Delectable Actress, Nazo Ekezie has declared that she is part of the few Nigerians who no longer wear panties.
According to a report on Sunnewsonline.com, the fast-rising actress says she is desperately in need of a man who would love her for her.
In her words;
“I’m single and available. I am looking for someone who fame doesn’t entice or affect. I want someone who would be patient enough to know me and not look at me from the movie angle. I would love someone who sees me as Nazo and not as an actress all the time.
“Right now, I seriously want to be in a relationship. I want to be with someone I love, someone who loves me as me, but not as an actress or movie star.
I want to be with a person that actually knows me, a person who loves me and willing to relate with me as Nazo and not as an actress. That one is so important. I’m not looking out to marry a (Aliko) Dangote but my man needs to be comfortable. He has to be able to provide for me,” she explained.
On pant-stealers; “I might sound cliché but I don’t wear pants anymore. I’m not going to joke with my destiny, and if I’m taking my clothes off anywhere, my underwear is going straight into my bag.”
Ekezie just released her first production entitled, Flawed, featuring Ebere Okaro, Mofe Duncan and other actors.
Media personality and Host of the Big Brother Naija Show, has reacted to pictures of ‘aspiring contestants’ putting their pictures side-by-side with the Big Brother Logo, soliciting for support when the Audition hasn’t even started.
This came after a Twitter user inquired; @dstvnigeria pls did you guys give out information for people to start attaching their pictures with the BBN logo and solicit for support Cos I’ve been seeing a lot of that? @africamagictv @Ebuka
Ebuka responded thus; “Like, are your followers the ones auditioning? Or you think if auditions were done on social media that wouldn’t have been specifically announced? I don’t get”
Continuing he wrote; “In fact, you’re probably even doing yourself more harm. A major element of Big Brother is secrecy and surprise but you think announcing your intentions on social media is a bright idea… Toh!”
Like, are your followers the ones auditioning? Or you think if auditions were done on social media that wouldn’t have been specifically announced? I don’t get pic.twitter.com/4CirEmcMbu
A user then replied; “They probably thinking if they even get voted in to the #BBNaija house. More followes = more votes.”
Then Ebuka responded; “If the organizers wanted people with followers on the show, they know exactly where to get them. More than half the housemates last season had less than 1000 Instagram followers on the day the show started.”
In conclusion; You risk disqualification from the audition putting your photos side-by-side the Big Brother Naija Logo!
The President has sworn in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN. Mohammed who hails from Bauchi state is the most senior justice of the Supreme Court.
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Condcut Tribunal.
President Buhari announced the suspension at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja today.
He said the suspension followed the order of the CCT directing him to suspend Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial.
Folarin Falana, the Nigerian entertainer famously known as Falz, says he found success when he started to “showcase rascality” on the internet.
The singer said although he had started making music since 2009, he did not find his big break until 2015. Falz, who recently released his ‘Moral Instruction’ album, said it was “quite tough” to break into the music industry.
“I don’t even think it was one song. I think it was a period of time with quite a few things going on around that time,” he said during a sit-down with Teni on Flytime Promotion’s ‘The Journey’.
“It was quite tough, it’s never easy. I’ve been pushing music since 2009.
“Not until maybe like 2015 (before the big break). At the same time I was in the university. I finished in 2010. It was a period of time when I began to showcase rascality on the internet.
“At that time, the song that was popular for me was ‘Marry Me’ featuring Yemi Alade and Poe. At the same time, I was becoming a well known rascal on the internet. That attracted a lot of people to me.”
Speaking about his relationship status, Falz said he has not had a girlfriend for a long time. The entertainer also said he does not actively entertain thoughts of marriage.
“I don’t really think about marriage like that but I have liked girls,” he said.
Lionel Messi has begged for Emiliano Sala’s search to resume, after police called off rescue operations yesterday.
Police from Guernsey abandoned the search on Thursday after the light aircraft taking the 28-year-old Argentinian to Wales following his signing with Cardiff City from Ligue 1 side Nantes disappeared from radar near the British island on Monday.
