Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage took her performance at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Award Festival held at the Eko Convention Center, Lagos Nigeria to another level on Saturday.
The single mom of one stylishly passed a message across to her prospective male admirers during her stage performance of her hit track, ‘Attention’.
Towards the end of electrifying performance, the singer said she doesn’t want any yeye boyfriend and she is ready for a serious relationship in 2020.
Celebrity couple, Adekunle Gold and Simi are marking their first wedding anniversary today and the former took to his Instagram page to share a loved up photo with the latter to celebrate the big day.
Sharing the photo above, the ‘Ire’ crooner wrote ;
1 year in and I can’t even begin to say how blessed I am that it’s you I am doing this love something with.
You amuse me, you make me laugh, hard, you are so beautiful, I am lucky I get to love you forever. ? Here’s to more beautiful memories together, doing great exploits and living our lives on our terms. Love you forever babe.
After spending 10 weeks in jail for allegedly using an MTN SIM card previously owned by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, a security source has explained why Anthony Okoli was arrested by officers of the Department of State Security.
According to TheNation, the source said Okoli was arrested and jailed because he was using the number to defraud unsuspecting persons.
The source said Okoli decided to use it to make money for himself after realizing that the number was previously owned by Hanan due to the calls he was receiving.
In order to extort money from unsuspecting victims, Okoli was said to have employed the service of female accomplices, who could speak Hausa to pretend to be the president’s daughter.
The source said, “It was when someone who knew Hanan very well called and suspected something was fishy that he decided to report the matter to the DSS, who investigated and arrested the suspect.
“Okolie was held on criminal intent not because of the line he owned. It is standard practice that when line has been dormant for a long time, service providers reassign lines.
“The person who inherited it discovered who the former owner was and realized a fraudulent intent. He got some female accomplices who spoke Hausa and to collect money from unsuspecting persons who thought they were relating with the president’s daughter.
“One of his potential victims suspected something fishy when he called the line and the person he spoke with who claimed to be Hanan begged for money.
“The man immediately got doubtful as Hanan was supposed to be out of the country at that time and even if she was not, would not have requested for such money.
“The man then laid an official complaint after which investigations began and the suspect was arrested.”
After 10 weeks in jail, Okoli was released and was told that he’s been forgiven.
The Lagos state police command have arrested a teenager identified as Chukwujekwu Eziigbo for stealing female under wears from clothesline in Olufe area in Ojo local government area.
A statement from Bala Elkana, the spokesperson of the state police command, says Chukwujekwu, 15, confessed that for one year now, he has been stealing female under wears from different houses in Ojo and environs, which he hands over to the following female suspects for a certain amount: Chidima Obietuake ‘f’ 17years old, Chikwaka Chidima Jemfe ‘ f’ 17years old, Gold Enyinnaya ‘f’ 23years old and Akomas Amarachi ‘f’ 26years old, all of Ilufe area, Ojo.
According to Bala, all the suspects have been arrested and they confessed to committing the crime. Detectives recovered some stolen female under wears from the suspects.
The police spokesperson said investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged to court soon.
A 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN, Obasi Augustine Chukwuemeka, was prevented from committing suicide at his home on Number 4 Alaba street Ejigbo busstop in Lagos state on January 7th.
According to a statement from Bala Elkana, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, an officer of Lagos State Neighbourhood Security Corps, alerted men of the Ejigbo Police Station that Chuckuemeka tied a rope in a loop around the ceiling fan in his home in preparation for committing suicide because he was scolded by his parents.
A swift response by operatives from Ejigbo Police Station prevented him from killing himself.
He was rescued and taken to the hospital for medical examination.
American singer, John Legend took to his Twitter page to congratulate former Big Brother Naija housemates, Gedoni and Khafi on their marriage proposal.
The reality TV stars got engaged last month, and an adorable video of the proposal was uploaded on YouTube.
A Twitter user identified as @Royallemon3 posted a video compilation of the couple’s proposal and videos of them from the Big Brother house, using John Legend’s ‘All of me’ as the background music for the compilation.
