Here is a new tune from social media big boy Rahman Jago titled ‘Ijo Ope’, featuring Zlatan Ibile, Junior Boy and Chinko Ekun.
The stars deliver another top tune which blends with the Zanku dance steps. It was produced by Rexxie.
Catriona Gray from Philippines has won Miss Universe 2018 succeeding Demi Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa.
Catriona Gray knocked off 93 other candidates from different countries, making it the fourth time the Philippines has won the Miss Universe crown. Runners up for the coveted title were Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green, who placed second, and Miss Venezuela, Stefanie Gutierrez, who placed third.
The Miss Universe 2018 winner said in her final answer, that her experience working in the slums of Tondo, Manila taught her to “look in the beauty of the children” and be grateful, “And I will bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining and to assess where I could give something, where I could provide something as a spokesperson.
And this I think if I can teach people to be grateful, we can have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster and children will have smile on their faces.”
Other Filipina Miss Universe who have won the coveted title in the past include Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran and Pia Wurtzbach.
After denying severally that she isn’t pregnant, Gifty is celebrating the birth of her daughter on her first birthday, while also sharing a photo of her baby bump.
Gifty who was evicted from the Reality TV Show, Big Brother Naija in 2017, disclosed that her daughter’s name is Aisha, adding that she feels complete because of her.
Here’s her lengthy post;
Because of you, I am a Mom. Something that I’ve always wanted to be and I AM.
Because of you, I know the deepest meaning of love.
Because of you, I strive to be the best I can be.
Because of you, I feel complete.You, my daughter, have changed my life in the absolute best way possible.
I read somewhere that having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside of your body.
That couldn’t be more true.My sweet darling Alisha, words can’t express how much I adore you. My world and heart are so full because of the joy you bring to us.You are more than anything I could have ever wanted in daughter. You are the sweetest soul with the biggest personality wrapped in one.
We have enjoyed every minute of everyday watching you grow and learn and explore the world around you.
When you are old enough to read and old enough to understand, remember that I will always be your biggest fan, and that the day you were born my whole world changed- that will always be my favorite day.
You are such a special girl, I am super proud to call you MINE.
We have so many hopes and dreams for you in this life.I know that God has a purpose for you and He is going to use you to do amazing things.
I hope that no matter what you do and where you go, you know you’re never alone.
I hope you have the confidence to be who you want to be.I hope that you are brave when faced with challenges. I hope that you have the courage to go after your dreams and determination and not to give up.
I hope that you have compassion for others and a giving heart.
No matter what, i will always be here for you. We will always be here to hold your hands when you need support.
Lend an ear when you want to talk.Pick you up when you fall and most of all guide you the best we can through this life.
On your first birthday and every birthday, We promise to make all of your dreams a reality and to make every wish of yours come true.
My darling love, this is only the beginning and our best years are ahead of us… keep shining, keep smiling and ALWAYS remember that you are MY MAGIC.WE are super proud of you my baby❤️.
Happy Birthday Daughter,
Love you, Mom & Dad!
President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra who got married to billionaire Mohammed Indimi’s son, Ahmed, are celebrating as their marriage clocks two on Sunday, December 16, 2018.
The couple whose handsomeness and beauty cannot be overlooked took to their social media pages to celebrate each other’s love.
Ahmed chose his words carefully in celebrating the love of his life, Zahra, by telling her she is the best in everything and that superlative words that end in ‘est’ alone describe the kind of woman she is to him.
He shared a loved-up photos of themselves and wrote: “Your last name should end with EST because it comes after every word I use to describe you as a wife – happiEST, coolEST, hottEST and simply the very bEST. Happy anniversary.”
Zahra on her own prayerfully and in picture celebrates her husband and the kind of love they share together as a couple.
She also shared a photo of them, saying;
“This is to forever In sha Allah..I think this picture says it all for me. @ahmed.indimi you’re cute you know.. just look at that. #Happy2ndAnniversary #loveyoulongtime #zahmed2016.”
Popular Singer, Davido met with Governor of Rivers State, ahead of a music concert in Port-Harcourt tagged “Plugged” where he will perform with indigenous artistes.