Lionel Messi took to his Instagram page to urge for the search to continue, he wrote;
“While there is the possibility, a shred of hope, we ask that you please #NoDejenDeBuscar (don’t stop searching) for Emiliano. All my strength to your family and friends,”
Messi’s plea comes after Sala’s father and other players, including Bordeaux’s Valentin Vada and Leganes’ Uruguayan attacker Diego Rolan, begged authorities to continue the search.
Sala’s family have asked that Nantes not to commemorate their former teammate at this weekend’s French Cup clash with third-tier Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien.
“We ask you to respect the family who absolutely refuse to talk about mourning and ask us to keep believing,” Nantes captain Valentin Rongier told more than 300 Nantes fans who came to an open training session on Thursday.
“It is for this reason that we are not going to have a minute’s silence or a minute’s applause because we still have hope.”
Tope Delano, a 32-year-old Nigerian Journalist has just shared her touching story of how she has been raped twice, survived post partum depression and how she’s lost almost everyone she loves.
According to her, “I was molested between ages of 7 and 11, raped twice, battled depression almost half her life, dealt with post-partum depression, lost 4 persons in a space of 1 year 5 month”.
Follow her story below;
Let me introduce you to the 32-year-old who was molested between ages of 7 and 11, raped twice, battled depression almost half her life, dealt with post-partum depression, lost 4 persons in a space of 1yr 5 months, and now lives with…#diaryofadamagedAfricangirl #DADAG #Thread
May it is time we finally talk about African parents and their toxic ways of bringing up kids…sadly its a circle now and I hope to God it ends now! #diaryOfAdamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
We had this tradition back then, my eldest brother would take us all to the beach on Sunday after Church. I enjoyed those times as it made me feel closer to my family until he decided to invite one of his friends to the beach with us. #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
On this particular day, I change into something comfortable as usual and headed for the waters, he was right in there with me. As the waters got stronger, he tried to act like he was trying to save me and held onto me from behind.#DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
In no time, I felt his hands on my barely there boobs…here was a man I saw as ‘uncle’ touching me inappropriately. I knew this was wrong, but I could not say a word, maybe out of shame or pity.. I kept quiet as this man molested me right there #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
No one knew anything until last year when I finally opened up to my folks and another elder brother in our block back then…I learnt from him that this ‘uncle’ was accused of doing such to many other kids and he passed a few years ago #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
You’d think this was it right? if only I knew was just the beginning of my journey into abuse, molestation, violence and what not. Fast-forward to a few years later, I and a couple of block kids headed out for Christmas day greetings.. #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
We arrive at this ‘uncle’s’ house and out of all the kids there, he picked me. I felt happy, I felt special…he picked me out of all the cool kids around…yeah, I grew up not having so many friends, we were practically not allowed out #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
We were only allowed outside the side around 4pm, when dad comes home and it was always just outside our flat not downstairs. So from the time we return from school till dad arrives, we were only allowed to peep out the window and #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
Watch other kids play or listen to them while Jesus was being forced on us via the Christian music being played from our old cassette player in the sitting room. I could sing every Don Meon record word for word back then….yup! sHow about #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
The TV some would ask, yeah, programmes came on around 4 then, so you had the option of watching tv or sitting outside the house with dad…oh how I miss the multi-colored interlude that would first appear back then #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
So anyways getting the opportunity to go downstairs and be seen was always a big deal…and then he chose me and asked that I sit on his laps, I did and yeah…rest is history….At barely 11, I had been molested twice by men people around trusted and no I could not tell anyone…I come from a home where talking about your feelings or finding anyone to do it with IS alien…so no, no one to talk to…you just must do as you are told and never ask questions
#DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
Somehow I moved on with life and had now grown into a young person filled with massive low self-esteem. I somehow struggled to live with this, masking it with brilliance in my academics and a sharp mouth… #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
I had a comeback for every time I was told you ‘you are so ugly or see how pimples full your face’ or ‘you are so fat’…yeah, I was bullied…at a point, I was being described as this in secondary school…’that fat girl with pimples like boil’ #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
Fast forward to 2004, I came back to Lagos after my secondary school and decided to take up a job as a sales girl while I awaited jamb. For the few months, I worked there, I was on almost all the time molested and assaulted by my boss.
#DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
At some point, he even tried to rape me…I later found out his niece was being abused by one of his friends right there in his house yet he did nothing to stop it. Anyways, with my boss on my neck, constantly making me feel like trash, #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
I met the one who took my virginity via rape. There I was daydreaming of this really cute person who saw me and liked me…he actually did like me and in my head, I was already picturing us living like a family and having kids and all… #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
Minutes later, i sat there begging that we not have sex as I was not ready, you can guess it…it fell on deaf ears and boom Aniette raped me. He came back begging for forgiveness with the story of going to church and all of that shit they say.
200level, I was raped with a knife on my back…as he had his way, I laid still praying that he not mistakenly stab me or I not move too much and have a knife finding its way into my body…I just laid there as numbness took over…
What did this man want, money…I had none, I was a broke student who rarely spoke to people around….but somehow he found his way into my room and raped me….when he was done, I got up, wore my jean and just kept walking…I had no idea where I was headed, I just kept walking until I finally stopped. Then I took a bike to my then BF’s place…he took me to a hospital for God knows what and I stupidly followed as I felt he knew what he was doing…there and there I experienced What someone has now explained to be how abortion is being done…my insides were literally being diced with equipment all in the name of the doctor wanting to clean my insides….I was in massive pain #DiaryOfADamagedAfricanGirl #DADAG
By the time he was done and we headed out, i saw my so called bf walking faster as he did not want people to know we were together, all the ‘I love you’s ‘ and shii,lol..he explained later on he was well known in the area and didn’t want people To see us together….lwkmd….as my friend would say, ‘love kee you there tope.’ university was a blur, I was literally just surviving. I preferred to be in my house all alone, I hated having people around or going to people’s homes.
Feb 2017, I lost my inlaw, April, I lost a pregnancy, same month I lost my job and another in a space of weeks. As if this wasn’t enough, I lost another person, not to death but to the society…as if this wasn’t enough, may 2018 I lost another person to cancer…So why didnt she see a therapist? Yup i did, and she called me ‘DAMAGED GOODS’
I have made peace with my past and can only believe the future will be better…to every African parent out there now i hope we learn from this and the million other stories out there…kids these days are way smarter.
Depression is real and struts its stuff in broad daylight, enough with the ‘las las everybody go dey alright,’ enough with the ‘snap out of it, enough with it, ‘my story is worse,’ no one is competing when someone wants to talk, just listen
The new season of MTV Base’s show, ‘Celeb Living,’ is back with Nigerian celebrities taking viewers on a tour of their homes.
In the new season which kicked off on Tuesday, Paul Okoye, half of PSquare fame (Rudeboy) took the host, Nenny B, on a tour of his lavish Lagos home and studio space.
The host said the show reveals what it is like to really live like a celebrity. “The show will give fans a glimpse into the homes, flashy cars, fast cars, off the chain shoes, as well as the vulnerable sides of everyone’s favourite A-list celebs,” Nenny B said.
“The show is the only place where you can get a tour of your favourite Nigerian celeb’s guarded home.”
He also added that MTV Base VJ, Ehiz, would also take viewers on a tour of popular musician, L.A.X.’s breathtaking house.
“The ‘Rasaking’ singer (L.A.X) showed off his beautiful car as well as other cool spots in his home as he engaged in conversations with Ehiz. The boys also have an intense video game session and you’ll never guess who emerged victoriously,” he noted
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has also opened up his home for his teeming lovers and this will be shown in an episode on February 5.
“Mr Agbaje and his wife took us on the grand tour of their luxurious living space and answered a question or two about his plans for Lagos,” he said.
Other Nigerian celebrities who have been featured on the show so far include Praiz, Timaya, Peter Okoye and Reminisce.
Celeb Living is fashioned after MTV Cribs (also known as Cribs) a documentary that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities in the U.S.
A Nigerian man identified as, Afolabi Ojo (a.k.a. Kemisola) has been jailed for setting up and running a fraudulent business page on Instagram.
Mr. Afolabi Ojo was falsely representing himself on a Instagram page “Beat Classic Store” as a shoe and bag seller.
