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Bisi Alimi, husband celebrates 6th wedding anniversary

Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi and his husband, Anthony, are celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary today, November 5, 2022.

To mark the special day, Bisi shared photos from their wedding.

“Six years and counting… Happy anniversary to us.” He wrote.

A while back, Bisi Alimi asked closeted members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex communities in Nigeria to come out of the closet.

Bisi, who is the first Nigerian to openly declare his sexuality as gay on national television, urged others still in the closet to come out.

According to him, if they open up about their sexuality there parents won’t die, insisting that it’s a lie used to keep them in closet.

Taking to his Twitter handle, he wrote,

“Dear Nigerian LGBTQI+ people, your parents won’t die if you come out; it’s a lie that used to keep you in the closet. You have your life to live; enjoy it.”

In other news, Bisi Alimi recently spoke on his strained relationship with his biological mum.

He claimed his mother consistently blackmailed him emotionally till he got tired and decided to give her space. He noted that she’s now trying to establish a relationship with him, but the ship has sailed.

Using his personal experience as example, Bisi Alimi appealed to parents to desist from using emotional blackmail to get the attention of their children.

Skit maker Cute Abiola officially quits Navy to pursue his dreams

Popular skit maker, Abdulgafar Ahmad, better known as Cute Abiola, has announced his resignation from the Nigerian Navy.

The comedian, who was detained in 2021 by the Nigerian Navy for violating its social media policy, shared the development in a lengthy social media post on Friday, November 4.

According to the 26-year-old, his resignation would afford him enough time to pursue his dreams.

“With profound gratitude, I deeply appreciate the Nigerian Navy for giving me the uncommon opportunity to imbibe discipline through a regimented procedure in the areas of career development, moral values, work ethics, to mention but a few. I can dauntlessly say (sic) that, I have the required intelligence and human development finesse to continue to live a prosperous life.

“I urge all my fans to join me in appreciating the Chief of Naval Staff and all my senior colleagues for contributing immensely to my career development, while I used their pedestal to realize my duty of protecting and defending our dear Country. Sincerely, Nigerian Navy has become my roadmap to a sustainable career path.

I was overwhelmed with regards to the approval of my exit from the Navy by the Chief of Naval Staff so as for me to have enough time to passionately pursue my dreams. This singular act of the Chief of Naval Staff is highly terrific and it shows how the Navy is very passionate about the dreams of their officers.

“I am still a part of the Nigerian Navy family, and I promise to continue to positively represent the Nigerian Navy either in Nigeria or abroad. I am proud to have served in Such an institution like the Nigerian Navy.

“I want to sincerely appreciate all my Senior Colleagues, colleagues and junior colleagues who were very instrumental to my success story, for my wish to you is fair winds and following seas, because I know you will remain always faithful. Thank you the Nigerian Navy.” He wrote.

Kwara state governor appoints popular skitmaker, Cute Abiola, as his aide

Kwara state governor appoints

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed popular Instagram skit maker, Abdulgafar Ahmed, better known as “Cute Abiola”, as his Special Assistant on Creative Industries.

Abiola, a former Navy Officer, who recently resigned to focus squarely on his entertainment business, will assume the position with immediate effect.

Kwara state governor appoints

The 26-year-old content creator, from Ilorin, Kwara state, is popularly known for his comedy skits with the identity of Lawyer Kunle.

Abiola recently took to his Instagram page to announce his exit from the Nigerian Navy after several years of service.

He shared photos of himself in his Navy uniform and wrote in part,

“I was overwhelmed with regards to the approval of my exit from the Navy by the Chief of Naval Staff so as for me to have enough time to passionately pursue my dreams. This singular act of the Chief of Naval Staff is highly terrific and it shows how the Navy is very passionate about the dreams of their officers.”

A while back, Cute Abiola gifted his wife, Mosunmola, a brand new car.

The comic actor took to his Facebook page to share a video of the lovely moment he surprised the love of his life with the new whip – a Hyundai brand.

Upon seeing the car, Mosunmola couldn’t believe her eyes and thought her husband was pulling a prank on her until he assured her that it was her car.

She was awash with emotions and gratitude for her husband and knelt down before him to thank him properly for the car gift.

