The photo of a little girl who shares a rather shocking resemblance to RnB singer and now cosmetics businesswoman, Rihanna has become viral on the internet and a handful of celebrities are awed by the resemblance.
Rihanna, who shared the photo of the youngster on her page was also stunned by the striking resemblance that she says she almost dropped her phone after she saw the photo.
Super model, Tyra Banks also shared the photo of the girl and expressed her shock at the resemblance.
The photo has since garnered millions of likes on Rihanna’s page as her fans and followers are thrilled by her ‘mini-me’ whose name is Ala’a and is a kid model who has fast become an internet sensation.
Burna Boy just released another song tagged “Pull Up”, off his foreseen task ‘African Giant’ slated for discharge by end of the week.
Not long after being a piece of be Beyoncé’s new undertaking, The Lion King (The Gift) Album, The singer apparatuses up his assemblage of work with another record.
The singer teamed up with DJDS on their gigantic undertaking, “Steel and Chopper” which had tunes such as “Darko”, “Thuggin”, “Honest Man” and “34”.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II was in United Kingdom to celebrate his son, Adamu Lamido Sanusi for graduating from The University of Manchester.
During his stay in UK Emir Sanusi and his family went to Cinema together for the first time in a while as stated by his son, Adam through his Instagram page.
Adam posted the photo of his family at the Cinema with the caption; First time in a while going to the cinema with Takawa. Confirmed I was taller today but musty is taller than me now ?
A quite emotional moment a US Army National Guard Sgt surprised his mother at work, after just returning from an assignment abroad, was captured on camera and has melted the hearts of many.
In the video which has since gone viral, the young man, identified as Christopher Williams is seen dressed in his uniform as he walks towards the sightseeing trolley his mother drives in Savannah, Georgia.
In the trailer sat his mother and the moment she saw him, she stood and ran towards him screaming, “My baby is home.” She hugged him and refused to let go, then kept planting kisses on his face.
A youth Corps member serving with the Leadership Newspaper in Abuja, was struck by a stray bullet on his chest during the Shi’ites and Police clash in Abuja on Monday July 22nd.
According to the Leadership, Aliyu who works with its Hausa section, was on his way home when the bloody protest started. A stray bullet hit him on the chest. Thankfully he was rushed to the National Hospital Abuja where he is recuperating.
Narrating how it happened, Aliyu said
‘’I was on my way home in a taxi after close of work when I got hit by a stray bullet which brushed through my chest.I did not even know that I was shot until I started feeling heavy on my chest. Then I was rushed to the hospital, ’’ Aliyu told the newspaper.
Owner of Mavin Record, Michael Collins Ajereh aka Don Jazzy is renowned for his twisted sense of humor and yesterday he shared a funny post on his social media page.
Don Jazzy, who is yet to find ‘the bone of his bone’ shared his own solo pre-wedding photo in preparation for when he finds a wife.
Sharing the photo, he wrote ;
Dear bloggers. I’m still not married, not engaged either. This is just a Solo pre wedding shoot testing testing. I Dey practice before I find the wife. ? How u check am?? ??♂️
Dear bloggers. I’m still not married, not engaged either. This is just a Solo pre wedding shoot testing testing. I Dey practice before I find the wife. ? How u check am?? ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/796XoGdLZQ
An accident which occurred on Tuesday at Akinhale village, Ewekoro, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State, left three people dead and two others injured.
The accident involving an Iveco truck, with number plate AAA 912 XK, occurred after the driver lost control of the wheels, leading to the detachment of the container which veered off the road into the bush.
Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said bodies of the victims had been deposited at Ifo General Hospital’s mortuary, while the two injured victims were taken to state hospital at Ifo.
“The trailer driver was on top speed when suddenly the driver lost control and the body (trailer) detached from the head as a result of not being properly hooked, before it veered into the bush.
“Among the confirmed dead was also the driver of the trailer. The vehicle has been taken to Ewekoro Divisional Police Station” he said.
A 23-year-old single mother who recently bagged 3 degrees – 2 Bachelors and a Masters degree – has narrated what she endured to put herself through school after learning she was pregnant.
Montoya, already had a degree, then went back to school to further her education. Shortly after, she discovered she was pregnant with twins and was advised to leave school. But she was determined to end well and carried the burden alone. She recently graduated with her second bachelor’s degree in Cardiovascular Sonography and masters in Health Science.
Sharing her story, she wrote:
I ALMOST GAVE UP! The Devil really had me.
NOTHING could have prepared me for the journey that I’ve been through…Our program started off with 26 people and I am now 1 of 17 that will be graduating. 5 months after starting my graduate program I found out that I was pregnant. When I told my program director I was expecting he told me I should just take time off and come back next year because it was going to be too hard to finish the program with a baby and “nearly impossible” to do it with two. I went to class every single day literally until the day I gave birth.
