In a very sad report, an intending couple, Mba Ifeoma Gloria and Eremezie Tochukwu Martin, have been killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen at Arondizuogu in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state.
The couple were set to tie the nuptial knot on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, before their lives were cut short by the unknown assailants.
Eyewitnesses say the couple were taking a ride in the groom’s brother’s tricycle when they were attacked by the gunmen who shot all three of them dead on Wednesday, January 11.
Disturbed by the incessant killings and kidnappings in their community, residents of the community came out in their numbers to lay hefty curses on the gunmen perpetrating the heinous crime.
They also alleged that the gunmen have invaded their community and specializes in stealing flashy cars and killing their owners.
Meanwhile, the Imo state police command is yet to comment on the tragic incident.
Watch a video of members of the community laying curses on the assailants below,
It was gathered that Nadia, from Beckton, had travelled to Trinidad to get married to her fiancé, Devon Gosine, when she passed away in her sleep due to liver failure.
The mother of one, who was in Trindad with her 10-year-old son, Emari, had arrived a few weeks earlier in preparation for her big day, but died just hours before her wedding while sleeping next to her fiancé.
Nadia’s devastated sister, Isha Daley, however, said she knew Nadia had liver issues in the past but thought everything was now okay.
Nigerian singer Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has taken to social media to lament the lack of support for him by his colleagues in the music industry.
The “Understand” crooner, who expressed his frustration in a series of posts on his official Twitter handle, noted that people have refused to support him out of “fear.”
He noted that even those he considers his inspiration have failed to support him.
“Dem no dey gree support me because them dey fear haha! even my so-called biggest inspirations all of them join.” He wrote on Twitter.
You will recall that a while back, Omah Lay disclosed that he has been through some difficult times lately.
The Free My Mind crooner, in a quite emotional video he shared online, expressed how difficult the past few months have been for him and thanked everyone who has helped him through it.
According to him, he decided to share the video and open up about his ordeal to acknowledge their support.
In the video, the singer tried hard to fight back tears as he declared love and expressed gratitude to those who have been there for him in this trying time.
“I’ve been going through so much in my life for the past couple of months but there are just these people who have just stayed with me, who didn’t let go. I have lost a lost of friends, a lot of family, people I thought were my blood…I just want to tell you I love you so much and will not stop loving you till God takes me”, he said in part.
A Ugandan student, identified as Martha, has complained bitterly after termites destroyed her belongings in her room in school.
Martha, who is broken-hearted by the incident, took to Twitter to share photos of the horror sight she met when she returned to school after a three-month break.
According to her, she had been at home for three months because schools were temporarily shut down in Uganda to curb the spread of Ebola.
Unfortunately, termites infested her room and damaged most of her documents and properties, leaving a dirty pile.
Sharing the photos, the lady who disclosed that she recently had an accident, said she is tired of being strong.
“Some situations are so triggering, you start piling up every single thing then cry, cry, cry,” she tweeted.
Joseph, 22, reportedly disappeared from home on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Awendo Sub-County Police Commander Mathias Pombo, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, told The Standard that the student’s mother filed a missing person’s report on Friday, January 6.
The Police commander said the student, who has since returned home, confessed to smearing cow blood on his vest and made a sharp distress scream before running away from his mother’s compound.
The man told police that it was his friend who advised him to do that to get money from his (suspect’s) mother.
“Shortly after wishing his mother good night at 9pm and departing for his house, he made a sharp distress call. When his mother rushed to his house, she only found her son’s blood-soaked vest,” Pombo said.
The following morning, the student’s mother went to the Awendo police post and filed a missing person’s report.
On Sunday, January 8, he slept at his friend’s house before embarking on a return-home journey, when it became clear to him that his mother won’t raise the Sh20,000 he’d demanded as ransom.
The suspect is being held in custody at Awendo Police Station as investigations continues.
Big Brother Naija season 7 winner, Phyna, has debunked her initial claim of terminating two pregnancies in the past.
Just recently, the reality TV star set the internet buzzing after she revealed she’d had two abortions at the ages of 19 and 24, respectively.
Explaining the reason behind her decision to terminate the pregnancies in an interview with Punch, she stated that she terminated her first pregnancy at age 19 because she was too young and couldn’t tell her parents about it.
She added that she aborted the second pregnancy at age 24 because she didn’t want to have a child with her then-boyfriend because he was physically abusive and toxic.
“As for my reasons for taking abortion pills, if there are 100 women in Nigeria today, 98 have done abortions. So, no one should judge me. I was in a 12-year relationship then and I was so young. The first abortion was when I was 19; I couldn’t go home to tell my parents that I was pregnant at that age. And the two pregnancies were so early like two to three weeks that I could just use tablets.” She said in part.
