A student of the Adekunle Ajasin University in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, has been stabbed to death by an indigene during an argument over a N1,000 debt.
The deceased, simply identified as Temitayo, was stabbed with a pair of scissors in the early hours of Thursday, April 6, in the Akungba area of the state.
Temitayo was rushed to Aduloju Hospital along Iwaro Road, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
He recently signed out from the department of physics and electronics and was still in school waiting to defend his undergraduate project.
The university’s student union source told People’s Gazette that Temitayo had intervened in a debt payment dispute between an “Egbon Adugbo” and a third party, where he promised to settle the bill for the latter.
He was able to pay 3000 naira out of the 4000 naira but was unable to pay the remaining 1,000 naira outstanding, which resulted in an argument, causing his death.
“A guy (the third party) was owing them money,” the source said “and he told them (the perpetrators) that he will help the guy to pay the money to avoid drama. So he paid 3k out of the 4K and couldn’t raise the last 1k. So they started disturbing him and he said they should stop disturbing him that he did not owe them that he only rendered a help and this afternoon(today) a guy came into the villa.
“As usual they acted as Egbon ADUGBO to collect money. So he said he can’t give them, which led into an argument as if they’d meant to deal with him … and they came from nowhere to stab him after a lot of arguments and they scattered the villa with bottles and spoiled our gate.” The source said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident, saying,
“An indigene had an issue with a student, and one thing led to another, and he stabbed the student, which resulted in the student’s death.
“Students took to the street to protest. The body was taken to the morgue by the police, and while it was there, some people mobilized to the suspect’s mother’s house to set it ablaze.
“The police and the people are there to put out the fire. I believe supporting divisions, Ikare and Iwaro Area Command will join Akungba personnel to restore peace and normalcy.”
Bella Nwoko, the young lady who was called out for threatening to falsely accuse a man of rape, has shared her own side of the story.
Recall that the man, identified as Richard Osita, accused Bella of threatening to accuse him of rape because he turned down her sexual advances and demanded the money she owes him.
He shared a video of her apologizing for falsely accusing him of rape to corroborate his claim, and leaked her phone number and address on social media.
He also went to a police station to file a complaint against her, demanding that she should be arrested and jailed for false rape accusation.
Well, Bella has now broken her silence as she shares her own side of the story with screenshots of their conversation.
She shared screenshots of their chat in which Richard invited her to visit him and threatened to pull her wig when she visits.
She said when he continued pestering her to visit, she told him that he was acting as if he wanted to rape her, which infuriated him and he started posting her pictures everywhere, accusing her of being a “thief,” “serial debtor,” “trained by her mother,” “night walker”, etc.
She said he threatened to pay blogs to tarnish her image, and said he would only stop posting her if she sends an apology video to him.
However, when she sent the video, he refused to delete the posts and instead shared the video online to back his claims that she falsely accused him of rape.
She went on to deny his claims that she threatened him because he refused her sexual advances, adding that he was the one pressuring her to visit him and she was deliberately avoiding him.
See the screenshots below,
She also sent a detailed narration of her side of the story to actress, Uche Ogbodo, who has been defending online since Richard threatened to arrest her.
Big Brother Naija star Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has revealed that she and her colleague Groovy never dated.
The reality TV star made this revelation during a recent interview with popular media personality Toke Makinwa.
According to Phyna, who won the BBNaija level-up season, all she and Groovy had on the show was just a game, and they were not genuinely dating as people thought.
“We were all playing a game, and he knows that. The game is over, and there is a new show now,” she said in part.
Watch her speak below,
Just recently, Phyna broke her silence amid rumours that she assaulted her ex-lover, Groovy.
It all started after some social media users took to micro-blogging platform Twitter to allege that Phyna and her ex-lover Groovy, who met on the BBNaija reality TV show, recently had an altercation where Phyna slapped Groovy.
Speaking on the alleged altercation during a Twitter space, they claimed Phyna slapped Groovy because he secretly went to make a deal that was meant for both of them.
According to them, a brand had reached out to the pair to sign a deal as a couple with the signature name ‘Groophy,” but Groovy was said to have declined.
It was however alleged that he returned to the company to pitch the idea of signing just him, and this raised some heat when Phyna found out.
Phyna was said to have confronted Groovy afterwards and, in the course of a heated exchange, allegedly slapped him twice. Read here.
A US-based Nigerian woman has taken to social media to call out her husband of twelve years after she discovered he secretly tied the knot with another woman.
In a series of posts on her Instagram page, the mother of three, identified simply as Oyindamola, narrated how she discovered that the man she thought she was in a happy marriage with for twelve years had started another family in Nigeria without her knowledge.
Oyin said she started sensing trouble when she noticed a strange message on his phone while they were vacationing in Dubai in April 2022.
em>“Every time I see her pictures, it makes me sad,” the message read.
She said she questioned her husband, and he brushed it off, claiming it was a woman from his past who keeps harassing him.
However, as the weeks passed and she returned to the USA with her husband, she checked her husband’s phone and found a strange number that called regularly.
She said she called, but the woman denied having anything to do with her husband.
Unknown to her, the woman named Bunmi Adedapo had married her husband a year earlier, in 2021, and their wedding pictures were on social media with their wedding hashtag.
Upon more digging, she realized that her husband, who told her he was in Nigeria for a project, was actually there to be with his new wife.
