Toke Makinwa has shared her thoughts on divorce and domestic violence from the standpoint of the Nigerian culture.
The media personality who advocated for people to walk away from their marriages when it’s no longer working, insisted that “nobody is worth throwing the rest of your life in jail or even worse a death sentence for”.
Toke Makinwa noted that though most people say that divorce is not an option, a sin and not in our tradition, they will however only cry when one “throws his or her life away”.
She tweeted;
I know some conversations are tough but they must be had, nobody is worth throwing the rest of your life in jail or even worse, a death sentence, anger is evil, choose your mental health and walk away always. It’s hard, it’s tough but one minute of anger can take away everything
They say divorce is not an option and it’s a sin, and it’s not our tradition but if you die or kill someone cos of anger, the same people that “said”will only cry with you as you throw your life away, try separation first and if things don’t get better, choose you
Life is tough, people are angry, there is frustration in the land. The only sanity you can guarantee is yours. If someone is threatening your peace pls separate from them, at least you can both be alive to raise your kids, and maybe one day find a resolve, stop testing yourself
Grammy nominee and African Giant, Burna Boy has appreciated award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo for dedicating her fourth Grammy win to him.
The ‘ye’ crooner took to his Social media page to share a video of the legendary singer dedicating the Grammy award to him.
Burna expressed his love for the singer and also appreciated everyone that rooted for him. He also promised to wow the world as he has a new project coming
Sharing the video, he wrote ;
“I love you forever @angeliquekidjo and every single person that rooted for me, I don’t take any of it lightly! The world get ready cause we’re all coming! #FOOTONNECK2020”
Grammy nominee, Burna Boy has joined the plethora of Nigerian celebrities to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
Burna took to the gram just like his colleagues to celebrate the life of the late legend.
The singer revealed that the late music legend was an inspiration to him. Burna also added that if he hadn’t gone into music, he would have been a professional basket baller all because of Kobe
“There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s who/what we spend it on” I always say, if I wasn’t doing music I would have played basketball, and it’s all because of Kobe! We’ve lost a legend and our hearts are breaking! Sending prayers up for his wife and kids #ripkobeandgianna
Popular Ghanaian gospel singer, Empress Gifty Adorye has advised married women to desist from taking their marital issues to pastors for solution because most pastors also have problems in their marriages and are not happy.
The Award-winning singer, who went through a divorce, sat for an interview with Kofi TV.
During the interview, she revealed that her divorce taught her many valuable lessons, one of which is to never take marital issues to any man of God.
In her words ;
“I tell you, even they, their marriages are on fire, so they use your problems to console themselves. Most of them have problems, most of them have divorced their wives secretly that many people don’t know. A lot of them have problems but because of the fame they have it’s so hard for them to come public. Most of them have problems, what they put out in church with their wives are all an act, pretense, they pretend a lot.”
Empress Gifty said women who are going through problems in their marriage, should take time to do a bit of introspection, because this can help them identify what they themselves did to negatively affect their marriage.
She went on to ask women to talk to God and their mothers if they have marital issues, rather than go to pastors.
Nigerian Kick-Boxer, Agamaye Rowland was spotted in a viral video giving account of an incident involving a cart pusher who allegedly tried breaking into his house at Elekahia Estate in Port Harcourt, River’s State capital.
Agamaye who showed off the knife the cart pusher allegedly tried stabbing him with, said he caught him red-handed trying to break into his house. He also asked residents of the estate he lives in to stop cart pushers from coming into the neighbourhood.
The cart pusher who was however pinned on the floor while the kick-boxer narrated what happened, was heard saying “I cannot stab you”.
Reality Star, Cee-c has swiped aim at her fellow ex-BBNaija housemate, Koko, and many others who have lambasted Nigerians that are mourning the tragic death of NBA Legend, Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
However, Cee-c has a different opinion on that topic and she says it is ridiculous that in a time such as this people still feel the need to ”spew negativity.”
Sabo Market in Sagamu on fire over night? OMG, what's going on with our Markets? ???? pic.twitter.com/7CtA94Lwoz
— Hafeez Oshundairo | #OgunState first Son (@TheReal_Hafeez) January 28, 2020
Another fire outbreak in Sabo Market, Sagamu, Ogun State. What exactly is happening with these market fires? People are losing their entire livelihoods and life-work in a blink and nobody is doing anything. Are lives & property worth anything at all in Nigeria?
January 28 marks the birthday of Nigerian Singer, Adekunle Gold and his wife and fellow singer, Simi, took to her IG page this morning to celebrate him by posting lovely words and a goofy video of them in their home.