However, following the backlash that trailed the revelation, Phyna has now debunked her initial claim of having had two abortions as false.
In an interview with actor Uche Maduagwu, she explained that the whole abortion drama started as mere banter after a troll made an unflattering remark about her on Twitter.
A Nigerian man has been left devastated after a DNA test showed that he’s not the biological father of his three children barely a year after he underwent vasectomy.
A Twitter doctor, identified as @drpenking, took to the microblogging platform to relay the heartbreaking story of one of his patients on Wednesday, January 11.
He said the embattled man decided to undergo vasectomy in February 2022 because his wife birthed their three child via Cesarean Section (CS) and they didn’t want to risk the chances of her falling pregnant again.
Sadly, he conducted a DNA test for his three children in January 2023 and discovered that they are not his biological children.
Read the doctor’s lengthy post below,
“I’ve battled so much to avoid saying this but I still got to say it because the guilt is enveloping me. February 11, 2022 at 9:40am, a young man approached me here on Twitter and asked to consult me. I gave him instructions and after making payment I set up a virtual consultation.
It was nothing serious, he just wanted to inquire about how safe vasectomy is. He had completed his family size, a boy and 2 beautiful girls. I assured him that it is completely safe with no major side effects apart from mild discomfort and some bruising which can actually be well-managed.
I went ahead to encourage him that it is a sacrifice he can make for his wife to spare her the clouds of disruptions associated with female hormonal contraceptives. I felt even more pity for the woman when I learnt that all the 3 children were birthed through CS. The strong woman had already gone under the knife thrice.
It would have been perfect if the couple had made the decision to stop procreation before the third CS, then, immediately after removing the baby, the Doctor would have carried out Tubal ligation like I always do, Thereby Killing two birds with one stone with no extra surgical risks.
Unfortunately, Their decision came way after the third pregnancy and I felt it would be inhumane to advise him to send back that poor woman back under the knife for the fourth time, for tubal ligation. Hence, I used every drop of saliva in me to convince him to bear the brunt for his wife this last time. He listened to me!!!!
This man contacted me on Sunday 8/01/2023, without much words, he sent me the DNA Paternity Test Results of “his” 3 children.
Till today I’ve not been able to reply him. I act like I am okay but My days are disrupted and my nights are long and cold. Last night specifically I woke up more than 7 times.
All I can read on the result is. Probability of Paternity:0% Probability of Paternity:0% Probability of Paternity: 0%
Dear Nigerian Women, why do you make our job so difficult? . Why????
Today 11th January, 2023, I hereby withdraw every support I threw behind Vasectomy. My Dear Nigerian Audience, please Vasectomy is not an option for you. Firstly, how sure are you that the children you are boasting of are truly yours?
I am currently writing a Paper on Sociocultural Banes Discrediting Vasectomy in Africa using Nigeria as a Case Study. I pray it is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. The world needs to know what is happening in Nigeria and when medical tycoons all over the world are preaching Vasectomy, they need to learn to keep Nigerian Men out of their mouth.
Or another valid suggestion is, if you ever Vasectomy, do paternity test for your children first before going under the knife. Vasectomy in itself is very safe and effective. Nigerian women are the ones changing the practice of medicine with their lifestyle. Odogwus
Why don’t you just divorce your husband and get married to the man that is impregnating you inside your matrimonial home? Why y’all so w1cked? Just imagine nursing a Post CSection woman for three different times not knowing you aren’t the father? Why?????”
Reality TV star, Natacha Akide popularly known as Tacha, has once again displayed her commitment towards building a better Nigeria as she recently took to the street to give out money to citizens with their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).
Tacha, who has repeatedly lent her voice and platform towards sensitizing the Nigerian populace about the forthcoming election, decided to take it a step further by rewarding those who have PVC.
A video shared online captures the moment she stormed the street to meet random people and gifted them cash on the spot if they showed her their PVCs.
According to the brand influencer, she’s not giving out money because she has too much money but because she cares about the future of Nigeria, and wants other Nigerians to care as well.
She went on to urge people to vote with their conscience because they are not voting for themselves alone, but for their children and unborn children as well.
The 27-year-old businesswoman further stated that any eligible citizen who doesn’t have a PVC is one of the problems of this country.
A viral video showing a bride’s reaction after she spotted popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson and her husband, Prince Okojie, at her wedding reception has sparked varying reactions online.
In the trending clip, the bride was having her first dance with her husband when Mercy Johnson and her husband made a grand entrance to the venue.
On seeing that the public figures honoured her invitation and graced her wedding, the quite appreciative bride fell to her knees to show her appreciation to the celebrity couple, ignoring her white dress.
Her gesture caused a stir and elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Reacting an Instagram user @dami_lola1 wrote, “Kneeing down for her? She be God???