New photos of baby Miracle whose hand was amputated after he was allegedly assaulted by his father

New photos of baby Miracle

New photos of the two-month-old baby, Miracle, whose hand was amputated after he was allegedly brutalized by his father has been shared online.

YabaleftOnline earlier reported that the child’s father, Mr. Confidence Amatobi, was accused of assaulting the 2-month-old baby with a plastic hanger for disturbing his sleep in Imo state.

New photos of baby Miracle

The embattled baby was rushed to the Pediatrics ward of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Owerri, where the doctors had no choice but to amputate his hand because it was already decaying.

In a new development, the first lady of Imo state, Chioma Uzodinma, paid a courtesy visit to Miracle and his mom at the hospital on Thursday, November 3.

Speaking at the hospital, Mrs Uzodinma said the police has issued an arrest warrant for Amatobi so he can face the full wrath of the law.

See more photos from the visit below,

A while back, the mother of the embattled child, Favour Chikwe, 20, narrated her ordeal in the hands of her child’s father.

Speaking in an interview with BBC News Pidgin, Favour, a 20-year-old native of Idemili Community in Anambra State, said she has known the father of her child for four years.

She said they were both living together before she went to stay with her aunt in Anambra state where she gave birth to their child.

Following the delivery of the baby, Amatobi came to visit her in Anambra state and took her and their baby back to Imo state.

On the ill-fated day of the incident, Favour said she left Miracle with his father and went to use the convenience when she suddenly started hearing him cry uncontrollably.

She ran back to the room to see why he was crying and discovered that his right hand was swollen and bone broken from the beating he received from his father.

When she confronted Amatobi, he said he beat the two-month-old child because he was disturbing his sleep with his loud cry. Continue reading here

Moment singer Kizz Daniel paid tribute to Davido’s late son, Ifeanyi during live show in Dubai (Video)

Popular Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, recently paid tribute to his colleague Davido’s late son, Ifeanyi.

Kizz Daniel opened his concert in Dubai on Friday night, November 4, with a minute of silence for Ifeanyi, who died at the tender age of three.

The Buga crooner first explained the tragedy to the audience and then asked everyone at the venue to offer a minute of silence to the deceased.

The video found its way to the internet and warmed the hearts of many.

Watch video below,

DMW boss, Davido lost his 3-year-old son to the cold hands of death on Monday, October 31st.

Ifeanyi, who was Davido’s only child with his fiancée, Chioma, died just days after his third birthday. He drowned in a pool at his father’s residence in Lagos. He was rushed to Evercare hospital, Lekki where he was declared dead on arrival.

In related news, popular American rapper, Nicki Minaj, has sent a condolence message to Nigerian singer, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma, over the death of their son, Ifeanyi.

Reacting to the sad incident on Thursday, via her verified Instagram page, international pop star Nicki Minaj extended her condolences to the bereaved couple.

“My deepest condolences to Chioma & @davido during this time.” She wrote.

“I became a bus conductor after running away from home.” – Oxlade (VIDEO)

Nigerian singer-songwriter, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, Oxlade, has narrated how he worked as a conductor before venturing into music.

According to him, he dropped out of the university in his final year but his parents wanted him to go back and start from his 100 level, which meant he had to write JAMB again but he was uncomfortable with the idea, so he left the house and started squatting with two different friends.

He said he became a bus conductor to make ends meets, he would sell tickets in the morning and go to the cafe at night to sell more tickets to get money to buy food.

The artiste said that music was not a priority on his mind at the time, but one of the friends he was squatting with was a producer while the second guy was a video director.

Oxlade went on to say that he was a member of the Pella Squad, an acapella group from his church. When they tried to make a demo, they went to a producer, who let them use his recording space.

After recording sessions, he allegedly used to beg the producer to give him a chance. Coincidentally, rapper Blaqbonez was working on the same song at the time.

The singer claimed that Blaqbonez was the one who discovered him and was impressed by his sound; as a result, they collaborated on the recording of the song Mami Water.

Watch the interview below:

Ned Nwoko pokes fun at wife, Regina Daniels, as they reveal she doesn’t cook (video)

Ned Nwoko pokes

It might seem as though the popular adage that says “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” doesn’t apply to rich men as billionaire business mogul, Ned Nwoko, has revealed that his wife, actress Regina Daniels doesn’t cook for him.