The singer disclosed that the concert was in line with his discussions with the State Government to support upcoming artistes. Davido also added that he will work for the re-election of Governor Wike whom he described as his godfather.
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Davido who spoke with newsmen after meeting with the Governor at the Rivers Government House, said;
“I also came here to see my godfather, Governor Wike and to support his second term bid. I am planning a talent hunt show in Port Harcourt. One of the lucky artistes will perform at my show in Lagos on 27th December, 2018.
“I am also here to wish the Governor a happy birthday. In the New Year, there are several things that we are planning for the good of the music industry.”
Check on the photos;
Nigerian football Striker, Odion Ighodalo opened his mansion built in Lekki area of Lagos State yesterday, and it was gathered that the Super Eagles player also presented a car gift to his wife.
A friend of Sonia, his wife, can be heard in one of the shared videos saying ;
This is massive, oh my gosh, congratulations boss, i am super proud of my bestie and her husband
Here are videos from opening of Odion Ighodalo’s mansion;
Serial entrepreneur and mother-of-three, Toyin Lawani has hit back at people who say she had work done on her body by sharing her health challenges.
The business mogul, said the scars on her body aren’t from cosmetic surgeries but as a result of various surgeries she had to save her life.
Sharing videos with her abs exposed, she wrote:
You don’t know my story you just know about me ?And they see the incisions on my stomach , they say oh that’s from cosmetic surgery ??? I get really hurt , BITCH shut the fuck up?im freezing my eggs , im taking my womb out , what will you know about the jabs I take , Or the big cut on my lower belly like – section which I have never had , had all my kids naturally, I will wear all my scars with pride cause they are my trophy, I earn them from fighting for my life daily ,I have had breast lump removals ,four Fibroid surgeries, one laparoscopic surgery, and I have 7 New Fibroids , yes it comes back even plus the numerous surgeries and the only choice is to take out the womb after years of constant surgeries and agonizing pain ,thank God I have two kids already , was trying to have one more recently but lost it , I don’t think there’s no Herbal concussion I haven’t tried or medicine ???All you all do is mock people you know nothing about, I hate pity cause I’m a warrior, so I don’t talk about these things, even when you talk about it they will still judge you , but y’all need to stop writing shit on my page , it’s upsetting, seriously pls stop, it’s hurts cause if I actually did the Ass surgery I won’t be mad , now you make me really want to do it ???want to watch All my Recent updates Register @ebonylifeon to watch now , I spoke about all this on @tiannahsempirerealitytvshow on #Dstv165 on @Ebonylifetv and I showed a bit of the process of freezing my eggs, my Reality show is ist on tv in Nigeria , it’s educating and captivating, we don’t mislead people there ,i Empower and inspire Regardless of my health issues, you should do the same. I show you how to man up and the Rope to be An Amazing Entrepreneur even if you are A single mother
She added in another post:
When they say my Butt is fake it Really piss me off But I ignore most times , mcse you can’t be arguing with trolls when you have 30 Businesses to Run& mouths to feed ,Let’s set the Record straight ,most of you feed off the negativity you Read on blogs,without finding out facts ,you Assume you know peoples lives by gossip,Meanwhile you know nothing or peoples pains or what they are going through ,stop coming to my page to say Trash that I did ass ,which I didn’t & which I will still do but scared my legs will look like toothpick,like the celebs I see pls if I even did it ,is it not my money ? Is it not my ass ?How’s it your biz &do I look like someone who gives a shit about peoples opinion ?What you think of me is your biz, so far I know my truth& God knows it too ,who cares???I have seen it all trust me ,I don’t hv to prove myself to anyone ,I guess cse surgery is in Vogue now ,everyone is shouting up&down abt it, you all are learners ,I had my first Breast surgery 12 years Ago, some of us don’t like talking about our personal lives on the gram,most people that do surgery are doing it the beauty of it, while i did it for health reasons ,if you watched @tiannahsempirerealitytvshow #season2 Via @ebonylifetv #Dstv165, episode 13 ,I said it all ,I even showed the last surgery I had,you can watch it online via @ebonylifeon ,when I had my ist surgery 12 years Ago, My daughter was 1 then, I had Breast lumps
Which spread to my rib cage ,I had to have it remove then scraped out ,lost half my breast ,left me looking deformed, which they showed me through 3D ,before the surgery ,I told my surgeon to make sure I didn’t wake up to see it ,so got me a perfect 34d Implants,cse I wasn’t doing it for fun ,wld hv gone bigger, I just wanted to fit in&you all know you have to change your implants every 10years for safety reasons ,which was the gist you grabbed last year ,I left it for 12years ,I had smart lipo on my stomach 7years ago ,which the fat eventually came back,cause I was eating late nights &wasn’t working out ,Now I started working out&training my Waist using @tiannahsglowproducts shrinking cream with my Waist corset 6 hrs A day ,came out with 6 packs I’ve always wanted
On Sunday, 16th of December 2018, the thanksgiving service of the son of prominent Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, took place and photos from the occasion were shared by her.
