Ghanaian celebrity, Nana Frema, who went under the knife after being body-shamed on social media has cried out over not getting movie roles.
The Actress said she surgery to become comfortable in her body and to grow her career but that seem not to be forthcoming.
Nana told Graphic Showbiz in a recent interview ;
“You know when I went to work on my body, it was because of the name calling, which at a point got me depressed and I thought going for surgery would work. It did because I’m now comfortable with who I am, I can wear what I want and all that but with my career especially, it has not helped, I am not satisfied.
“I feel it is because I came out to say that indeed I had worked on my body. The movie roles are not coming, the singing gigs are not coming and I sometimes feel I shouldn’t have come out, I think it has really worked against me.
Going further, she revealed her love life has also been affected by the plastic surgery as her boyfriend is ashamed to take her out, because his friends keep taunting him with her body being fake.
“I don’t blame them though because Ghana is not yet there. We have not gotten to that point where we will accept things like this.
“Interestingly, men like ladies with big butts, some even pay for their girlfriends to go and do it, even pastors pay for their wives but I guess they do not like that when it’s in the public like mine,” she said.
When asked if she had any regrets going under the knife, she said no, “I wouldn’t say I regret it because it increased my self esteem and gave me the confidence that I wanted but it is just the other side that I lack.”
Kim Kardashian and her four kid received the sacrament of Baptism in an Armenian church earlier this week.
Kim took to her Instagram to share several photos from the family trip, and they were all shades of beautiful.
Kim Kardashian, Saint West, Chicago West and Psalm West were all baptised at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia’s main cathedral, which is also referred to as the Vatican of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The Hip-hop Beef between Nigerian Rappers, Vector and MI Abaga, just took another dimension as the former leaked his Instagram DM in which the latter was asking him to come over to Chocolate City.
Vector took to twitter to share the conversation in which MI is seen persuading him to call truce to their on-going beef.
See screenshots below;
However, after seeing that his convo with Vector had been made public, MI proceeded to delete every other message from his DM and when Vector confronted that action, MI wrote; “Of course I did.. didn’t know that we were leaking DM’s in our 30s .. would advice everyone messaging you to do same”
M.I after deleting the messages her sent to Vector.
The recent alleged sexual harassment of female students by lecturers at the University of Lagos may only be a tip of the iceberg as more female students from tertiary institutions across the country have narrated their ugly experiences.
Young girls who spoke with TheNation in different parts of the country explained how predatory old men working as a syndicate blackmailed and intimidated them into exchanging sex for grades.
A graduate of the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, who identified herself simply as Aisha, recalled how her project supervisor insisted that she must sit on his laps whenever she was in his office.
“Whenever I went to his office, he would ask me to sit on his laps. I did twice and he would hold me very close,” she said in Asaba.
She added: “My mind just told me not to resist him, as doing so would cause a lot of problems. And he would say, ‘You know I like you very much.’ I would reply, ‘Okay, I like you too.’
“I really did not know what to do. But I noticed that around that time, he had a sort of crisis: his car was snatched.
“One night, I dreamt that the car was still somewhere in Benin, and I told him so. I said, ‘I don’t really know why I dreamt about you, but your car is still in Benin, around the side that leads to Auchi. I told him the exact point.
“That was how I got a respite for some time. He stopped pressuring me.
“Later, I don’t know where the idea came from, but I just told him I had a child, and he was like, why didn’t I tell him? He said that where he came from, it was a taboo to sleep with women who have had children for someone else, whether married or not.
“In fact, I had to acknowledge in my project work that I had a daughter named Miriam and a fiancé called Azeez.
“I think he even asked some of my course mates to spy on me, because I was with a friend one day and one of them, Desmond, saw me with him and asked, ‘Is it the husband we don’t know about?’ Thank God that he coded and played along. I think he (lecturer) used that to validate my story.”
Asked if the lecturer actually proposed marriage to her, she said, “No, he didn’t really say that exactly. He wouldn’t give me attention.
“Instead of discussing the project, he would start saying, ‘You know I’ve been looking at you. Since 200 level, you’ve been dodging me.’”
Asked whether she would have succumbed to the lecturer if the idea of a child had not come to her, she said: “There was another girl (female student), because he was not forthcoming with her, she transferred to another lecturer. I would have done the same.
Aisha said that another graduate of UNIBEN claimed that a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics used to sleep with female students in his office.
“He would just ask the female student to lie on his desk and after sleeping with her, she would sign somewhere, and that would guarantee her passing the course.”
Aisha also claimed that a lecturer was caught sleeping with a pregnant woman and was subsequently dismissed, because he had been under investigation for similar cases.
Another victim, Hajia (not real name), who graduated from the Faculty of Arts, University of Benin in 2013 shared her experience.
She alleged that a senior academic in a particular department made several amorous advances at her and other female students.
“It appeared the lecturers operated as a syndicate preying on female students,” she said.
“I was a course representative.Due to constant harrassment,I tried to resign from the position.
“Although this particular professor did not teach me in my first year, he saw me at the Faculty of Arts.
“He often drove to our hostel at Ekosodin and he would park his car.
“He would tell me he was outside waiting. He said he was going to teach me and that we should start a relationship. He said when he would be teaching me, things would be easier.
“He would talk about my body and how he wanted to touch and suck my breasts.
“Just before our 300 level results were pasted on the departmental notice board, the course representative of the previous class told me he scored me “E” in his course.
