Nigerian singer, Tekno alongside four others risk being jailed for two years after publicly shooting a music video featuring semi-nude women dancing erotically in a see-through truck in Lagos recently.
A video made by an astonished woman, went viral few days ago of a see-through truck which had half-clad ladies dancing, like they were in a sorta mobile club.
News later spread that the scene was from a music video singer, Tekno was shooting.
The act is said to be in contravention of Section 136 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 which provides that any person who commits any act of gross indecency with another person in public commits an offence and liable to a conviction to three years imprisonment.
Section 134(a) further stipulates that an indecent act in a public place makes both parties engaging in the act liable to imprisonment for two years.
Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile later confirmed on Instagram that the video titled, ‘Agege’, featured himself and Tekno.
There was almost a heated moment during last night’s Saturday party as there was a confrontation by Ike to Omashola after the latter, like a Jamaican rude boy rocked curvy housemate, Mercy.
As can be seen in the video below, a shirtless Omashola picks up Mercy and grinds her in such an aggressive manner, while in front of her love interest, Ike. Unable to take more of his babe rocking the shirtless guy, Ike then confronts Omashola and there was almost a fight.
He was then interrupted by a shirtless Frodd and in a few seconds, the party went on… Watch the video below,
Three students of the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, Maradi, lost their lives in a fatal motor accident in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara state on Friday, August 2nd.
The students identified as Muhammed Lawal Damau, 20, Muneer Musa Lawal Dare, 22, and Abdurrahman Babayo, 21, wrote their final year exams on Thursday August 1st and were on their way home when they died in the accident that claimed their lives.
In a condolence letter sent to the families of the late students which was signed by the President of the University, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, expressed the school community’s sadness and compassion over the unexpected loss of the students.
The statement described their deaths as a great loss not only to their families, but to the University community and the entire Nigerian society. Gwarzo prayed for their souls to live in perfect peace, and asked God to give their families the fortitude and courage to bear the irreparable loss.
Grace Dara Opeyemi, an English Studies student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) committed suicide on Friday August 2.
The OAU student reportedly took sniper (insecticide) upon learning that she might not graduate with her coursemates following an alleged poor performance in her final year exams last semester.
“From a copy of the academic records on the university portal it showed that she had five outstanding courses and special electives as carry over and was unable to write the final exams with her mates in the last semester,” a schoolmate said.
OAU’s Public Relations Officer Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed the incident but told The Nation that he is yet to be briefed about it. He revealed that he learnt the deceased took sniper after falling into depression, an aftermath of an alleged poor academic performance.
She was reportedly rushed to the University’s health centre and was later referred to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital where she reportedly died.
BBNaija housemate, Khafi during her diary session has revealed to Big Brother that her relationship with Gedoni has made her lose focus on the game.
She made this known when Biggie asked her if there were people in the house who had lost focus on the game so far. She replied, yes that there were, including herself.
She said she always got carried away whenever she was with Gedoni and he himself noticed she was losing focus and concentrating more on him.
She stated that whenever he noticed that, he always put her in check and brought her back to her senses by reminding her she was in the BBNaija house for a purpose and she should focus more on the game.
She further revealed that a lot of the housemates had gotten too comfortable and had become laid back but as soon as Biggie brought in new housemates, they all woke up from their slumber and sat up immediately.
She said it was like someone had snapped them back to reality and they all realized they needed to put in more efforts as the game was becoming more competitive with the arrival of new housemates.
An animal-rights activist is urging people not to kill mosquitoes, but instead to let the insects bite them.
Aymeric Caron, who is also a French TV presenter, says the insects suck human blood to obtain protein for their eggs and should not be swatted in the prcoess.
He said that killing mosquitoes is “embarrassing for anti-specists who realise they are being attacked by a mother trying to nourish her children,” according to the Independent.
Anti-specists are people who argue that all species should be treated equally.
Mr Caron, who describes himself as an anti-specist, says he always allows himself to be bitten by mosquitoes, except in Africa, where there is a risk of catching malaria.
In a video, he said: “One can consider that a blood donation from time to time to an insect who is only trying to nourish her children is not a drama.”
But British animal protection workers have said his comments are “a step too far” and “an unhelpful distraction”.
Caron also said it was better to use natural mosquito repellents like citronella, lavender oil or garlic, to wash regularly and avoid using perfumes.
We haven’t heard good music from Tekno in a very long while and while fans from their end fill comment sections with statements about expecting new music from him, Tekno has been battling seriously with a plethora of health challenges that he gave us an insight to in an exclusive interview with CoolFm’s Daddy Freeze.