The celebrity couple made this rather shocking revelation in a video Regina Daniels posted on her Instastory recently.

In the viral clip that has gotten people talking online, Ned Nwoko and Regina, a mother of two boys, were taking a ride in one of the politician’s luxury cars when the actress, who was flaunting her flawless look, pointed out that they are both an evidence of good living by reason of the luxurious lifestyle they enjoy.

This was followed by a series of hilarious banter between the billionaire couple before Regina Daniels disclosed that a lot of people don’t know she doesn’t cook in their home as she hardly enters the kitchen.

In response, Ned burst into laughter and said the only time she enters the kitchen is to cook for herself alone.

The revelation has sparked mixed reactions online as netizens opine that rich men don’t care about good culinary skills when picking a wife.

See some reactions below,

@sextalkwithsoulspice wrote, “Na poor man dey find cook as wife o. If you can afford it get a chef n let your wife be stress-free biko”

@ewom_zino wrote, “Na only poor man Dey see cooking as big deal….e get where ur husband go get money reach eeeehn only him go employ chef and domestic workers…bcoz by then sef ona house go too big and only u nor go fit handle the chores”

@mslaurent wrote, “Someone somewhere is saying he cannot marry someone who can’t cook😂

Watch the video,

Daddy Freeze knocks IG follower who asked him for a car

Popular media personality, Daddy Freeze, has given a savage response to a social media user who asked him for a car.

A young man had reached out to Daddy Freeze on his verified Instagram page, asking him to buy him a car so he could use it for business.

The young man promised to pay back in installments whatever Daddy Freeze spends to buy him the car once he starts the business.

“Hello sir, “Please, I need a car for Bolt and Uber work; I’ll pay back in installments,” the man wrote.

Replying, Daddy Freeze, who appeared to have been enraged by the tone of the message, gave a sarcastic response to the follower.

He told the man that he also needs a plane for his private jet charter business and that he would also pay back the loan in installments.

Sharing screenshots of the chat on his Instagram page, Daddy Freeze slammed the user for making his first conversation “with a stranger a request.”

Read their exchange below,

Meanwhile, just recently, legendary Nigerian singer, Olamide, finally granted the wish of a Twitter user whom he had previously chastised when the latter asked for a car a few months ago.

In January 2022, the fan asked the YBNL Boss to help him with a car to bolster his e-cab hailing business and he also offered to pay Olamide back if he could get the car on hire purchase.

The fan tweeted, “Baddo I need car for my bolt business oo… even if na HP i go pay back. Make we run biz. Thanks.”.

Olamide saw the tweet and replied, “Money weh you keep for my hand… ori iya e gbaa ile.”

In an updated tweet, the young man revealed that Olamide reached out to him and surprisingly gifted him a car following his post.

Sharing photos of himself in the car, the fan wrote,

“Today am so happy because I be car owner by this post. @Olamide went out of all odds and put smile in my face. You are so special. Plus say na low key you do am. I go post am. I love you more. Thank you Boss @asakemusik manager. YBLN no go fall. Appreciation mo dun pe. Baddo you be Baba. God bless you more.”

Kemi Olunloyo reacts as Son publicly disowns her

Enitan, Kemi Olunloyo’s son, has explained why he disowned his mother and hoped she had spent an additional fourteen years in prison.

According to Enitan, his mother had left him in the house years ago without electricity and food. He claimed that she doesn’t care about him her own flesh and blood nor about family.

Enitan also claimed that she treats him anyhow, which made him not celebrate the thanksgiving holiday like he used to.

In his words:

“The reason that I don’t do thanksgiving like I used to because my mom or should I say, Kemi have the audacity to treat me any kind of way. And the reason why I turn my back on her cos she don’t care about her own flesh and blood family, but herself. That’s why I am still no longer her son.

“Because she’s already famous and a pathetic f0ol she is and when i realize that after all these years and secretly told myself. She would have been locked up in GA after 14 years ago. I was in the house all alone. No food no electricity.”

Kemi Olunloyo Reacts

Now reacting to the development, Kemi via her social media account appealed to the public to disregard the post as her sons are not on the internet.

