharmacies using drones to deliver prescriptions to patients.
Reeve, who acts as his own cameraman while broadcasting from home, positioned himself to show clearly that he was dressed in a suit jacket – but he wore no pants and probably thought he could get away with it.
Certainly, viewers took snapshots of the embarrassing scene and took to Twitter to react to the incident.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has narrated the ordeal he endured in isolation while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and how he contracted the virus.
El-Rufai disclosed on Tuesday, April 28, that he suffered serious headaches and fever within the first week of his isolation, Daily Trust reports.
El-Rufai says he suffered serious headaches and fever within the first week of his isolation Source: Depositphotos Speaking in a Hausa live media chat with selected radio stations in Kaduna, the governor said though he was not certain as to when or where exactly he contracted the virus, he suspected that he picked it up from Abuja where he attended several meetings.
He said he did not have symptoms of cough or other respiratory problems but noted that he suffered excruciating headaches and fever which he said he will not wish for his enemies.
“I suffered a lot. I was isolated for 26 days without contact with my wives, children, in fact, nobody except for healthcare providers,” El-Rufai said.
“I did not see my wives and children, I stayed alone for 26 days in a room, even the person who was assigned to bring food to me was well kited so I don’t infect him and I was always on drugs sometimes twice a day.”
He noted that though no member of his immediate family had tested positive for coronavirus, he said he infected a colleague, one of his drivers, his domestic staff and a close friend.
The governor noted that he was fine on the first two days in isolation but by the third day, he was hit by a serious fever that lasted two to three days adding that he couldn’t read or do anything and even found it difficult to pray.
El-Rufai said when he started to get better, he began reading online about everything that had to do with coronavirus, recited the Qur’an, and then attending virtual meetings.
He disclosed said at some point, his phones were seized by his doctor.
A Nigerian businesswoman, Judith Omonua who is popularly known as Ghunu, lost her life after battling with a heart condition for years which caused heart failure.
Judith’s sister shared on social media that she was supposed to undergo a heart pace maker surgery abroad but due to the lockdown, she was unable to travel for the surgery.
Judith, 24, who is the founder of the brand Ghunu Effect, kept working and responding to clients’ requests even from her sick bed.
As a result, her death on Monday, April 27, came as a shock to satisfied clients who had no idea that she was ill because it didn’t reflect in her work ethics.
Instagram and Twitter users have since mourned her while posting tributes.
Below is a statement from her sister detailing how she died,
Blessing Dike has every reason to be grateful to God for sparing her life after she emerged from a fatal accident that claimed lives four years ago.
Blessing is filled with gratitude to God this day, April 29th, 2020 as it marks four years of the near death accident she was involved in back in 2016 – an accident that claimed the lives of every other passenger in the bus except hers.
In a tweet shared on her page this morning, Blessing revealed doctors had told her that she would never be able to walk with her right leg that was badly damaged in the accident.
She is however thankfully that against all odds, she can now walk well. She wrote,
“Had an accident in 2016, I was the only survivor, right leg was badly damaged, it was almost amputated. Doctors said I will never be able to walk normal again, no shoes or sandals only slippers. Look at me now OLUWATOBILOBA!!! Forever grateful”
A 37-year-old lady, who was arrested earlier this week for stabbing her mother-in-law to death in Niger state, has given a reason for her action.
The suspect identified as Fatima Sani, reportedly stabbed her 70-year-old mother-in-law identified as Aishatu Umaru, following a misunderstanding with her husband Sani Umaru, which resulted in a divorce.
Fatima who was visibly unremorseful, told the police during interrogation, that she decided to stab her mother in-law because the deceased never liked her and did not give her peace since she got married to her son.
”Since I came into that family, I have not known anything called peace. Every day is punctuated with my mother-in-law’s trouble. There is nothing I did that pleased her and I decided to stab her to death so that everything would be over.