Oyindamola said that at one point she confronted her in-laws, who all assured her that her husband wasn’t seeing another woman, though it appeared that they knew about it.
Read her full nation below,
“In a life that now feels like a distant memory, I basked in the warmth of what I believed to be a happy family. I was blissfully unaware of the storm brewing beneath the surface, until July 1st, 2022, when my world came crashing down. On that fateful day, I discovered my husband tuns2010 had secretly married another woman @treasure_1989 The shocking revelation left me reeling, as I tried to comprehend how this could have happened right under my nose. For twelve long years, I had been married to a man I thought I knew inside and out. Little did I know that the person I had devoted my life to had been leaving a double life.
The first time I encountered the other woman, Bunmi. My husband and I were in Dubai april 2022, soaking up the sun and enjoying what I thought were moments of marital bliss. One evening, as we were on a video call with our kids back in USA, a message popped up on his phone. It read, “Every time I see her pictures, it makes me sad.” My heart skipped a beat, and I couldn’t help but question him about the message. My husband brushed it off, saying it was a girl from his past who had been harassing him. He denied knowing her or having any sort of relationship with her.
I wanted to believe him, but deep down, I knew that something wasn’t right. I cried my eyes out, feeling betrayed and helpless. Upon returning to USA, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to do something about the situation. With a heavy heart, I decided to voice my concerns to my husband’s parents. However, their response was I should put my mind at rest that he will never do such a thing,His mother insisted that the lady was merely a business partner, but my husband quickly silenced her from revealing any more. All these contradictions and evasiveness from the family began to take a toll on me psychologically and mentally abusing my sanity.They tried to minimize the issue, dismissing it as neither serious nor deep.
Driven by a desperate need for the truth, I took matters into my own hands. I went through my husband’s phone and found some strange numbers that he had been communicating with on WhatsApp. My heart pounding, one of the numbers i called end up being a female.
I questioned her about her relationship with my husband, but she flatly denied knowing him at all. Feeling cornered, I hung up and sent her a text message, including a picture as proof that her number was saved on his phone as fisayo(which later found out her real name is bunmi adedapo).
Yet, she still denied it, insisting that she had no connection to him whatsoever.
I felt stuck, unsure of how to proceed. It seemed as if everyone involved was determined to keep me in the dark, denying any serious relationship between my husband and Bunmi. But I couldn’t ignore the nagging feeling that there was more to this story, and I knew I had to keep digging to uncover the truth. However, I kept hopes up. Thinking the marriage was salvageable.
On June 20th, 2022, my husband informed me that he needed to travel to Nigeria for an important project. I wasn’t keen on the idea, but he managed to convince me with documentary evidence that he had been approved for a 57,000,000 Naira grant for the(ig exelon_io)exelon oil and gas station he is building. He insisted that he had to be in Nigeria to monitor and supervise the project personally.
On June 27th, 2022, I found out that my son had also contracted COVID-19 and started running a fever. I was furious with him for leaving us in such a vulnerable state, and I couldn’t bring myself to answer any of his calls. My anger grew as I struggled to care for my sick child feeling isolated and overwhelmed.
On July 1st, I was resting in bed with my daughter when I received a phone call from a friend of mine. She inquired about the whereabouts of my husband and asked if there were any problems in the marriage. I told her there was no issue, aside from him leaving for Nigeria while i was sick with our son.
She then asked if that was truly the only problem in our home. My curiosity grew I asked her what she meant. My friend sent me a picture that made my heart drop –they were dressed in white and pink coordinating colors, looking all too comfortable with each other.
The wind was knocked out of my sails, and I felt completely blank. I dialed his number, my hands shaking with fury. Instead of addressing my concerns, he began interrogating me about not picking up his calls. I couldn’t believe his audacity.
Ignoring his questions, I sent him the picture my friend had shared with me and demanded an explanation. He immediately started apologizing, but I pressed him further, asking him why he was apologizing and what for.
He told me that the lady was celebrating her birthday, and that’s why they were dressed in matching clothes. I couldn’t help but ask why he was the only one matching with her since I didn’t see a crowd of people wearing the same outfits. It was evident to me that there was more to these pictures .All he could say was, “I’m sorry,” before I hung up the phone.
Not long after our conversation, my friend called that they had taken down the picture on. @kolugraphy Instagram page. I couldn’t handle the emotional breakdown alone, so I reached out to family and friends. Their support was invaluable, but I was still emotionally drained and on the verge of a mental breakdown. Determined to find out the truth, I spoke to a friend who had found a mutual friend of bunmi adedapo on Instagram.
Through this connection, I gathered more information that left me reeling. I discovered that tunde oyelade and Bunmi adedapo had been married for a year, and they had just celebrated their first anniversary. I was dumbfounded, struggling to believe the truth that was unfolding before my eyes.
In my desperation, I called Tunde’s mom, hoping she would be honest with me. But she insisted that whatever I was hearing were all lies. She urged me to tell people to stop spreading false information. The next day, friends and family gathered around me, offering their support and condolences. Their presence gave me the courage to believe that there was more to the story than I had been told.
All the while, i kept calling both of them in tears day and night to demand full details of this embarrassment, he said sorry but I needed closure. Two days after the revelation about his infidelity, adultery and bigamy.
On Sunday July 3rd a friend of bunmi called my friend to inform her that Bunmi is in Dubai with my husband not in Nigeria as he had claimed. I didn’t want to believe her, demanding photos, and pictures as proof. To my dismay, she provided the evidence I sought – they were indeed in Dubai.