In one of these photos, the lovely was flanked by prestige society elites, who she made sure to announce in her caption as she also praised herself to somewhat be in their calibre.
In doing this, she neglected two other people in the photo and this amongst other reasons has got some Nigerians infuriated and so they took to the comment section to give her a piece of their minds.
Linda captioned the photo…
Jayce surrounded by greatness in Church ?. With billionaire businessman Leo Stan Eke and Vice Presidential candidate Peter Obi. And of course his billionaire mum ??? ❤ #Grateful
And some angry Nigerians decided to have a go at her, see some reactions below,
Rapper, Offset has revealed why he went public with his apology to Cardi B, after several call out posts against him for stopping his estranged wife’s performance halfway.
Taking to Twitter to explain why he went public with his apology with Cardi B, offset wrote;
All of my wrongs have been made public, i figure It’s only right that my apologies are made public too. A nigga was just trying …..thank god I ain’t got no balloons sheeesh
This comes just hours after it was reported of the rapper trying to apologize to Cardi B during her performance at the Rolling Land Festival that ended on Saturday, but she rejected him.
The apology was in a bid to make things right, after the female rapper shared a post on IG announcing that she wants a divorce. At the Rolling Land Festival in Los Angeles, Offset had his gesture of love turned down by his ex.
In newest reports, there are indications that popular Nigerian commercial bank, Access Bank has reportedly acquired also popular bank, Diamond Bank.
A report by TheCable earlier today, Sunday the 16th, revealed that the acquisition was midwifed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a bid to further consolidate the banking industry, and official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the apex bank.
Nollywood actress and businesswoman, Iyabo Ojo and her daughter, Priscilla were spotted earlier today in matching outfits today – it’s been said over time that the 40 year old and her 17 year old daughter could pass for sisters.
The duo did not just don this look for the fun of it, they did so as they were about to make a lovely mother-daughter dance video – the video which was shared by both ladies on their respective pages have since gone viral on the gram.
This isn’t the first time that the duo would make something like this. About two years ago we saw them in matching outfits too as they choreographed to a popular Nigerian hit song.
See photos + video from their recent bonding time,
Big Brother Naija 2018 first runner up, Cynthia Nwadiora better known as CeeC looked quite stunning in new photos she shared on her Instagram page.
The beauty rocked a traditional Fulani attire to promote a soon to be released movie – the photos has since gathered thousands of likes with many of her followers impressed by how she’s able to effortlessly slay the look.
It’s no doubt that the lawyer and brand influncer has a body to kill for – this impressive body is one she achieved all thanks to her workout routines which she doesn’t fail to show her fans every once in a while.
With her impressive bod, it’s no wonder why she’s able to effortlessly slay in any kinda outfit she dons… Here’s her looking like a Fulani slay queen,
Sunday, the 16th of December, 2018 held the thanksgiving service of son of celebrity mediapreneur, Linda Ikeji.
Celebrities and society elites graced the occasion including vice presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, billionaire businessman Leo Stan Eke, AY Makun, Tara Durotoye amongst others.
Sharing the photos on her page, Linda captioned one of them,
“Jayce surrounded by greatness in Church ?. With billionaire businessman Leo Stan Eke and Vice Presidential aspirant Peter Obi. And of course his billionaire mum ??? ❤ #Grateful”
Checkout the photos she shared below,
Nollywood actress, Omalicha Elom, has taken many of her fans aback after she specifically stated that she will give her husband oral sex so as to make heaven.