“He said the professor wanted me to come to his office to complain, but I refused to go because I knew that he would make amorous advances at me.
“Behold, when the results were pasted I got an “E” .
“Many lecturers make school uninteresting.
“I am yet to do a master’s degree because I feel it will be more of the same thing, and I do not have the resources to study abroad.”
According to Hajia, “he saw me after the results were released, asking if I was satisfied with my grade. He said other students were challenging their grades. He kept taunting me, calling me a coward who could not fight for her right.
“I refused to push. Even in my final year, he told me my result could still be influenced if I allowed him to make love to me. But I told him that I was satisfied even with a third class.
”Another lecturer who taught us at 300 Level scored me an “F”.
“When I challenged him, he responded thus: ‘You refused to give in to my friend. If I tell you that I want to suck your breast, will you allow me?”
A final year student of the Delta State University, Abraka, who identified herself simply as Rose, said: “We went to our HOD (head of department) as a group to get approval for our projects. He deliberately kept me waiting until it was just the two of us in his office.
“He started touching me inappropriately, telling me he wanted to make love to me in his office.
“I was scared and did not know what to do. I was saved when another lecturer knocked on his door.
“I fled from the office. After that incident, I never went to his office alone.”
M.I. Abaga and Vector are both having at it.. dropping diss tracks here and there, and fans of both artistes are all here for it!
Yesterday, Following the release of Vector ‘Tha’ Viper’s diss track to M.I Abaga, reactions trailed the song on social media and a former label mate of M.I, Victoria Kimani has swiped aim at the Chocolate City Boss.
Victoria Kimani, a Kenyan singer who was formerly signed to Chocolate City label, took a swipe at the Jos rapper.
Her tweet read: ‘Damn man ….. Vector just killed the rat..May it RIP .’
Following this swipe, Folks on Social Media pounced on Kimani for such betrayal.. But she seems as though she isn’t moved by them!
But there was a unique call out yesterday… Kimani was accused of sleeping with Wizkid when he was still dating Tania Omotayo.
The accuser who apparently, ‘had receipts’ revealed that Tanya caught Kimani in bed in Wizkid and she almost beat her up.
The accuser identified as Pearl wrote; “Victoria you are a real disgrace to womanhood and Chocolate City team that has had your back for years even with all your bad misbehaviors. I will expose you for the person you really are since you decided to involve yourself in what doesn’t concern you.
“This same CC team including Ice and MI were the ones begging for you when you were always going to sleep with Wiz even if you knew he was dating Tania and she caught you and almost beat you up that you had to jump window.”
“Now you come out with your disloyal self to chat sh** of this same people. Please I beg you try and deny it cos I have receipts and more of the type of person you are. The biggest snake of all. Just sit this one out!”
Kimani immediately responded.. Though she didn’t ‘deny’ the accusations.. Her reply may just meann the accuser was right.
Kimani wrote; “Lmao. Aww this was Cute. 1. You must be one of M’s side chicks that he had working for free at the same office his girl was slaving at. 2. I can sleep with who I want, when I want ..how I want. in any position I want ..so what’s next. 3. Love ya sis”
Miss Nyekachi Douglas has emerged as winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2019 contest held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Bayelsa on Friday.
Miss Nyekachi defeated 36 other contestants to become the most beautiful girl in Nigeria.
Nyekachi Douglas is to get a brand new car as the winner.
She will also represent Nigeria at the Miss World 2019 pageantry which will be held on December 14th, at the ExCeL London in London.
This year’s being the 32nd edition, was themed as “Every Woman.”
The MBGN pageant, which began in 1983, was originally called ‘Miss Universe Nigeria’. It gained attention after it changed its name to ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria’ in 1986.
Before the Queen was announced, this is a list of the Top 15 selected:
Miss Zamfara, Tamarabrakemi Tonwerigha.
Miss Taraba, Olutosin Araromi.
Miss Abia, Michelle Nwagbara.
Miss Bayelsa, Becky Ogene.
Miss Delta, Joy Ossai.
Miss Ebonyi, Joy Ejiro Akpokiniovo.
Miss Kano, Ezinne Offiah.
Miss Bauchi, Chiamaka Nlemoha.
Miss Rivers, Nyekachi Douglas.
Miss Abuja, Pamela Ifejoku.
Miss Imo, Ugonna Njemanze.
Miss Edo, Akeelah Aminu.
Miss Anambra, Agatha Chukwuelue.
Miss Enugu, Munachimso Oji.
Miss Katsina, Chidinma Nwachukwu.
See the runners-up below:
First Runner-up (MBGN Universe): Miss Taraba. Image: BellaNaija Second Runner-up (MBGN Tourism): Miss Abuja. Image: BellaNaija. Second Runner-up (MBGN Tourism): Miss Abuja. Image: BellaNaija.
See other winners below:
Miss Amity: Miss Rivers (Nyekachi Douglas). Image: BellaNaija. Miss Photogenic: Miss Kwara (Folakemi Yunusa). Image: BellaNaija.Best Talent: Miss Ogun (Temitope Are). Image: BellaNaija. Model of the Year: Miss Delta (Joy Ossai). Image: BellaNaija. Best Evening Wear: Miss Taraba (Olutosin Araromi). Image: BellaNaija. Best National Costume: Miss Abia (Michelle Nwagbara). Image: BellaNaija. Face of Lush: Miss Adamawa (Cynthia Afuzy). Image: BellaNaija.
A Nigerian Lady identified as Busayo has shared a conversation she had with her lecturer yesterday.