Other social media users, on the other hand, commended the bride’s humility.
@oyindamolaaa wrote, “Honour people! When you honour people it opens door for you. Honour controls favour. One of the clearest signs of honour is gratitude and I don’t see what’s wrong in this lady’s actions.”
@obamapeter, “Well cultured yoruba girl!!! Imagine me seen davido for my wedding I go prostrate like 109 times”.
@ladipo_david, “Good well Brought up girl.i hope this generation train there children like this ”.
@susan_davids, “Please what is wrong with her reaction? Sometimes you guys can cap rubbish.”
A 33-year-old woman, Nadia Joseph-Gosine, died suddenly on the morning of her dream wedding to her partner of five years.
It was gathered that Nadia, from Beckton, had travelled to Trinidad to get married to her fiancé, Devon Gosine, when she passed away in her sleep due to liver failure.
The mother of one, who was in Trindad with her 10-year-old son, Emari, had arrived a few weeks earlier in preparation for her big day, but died just hours before her wedding while sleeping next to her fiancé.
Nadia’s devastated sister, Isha Daley, however, said she knew Nadia had liver issues in the past but thought everything was now okay.
Nadia and her fiancé, Devon
Nadia’s devastated sister, Isha Daley, however, said she knew Nadia had liver issues in the past but thought everything was now okay. Devon, Nadia’s fiancé, was also unaware that she was ill.
“She just wanted to be happy. A little fire cracker. She was very beautiful. Absolutely stunning. And she loved life, loved to travel.”, her sister said.
Nadia’s heartbroken fiancé, Devon, described her in a phone conversation with MyLondon as “the most loving, caring, and genuine person” and the love of his life.
“She was the love of my life. She was always the best part of my life.’ I can’t stop being reminded of what happened. Seeing everything and still I’m in disbelief. After all that time we were finally getting married. We were preparing for the rest of our life and all of a sudden it gets taken away. It was the toughest thing”, he said, amid sobs.
A man’s quite interesting question about whether a man married to two wives can engage in a threesome with them has sparked debate online.
The mam, simply identified as “Maintain,” had posed the question via DM to media personality Daddy Freeze, who then shared it on his Instagram page.
Maintain asked if it’s a sin for a man with two wives to engage in a threesome with them.
Responding, DaddyFreeze says he has no scriptural backing to support or go against the idea and came online to ask for help.
Other social media users, on the other hand, have flocked to the comment section of Daddy Freeze’s post to share their thoughts.
Some believe it is wrong, while others maintained that since polygamy is not considered a sin, how they choose to copulate should not be considered a sin.
Businessman, Wale Jana, wrote, “Hebrews 13:4a “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. Provided he is married to both and they agree. O ti lo”.
@kingnjemanze, “The scriptures are not exhaustive neither does it have everything to guide humans. In essence, you gotta use the common sense wey God don give you to navigate a lot of things.”
@programmer_gwin, “Ha, we need to find out from the Jews who have multiple wives. But according to historical movies like Marco Polo, kings actually have 2 sum with thier wives, so I’m hoping MAYBE David and other kings in the Bible does that too. Not sure though until we find out from the Jews.”
It would be recalled that the duo became friends during the Big Brother Naija lockdown edition in 2020. Ozo was head over heels in love with Nengi but she never reciprocated his feelings till he was evicted from the show.
Shippers of the duo thought they would rekindle their friendship, and possibly blossom into lovers after the show, but they apparently never did as shown by a new video.
Nengi and Ozo were both special guests alongside their junior colleagues, Whitemoney and Angel Smith, at an event hosted by a brand they represent in Accra, Ghana, recently.
A video from the event showed Whitemoney sitting in between the duo as media personality, Warri Pikin, entertained the guests. Nengi was also filmed leaving the event while Ozo left the venue moments later.
From the short clip, netizens couldn’t help but notice their apathy towards each other and expressed displeasure in them for not sitting side by side despite being old-time friends.
Some fans even claimed the pair barely made eye contact or spoke to each other during the event, while some opined that Ozo seemed uncomfortable because Nengi was also at the event.
The video has left many of their fans heartbroken as they bemoaned how easy it is for lovers to become strangers when things go south.
Actress Luchy Donalds’ recent condolence visit to her colleague, Osinachi Dike, who lost his son weeks ago, has stirred outrage online.
Taking to her Instagram page, Luchy Donalds shared a video of her visit to her senior colleague, Osinachi Dike, popularly known as Apama.
Recall that Jidenna, Apama’s two-year-old son, died on the 15th of November 2022 after a protracted illness, leaving Apama and his family all in a state of sadness.
In the video shared by the actress, she was spotted receiving wine with utmost excitement from the bereaved actor.
