Basketmouth’s wife, Elsie is also not happy with the rate at which Celebrity marriages are crashing.. So, she’s got some words for mistresses who are eagerly waiting for a marriage to crash, so they can take over the position that isn’t theirs to start with.
In a post she made on snapchet, she cursed the hell out of such ladies. She wrote: “Some daft chic be waiting for ur marriage to crash so they can move in. I don’t know who im speaking to but while your waiting, thunder and lightening will strike you dead”
Former Big Brother Naija 2017 housemate, Uriel has finally had her wish granted, the BBNaija star arrived Imo state for her “homecoming party” after she cried for one on Instagram many weeks back.
Immediately she arrived Imo State, he went to pay her respects to the Igwe of her hometown, Oguta.
She was accompanied by former housemates, Gifty, Cocoice, TTT and Kemen. A reception held in the evening and other events are lined up for the remainder of the weekend.
Mercy Aigbe has dominated social media with news her marital crisis following an alleged assault on her by her husband, Lanre Gentry.
Recall it all started when LIB broke the news about the actress marital crash, shared photos from the bruises on her body following the assault from her husband. Then, her husband, Lanre reacted to the reports, claiming he has never laid his hands on his actress wife.
An Enugu-based mortuary attendant has wrong Nigerians after he shared selfies he took with corpses in a morgue he works in on Facebook.
See some comments he received below;
– Why posting the picture of a dead person in the morgue ? That’s unprofessional and this idiot can be sued.
– This seems insane, but I think it’s a wake up call to humble ourselves & appreciate our maker @ least for the gift of life before other things that are attached to life.
– The families of this bodies could sue him and the firm for this , as if they have not grieved enough, putting their face in public space could cause more emotional trauma to these families. this is a wrong move on his part, be proud of your job but you should be thinking about others emotions. that makes us humans and alive
Reekado Banks spoke to Sunday Scoop, where he spoke about his parents reaction to his decision to go into music, what has changed about him since he became a star, the healthy competition in his Record Label, Mavins, among others.
Read Excerpts below:
Speaking on his parent’s reaction when he told them he is venturing into secular music, he said:
“My parents have always been supportive and they want the best for their children. When I initially told my mother about my intention, she had no problem with it. She then told my dad and he was okay with it too but said he wanted to be sure that I wouldn’t leave Jesus Christ.”
On what has changed about him since he became popular, Reekado said,
“I am still the same person I used to be. I do every other thing I want but I no longer have the liberty of walking on the street or going to some certain places I would have loved to go. I have always been the indoor type and even when I was in the University of Lagos, I never went to clubs or things like that.
Maintaining that he does not feel threatened by any of his label mates, the Katapot singer said,
“The only thing I can say we have among us is healthy competition. We encourage ourselves to do well and we’re one big happy family. We give ourselves good pressure, like when one person releases a good song, the others are motivated to do the same, or even do better. We also advise ourselves on how to do better and we constantly look out for one another’s progress.”
We stumbled upon a report that claims Actress Mercy Aigbe will be the fourth woman to bear kids for her Hotelier husband, Lanre Gentry.
Read the Report Below:
Lanre Gentry, an American returnee who is into the hospitality business (he also sells cars) was said to have had three women, who all bore children for him before meeting and marrying Mercy Aigbe.
Though his first wife is divorced from him, he was said to have impregnated one Opeyemi Amuda, who had his first son, Lanre, for him.
Opeyemi, then a young girl was said to be a sister to his first wife’s friend. Gentry was said to have started dating the young girl who later became pregnant.
His first wife had just daughters then and he named Opeyemi’s son, Lanre. It was gathered that the boy is 18 years old, lives with his grandparents in Egbeda, Lagos while his mum is abroad and remarried with two other children.
Lanre, after Opeyemi, dated and married an Igbo policewoman who had also packed out of the house.
According to reports, Mercy started dating him after his split from the policewoman and must have decided marrying him when he spoilt her silly with gifts and money. In fact, he was said to have gifted her with two cars (a Honda Element and Honda CRV) on the same day!
They were officially married in 2013.
Meanwhile, Mercy had always said in interviews that she was the second wife.
“How can she be the second wife when she is the fourth to bear children for him? He has children from different women and when Mercy had Juwon, Lanre called all his baby mamas that they should bring all his children to come and live under same roof with one another in his house but those women declined. The many responsibilities must have also contributed to his financial misfortune because he is not as rich as when Mercy met him,” a reliable source said.
One of the reasons that caused fracas in his marriage to Mercy was infidelity from his part. It was gathered and alleged that Lanre was dating Opemititi, a young lady, who lives in Abeokuta but comes to Lagos regularly.
The lady also known as “Queen Stunner” was said to be very close to Mercy and visited her at home. There are allegations that the estranged husband of Mercy is having an affair with Opemititi.
For now, Mercy is said to have been separated from Lanre and moved out of the home.