According to Busayo, the said lecturer identified as Mr. Abdul failed her in his course, after she refused to sleep with him.
The conversation clearly shows the lecturer trying to ‘beg for forgiveness’ from Busayo, but she was having none of that BS.
Busayo in the conversation called the lecturer unprintable names, apparently, she’s still angered by the treatment Mr. Abdul meted on her.
“I really don’t think you deserve all this. Stop being like this. Seeing you is for just to beg for your forgiveness. Not good to sound this way”, reads a message Mr. Adbul sent to her.
See screenshots of the Whatsapp conversation below;
Though, many have argued that the story isn’t complete.. as a main ingredient in the story wasn’t included.
Folks are saying, she probably slept with the lecturer, and still failed her.. Probably her reason for her anger.
Someone on Twitter said, “If he truly failed you, I don’t think the lecturer will have the confidence to still buzz you and ask to see you tomorrow”
Former Chocolate City rapper, Milli who was mentioned in Vector’s diss track against MI Abaga has reacted to the track which revealed some damning inside information about MI and his Chocolate City imprint.
Milli while responding to reports that he was dumped by Chocolate City in 2016 wrote ;
‘I am sorry bro, I was never dropped from @choccitymusic I had to pay times three of what they said I owed em in 3 commas so they could release me, I bought my own contract I hope they tell you that someday’.
Back in 2016, during a topsy-turvy time with Chocolate city, Milli wrote 10 revealing things about M.I Abaga.
Read below ;
Chocolate City held him back
It’s no longer news that the time has come for me to move on from Chocolate City, but until now, no one has heard my side of the story.
It’s been a long journey – one year in 2014 with M.I. writing and co-producing the Chairman album, and another year in 2015 being signed with Loopy and Choc City, writing and co-producing the TICBN album, and working on individual Choc City artist projects.
I have a lot of love for my CC family, especially for Koker and Dice, but for me, things didn’t turn out how I thought they would at all… I was getting held back all the time, I wasn’t allowed to put out music like I wanted to, and it was getting really hard to be myself…
Chocolate City refused to let him release his EP
When Mr Audu left in February 2015 and handed over to M.I, I automatically became a Choc City artist. I was told dropping my EP under CC was going to be great for me so I was really excited. But there was a lot going on at that time, so attention shifted from my EP and I was told I couldn’t drop it for the next few months after the handover because I had to wait for the label to reorganise itself. In March, I figured out a way to drop music though, that’s how I started #FreeMusicFridays. But after three Fridays, they pulled the plug on it and said I couldn’t continue putting out free music…
When the handover was completed, we were asked to start putting together the TICBN album in order to promote the Choc City brand, so again I was told to be patient, and I was… I came up with the idea to drop the Childish EP on Children’s Day (May 27th, which is also my birthday), but no one at the label paid attention and M.I didn’t want me to drop it at the end of May because the TICBN Album would still being promoted around that time, so I had to be patient again.
He co-wrote and produced M.I’s “Chairman” album and “Chocolate City’s “TICBN” album
It’s been a long journey – one year in 2014 with M.I. writing and co-producing the Chairman album, and another year in 2015 being signed with Loopy and Choc City, writing and co-producing the TICBN album, and working on individual Choc City artist projects…Once the TICBN album that I was also working on was recorded and dropped, I still wasn’t allowed to drop the Childish EP, but instead I was asked to pay attention to the TICBN album and promote it, which I did…
M.I Refused to let him release his collaboration with Wizkid
I know some of y’all have been asking about the Wizkid feature and if it that was even true. Well, it did exist, and still exists. I did have a song with Wiz, which was also supposed to have M.I on it, but unfortunately he took it from me. M.I gave me a choice – if I wanted to put out Unlooking, I would have to give up the Wizkid feature. I guess nobody in their right mind would give up a feature with Wiz, but I did believe in Unlooking, and everybody around me wanted me to release it. Also, I didn’t want my first release to be a feature, and I knew I could always find him again, so I gave up the Wizkid track and prepared the release of Unlooking.
M.I made him change ‘Unlooking’ single from English to Pidgin
I created Unlooking in a really unique way. When I first wrote it, the verses were different, not Pidgin, but M.I asked me to rewrite the song, and had me change it from English into Pidgin, to be more “street”… so I did, even though I never enjoyed remaking the song. But I wanted to make him happy so I would get all the support I needed by the time Unlooking was coming out. Unfortunately, after so much time rewriting it, when I finally dropped the song, he didn’t support me and Unlooking wasn’t pushed.
He didn’t put much effort into promoting it, I could tell, and after Unlooking, all these new dab songs started coming out and the move that I had started was jacked from me… I saw M.I supporting Olamide’s dab and it really hurt me.
M.I wasn’t proud of him
He didn’t put much effort into promoting it, I could tell, and after Unlooking, all these new dab songs started coming out and the move that I had started was jacked from me… I saw M.I supporting Olamide’s dab and it really hurt me.