Sitting down with Daddy Freeze, Tekno talks about the health challenges he has been battling for months and how he has gone from various medical to herbal resource centers looking for the solutions of his irritated vocal cord that could no longer help him talk well or sing.
This interview is, although not spoken, graphic in the description as Tekno takes us through his journey of trying to find his voice again even if it meant going through a life-threatening surgical procedure that is irreversible according to his account.
By this time, I’ve seen like four doctors. I was getting tired, praying, some people go say na Ubi because is expiring in December, so like e no wan make I sing again after the contract… someone said it’s a girl, offered me Babalawo… at this time I was already losing my mind it was insane. I’ve drank all the medication, they’ve even given me reflux medication that they said I have to drink for two months or at least three months for the acid in your stomach to start to go down because all these time the acid from my stomach was coming up to my throat and irritating my vocal cords. so I got tired eventually, went to London, stayed a bit and then I came back to Nigeria…. this is already four months of no work, no recording, no performance, just spending money from hospital to hospital, doctor to doctor … somebody even tell me say make I buy goat and cutlass(laughs). So I called my mom and said, look, this is what someone told me. My mom started to cry, I don’t know, maybe she thought I was going to do it. … At this time when I was talking to my mom on the phone, it was extremely hard to talk… I kept studying. Through all these time i’ve been doing vocal therapy, speaking to different voice coaches online, just trying to see if there’s a way I can learn to sing from the inside because they said that if you can sing from your bellies… you’ll be able to perform, so I was just trying anything I could do. I was studying and at some point I just thought, maybe I should get some surgeries done. In my head, I just felt this is the only option because I’ve been drinking this reflux medicine for so long and the acid keeps boiling my throat. Mind you for the past four to five months I’ve been sleeping with my bed laid down like this (he demonstrated with his hands on what seem to be like a slant position) with my body up and my waist down straight. so when I sleep, the acid doesn’t come up. But since I sleep crazy, I start my sleep with the recommended position and wake up with all parts of my body in a different dimension.
He was eventually diagnosed to be suffering from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and after a series of test which was painful to watch him describe in the video, he had to go through a surgical procedure called Esophagogastric dissociation.
At this point, Tekno has already spent all his money on medical bills and accommodation in different places while seeking medical help for his voice.
I had a show in Cameroon three weeks after that surgery. so it was after I go and perform in Cameroon first or I do the surgery first… why this Cameroon came up was because, at this time, there was no money again, at this time I already blew through everything so I needed that Cameroon show because that show was paying me a hundred and ten thousand dollars for that weekend. so it’s either I do that surgery, or go and do the Cameroon show, but I was scared because If I do Cameroon and perform with an already irritated voice just because I need money to balance my bills, I would end up going back to where I started. So I did the surgery first and I had three weeks to get fine before I had to go perform in Cameroon but the doctor had told me that I needed at least two months before I can go back on stage because of the kind of surgery that was performed. By this time, I didn’t even know how bad it is. They cut me in five different places. The surgery was done by a robot… after the surgery, I woke up and looked at myself… it wasn’t a good feeling at all. I couldn’t move, I couldn’t sneeze, I couldn’t laugh, I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t do nothing at all… at this time now, there’s metal inside of me…”
Mercy, yesterday after the Saturday night party excited other housemates as he stripped, by pulling down her trouser to show off her booty, while she danced.
She was at first, rocking Omashola while she danced ‘under the influence of alcohol’. Then she moved away from him, pulled down her trousers, and flaunted her Victoria Secret panties, and her butt cheeks.
An excited Omashola could not believe his eyes, then he immediately ran back to her and tapped her bare butts.
Watch the video below;
We thought that was all until she also put her boobs on full display. She smiled and put her hands over it in attempt to cover her modesty. Watch video below.
Seyi and Ike had a ‘fight’ yesterday that almost turned to ‘blows’, and this was all because of an ‘Ice cream’.
Then it all went down to Tacha vs. Frodd.
Watch the full video below;
The whole fracas came after their Saturday Nigh Party with DJ Sose.
Meanwhile…….. This week, Biggie introduced new members to the Pepper Dem gang…and Spicy Nene is here to give you the gist on that and more as e dey hot!
Atarodo Like No Other
We asked Biggie for pepper and he gave us the hottest of them all! Five new members of the Pepper Dem gang? What? I sure didn’t see that coming and neither did the Housemates. Well, Mercy and Tacha can testify. If only looks could kill, LOL! Anyway sha, I can’t wait to see the shades of spice they’ll bring to my screen.