Yul Edochie had a chat with GoldenPearlMedia and he disclosed reasons why he keeps his wife away from the media’s eye.
In his words:
“My wife is not an actress, she’s not into show business, she’s a computer engineer, also a business woman, she’s not into the whole paparazzi spotlight thing, its her lifestyle. So, she can’t be in the media eyes.”
He disclosed that his wife took the children to his father, Pete Edochie to spend the last Easter Holidays.
“My wife and kids went to see my parents in the East. Seeing my parents and daughter bond is a feeling, i can’t even express, its a blessing. Family is everything. I thank God.
“I could remember that While growing up, my father taught me discipline, honesty, integrity, bravery, self respect and for fellow humans, hard work, passion for work, a lot more and I have passed that onto all my children.”
You won’t believe she’s a Mother of two kids! ChaCha Eke Faani be looking absolutely gorgeous in new photos.
She rocked a strapless ankara outfit, with a spiked front across the neckline, accesorizing it with a simple gold necklace and a bracelet to match… and then she finished off her accessories with a gold-studded clutch.
Not forgetting her curly hairstyle, Cha cha dressed to kill!
Reports going rounds claims that the Lagos State Government is set to prosecute Mercy Aigbe’s Husband, Lanre Gentry over Alleged Battery as the government have begun investigations into the matter.
According to findings, Mercy, mother of 2, has dragged her husband, Lanre to the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs for investigation and prosecution over alleged battery and assault.
A top official revealed that the case has been brought to the attention of the body; stressing it is a matter of urgency due to the mandate given to the ministry by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to crack down on domestic violence especially against women.
“Truely, the case is with us here. It was reported here by the victim herself, and because of the governor’s zero tolerance for domestic violence, we are as a matter of urgency investigating the whole drama.
It is a good thing that it has also been brought to the public eye. We’re still very much on top of the matter and we’ll get it to its logical conclusion,” he said.
Just 9 days after, there are indications that the couple are already expecting their first child together.
A Source who chose to remain anonymous spoke to NewTelegraph, revealed that femi is super excited with his new found love and status; adding that one of the reasons he took his fans by surprise was because Nabila was already weeks gone.
“Please don’t quote me, don’t even mention my name, Femi is very happy right now, Fash is super happy too; I am equally happy for the both of them.
They deserve it right now, and the best we can do is pray for them. Let’s just wish them well” the source said.
Investigations also revealed that the couple before making their union official has been living together, and that Oritse’s move to a new apartment was the couple’s collective idea.
In a congratulatory message posted by Nollywood actress and friend of the couple, Caroline Danjuma, it suggests the couple is indeed expecting a child together.
Nabila Fash, who is a USA returnee, is a PR expert. Oritsefemi got married to his Kaduna born wife at his Lekki home on the 20th of April 2017 in a very private wedding ceremony.
The court registrar came to his house to conduct the wedding. Oritsefemi already has 3 kids from different women.
Stunning Nigerian lawyer, Jane Edache Ameh, admirably tied the knots on Saturday with her fiance who is a soldier after years of dating.
Friends, family members and well wishers played guests as they witnessed the blissful marriage ceremony, that had the bride and the groom smiling at every chance they had.
Quite lovely though, a soldier and a lawyer… now that’s not something you get to see everyday.
We have received reports concerning a young and vibrant Unilag Student, Ariyibi Ayomide who committed suicide by drinking sniper after she was allegedly set up.
Apparently, some belongings belonging to her colleagues in the same hostel where she resides were missing, and then she was fingered…. They searched her bag, only to find the items in her bags.. She was disgraced by other students in the school.
Ayomide then called her mum, a staff of the university, who later came to settle the matter.. Her mother paid N2,000, the value of what was found in her bags.. The mother then instructed Ayo to pack her stuffs home, which she did… She was “disgraced” while on her way home, as she couldn’t hold her heads up high.
Ayo arrived home, with her mom returning to work, only for Ayomide to drink sniper. A very poisonous substance.
Ayo was rushed to the hospital where she later died.
She was a 100-level student of Unilag from the faculty of business administration in department of Employee Relations and Human Resources Management (ER & HRM).
Read the Full Story Below:
An incident happened in her room (Amina Hostel) which involved the missing of belongings (which includes make up and clothes) of another girl in d same room. On Thursday, some of the belongings of the fellow room mate was found in Ayomide’s bag (scattered in three different bags – make up in one of of her bag, clothes in another bag and clothes in another bag making 3 of Ayomide’s bag).
As a result the roommates disgraced Ayo and called her many names (relating to a thief) and disgraced her publicly. Ayomide called her mum and her mum came down next day (Friday) to settle the issue. The make up was valued at #2000 in which Her mum paid. After that, her mum told her to pack her bags and follow her home which she did but as she was going the room mates shouted on her and called her so many names.