He had initially pleaded “not guilty” but later changed his plea to “guilty” on the amended one-count charge.
Justice Maureen Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, thereafter convicted him and sentenced him to six months in prison from the date of conviction having opted for a plea bargain.
Afolabi Ojo had also undertaken to restitute the total sum of N45,000 falsely obtained from his victim.
The journey to the prison began for Afolabi, following a petition sometimes in June 2017, alleging that he engaged in internet fraud.
He created a “Best Classic Store” on Instagram with the name Kemisola on which he advertised shoes and bags for online sales through which he collects money for services not rendered
Billionaire Businessman, Femi Otedola has reacted after his daughter, Florence Otedola aka. DJ Cuppy showed off a Rolls Royce Phantom on her page.
Recall Cuppy showed off the 162 Million Naira Whip on her page on Friday January 25, 2019. In her post, she said it took over 13 months before the new ride arrived.
“After a 13-month wait, finally picked up my new specially built order! ?? Florence Ote? #NewYearNewRide,” she captioned the photo.
Reacting to the news, her Billionaire Father, Femi Otedola replied her post saying; “Ife mi. But it’s not April Fool’s day yet.” with two laughing emojis.
Apparently, it may seem as though the new whip is for her Billionaire Dad, Femi!
World’s richest man Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sanchez are reportedly planning to move in together in the midst of their divorces.
Earlier this month, the Amazon billionaire announced that he and his wife, MacKenzie, are heading for a divorce after 25-years of marriage, which many believe was because of his illicit affair was Lauren Sanchez, who is also in the middle of divorcing her estranged husband, talent mogul Patrick Whitesell. The estranged pairs were super close for a decade.
People is reporting that Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sanchez who are in constant contact are planning on moving in together.
A source close to the couple told People that despite the ongoing media storm surrounding their romance and even though both are still legally married, they are ‘very much together’.
‘They are very much together, and are planning to move in together,’ the unnamed source said.
It is unclear if they will live in one of the many properties they own between them in Seattle, California, Washington DC, New York City or Texas, or if they will opt for a new love nest.
The pair have been in ‘constant contact’ since their affair was exposed earlier this month, the source added.
Jeff’s divorce with his estranged wife MacKenzie will cost him half of his fortune with $138billion on the line. Their earnings and income during the marriage will be split 50/50.
Here are five female celebrities who don’t have to work a day because they have really rich hubbies.
1. Dakore Egbuson Akande
Dakore Egbuson Akande needs no introduction as she’s one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, Nollywood to be precise. Dakore’s acting career has been one which we’ve all watched blossom over the years. One can’t mention Dakore’s name without mentioning how pretty she is and how her beauty attracts fans and admirers.
In 2011, Dakore Egbuson Akande got married to Olumide Akande in a very beautiful wedding ceremony. Just in case you don’t know who Olumide Akande is, he is the first son of Nigeria’s former richest man, Chief Harry Akande. They have remained one of the richest families in the country with investments in different sectors of the economy. Every time we’ve seen a photo of Dakore and Olumide we are always in awe the way they look beautiful together.
2. Caroline Danjuma
Ever watched a movie where Caroline Danjuma starred in and wondered back then if she truly is a Nigerian or some Spanish actress who decided to give Nollywood a try? This just goes to show how thrilled and amazed a lot of people were of her beauty. She is one of those actors who gave their best when it came to acting until she got hitched and went ‘missing in action’ from the tv scenes after getting married.
Caroline Danjuma got hitched to business magnate, Musa Danjuma in 2007. Musa Danjuma is the younger brother of Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and has a vast interest in a number of businesses including shipping and paint industries. The marriage between these two, however, didn’t last as they pathed ways years after the union which was marred with controversies. However, the marriage produced three beautiful children.
3. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is probably the oldest age-wise and in terms of marriage on this list. She is not just one of the biggest stars to come out of this country but also has become a role model to a lot of people, even to some of her colleagues in the industry. We can’t forget how she got married to her husband at a very very young age.