She shared the video with the caption ;
“Because of the love you have showed my people? over 102k views in 2days. I woke up singing john legend songs so I was like why not do something. #KhaDoni2020”
Reacting to the post, the American singer congratulated them, as he expressed that he loves seeing such videos.
A young Nigerian lady identified simply as @preetyani has taken to social media to narrate how she received a man’s number on N30,000 mint notes.
The young lady explained that she attended a bachelors party and a man asked for her number but she declined. She, however, asked the man to give her his number instead.
The man decided to make a point by giving her his number on N30,000 mint notes.
Pretty Ani shared a photo to show off the money and the number. From the photo, it could be seen that the man gave her his number on two bundles of cash.
“So I attended this Bachelors party, a man asked for my number, I declined & asked for his instead. Man wrote his number on 30k mint notes .”, she wrote.
So I attended this Bachelors party, a man asked for my number, I declined & asked for his instead. Man wrote his number on 30k mint notes . pic.twitter.com/NKqcEwyzN5
Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Elozonam has taken to his social media page to flaunt his beautiful mother as she clocks the age of 60.
Elozonam
Sharing the photo, he wrote ;
Mom, may your star always shine brighter than the sun. And may you live long to see your family grow. May what you taught us never depart from our minds and may you have peace of mind forever. Happy birthday Mom! 60 never looked better
Gracious David West, the suspected infamous Port Harcourt serial killer has reportedly identified 7 of his victims out the 19 people he allegedly killed before being arrested.
A statement presented in court during his trial on Friday January 10 by IPO Sergeant Ogbomudia Timi Engbokuru, revealed that the suspect affirmed the visit aimed at identifying his alleged victims.
It was further gathered that the statement the suspect admitted to, were made at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Office , Police Headquarters and Elekahia Police Station.
David West who was arrested on September 19, subsequently took the Police to all the hotels rooms where he killed the women on September 20.
The trial before Justice Adolphus Enebeli and Justice Mark Chukwu is expected to continue later.
Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the Sultan of Oman and Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, has died at the age of 79 without an heir or designated successor after ruling for 50 years.
‘With great sorrow and deep sadness… the royal court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away on Friday,’ a court statement said early on Saturday
The sultan who recently traveled to Belgium for what the court described as a medical checkup was believed to have been in poor health. There were unconfirmed reports he was suffering from cancer.
The royal court has declared three days of mourning for the unmarried Sultan who had no children and did not publicly name an heir since he seized power in a 1970 palace coup with the help of Oman’s former colonial power, Britain.
According to the sultanate’s Basic Statute, the Royal Family Council, comprising of about 50 male members will choose a new sultan within three days of the throne falling vacant.
Actor, Banky W has penned a heartfelt note to movie lovers and fans of the movie, ‘Sugar Rush’ which was recently yanked off Nigerian cinemas.
According to Banky W, ‘If you saw @sugarrushmovie and loved it, or if you planned to, please read our statements. We are very hopeful and optimistic that the film will be back on screens in a few days, so please don’t give up on us, and please stay optimistic with us.
Your love and support means the world to us. Thank you to @nfvcb for helping us rectify any issues. Pls stay tuned, by God’s grace you will see our film again VERY SOON. Pls stay positive people!! Love you all’.
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans has revealed that he knows his victims’ worth from their looks.
In a video played at the trial of Evans on Friday January 10, alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over the alleged kidnap of Donatus Dunu, chief executive officer of Maydon Pharmaceutical Ltd, the billionaire kidnapper shared details of his victims who paid ransoms in six-figures and in foreign currencies.
Testifying in court before the video was played, the state prosecutor Idowu Haruna narrated how Evans spent the ransoms he allegedly received from his victims.
He said;
“The investigation carried out revealed that the ransoms collected by the first defendant was used in purchasing a house at Fred Shoboyede Road, Magodo, where he was arrested.
“He purchased a second house at Emmanuel Keshi St., Magodo and another property in Accra, Ghana.
“He used part of the ransom to establish himself in the haulage business and some of the trucks he bought with the ransoms were recovered by police. He also bought some landed property in Anambra state. “
When asked how he knew those to kidnap in the video played in the courtroom during the cross-examination of Idowu Haruna by Emmanuel Ochai, the defence counsel to Victor Aduba who is one of the co-defendants, Evans said “when you see someone that has money you will know”. He also revealed that he knew his victim’s will sell their properties to secure their release.