Her mum took her home and went back to work (her mum is a unilag staff). Ayomide was the only one left at home when she took sniper in the afternoon. Her mum came back in the evening and saw her child in a critical state. So she asked what happened to her; Ayomide just stretched her hand to do bottle of the sniper she took.
Immediately her mum gave her palm oil but results were not forthcoming. So she rushed her to a medical centre at ebute metta, still results were not favourable, she was then taken to Luth (Medilag).
Lanre Gentry is still speaking.. The husband of Nollywood Actress, Mercy Aigbe is still denying reports that he laid his hands on his actress wife.
Recall after news broke out yesterday that Mercy’s marriage had crashed due to domestic violence she suffered from her husband, her husband Lanre, denied the reports, noting that he loves his wife so much to lay a finger on her.
This was yesterday.. But today, pictures of Mercy undergoing a CT scan found it’s way online, and it was revealed she suffered a fractured orbit. See the Details Here.
Now, Lanre is saying this never happened. In his words: “How can wife that in my wife for over 10 years say I use to beat her everyday and she we stay i’m the house till now well every one should think of all this don’t let us be living in any lie from any woman let them tell us the true of the matter”.
He also claimed the photos of a bruised mercy was the work of makeup, as the pictures are from the set of a movie she’s working on. He wrote: “All this are in my wife film victim is joust makeup things”
A Guy, Andy shared the above photo with his Girlfriend on Twitter.. and it’s completely freaking people out.. Everyone is talking about the background after noticing the lady’s reflection in the mirror looking back at them.
While many called her a witch, a few people said it could have been doctored to pass across the point that Geminis usually have two sides to them.
The photo gas since gone viral with over 45,000 re-tweets.
Stella Dimokokorkus is reporting that a Popular Governor has allegedly impregnated a youth corper… and even flew her abroad. Though no names were mentioned.. But if you read in between the lines, you’d be able to decode.
This gist will show you the Gateway if you read it properly because the whisper are so strong and all over,you cannot miss it…..
The governor of a state has impregnated a Corps member serving in the state according to rumour mongers oh….
This Corps member according to whisperings belongs to either batch B or C of the present batch and while some say the particular governors office is her PPA whilst others whisper that the Corps members father is the gov paddy and that is how they met and why the governor will not mess her up.
The lady has allegedly been flown to the abroad at the moment but this is unconfirmed.
This gist is as light as leggings on a cold cold day and has been swept under the carpet.The governor is very dark skinned and wears funny caps.
The begining of his last name sounds like what belongs to a man in Eastern Nigeria……The Opposite of this is ”Otu Nne gi”
I cannot mention names because I wasnt in ”za oza room with zem”.
And Note that there is NO CLUE here referring to any gov oh…This is just tips until the story (If any)breaks out and if not,someone can remodel this into a movie Synopsis,I will not mind.
Will there be any press release on this?I didnt call anybodys name now!
My wife, everyone has gone home. The music is quiet, the celebration is over. Our wedding was beautiful but it is now in the past. We have finished the wedding/marriage, it is now time to build our marriage.
All that is left now is the two of us… What we will become tomorrow, starts from tonight. Our life is no longer the same.
There was a day you put on one red dress… You looked so beautiful in it. That Day I wanted to just touch you! We were in the Cinema and I was so tempted. I wanted to just take you inside the toilet and kiss you but I couldn’t. Guess what? Now I have you forever, I can do that everyday.
Before I take off your cloth and make love to you… let me tell you few things.
I have nothing to hide from you from this day. My phone, you can use it like your own. You can access my facebook, my twitter and my Instagram.
From today, I have become a child. For the past five years of my life, I have been a man. I wake myself up in the morning, sometimes I go to bed hungry, I do things the way I want to. I come home whenever I want to but all that ends today.
From today you become my mother, who will scold me when I come home late, a mother who will wake me up at six to go work, a mother who will ensure I don’t sleep hungry. I am glad I have a mother in you.
I hope you will be a good mother? Don’t be too harsh and I promise I won’t be too stubborn. Sometimes I will give you headache but I promise, I will also be the cure of every headache.
When my parents died, I looked after my brothers and sisters. I was like a father to them. So i will not have problem being a father to you.
Hope all men wil be as nice as dis. Let treat women like how it was ordained by God. Women are precious, they are of immeasurable value.
Why not share this post by clicking on the share button below? Maybe you can touch someone!
Mavins Records Singer, Aphro Di’ja has released the visuals to this playful mid-tempo track she titles “Wan Chop”.
Di’ja describes her music and style in culinary metaphors and then makes a global invite to her fans across the world to come have a taste of her music, style and personality.
Wan Chop Video is directed by Capital Dreams Pictures.
Nigerian Singer, Sean Tizzle is reportedly expecting his First Child with his beautiful Girlfriend, Maima, who is a Kenyan.
Maima took to her Instagram account to share the news in form of a photo of herself showing off her baby bump and a calendar marked August, revealing the month of her delivery.