Who else noticed that in less than three days, the additional peppers to the gang have given us all shades of heat? Ah, let me gist you.
Upon Joe’s arrival, he was seen with Khafi having some passionate hugging sessions. Jeff being the ITK (I too know!) that he is, he let it slip that Joe and Khafi have a history but Khafi quickly shut him up even before his words dropped. That’s not all o, Joe kept telling Khafi that the House had changed her and in his words, “I’m here for you.”
It seems though that Khafi did not want Gedoni to know about this. They had an awkward encounter later in the week when he commented about them knowing each other. This seemed to make Khafi uncomfortable and if I could read her mind, I bet N1000 that she was probably saying to herself “abeg, don’t ask me any more questions about my time with Joe!”
It remains to be seen how she plans to manage the situation going forward.
The Battle Of The Smartest
Omashola cried to Ebuka about the shortage of ladies in the Pepper Dem House and Biggie decided to throw in three ladies to balance the equation. So you mean to tell me that with these beautiful ladies in the House, Omashola and Frodd have decided to camp under the same tent? Na wa o!
The funniest thing that happened this week was when Omashola confessed his feelings to Venita and within the same hour, Frodd was found telling her about running a luxurious bath for her in the Head of House room. What a time to be HoH!
Poor Venita even had to move beds because in her words, “Omashola is starting to get too aggressive for me”. Oh well, must be nice having two strong men fight for your attention, right? I need this in my life right now. *Deep sigh*
Threading Wars
Just after her fight with Gedoni last week Saturday, Mercy went into war with Omashola during their Task preparation. For some reason, Omashola had a problem with Mercy wanting to take a quick nap amidst the Thursday Task preparation. A frustrated Mercy was quick to defend herself by telling him that she regretted selecting him to join her group because he’s an empty vessel. Wow! The tension here could cut through my skin; don’t you think?
Break Up To Make Up
Our resident Coin bandits broke up! You heard right, Ike and Mercy broke up earlier this week. Let me take you through it. I mean, why else am I here?
Remember when they both stole Esther’s Bet9ja Coins? Well, sister Mercy decided to repent and drag Ike along with her. Of course, our gangsta wasn’t having it and insisted on keeping the Coins for rainy days like immunity or time with the family. Thinking about it, Ike was right, you know? Anyway, after much convincing, Mercy asked Ike to either return the stolen Coins or lose her but to my surprise, Ike let her walk away while he still had the Coins in his pockets. What? This is the real definition of money over everything.
I’m not sure if it’s because of the introduction of gorgeous ladies into the House but as soon as the BB Naija Twist kicked off, Mercy took her duvet back to Ike’s bed and patched things up with Igwe Ike. I can’t even blame her; it’s secure your man season!
Relationship Nuggets
Our certified relationship counsellor – Mercy, has recently been dishing out some relationship advice to Khafi on the subject of the Khadoni ship. Did she not just come out of a breakup though? Let me drink water and mind my business oo.
Where was I? Ehen! Mercy started by telling Khafi to focus on the 60 million Naira at stake, rather than having her eyes on Gedoni, to which Khafi nodded in approval. Khafi has been feeling insecure about her relationship with Gedoni, which made her seek counsel from Mercy – seeing that they’re both in steady ships in the Pepper Dem House. Guess who’s making her feel insecure? Venita! Apparently, Venita told Mercy that she finds Gedoni attractive and asked if Khafi is willing to share him. See why I said these new Housemates are ready to serve pepper hot hot!
Later on, Khafi was seen telling Gedoni that she doesn’t care if Venita thinks she’s always with him but he’s her man and she’ll do whatever she wants. Chai I must love ooo.
A Nigerian man who owns a Lexus SUV has shared on social media how rodents made a feast of some components of his his car while he was away.
The man shared a video online sharing how rats destroyed wires in his car when he traveled.
Narrating the ordeal, he disclosed that he was away from home for several months and when he returned he was shocked to see the state of his Lexus SUV…
He wrote;
“Rats sat down in my car engine, and ate my wire for months that i travelled. This is what rats did to my car for months that i have been away”.
Cross-dresser, Bobrisky took to his Instagram page to share a throwback photo of himself on his page when he was still an ‘upcoming transgender’ and said the photo is meant to inspire people.
The transvestite says if the picture is not inspiring to someone, then that person will die in poverty – he went on to say that he went from a man to a multimillionaire woman and before he became who he is today, he made sure not to mix with broke people.