Evans who disclosed that Aduba, a dismissed army officer accompanied him during kidnap operations, however said he did not participate in the kidnap of Dunu in the video.
While the prosecution closed its case against Evans and his five co-defendants after the video was played, the defense counsel pointed out that Evans never identified Aduba (sixth defendant) as a participant in the kidnap of Dunu.
Reacting to this, Haruna said;
“According to information the victim (Dunu) gave to police, kidnappers that came to abduct him were in army camouflage.
“This collaborated the information provided by the kidnap kingpin that most of the kidnapping he carried out were with the participation of the sixth defendant and that the sixth defendant did not participate in the kidnap of Dunu.”
The six defendants were first arraigned on August 30, 2017 on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping. Four witnesses including Mr Dunu who was kidnapped in Lagos on February 14, 2017 after which the suspects allegedly collected £223,000 (N100 million) as ransom from his family, testified during the trial on behalf of the state.
Over the weekend, reports went rife on social media that the marriage of Nollywood Actress, Dakore and her Husband, Olumide Akande had crashed.
However, in a wonderful twist, the couple have jointly dispelled the rumor as they took to their respective social media page to celebrate themselves on their 10th wedding anniversary.
Dakore, via her instagram, shared a beautiful video of her family with the caption ;
Best support system. Happy 10th Anniversary babe @_o.lou ❤❤❤”Sadly once they realize hating isn’t working they start telling lies”
Her Husband then took to the comment section to write ;
10 years just like that! ? Happy Anniversary sweetheart! ❤️❤️❤️?? And to those who care to know, it’s 10 years, not 9, not 11; 10 beautiful, sweet, at times challenging, wonderful years! Don’t believe everything you hear, or read, or see for that matter! #nowyouknow
Nigerian singer Jaywon has been reportedly robbed days after he flaunted wads of cash on his Instagram page.
Taking to social media some few days ago, the singer had posted a photo of himself on the bed with the cash set by his side, and in the caption, giving thanks to God for the journey so far.
However, taking to same page yesterday, Jaywon revealed he was robbed in Ibadan. According to him, the robbery took place within the premises of the nightclub and the management did noting about it.
He then advised his followers to stay away from the club.
In his words ;
Deadest club in ibadan. Don’t go there ooo. Me and my nephew got robbed right inside the club compound (Club Sluggers) and the manager still have the mind to fight us. Go there at your own risk. #sluggers #ibadan.
Billionaire blogger and single mum of one, Linda Ikeji yesterday, caught the bouquet at the wedding reception of her sister, Sandra.
According to reports, Linda Ikeji alongside a couple of other ladies stepped out when it was time for the bride to throw the bouquet and luckily, Linda caught it with much struggle.
Watch the video of the moment below, showing how guests cheered after the blogger caught the bouquet indicating that she will be next to wall down the aisle.
The Soundcity MVP Award 2020 Festival happened yesterday night, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
The even saw outstanding performances delivered by some Top African artiste from Davido to Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Diamond Platnumz among others.
Newcomers, Joeboy and Rema also graced the stage with other top entertainment celebrities. Bonang Matheba was the Host of the show.
Rema snagged the Best New MVP, and Burna Boy snagged three awards.