I know I have done something that even Allah will not forgive me, but let the law take its course. Since she did not want me to have peace in my matrimonial home, Allah will not set her free.”
A Nigerian father who resides in Ekiti state caused a dramatic scene after he denied access to his son who recently returned home from Lagos, which is the current epicenter of Coronavirus in the country.
The man who is reportedly a retired Road Safety officer was not going to be taking any chances as he asked his son to stay back in Lagos till the Coronavirus outbreak is curbed, but his son still went home in spite of his warning.
Upon arriving Abeokuta from Lagos State, the boy’s father insisted that he must get tested for Coronavirus or get isolated for 14 days before being allowed into his house.
He also added that he doesn’t want to be part of those that will complicate Coronavirus issues in Ekiti state just like the 29-year-old pregnant community health worker who died from Coronavirus after sneaking into Ekiti from Lagos state where she works.
Dr Anu, the infamous cosmetic surgeon of Med Contour who was arrested earlier this month for a botched surgery and other practices has allegedly been freed.
The doctor was taken in for questioning at Panti Police Station following a botched surgery she conducted which reportedly led to the death of former beauty Queen, Onwuzuligbo Nneka Miriam.
A friend of the late Miriam who has been running campaigns on social media to ensure that justice is served, disclosed that the doctor who has been on the run since her facility in Lekki area of Lagos state was shut down, conducted a plastic surgery on the late beauty queen same year she graduated from medical school and started her internship.
Dr Anu
@justice_for_queen_nneka wrote;
Hello everyone! Most of you remember when this news broke out last year? Well, this was when late Queen Nneka Onwuzuligbo died after an infection from a botched liposuction and fat transfer surgery at Med Contour.
One point of correction in this story: Late Nneka was never taken to Vedic hospital. She was taken straight from Med Contour to LUTH, in an ambulance. Dr Anu went on the run & eventually came out from hiding. Since then, she has committed more acts of malpractices as can be seen in recent news. Her facility was sealed again two weeks ago by the FCCPC but she went to NMA to play victim & complain of harassment.
Great Nigerians, we need to find out a lot of things: Is Anu a Board-Certified Plastic/Cosmetic Surgeon? Which organization in Nigeria certified her to practice as a Plastic/Cosmetic Surgeon? Is she registered with NAPRAS (National Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons) Nigeria? Does getting a Bachelors degree in medicine and surgery automatically give you the Licence to practice as a Plastic/ Cosmetic Surgery? NOTE: Dr Anu performed this procedure on late Nneka in 2018, the same year she graduated from medical school and started her internship.
Dr Anu has a lot of questions to answer, including why she forged a letter and presented to LUTH emergency unit on arrival, claiming that Nneka was referred to LUTH from General Hospital, Odan. If she were a qualified and certified plastic/cosmetic surgeon, why did she forge a letter claiming the deceased Nneka was coming from General Hospital and not Med Contour??? We have LUTH’s medical report to prove her lies.
Although these kinds of surgeries are elective, please let us fight to bring unqualified, unprofessional and unethical Practioners to book. We are not doing this for ourselves. Let us do this for our loved ones, for our children, for our future. You never know if someone you know/love may be secretly battling with insecurities about their bodies. And if we don’t stop unqualified and unprofessional people like Anu, she will keep preying on those insecurities. God bless you all!
In new astonishing reports, a giant asteroid will fly close to earth on Wednesday morning (European time) but will not collide with earth according to the National Space Agency (NASA).
The giant rock half the size of Mount Everest, is officially named 1998 OR2, and will fly by at almost 19,500 miles per hour today (29 April).
The Asteroid 1998 OR2 is thought to be sized between 1.8 and 4.1 kilometres in diameter which is roughly 0.5 to 2.5 miles and will be visible from Earth as it comes close to the planet and can be seen with a telescope as it can’t be seen with the naked eye.