I thought M.I was ashamed of me. He was telling people that Unlooking was just 60% of what it could have been, and that the only reason people liked it was because it was in Pidgin. There was no budget for promotion, so I had to hustle by myself, but I am just one person and I can’t win if my own people don’t believe in me…
And all this while, M.I told me to be more like this or that artist, be more “street”, and people told me that he kept saying that my music wasn’t gonna fly in Naij… It’s like they had decided my sound wasn’t going to work before they even gave it a chance. It made me really, really sad…
Milli did not want to leave Chocolate City
In December last year, I met some cool and serious people that not only believe in me and my music, but they also want to see me shine. My new team wanted to work with Choc City but Choc City didn’t want that. All this while, all CC artists were told to build their own teams. And here I was, with a dope team that wanted nothing from the label but the opportunity to invest in me, and work on my promo and branding together with the label, and CC said no. They said “Either all us or nothing”. So what choice did I have? Sit and wait some more, or work with people who actually believe in me? I didn’t want to leave the label, but they didn’t really leave me a choice… So as much as it pained me to leave my fam behind, we started the release process in January…
M.I Attacked Him In “Everything I have seen” single
Not everyone is happy about my departure from CC though, and even for me, it wasn’t easy to make that decision… In “Everything” M.I. really went deep, calling me disloyal for leaving the family and so on. People in the label office stopped talking to me. It became difficult for me to work with Reinhard, my producer that I introduced to M.I. at the time we produced Chairman. They talked to radio OAPs and other media people and told them their side of the story, making me look bad and as if I don’t care about anyone.
Chocolate City Delayed His Departure
And then it took almost five months to release me from the label, so I was stuck. Choc City was delaying me and crushed my vibe… My new team said I shouldn’t be on social media until things are settled with Choc City, so that they don’t change their mind about releasing me or delay us some more when they see how well things are going for me. That’s why I went quiet at some point. I didn’t even know what to say or post anyway, I was just really, really sad…
…And There’s More That Was Not Said
Much more happened than what I’ve told you, a lot of personal things that really disappointed and hurt me deeply, coming from a person I admire and respect so much. I won’t speak about details because I don’t want this to be about any of those personal things. That’s between him and me. #DontAskMeWhatHappened.
But I will never forget how I was put down again and again, how my confidence in my sound was broken, and how it was impossible for me to put out my music. I even stopped believing in myself at some point… Your messages all this while really helped me a lot and gave me new motivation. I felt your love and I’m grateful for that.
Following the release of Vector ‘Tha’ Viper’s diss track to M.I Abaga, reactions trailed the song on social media and a former label mate of M.I, Victoria Kimani has swiped aim at the Chocolate City Boss.
Victoria Kimani, a Kenyan singer who was formerly signed to Chocolate City label, took a swipe at the Jos rapper.
M.I. Abaga.
Her tweet reads : ‘Damn man ….. Vector just killed the rat..May it RIP .’
Victoria Kimani exited Choc City in 2017 under tense circumstances as she revealed via a post on her social media then.
“Mann “these labels got me feelin independent! But still I keep pushing cuz greater is HE that is in me than he that is in the world. SAFARI is my last project with @choccitymusic Excited about what’s NEXT,” she wrote.
This is an analysis of what the past three winners of the Big Brother Naija reality show have been up to.
The BBNaija season 4 tagged Pepper Dem ended on Sunday, October 6, 2019, with Mercy emerging the winner. Here is what the past 3 winners have been up to.
Mercy Eke emerged as the first female housemate to win BBNaija after the show kicked off 13 years ago.
In a few months, she will be one of Nigeria’s numerous celebrities and she would be in the news for different reasons.
Here’s what the past three winners have been up to
1. Katung Aduwak
– Winner Big Brother Nigeria – Cinematographer/movie/TV series director
The first edition of the reality TV show was known as Big Brother Nigeria and it held in Nigeria. The edition was won by Katung Aduwak and had Gideon Okeke and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as housemates.
After winning the first edition of Big Brother Nigeria, Katung Aduwak decided to acquire more training in filmmaking and production. He returned to Nigeria to start working on music videos and TV series. A few years ago, he had an accident that almost claimed his life but he survived and after treatment, he returned to work. He’s one of the directors of some of the series and TV shows on Africa Magic.
2. Efe Ejaba
– Winner BBNaija Season 2 See Gobbe – Artist/entertainer
The brand name of the reality TV show changed as the second edition held in South Africa with a theme, ‘See Gobbe’. The franchise became known as BBNaija and it had housemates like Bisola, Kemen, TBoss, and Efe, who went on to win the edition.
Efe became famous for representing the streets of Warri despite living in Jos. His participation in the BBNaija season two became synonymous with the phrase, ‘Based on logistics.’ After the show, Efe decided to pursue a career in entertainment with music as his forte.
He has since worked with top music acts that include Olamide, Iceprince and BOJ. In 2018, he claimed the prize money he won has been spent on various things. Efe is still a budding music act and yet to break even.
3. Miracle
– Winner BBNaija Season 3 Double Wahala – Pilot
After a successful second edition, the third edition also held in South Africa with the theme, Double Wahala.
The edition had Cee C, Tobi, Alex, and Miracle, who won the edition. After winning the edition – which has gone in history as one of the most dramatic seasons – Miracle stayed back in Nigeria to fulfill all he signed up for with owners of the BB franchise in Nigeria before leaving the country.
Miracle had told fans and viewers that he aims to win the prize money in other to get training to become a professional and commercial pilot.
The BBNaija season 3 winner has been in school for the last 12 months studying to become a professional and commercial pilot.
During the Big Brother Naija Reality TV show, Diane and Tacha had a full blown spat after latter scolded the former for being careless with the veto power box.
Recall it all started after Diane left the Veto power box at the arena games after Nigerian music legend, Tuface Idibia performed for the housemates.
Biggie had given the housemates a red box to protect throughout that week. He warned that housemates will serve punishment if the red box is missing.