She made the startling revelation in an interview with Newtelegraph.
When asked about her thought on oral sex, the actress is quoted as saying,
“Well, I don’t know about other people, but I don’t like it at all.”
However, when asked what she would do if she gets married and her husband insists he wants it, she said,
“Well, the bible says women should be submissive to their husbands, so if I get married and my husband wants oral sex, I’ll give it to him, so I can make heaven.”
It’s no news that Davido‘s girlfriend, Chioma, has come out of her shell after a while ago, she was known to be the timid, introverted type who barely was found on the social media radar.
Well, over time, the lovely has learnt to come out of her box as she seldom posts a picture a two on her page, either from her cooking, or she influencing a brand or just her daily life and style, Chioma has adjusted from how she was few months back.
Her boyfriend on the other hand, can be said to be her influence as he’s known to document his everyday life – which usually features her – on his social media page.
Chioma has just recently shared a photo of the both of them while they’re in the Nation’s capital for the singer’s performance. A shirtless Davido can be seen in the photo, taken in a place which is supposedly their hotel room, moments before he heads out to perform.
See photo below,
HipHop rapper, Offset is certainly not ready to let his estranged wife, Cardi B go – the two HipHop stars are currently not on good terms after news of Offset cheating on Cardi B surfaced online.
Cardi B had earlier shared a video saying she was filing for a divorce. On his birthday on Friday, Offset had posted a video on his Instagram page begging her to take him back.
Last night, Offset interrupted Cardi B’s performance as he walked on stage carrying a bouquet of roses. He said,
“I just want to tell you I’m sorry bruh. In person. In front of the WORLD.”
After the video went viral online, the mother of one then took to her page to address trolls who are constantly bashing the rapper for his actions. Watch her below,
One Chinenye Ndubuife who reportedly murdered her neighbour’s 2-year-old son, has revealed she killed him because his father damaged her womb.
According to reports, Ndubuife, who lived with her mother in the same compound with the married man, Samuel Promise, had hit the child’s head against a wall and then used a stone to crush him.
It was learnt that the suspect had asked another child to call the victim identified as Wisdom Promise, whose body she allegedly dumped in the toilet.
According to sources, the suspect was bitter against the boy’s father who she allegedly had series of abortions for, during their secret affair.
The woman was said to have told the police that she lost her womb as a result of the abortions she had for Promise and wanted him to feel the pain and spend money on treating the boy.
It was gathered that Ndubuife said she only wanted to injure Wisdom, but had to dump his body in the toilet, when she realised he was dead. Confirming the incident, Police spokesman Chike Oti, said it was reported at Trinity Police Station.
Just when we thought the singer would be ending the year with his new single, Wonder Woman, to give something to his fans to sing and talk about, Davido is far from over in thrilling his fans as he announced only but moments ago that he’s expecting a brand new exotic whip.
The singer is known to be one who has a flair for expensive rides as he has over the years, purchased quite expensive cars and even acquired a Porsche for his girlfriend, Chioma, earlier this year.
The singer is now ending the quite successful year on a good note as he announced on his Instagram page, moments ago, that he’s expecting a brand new Rolls-Royce Cullinan 2019 worth 350 million naira.
He shared on his Insta stories,
She made this revelation on the Late Afternoon Show monitored by YEN.com.gh on GHONE and hosted by Berla Mundi.
According to Shyngle she found it “very hard” as a beautiful woman to reject all the men that come to her, but they don’t treat her fairly because “they go away soon”.
“As a woman, it is hard for me to reject all the men who come my way. All the men I mean the rich, poor, politicians but as soon as they come in get in there they go away,” Shyngle said with a sad voice.
She added that at a point, she advised herself never to let it get into her head that many men come her way, and so she decided to take her time and choose one. That one person, perhaps, was still under scrutiny, because Shyngle said she was not dating.
She was on the show together with rapper Edem and others to discuss what men look out for in women when choosing a wife.