Asteroid 1998 OR2 will come 3.9 million miles close to the earth’s surface, and the distance not considered near by a layman, is close enough to the earth according to scientists.
Close enough to be considered a “Near Earth Object” (NEO) by NASA.
Even though the asteroid won’t hit Earth, NASA unfortunately reckons there are still 22 space rocks that could hit Earth in the years to come.
Any fast moving space object that comes within around 4.65 million miles is considered to be “potentially hazardous” by NASA.
The space agency explained,
“Sentry is a highly automated collision monitoring system that continually scans the most current asteroid catalog for possibilities of future impact with Earth over the next 100 years.
“Whenever a potential impact is detected it will be analyzed and the results immediately published here, except in unusual cases where we seek independent confirmation.”
The asteroid flyby is expected to occur at 5:56 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. The center tracks Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, that could collide with Earth.
NASA says they have been tracking this particular asteroid for 20 years, according to NASA.
The asteroid has a mask like wearing look, making it more interesting as the world battles Coronavirus with the use of face masks this period.
“The small-scale topographic features such as hills and ridges on one end of asteroid 1998 OR2 are fascinating scientifically,” said Anne Virkki, head of planetary radar at Arecibo Observatory, in a statement.
Arecibo Observatory is a National Science Foundation facility managed by the University of Central Florida
“But since we are all thinking about Covid-19, these features make it look like 1998 OR2 remembered to wear a mask.”
A while back, reports went flying on social media that Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie had delivered her fourth child – it was later on discovered to be false.
In light of this, fans and colleagues of the sensational actresses have expressed their well-wishes to the mother of three as she waits patiently to deliver her fourth child in the United States.
Her colleagues, Tonto Dikeh and Toyin Abraham and some others, also prayed for her on social media, wishing her a successful child delivery.
Their showers of blessing comes after the publication of the rumours that Mercy Johnson had welcomed her fourth child.
Recently Mercy took to her Instagram page to dispel the news with a photo of her baby bump and her husband with the caption,
Popular Bollywood movie star, Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Jurassic World, and Life of Pi, has died at the age of 53.
Irrfan took his last breath on Wednesday, April 29, after battling a medical complication arising from colon infection, his spokesperson said in an official statement.
The actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai where he passed away. Irrfan is survived by wife Sutapa Sikder, and sons Babil and Ayan.
Irrfan opened up on Twitter in 2018 that he was diagnosed with an endocrine tumour, a rare illness affecting cells that release hormones into the bloodstream. He later underwent treatment in a London hospital.
Two months after he opened up in a tweet, he wrote an open letter about his experience with the cancer treatment. In the letter, he spoke about the “intensity” of his pain and the “uncertainty” of life.
His death was announced in a statement released on Wednesday.
The statement reads,
“‘I trust, i have surrendered’; These were the some of the many words that Irrfan expressed in a heartfelt note he wrote in 2018, opening up about his fight with cancer. And a man of few words and an actor of silent expressions with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on screen.
“It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away. Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought till the very end and always inspired everyone who came close to him.
“After having been struck by lightning in 2018 with the news of a rare cancer, he took life soon after as it came and he fought the many battles that came with it.
“Surrounded by his love, his family for whom he most cared about, he left for his heavenly abode, leaving behind truly a legacy of his own. We all pray and hope that he is at peace. And to resonate and part with his words he had said, ‘As if I was tasting life for the first time, the magical side of it’.”
Nollywood stars and politicians have since taken to social media to mourn his death.
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar tweeted his condolences for the actor, writing,
“My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and fought and fought. I will always be proud of you.. we shall meet again.. condolences to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, Sutapa you gave everything possible in this fight. Peace and Om shanti. Irfaan Khan salute.”
Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with Irrfan in Piku tweeted,
“An incredible talent… a gracious colleague… a prolific contributor to the World of Cinema… left us too soon… creating a huge vacuum.”