He wrote,
If dis picture didn’t inspire you then you will die in poverty . Nothing is impossible on earth. If you block your ears and never listen to people who hate you…. trust me you will achieve your dreams. From a man to a multimillionaire woman today. Before I change myself to who I am today…. I made up my mind never to mix with broke ass guys. I tried my best to miz among the rich men so they can pick me up. Nobody should give you fish…. tell them to pick u up and make you a great person. Lastly never be ashamed to tell people who you were before making it…..lots of dis slay queens on ig today are afraid to upload their past pictures. Love you all
A Netherlands-based Nigerian researcher, Emeka Chinaka, has taken to Facebook to call for the Holy Bible to be updated to reflect the knowledge and findings of today.
According to the the researcher, Bible verses like Psalms 93:1, 96:10 and 1 Chronicles 16:30 have been disproved by science with facts hence the need for the Bible to be updated.
He wrote;
Psalms 93:1, 96:10 and 1 Chronicles 16:30: “The world is established. It can not be moved”. Psalm 104:5, “He (the lord) laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever”.
This has been disproved by science with facts. “The Sun is stationary and the earth orbits around the Sun and rotates on its axis”
Galileo Galilei tried to prove this with his theory of Heliocentrism and was accused of heresy by the Church and condemned to house arrest for the rest of his life.
Yet these verses are still in the bible. Is it not time the bible is updated to reflect the knowledge and findings of today?
Veteran Nollywood actor, Tony Umez has taken to his Instagram page to share a lovely family photo of himself with his four beautiful daughters.
The veteran actor while celebrating his daughters described them as beautiful princesses.
Tony Umez is a classic Nigerian actor who has starred in more than 200 Nollywood films, both of English and Yoruba languages since his debut in 1994.
The 54 year old thespian began acting from his secondary days where he performed on stage play and drama. In 1993, the actor joined Nollywood and did not get a dime from his two movies which made him leave the industry for a few years.
He however returned to the industry in 1997 and featured in the movie, ”The Princess” but it was the movie, ”Died Wretched” which was released in 1998 that plunged him into prominence.
Nigerian male Barbie and controversial socialite, Bobrisky dropped a rejoinder comment to his ‘Inspiration’ Saturday post of him changing from a man to a multimillionaire woman.
The cross-dresser, in his post, took a swipe at ‘broke boys‘ as he revealed that his beauty is for politicians in Nigeria and in other countries.
The effeminate stated that he didn’t become a shemale for broke boys and also warned them to stay away from him.
He wrote;
Bia!!! All dis broke men coming to my dm to tell me they love me don’t let me SLAP you. So you mean I turn shemale because of broke boys. My beauty is for our politician in Nigeria and other countries not for boys pls stay away. As a CEO I should be able to deal with billionaires ceos.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, on Friday, August 2, 2019 arraigned one Wealth Wilson before Justice A.T Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation and other internet-related offences contrary to Section 22 (3) (a) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the same Act.
One of the charges reads: “That you Wealth Wilson (a.k.a) Carter Berry, Eric Parter Ham) sometime between 2018 and 2019 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court did fraudulently impersonate one Carter Dan Baldwin with the intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (3) (a) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the same Act.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the four-count charges when read to him.
In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, J.N. Dogoyaro prayed the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial and for the defendant to be remanded in prison custody. .
However, counsel to the defendant, J.C. Okere reminded the judge of the defendant’s bail application already before the court.
Justice Mohammed consequently granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) and two reliable sureties in like sum.
One of the sureties must be a senior member of the defendant’s family while the other surety must be a civil servant not lower than Grade Level 13.
Wilson ran into trouble when the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force arrested him along Ozuoba by N.T.A Road, Port Harcourt, sometime in June, 2019 on alleged fraudulent activities, ranging from love and internet scams and other related offences. His arraignment followed the Commission’s investigations which established prima facie case of fraud against him.
The Ogun State Police Command said it has rescued four other victims abducted on Thursday around J3 forest on Ogbere road, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state.
One of the victims, Mrs. Ibelegbo Chidimma was rescued earlier on Saturday
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed the rescue effort in a terse statement.
He said, “The remaining four victims have been rescued unhurt by men of Ogun State police command.”
Oyeyemi had earlier said, “Efforts are on top gear to rescue the remaining victims, as the kidnappers who kept them in separate locations were changing their locations from time to time within the forest.”
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After getting used to a winning streak, the Pepper Dem Gang finally suffered a major upset with the loss of the Wager Task. The shocking news was announced to the Housemates by Frodd as he read Biggie’s scroll to the House.