Feeling desperate for the truth, I video called Tunde, demanding that he show me his hotel room as proof that he was in Nigeria. He refused. I couldn’t hold back my tears. The hurt of being lied to was unbearable.
Despite my anguish, Tunde kept trying to convince me that he was in Nigeria. I decided to call Bunmi again, asking her why she was with him when she knew he was married. She didn’t have a satisfactory answer, and I grew increasingly frustrated.
I reached out to Tunde’s family, they continued to insist that he is in Nigeria, not Dubai. Feeling lost and needing more information, I started contacting more people through Facebook and Instagram, hoping to find proof of Tunde’s deception… She wrote.
A security guard, Friday Samson has been apprehended by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly killing a 32-year-old lady identified as Ruth Yakadi Bako in Jos North Local Government Area of the State.
According to reports, Ruth was coming from work on Saturday, December 10, 2022, when he approached her, defiled her, and carried away her belongings. The next morning, her body was discovered in the vicinity of a car wash in Farin Gada.
The Laranto Division of the command, under the direction of CSP Pam Dauda Ishaya, sprang into action after the heinous incident and arrested one Ephraim Emmanuel of Angwan Jarawa, Farin-Gada, and Jos with the victim’s phone, according to State Commissioner of Police CP Bartholomew Onyeka in a press conference on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Samson, a choirmaster who admitted to having raped and killed Ruth, was arrested after additional inquiry, the man said. During interrogation, the suspect said that Samson, of the same location, had sold the phone to him one Friday.
The 29-year-old suspect, a father of two, claimed to newsmen that he raped and murdered Ruth after she refused to sleep with him.
Speaking to newsmen, Samson said;
“I am here because I raped and killed someone. I don’t have any reason for what I did but I did it, it is just wickedness of the heart. That day, I just wanted to sleep with her but she refused, due to wickedness, I defiled and killed her.
I am a security guard at a filling station at Farin Gada. That day, I was on duty that night and I saw her passing at about 11 pm. I have never seen her before and I don’t know her but I called her and told her I wanted to sleep with her but she refused. I chased her and caught up with her. That was when I stabbed and raped her.
She was not dead when I raped her, it is just wickedness of the heart. After I raped her, I picked up her phone and held it for one month. After that I sold it to Ephraim Emmanuel, I did not tell him where I got the phone from just that I told him that the phone is mine. I started working in the filling station in August 2022 and I was being paid N28,000.”
Emmanuel, who bought the phone added;
“I bought the phone because I know him as my choirmaster. He did not tell me he was not the owner of the phone and I did not know the story behind the phone. The Police tracked the phone to me and arrested me so I told them who sold the phone to me.”
Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, professionally known as Peruzzi has declared unequivocally that he does not lead a false life.
Taking to his Instagram page, Peruzzi claimed that he has never faked anything in his life since his energy is sufficient to move any room he enters and he has never done anything to get influence.
According to him, whether people liked him or not, nothing about him was artificial, and he will always be genuine.
He wrote;
“I don’t do anything in my life for clout. My energy alone can move any room I’m in, I never had to fake it. Whether a person Loves me or hates me one thing is for Sure I’m authentic. There’s nothing fake about me and never will be.”
In other news, billionaire heiress, Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy, revealed how she feels about life since she turned 30 in November 2022.
Cuppy, who is currently on vacation with her fiance, Ryan Taylor, in Muskat, Oman capital, stated that she has been on multiple vacations since her 30th birthday.
According to the entertainer and singer, her life has turned into a never-ending vacation and she loves it!
Reality Tv star and Influencer, Saga has spoken about how he was tagged a mumu by netizens for his relationship with Nini when they were in Big Brother’s house.
Recall that Saga was trolled while in Big Brother’s house and after because he kept following Nini wherever she went. Little did the public know that the love between the two would evolve to another level.
In an interview with media personality Chude, Saga addressed the relationship between himself and Nini.
According to Saga, he was closer to Nini because, he is naturally an emotional human being and didn’t see his closeness to Nini as something strange.
“It’s not like I committed any crime. I followed one woman, as it should be,” Saga said.
According to him, he is to blame to some extent for the way people perceive him because of how close he was with Nini, since he recalled the tears he shed in front of the camera when Nini was nowhere to be found, when he could have cried under the sheets without anyone seeing.
Nollywood actress,Uche Ogbodo, has reiterated her opinion on the man who insisted a young woman must be jailed for threatening to falsely accuse him of rape after receiving criticism from netizens.
Recall that Richard Osita made headlines recently after he revealed that his friend, Bella Nwoko, threatened to accuse him of rape because he turned down her sexual advances and also asked her to refund the money she owes him.
In a follow-up post, he revealed that he had reported the incident to the police, who had not taken him seriously.
Read here
Uche responded to Richard’s post by advising him to quit being vengeful and to move on because his friend had simply threatened to accuse him but had not really done so.
Her opinion did not sit well with other celebrities and fans which led to an argument but she took to her Instagram page to share a video to explain herself better.
She called the girl foolish for implying that she might accuse the man of rape but insisted that she apologized and didn’t follow through on her threat.
Uche continued by claiming that the girl has not accused him of rape anywhere and that the man is the one making rounds talking about being charged with rape and that the girl be put in jail.