I was determined to finish. Only after a week of giving birth via c section I was back in class because i was told it was “unacceptable that I missed a week of school” Who would’ve known that for the next 15 months I would endure the hardest year of my life??.
Being a mother is hard enough but being a single mother to two kids while being a full time student and living away from family and friends literally having no physical support is a different type of hard. I did it all by myself I woke up at 5 AM to get my kids to daycare as soon as the doors opened to be at the hospital for rotations at 7 AM everyday and still being responsible for online work. I honestly thought dropping out would be the best choice for me, but I knew I couldn’t let my kids down and I was only giving the devil what he wanted. I knew I would not only disappoint myself but everyone who was rooting for me. I worked so hard y’all , it was times I cried myself to sleep and asked God why was I alone.
Why was I raising two kids alone with no family or friends here to support me while trying to put myself through school But he had a plan for me, and WE made it! I persisted , I finished. I have achieved not one but TWO degrees Two years,two kids and TWO degrees later. By Gods grace… we didn’t just do it , WE MASTERED IT!!!! I am receiving my second bachelors in Cardiovascular Sonography and a Master’s in Health Science ???????August 16th, 2019 ?
Steven Jones, a British ex-pat who lived in New York reportedly killed his American wife and 12-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself.
The 46-year-old man had, a day before the double murder-suicide incident, sent an email to a family friend of more than 40 years, Kenneth Petch, apologizing for creating ‘such chaos’.
He also asked for the email to be relayed to his parents, Roy and Rita.
It read:
“Hi mum and dad, this is Steve. I do this to protect Emma. It’s taken me 18 years, but I realise that I have wandered down the wrong path with the wrong person and that I have been manipulated for too long.
“I cannot bear the thought of this happening to a special 12-year-old, and if I don’t intervene, she will be left to the wolves all alone.
“You were wonderful parents, none of this is your fault or could have been prevented. I’m sorry to produce such chaos, but hopefully, there are good memories too.
“I remember many happy times during our visits. You always made us feel welcome and loved. Please focus on the good times, there were truly many good times.
“I do this to protect Emma. Love Steve.”
The electrical engineer was found dead a day after on December 14, 2018, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Steven’s corpse was found, after New York Police officers carried out a welfare check at his family address in Ballston Spa, following his employers, GlobalFoundries’ concern that he had not turned up for work.
His wife, Jennifer, and their daughter Emma were both discovered dead in separate upstairs bedrooms, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Though Jones’s parents told an inquest that their son was a “family man” and they were not aware of him going through any “financial, health or marital difficulties“, investigators reached the conclusion that the 46-year-old man had murdered his family members before turning the gun on himself as there were no “suspicious circumstances” surrounding his death.
It was further learnt that parents of the deceased received a Christmas card, calendar and selection of five photos of Jones’ family looking happy together, a few days after news of the deaths was broken to them.
A student of Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo state, has died shortly after his release after spending two months in EFCC custody.
The 22-year-old Austin Isaiah was allegedly arrested for something he “knew nothing about”. He was detained for two months before being released after he fell sick in custody, friends said on Facebook.
Upon his release, he died on Monday, July 22, due to ill health.
Austin’s friends have taken to Facebook to mourn him while calling out EFCC for his “wrongful arrest”.
Benson Ikponmwosa wrote ;
It’s hard to say Goodbye brother.
This was not the plan, you would have still been alive if not for EFCC.
Those behind your death will never go unpunished, you died for something you know nothing about.
Instagram sensation and rapper, Speed Darlington, who’s although thankful to actress, Adesua Etomi had to turned down an offer to become a celebrity housemate in Nigerian reality TV show, Big Brother Naija.
The actress had pitched the need for a celebrity Big Brother Naija housemate on her Twitter page and nominated Speed Darlington to fill up for it in a follow-up tweet.
Responding to the tweet however, Speed Darlington stated that the show is not for him because it was copied from white people. He wrote,
Thanks for this hype I appreciate it a whole lot I thought of this a day or two ago and I decided it’s not for me. 1. the name, the show & the format is copied from white people it’s not original Black Creation. 2. it’s not big enough for me I don’t see it. IG ass shakers on it.
Four internet fraudsters arraigned before Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) High Court, Nyanya, Abuja, have all bagged jail sentences.
While Tosan Ogbe, Onajite Tosan Ejivwo, Abdulmumin Saidu were arraigned on one count charge bordering on fraudulent inducement, Karo Ijire faced a three-count charge, bordering on fraudulent inducement, cheating and impersonation.
Ogbe, Ejivwo and Saidu were sentenced to prison based on the plea agreement their lawyers had with the EFCC, after pleading guilty to the one count charge.