Shingle admitted to being “indecent on social media”, but still expected her “real man” to love her for what and who she is.
YEN.com.gh observed the sincerity with which she made her submission, and it could be said that the young lady would gladly welcome any man who would want to stay with her.
The vice presidential debate ahead of 2019 elections held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel a few days ago.
It was transmitted live on all BON member stations and its affiliates and streamed live on all social media platforms. Political parties that took part in the debate are the Allied Congress Party Of Nigeria (ACPN), the Alliance For New Nigeria (ANN), All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and The Young Progressive Party (YPP).
However more of the emphasis was on the PDP Vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi and APC Vice Presidential candidate, Yemi Osinbajo. One of the major highlights was when Peter Obi said; “you can’t leave your shop and be chasing criminals | Osinbajo: If you allow criminals to steal everything, there will be no shop” And Yemi Osinbajo clapped back “If you allow the criminals to steal all the inventory, there will be no shop to run.”
Meanwhile, there’s also a viral video of Osinbajo making rounds, watch below;
Kylie Jenner, took her Instagram stories to show off her impressive garage after splashing $320,500 on another Rolls Royce Wraith.
The 21-year-old reality star and mother of one showed off the new blue car alongside another Rolls Royce Wraith Black Badge and a Mercedes G-Class in black.
The blue Rolls Royce Wraith was customized with her first and last name beneath the logo in the doorway.
Kylie also has a vintage Rolls Royce, a red Ferrari, and a white McLaren among others.
See more photos below ;
CSP Dolapo Badmos, the Police Public Relations Officer Zone 2 Command has dished out marital advise to ladies in this yuletide season.
Mrs. Dolapo adviced women not to pressurize their husbands into getting them gifts, especially if they cannot afford it as it could lead to increase suicide and criminal attempts.
See her full post below:
It’s Yuletide season, I can see men gifting their wives exotic cars. Weldone to those husbands. Ladies if your husband can’t give you cars don’t be worried, better days ahead! Don’t push your husbands out at all cost to go and get you exotic cars.
Ladies don’t make it a period of comparison, don’t give your husbands words like “is Mr X not your mate that gifted his wife so so and so car?” These words can increase suicide and criminal attempts. Bear with your husbands and pray for them to be better!
Men! Make sure you gift your wives present this season, no matter how small! Rose flowers, face caps, lipsticks, bags etc.. women, please accept any gift from your husband. all gift na gift!
A Lady has stirred a debate on twitter after her response led to the discovery of a purported bizarre nature of her marriage.
The lady identified as Tyffin said she is happily married to her step-father who got divorced from her mother because dated her sister.
Tyffin’s tweet was her answer to an initial tweet which asked ;
If a week to your wedding you find out your partner had dated one of your family 5yrs ago, what would you do?
Tyffin’s tweets read ;
My step father dated my sister, this lead to his divorce with my mom, and today we(i and my step father) are happily married.. so yes, you shouldn’t let such stop you
Of course the whole family is cool with it, my mom stayed for 3 months after i had my first child and my sister still visits, love sees beyond little things like “past” which no one can change. Why him? He is a good man, so why not him
Y’all frown so much at this but are cool with Adam and Eve or should i say Noah kids, please it’s my life and my choice. Society shouldn’t lay rules for you. My Husband didn’t cheat on my mom, she only broke up with him cos he once dated my sister. We past that now
There has been a lot of misunderstanding please get this right, my husband didn’t cheat on my mom with my sis, he dated my sister before he ever met my mom, i never knew it is so frown at like this would have kept it to myself, if you pissed we are Saarland, Germany ✌?
Nigerian pop singer, Jaywon, has stated that he didn’t steal from Davido after a follower accused him of stealing song titles from the IF crooner and some other Nigerian artistes.
The follower went on to give alleged examples of Jaywon’s songs such as Joromi, Saro and Aje, which share titles with tracks by other artistes.
However, in a chat with Sunday Scoop, Jaywon gave an explanation.
He said,
“The matter is actually very simple. The same title does not mean the same content and we all know that. It’s like someone telling me that I should sue Small Doctor because he released a song named, This Year, when I had put out a record with the same title years earlier. Wizkid and Davido both have songs named, Gbon Gbon, but years before either of them, I had released a hit song with the same title.