A video of Nigerian singer, Davido’s sister, Sharon, praying for the singer backstage before his performance in London last night has melted hearts online.
The superstar, who recently returned to the music scene after a long break, held his highly anticipated show for his new album, Timeless, on Wednesday night, April 5, in the United Kingdom.
Moments before the performance, Davido’s sister, Sharon, is seen in a video that surfaced online, passionately praying for the singer.
In the clip, the two were seen holding hands as Sharon showered him with prayers.
The heartwarming moment has left many gushing over the sibling bond the duo share.
Sharing the video online, she captioned it, “First things first.”
Watch video below.
Just recently, a video of Nigerian superstar singer, Davido’s encounter with a magician who accurately predicted where he and his wife, Chioma, would be going on vacation next went viral.
The video shows Davido participating in a magic trick where he is asked to think of a location he would like to travel to with his woman.
The magician, Alex Voz, then proceeds to guess the location, writing it on a board before asking Davido to say where he had in mind.
Davido revealed his answer to be South Africa, and the magician finally unveiled what he had written on the board.
Interestingly, what Voz wrote correlated with the music star’s response, leaving Davido screaming in shock and amazement.
Talent manager, Paul Okoye’s daughter, Vanessa Onyinye, has reacted to reports that there is bad blood between her and her father’s lover, actress Iyabo Ojo.
This comes after she deleted all of Iyabo Ojo’s photos on her Instagram page, sparking speculation that there is something is wrong between her father and the thespian.
It’s no secret that the couple are in a passionate relationship, and they take every opportunity to express their feelings for one another on social media.
However, Vanessa, who heartily welcomed Iyabo into their family and refers to her as “stepmother,” elicited mixed reactions when she took down all of the actress’ photos from her social media page.
See a snapshot of her page below,
Amid reports that she deleted the pictures because her father and Iyabo Ojo are not on good terms, Vanessa has warned people to stop spreading false report about her family.
She took to the comments section of a blog post to clear the air, stating that she has the right to do whatever she wants on her page.
“Cutie abeg na me the stepdaughter! That “something” you’re looking for no dey here ooo abeg! It is my page and I can do anything. I want with it. The season have passed… No, come start unnecessary controversy… I dey sleep… @iyaboojofespris MAMA NO DO US”, she wrote.
In a follow-up post on her Instastory, she wrote,
“Please I’m a quiet person on this gram! Please don’t be tagging me in rubbish. Love and light.
A new video of Nigerian singer and disc jockey, DJ Cuppy, that was shared online has sparked pregnancy rumours.
The 30-year-old daughter of Nigerian business mogul, Femi Otedola, had taken to her Instagram page to share photos and videos of herself with her fiance, Ryan Taylor, when netizens speculated that she’s pregnant.
Sharing the video, Cuppy spoke about how she has been vacationing at different locations since she turned 30.
“Since I turned 30 years old, my whole life has just turned into a constant vacation.” She wrote.
Some womb watchers, however, didn’t pay attention to her tale and rather focused on the video, pointing out that she looks pregnant.
They flocked to the comment section of the post to note that she appeared pregnant and congratulated her.
“You look pregnant”,an Instagram user wrote.
“You are pregnant. Dun dun and fun fun about to have a sibling”, another user added.
See more reactions below.
Watch the video below,
In other news, DJ Cuppy, has taken to social media to gush over her fiance, Ryan Taylor.
Taking to her Instagram page, the billionaire heiress, who recently bagged a third degree from the prestigious University of Oxford, raved over her love life and her achievements so far.
She shared a stunning photo of herself and Ryan at her graduation ceremony and avowed that she never needed a man to complete her.
According to her, what she needed was someone to remind her of how complete she is, and Ryan came around.
She then declared her unflinching love for her fiancé, British professional boxer, Ryan Taylor.
“I’ve never needed a man to complete me. Just needed someone to remind me how amazingly complete I already am.” She wrote.
Billionaire heiress, Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed how she feels about life since she turned 30 in November 2022.
Cuppy, who is currently on vacation with her fiance, Ryan Taylor, in Muskat, Oman capital, stated that she has been on multiple vacations since her 30th birthday.
According to the entertainer and singer, her life has turned into a never-ending vacation and she loves it!
She posted photos and videos of herself and her beau having the time of their life at a resort in Oman on her official Instagram page, with the caption,
“Since I turned 30 years old, my whole life has just turned into a constant vacation 🤷🏾♀️ tbh”
Just recently, Cuppy has donated £100,000 to Oxford University as part of her initiative to support African graduates at the university.
Cuppy, who recently graduated from Oxford with an MSC in African studies, established the ‘Cuppy African Oxford Fund’ as a scholarship fund for Africans.
She took to her Instagram page to announce the fund, which is intended to support future African leaders by providing them with the necessary skills, resources, and networks to maximize their impact across Africa and beyond.
She went on to say that her goal for the next ten years is to help people achieve their full potential through education. Read here
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a police inspector named Ebri Ubi over the alleged killing of a trader in Asaba, Mr Onyeka Ibe.
This comes after angry youths stormed the state police command headquarter with the corpse of the deceased, whom they claimed was shot dead by the policeman over “N100 bribe”.
The youths blocked a major road in Asaba before carrying the young man’s corpse to the Asaba police headquarters to protest the alleged killing.