Ijire on the other hand, also pleaded guilty to the three count charge against him. The prosecution led by J. Saidu and Maryam Ahmed Aminu informed the court of a plea bargain agreement between them, and urged the court to convict the defendant in accordance with it.
A lady was unladylike as she was highly abusive to her boyfriend on a plane and even went as far as hitting him on the head with a laptop because he looked at other women.
In a video which has gone viral on social media, the woman, American can be seen verbally assaulting the man, who she referred to as “Memo”.
The assault then turned physical and the woman refused every attempt by staff to restore peace in the packed American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles.
The woman called the man a “nig***” multiple times and accused him of “looking at other women.”
The woman also used swear words and when an air hostess warned her to stop using the F word because of a child closeby, the woman said: “Yeah I know. I fuc**** consulted the fu***** child.”
The couple was eventually sent out of the plane and as they walked down the aisle, the woman hit the man on the head with a laptop then started pounding him with her fists.
Tragedy was averted at the domestic wing of Lagos airport as an Air Peace airplane crash landed.
According to the victim who narrated the ordeal, the experience with Airpeace was a terrible one.
Read what she posted on her Instagram page:
Today… Was a confirmation of His annointing upon my life. For the 2nd time this year, I had near death experience. First na Okada, now na Plane… ✈️✈️✈️???? . As we arrived Lagos on @flyairpeace , the pilot (she was a woman, I was so proud) announced that we will be landing at international tarmac because of visibility issues. The sleep wey bin dey my eyes, auto cleared.??????
Some minutes later, seems the plane started nose diving on a fast track. And she in her expertise applied control. Then… Next… It picked up a speed and bang!!! bang!!!!!!✈️✈️???
We dropped from the sky to the hard ground. And the ceiling of the plan dropped. Children crying. People screaming Blood of Jesus! Some screaming my Mummy. It was hard! My life flashed before me….??????
Then the pilot informed that she can’t estimate the damage, however, that the plane lost its both tyres. That she had signaled for an evacuation. She kept working hard, though unsuccessfully, to calm agitated?
They said they are awaiting tow truck to tow us from international tarmac to local ??????
I got my bag, had my inhaler handy… And we awaited emergency rescue.
TheY came 52 MINUTES Later!????? (Nigeria’s emergency response time)… We for don burn finish if not for God! . . . . Praise God for Us… He averted what could have been a tragic plane crash.
Ghana’s Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has revealed that he sounded like iconic singer, Celine Dion in Beyoncé’s ‘already’ song in which he was featured in.
Shatta Wale made this hilarious revelation in an interview he granted concerning his feature on Beyoncé’s album.
Shatta Wale admitted the feature on Beyonce’s album has propelled his career immensely.
He disclosed that he had received several call regarding international projects ever since he was featured on Beyoncé’s album.
Going into details as to how the feature has helped his music career he said;
“A lot of producers around the world have contacted me with most saying that they like my voice. It was after that I listened to my voice well and I realized that I sound like Celine Dion,”
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has said his chambers is not holding brief for Mr Timi and Mrs Busola Dakolo.
The human rights lawyer noted that he only intervened when the family expressed fear over their petition.
Falana clarified his position in the matter in a text message to The PUNCH on Tuesday.
Our correspondent had reported that the lawyer said the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered the transfer of the case between the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, and the Dakokos to Lagos.
He said this was because the Dakolos were the first to submit a petition to the police over the rape allegation against Fatoyinbo.
He said the IG also asked that the petitions of the two parties be consolidated.
Nigerians have dug up darker photos of popular Instagram slay queen, Tacha and it “seems the reality show star bleached her skin”.
The 23-year-old native of Cross River who calls herself Port Harcourt first daughter, first attracted social media attention after getting a tattoo of Davido’s OBO crest on her cleavage. She maintained an Instagram presence, and went on to secure a spot in the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija Reality Show.
Big Brother Naija housemate, Esther on Monday night shared a kiss with fellow housemate, Frodd.
During a Truth and Dare game in the house on Monday night, Frodd dared Esther to kiss him.
She did not hesitate as she planted a kiss on his lips, which caused an uproar in the house.
Frodd who seems to be so emotional, had earlier burst into tears after Esther turned down his offer to be in a relationship with him but would have relished the opportunity to lock lips with Esther.
Since then, Gelato has been trending with multiple Twitter users recreating the video. Cuppy and her dad have also joined in on the fun by using the hashtag #Gelato.
Nyasa Big Bullets’ striker, Hassan Kajoke, receives a live chicken from a fan after scoring a brace against Karonga United, on Sunday, in Malawi.
Kajoke scored a brace and as he helped his side run over Karonge United in the Malawian league clash.