Irrfan made his Bollywood debut with Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay in 1988, and has worked in numerous films since then. He has also been part of many Hollywood projects, from Jurassic World to Slumdog Millionaire.
Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu is in celebratory mood this Covid season as her identical twin daughters turn a year older.
The actress, popularly known for her character as “Peaceful peace” in classic family comedy series, “Fuji House of Commotion”, took to her social media page to celebrate her lovely daughters on their birthday.
Sharing how joyful she is at their new ages, the actress prayed for her lovely children – she thanked goodness that despite the global crisis, she is happy that they turned a new age.
She wrote alongside a lovely photo of the twins,
Happy birthday to my adorable daughters @spiceychisquare @spiceychisquare1 words can’t express how happy i am that both of you added another wonderful year to your years today inspite of this covid19 wahala; God bless you my children and manager may the glory of God continue to shine upon you, perpetual light upon you, may the sky never turn dark in your lives and everything you touch may it turn to Gold for both of you and our home @coucientertainment may y’all live long and prosper in Jesus name Amen ❤️❤️❤️❤️you are my baby girls always and forever, I love you with all my heart… ???????
There was pandemonium yesterday in the ancient city of Benin City as more than three vehicles were involved in an auto crash as residents rushed to beat the 7pm curfew set by the state government.
According to reports, the incident happened at the popular Upper Mission Road in Benin.
The Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, some days ago, imposed a curfew in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
As at time of this report, no death was recorded at the scene of the incident as individuals involved were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Edo state currently has 5 confirmed cases from the total 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Iconic Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known by stage name, 2Baba has taken to his social media page to laud singing sensation, Simi.
The “Opo” singer who might have been moved by the songstress’ latest releases “Duduke” and “Know You with Ladipoe” which have been trending on social media for a while now, said people shouldn’t act like the singer isn’t phenomenal.
Simi has been trending on social media for a while now after she announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child together – she made this announcement in a music video for her latest single “Duduke”.
The singing sensation was also featured in Nigerian rapper, Ladipoe’s “Know You” – a lover’s duet that has celebrities and netizens participating in a #KnowYouChallenge singing alongside their favourite celebrities.
With quite a number of hit singles to her name including these recent ones, we are not surprised why 2Baba is acknowledging her talent on social media… The singer wrote in a tweet,
“I know say [COVID-19] wahala dey but why are we doing like @SympLySimi is not phenomenal,” he tweeted. Simi on the other hand replied with the most heartwarming tweet.
Flattered by the complimentary commentary, Simi replied,
“Hay God. Some compliments are bigger than others,”
Popular Television host, Denrele Edun has shared the challenges and sad experiences which he encountered while growing up.
In a recent instagram live session with Amal Kash, the fashionista and eccentric personality revealed how he was kicked out of the church because he ‘represented madness’.
He also recalled the humiliations and demeaning remarks which he received from family members who saw him as ‘trash’.
Speaking further, Denrele disclosed how he was chased out of the house at night by his family members and how he was told that his hair was the reason why their prayers were not answered.
Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has taken on this topic in a recent discussion she had with a couple online and she spilled more about her marriage to film director, Daniel Ademinokan, while speaking on dating and sex.
According to her, courtship is a period when couples know each other as they get ready for forever in marriage.
The film star explained that the courtship period is when the foundation is properly built.
“Dating this person to a lot of people means sex and after immediately after that, marriage. they skip the actual dating and skip courtship. The courtship period is where that foundation should be built properly, where you are getting to know each other because you want to have a forever with that person,” she said.
According to her, the courtship period was very tough for her and her husband because they were instructed by their pastor that they must not be physically intimate.
“That period for us was very tough. I felt so sorry for this man because we were told specifically by our pastor at that time that under no circumstance must we have any physical interaction,” the mother of two revealed
“So, the man lamented and said how can I have a babe like this, and I can’t touch, I can’t look,” Stella said, noting that the period was a very hard one for her and her husband.