Captain Mathew Ekiende got married to Omotola when she was still a teenager and more amazing is that their wedding took place on bound, a flight from Lagos-Benin back in 2001. We all know how rich pilots from any part of the world are, and Omotola’s husband isn’t exempted in this list. He has had a very successful career spanning over two decades which has seen him fly commercially for different airlines across the country (Big bucks!). 4. Zainab Balogun
She is pretty, eloquent, gradually becoming a scene diva and she is not even slowing down anytime soon. Zainab Balogun is one of the new crops of celebrities who will be here for a long time to come. Starting off as a model to featuring as a video vixen in Naeto C’s hit song years ago and later becoming one of the most admired tv personalities, Zainab has indeed achieved a lot in just a few years.
When celebrities decide to get in a relationship, the buzz is usually mad but Zainab kept her’s under the radar from the prying eyes of the media. So when she decided to get married to Dikko Nwachukwu, not many saw it coming. However, she had a very beautiful wedding which was attended by who is who in the entertainment industry. Dikko Nwachukwu is an entrepreneur who has a major interest in the aviation sector. The guy is so bucked up, he has a license to run his own airline. He was previously married (Lost his first wife to cancer) but didn’t stop him from finding love again.
5. Mary Remmy Njoku
If you say Mary Remmy Njoku is one of the veterans in Nollywood, then you are absolutely right. She has been in the industry since the early 2000s even though she wasn’t seen as an A-lister. Mary Njoku remained steadfast and committed to the dream of a flourishing career in Nollywood which has indeed proved to everyone. A lot of people might not be aware but she is the wife of the owner of the popular movie app, ‘Iroko TV,’ and the series of TV stations, Jason Njoku.
Jason Njoku is a known name in the tech world as one of the biggest innovators of a dream not many envisaged would have come to reality. He is worth millions of dollars and his investment has even spread into production as his wife and himself run one too. This couple is unarguably one of the richest young people in entertainment.
Billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy took to her Social Media page to show off a Rolls Royce Phantom which she says she waited for 13 months for it to be built to her specification.
Cuppy didn’t however say if she bought it herself or was a gift from her billionaire father.
”After a 13 month wait, finally picked up my new specially built order! Florence Ote #NewYearNewRide
See photo below;
One celebrity who got everyone talking in 2018 was Phyno who also bought a Rolls Royce and it sure cost him a lot.
Phyno got for himself a brand new Rolls Royce Phantom and showed off to his fans. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, where he posted a photo of the exotic automobile. The proud owner of one of the most expensive cars in the world didn’t only pose with the car but gave it a caption;
“U can’t loose wat u ain’t choose,” he wrote.
Guys lets give you a small scope on the price of this car which has got people talking. A brand new Rolls Royce Phantom VII goes for about 406,000 pounds which in naira is about N204M! Yes, guys, that’s how expensive it is for you to get that kind of car in your garage.
After a huge success with his previous single featuring Mercury Prize winner – Skepta and fellow DRB Member – Teezee, BOJ debuts 2019 with a new mid-tempo Afrocentric tune featuring the recent SoundCity next rated award winner – Teni The Entertainer.
This serves as a follow up to his previous release which has been met with decent reviews, airplays and has made vibrations on a massive scale. The multi-talented BOJ is proud to unveil this new single which he tagged “Obe“.
BOJ and Teni brought their unique sounds and created a seamless fusion on “Obe“, which is the Yoruba word for “Stew“. This simply implies how delicious and tasty partners should find themselves.
Nigerian Cross-dresser Bobrisky has taken to his social media page to blast popular Yoruba Actor, Odunlade Adekola after the latter took a swipe at him.
Bobrisky revealed some damning secrets about the beloved actor, hinting that he fathered children from his workers.
Read his full post below:
Good Morning guys, i’m so pissed but that won’t stop me from saying goodmorning to my beautiful fans across the world. This man in this video is a Yoruba actor with empty brain, like fish net.
Let me start from when this thing with a wide mouth like FEMALE SHE GOAT got admission at University of Lagos at old age. I was in my final year un school then when this broter got admitted to Unilag for adult learning DLI… now this senseless idiot don hear small English nobody will hear wold again.
Now bros let me now send you abck to that Abeokuta you live.