But Diane, who was in charge of the box on a Friday left it behind at the arena, stirring reactions from housemates, with Tacha lashing out at her.
Tacha rained insults at Diane and accused her of getting drunk and forgetting the box.
Tacha told Diane: “You are stupid for leaving that box, don’t take alcohol if you cannot handle it.
“Don’t talk back at me, you cannot approach me outside this place just so you know.”
Now that the show is over, Diane in reaction to a question by one of her followers which reads, “Do you hate Tacha”.. Diane has responded that though whatever happened in the house was ‘a normal thing’, she doesn’t hate Tacha.. adding that she saw Tacha today.
Esther wants to ‘take us to heaven’ with her… and we are absolutely ready to go with her!
The delectable reality TV star, who became a brand ambassador of Fashion/Retail outlet, Payporte shared some alluring pictures on her page.. and we are totally blown away by them!
Check them out below… and see if you won’t salivate!
Meanwhile, Big Brother Naija, BBNaija second runner up, Frodd has said he has no love interest in Esther.
Frodd said this on Wednesday during one of his Instagram live sessions.
According to Frodd: “Before Nelson there was Frodd and after him there was Frodd again, when I’m out we will see but she’s a real G.”
However, following the controversy that trailed his comment, the BBNaija finalist, Frodd has made a clarification on why he would not be having a relationship with Esther at the moment.
On his Twitter page, Frodd wrote; “Like, Family, I can never discredit Esther or pretend that we don’t have a unique friendship.
“What I meant by ‘No love interest for Esther’ was that we are currently busy trying to put our different homes together while attending all these interviews. We are amazing and have been in touch.”
Ghanaian beauty queen, Chaana has revealed the difficulties she faces in her line of work because of her beauty.
Salma Chaana Abul-Razak, said beauty can be a positive factor in a woman’s life but it also has its negative side.
She said beauty has become a challenge because most men want to have sex with her before they can help her.
Her words ;
“Being pretty is a blessing and has opened loads of greater opportunities for most women but this same blessing has become my challenge.
“Many people, especially men sometimes want to help me because I am pretty and even want to have a taste of me in exchange for favours. I am usually able to overcome all these with the help of the home-sense instilled in me by my Grandmother who raised me.”
“Growing up, I never saw young people talking back at their elders or even arguing with their parents, but lately this has become the new normal. Some youth these days care less about dignity; they aim at fame and riches and will do anything possible to get it without considering the source.”
Nigerian reality star, Uriel, recently made delivery of her first whip, a Honda Cross-tour.
The BBNaija 2017 contestant has never hidden her desire to own a car of her own, so she made it a personal mission to strive and work hard to achieve that goal.
Uriel revealed she’s yet to learn how to drive but will stick to hailing cabs for now.
See a photo of the whip below ;
Uriel Oputa was born in the United Kingdom to a lawyer father (now late) and mother. Uriel is the only daughter in the family of five children. She spent most of her formative years in the UK. Uriel graduated from the Bedfordshire University in the United Kingdom where she obtained a degree in creative writing.
Nigerian Singer, Tiwa savage, showed off her funny side when she crossed path with VJ Adams recently.
Tiwa ‘bent the knee’ to properly greet the Soundcity Presenter.
Tiwa’s action is coming just few days after she was dragged online by another media personality, Charles Anazodo for not greeting him.
The media personality and football analyst made this known via his Twitter page on Thursday, October 3, 2019.
“@TiwaSavage was a guest on @THEBEAT999FM earlier today, arrived and walked past @kallyjoe and me, and didn’t have the courtesy to say hello. I guess being a superstar gives you the right to be discourteous,” he tweeted.
Tiwa had defended her actions by saying she was late for her interview and didn’t notice them – but it did little to soften some view from social media users about her being ‘Proud’.
Now Tiwa has squashed all that talk about being discourteous with what she’s done to VJ Adams
Popular Media Personality, Daddy Freeze, says he supports Tunde Ednut‘s view that the N25 million Innoson car given to 2019 BBNaija winner, Mercy, is not fine.
Freeze made the statement in an Instagram post earlier today.
His words ;
“Dear Innoson, I happen to support @tundeednut’s view, that the car given to the #BigBrotherNaija winner is ‘not fine’.
This is my personal opinion as a life long automobile enthusiast, especially in the light of the automotive design language of 2019, which in comparison to your designs, in my view, seemingly makes your products less esteemed than they deserve.
In addition to this, how can your company (that is not renowned for luxury), expect to compete favorably with established luxury products from Mercedes Benz, Range Rover, BMW and Lexus, in the same price bracket?
This once again, in my personal opinion, suggests that you got your branding wrong; as budget car brands (which is what I believe your company communicates itself to be), do not produce luxury cars. When Toyota wanted to compete in the luxury market, they introduced Lexus, Honda birthed Acura, Mercedes created Maybach etc.
Now, let’s examine the pricing of the said vehicle as announced by Ebuka on the #BBN season finale he hosted. When Ebuka called out the price of N25 million I almost fell out of my seat.
That is $68,000 US dollars, more expensive than a brand new 2018 Mercedes Benz GLE at circa $52,000, a brand new, 2018 BMW X5 at less than $50,000, or a brand new, 2019 this time, RangeRover Velar.