That was when it became imperative for the old guys to brief the new ones on what would happen despite having a full house.
It was a moment of disbelief for the Housemates as they heard the outcome of the Wager Task. The scroll which started with the good news of Bet9ja Coins reward for some of the Pepper Dem Gang soon went south. What they expected would be a climactic end soon turned sour as the rest of the content of the scroll was read. In disbelief, Khafi and Tacha went up to Frodd to read the news themselves.
After the loss of the Wager Task was read, Frodd called for a meeting, but it seemed a faction led by Ike had had enough of the meetings.“We just finished a meeting, I am not coming,” Ike said. Clearly, not everyone is pleased with Frodd’s reign as HoH.
Elozonam, one of the new housemates, was then given a full brief on the situation of the House after a Wager Task gets lost. Ike and Omashola were on hand to paint him the picture and they didn’t paint a pretty one. Elozonam was worried why a House filled with so much foodstuffs would have to worry about feeding in the coming week. “People will soon start hiding foodstuff,” Omashola said as he explained the consequences on food ration now that the Wager was lost.
Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels’ billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko, has thrown his philanthropic weight behind the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Sun News reports.
The Niger Delta prince doled out N10 million to the association when members led by the president, Emeka Rollas, paid him a courtesy visit recently. AGN had requested for financial assistance to enable members visit Hollywood to tidy up arrangements with Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG AFTRA) and also to take care of ailing actors.
“As Nollywood’s most celebrated in-law, you have demonstrated an avowed commitment to Nollywood and the entertainment industry through various forms of support and assistance. In view of this, we wish to request for your financial assistance to enable us visit Hollywood to tidy up the twining arrangements with SAG AFTRA and help contribute to our AGN Trust Fund, which is designed to take care of our ailing actors, who are presently incapacitated and out of jobs,” Rollas pleads.
Others in the entourage were Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey, Sanni Danja, Chika Okpala (Zebrudaya), Steve Eboh (Ajebo), Ify Eze, Frank Dallas, St. Maradona Johnson, Alex Usifo Omiagbo, Rita Daniels, former AGN chairman, Delta State and mother to Regina Daniels.
Daughter of Nigerian billionaire, DJ Cuppy is currently enjoying the best time of her life as she was recently spotted with her ex, Asa Asika at the Afro Fusion Festival ongoing in Portugal.
Cuppy, began dating Asa Asika in 2011, but the relationship was shortlived and she was linked to Nigerian footballer Victor Anichebe years after.
They got back together in 2018 after she broke up with the Nigerian footballer and also had months of romantic show-offs on social media.
However speculation of their breakup came in the last quarter of 2018 after Asa Asika shunned DJ Cuppy’s birthday.
Here is a reunion video between the two at the Afro Fusion Festival ongoing in Portugal.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, on Friday night August 2nd, said contrary to his earlier comment, only one pastor of the church was abducted by kidnappers along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday August 1st.
He made the clarification while addressing pastors of the Church at the Redemption camp along Lagos-Ibadan express way.
On Friday morning August 2nd, Adeboye had announced during a church service that 5 of his church pastors who were traveling to the camp ground for the annual Ministers conference have been abducted.
However when he addressed his congregation during the evening service, he said investigations by the police has shown that it was only one pastor of the church that was kidnapped alongside four other persons.
“People have been taunting me and challenging me that since I hear from God how come this is happening to your church pastors. I want to say it has been confirmed that only one pastor of the church was kidnapped along with four other people. That does not reduce from the weight of the incidence however. The church will continue to pray for the release of all those who have been kidnapped”, he said.
Some Ikorodu residents stopped some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) from arresting a young man in the neighborhood whom they accused of being an internet fraudster.
The SARS officers were reportedly in the Lagos community to arrest a young man they accused of being a yahoo boy.
They were however stopped and quickly drove out after residents of the area trooped out shouting ‘ole’ (thief).
Here is a video from the scene of the incident below;
Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, The First Lady of Anambra State was recently spotted wearing a pair of Gucci glasses which is valued at about $2,755.
She made the choice of the designer glasses while attending the funeral mass of the late Chief Michael Chukwuka Onyema, father of CEO of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema.
Obiano was among the dignitaries at the ceremony, which held at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mbosi, Ihiala, Anambra State, on Friday.
A lover of designer sunshades, Obiano was spotted the Gucci brand, whose makers have defined as a “Limited Edition mask sunglasses with crystal
According to Gucci, the overall quantity of the Made-in-Italy sunshades is a mere 100 pieces: “Please note, these sunglasses are part of a limited edition collection of 100 pieces,” it says on its website.