Confirming the arrest of the trigger-happy inspector, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, said he allegedly shot and killed Mr. Ibe while on stop and search duty along Ugbolu-Illah Road in Oshimili North LGA of the state on Wednesday, April 5.
“The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, psc+, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of late Mr. Onyeka Ibe, who was reportedly shot dead on the 5/4/2023 at about 0930 hours by an Inspector of Police, one Inspr. Ebri Ubi, while on Stop and Search duty along Ugbolu-Illah Road, Oshimili North LGA, Delta State,” the statement read.
“The Commissioner of Police on receipt of the sad news immediately ordered the arrest and detention of the errant police officer and directed that his transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Asaba where he has further ordered for a thorough and speedy investigation.
“The CP noted that for the Force, being a disciplined organization, will not condone such cruel action by any member of the Force assuring that the offending Officer will be subjected to internal disciplinary measures, including criminal prosecution.
“He therefore appealed to members of the public to remain calm and law abiding, assuring them justice will not just be done but will be seen to have been done.
“The following dedicated phone lines are available to the public to reach the command, as a quick response contact for any complaint or distress situation.
0915 557 0008 0915 557 0007 Command control room via 0803 668 4974.”
A Nigerian lady, Anita Ofili, who was arrested for allegedly killing her friend in Lagos, has confessed to the crime.
Ofili is alleged to have gruesomely murdered her friend, identified as Glory Okon, in her apartment at Greenville Estate, in the Ajah area of Lagos.
Ofili, while speaking on the reason behind her action, said she waited for ten years to carry out the act as part of a revenge plan.
She claimed her friend, Glory, snatched her boyfriend 10 years ago, and she has been planning revenge ever since.
“Glory and I had been good friends for years, but she betrayed that friendship by snatching my boyfriend.”, she said.
A shout for help from Ofili’s one-room self-contained apartment at 1.20 p.m. on the 26th of March alerted occupants of the building, Vanguard reports.
Occupants of the building reportedly forced the door open, only to discover Ofili thrusting a kitchen knife into Okon’s neck.
Unfortunately, the victim, who was rushed to the General Hospital on Lagos Island, was confirmed dead after she had lost so much blood.
One of the tenants of the building, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said:
“The landlord’s daughter was the one that heard the scream. She peeped through the window and saw a masked person stabbing a lady. She rushed and called her father, who alerted other tenants that forced the door open, only to discover that the masked person was Anita Ofili. The whole room was filled with blood. We discovered that the victim was still breathing. We had to tie Ofili’s legs and hands to prevent her from escaping. Before the arrival of the Police, Ofili did not show any sign of remorse. She said she would explain to the Police what happened. She claimed the lady in question was her friend and that her action was in revenge for what her friend did to her.”
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said;
“At 5.50p.m., on March 26, a resident of Greenville Estate came to the station to report that he heard someone screaming from the room of one Annie Ofili, that himself and other tenants quickly rushed to the room, forced the door opened only to meet Annie on top of Glory Okon, who came to visit her.
Upon the information, a team of detectives moved to the scene. The suspect was arrested, the knife recovered, while the corpse was deposited at the Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy and preservation. The suspect has been transferred to the SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation.”
Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, MC Livelyhas shared a video of his visit to his colleague, skit maker Taooma’s home.
MC Lively, who was moved by the hospitality he received, went online to share his experience, saying he prefers visiting married people because they treat him better.
He also informed his single friends not to expect him in their homes, because he has discovered that married folks are much better at hosting people.
He also showed off the platter of English breakfast he was served in the content creator’s house.
Lively’s post confirms that Taooma, who is known for playing multiple roles in her skits, has indeed gotten married to her longtime lover, Abula.
He shared the story while trying to explain why he would never do anything to bodily or psychologically harm his wife, Jennifer Awele.
The actor claimed that in order to obtain credit from a lender, he used her gold jewelry as security and that event gave him good cause to praise God for providing him with a patient wife.
Junior Pope said;
“Back then it seemed like it wasn’t working, it was not easy at all. I have not mentioned it before but to the glory of God, today let me share this. After I got married, the first year was not rosy; I collected my wife’s gold jewellery and used it to borrow money from aboki.
So, I give Him the glory for giving me a patient wife. Why would I want to touch a woman like this? God forbid. One thing I told myself and God is that the day I lay my hands on my wife, let me run mad. Instead, I walk away.”
Popular Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko, has caused a stir with new photos of herself that she shared online.
The beautiful Nollywood star recently took to her Instagram page to share photos of herself in a green track suit, but the majority of her fans and followers were left far from impressed.
The photos, which showed her with an exaggerated slim face and smooth skin, were met with criticism and ridicule from social media users who felt that the images were unrealistic.
Taking to the comments, netizens pointed out that she looked good in the outfit, but at first glance, one would mistake her for someone else due to overediting of the photos.
“why is nobody telling her the truth about this face app she’s abusing ? Baby girl the outfit is beautiful but please slow down on this your face app editing please 🙏 I know is none of my business oh”, one fan wrote.
Another added, “Una de abuse this face app and beauty plus 😒the editing is too much Abeg 😂make una de talk true 😂…try ask person before you post mama 😍”.
“Yea she’s pretty and she got a nice figure too but please a good should tell her the editing is too much please 🌚 I didn’t even recognize her until I saw the user name🌚😒.” Another follower wrote.
Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha has sparked hilarious reactions on social media after he stormed his daughter, Mercy’s school with provisions.