Reports have it that the singer has kept his relationship under wraps in a bid to find some privacy.
The singer however shared a photo of himself and Maima back in October, the only proof of a connection between the pair.
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi who is also the Minister of Transportation has declared he is not corrupt and he doesn’t like money.
In a new interview with Channels TV, He was asked whether he is corrupt and he said;
“Is my honesty in doubt? I have told Nigerians and I repeat to Nigerians today I am not corrupt and I don’t like money. I am not one swayed by money. I have lived a character that most Nigerians can tell you.
I try as much as possible not to annoy God by saying I am honest. But with all modesty, I am a honest Nigerian and there are very few honest Nigerians.” On why people keep having the impression that he’s corrupt, Amaechi replied;
“When did that impression start? Nyesom Wike becomes the governor. He takes documents from Government house that people cant read, and says oh, we sold Gas turbines and disappeared with the money. He set up a panel of inquiry? Publish the report.”
When asked whether he thinks the corruption angle came because he led the campaign organization of President Buhari, “When you talk about the PDP angle, they are bitter that we fought and led the movement against the former government and PDP, and we were successful to have removed them from power.
If I was corrupt, why didn’t President Goodluck prosecute me? The fight between Goodluck and Rivers state government or myself lasted for two years, Amaechi said.
Now, he’s claiming the marriage crash he was referring to in February was Mercy Aigbe’s
“One more marriage will crash after this next month.
“Shame on all my celebrity friends who doubted me some weeks ago, when I said a particular actresses marriage was about to crumble like the wall of Jericho, thank goodness it has come to the public now, also, earlier this year, I made a prophecy that many female celebrity marriages will crash in Nigeria.
“To all those who criticized and called me names, shame on you all.. I told you all about this actresses case some time ago, but you all didn’t believe me.
“Anyways, there is another female celebrity whose marriage is also going down next month…watch out, it’s also because of domestic violence.
“That’s what you get when you marry an aspiring boxer as a husband.”
The death of a pregnant Nigerian Lady, Mrs. Keke Esu has left her family and friends in shock. It was gathered that Mrs. Esu who got married last year, 2016, woke up, went to the toilet.. and then went back to sleep.. But never work up again.
She was pregnant until her sad demise. The details was disclosed by her friend on Facebook, Kosolu Ndulue.
Uche Maduagwu who keeps trending for the wrong reasons, has found a way for bloggers to write about him again. This time he penned down an open letter to 41-year-old actress, Rita Dominic.
“A letter to Rita; Please don’t ever get married to a Nigerian man who is not born again oh… Guys in Nigeria are all the same, they can’t be depended on, except for those who are born again Christians and good muslims, my dear, some Nigerian men have special skills in beating women, they can beat another mans daughter for Africa, infact, beating a beautiful woman is their hobby and special talent.??
You are a good friend, and i take you as my very own sister, please dear, don’t allow all these “yeye” people put pressure on you to getting married oh, marriage has no expiry date, and age is just but numbers…
⏰ At the right time, God will send you a God fearing prince charming who is born again and humble. A man who will never cheat on you or abuse you. Also to all the women waiting on God for a God fearing husband, may the Lord reveal your husband to you before next month.
Please no amount of prayer is too much oh, ??say an amen if you have faith that you will be getting married this year.? #repost #nollywood #follow #share”
Delectable Yoruba Actress, Feyisara Hassan, 24, has categorically stated that being a babymama is better than being a wife. She says she believes being a babymama is good, and more peaceful than being a wife.
She made this declaration in an Interview with Vanguard.
Excerpts Below:
Many Yoruba actresses are babymamas; what can make you become a babymama?
What most people don’t know is that being a babymama is even better than being a wife. Frankly, I am not against any woman opting to be a babymama, in fact I believe it is good and more peaceful. Being a babymama you enjoy the father of your baby more than if he were your husband.
You can have access to him whenever and wherever you want without any family pressures or restrictions. When you are a wife, there are limitations and restrictions and there’s little room for heartaches. More women are opting to be babymamas because their lives are more peaceful and enjoyable.
Feyisara also revealed she’s not a fan of wearing bra.
You once said you don’t wear bra, can you explain why?
Yes, I don’t wear bras because I don’t feel comfortable with it but I do wear it now because my man is not comfortable with my not wearing it. I guess it is because of my sexy boobs.
But they are not big?
They may not be big but they are very special. They are one of the most beautiful parts I love in my body. Medium boobs are sexy and more attractive than the big ones. All kinds of boobs are good though but mine are more attractive and sexy.
What’s your take on sex generally?
In my opinion and experience, sex is best experienced within a committed relationship where two people have agreed to be exclusive with each other and to explore their sexualities together.
This doesn’t have to be within marriage. However, in my opinion, relationships should not exist solely to provide a means for sex. Relationships should be a beautiful tapestry, of which sex is one piece. And within that relationship, sex should only exist with an incredible amount of communication.