LET’S EXAMINE THIS CLOSELY, CAN AN INNOSON CAR REALLY BE WORTH $18,000 DOLLARS MORE THAN A VELAR OR GLE? (Scroll left to see actual BMW, Mercedes & Velar prices on cars.com)
They aren’t even in the same automotive bracket to start with and consequently should not even be similarly priced, let alone be way more expensive.
Also, let’s ask ourselves, would someone in Benin republic, where the customs duty on a vehicle is 5%, have the option of a brand new velar (with like $10k change left) choose Innoson?
Exporting Innoson to other countries to earn foreign exchange is a vital issue. How can this be possible considering the options available and the absence of the sentimental ‘let’s patronize our own’ handicap, that is hindering our objectivity?
In light of the foregoing, we must levitate away from sentiments and emotions and embrace reality if we want Innoson as a brand to blossom. ~FRZ”
Fans and followers of the just concluded Big Brother Naija show are currently in a happy mood as two of the most popular housemates in the show, Mercy and Tacha, recently met and squashed their ‘BEEF’.
Recall the two housemates tried to always avoid each other’s path while in the house until the fateful weekend they had an altercation that almost got physical and led to Tacha’s disqualification from the house.
Mercy then went on to win the much coveted prize which many had tipped Tacha to win.
Well, from a recent video now making rounds on social media, it is safe to say both ladies are on good terms now and have forgotten that infamous moment in Biggie’s house.
Watch the video below;
Mercy Eke, winner of the 2019 Big Brother Naija, said tattoos on her body were important as they were symbols of her desire to achieve her dreams.
She disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of her presentation to the newsmen, at the Multichoice office, Ilupeju, Lagos on Wednesday.
Mercy, who did not hide her passion for having tattoos, said she has lost count of the numbers of tattoo on her body, adding that she only has flowers and butterfly imprinted on her skin.
“I love tattoos and I have many of them. I can’t tell you the number till I count them; I only have flowers and butterfly tattoos on.
“The tattoos are indication that I can fly to a height without limit and also depict that everyone has wings to fly to any place that is right.
“I love fashion a lot and I make sure that I am comfortable with what I wear. I have different clothes for different occasions which determine what I wear.
“I have a fashion line and luxury line. I called it luxury not because they are that expensive but because it looks expensive. We can dress well and look luxurious without much money,” she said.
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, is not getting married to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Umar Farouq, today, his Special Adviser on media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has revealed.
According to Tribune newspaper, Mr Adesina debunked the news making rounds, saying it was a deceptive manoeuvre by those who fabricated it.
He added that the news was far from the truth and that no such marriage is taking place at the Presidential Villa on Friday.
Also, a top Aso Rock source added that there was no wedding taking place at the Presidential Villa, neither was there any wedding preparation in Ask Rock for President Buhari.
He said the news circulating round the social media was entirely false. Finding also shows that the said bride, Mrs Farouq, is currently out of the country and presently at the 70th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme going on in Geneva that is being organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo says all African countries are corrupt and only few countries in the world can boast of not being corrupt.
Yemi Osinbajo who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Rule of Law, Office of the Vice President, Fatima Waziri-Azi at the launch of the FLAG’IT App said that corruption and illicit financial flows out of Africa has led to poverty and lack of development witnessed across the continent.
“Only a few countries in the world can claim to have a low level of corruption and none of these countries is in Africa.
“It doesn’t matter how much revenue a country generates or how transformed it is or how progressive its plans, corruption will ensure that majority of the people do not benefit from whatever gains are made, which is why despite the highest oil revenues in our history, debt doubled and poverty figures rose. This is why the major pillar of this administration’s socio-economic agenda is the fight against corruption” he said.
Winner of Big Brother Naija Season 4, Mercy Eke, has revealed she was failed several attempts to get into the house as she could not get past the audition phase until this year’s edition.
‘Lambo’ as she’s fondly called said this in an interview with EDWIN USOBOH.
Read excerpts from the interview below ;
So how do you feel being the first female winner of Big Brother Naija?
I feel more than amazing, I feel blessed, I feel loved. Yeah, the love was too much. I didn’t even know I was this lucky. I didn’t even notice people like me, someone is voting for me somewhere. I said winning Big Brother is everything I’ve ever wanted, so for somebody like me coming for the fourth time, it was a dream come true.
Coming into the house, did you have any particular game plan? What was it?
There was no game plan. My main plan was to come in and do my best, just show in and show off. I think I’ve accomplished it because this has been a dream for me to be in Big Brother House. So, I was amazed when I got there I kept on surviving every eviction, it was all a miracle.
So, at what point did you realise you could actually go for the ultimate prize?
There was no point. All I was doing was just to be into existence. I was just feeling all the housemates were all participating to win. And there were strong personalities in the house; I must say everybody in the house was a potential winner. There was no point I thought I was going to win; I was just being myself.
Was there any housemate that was evicted that really touched you?
It is not just one, like Ike and Diane eviction killed me, Ike was on a Sunday, and Diane was on Monday. In fact I felt like God was not listening to my prayer. I felt like God has abandoned me at that point, people who I love were leaving the house.
What were your lowest and highest moments in the house?
My lowest moment in the BBNaija House was when Ike was evicted and my highest moment was when I was announced the winner of BBNaija 2019 Pepper Dem.
Let’s talk about your relationship with Ike in the house. At what point did you notice your ‘chemistry’ clicked?
It was the sixth week in the house. Yeah, that was when we started bonding.
Big Brother Naija Housemate, Mercy. Instagram/Official_mercyeke
Was there any point you were scared that another female housemate could snatch him away?