Charles took to his Instagram page to share a video of himself and his two friends visiting his daughter’s boarding school recently.
In the video, his daughter is seen walking out of her hostel to see him and collect the bags of goodies he brought for her.
However, when he saw her, Charles, who is known for being dramatic and outspoken, couldn’t help but lavish praises on her, describing her as phenomenal and adorable.
His friend also took turns telling her how much her father loves and cherishes her in a rather dramatic way as well.
The 45-year-old father of two posted the video and wrote,
“Came to visit my adorable and phenomenal daughter in school @mercy__okocha Love you mama”
The video has since gone viral, eliciting mixed reactions on social media, with many opining that Mercy was embarrassed by her father’s eccentric display.
@taylored_boo wrote, “Mercy is tired already 😂🤣🤣But it will not end anytime soon as far as she’s still a “phenomenal daaauuura”😍😂”
@jcc__quotes wrote, “Children dey disturb their parents but na Charles dey disturb en own children 😂”
@munachi90 wrote, “She for don warn her friends to stay back say him werey Daddy is around the compound”
@_lov_isabella wrote, “How papa and him friends go get the same character 😂😂”
@_bammyprod wrote, “This girl no Dey talk cos she is really tired of you all”
Talent manager, Ubi Franklin has replied to an Instagram follower who lambasted him following his link up with singer Davido.
Ubi recently linked up with superstar singer Davido amid rumors that they are at odds and shared video from the meeting on social media.
Recall that netizens speculated about a strain in Ubi and Davido’s relationship after the latter unfollowed the former on Instagram.
However, in a recent development, it appears the pair have made peace and are now following each other back on the photo and video sharing platform.
See screenshot below,
Taking to his Instagram page on Tuesday, Ubi Franklin shared a video showing the moment he linked up with his friend, Davido.
In the video, Ubi Franklin’s voice could be heard in the background hailing Davido as he walked down a hallway with his crew members.
Sharing the video, Ubi captioned it, “Timeless 🕛💪🏿📣🎵 #1 World Wide @davido”.
Reacting to the video, an Instagram user accused Ubi Franklin of “famzing,” which means desperately trying to familiarize oneself with someone.
“Ubi and famzing”, the user wrote.
The comment caught Ubi’s attention and he responded. “@funkyyve if you get your own friends, go famz them too na, leave my own friends alone make I enjoy them o.😂😂😂😂”, he wrote.
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to share photos from his wedding to a woman he met on Facebook.
The man, identified as Zakka Yusuf Manga, while sharing the photos, gushed over his wife and thanked God for blessing him with her.
He described her as a good wife and recounted how they first connected on Facebook in 2020 but didn’t meet in person until after six months.
“I thank God for giving me a good wife who I met on Facebook since 02/04/2020 and got married 06/02/2023. After meeting on Facebook, we spent 6 months before I sight her”, he wrote.
In other news, a Nigerian clergywoman, Anwinli Ojeikere, has shared her experience with her husband, Pastor Ohis Muyiwa Ojeikere, in the early years of their marriage.
Anwinli, who has been married to her husband for ten years and run a joint-YouTube channel called ‘The Winlos’, revealed on Twitter that he wanted fresh food cooked every day.
She stated that her husband disliked having food refrigerated and then heated up later, and preferred eating fresh food every single day.
According to Anwinli, they had to hold a “conference meeting” to discuss the issue before he could adjust to eating refrigerated food.
Based on her experience, she encouraged dating couples to discuss about food before getting married.
“Initially my hubby didn’t like foods stored in the freezer. He said he wanted fresh food like you cook today and everyday. We had to have a conference meeting and afterwards he adjusted to freezer food. This is actually a topic to discuss before you say I do,” she tweeted.
Controversial Instagram influencer, Mandy Kiss has said that she has decided to leave her wild past behind and start fresh.
The content creator, who openly refers to herself as the “president of hookers,” in a video she shared online, opened up about her rebranding and her journey to being a better version of herself.
According to her, her past actions were driven by the need to make ends meet.
She apologized to the young ladies who had been misled by her contents while reassuring them that it’s possible to be successful without sleeping around.
She advised them to maintain their focus and resolve in order to succeed in the end.
“Do you know you can be successful without sleeping around? Do you know you can make it without involving yourself in prostitution?
“There is a lot of business you can do apart from sleeping around. I understand that everything is hard. I just want to tell you to be focused, to be determined no matter how hard it is you are going to make it”, Many Kiss said.
“Please don’t desist from being the good girl u are! You are beautiful!😍. You are perfect ! There are so many legal things we can do to put food on our table but you see those things I say pls don’t even try to believe them not to talk of practicing them 🙏 Be a good girl. I love you ❤️”, she added.
Popular Nollywood actress,Nkechi Blessing recently lashed out at a male admirer who asked her to ‘hookup’ with him.
The man had slid into her DM on Snapchat to request for a chance to ‘hookup’ with her, a slang for casual sexual intercourse.
This infuriated the thespian who lambasted the man for assuming that she sleeps with men in exchange for money.
In response to the insults, the man berated her for allegedly pretending not to be into ‘runs,’ and insinuated that she is well-known in Lagos for sex work and told her to stop pretending.
“Funny. Stop with the pretense ma’am and stop insulting people online. Stop insulting people online. It’s a mere question, you only answer with yes or no. Last we know who’s who in this Lagos.