The communication should be about when people are ready for different stages of sex, what people like and dislike in sex, and at the core of all this communication should be consent.
Our society talks about and does consent very poorly (which is why we have such a high rate of sexual violence).
It’s no longer news, that there’s trouble in Mercy Aigbe’s Marriage.. Recall photos went viral, which saw the actress severely injured with bruises all over her body, a sign that she suffered domestic violence from her husband.
Now, NET has acquired photos that clearly shows the embattled actress undergoing a CT scan to confirm if she’s got any form of skull fracture whatsoever.
Also, the document acquired from which shows results from ST. Solomon Health Care Limited shows, the Actress indeed suffered from a Head injury.
The Finding states:
There is fracture of the medial wall of the left orbit, with herniation of the orbital fat and left media rectus muscle into the ethmoidal sinus and presence of peri-orbital emphysema.
There is also a fracture to the floor of the orbit with air/fluid level in the left maxillary sinus – indicative of hematoma.
Slight hermiation of the left inferior oblique muscle into the maxillary sinus is also noted.
No intracranial hermorrage is seen.
There is however, bilateral basal ganglia calcification (most like physiological).
Normal white/grey matter interface is preserved.
Posterior tossa strutures are normal.
No occular abnormality is seen.
The report further concludes:
1. Blow-out fracture of the left orbit with herniation of orbital fat, media rectus and left inferior oblique muscles.
2. Left maxillary sinus hermatoma.
3. incidental finding of bilateral basal ganglia calcification.
Though she has been quiet about the reports going rounds.. and her husband, Lanre gentry keeps insisting that he never laid a finger on his wife, as he loves her so much.
However as these photos show, Mercy Aigbe indeed suffered some blows to the head which warranted an emergency scan of her head.
CT Scans are used to determine if there are injuries or trauma to the skull and brain.
A Facebook User, Tina Michelle Obiora is of the opinion of Gender equality. She feels men aren’t the head of the house.. But both parents are the head of the house.
She wrote on Facebook:
Social studies teachers should stop teaching our kids that fathers are head of the home!
I didn’t send my daughters to school for a teacher who is still stuck in stone age to teach them to accept patriarchy as a norm!
Multi-award winning Nollywood Actress, Rita Dominic has opened up as to why she’s yet to get married.
Rita says she’s hopeful that God will provide the “right man” of her dreams, and she’d get hitched when the time is right. She also revealed that she could have been married a long time ago, but things didn’t work out.
This was revealed while she was speaking in an interview with a lifestyle and Fashion Magazine, Schick.
In her words:
“I believe that God is in charge of my life and will present the right man to me at the right time.”
When asked whether social pressure don’t get to her, Rita replied,
“I am a human being and I would be lying to say that it doesn’t sometimes.
“More so because it’s something I sincerely want to do but the feeling passes when I remember that society will not live with the person.
“I will live with the man, so it is very important that I do it because I want to, not because society wants it for me.”
On the myth that sex, for women, gets better with age, Rita opined that sex at 40 is what you make of it.
“If you ordinarily don’t enjoy it, age won’t make a difference.
“I find that when a woman embraces her sexuality, many Nigerians equate it to being Ashewo, as if we should act like sex is not pleasurable.”
Rita described dating, as a nightmare, “especially in these days of social media where with one click you are all over the internet.”
Though she admitted that “I do date when someone special comes around.
“I love being totally drawn to someone and doing all those loving things couples do, but I am also wary of liars and bullies.”..(DailyPost)
More damning revelations have been coming in.. This time a source who spoke to KFB is alleging that Mercy Aigbe’s Husband never trusted her from the beginning.
Recall, news broke out yesterday, that her marriage crashed due to domestic violence from her husband, and of course an alleged extra-marital affair with a light-skinned lady named Opemititi.
Mercy had made an Instagram post advising women to “say no to domestic violence”, and her husband subtly replied with a post of his own, saying, “say no to promiscuous n irresponsible women”.
KFB reports that she reacted out to a source close to the Family, and they’re claiming the couples had trust issues.
“…I am not in the position to say but it has been a long time coming, Asiwaju doesn’t trust Mercy cos her movement is always suspicious. They always fight over allegations but it has never been this bad and sometimes he punishes her by not letting her leave the house, that is why she couldn’t attend this year’s AMVCA, they had a fight around that period. Twice now she has had miscarriages from being beaten by him…..this one just got really really bad but that doesn’t mean they have parted ways.”
When asked why Mr Gentry doesn’t trust his wife, the source said:
“He gets calls from peeps, friends who give him updates on her movements. She can tell him she is at so so place and at the end of the day, he will find out that she is somewhere else….it goes on and on like that…..”