Sharing the video, she wrote;
“I went to pay condolences to my Big Brother @apamanolly and he hosted me sooo well like I am a Governor’s wife oooo, chai Big bro thank you so much, say hello to our smart child.. thanks for the business ideas.”
Netizens condemned Luchy, as they claimed she didn’t have to jubilate over a drink at the home of someone who lost his child.
Nigerian indigenous rapper, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, popularly known as Phyno, has responded to a fan who claimed he has sickle cell anemia.
The fan had taken to Twitter to offer words of prayer for Phyno, claiming she discovered ‘he had sickle cell disease’.
“Since I heard Phyno has sickle cell the love tripled, I pray God grants him the strength to keep fighting.” the fan wrote
Her tweet caught the rapper’s attention, and he reacted by dismissing the claim while sending his sincere prayers to individuals battling the disease
“Lol . No I’m not sickle cell. Love to everyone fighting it tho”, he wrote.
In other news, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he was an orphan from a young age and didn’t know his father.
The president in a speech delivered on Tuesday, January 10, at an APC campaign rally in Damaturu, Yobe State, said that he did not know who his father was and that he had spent nine years at a boarding school getting the knowledge he needed to enroll in the Nigerian Army.
Addressing the crowd in Hausa, he said;
“Make sure you send your children to school and make them understand that whatever you have in this world can be taken away from you except the knowledge you have in your head.”
I was an orphan; I did not know my father. I spent nine years in a boarding school and because of my education; I was enlisted into the Nigerian Army.”
“I want you to strengthen your faith, try your best to uphold the children and family God has entrusted to you. Do not betray that trust,” he added.
Popular Nigerian Comedian and Actor, Ayo Makun has given a copious reason there will always be a high number of Nigerians who want to leave the country.
The comedian in a tweet he shared, said Nigeria will keep producing ‘japa generation’ because of evil leaders and not because our “land is without milk and honey”.
In his words ;
Nigeria will continue to produce a JAPA generation, not because our land is without milk and honey, but because of evil leaders who usually get into power to gather as much as they can gather for themselves, and then look on and do nothing.
In other news, A Nigerian man residing abroad identified as Tobi has expressed gratitude for the Nigerian educational system and the degree he acquired.
Tobi took to the microblogging platform to share how his computer science degree, which he had earned in Nigeria before being transferred, had opened doors for him since his move.
He claimed that the certificate had helped him to stay in front of his peers. (READ Here ICYMI)
Kanyan Policemen have arrested a Form Four student, Joseph Odhiambo, who faked his own abduction.
Joseph, 22, reportedly disappeared from home on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Awendo Sub-County Police Commander Mathias Pombo, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, told The Standard that the student’s mother filed a missing person’s report on Friday, January 6.
The Police commander said the student, who has since returned home, confessed to smearing cow blood on his vest and made a sharp distress scream before running away from his mother’s compound.
The man told police that it was his friend who advised him to do that to get money from his (suspect’s) mother.
“Shortly after wishing his mother good night at 9pm and departing for his house, he made a sharp distress call. When his mother rushed to his house, she only found her son’s blood-soaked vest,” Pombo said.
The following morning, the student’s mother went to the Awendo police post and filed a missing person’s report.
On Sunday, January 8, he slept at his friend’s house before embarking on a return-home journey, when it became clear to him that his mother won’t raise the Sh20,000 he’d demanded as ransom.
The suspect is being held in custody at Awendo Police Station as investigations continues.
Uzoamaka Ohiri, the ex-wife of media personality, Nedu Wazobia has aroused panic after dropping a cryptic post on her Instagram story.
Recall that Uzoamaka was accused by Nedu of infidelity and paternal fraud after tricking him into catering for a child that wasn’t biologically his after she called him out over alleged domestic abuse in 2021. Read here.
Nedu, who appears to have moved on, recently made news about his new relationship by revealing the identity of his new partner.
Days later, his ex-wife Uzoamaka raised concern by uploading a post that indicate suicidal attempts, she posted a photo of a hand holding a bottle of a toxic substance, ‘Sniper’.
She wrote;
“Shall we? Shey una go take care of my babies sha?”
Netizens have expressed concern over Uzoamaka’s well-being, noting that she might be suicidal, and urged trolls to go easy on her despite her wrongdoing.
Big Brother Naija star, Princess Onyejekwe has berated her junior colleague, Phyna for revealing she had two abortions.
Recall, Phyna had opened up recently about the two abortions she had at the age of 19 and 24 because she was too young and could not marry her toxic ex.
This revelation caused her to receive a lot of backlash from netizens who believed she should have kept such details to herself.
Princess who also believed the tale was unnecessary to share, chastised her and queried when she would be mature enough to understand not to share some pieces of information.