See the Soundcity MVP Awards 2020 Winners List Below;
Best New MVP
FireBoy DML (NG)
JoeBoy (NG)
Marioo (TZ) Rema (NG) – Winner
Simmy (SA)
Wendy Shay (GH)
Best Collaboration
Blow My Mind – Davido (NG)
Daz How Star Do – Skibii (NG) Gugulethu – Prince Kaybee [SA] – Winner
Jama – DJ Mic Smith (GH)
Killin Dem – Burna Boy (NG)
Inama – Diamond PlatNumz (TZ)
Best Pop
Innos B (CG)
Nandy (TZ) JoeBoy (NG) – Winner
Otile Brown (KE)
Kizz Daniel (NG)
Teni (NG)
Mayorkun (NG)
Rayvanny (TZ)
Naira Marley (NG)
Best Hip Hop
BlaqBonez (NG)
Falz (NG) KHALIGRAPH Jones (KE) – Winner
Kwesta (SA)
Medikal (GH)
Shinski (KE)
Sarkodie (GH)
Reminisce (NG)
Ricky Rick (SA)
Zakwe (SA)
Best Duo
Black Motion (SA)
Blaq diamond (SA) DopeNation (GH) – Winner
Ethic (KE)
Show Dem Camp (NG)
Toofan (TG)
African Producer of the Year
Cracker (NG)
Prince Kaybee (SA)
Jay Synth (NG)
Kel P (NG)
MOG (GH)
Ozedikus (NG)
Pheelz (NG) Rexxie (NG) – Winner
S2Kizzy (TZ)
Best Female MVP
Betty G (ETH)
Daphne (CMR)
Nandy (TZ)
Sho Madjozi (SA) Teni (NG) – Winner
Tiwa Savage (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
Best Male MVP Burna Boy (NG) – Winner
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
King Promise (GH)
Sjava (SA)
Wizkid (NG)
Zlatan (NG)
African DJ of the Year
DJ Creme De La Creme (KE)
DJ Kaywise (NG)
DJ Neptune (NG) DJ Spinall (NG) – Winner
DJ Vyrusky (GH)
DJ Zinhle (SA)
Digital Artiste of the Year
Cassper Nyovest (SA) Davido (NG) – Winner
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Kizz Daniel (NG)
Mr Eazi (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
Wizkid (NG)
Listeners’ Choice
Baby – JoeBoy (NG)
Dumebi – Rema (NG)
Fetch your Life – Prince Kaybee (SA) Jealous – Fireboy DML (NG) – Winner
Jama – DJ Mic Smith (GH)
Kainama – Harmonize (TZ)
Killin Dem – BurnaBoy (NG)
Kpo K3K3 – StoneBwoy (GH)
Oil & Gas – Olamide (NG)
Viewers’ Choice
49-99 – Tiwa Savage (NG)
Able God – Chinko Ekun (NG)
Banomoya – Prince Kaybee (SA)
My Level – Shatta Wale (GH)
On The Low – Burna Boy (NG) Soapy – Naira Marley (NG) – Winner
Tetema – Rayvanny (TZ)
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)
Video of the Year 49-99 – Tiwa Savage by Meji Alabi (NG) – Winner
Dangote – Burna Boy by Clarence Peters (NG)
Jericho – Simi by Adasa Cookey (NG)
Ngwa – Blick Bassy by Tebego Malope (SA)
Ohema – Kuami Eugene by Rex (GH)
Song of the Year
Jealous – FireBoy DML (NG) Killin Dem – Burna Boy (NG) – Winner
Malwhede – King Monada (SA)
Soapy – Naira Marley (NG)
Tetema – Rayvanny (TZ)
Zanku (Legwork) – Zlatan (NG)
Baby – JoeBoy (NG)
Case – Teni (NG)
Dumebi – Rema (NG)
Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee (SA)
Jama – DJ Mic Smith(GH)
African Artiste Of The Year Burna Boy (NG) – Winner
Davido (NG)
Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
Shatta Wale (GH)
ShoMadjozi (SA)
Tiwa Savage (NG)
Wizkid (NG)
Yemi Alade (NG)
Excellence in Music: Innocent Idibia (2Baba) – Winner
Excellence in Philanthropy: DJ Cuppy – Winner
Excellence in Sports: Anthony Joshua – Winner
Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Influence: Bright Jaja – Winner
Community and Socio-Political Development: Adebola Williams & Jude Jideonwo – Winner
Jaruma giftde Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels’s mum the sum of one million naira…. and Regina is here for it!
Regina who is currently on a world tour, shared the screenshot of the credit alert via her social media page captioning the post, “@jaruma_empire thanks for this beautiful gift for my mama @rita.daniels06 Love you queen J”
See the full post below;
You’re sexy and sick — Regina Daniels’ friends tease her while hospitalized. (video)
Wife to Billionaire, Regina Daniels-Nwoko is currently in a hospital in Germany following reports that she fell ill…. but her friends who were beside her ‘sick bed’, believes she still looks glam, even while being hospitalized.