When asked if actress Opemititi aka ‘Queen Stunner’ had a role to play in the crash, the close source said to KFB:
“I know she is very close to Asiwaju…I don’t have much details on that but things have grown cold between her and Mercy, they were once very close, she frequently visited Mercy’s boutique at Ogba and her home and when Mercy travels out, she is available to monitor things but things are not same between them anymore. So maybe, may be not I can’t say if she is having an affair with Asiwaju but she is closer to him than to mercy now, they avoid each other sort of”
Ufedo Sunshine turned a year older recently, and to mark her birthday, she celebrated it in Las Vegas, USA.
She shared photos from her trip to the “City of Light”, among which was a “sexy bedroom” photo. Then a particular fan reacted in the most ridiculous way: “All this nonsense Nollywood actresses that like to tempt innocent boys like me. God punish all of you”
As if that wasn’t enough, the fan went too far by saying that he will molest the actress: “I will rape you one day. You will see”.
Last year, Nollywood Actress, and creator of the Jenifa Diary, Funke Akindele, married her hearthrob, Abdul Rasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz in a private ceremony that held in the United Kingdom.
In this new interview with Goldenpearlmedia, JJC opened up on how he met and toasted Funke, how his children accepted their step mom.. He also talked about the “silent beef” between his wife Funke and Toyo Baby, amongst other things. Read the Full interview below:
What’s new about JJC Skillz?
Well, i’m now officially a music video and film director. For the past few years, I have been telling people that I was about to move into Nollywood, but they didn’t believe me. I have made that come through; i’m now of the directors of Jenifa’s Dairy.
I shot all London scenes and now we are back to Nigeria, still doing it. I’m one of the brains behind an upcoming TV series; Industreet. It was produced by my wife, Funke Akindele Bello.
We came up with the concept of creating a story around the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
I’m also part owner of the SOP music label that has four new acts. We are planning lot of movies this year, so you can see my hands are full.
You have always been a music artiste, now you have soared to a movie director, label owner, producer, etc, has this always been your dream?
To be honest I studied TV and Video Production in school. When I wanted to go to school, I couldn’t because I was a JJC. Later I went on to take on MVQ course; which is like a work training course. I studied TV and Video Productions. I left that course with 9 As. So, every department of that course, from script writing, directing, all, I did it so passionately, I came out with distinctions.
After I was done with the course and because of my grade, I was able to get a job with an amazing advertisement company. I was their assistant editor and worked there for 2 years. So, I have background in entertainment, directing, editing, it’s what I studied and it’s now my profession. But I left all that for music.
What’s the concept behind Industreet?
I have 20 years of experience in the music entertainment industry, and I believe nobody has been able to tell the story of African music scene. I was there in the beginning. So, I want the world to know what’s really going on behind the scene in Nigerian entertainment industry.
Is it like your true life story?
Not really. It’s the story of the betrayals, the rise and fall, the success, failures and lots more. It’s a story of a group of young people who gathered together to form a label, the SOP records. When you watch you’ll understand how the street took over the industry, that’s why we called it Industreet.
How much of your personal story is in Industreet?
I’ll about 70 percent of some of my life story was infused into the story line, because it was a passion project. I actually came up with this idea in 2009, and I shot about half and hour pilot of it. It was like a tester of the proposed TV show.
When will Industreet premiere?
It’s will premiere on May 19, 2017. That’s the day of the launch. Then a week after, they can watch it on our website. Even Jenifa’s Diary can be watched on the scene one App.
Since you got married, it seems you took a break from making your own music?
My own music is on hold, because I needed to focus on this great opportunity that came to my doorsteps. Jenifa’s Diary is a big project, you can see we have been winning awards here and there. We as a family, have our hands full already in different productions.
What challenges do you often face, doing all these; production, directing, music, etc?
It’s not just productions, we have our own website; www.sceneone.tv. And it’s also an App. Our focus is to create the content and dish it out to people out there. It hasn’t been easy, but God has been there for us.
The scripture said ‘When you find a wife, you find a good thing’, can you relate to that?
Of course, he who findeth a wife, findeth a good thing and obtained favour from the Lord. Most times, as a single man, you carry almost all your burdens alone. You’d have to worry about what you eat, and my cooking Skillz it’s not really that fantastic. But when I found my wife, I knew I had found my better-half. Now, when I think about things, I share it all with my wife. We wake up from same bed in morning and head to our field, because we are both into entertainment. She’s the actress, script writer, i’m the director, editor. She’s very hard working, in fact I don’t know anyone like us in this industry; she works day and night. We wake up every single day, with the mind set of making ourselves happy.
Funke, like you we all know is a very busy woman, does she still have time to cook for you?
Why not? It is said that the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Definitely, she cooks amazingly, but I told her to stop, so she can get enough rest. Most times, she would insist, because she wants to take care of her man. But I always insist, as we now have chefs.
Was it her cooking Skillz that attracted you to her?
My wife is a fantastic cook, she’s an amazing woman, everything about her attracted me to her. It’s not only one thing that attracts a man to a woman, but definitely, the cooking Skillz is a plus and my wife has it all. I would want to eat her meals for the rest of my life.