She wrote; “You had abortions at 19, & 24, and you bought loud speaker to let all of us know. At what age will you learn to keep private things private.”
In related news, Phyna Otabor, has been dragged to filth on Twitter for boldly saying that she has terminated two pregnancies in the past.
Phyna, who won the seventh edition of Big Brother Naija, made this disclosure while trading words with a fan of her nemesis and fellow star, Beauty Tukura.
Recall that Phyna and Beauty have not exactly been on good terms since the former got romantically involved with the latter’s love interest, Groovy, following her disqualification.
Well, Phyna took to her Twitter page on Friday, January 6, to ask her fans for the latest happenings on social media, when a fan of Beauty Tukura berated her.
“Gist is Beauty na your mama and that’s on period!”, the fan wrote.
In response, Phyna tweeted, “Happy mother’s day to una”.
Reacting, the troll attacked Phyna and called her an “abortionist”.
“Wish I can say the same to you but bc you are an abortionist I’ll just shush”, the troll wrote.
Interestingly, Phyna didn’t have a problem with the label and even disclosed that she has had two abortions, stating that she’s still better than ‘hoes’.
“Yes I have had 2 abortions but I don’t do sugar daddies and force small small boys to sleep with me and hoeing around with disease at least I am not barren due to drugs,” she responded.
See tweets here.
A traditional ruler in Rivers state has narrated how a woman put to bed safely after shouting the “God of Nyesom Wike” three times.
A video of the monarch sharing the story with Governor Wike and his entourage at a function in Ahoda community has gone viral since it was shared online.
While addressing the governor, the royal father said a pregnant lady who was in labour had gone to the hospital to give birth yesterday, January 10, but found it difficult to deliver her baby.
He said the pregant woman overheard the nurses talking about the Governor’s planned visit to their community today, January 11.
According to the monarch, when she heard the governor’s name, the pregnant woman started shouting “The God of Nyesom Wike, let me deliver safely”. He claimed that after she said those words, she gave birth to her baby with ease.
The traditional ruler further disclosed that the family of the woman are planning to name their baby boy after the governor.
Watch the video below,
In other news, a South African woman has taken to TikTok to reflect on her life ahead of her 31st birthday in two weeks.
The divorced mother of two, identified as @ediemac28, said she will turn 31 soon and has not achieved anything worthwhile in her life. Read here
A Nigerian woman identified as Moyo has shared a video of her house help, Glory’s reaction after telling her that she would be starting school after breaking the news.
In a heartwarming video shared on her Tiktok page, the kind boss revealed that the young girl has never had any form of schooling experience in her life.
The young girl who could not contain her excitement at the prospect of getting an education was captured jumping excitedly.
According to Moyo, Glory had been with her for a whole year and she finally decided to send her to school since her parents could not afford it and she was genuinely interested in education.
She captioned the video;
“Her parents said they need money, was Glory really likes to go to school. Though I’m paying her family but I’ll still put her in school. She’s so playful and lovely. Av registered her sha.”
Friends and family of a young Nigerian man, Yashim Elisha, who was one of the seven Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) officers killed by bandits in Kaduna State, have taken to social media to mourn his tragic demise.
Bandits reportedly ambushed Yashim and six other officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Monday, January 9 at the Kuriga mining site in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The NSCDC Director of Public Relations, Olusola Odumosu, who confirmed the incident in a statement said the officers were attached to the Kaduna State Ministry of Mines and were on official duty at the Kuriga mining site when the incident happened.
However, one of Yashim’s friends, who took to Facebook to mourn him in a quite touching post, revealed he just joined the defence corps in 2022.
“Life means nothing, a brother got a job civil defense corps last year yesterday bandit’s shot him to death and d person in question has no parents his siblings depends on him. he didn’t last a year in the job yet some think life is fear. life choose who to be fear too. RIP MR YASHIM ELISHA”, he wrote on Facebook.
A trending video captures the moment an abroad-based Nigerian man discovered that his fiancée is a runs girl after subjecting her to a loyalty test.
It was gathered that the man flew down to Nigeria to surprise his wife-to-be without informing her and decided to test her loyalty.
He reportedly planned with a female acquittance of his fiancée to set her up with a ‘juicy’ hookup job to see if she would fall for it.
As planned, the lady asked his fiancée if she would be willing to sleep with a client for N150,000, and she agreed to the job.
However, she received a rude shock when she got to the hotel room and discovered that the client is her fiancé whom she thought was overseas.
In the viral clip, the aggrieved man was seen confronting his fiancée as he revealed that he gives her monthly allowance and even opened a boutique for her yet she was still not satisfied.
The lady, who felt bad about being caught, fell to her knees and began begging him to forgive her but he maintained that he was done with the relationship and called off their wedding.