The league management had earlier said that the award was given by a sponsor. However, because the photo attracted a lot of comments on social media, the Malawian league website came out to say that the chicken was given to Kajoke by a fan who was impressed by his performance in the match.
The club, however, did not have anything to hide as they posted the photo of Kajoke receiving the chicken on their Facebook page. It is this post that attracted social media comments.
The unidentified fan asked for permission to be allowed to present his gift, covered in a holed carton and inscribed ‘Kajoke BB’.
The seemingly avid supporter had the chicken spread with red colors, apparently signifying the tradition red and white colors for the Super League heavyweights.
Although the photo of the presentation has landed into a social media troll, others still argue there is just nothing to belittle in a gift.
Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has come for musician Davido as he shades him for not featuring on beyonce latest album.
He however accused Davido of being proud and he didnt accept Wizkid as the king of music, and that’s he is not on the album.
His rant below;
@wizkidayo Did not mention your name to Beyonce because you are not HUMBLE, keep your congratulation… ??Oga, see what your arrogance has done to you? ?♂️If you had accepted #Wizkid as the King of #Naija music, will he not have also begged @beyonce to include you in the #LionKing album? ?♀️Even Dangote that is the richest man in #Africa, ?he is still humble, he does not carry shoulder like he is the one that brought everyone to #Lagos. ?Honestly, the Fake #LOVE in this entertainment industry is too much, ?just because others were not born with a SILVER spoon does not make them inferior. ?Right now, as far as #America and the #world is concerned, only those who featured on #Beyonce album are regarded as A-List singers in #Nigeria, the #entertainment GAME has changed, i have gotten @chrissyteigen attention in #Hollywood, ✈️so, i can tell you that it does not matter the next #American singer you feature, the question remain, is that American singer as big as Beyonce??♂️
Mercy’s love interest in the Big Brother Naija house, Ike wasn’t really happy about all that transpired at last Saturday’s party after all that went down on the dance floor. Mercy and Tuoyo (who has been evicted) had an amazing time as they danced together even though they had some intense dance session.
While having a conversation with Mercy on Monday July 22, 2019, Diane talked about the Saturday night party and how she must have gotten Ike jealous.
According to her, even though it is normal for women to get their men jealous, she felt Mercy took it far with Tuoyo.
Ike joined in on the conversation where he jokingly revealed that he got jealous over Mercy’s infamous wild night out with Tuoyo. Diane then asked him what got him jealous about the event, to which he responded by saying Mercy’s decision to go dance with Tuoyo was what got him jealous.
Speed Darlington has revealed why he’s not featured on Beyonce’s new album The Lion King: The Gift which was released few days ago.
The album features several African stars like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, Tekno and Shatta Wale.
One curious fan of Speed Darlington queried the comic rapper on why he’s not featured on the album. In his response, Speed Darlington stated that he doesn’t “kiss a**. I come from a pride tribe. We all know who mop floor with their body”.
He later wrote:
”we the only people that wants to break up others do but they can’t even speak of it because they know reality is a whole different thing. My group we believe in our self that’s why we speak of it because we believe in what we can make for ourselves. If People’s Action Party does not win we break up. 2 years ago I said that Mmba -5 person needs to be governor of Imo state without even being home and guess what? Mmba-5 person is NOW the governor. I am the next president of Nigeria you will see. Movies are already made of me and I’m not even home. I don’t beg if you want me you hit me”.
Roman Goddess recently took to her insta-story to teach guys how to ‘slide into DMs’ and how not to blow it up.
According to the popular Instagram model, ways to slide into DMs include asking for account number, asking a girl out for food and drinks and also starting off with being interested in a conversation.
Below is what she wrote ;
How to slide into DMs :
“Hey girl, send me your account details”
“Would you like to go for drinks or food sometime”
“I saw an outfit that would look good on you, would you like it”
“You seem pretty cool, are you interested in a conversation”
How not to slide into DMs :
“Your titties”
“Your ass”
“”When can we see?”
“Can I have your number”
“Can you come over?”
Yesterday, Nollywood actor and politician, Desmond Elliot came under serious criticism after he called for the ban of foreign movies in Nigeria.
The 45-year-old representing Surulere constituency at the Lagos State house of assembly said the ban will spike a growth in the Nollywood Industry.
According to him, just like rice, the Federal Government should make it difficult for foreign content to come into the country so that local content from Nigeria can grow. (Read HERE)
In his reaction, Daddy Freeze said,
‘Dear Brother Desmond, I love you, but I’m not with you on this. I should be able to choose what I want to watch if I’m paying for it, shouldn’t I?
Why don’t you strive to raise Nollywood to Hollywood standards and then people will gravitate towards Nollywood naturally?’.