You are talking about Bobrisky who dresses like a female? Have you finished training all your Bastard children your workers have for you secretly? Secondly next time try and put more effort in your career and drink more water to mind your business. Instead of you coming out like grown APE to pull other people hustle down. Rubbish!!! I repeat 2019 if you don’t mind your business I will show you road to your village
There has been growing concern over the whereabouts of Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari as she has not been campaigning along with President Muhammadu in his re-election bid.
TheCable understands that she is currently in Germany for medical reasons, although her office has refused to confirm or deny the speculation.
When contacted, Suleiman Haruna, media aide to the president’s wife, said he did not have any comments.
“Honestly, honestly, I don’t have any comment on that. People have been calling me. I don’t have any comment on that,” Haruna said.
Speaking with TheCable on Wednesday, a presidency source explained that the president’s wife has not been seen campaigning for her husband “because she is ill”.
“For about two weeks now, you will observe that the president’s wife has not been campaigning. She is ill and she has travelled abroad for treatment,” the source said.
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, created a problem for him in the South-East zone of the country.
During his presidential campaign in Enugu, Buhari disclosed that Amaechi promised the people of South-East that his administration will construct a railway linking their region to the Northern part of the country.
According to Buhari, fulfilling the promise made by Amaechi would be difficult because the minister didn’t submit any proposal of such to the Federal Executive Council. He, however, assured that people that he would convince the Federal Executive Council members for the project to be approved.
He said: “Amaechi has made you people a promise and I don’t know how to fulfil it. But I can see how I will fulfil it by getting the Federal Executive Council members to approve it.”
Buhari also urged the people of the zone to continue to have faith in Nigeria and thanked them for coming out to welcome him as he campaigned in the region.
He said: “We all must join hands to build a stronger country as we do not have any other country.”
The president added that his administration is focused on doing the things needed for progress in the country.
“if we get the roads done, get the rail lines done, and get other infrastructure done, we will be making progress,” he said.
An infamous thief has been apprehended after stealing in the eastern part of Nigeria.
It was gathered that the suspect was traced to his home after a theft where shocking items were found in his possession during a search and Panties, bras, cream, ear rings, soap, cash among other items were recovered from his house.
When quizzed by those who nabbed him why he stole the panties and bras in particular, the suspect said he doesn’t know why he stole them.
He said he went to a house to steal only money but didn’t know the spirit that entered into him which made him to steal the underwear.
The serial thief said the panties and bras are of no use to him but decided to keep them in his house.
Actress Omoni Oboli has issued an advice to an online beggar who crept into her page to beg for money so she could feed.
The online beggar wrote:
“Please can someone help me with just 1k. I’m hungry. I just want to eat. Thank you and may God bless you.”
Omoni Oboli responded as seen in the screenshot below.
The above response not being enough, Omoni Oboli took a screenshot of the lady’s message and posted it on her page with the below caption.
“These are the issues… I have never responded to begging comments ever because I know first hand that we’ve all needed a little assistance and maybe even still do so we have to ask but… You are asking for assistance for what exactly? What is the end game? Is it to start a business that will eventually give you some financial freedom? If so, fantastic! I applaud you!
When it becomes a lifestyle is when it gets worrisome. How do you for months or years drop the same comment on hundreds or thousands of posts? It reminds me of those days nicely dressed guys would come to you outside business places and say they lost their wallet and they just needed transport fare. You will then know you’ve been had, when the same guy meets you the following week with the exact same story. It’s now online.
We all know country hard. Leave o, it’s really hard for many people and we try in our small capacity to help as many people as we can…But if you are an able bodied young person, think of what you can do and then you can beg for the money to do it. I know free money is sweet. Believe me, as hard as I work for my money, the kind of dance I dance when I get free money nor be here but…there’s dignity in making your own money. Dignity in doing something that will not only give you money but bring satisfaction and fulfillment.
My darling young lady deleted her comment after my response to her. Luckily I had screenshot it. I had thought she would come to my DM asking for assistance to start something but she deleted her comment. What does that tell you? Please my fellow hustlers, nobody owes anybody anything! Stand up and do something! God bless our hustle.”
Operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service in Niger State has impounded a trailer carrying tramadol and other substances suspected to be illicit drugs worth about forty-four million naira (N44,000,000).