”Happy birthday Love mi. I promise to lick ur face, twerk for you, listen to your songs, let you lick my face, argue about stupid movies, tickle the fuck outta you, talk about nice books, strip, stop you from dancing, and tell you I love you as much and as often as possible. So help me God. i love you. in a big manner” she wrote
Michael has finally married Angela months after they amused the world with their love story on the reality show ’90 Day Fiancee’.
Micheal, a young Yoruba man, proposed to Angela, an older Caucasian woman and their love story saw Angela visit Nigeria to meet her in-laws in the village.
Their relationship had a lot of ups and downs and they broke up at some point but got back together again.
Well, they are married now. Their wedding took place today, January 27, along Airport road in Lagos
Below are more photos and a video from their wedding.
The Lagos State Government has banned the activities of motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada riders and tricycle riders in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the State. Also banned are ride hailing services, OPay and GOkada.
According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, operations of Okada and Keke NAPEP have been banned in the following LGAs and LCDAs: Apapa LGA, Apapa Iganmu LCDA, Lagos Mainland LGA, Yaba LCDA, Surulere LGA, Itire-Ikate LCDA, and Coker-Aguda LCDA.
Others are Ikeja LGA, Onigbongbo, LCDA, Ojodu LCDA, Eti-Osa LGA, Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, and Iru-Victoria Island LCDA, Lagos Island LGA and Lagos Island East LCDA.
“The figures are scary. From 2016 to 2019, there were over 10,000 accidents recorded at the General Hospitals alone. This number excludes unreported cases and those recorded by other hospitals. The total number of deaths from reported cases is over 600 as at date.
“The rate of crimes aided by Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) keeps rising. Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) are also used as getaway means by criminals.
“Therefore, after consultations with stakeholders, the State Security Council, in compliance with the extant Transport Sector Reform Law 2018, has decided to commence enforcement of the law which bans the operation of Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) in the following Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs): Apapa LG and Apapa Iganmu LCDA; Lagos Mainland LG and Yaba LCDA; Surulere LG, Itire-Ikate and Coker-Aguda LCDAs; Ikeja LG, Onigbongbo and Ojodu LCDAs; Eti-Osa LG, Ikoyi-Obalende and Iru/Victoria Island LCDAs; Lagos Island LG and Lagos Island East LCDA,” he said.
The Okada and Keke NAPEP are restricted on the following highways and bridges:
Omotoso said the measures were taken by the Government in response to “scary figures” of fatal accidents recorded from operations of Okada and tricycles in the State between 2016 and 2019. Omotoso said the lack of regard for the Lagos Traffic Laws by the Okada and tricycle riders had resulted in preventable loss of lives, adding that their impermissible movements on restricted highways had also contributed to traffic jams.
Controversial reality star, Khloe, has lambasted Nigerian fans who are mourning Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday January 26th.
Khloe, in a post shared on her Instastories, called Nigerians hypocrites and berated them for not showing the same empathy to compatriots when the need arises.
Part of her post reads ;
Hypocrites,
Instead of working on your own legacy, helping people, impacting in your own society, you are here posting Kobe.
An Islamic cleric has been arrested for inflicting serious wounds on a 10-year-old, identified as Abdulafeez Nurudeen, with the aid of a hot pressing iron.
The 40-year-old Alfa committed the heinous act at Onilaru area, Ogidi, Ilorin, Kwara State and has since be dragged to court.
Nigerian Rapper/Singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng also known as Skales has announced that he would be getting married soon, in a recent TV interview.
During the interview with Daala Oruwari, the rapper was asked if he had anything to say to his fans or words of encouragement for upcoming artistes and he replied saying he is getting married and they should stay focused.
The singer is romantically linked to Rwandan singer and girlfriend, Neza and the duo have been sharing loved up photos of them, flaunting their love on social media.
Popular South African Rapper, AKA has reacted to the Grammy Award loss of Afrobeats singer Burna Boy.
The 62nd Grammy Awards which held last night in Los Angeles, California, saw Burna Boy lose to fellow African and legendary singer, Angelique Kidjo, with her album Ceila.
As soon as the news broke, trolls stormed AKA’s Twitter page to hear what he will say about the loss Burna Boy suffered.
With the Grammies over and Burna Boy going home, many expect AKA to express excitement.
However, he changed that narrative when he tweeted thus ;
“I never hated Burna Boy. All I did was stand up for my country. I think it’s time to move past this narrative. It’s tired. Like I said, even a nomination is a huge achievement”.