“My song, Aje, is about trade because that’s what the title means in Yoruba language. If you have listened to the Davido Music Worldwide song, you can clearly tell that apart from the title, they don’t have anything in common.
“A lot of the time, some people just want to talk and get your attention by force. I hope he (the follower that made the comment) is enjoying the fame. What he said was very wrong. As far as I am concerned, I have never copied anyone; rather people copy me and they’ve been doing that for a long time. Because I don’t talk doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m doing.”
Jaywon also maintained that he would have released his song, Joromi, earlier than Simi put out a track of the same title.
“I was actually supposed to release my song, Joromi, before hers. However, I attended her album listening party (before the album was released) and she sang the song. I then figured that since she was going to release the single accompanied by an album, the buzz would likely overshadow mine; so, I decided to wait for some time before putting out my song. I did not copy anyone. It is only the song titles that are similar, not the content.
Rapper Cardi B has offered a subliminal response after Offset begged her for forgiveness for allegedly cheating on her with several women while they were legally married.
On Saturday night, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper posted a note on her Instagram Story in Spanish that read ;
“Pensando en ti pensando en mi.” which translates to “thinking of you thinking of me.”
Offset has made it quite clear in the days after announcing their split that the Migos member was doing nothing but thinking of her. On Friday, Offset recorded a video of himself where he said his “one birthday wish” was to get his wife back.
“We’re going through a lot of things right now, a lot of things in the media. I want to apologize to you Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you go crazy,” he said in the video on Friday.
At another point in the video, he apologized for “partaking in an activity I shouldn’t have been partaking in.” There were murmurs that he had cheated on Cardi. His alleged mistress was even in a Nicki Minaj music video.
Nigerian singer Asa, has confessed that she is so much afraid of fetish people that she does everything to avoid them.
The singer made this revelation while performing at the maiden edition of the Spice TV Lifestyle Honours concert recently in Lagos.
In order to have a better performance, she pulled off her shoes. But on a second thought, she instructed her team to look for it and made sure they picked up both footwear.
Asa said:
“I cannot leave a pair of my shoes on the stage. I am afraid of fetish people. Please, look for the other shoe before it gets lost.”
A lady then came on stage to pick the shoes and Asa became visibly relieved. Even though she said this with a smile on her face, it was obvious she didn’t want to leave anything to chance.
Asa, who hasn’t performed in the country in a long while, started the night on a conservative note. With songs such as Fire On the Mountain, Jailer, Bibanke, The Way I Feel and Moving On, the singer left the audience gasping for more.
Beautiful and dark skinned actress, Amanda Ebeye, who featured in her maiden movie, Weeping Tiger in 2007, after several exploits in soap operas, knows on what side her bread is buttered. Unlike many of her colleagues, Amanda hates tattoos and believes it is rather unsightly on a girl of her colour.
She said ;
“I don’t like them. I am a dark skinned girl and so far I have only admired tattoos on lighter skinned people. I feel tattoos make people of my skin tone look dirty, so, I have never fancied it on myself”.
The actress shocked everyone a couple of years ago when the news filtered out that she had given birth to a son in faraway Canada out of wedlock. The shock got bigger still when Amanda revealed some unsavoury details about the father of her son.
“I did not marry the father of my child because he is not my husband and he is not meant to be. I could have been in the most useless relationship right now if I wanted but I told myself instead of giving my son this shameless pretender and liar of a man as a father, I would take care of him and he will be fine,” she had said.
Veteran musician Kelly Hansome, who at one time was a leading artistes in Nigeria, with his songs like ‘Maga Don Pay’ and ‘Like Play’, ruled the airwaves has stated that music hasn’t payed him yet and he still sings.
But in a chat with newsmen, Kelly Hansome said he was yet to make money from music. He stated, “I have never received royalties for Maga don Pay and all those songs that brought me to the limelight. Anyway, I am not looking forward to getting it because it doesn’t feed me. I am comfortable on my own; music has not really paid me. Have I signed an endorsement deal? Companies come to me but I don’t agree with their terms. You cannot use money to buy me because I am not desperate.