Celebrity couple, Frederick Leonard and Peggy Ovire have got their fans and followers gushing with adorable videos from their recent vacation.
The couple, who married in November 2022, recently shared a snippet of a video that captured some adorable moments from their Christmas and New Year’s vacation on Instagram.
The beginning of the video showed the thespians dressed in elegant traditional attire for the new year’s Thanksgiving.
Another part of the video showed the pair having fun in the company of some friends.
Reacting to the video, netizens couldn’t help but drool over Freddie and his wife, Peggy, while showering them with prayers.
Watch the video below,
See how fans reacted as you scroll.
Meanwhile, Nollywood actor, Osagie Elegbe has advised his newly married colleagues, Freddie Leonard and Peggy Ovire, to tone down their public display of affection.
He gave this advise while reacting to a trending loved-up video of the celebrity couple swooning over each other.
In the video which has sparked lovely reactions on social media, Freddie is seen playing with his wife and showering her with kisses.
Peggy was in her car, ready to set out for an appointment when her husband, Freddie, followed her to the car and planted kisses on her body from her face to her bosom, making her unable to leave.
Sharing the video on her snap, Peggy captioned it, “Every damn time I’m stepping out, appointment of 10am, this man delayed me till 1pm.”
Though the video has elicited heartwarming responses from netizens who gushed over the couple, actor Osagie Elegbe had a different view and warned them against flaunting their love on social media.
He said they are making a grave mistake by sharing their loved-up moments on the internet because not everyone wish them well.
“Another error, showing how much you love each other on SM is not desirable, there are others waiting to tear it apart. Learn from others who are already eaten their bitter pie”, he wrote.
Nigerian dancehall singer and songwriter, Cynthia Morgan, has expressed her disapproval with women who call themselves “Kings”.
Taking to her Instastory, Cynthia said she doesn’t like it when women refer to themselves as Kings, because they obviously don’t understand the kind of power Queens wield.
It’s no news that some female celebrities, including actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh, describe themselves as “Kings” to emphasize their influence and dominance.
She wrote,
“I have never seen the beauty in females calling themselves kings. If only you know how powerful it’s to be a queen.”
The artiste recently claimed in a post that she was a prophetess by birth, but her family had always disputed it.
She claimed that growing up in a Jehovah’s Witness household where it was believed that they were no prophets was hard for her.
Cynthia revealed that she ignored her gift until she was 25, and that was when she realized she was going nowhere.
In her words;
“I WAS BORN A PROPHET. BUT WAS BORN INTO A JEHOVAH WITNESS HOME. AND THEIR BELIEVE IS THAT JESUS WAS THE LAST PROPHET SO THEY DON’T BELIEVE THERE WILL BE PROPHETS TILL THE 2ND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS WAS ALSO MY BELIEVE AT THE TIME. SO I KEPT MY GIFT TO MYSELF. ONLY MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY KNEW ABOUT IT.
AT 16 I WENT INTO MUSIC THINKING MY GIFT OF PROPHECY WAS A FLUKE THINKING IT WILL STOP. AT 25 I REALIZED IT WASN’T GOING ANYWHERE. I STRUGGLED WITH GOD BEGGING HIM I HAD TO WIN A GRAMMY BEFORE I ACCEPT MY CALLING PROPER.
SO FAR I HAVE REALIZED I AM WASTING MY TIME. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS I WITHDREW FROM THE PUBLIC EYE.”
Veteran Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, has shared lovely pre-wedding pictures with her beau.
The 37-year-old, who announced news of her engagement on her official Instagram page on Saturday, December 31, took to her Instagram page this morning to unveil her fiancém however concealing his face.
Recall that Nkiru in December had posted a photo of her engagement ring and wrote, “It is what it is.”
Well, as they count down to the D-day, the actress released their pre-wedding photos on her Instagram page.
Sharing the photos, she wrote, “It’s about to go down!”
See photos below,
Fans have, however, reacted differently to Nkiru concealing her husband-to-be’s face in the photos. See some reactions as you scroll.
In other news, Nollywood actress, Didi Ekanem, has dished out a piece of advice to ladies planning to undergo Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) and other cosmetic surgery in 2023.
Taking to her Instastory, the curvaceous thespian advised such ladies to use the money to empower themselves and invest in their personal growth instead.
She urged them to start a business with the funds, then use proceeds from the business to finance their cosmetic surgery, rather than going under the knife without having a viable source of income.
According to her, their partners will even have more respect for them because men love women who don’t beg for money all the time.
Didi’s advice comes on the heels of the BBL pandemic in Lagos and other states in Nigeria.
A Jos-based pastor, Albarka Bitrus Sukunya, has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command after he staged his kidnapping to get money from his congregation.
Sukunya was arrested alongside his collaborators following intelligence reports after church members paid a N600,000 ransom to secure his release.