“What you should have done is focus on the positive instead of thinking about me and my country. In any case, Burna is still a champion. We still consider him a winner”.
What you should have done is focus on the positive instead of thinking about me and my country. In any case, Burna is still a champion. We still consider him a winner. https://t.co/PGuy5cAT2i
I never hated Burna Boy. All I did was stand up for my country. I think it’s time to move past this narrative. It’s tired. Like I said, even a nomination is a huge achievement. https://t.co/Qw0B5I8LT3
Nigerian Author and Lawyer, Reno Omokri has taken to his beloved social media page to share his usual #RenoNuggets.
On this episode of his Nuggets, he talks about being able to differentiate needs and wants, he then went on to tell his followers never to give money to anyone using the latest iphone.
His tweet reads ;
Never give money to anyone with a latest iPhone, no matter how desperately they beg. Such a person misuses money. They are not in need. They are in want. Big difference! They have money, but prefer to spend it not on their needs, but on their wants
Never give money to anyone with a latest iPhone, no matter how desperately they beg. Such a person misuses money. They are not in need. They are in want. Big difference! They have money, but prefer to spend it not on their needs, but on their wants#FreeLeahSharibu#RenosNuggets
Last week, happily married mum of two and dance queen Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, announced on her social media page that she wanted to sell her Highlander SUV, which she sold hours later.
However, when she revealed that she had sold the vehicle, a fan had commented that she should then use the money to fund her forthcoming book launch. Some other followers also implied that Kaffy sold her vehicle because she was facing some financial difficulties.
However, in a chat with Sunday Scoop, the ‘dance queen’ stated that she was unfazed by such comments. She said, “It is not about insults getting to me. If anybody insults me, I can insult the person too. I can decide when to reply. When you communicate with people in a derogatory manner, don’t expect that they would take it easy. I am not the one angry; I am just having fun.”
Kaffy, who turns 40 years old and marks 20 years in the industry this year, maintained that she didn’t owe anybody any explanation for selling her vehicle. She added, “I don’t owe anybody any explanation. I can decide to sell a house; why is selling my car a problem? I don’t care. I am unapologetic about social media.”
Veteran Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu has reportedly become a road side beggar after a long time battle with stroke.
In a now trending video posted by a passerby and fan, identified as Bolingo 2014 , it was reported that the actor who was once known for his vibrant acting and interpretation of movie roles was captured shirtless, as he confirmed the details in tears.
Bolingo slammed Nollywood saying the industry is a huge disgrace as he was shocked to see the veteran actor in such emaciated state with no help from his colleagues in the entertainment industry, prompting the video
On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Ernest Asuzu was spotted topless rocking a blue jean pants and bathroom slippers, at Shoprite Surulere, begging for alms to feed.
A great number of people all over the world have put up posts to mourn NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the other people who died in the helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
However, some critics opposed the overwhelming show of pain, especially coming from those who never knew him personally and who didn’t celebrate him while he was alive. They accused those mourning him of hypocrisy and trying to do things because it’s trending.
Responding, Toke Makinwa, wrote: “Before you criticize people for mourning a legend they haven’t met or paying their respect to Kobe, before you comment foolishly, think about your life, your work, your message to the world and hope that when it’s your turn to go the world will feel your departure.”
Daniel Olukoya, the senior pastor of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, has denied claims that his church has the highest number of single ladies in Nigeria.
Olukoya said this while reacting to reports that he has banned members of his church from wedding Christians from other denominations.
In a statement released by his spokesperson Collins Edomaruse, Olukoya argued that for the past 10 years, his church through its singles programme, Gen 218, has conducted over 150,000 weddings and that he encourages his members to wed anyone either within or outside his church, as far as their intending spouse is a Christian.
The statement reads
“We encourage and actively support all spinsters and bachelors, regardless of denomination, to build their relationships on biblical standards. We strongly advise all our single men and women to marry fellow believers within the Christian faith. We believe this is God’s will for marriage and is the best foundation for a successful and a Godly marriage.
Dr Olukoya and MFM ministries have never stated that single men and women within this ministry should only marry within the ministry.
In the last decade, Gen 218 has provided training, teaching and guidance to thousands of single men and women across Nigeria, Africa and all around the world. To its credit, over 150,000 weddings have occured as a result of Gen 218 forums.
The false assumption that the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries has the largest number of female singles is baseless, erroneous and very misleading.
