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.”
Sanda had on November 19, 2017 stabbed her husband to death following an allegation of infidelity against him after seeing a text message on his phone.
Bilyaminu was son of former Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Dr Haliru Bello.
The judge was forced to rise after several women started wailing in the court room.
Maryam kept wailing and shouting “Inna lilahi Inna roji hun”, while efforts were being made by her family and lawyer to console her.
She was heard saying, “I was fasting and praying … Ya Allah, why?” as court officials announced that the judge was about to return for sentencing.
Sympathisers were pictured weeping as officials whisked Maryam Sanda away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja after she was sentenced to death on January 27, 2020.
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?”
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
Ms Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging by the judge.
The Nigerian police charged Ms Sanda for culpable homicide in November 2017, and sought the death penalty against the accused in a two count charge.
The victim, Mr Bello, was the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.
Justice Yusuf Halilu said there was compelling evidence to convict the accused.
The judge dismissed Ms Sanda’s statement that her husband fell on a broken Shisha pot during a fight on the ill-fated day as a “smokescreen to deceive the court”.
He said available evidence proved that the accused stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with intent to ” kill”.
As the judge pronounced Ms Sanda guilty, the accused attempted to run out of the court room while her relatives started shouting, causing an uproar in an attempt to draw public sympathy and soft landing.
A short break was called by the judge to restore calm before the sentence was delivered.
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
The Police in Bauchi State have apprehended a man, Solomon Peters, who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakari, to death in Bauchi following a disagreement over telephone call.
Peters took to his heels after committing the heinous crime in the early hours of Friday but was arrested on Sunday.
Patience Zakari
A telephone call from another male friend of the deceased had resulted in a heated argument, resulting in violent scuffle that led to jealous Peters stabbing Patience with a knife.
A friend of the deceased narrated how Miss Zakari briefed him of the incident before she finally died. He said the lovers had a heated argument when the deceased received a phone call from a male friend in the middle of the night.
“She narrated to me before she died that everything happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday morning. She said she received a phone call from just an ordinary male friend and her Solomon got jealous and started harassing her verbally.
As she was trying to explain to him, he pounced on her and started hitting her. She took a bottle, hit him on the head in self defence because the beating was too much for her and the man picked up a knife and stabbed her in the back in retaliation.
She said she lost a lot of blood before she was rushed to a clinic in the morning where she was treated and brought back home in the evening when she narrated the incident to me.
Unfortunately, when I left the place, I heard that the wound degenerated and she was rushed to a hospital later that night where she eventually gave up,” the source revealed.
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
Controversial investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has yet again dropped another bombshell about Nigerian Singer and DMW Boss, David Adeleke.
She has revisited a 2013 case Davido was involved in, about a lady named Ayotomide Labinjo who accused Davido of fathering a child with her.
Olunloyo claims she has been the one responsible for the child’s upkeep all this while.
The US-based journalist accused the girl’s mother, Ayo of being a prostitute as she allegedly slept with most of the singer’s entourage at the Ibadan club she was working in 2013.
Ms. Olunloyo further asked the singer to retake a new DNA test because she believes the previous test that came out negative was altered.
However, if the test result comes out negative, it means his cousin, B-Red might be the father as they were both believed to have slept with the lady.
In her words ;
“Davido admitted that his entire entourage slept with Ayo Labinjoh February 2013 after a concert and a bar visit to where she worked. BRed Bayo Adeleke, Late DJ Olu and Davido’s mgr all slept with her as I heard him on a set up conversation. Ayo Labinjoh has consistently stood by what happened during the night but a member of a Yoruba royal family called me to come see him, called Davido and put him on speaker. Davido said “we were young and reckless and we all slept with her.”
“If Davido would agree to take his new DNA test and comes positive then the order of baby mama and children will be rearranged as Anu, Imade and Hayley, Ifeanyi. Good luck to them all. I’ve done my part. If she belongs to Bayo, it means he has two children”.
Former US President, Barack Obama has joined the rest of the world in mourning the tragic death of Basketball legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, Gianna.
Obama, who was deeply hurt by the news, took to his social media page to mourn their demise, writing ;
‘Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day’.
Nigerian Afrobeat star, Burna Boy has lost the 2020 Grammy award for Best World Music Album to Beninese legendary musician Angelique Kidjo, who wins the award for the fourth time, with her Album titled Celia.