What’s her favourite dish for you?
Oh! Thats Ewedu and pounded yam; that’s number one. That food always sweep me off my feet, and i’d ask her, if she added ‘something’ extra to it. She’s loving, caring, hard working, she’s all a man could ever ask for.
So, how does it feel being married to a popular actress?
To be honest, I lived the better part of my life in the UK, so I didn’t really know who Funke Akindele was. When I met her, I just met someone that wanted a director for her TV show; Jenifa’s Diary. That was in 2013. We have been going on for a long time, people just found out in 2016.
We were very low key, because we are two popular people in the entertainment industry, so we have to protect our privacy.
How did you manage to hide it from the public eyes for so long?
Just like our wedding and our privates lives, we just have to keep it away from the public eyes. We already have so much out there on social media and people end up, blowing it out of proportion.
How did you meet Funke Akindele?
She wanted someone to direct her TV series, then I was about to embark on recording the JJC album then. Her sister introduced us, because she knew I was into music video directing.
So, when I met her, I told me she did a movie sometime ago and would like to turn it into a TV series. We started working together and preparing for the shoot, then one thing led to another. Here we are today, the rest is history. We just clicked.
Would you say, it was love at first sight?
Well, I would say so, because first time I saw her, I was wowed. She also told me that, when she first saw me, she went ‘Wow’. We tried to keep the whole work as professional as possible but along the line, emotions ran high.
How did you propose to her? On your knees, romantic date or just casual question?
I’m definitely a romantic person, so I gave her a dose of it. It wasn’t in an open place, because only very few people knew as at then.
So, that very day, she came home to meet flowers, candles everywhere; quite a romantic set up. When she saw it, she had no choice than to say ‘Yes’.
Were you afraid, she would say No?
Well, we had a very wonderful, beautiful relationship, but to be honest, I had proposed to her earlier and she laughed at me. I think that was a week after we met. I was like ‘I have never met anyone like you, marry me’. And she just laughed at me. And then, I promised that, that she would be my wife. I play around a lot, but then, I meant it.
You are both celebrities, in the media eyes, how do you succeed in maintaining your private life?
Private life, work life, we take it all one day at a time. We don’t worry about outsiders and what they would think, we just do us. Every single day, we have our prayers and talk about how the day would go. It’s quite a unique and complimentary relationship and i’m enjoying every bit of it.
Who apologies first when you both have little marital issues?
My wife would say, that she apologies first, but I refuse because I know I apologize first. Most times, we apologize at the same time. No relationship or marriage is perfect, so such things are normal. I’ll get upset, she’ll get upset, we later apologize to each other and let it slide. In fact, we hardly do find ourselves in such situations.
However, the important thing is not to carry over any arguments or misunderstanding to the next day. We are now family, so we help each other grow.
We both have had our own fair share of horrible relationship experiences, so we appreciate each other a whole lot. We value our love and hold it tight. A lots of people in the world are looking at us with envy, while some are hoping and praying that one day, we would break up. We are going to disappoint them because we try to hard to keep ourselves in check, encourage ourselves and most importantly, pray for ourselves.
When would the kids start coming?
Soon! God’s time is the best. We are working on it.
How did your kids accept their new step mum?
Well, before we got married in London, we all had a good relationship here in Nigeria. The kids were always seeing this beautiful woman around daddy, and always make him happy. They might be away and in different continent, but they are part of our daily activities. She is also very close to them, they met her digital first. They didn’t know she is an actress then, because in the UK, they hardly watch Nigerian movies, but they love so much. They all love each other. It’s a perfect blend.
I remember my daughter telling me, ‘Dad make sure you marry her. She’s a keeper”. And I did, I followed my daughter’s advice.
One of my songs, Save The Last Dance’ was written for my wife, she really saved the last dance for me.
Last year, it was reported that you had a fracas with your cousin, Mr. Moe Musa, because of Funke Akindele, that Moe had to move out of your house, what really happened?
Those who instigated such reports are very stupid! People just say and publish whatever they want without proper investigations and still get away with it.
Mr. Moe Musa as at then moved to the next block after mine. I lived in block H, while he is in block G. I spoke with the agents that got him the apartment and he moved in. He used to be in a room in my 3 bedroom apartment, so when my relationship, got serious, he moved on.
That’s not even the main reason. Moe has been in Nigeria then for almost 6 months, so he felt it was time to get his own place.
To be honest, when you first relocate to Nigeria, you’ll find it very hard to stay alone because you don’t understand the system yet. The way things work in Nigeria are different from the way it work in other countries. Moe stayed with me for a while, so he could get used to the Nigerian system. How to get food, how Generator works and other confusing stuffs.
Days ago, Jenifa Diary actor, Toyosi reportedly left the productions after a misunderstanding with Funke and all fingers were pointing at you, what really happened?