The MFM ministry has a distinctive and well structured youth movement. The youth and young adults of this ministry, under the leadership of the General Overseer, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the fields of academia, music and sports with laurels to back this up.” the statement read
While the sporting world still mourns the loss on of of its greats, other victims from the fatal Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash have been named.
The Los Angeles Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter were flying to the Mamba Academy near Thousand Oaks, California when the chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
A 911 call was reportedly placed at 9:47 a.m. reporting a helicopter fire, with first responders reaching the scene of the crash about eight minutes later. After they extinguish the fires, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Office revealed, that all eight passengers and the helicopter’s pilot died.
The Coroner’s Office in a statement disclosed that they are still working to recover the remains, but information about the identity of the crash victims have been revealed.
Alyssa Altobelli, a teammate of Gianna’s, was also on the helicopter, along with her parents, Keri and John Altobelli, who was a baseball coach at Orange Coast College.
Christina Mauser, an assistant coach at Harbor Day School in Corona Del Mar, California, was also among the victims as well as Sarah Chester and her daughter, Payton Chester.
Kobe Bryant is survived by his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their three other children, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months.
American basketball player, Shareef O’Neal, who is the son of Shaquille O’Neal, has shared the message he got from his father’s late friend, Kobe Bryant on the morning he died alongside his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.
Shareef O’neal
Taking to twitter to share the screenshot of the conversation, Shareef wrote ;
Literally this morning you reached out to me, I love you forever unc, love you.
At 8:19am, Kobe reached out to Shareef, writing, “You good fam?”
Nigerian Instagram comedian cum politician, Freedom Astepoyi also known as Mr. Jollof has ignited the wrath of social media users due to the comment he made regarding the tragic death of former NBA Star, Kobe Bryant.
Mr. Jollof, who has carved a niche for himself as a social media ranter, took to his Instagram page to react to the death of the star and in doing so, insinuated that Kobe caused his own death by acquiring the helicopter in the first place.
However, in an effort to save face, he deleted the video but that was not after the video was saved and shared on social media and as such, he’s currently facing a backlash for his comment.
Its surprising that Mr Jollof thinks only expensive things are capable of killing you. I’ve heard of situations where Kerosene Stove and power bank killed people but let’s ignore that. The fact he still feels he’s right even after deleting the video is sickening. So unnecessary?
Mr Jollof's comments about Kobe Bryant's death were incredibly distasteful. 30 seconds of absolute stupidity caught on camera and preserved for all time.
A Nigerian therapist identified as Oyinkansola Alabi, has reacted to Burna Boy’s loss at last night Grammy Awards.
Oyinkansola said that although she loves Burna Boy’s diligence, she however, she didn’t want him to win the much coveted award as she was ”scared of his attitude towards fame and money.”
“Even though I love his diligence, I really didn’t want him to win. I thought the Grammy award would ruin him. I was scared of his attitude towards fame and money.
I however, think that his real award is the global recognition and the fact that he contested with a legend. So congratulations, Oluwaburna, may God increase your greatness and may you find him.”
Kim Kardashian has reacted to the death of Basketball Legend, Kobe Bryant.
Kobe on Sunday, died after the helicopter he was traveling on, crashed in Calabasas, California.
The Basketball Legend who was aged 41, died alongside his daughter, Gianna, 13 and 7 others.
Kim Kardashian, 39, wrote in a message that her ‘heart is so heavy’ she couldn’t ‘imagine’ what Vanessa, wife to Kobe Bryant is going through.
The mother of four posting on her Twitter and Instagram accounts: “My heart is so heavy. No one should ever experience what the families involved are going through. This has affected us all so much but I cannot begin to imagine what Vanessa is feeling losing her husband and her baby girl. I cry just thinking about it.”
27 year old Selena Gomez, has accused her former lover, Justin Bieber of Emotional abuse, while they were still dating!
This was made known during an interview with NPR on Sunday.
“I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse [during the relationship],” she said.
When asked by the reporter if she was referring to “emotional abuse”, Gomez replied in the affirmative.
She said: “Yes, and I think that it’s something that — I had to find a way to understand it as an adult.”
She added: “As much as I definitely don’t want to spend the rest of my life talking about this, I am really proud that I can say I feel the strongest I’ve ever felt and I’ve found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible.”
Selena also talked about her hit song Lose You To Love Me, which she confirmed was about her on-off relationship with Justin Bieber.
“I’m very proud of [the song],” Selena said. “I felt I didn’t get a respectful closure and I had accepted that, but I know I needed some way to just say a few things that I wish I had said.”