“NO DISTRACTIONS ‼️There are 20 fake accounts in my name. I only talk on my verified pages. No time for burner accts. Any gists my children are writing is FALSE. My sisters kids are running fake accts. Only one of my children is on SM and has not posted since Valentine’s Day.”

Couple perform their traditional marriage rites amidst flooding in Delta state (photos)

Couple perform

Love prevails as a couple, identified as Asiayei Enaibo and Emily Ekanpou, perform their traditional marriage rites despite the heavy flood in their community in Delta state.

The couple tied the knot traditionally on Thursday, November 3, 2022, in Ayakoromo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, defying the flood currently ravaging the community.

Delta couple perform

Photos from the unconventional wedding ceremony have been shared online and the couple didn’t let the flooding situation dampen their joy as they were all smiles during the ceremony.

In the photos, the couple and their guests took a boat ride to an elevated platform where they held the ceremony.

See more photos from the wedding below,

In other news, a single Nigerian lady who was given a vision of her future husband’s appearance is in a dilemma as none of her suitors matches the man from the prophecy.
According to the lady, her pastor had given a description of her future spouse as revealed to him by God.

However, all the men that have been approaching her for marriage bear no resemblance to the man her pastor described.

She acknowledged that all the men who have been approaching her to ask for her hand in marriage appear sincere and responsible, but her only concern is that they don’t match the prophecy given to her.

The confused woman has now taken to social media to seek advice on whether to accept one of her many suitors or keep waiting for the prophecy to be fulfilled.

Bobrisky slams follower who said he’s always wearing makeup even in the kitchen

Bobrisky slams

Controversial crossdresser, Bobrisky has lambasted a follower who pointed out that he’s always on full face makeup and never shows off his bare face.

The follower made this statement while reacting to a video of Bobrisky slicing onions in the kitchen with a full face of makeup and eyelashes.

The 31-year-old transvestite had taken to his Instagram page to share the video and advised women to also dress up and look good when cooking for their partners.

Bobrisky slams

“Don’t forget to also look beautiful and slay in d kitchen to cook for d man that knack you and pay ur bills 😉
Lastly when cooking pls cover ur hair and wash ur hand properly especially those with long nails,” he wrote.

The video stirred mixed reactions from netizens and one of his followers told him that he’s always wearing makeup, even in unconventional places like a kitchen.

“Always on makeup,” a follower wrote.

Reacting to the rather lighthearted comment, Bobrisky fired back at the follower saying, “Because you are broke you cant afford it daily… sorry you will be fine.”

Bobrisky slams

In other news, Controversial crossdresser, Bobrisky, has taken to social media to share a video of himself twerking with his bare butt.

The male Barbie left little to the imagination in the video of him twerking up a storm. Watch here

Nicki Minaj sends her condolence to Davido and Chioma over son’s death

Popular American rapper, Nicki Minaj, has sent a condolence message to Nigerian singer, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma, over the death of their son, Ifeanyi.

The three-year-old son of the Nigerian music star drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State on Monday, October 31.

Reacting to the sad incident on Thursday, via her verified Instagram page, international pop star Nicki Minaj extended her condolences to the bereaved couple.

“My deepest condolences to Chioma & @davido during this time.” She wrote.

See her post below,

Meanwhile, UK-based Nigerian Pastor, Tobi Adeboyega, has taken to social media to give an update on singer Davido and his fiancée, Chioma,’s wellbeing following the death of their son, Ifeanyi.

Since the unfortunate incident, the bereaved parents have been off social media and have yet to speak about the sad incident.

However, on Friday afternoon, Pastor Tobi Adeboyega, who is a friend of the couple, revealed on social media that they are both getting stronger.

He noted that he’s been able to speak to Davido twice after the incident, and Davido assured him that he and his fiancée are stronger.

“Spoke to the No.1 OBO, 2nd time, he is rising, they are both getting stronger praise God”, Pastor Tobi wrote.

BBNaija star, Prince Nelson narrates how a Lagos bus driver almost made him hit a Rolls Royce

Prince Nelson narrates

Reality TV star and actor, Prince Nelson has narrated how a bus driver almost made him hit a Rolls Royce in Lagos.

Taking to Twitter to give a funny account of the incident, Prince said he almost collided with the Rolls Royce while trying to avoid the bus.

According to him, after the bus driver almost cost him a huge loss, he realized his mistake and waved at him to apologize before driving off.