Fast rising actor, model and television presenter, Somadina Adinma, has finally opened up on his relationship with teenaged actress, Regina Daniels.
Adinma, who admitted that he has found love again after Regina left to marry another man, however, revealed that his opinion doesn’t count if someone decides to marry whomever he or she desires. He also talked about other issues. Enjoy it.
Tell us a bit about yourself
My name is Somadina Adinma. I am from Anambra State. I am the last child of my family. My dad is late and I have just my mom and a sibling.
From being a kid actor, how has the journey been?
It wasn’t easy. It was very hard. You know, at a point, I stopped acting because my mom felt that acting was taking my mind away from school. So, I stopped acting. I couldn’t get admission to higher institution, so I went to do a diploma course in Cooperative Economics and Management. After my two-year course, I gained admission to study Theatre Arts and Film at the university. I started acting again in my 300 Level and it was very hard. Now, staging a comeback is very hard.
What’s it like combining education and acting?
It was very hard. I studied Theatre Arts and Film, so combining acting and schooling was very tough. I wasn’t getting jobs frequently and it was after my graduation that I started getting roles.
What kind of student were you in school?
Of course, I was like every other student. The only difference was that they treated me a bit special. But then, in Theatre Arts, everybody was a star. They knew I was an actor but everybody in my department was a star, including the lecturers.
Did you fail any course?
Yes, in my first year, I didn’t know it was all about attendance and stuff like that. I had few carryovers in my first year, but I never had any carryover again till I graduated.
What was your motivation?
The love of the craft was my motivation. This was something I started as a child. Then, it was like a plaything. But it started making sense for me to want to study Theatre Arts and Film in the university.
Did life as a kid actor rob you of your childhood?
No, it didn’t. Life as a kid actor didn’t take anything away from me. I had time to play with every other child in school and at any other places.
How were you discovered as a kid actor?
There was this day I came out into my street and I met some people filming. It was actually Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki and Paw Paw) doing the filming. So, I walked up to one of the cast, he was an actor too, and said I wanted to be like these ‘kids’. He looked at me and smiled. He said ‘those are not kids, they are adults, but if you are really sure you want to act, I can meet your parents to get the go ahead’. They eventually came, but they wanted to take my brother instead of me. And I was like ‘who does that?’ Then I was very small, I was like seven or eight years old. But the edge I had over others was that I could read and understand the words, and they had to tell other kids to say ‘this and that’ before they could say so. That was how it started for me. I think my first movie was actually a scene, the tittle was ‘Charge and Bail’, and I did it with Osita Iheme.
Which movie brought you back into the spotlight?
I did two movies ‘Love and Oil’ directed by Ifeogwu. It starred acts like Yul Edochie, Nuella Njubuigbo and so many others. The second was ‘Miss Teacher’, a Chika Ike’s movie, which was about child’s right. I was one of the main characters in the movie, and then ‘Mr China’s, ‘Eliza the Village Lover’ and others. Those were the movies that people saw and started calling me for jobs again.
Now that you are back, has it been easy for you?
It wasn’t easy to stage a comeback. But now that I am back as an adult actor and a graduate, I think it will be easier.
Which is your most favourite movie?
Wow, do I have a favourite movie? I think all of them are cool, but the movies that took me everywhere was the ones I did with Regina (Daniels). I think that’s ‘the woman I love’.
What was the chemistry like between you and Regina?
We met at a location, we were both young and we bonded. We were meant to be friends and when you are cool with the characters on set, interpretation of the story becomes normal. So, it just happened. It’s like when Genevieve (Nnaji) and Ramsey (Nouah) were doing their thing. Yeah, we were able to connect.
Looking at the whole scenario, would you say meeting Regina Daniels added a kind of vibe to your career?
Yes, it did. But I was the vibe before I met her. Then, she added more vibe and that’s it. After the movies, we became friends, colleagues and close friends.
What do you have to say about the reports that she dumped you for another man and you became angry?
No, no, no, I got angry because people were coming to say stuff they didn’t know anything about. They were trolling me. All I know is that people need to mind their business. It’s not everything you inquire about. At times, people should just be like ‘this is none of my business, let me just allow this slide’. Regina and I were very close friends. She didn’t dump me for anybody. Nobody dumped anybody. Nobody is feeling bad about anything.
What’s your take on her marriage to Ned Nwoko?
I don’t have a take on someone’s personal life. Whatever anyone has chosen to do with his or her life, that’s his or her personal life. My opinion is not even needed. My stand won’t change anything.