She added: “It’s not a hateful song; it’s a song that is saying — I had something beautiful and I would never deny that it wasn’t that… It was very difficult and I’m happy it’s over.”
Justin and Selena dated on and off between 2011 and 2018.
Justin Bieber has been open about the errors he made in his past relationships. He spoke about his past of “doing pretty heavy drugs,” “abusing all of my relationships” and being “disrespectful to women”.
The private helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others flew through thick fog, despite Los Angeles police grounding their own fleet, it has been revealed.
The Sikorsky S-76 owned by the late Lakers basketball star was heading to Bryant’s Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for basketball practice when it crashed.
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Josh Rubenstein confirmed their Air Support Division was grounded Sunday, adding: “The weather situation did not meet our minimum standards for flying.”
A flight plan indicated the helicopter took off from John Wayne Airport in Orange County at 9.06am PST and the last signal was received from the aircraft at 9.45am. It was expected to land at San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte.
Flight data shows the aircraft appeared to get into trouble above the LA Zoo where it circled at a very low altitude and air traffic control audio suggests conditions were worsening in the run up to the crash.
Bryant’s helicopter circled for a time just east of Interstate 5, near Glendale. Air traffic controllers noted poor visibility around Burbank, just to the north, and Van Nuys, to the northwest.
After holding up the helicopter for other aircraft, they cleared the Sikorsky S-76 to proceed north along Interstate 5 through Burbank before turning west to follow U.S Route 101, the Ventura Highway.
Shortly after 9:40 a.m., the helicopter turned again, toward the southeast, and climbed to more than 2,000 feet above sea level. It then descended and crashed into the hillside at about 1,400 feet, according to data from Flightradar24.
When it hit the ground, the helicopter was flying at about 160 knots (184 mph) and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute, the Flightradar24 data showed. The impact scattered debris over an area about the size of a football field.
Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene near Las Virgenes Rd and Willow Glen St in Calabasas after a group of mountain bikers spotted the smoke. The crash site is difficult to access and authorities say it could take several days to recover bodies.
Burna Boy has been dominating headlines since last weekend and although he did not win the coveted Grammy Award, he has won the hearts of many fans across Africa and indeed the world.
The Nigerian Singer had his compatriots solidly behind him prior to the awards night and he received more support even after the results were announced that he did not win.
Highlight of the evening was when the singer whom he lost to, Angelique Kidjo gave a powerful speech while dedicating the award to the ‘Ye’ crooner.
Nigerians have since trooped to social media to react to the turn of events and they’ve been pouring encomiums on Burna’s name.
See below ;
Tife wrote ;
So I decided to listen to few tracks from Angelique Kidjo’s Album & I must say Burna Boy is really an African Giant to be nominated alongside that woman.
Burna still gat more than enough time to put in more effort inorder to do better. He’s capable, he’s a winner too. #GRAMMYs
Although he didn’t win the #GRAMMYAwards2020, I am very proud of the recognition that @burnaboy has received on the world stage today. Angelique Kidjo dedicating her win to him is the definition of grace and class. Burna is just 28. He will come again. Una know say him special.
Burna Wins the Grammy or Not! He should be Respected! He's the first Afrobeat hip hop artist from Nigeria that was nominated because of his work(African Giant), not because of a feature/help from a Foreign artist!#GRAMMYs
YBNL singer, Fireboy DML has turned down the request of a female fan who tried to hook up with him.
The female fan identified as Ire took to Twitter to shoot her shot at the singer. Ire pleaded to spend just one night with the singer and he would never hear from her again. “@fireboydmlcan we kick it? just once and you’ll never hear from me again”
Fireboy, however, gave a smart response saying it would not end well.
He wrote “nah, darling this won’t end well.you’ll end up singing the first line of my song ‘Jealous’”.
This means that once she has a taste of him, she would come back wanting more.”
Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Thelma Ibemere has taken to her Instagram page to react to the death of Kobe Bryant – but it is in a way different from others.
Thelma wondered why the NBA legend is being more celebrated now than when he was alive.
She concluded by asking her fans to celebrate people more when they are alive than when they are dead.
Her post reads ;
I just found out that people celebrate you most when you die thn when you are alive, if i open my page, all i see is RIP Kobe.
Even people that know him and the ones that does not, i know h must have celebrated his birthday one of these days, why didn’t i see his pix like this ?
Now say after me, lord do not allow my pix to be shared in this way….
Please let’s celebrate people when they are alive than when they are dead