I don’t know why Toyosi left and it has nothing to do with me. Just like any character in a TV series, she can go and return. The only permanent character in the series is Jenifa. Falz has gone and came back. In the script Toyosi is married and has gone to France with her husband to live for a while. So, anything can happen. When she comes back, you’d see her on screen, if not, then that’s what the script said.
But it was also reported that Funke un-followed her on social media…..true?
Well, I don’t know about that. I’m not 100 percent sure of that. I’ll have to check Instagram to find out about that.
Funke Akindele turned into a singer, just to surprise you on your birthday, how does that make you feel?
It was awesome. My wife and the SOP team wowed me. I noticed that whenever I come into the studio they all looked funny. They even sent me on a fools errand, just to shoot a video for me, under my nose. I really didn’t see it coming.
I woke up that day, to see all of them wearing a t-shirt for me, sang for me and a whole lot. It made me really happy. I thank God, I have my best friend as a wife, then the best team ever! I’m indeed so lucky.
The Presidency, through the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said Buhari will not resign despite calls by some people that he stepped down to attend to his ailing health.
Read the Report by Punch Below:
The Presidency has ruled out the possibility of President Muhammadu Buhari resigning his position over his ill health as being suggested by some Nigerians.
In an interview with journalists in Lagos on Friday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said those calling for the President’s resignation were merely expressing their opinion.
According to him, the views of over 15 million Nigerians that voted for the President were more important than such opinions, while expressing confidence hat God would fully restore Buhari’s health.
The President returned from medical vacation to the United Kingdom on March 10, where he spent 49 days. And since his return from vacation, Buhari has been absent at some Federal Executive Council meetings, including that of last Wednesday, where Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided.
It was learnt that the President needed some rest and had “asked that all the files on his table be brought to him at his official residence in the Presidential Villa.”
Adesina had attended the launch of the book, “Against the Run of Play,” written by Olusegun Adeniyi, Chairman, ThisDay Editorial Board and former Special Adviser, Media to late President Umaru Yar’Adua.
The President’s absence from public functions for weeks now, has heightened public concerns about the President’s state of health with some Nigerians calling for Buhari’s resignation should he be unfit to deal with the rigours of office.
When asked if the President would yield to the calls for his resignation by some Nigerians over his poor health, Adesina said, “Well, it is an opinion, but don’t forget that about 15 million people elected the president so if one or two people expressed their opinion, will their opinions override that of 15 million people who voted for him? So those who are expressing their opinions have rights to their opinions.”
Adesina, however, expressed confidence that through prayers of Nigerians, God would fully restore Buhari’s health.
He said, “Yesterday there was still a press briefing saying there is no need for apprehension. God spared the president. In the first place, he said he had never been as sick as he was before, the same God that spared him will also ensure that he returns to full health. Nigerians prayed, God answered. Nigerians are still praying, God will still answer. That is all we believe.”
Meanwhile, President Buhari was on Friday absent at the Juma’at service held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Juma’at has been the only public function attended by the President in the last three weeks.
The President has been joining Muslim faithful for prayers inside a mosque near his office since he stopped attending the service at the National Mosque, Abuja.
READ ALSO: If Buhari dies, I promise to kill 200 people – Police officer
Three state governors who probably had planned to join Buhari for the prayers were however present.
The governors who attended the prayer session included Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun); Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara); and Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano).
The governors had on Thursday joined their colleagues for a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
No official reason has been given for Buhari’s absence at the prayer session as of the time of filing this report.
Buhari returned to the country on Friday, March 10 after his 49-day medical sojourn in London. He did not attend the Juma’at service that day apparently because of jet lag.
But since then, the President has not missed any of the Friday prayers until that of yesterday.
On March 17, Buhari was joined at the service by top government officials including the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); Minister of Defence, Dan Mansur-Ali; Minister of Interior, Abdurahman Dambazzau; Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura; Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hammed Ali; and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, among others.
On March 24, the President was present and was joined by Magu and Daura among others.
On March 31, Buhari attended the prayer session and was joined by Ganduje and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, among others.
April 7 was not different as the President was present and was joined by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari; Magu; Ali and Daura among others.
On April 14, Buhari was also present and was joined at the mosque by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai; Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Malami, Dan-Ali and Magu among others.
On April 21, the President was present and was joined by the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello; Malami and Magu among others.
It will however be recalled that the Presidency had on Thursday said as eager as the President wanted to be up and about, he had been advised by his doctors to take things slowly.
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency however assured Nigerians that there was no need for apprehension over the state of health of the President.
Shehu, who noted that the President himself on his return to the country made Nigerians aware of the state of his health while he was in London, added that full recovery could be a slow process, requiring periods of rest and relaxation.
He said, “Despite his lack of visibility, Nigerians should rest assured that President Buhari has not abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria. He receives daily briefings on the activities of government, and confers regularly with his Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“His private residence, in which he has been spending the majority of his time recently, also has a fully equipped office.