A few IG blogs reported that Regina was rushed to the hospital after she fell ill, but it appears in the new year, as she tried to make a new year video for her fans across the world.
But rather than allow her make her video in peace, her friends began to tease her and one even stated that she still looks sexy despite being sick.
Regina Daniels friends tease her that she’s still sexy, even in the hospital ? pic.twitter.com/7Kv0BGvNA8
— Laila Ijeoma | Lailasnews.com (@LailaIjeoma) January 1, 2020
A serving corps member from Kogi State, Miss Bolufemi Princess Motunrayo, has committed suicide. Miss Bolufemi was said to have died after drinking two bottles of a lethal insecticide.
The lady, who hailed from Ijumu in Kogi State, was a graduate of Banking and Finance from Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba.
She was a Batch C Youth Corps Member serving in Girls Secondary School, Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South local government council of Akwa-Ibom State.
She was said to have committed suicide on Friday, leaving behind a suicide note, saying “life is not worth Living”.
The suicide note read thus, “I did this because I see nothing worth living. “Mummy, I love you. Daddy I love you. Matthew and John, you guys should take care. We will meet where we will depart no more. I Iove you guys”.
Davido’s baby mama, Sophia Momodu recently took to her social media to reveal how she received N40,000 from one of her social media crush simply because she didn’t have airtime.
Sophia Momodu.
She made this known in a post which she sent out via her official Instagram story on Friday, 10th December.
She wrote:
“This person legit sent me 40k airtime cos I said i didn’t have airtime to waste. petty.”
Recall Davido and Sophia recently sparked outrage on social media after the were spotted cruising in the same private jet en route Ghana. (Read Here ICYMI)
Nigerian Youths in Ogun State had a ‘get together’ for what was themed #OgunTwitterHangout but from the videos circulating on social media reporting about the event, it was more like an orgy mixed with moments of sexual harassment.
In one of the trending video, a guy can be seen grabbing the ‘behind’ of a girl who obviously was not comfortable with that action and kept on removing the hands even as the boy was insistent on grabbing some flesh.
At one point, one twitter user, in his reaction to the videos, had to exclaim ; ”Oluwa wetin dey sodom and gomoralize”.
See clips from the event + some reactions from twitter user below ;
Nigerian Music Boss, Entrepreneur and Businessman, E-Money is wealth! And he is a businessman who doesn’t shy away from flaunting his wealth.
Real names, Emeka Okonkwo… the Music Boss left his fans and followers stunned after he took to his Instagram page to share a photo of his grande bedroom.
Everything from the curtains to the furniture in the room suggested a lot of money was put into the decor.
A video showing the moment legendary Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie was spotted hugging actress Destiny Etiko tight from behind has gone viral on social media and has generated many reactions from Nigerians.
In the video, the actress who was waiting for the Nollywood legend was the first to give him a tight hug while describing him as ‘daddy.’
Reacting to the gesture, Pete then held her tight from behind.
Reacting to the video, Nigerians have said the veteran actor was ‘tapping some free current’.
Nigerian singer Peter Okoye popular referred to as Mr P has allowed his fans to have a 30 seconds feel of his wardrobe.
Mr P who recently flaunted his closet on social media has announced that the closet has been raided by fans for 30 seconds.
He made this known via an Instagram post.
He wrote:
So last week The Raider @johnsnizzofficial came with his friend and raid my closet for 30 seconds. Can’t wait to show you guys how its all went down Chai! see my White louboutin Shoe Posting Video soon Who is the Next RAIDER? Guess what the next Raider is Raiding? Trust me it’s a Big One! Wait for it
Award-winning actor,Samuel Ajibola, aka ‘Spiff’ in the television series, ‘The Johnsons’, who recently fulfilled the traditional obligations of taking his bride home, has opened up on the signs he saw that made him tie the knot officially, with his bride. He also spoke about raising children and how his boyish looks affected him.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, the love-struck actor, who described himself as a very lucky man, said their union was destined to happen at the right time.