No! You should trust Mercy, de Lambo, no, I was not, no.
Now that you are richer than Ike, would you still continue with the relationship or are you considering dumping him?
Winning the money has nothing to do with my relationship with Ike. What I share with Ike is more than BBNaija. It’s bigger.
Were you not into a relationship before coming into the house?
No, I was single and it was obvious until the time I started dating Ike.
What should your fans expect between you and Ike?
Laughs… Ike love! We are hoping for the best. Ike and I, we are hoping for the best going forward.
Ebuka and the First Ever Female winner of Big Brother Naija Reality TV show.
What is the biggest sacrifice you made to get into the house?
Nothing really, just that I have to travel from Lagos to Owerri to do an audition. I think that’s it.
You have tried three times to get into the BBNaija House. Why did you keep trying?
Yes, the first time I watched the show I fell in love with the show, and since then I started pursuing it, I wanted to be a housemate, and even when countless times they said no to me, it didn’t stop me. I still went for audition till this last time that I was taken.
So, what do you think you did differently this time to have been taken?
Nothing! I think I was still being myself, and maybe this time it was the right time. I believe God knows why I was not succeeding the previous time.
Did you really expect to get to the final or win BBNaija?
Tacha aka Port Harcourt first daughter has signed with a new management, Billz Vizion (owned by Teebillz.).
Confirming the new management deal, Tacha shared 4 posts on her IG page which showed the Billz Vision logo and captioned it ; “New Management, Billz Vision”
Recall Teebillz promised to make a bigger brand than the reality show after she was disqualified. He stated his belief that Tacha is the most bankable brand out of the Big Brother Naija season 4 housemates.
His words ;
“I will rather accept Tacha for being wrong and being her self than you FAKE ass hypocrites……. The most bankable brand out of all them!!! We are all work in progress in our little ways! I’ve never watched the show besides SM. I LOVE REAL ONES.
Love you TACHA! My opinion of empathy to change so keep yours to your page!!!! STUPID ppl will debate on others flaws meanwhile someone else is making money off their DUMB ASS debate about TACHA #! She will come out and make more money than your stupid ass off SM!!!!”
“No be joke I will make Tacha the biggest brand out of Africa….. Bigger than Big brother it self! Tacha is the Kim K of Africa!!! #NoCap pls connect me with her I want to be her Business manager.”
Nollywood actress Zainab Balogun turned 30 on Thursday, October 10.
Celebrating her day, the actress took to her social media page to share a beautiful photo of herself looking out of the window as she appreciated God for love.
According to the actress, her only birthday wish is for the success and growth of her new business.
Her post reads:
Birthday Mama❤️ it’s my birthday. I woke up feeling happy, extremely grateful and with very little words. This has been a stretching year with hidden rewards. I’m just thankful to God for allllll I have. Thank you all so much for the love you give me? –
My only birthday wish is for the success and growth of @mywashandgo. I’m taking gifts in appointment bookings and word of mouth for my new baby. Keep spreading the news for me. – To celebrate, I am also giving away 2 free Wash & Go hair services at the salon. All you have to do is drop a comment with my favourite hobby. #happygirl #thankyou #Hello30
Zainab Balogun is a Nigerian actress, model and television presenter. She began modeling at an early age after being scouted at 16. She has been featured in several international campaigns for different brands.
The Nollywood super star and home maker was just announced the brand ambassador for the leading milk brand and will be starring in all the brand’s campaigns across Billboards, TV, Radio, Print and online platforms. According to sources, the mouth-watering deal is one of the biggest food brand endorsement deals ever in Nigeria.
Chi Limited’s Managing Director, Mr. Deepanjan Roy in a statement explained, “Mercy Johnson-Okojie’s passion is evident in everything she does, and she truly embodies the ideal qualities that the brand wants to be associated with. We have chosen Mercy Johnson-Okojie to be the face of the Hollandia Evap Milk brand as we believe she will inspire a much larger audience to understand and adopt Hollandia Evap Milk for its quality nutritional benefits, convenience and value for money. We are thrilled to have her as our Hollandia Evap Milk Brand Ambassador,” he added.
“Finally, I am proud and excited to announce that I have joined the Hollandia Evap family as brand ambassador. As a woman, wife and mother, Hollandia Evap stands for the best nutritional benefits, convenience and value for money. I am excited to be a part of the Hollandia Evap family and I cannot wait to show you guys what we have been up to!” She said
The Hollandia endorsement adds another bag to the star’s growing portfolio; she is brand ambassador for Mr Chef Salt and is worldwide ambassador for lifestyle brand Virony where her face is part of the actual product packaging. The award-winning actress took to her Instagram page to make the announcement.
Nigeria’s vehicle manufacturing company, Innoson has replied Tunde Ednut for criticizing the vehicle given to Big Brother Naija season 4 winner, Mercy.
Recall that the celebrity entertainer mocked the car prize given to Mercy. (Read here)
Reacting to this, the company, via its twitter handle said Rome was not built in one day and went on to list some minor achievements the company has had since its inception.
Read below ;
1.Rome was not built in a day and the biggest room in the world is the room for improvement. Innoson Vehicles will continue to grow steadily, closing the gap little by little, improving on its vehicles and services till it becomes one of the greatest exports from Nigeria
2.Any careful observer that has been monitoring Innoson Vehicles from the very inception will observe that there has been a tremendous improvement. 3.This is because IVM is using the concept of regionalization in the production of its vehicles by making sure that it considers the local taste and consumer preferences of the African region during production.