In her acceptance speech, Angelique Kidjo dedicated the award to Burna Boy as one of the few emerging African superstars taking the world by storm.
The Best World Music Album category recognizes performers outside the United States who showcase non-European, indigenous influences in their body of work. The award was first handed out in 1992 to Mickey Hart.
Other artistes who did not make it in the category at the ceremony at Staples Centre in Los Angeles are Gece — Altin Gün, What Heat — Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley and Fanm D’ayiti — Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet.
Popular Basketball Star, Kobe Bryant has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday morning.
The 41-year-old former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star’s death was confirmed by TMZ.
The media outlet reported that Bryant was traveling with four other people in his private helicopter when it crashed, killing everyone on board.
Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of the crash near Las Virgenes Rd and Willow Glen St in Calabasas at around 10am after a fire broke out.
Bryant was reportedly traveling with four other people in his private helicopter when it crashed, killing everyone on board
A Nigerian woman is trending on social media after photos from her wedding went viral on facebook due to the fact that she finally found love and got married in her 60’s.
Judging from the story, it can be assumed that it’s never too late to find your one true love (YES THIS MESSAGE IS FOR Y’ALL SINGLES OUT THERE).
Facebook user, Nneka, sharing the photos wrote ;
She’s in her 60’s and got married just yesterday for the very first time! Yes!! Isaac and I had to dash back to the village in Anambra state to witness the most beautiful wedding of this century! Aunt Nwatoka had never been married all her life. She’s Isaac’s aunt from his father’s side and one of the best aunt in-law you can wish for. She took excellent care of my husband’s grandma until she passed in her 90’s.
She was always there for the whole family each time we came home for Christmas or … I was personally surprised but pleasantly so when a handsome Enugukwu man Mr. Okeke decided to take her hand in marriage. Aunt Nwatoka as she’s fondly called was literarily swept off her feet????. And just yesterday he wedded her at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Enugukwu, Anambra State.
Mr. Okeke is a Lagos businessman while his new bride works in Anambra. Having found happiness, the groom who lost his first wife many years ago is giving himself another chance ?
And who would have thought that our dear Aunt Augustina Nwatoka at her age will ever be married! God is awesome. God is merciful. He never gives up on His children so, be positive as this year will not pass you by IJN
Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky took to social media to slam Instagram blogger, Gistlover while admitting he is the most stubborn shemale in his family.
She took to her Instagram to share the screenshot of a post by Gistlover and reacted saying;
“Dis gistlover is so dumb as fuck !!!!! In his recent post he said wat is bad asking miwa question…. since miwa already gave you an answer wat are u still doing in my own dm . You are a looser I won dis FIGHT already. You can try shit with everybody but definitely not me cos I will run you down. Go and ask my family am d most stubborn SHEMALE in my family. You don’t try shit with me and go free….. your blog remain d must stupid blog ever !!!!!! . Yes I love publicity Keep giving me . Who no like money ? Hopeless being.”
Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris popularly known as Bobrisky took to social media to criticize Instagram blogger, Gistlover while admitting he is the most stubborn shemale in his family.
Bob took to her Instagram to share the screenshot of a post by Gistlover and reacted saying;
“Dis gistlover is so dumb as fuck !!!!! In his recent post he said wat is bad asking miwa question…. since miwa already gave you an answer wat are u still doing in my own dm . You are a looser I won dis FIGHT already. You can try shit with everybody but definitely not me cos I will run you down. Go and ask my family am d most stubborn SHEMALE in my family. You don’t try shit with me and go free….. your blog remain d must stupid blog ever !!!!!! . Yes I love publicity Keep giving me . Who no like money ? Hopeless being.”
Mohammad Tawhidi, a popular Muslim reformist Imam has taken to his twitter page to speak up against little kids wearing hijabs.
Tawhidi who wondered why parents will be covering their kids with scarfs and robes meant for grown women in a video he shared, stated that the act sexualizes little girls.
In his words ;
She’s a toddler that can’t even walk. Why do you cover her up with a robe and scarf that’s intended for mature women only? Even if you claim it’s a religious practice, it doesn’t apply to baby girls. You’re sexualizing a baby girl. You are sick.
She’s a toddler that can’t even walk. Why do you cover her up with a robe and scarf that’s intended for mature women only? Even if you claim it’s a religious practice, it doesn’t apply to baby girls. You’re sexualizing a baby girl. You are sick.pic.twitter.com/nsIeOfyLYE