Stop insulting people just to cover up”, he wrote.
Responding, Nkechi hurled more insults at him, and told him to go sleep with his mother instead.
She wrote,
“You are very stupid
You know who is who doesn’t include me stupid
You must be very very stupid
Go hook up with your mother
Bloody fool
God punish you
You must think every girl fucks for a living like your hungry sisters
Bloody bastard”
Popular Nollywood actress, Victoria Inyama recently reconnected with colleague Jim Iyke in the United Kingdom after years of being apart.
It appears that the pair ran into each other on the streets of the UK, and they were visibly elated to be in each other’s company again after many years.
Taking to her Instagram page, Inyama shared a lovely video from the reunion, and described Iyke as her ex-boyfriend.
The duo have been friends for over a decade since their early Nollywood days, and their recent reunion left their fans and followers gushing.
In the clip, the talented thespians gave each other a warm hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Jim Iyke mentioned how happy he is to link up with her after 12 years and asked her to give him a kiss on the cheek, which she obliged.
Sharing the video on Instagram, Victoria wrote, “Ran into my Ex boyfriend and hubby If you know U know… @jim.iyke..my forever Daddy Zaddy”.
Watch video below,
In other news, self-styled relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
Blessing CEO was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court on six count charges bordering on alleged cyberbullying, libel, and exhibiting uncensored movies.
During the hearing on Tuesday, April 4, Blessing Okoro’s lawyer filed a bail application before Justice Tijjani Ringim of the Federal High Court in Lagos on her behalf, which the police did not oppose.
Regarding the bail conditions, the police urged the court to use its discretion, and the judge granted Blessing CEO bail in the absence of opposition.
The court granted her bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum.
Infinix Nigeria is set to release a new addition to its HOT Series- the HOT 30 and HOT 30 Play smartphones.
The HOT Series is well-known for its attractive entertainment and gaming features, and the HOT 30 and HOT 30 Play are no exception.
The HOT 30 series will be introduced in Nigeria with an exciting campus launch event at the University of Lagos on the 13th of April at the Unilag Sports Complex. It promises to be exciting with music performances, special appearances by top artists and celebrities, and fun engagement activities.
The StormX train, supported by Google and other brand partners, will move to the University of Abuja, University of Ibadan, and University of Port Harcourt to engage fans and customers.
The HOT 30 series offers significant upgrades to its processor, display, charging, and camera features, making it the perfect device for game enthusiasts, young professionals, picture lovers, and anyone focused on the overall performance of their device.
Infinix, which prides itself as constantly evolving in technology and current trends, has partnered with the famous battle royale game, Free Fire to consolidate the “Strong performance+Long-lasting Fun.” positioning of the Hot series.
To be updated about the launch of the HOT 30 series and its exciting features, follow and engage with Infinix on their social media pages:
A Nigerian clergywoman, Anwinli Ojeikere, has shared her experience with her husband, Pastor Ohis Muyiwa Ojeikere, in the early years of their marriage.
Anwinli, who has been married to her husband for ten years and run a joint-YouTube channel called ‘The Winlos’, revealed on Twitter that he wanted fresh food cooked every day.
She stated that her husband disliked having food refrigerated and then heated up later, and preferred eating fresh food every single day.
According to Anwinli, they had to hold a “conference meeting” to discuss the issue before he could adjust to eating refrigerated food.
Based on her experience, she encouraged dating couples to discuss about food before getting married.
“Initially my hubby didn’t like foods stored in the freezer. He said he wanted fresh food like you cook today and everyday. We had to have a conference meeting and afterwards he adjusted to freezer food. This is actually a topic to discuss before you say I do,” she tweeted.
See her tweet below,
Initially my hubby didn’t like foods stored in the freezer 😮 He said he wanted fresh food like you cook today and everyday🙃😭. We had to have a conference meeting and afterwards he adjusted to freezer food. This is actually a topic to discuss before you say I do✅
Nigerian singer and human rights activist, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has spoken on why he uses his songs to address the excesses of the government.
Falz, known for using his music and platform to advocate for social justice issues, recently released a song titled “Yakubu,” calling out the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yabuku over the just concluded elections.
In the song, Vector and Falz assert that the just concluded elections were marred by electoral fraud, manipulation, and violence.
Speaking on the song in an interview with Arise TV, Falz, who joined the program via Skype from the United Kingdom, explained that he was not abroad because he was afraid of confrontation from state actors over the controversial song.
His words,
“I knew that was going to come up when you announced that I was doing this from London. Like I said earlier on, this is not the first time, this is not the second time, this is not the third time.
“I have released tons of records that are very confrontational. And I was on ground. I’m always on ground when I released these records.
“It is not to say that I’m running anywhere. Absolutely not. Everyone know where to find me. If anyone wants to find me. But I have no reason to fear anything. And I always say this when people ask me ‘how do you do these things without any fear of consequences?’
“And this is the same answer that I always give: the kind of life we are living already is one which we are more or less fading away already. It’s not a meaningful life what we have in Nigeria as a country.”
He added that he would rather go down fighting for a just cause than remain silent and die from a failed system.
“What’s the worst that could happen? It’s death. I don’t fear death. I would rather go down fighting for a just cause.
I would rather be remembered as someone that lived a life that was meaningful rather than someone that for example was walking down the road and got run over by a danfo [bus] because he was driving recklessly. Or, someone that got a heart disease and could not save himself because there are no hospitals capable of saving him in Nigeria,” Falz added.