Many people thought that though you felt sad, you’ve moved on
But why should people feel like that. When you are not ready to marry, would you tell the other person not to marry because you are not ready? That’s wickedness. Even when you are ready, you may decide not to marry the person. I am not saying that’s the case, but Regina and I were close friends.
So, you didn’t feel bad about the whole thing?
No, not at all.
Are you in a relationship now?
Yes, I have always been in a relationship.
Who’s the lucky girl?
My mom, my brother, my friends; all these people love me and I love them too. Is that not enough?
How do you handle female fans that want to get down with you?
It’s okay to be cool with everybody, all your fans. One thing they should know is that you can’t be for everybody. You can never be for everybody. I will like to follow everybody on my Instagram, but unfortunately I can’t do so.
What’s the craziest thing a fan has done to you?
The craziest thing keeps repeating itself all the time. When they want to take pictures with me in public, and I am a very shy person. I always feel embarrassed when all these things happen but I’m getting used to it little by little.
How about remuneration? Would you say the movie industry is able to put food on your table?
Sure, it does. But you don’t have to put all your eggs in one basket. You also have to do other businesses.
Apart from acting, what other things do you do?
I just finished my NYSC. I wanted to do my own movie. I’ve done one, which is showing on YouTube entitled, ‘My Best Friend Caused My Pain’. It’s the story of two siblings that did something that’s a taboo. From there, I would expand to other businesses.
Rumour has it that you are now dating Princess Nnenna Orji after dumping Regina Daniels?
(Laughter) I don’t know anything about that o. People always feel I have everything figured out, so if they feel this is what’s going on now, then it is.
Are you confirming that you are in a relationship with her?
I don’t know (laughter). It’s just that Princess Nnenna Orji and I are very close friends. The kind of friendship I had with Regina is the type of friendship I have with Nnenna now.
What attracted you to Princess?
Princess is my very good friend.
Are you using her to rub off?
No, certainly not so.
Apart from who we see on the screen, who really is Somadina?
Somadina is very funny. That’s the Somadina you don’t know. Somadina is a calm guy, but when you step on his toes, he will show you he’s not so calm. And Somadina is a very hardworking person; he’s a goal getter. Somadina believes in slow and steady and Somadina is someone who has a very big dream.
A mother who killed her two daughters because they “got in the way of her s*x life” has been jailed for life.
Louise Porton denied killing three-year-old Lexi Draper and 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan, who died 18 days apart last year.
But the 23-year-old, of Skiddaw, Rugby, was found guilty of their murder and on Friday she was jailed for a minimum of 32 years.
During her trial, jurors heard Porton did not seem distressed by the deaths.
Passing sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, Mrs Justice Yip described the murders as “evil” and “calculated”.
“These were blameless young children who were plainly vulnerable and ought to have been able to rely on their mother to protect and nurture them,” she said.
“Instead you took their young lives away.”
The judge told the court Porton had “no medical history or mental disorder that goes any way to explaining what happened in this case”.
She added: “One way or another you squeezed the life out of each of your daughters, only calling the emergency services when you knew they were dead.
“I am sure at the time of the deaths, you intended to kill each of your daughters.
“Why you did so, only you will know.”
Porton, of Beechwood Court, suffocated Lexi in the early hours of 15 January 2018, and was then heard “laughing” at a funeral parlour two days before killing Scarlett on 1 February.
Jurors heard Porton accepted 41 friend requests on a dating app just a day after Lexi died, and was described by prosecutors as being “calm and emotionless” following Scarlett’s death.
While Lexi was ill in hospital, just over a week before she died, Porton took topless photos in the toilets and was arranging to perform sex acts for money with a man she had met through a website, the court was told.
Both Lexi and Scarlett’s deaths were consistent with deliberate airway obstruction, and prosecutors told her trial that doctors “could not find any natural reason” for their deaths.
Warwickshire Police said it was also “clear from the evidence” that Porton had tried to kill her three-year-old twice before, in early January 2018, before eventually succeeding.
Porton, who described herself as a “model”, also used her Google account to search for “Why did my 3 year(-old) stop breathing” and “How long after drowning can someone be resuscitated?”
In a victim impact statement, the children’s father, Chris Draper, said he was “broken”.
“Why did Louise do something so evil to our beautiful daughters? You are their mother, the person supposed to care for them, protect and love them.
“They were just an inconvenience to you; how could you do this?”
“I sit and think day and night and I can’t understand why my two little girls were taken away because Louise wanted to sleep around.”
He added: “I hate Louise. No punishment will ever be enough as I will never get my daughters back.”