The trailer carrying the items was intercepted by the service’ special strike force along minna-suleja-minna road.
They were concealed under sacks and other items.
Briefing journalists on the seizure and other seizures made, at the Nigerian customs service command headquarters in Minna, the national coordinator of the strike force, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Abdullahi Kirawa said but for the eagle eye of men and officers in his team, the items would have made their way into the society, pointing out what dangers they could pose to the society.
He said one person has been arrested in connection to the items and that investigation is still ongoing to unravel other culprits.
Mr Kirawa called on members of the public to cooperate with the Nigerian customs service and to be vigilant to report any smuggling activities around them.
The Customs Service strike force coordinator also took members of the press around the warehouse of the showcase other items seized by the team, which include seven hundred and thirty-three bags of foreign rice, eighteen bales of used clothing, vehicles and used tires illegally being smuggled into the country through various routes.
The growing use of the internet and the use of smartphones has played a great role in increased interest in Naija entertainment gist. Social media campaigns have also boosted the Nigerian entertainment. The musicians have seen an increase in digital sales of their music, online streaming, and increased downloads. Other trends include the increased demand for the Nigerian films from within and outside the country. Despite other challenges such as piracy and poor distribution channels, the Nigerian entertainment industry has remained a goldmine. Here are the various things which took place in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
The Growth of the Industry
The media and entertainment industry witnessed a large growth of about 25percent. This amounted to about $4 billion. Increased internet access is attributed to be one of the factors for the growth of the industry with the $600 million out of the $770 million attributed to it. Nollywood is also the third largest player in the film industry and 90% of its growth is attributed to the increased internet access.
Growth of Music
Due to the increased consumption of music by the Nigerians on the mobile devices as compared to television, the music industry also reported a big boom. The musicians also made revenue from a number of performances within and outside Nigeria, ring back tones, music streaming and music licensing. Some of the Nigerian artists also had a series of collaborations with international artists which increased their exposure and hence increasing their revenue.
Regulation by Federal Government
After coming into power, the Muhammadu Buhari administration came up with a number of regulations in the creative industry to create a structure which would allow for the growth of a vibrant entertainment industry. Some of them include the dividends which were given to finance the industry however still there are no signs of the dividends in the industry.
In a meeting with the Motion Pictures Practitioners Association, the President said that he had instructed the Bank of Industry to provide capital to the entertainment industry as part of uplifting the efforts made by the industry.
The practitioners have embraced private investment and relied on the use of social media as a way of increasing their coverage.
Lose of Naija Top Talents
As it happens each year, Nigeria also lost a number of stars in the entertainment industry to the brutal hand of death in 2018. They include Chike Osuji, Nelson Oluchukwu, Ikenga Gblie among others. Popular singer Ras Kimono also passed away.
Piracy
Piracy has still remained one of the big issues in the entertainment industry even though the Nigerian Copyright Act of 2004 was put in place to protect intellectual property. Most of the stakeholders have attributed to the increased copyright infringement to the poor enactment of laws, corruption and the inability of the courts to prosecute the offenders. Piracy hit harder in 2018 and most of the stakeholders called for the need to collaborate to end the issue.
Despite the challenges which the Naija entertainment gist faces, the industry is growing at a faster rate. In 2019, there are a number of expectations on the growth of the industry. Besides, increased collaboration between the stakeholders and the government will lead to a decrease in the number of issues affecting the industry.
Davido and Chioma are still going strong.. and it seems as though he may do the ‘proper thing’, by marrying her just soon enough.
Chioma, who recently returned to Instagram shared some loved up photos they both took in London last week.
Davido who is “madly in love with her,” took to her comment section to declare her the love of his life. See their exchange below, and the photos after;
Meanwhile, Chioma, who is a Chef has revealed how she met her superstar boyfriend.
In an Instagram question and answer session with her followers, Chioma Rowland, explained that she met the popular singer while they were in the university.
According to her, she met the Omo baba olowo through her friend who was dating Davido’s friend at the time.
Asked how she met Davido, she said, “I met him when I was in school.
“My friend used to date his friend so from there it just happened.”