Nigerian rapper, Erigga has voiced concern over the motives behind cheating in relationships.
Taking to the microblogging platform, Twitter, he pointed out that since cheating costs money, he finds it extremely puzzling to see people do it without feeling guilty or worn out.
Erigga called the act a very pointless hobby and even posed the open-ended question of why both men and women participate in it.
He wrote;
“Cheating is EXPENSIVE & a Very useless game but still people enjoy doing it of what value does it add to your life?”
In other news, Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, urged her colleague and friend, Alexx Ekubo, to move on from his failed engagement to his ex-fiancee, Fancy Acholonu, and find a new woman.
Omoni made this statement after Alex responded to her post, expressing disappointment in her friends for not getting married or pregnant so they would have a reason to celebrate.
“My friends are useless. No pregnancies, no engagements, no weddings… gosh nothing”, she posted on her Instagram page.
Nollywood star, Junior Pope Odonwodo has recounted a moment when a financial emergency caused him to use his wife’s jewelry as collateral.
He shared the story while trying to explain why he would never do anything to bodily or psychologically harm his wife, Jennifer Awele.
The actor claimed that in order to obtain credit from a lender, he used her gold jewelry as security and that event gave him good cause to praise God for providing him with a patient wife.
Junior Pope said;
“Back then it seemed like it wasn’t working, it was not easy at all. I have not mentioned it before but to the glory of God, today let me share this. After I got married, the first year was not rosy; I collected my wife’s gold jewellery and used it to borrow money from aboki.
So, I give Him the glory for giving me a patient wife. Why would I want to touch a woman like this? God forbid. One thing I told myself and God is that the day I lay my hands on my wife, let me run mad. Instead, I walk away.”
The father of three also discussed how they maintain a solid union by never keeping anything from one another.
He added;
“I will give glory to God because, like one of my senior colleagues and directors, Emmanuel Lancelot would say, “if your wife dey behave well na God do am for you, no use am brag or compare another person own.” So, it’s been God, and it also partly has to do with my upbringing. The secret is that I carry my wife along, I share everything, and we do not have anything private.
We touch each other’s phones; you know when a man says my wife doesn’t touch my phone and I don’t touch hers, there is no more transparency in the marriage. There should be trust in marriage; as Chinua Achebe said, “As long as the bed keeps shaking the marriage will last forever.” I told my wife that the only thing that can make me opt out is infidelity. Aside from that, every other thing is workable.”
A 20-year-old man, Halifa Hamza has stabbed his elder brother, Usman Hamza to death with scissors in Kano State.
The event reportedly took place on Sunday, April 2, 2023, following a fight between the siblings.
Their father, Alhaji Hamza, claimed in an interview with Freedom Radio that the younger brother’s donning his older brother’s shirt and pants was the real reason for their argument rather than a cat as was rumored.
He said;
“The elder brother that was killed (Usman) collected my motorcycle to go and inform his friends that we had organised Iftar for people so that they could come and eat.
When he came back, he saw his younger brother with his shirt and trousers. He then asked why he did that, and from there a fight started. The younger one entered the house and brought a pair of scissors and stabbed the older brother on his chest and he died there.”
A friend of Halifa, who begged to remain anonymous, claimed that he fled the house as soon as the incident took place.
An investigation is underway, according to SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, spokesman for the state police command, who verified the event to Daily Trust on Wednesday.
The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has weighed in on the legal troubles of the former deputy Senate president of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was charged with conspiracy to harvest organs from a 21-year-old Nigerian.
Obasanjo wrote to the Chief Clerk of the Court titled ‘Ike Ekweremadu’ in a letter dated April 3, 2023, saying even though the Senator’s action was condemnable and unacceptable, he had contributed to the socio-political development of Nigeria.
He then urged the British government to temper justice with mercy.
The former president argued that before punishing Ekweremadu and his wife, the UK government should take into account their good acts in the past as well as the predicament of his sick daughter.
In the first conviction for organ trafficking under the Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and their doctor Obinna Obeta will be sentenced on May 5.
They were found guilty of enabling a 21-year-old street trader from Lagos to journey to London so that he could be used for his organ.
Former Super Eagles forward, Emmanuel Ebiede, has been diagnosed with Hepatitis B and is currently being treated in a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rives State.
The retired footballer’s sister, Joy confirmed the news to Punch on Wednesday morning, April 5, 2023, hours after photos of Ebiede with a protruding stomach surfaced on social media.
She disclosed that the 47-year-old former Flying Eagles star was taken to the hospital by his club members last Friday.
“He is in BMH hospital in Port Harcourt but can’t talk properly now. He’s been here (hospital) since Friday, I came in on Saturday from Bayelsa State to look after him,” Joy said.
“His daughter called me that Daddy (Ebiede) was not feeling fine. So, I got here and saw his situation. It was his club members that rushed him to the hospital. Initially, it was malaria and typhoid, but his stomach got swollen.
“He underwent some tests to detect the cause of the swollen stomach. The test results diagnosed Hepatitis B. He’s not stooling freely, so I don’t know if that’s the cause of the swollen stomach.”
Joy, who stated that Ebiede had not worked recently, added that his medical bills has been covered by his benevolent club members.
“His club guys are always coming to the hospital to check on him and pay the bills.” She added.