The Plateau State Police Command’s spokesman, Alabo Alfred, who confirmed Sukanya’s arrest in a statement on Wednesday, January 11, revealed that the clergyman confessed to the crime during the interrogation.
“The Plateau State Police Command has again uncovered the nefarious act of one pastor Albarka Bitrus Sukuya ‘m’ of Jenta Apata, Jos who on several occasions staged his kidnap with his cohorts and receive ransom from sympathizing members of his congregation.
“Sequel to his spurious kidnaps of 14/11/2022 and 30/11/2022 where the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Naira (N400,000) and Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000) were respectively paid by his sympathizers as ransom for his release, the incidents triggered suspicion.
“Through credible intelligence, the clergyman was invited by the DPO Nassarawa Gwong Police Station, CSP Musa Hassan, and investigation commenced immediately. In the course of investigation, it was established that the suspect has been conspiring with his gang to stage his kidnap and fraudulently collect ransom.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to have committed the crime and mentioned the following persons as his accomplices : (1) Baruk Mailale, (2) Nathaniel Bitrus both males of Yelwan Zangam village of Jos-north and (3) Aye (surname yet to be known) ‘male of Jalingo, Taraba State.
“The suspect further disclosed that on 04/01/2023, he set ablaze two motor vehicles ( a Mercedes Benz and a Toyota) and a bicycle parked at ECWA Bishara 3 Jenta Apata premises belonging to his colleagues who he alleged one of them hates him, referring to his senior pastor.
“However, police operatives of Nassarawa Gwong Division, Jos-north LGA arrested two (2) of the suspects namely, Baruk Mailale and Nathaniel Bitrus while effort is been intensified to arrest Aye, the third suspect.” The statement read.
Big Brother Naija season 7 winner, Phyna Otabor, has revealed why she terminated two pregnancies at the ages of 19 and 24 respectively.
She explained the reason behind her decision in a recent interview with PUNCH, days after she received heavy backlash for publicly saying she has had two abortions.
It would be recalled that Phyna made the disclosure while trading words with a fan of her nemesis and fellow star, Beauty Tukura, on Twitter recently. ICYMI, Read here
According to her, she choose to terminate the first pregnancy at 19 because she was too young and couldn’t tell her parents about it.
She said she aborted the second pregnancy at 24 because she didn’t want to have a child with her then-boyfriend because he was physically abusive and toxic.
The 25-year-old star said,
“As for my reasons for taking abortion pills, if there are 100 women in Nigeria today, 98 have done abortions. So, no one should judge me. I was in a 12-year relationship then and I was so young. The first abortion was when I was 19; I couldn’t go home to tell my parents that I was pregnant at that age. And the two pregnancies were so early like two to three weeks that I could just use tablets. The second was when I was 24, and I had finished serving then. I was ready to keep it but the relationship was getting toxic. He abused me and always beat me up. I said to myself that I couldn’t do this anymore, so I took it out and that was how I ended the relationship.”
When the interviewer asked if she would consider getting an abortion if she gets pregnant in her current state and status, Phyna said,
“Why would I do that? The way I am now, I have money to take care of 10 children, so why? In fact, if my parents were rich at the time of my first pregnancy, I wouldn’t have aborted it. But because I knew I was from a very poor background, we used to eat once a day then, especially in the afternoon and then carry it till the next day. So, keeping the baby then, was no option for me.”
Speaking further, the Edo-born hype priestess said that she has pleaded with God for forgiveness because she knows abortion is a sin, and believes he has forgiven her.
“In the face of God, it’s a sin and I have prayed and gone for confession. I am Catholic and I know God has forgiven me. It is what God says that counts. I don’t care what anybody thinks or says. I am not proud of committing abortion but the situation surrounding it was what I couldn’t help. For me, I do not see the essence of bringing children into this world when you are not ready. So, it’s either you abstain from sex, use protection or when it happens; you are either ready to chest the baby or take it out, especially when the situation is beyond you. Everybody has their own purpose behind their actions, just that there are some who are not scared of committing abortions at all, which is not good.”
A Kenyan woman, identified as Wanene Kendi, has shared a heartbreaking post on the microblogging platform, Twitter, after losing her son to the cold hands of death.
The grieving mother posted a photo she took with her son when he was alive and mourned his untimely demise, but she didn’t disclose the cause of his death.
In the heart-wrenching post that has gone viral, the mother asked how she’s supposed to bid her son goodbye now that he’s gone.
The young mother wrote: “How do I say goodbye. Rest well son.”
In a video shared on TikTok, the lady with handle @Toria, narrated how her mother brought a new househelp from the village unknown to them that she had evil intentions towards to her.
She said shortly after the househelp moved into their house, the skin on her face started peeling and reacting to an unknown chemical.