“I was hoping that the Copyright Society of Nigeria would do some calculation and pay artistes, but nothing has happened. We have a body but I have not heard from them in a while. I don’t even think of all that any longer.”
The singer also stated that he no longer lived in Nigeria, insisting that he was now involved in other things apart from music. He said, “I live in the United States of America; I only come to Nigeria when I have things to do. I have other things I do with my life now but I don’t like to reveal details. I have a family and I have a daughter to take care of.”
On collaborating with younger artistes such as Wizkid and Davido, he stated, “Collaborating with an artiste happens naturally. When you connect with an artiste, you make music together. I cannot just collaborate with an artiste because he has sung one popular song when he doesn’t know me and I don’t know him. I have principles that guide me. I have tasted fame; so, I am not looking for it again. I still do music but I do it differently.”
It is not unusual for celebrity marriages to crash. In fact, these days, it’s almost expected. But despite the downfall of many, a few Nollywood relationships have stood the test of time.
The union of veteran actors, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva, is a shining example in this regard. Having recently celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary, the couple have earned the bragging rights.
PREMIUM TIMES recently caught up with Joke on the set of a new Nollywood movie, ‘Two Weeks in Lagos’ where she spoke about what has sustained her marriage thus far.
ON THE JOURNEY SO FAR ?
Joke said :
The journey has been incredible and extremely interesting. It has also been one of learning. I don’t think anybody can ever prepare anyone for marriage. I had friends who were married until one partner died or death did them part and well over 40 years we’re each other’s friends. They had their challenges and they weathered the storm. Those were my role models. Knowing full well that there will be storm, I soon realised that my storms were totally different from their own storms. I wasn’t prepared for my own storms.
ON LESSONS LEARNT IN MARRIAGE
Joke said:
When my own storms too came, it was also a learning curve for both sides (my husband and I), we both had to learn to forgive each other. I learnt that marriage is not a destination; it’s a continuous journey, and somehow, it seems like the enemy knows that, so he says, “So, you weathered this storm, let me throw another one, let me see whether you will weather this one.”
But, I think when you know the person you are married to, when you like the person you are in relationship with, when you do have respect for each other, you learn. At least for me, for my husband, he was always wanting what was best for me. I had to also learn what was best for him but I finally got. It differs from person to person and it all depends on what your background is.
PT: Was there a point in your marriage when just wanted to end it and not minding what the society would say?
Joke: It happened a lot. I recall a particular incident that happened when we just had our first a baby. It turned out to be a learning curve for me. Olu had just come back from set apparently what happened was that he was still in that character that he had just played on set. So we were just talking and he just started shouting and I was like, “Is it me you are talking to? Do you think I don’t have a father?” So I packed my clothes with the drawer and I dumped it in my car, carried my baby and I remember our landlady lived at the back of our compound. So, she came out and started shouting, “Joke, where are you going to?’’ I told her I was going to my father’s house. When I got home the first person I see is my mum and she said what are you doing here? I began ranting and she said you don’t have a house or a room here, you better pack your bags and go home. My father sort of understood where I was coming from. Funnily, my husband called and asked, “When are you coming home?” That was the first time and I did it a couple of other times.
Popular Nigerian Singer and and human rights activist, Charly boy has remarried his American wife, Diane Oputa after 40 years together
Charlyboy and Diane exchanged marriage vows on Saturday evening at the Chapel of Sisters of Jesus the Redeemer Catholic Church in Gwarimpa, Abuja.
The low-keyed wedding was officiated by the outspoken Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses, Bishop Mathew Kukah, and had in attendance close friends and relatives of the couple, including the aged mother of Charlyboy.
The Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, was also in attendance among some other clergymen. Charlyboy, who is 67 years, has nine children from different women, and has 16 grandchildren.
Charlyboy took to his IG page to share lovely photos from the wedding, with the caption;
“Today I said NO to “see finish” by remarrying my phenomenal, bespoke wife of 40years.”
“Thank you for marrying me again. And I go do am again and again.”
“Our marriage na for heaven Baba God bake am come let us enjoy am for earth.”
“You toooooo much ”