When he was asked the signs that made him certain that he had found his missing rib, the actor said, “Right from primary school, I knew that I was either going to settle down with an Igbo woman or a white lady. But I had an 80 per cent chance of settling down with an Igbo woman who is fair and comes from a Catholic family. Those were the traits of the girls I was usually attracted to. But for my spouse, she had some features that reminded me of my mum when she was younger and since I have so much resemblance to my dad, I knew it was going to be easy to settle down with her. I’m also in tune with my spiritual life, so I knew it was meant to be. I saw the signs and messages and I wasn’t going to take chances. When she met my parents, they were also of the opinion that she would be a great wife.
“To be honest, my fiancée is a beautiful soul full of happiness and she is a great person. So, it was not hard convincing my parents that she is good for me. My parents are not tribalists– they were open to receiving anybody. I also got a warm reception from my in-laws too. Ours was just a kingdom wedding that was destined to happen. We courted for about two years but we had known a long time that we were destined for each other. We were just waiting for the right time.”
And about his recently concluded wedding, Spiff said, “My wedding was a huge success. We shook Anambra town. A young prince from the west came in search of his own princess.
Speaking about the reactions that trailed the news of his engagement, the actor with boyish looks, said he was long overdue to settle down.
“To be honest, for some years now, I had been long overdue to settle down. But most people did not have an idea about it because I look very young and I play young characters most of the time. So, marriage was not what a lot of people or fans ever imagined for me. But I knew that I was of age and I needed to settle down soon to move on to the next phase in life.
“At the point that I knew she was the one for me, I wasn’t going to waste time anymore. As soon as we started getting along and both families had met each other, we were just counting down until when we were ready for it,” he said.
And about raising a family, he added, “I’m not considering a large family. We are planning (to have) not more than three children, considering the population of Nigeria. It’s really hard to raise children here.”
Curvaceous actress, Biodun Okeowo, better known as Omoborty, is no doubt one actress whose body figure speaks for her even when she won’t speak by herself.
However, the fair-skinned voluptuous role interpreter, who has an impressive fan base on Instagram, has said that she was once shy of showing off her body until social media helped boost her confidence.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, the actress said,
“About six years ago, I used to be shy of my shape. I was always conscious of the way I walked because of my posterior.
“At times I had to wear like two tights under anything I was putting on just because I didn’t want my posterior to shake. But the advent of social media boosted my confidence. I started seeing people boldly flaunting their curves.
“I also learnt how to work on my shape via this medium. Then, I used to regret my shape but now, I’m so proud of it. I look at myself in the mirror and I thank God and my mother for this.
”The actress who is also a beauty entrepreneur, said that her the business now takes 90 per cent of her time because it brings more money for her than acting.She said, “I’m doing two jobs that need attention. One brings money and the other brings fame. I need to dedicate about 90 per cent of my time to my business for it to grow and monitor things myself.
“This has affected my participation in the movie industry. But some clients patronise me because they are my fans, so if I’m not present, I may lose out. Movie is not running away. I’m not the type of person that wants to reign forever. I just want to do what I want to do and make an impact.
“Career-wise, I think my physique helped me. I remember that last year when I was on set, someone said, I was no more active as an actress because of my business engagements.
The person also said if it was not for my shape, they wouldn’t have called me. I was shocked by those casual words. But in Nigeria, one needs to be there, if not, one’s business would be mismanaged.”
The actress, who has two children, also said that she puts her children into consideration in all that she does and tries to avoid scandals.
She added,
“What rocks your boat might not rock mine. I think it’s just the case of “as one grows older, there are some things one wouldn’t want to do anymore, no matter how fashionable or good they are.
“I won’t tell you what I’m not but I wear anything that I find comfortable as long as my children don’t object to it. Like the outfit I used for my birthday shoots, I sent it to my son in Canada to get his opinion and he approved of it; even his sister too.
“It’s not like I’m seeking validation from my children but I put them into consideration first. I don’t want them to read things that would make them sad or disturbed. I think there was a time I had an issue with someone and it was a bit messy.
My son told me that I should have kept quiet and not replied. It’s not that I don’t want people to talk about me. I just tread with caution in all that I do because of my image.”
Controversial Nigerian radio personality and author, Toke Makinwa has taken a swipe at every African parent there is, dubbing them the “worst in the world” for “ruining lives” with unorthodox child-raising values.