According to Toria, the househelp eventually confessed that she mixed a harmful substance with her face cream which caused the reaction and burnt her face.
She posted a video montage showing the effect of the cream on her face, and wrote,
“My mom got a new house girl from the village and this is what she did to me. She confessed she added something to my face cream.”
Always watch your back not everyone is happy …what did i do to deserve this?”
Budding Disc Jockey, Tolani Baj had a mild altercation with on-air personality, Oluwapelumi Orungbe, better known as N6, after he critiqued her work on Twitter recently.
The reality TV star, who recently began her disc jockey career, had taken to the micro-blogging platform to post a video of her mixing some songs together.
“MI Abaga [Teaser] x Abracadabra Mashup
Rexxie ft Skiibii & Naira Marley,” she wrote.
Watch below,
However, the mixtape didn’t seem to suit N6’s taste and he advised her to perfect her mixing skill before posting videos online.
He also urged her not to take the Disc Jockey industry with levity because she has a platform with huge following.
N6 wrote in comment section,
“The availability of social media does not mean you should take The DJ craft itself for granted. Pls perfect your art properly Before you Post. I’m rooting for you and would rather Have You posting vids like this after you have Truly mastered this DJ art form. ”
The advise didn’t sit well with Tolanibaj, who responded saying, she has the right to post anything she wants on her social media platform whether it’s perfect or not.
“I can do whatever I want to do with MY platform. Perfect or not, it is MY platform,” TBAJ wrote.
A young Nigerian man has caused a stir after he shared his criteria for choosing a wife.
The man, identified as Mazi Ifeanyi, said in a post via his Twitter handle that a woman he will marry will have to stay with his mother or sister to learn how to prepare his food.
According to him, this is an important criteria because he’s selective when it comes to food.
Speaking further, he averred that the marriages of older generations lasted longer because the women treated their husbands like “kings” and worshipped them.
“I’m quite selective when it comes to the food I eat. Any woman I would marry would have to go stay with my mum or sister for like 4 months to learn how to prepare my food and know my preferences…. Any woman who isn’t ready to learn from my mum can’t be my wife !!!” he tweeted
When a Twitter user countered him, stating that he should instead teach his wife how to prepare his meal, he retorted that a man has no business in the kitchen.
“A man teaching a man how took ? That’s a taboo a man has no business with the kitchen”, he wrote.
A video of Nigerian superstar singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, teaching his son Zion to eat a Nigerian dish has gone viral.
In the video that captured the adorable father-son moment, the superstar singer is seen slowly devouring the food, which looked like fufu, while his son Zion, who was seated next to him, imitated him.
Wizkid cut a small morsel of the fufu with his hand, dipped it in the bowl of soup that was beside it, and then put it in his mouth.
Little Zion attempted to do the same as he observed his father with intense curiosity.
The video, however, sparked reactions on social media as many reacted to the little boy’s expression as he consumed the food.
Reacting, @cheriflexy, “The boy just confused ”.
@he_real_chestnot wrote, “Is the facial expression for me ”.
Watch the video below,
Meanwhile, Wizkid, has revealed he’s now more careful with the lyrics of his songs because of his children.
The father of four, who stated this in a recent interview with the Guardian UK, admitted that having kids has made him more cautious about the contents of his songs.
According to him, he’s now careful about what he puts out there because his kids listen to his songs.
”Now I am more careful with what I put in my songs because my kids listen to my songs.” He said.
On-air personality, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, popularly known as Do2dtun, has explained why many people, including celebrities, lie about their age.
He shared this in an apparent reaction to the online drama that ensued after Big Brother Naija star, Chichi, celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday, January 10.
Many people didn’t believe that that she is 23 and accused her of reducing her age. Some online investigators even dug up throwback photos of Chichi taken during her matriculation ceremony in 2014, to back their claims that she’s older than 23.
Taking to his Twitter page to speak on the never-ending age discourse, the 38-year-old MC said many people prefer to lie about their age because Nigerians are naturally ageists.
He said Nigerians have formed the habit of age-shaming and stigmatizing people based on their age, which has forced many to lie about their real age.
The self-styled “Energy God” tweeted,
“Aging is a crime in Nigeria. “you don dey old o”
“Agbaya” “you are old; stop dressing like this”
Some of you have limited anyone growing up to think it’s bad to be older. We are too ageist & that’s why a few have grown bad attributes of lying about their age.”
See his tweet below,
Aging is a crime in Nigeria. “you don dey old o”
“Agbaya” “you are old; stop dressing like this”
Some of you have limited anyone growing up to think it’s bad to be older. We are too ageist & that’s why a few have grown bad attributes of lying about their age
. Why????
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…what did i do to deserve this?
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