The first day of the trial was told that from August 2016 until early November 2017, Porton lived at an address in Willenhall, near Walsall, where her landlady spent “more and more time” caring for Lexi and Scarlett while their mother was “doing social things” instead of looking after them.
Det Supt Pete Hill, from Warwickshire Police, added: “These were premeditated murders for which she has shown no remorse, and the length of the sentence reflects this.”
Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire Safeguarding Board confirmed a serious case review had been commissioned following the deaths of Lexi and Scarlett.
Evicted housemates of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV show, Isilomo and Ella were both spotted today, “fighting” after a radio interview, today, August 2nd, 2019.
Trouble ensued between the reality stars after Avala allegedly claimed Ella’s hug was fake during the radio interview in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Isilomo was heard repeatedly sayin ‘f*ck off, I dey craze o..’ during the heated argument that almost led to exchange of blows.
Talented Nigerian singer, Tekno who has been off the scene for a while has granted a ‘tell all’ interview with OAP Daddy Freeze where he revealed in details the struggles he went through when his vocal cords shut down for months.
Narrating his ordeal, Tekno said he spent months and millions of naira on hospital bills. He also revealed he was operated on by a robot and how he now carries a magnetic device in his system.
Read excerpts of the interview below;
I went under the radar for a bit because I was sick and It all started at an event in Ghana, I performed with Wizkid and Davido but somehow I cracked my voice on stage that night. So when I got back to the hotel, I told my guys I didn’t want to go out again because I really injured my voice and just wanted to rest.
The next day, I had a show In Togo, I performed, still stressed the voice and came back to Lagos but it wasn’t getting better, so I went to see a doctor, he put a camera down my throat but he didn’t really see anything so he just gave me antibiotics and said i should be fine in a week or two but I didn’t get better and by this time I had started cancelling shows.
So I decided to fly to London, saw the first doctor and he said ‘your vocal cord is just irritated’ he gave me drugs and said I should be fine in about two weeks, but nothing changed.
So I decided to fly to Los Angeles and again I saw the first doctor , he said the same thing. At this stage I was loosing my mind already because it didn’t make sense anymore, I couldn’t sing, I couldn’t talk, sometime they tell me to stay quiet for a week (laughs).
Some people around me started saying it may be from Ubi Franklin because my contract was going to expire in a few months and he didn’t want me to sing again, some others said It could be Iyanya, someone else said It could be a girl, another person offered to take me to see babalawo, I was really getting frustrated. Someone even told me to buy a goat and three matchetes for sacrifice
This all happened over a period of like four months, no work, no recording, no performing, I was just spending money from hospital to hospital. Then I started doing vocal therapy and it got to a point i just thought doing a surgery was the best option.
I eventually flew to New York to see another doctor who promised me i’ll be fine and sing again. At this point, I had spent alot of money and done all sorts of weird and disgusting tests and scans.
The surgery option i opted for was the one that had to do with them putting a magnet inside my throat. The surgery was done by a robot, they cut me in five different places. After the surgery, I couldn’t move, i couldn’t breath, couldn’t sneeze. It was hell.
Nigerian record producer and Mavin’s boss, Don Jazzy has stressed that he cannot be forced into marriage by anyone.
The 36-year-old record producer, who is constantly disturbed by his followers and loved ones to get married, took to Instagram to make this statement.
He said this while replying to DJ Big N, the Mavin Records official DJ, who said he has given up scouting for a wife for his boss, saying the ‘Don’ can find a wife for himself.
Don Jazzy responded: “haq haq haq. No one can force the Don to get married.”
New BBNaija housemate, Venita has confessed to Khafi that she is interested in her man, Gedoni, whom she described as a ‘fine man’.
New BBNaija housemate, Venita has obviously come into the house with enough pepper as she is trying hard to step on some people’s toes and cause some commotion here and there.
One of her major targets is Khafi but Khafi on her part finds it a bit funny and awkward.
This morning, while Khafi and Gedoni were chilling in the garden alongside other housemates, she was heard telling Gedoni about Venita’s plan to share him with her.
She said, “She’s like ‘This your man is fine o, you can share o. And I was like really?’”
Venita was obviously teasing Khafi but Khafi didn’t let off her guard and she has shown she would definitely stop at nothing to keep Gedoni away from the arms of another woman.
Khafi, like KimOprah confirmed she is too clingy on Gedoni and she is one who would not want to share her man with anyone, (she confirmed this to Biggie before the show began), which was why she marked her territory with Gedoni from day 1, so other female housemates stay clear.