The 35-year-old fashionista, on a recent episode of her vlog, vented her grievances about the parenting values among many African families which she said are “screwing up” lives.
The lovely also touched on issues spanning parents’ intolerance for opposite-sex friendship, their dogmatic stance on career choices, as well as their “penchant” for instilling fear in children.
Toke, in her words said,
“Thanks to African parents for ruining our lives. Growing up in an African home, there are certain things we never had the balls to say. Even now, I’m 35. I still can’t stand up to my parents,”
“African parents are the worst set of parents in the whole wide world. You never have an option on things that are coming in an African home. As a child, you’re told what to read in school.
“They don’t tell you what you’re good at but what they think you should be doing. It’s like, ‘I want to have a doctor, so my child must read medicine.’ Even if you do shit in maths, you’ll be an accountant.
“African parents don’t apologize. They’re never wrong. Doesn’t that bother you? How dare you say they are wrong? You almost become less confident because of the scoldings of an African mother.”
Toke also talked on her own relationship with her parents and revealed she still looks away when sex scenes play out on TV in the presence of her mother — even at the age of 35.
She went on to state that the failure of African parents to discuss matters regarding sex and their prohibitory stance on having boyfriends has caused many to have relationship problems in adulthood.
“Our parents have sex. But we can’t envision it. Things happened to me: If a boy calls you on the phone or writes a love letter, you’re finished! Going to church? We did it because they wanted us to,” she added.
“They told us to stay away from boys. We did for so long that we don’t have boyfriends. But when you’re older and are yet to marry, they call all sorts of pastors to pray for you. Something is wrong!”
Although Toke decries the harsh terms to which many African parents subject their wards, she also agrees that many would have gone astray if such reservedness and deprivations weren’t in place.
Blockbusting Sugar Rush Movie, which just hit the cinemas this past Christmas has reportedly been banned from being shown across Nigerian cinemas.
The movie which stars some of Nollywood’s finest acts, like Bimbo Ademoye, Bisola Aiyeola, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Tobi Bakre, Omoni Oboli, Williams Uchemba and others is said to have been banned due to a peculiar reason.
A reliable source informed us that the ban is temporary and it should be back up in cinemas in a really short while.
Though there are speculations as to why the movie was temporarily banned across the Nigerian cinemas.
As at the time of filing this report, no cinema has showtime for airing this movie which strongly proves that it has been banned.
The Sugar Rush Movie, following its release became the biggest advanced screening for a Nollywood film in 2019 and also the 2nd biggest advanced screening for any film released in 2019.
The movie also grossed in a whooping N150m in less than two weeks of its release and became the No. 1 film at the box office for weeks.
UPDATED: The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has ordered that the screening of ‘Sugar Rush’ in cinemas be halted.
In a statement released on its Facebook page, the board said the temporary approval given for the movie exhibition has expired.
“It has come to our notice that #BringBackSugarRush is currently gaining momentum on Twitter with many speculating a ban on the movie ‘Sugar Rush’ and presuming the supposed action as a sign of government’s intention to stifle creativity,” it said.
“The movie has not just significantly increased box office revenues within a short period but has improved our cinematic culture which is sine qua non for attracting the investment we so much desire as a nation.”
Adedayo Thomas, the board’s executive director, took responsibility for delaying the final approval of the movie.
“I, however, take responsibility for the gap in communication and the delay in granting final approval as the temporary approval given for the movie exhibition expired before we could release an official statement due to my preoccupation with extant responsibilities and a backlog of movies requiring approval as a result of the December rush.
“I am currently working with the distributor, producer, director and key actors to grant final approval for the resumed exhibition at cinemas.”
1. Thank you all SO MUCH for the support that our film "Sugar Rush" has received. Unfortunately, due to issues that are way beyond our control, #SugarRushMovie has been suspended from playing in Cinemas. pic.twitter.com/gn7Yi2K64N
2. We are hoping that these issues will be resolved quickly, so we can resume screening the film ASAP.
We did everything within our power and sacrificed a lot to make a movie you'd love and we appreciate the support and incredible demand thus far. Please don't give up on us now pic.twitter.com/w9Tg5WGwBL