4.We ensure we get feedback from the users of IVM in order to know their views on their IVM experience and with this feedbacks we seek better ways to improve on the tastes and preferences of our customers to suit the environment.
5.For example, based on various feedbacks we got from our customers and users of our big vehicles we have improved on the clutch and brake systems, the engine capacity and the body structure of the bus.
6.IVM also improved on the interior décor and comfort by installing luxury seats, a robust air-conditioning system and an onboard entertainment system. IVM also improved on the suspension system of its vehicle, transmission system and enhanced shock absorber.
View conversation · 7.On the smaller vehicles, like the small buses, SUV’s, and Sedans, IVM improved on the fuel economy, the interior décor of the vehicles and the engine output.
8.Innoson Vehicles use SRS airbags, suspension systems that are internationally acceptable. On safety, it employs ABS in the production of its vehicles, together with EBD that ensures even distribution of brakes between the front and rear wheels.
9.On the engine output, IVM has gone a step further to engage the best engine manufacturers in the world to produce its own IVM engines that are environmentally friendly. Today we can categorically state that IVM customized engines are the best for the Nigerian environment.
Nigerian rapper, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name as Vector, has replied fellow rapper MI Abaga in a diss track titled, ‘Judas The Rat’.
The war of words between these Nigerian Rap lords looks like something which is not ending anytime soon as both rappers diss one another.
This diss comes after the arrival of his past diss song ‘Tetracycling‘. While rapper, MI Abaga advised Lanre(Vector) to go read Psalms 1, Rapper, Vector responded and charged MI Abaga to peruse Ecclesiastes 10:8.
In this new song, Vector called MI Abaga for not doing what’s necessary for his sibling, Jesse Jagz. He additionally uncovered all the dubious stories encompassing Choc City.
Listen & download ‘Judas The Rat (MI Abaga Diss)’ below.
Disqualified Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Tacha, has gone off the social media radar as she pulled a ‘Wizkid’ on her fans by deleting all posts from her popular Instagram page.
BBNaija Tacha
Tacha did not give a reason for doing this but some fans suspect she’s taking time off to re-brand herself.
Tacha, during her time in the Big Brother Naija reality show, was one of the most controversial housemates and was heavily tipped to emerged the winner of the show.
Sadly,she was disqualified after she physically assaulted Mercy (Who went on to win the show)
Big Brother Naija 2018 star, Cynthia Nwadiora popularly known as Cee-C is facing pressure from her folks to get married and that pressure seemingly forced her to go on a date recently.
The curvy reality star stepped out donning a black body-hugging jumpsuit, looking so adorable.
Sharing the photos via her verified Instagram page, she wrote
Date night.??… Someone should please tell my dad that I’m out today so he can stop reminding me that “when a mango is ripe, it has to be eaten” ??…
See more photos below ;
Recall in 2018, it seemed Cee-c and her father were not on good terms after she warned her father and other Nigerians who planned to attack her for her actions in the reality show to bury the thoughts.
Cee-c, in a conversation with Nina, claimed she was aware many Nigerians, including her father were planning to attack her after the show.
However, judging from her caption in the aforementioned instagram post, it seems they are best of friends again.
Ned Nwoko may be some decades older than his young wife, Regina Daniels, but age has not deterred him from going all out when it comes to showing her love and care.
The Billionaire politician showed his romantic side while celebrating his wife Regina Daniels, who turned a year older yesterday, October 10.
During a surprise birthday treat for the popular actress, Ned Nwoko was seen plucking flowers for his wife who couldn’t contain her excitement.
See video below;
Meanwhile, Regina Daniels’ mother, Rita Daniels in an interview with BBC News Pidgin spoke about Regina’s marriage with Ned Nwoko, her real age and other related issues.
Rita Daniels insisted she didn’t force her daughter into marriage adding that ”It was a thing of love”… (Read more here ICYMI)
Tiwa Savage recently went for an interview with a radio station, City FM 105.1 and after her interview she stepped out.. only for the OAPs to gossip about her, saying unkind things about her.
In their conversation, they also insinuated that Yemi Alade is a better artist than Tiwa Savage.
Yemi Alade has now reacted to the video by sharing it online and also letting them know it is impossible to be liked by everyone.
Yemi shared the video on her IG page and wrote ;
“It’s impossible to be liked by everyone! But in this clip we see 3 women ridiculing and making small talk about successful women, to the extent of calling someone a FOOL!, she Even took her song off the systems programmed play,I don’t even understand the English or language this lady used to insult me when she mentioned my name.
However, I am even more perplexed as to the mental state of these women. How can people this wounded in spirit and poor in mind be able to get jobs that involve addressing millions of people, influencing their thoughts,educating listeners,promoting justice? Nonetheless!! Women DO support women!and unfortunately, these 3 are just a few of the bad eggs. I cant forgive you because you haven’t offended me to be sincere ,lion no dey concern imself with wetin sheep dey talk.
Even if i ran into them ,I wouldn’t even know who they are.if we start to listen in on the PURELY EVIL CONVERSATIONS PEOPLE have about Artists; female or male, omo data go finish. I know a few OAPS that know how to voice their opinion without being hateful, but these three ? Need re-orientation,re- education,, and redirection in life. This is def how they talk about all artists!all people! This is the hate they SPREAD! NAIJA WHICH WAY!
We didnt Rise to top because of insults ,neither can it bring us down!#soondelete.”