The Big Brother Naija star tweeted;

“Bus drivers in Lagos are a complete menace . One werey driver almost made me hit a Rolls Royce while I was trying to dodge him . Wetin I for tell my mother that I was doing and hit a whole Rolls Royce!! Werey get mind to wave me sorry, na thunder for fire you and your sorry

My dear, imagine I called my insurance company that I hit an RR , they’ll cut the call on me.”

Prince Nelson narrates

A while back, Prince dubbed the ‘boyfriend of the year’ as he splashes millions of naira on a new Mercedes Benz car for his girlfriend.

The reality star, who’s rumored to be in a relationship with fellow reality star, Dorathy, shared a video which captured the heartwarming moment he presented the automobile to the actual love of his life.

In a video he shared via his Snapchat handle, Prince handed the keys to the brand new Mercedes Benz to his girlfriend, while the lady, who apparently didn’t see that coming, beamed with excitement as she received the keys. Watch here

“This is disheartening, diabolism?” – Woman cries out after N20K mysteriously vanished from her piggy bank

A Nigerian woman has cried out online after over N20,000 she has been saving in her piggy bank mysteriously disappeared.

The woman, identified on Facebook as Adaobi Amandi, said she bought the wooden saving box, popularly known as Kolo, for her son a while back to teach him the act of saving.

She claimed to have been depositing money into the box and is certain that she has managed to save roughly N20,000.

However, she met the shock of her life when she decided to open the box after the CBN announced its plan to redesign the naira.

She said when she opened the box, all the money she had put in it had disappeared, leaving her with a 10-naira note that had been cut in half.

The distraught woman, while sharing the quite bizarre incident, said she had heard of such weird incidents happening to people but had never taken them seriously until it happened to her.

Read her full narration below,

“So I’ve been hearing about this.. But I’ve never witnessed it nor believed it… I bought a saving box from a vendor here on Facebook…
It was a gift for David to teach him to start saving. Because of the recent talk about spending old notes before they expire, I decided to help David break it open and pay into the bank.

“There should have been at least 18 to 20k inside that box… But what I found was half of a N10 note!!! If this didn’t happen to me… I wouldn’t have believed it. I know where I kept that box and it’s just David and I who are here… the way the box was made, you’d know if someone opened it.

“The only reason why I haven’t tagged the vendor yet is I don’t want to seem like I’m accusing someone of diabolism. NEVER AGAIN would | buy anything of this sort from anyone. David is very upset and was so excited to see just how much he saved. This is very disheartening.”

“How it Started” – Actor Daniel Etim-Effiong shares his first ever chat with wife as they celebrate 5th wedding anniversary (Screenshots)

Nollywood actor, Daniel Etim-Effiong, and his wife, Toyosi Phillips, are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary today, November 4.

The thespian and his media personality wife shared screenshots of their very first WhatsApp chat on their respective social media pages to mark the occasion.

Screenshots of the chat shared by the couple show Toyosi was the first to reach out.

“Hey Etim!!! Its Toyosi Philips”, she wrote.

Etim praised his wife in his caption for making him a better man and noted that he is grateful for the years they’ve been married.

“How it started ————-> How it’s going 😋
Grateful for 5 full years as husband to the beautiful Olaoluwatoyosi, who dropped her “tush” last name to take up mine.
You’ve made me a better man @the_toyosi and truly he who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord.
Happy anniversary my love 😘❤️”, he wrote.

Etim and Toyosi got married in November 2017 and they have two children together.

A while ago, Toyosi Effiong, the wife of popular Nollywood actor, Daniel Effiong, got netizens cackling on social media over her response to her husband’s request.

The celebrity couple were having an Instagram Live session on Friday, May 20, when the actor’s admirers started making comments about his good looks and saying they want to ‘share’ him with his wife.

Reacting to their advances, the actor asked his wife if she would agree to ‘share’ him with other women once in a while.

Toyosi’s response caught netizens by surprise, as she said she doesn’t mind sharing him with other woman as long as he’s open to sharing her with other men.

Daniel was shocked and quickly pointed out that he’s the one with admirers and men are not interested in her. To his amazement, Toyosi said the men making advances at her are not on social media and they don’t leave comments on her posts. Watch video here.

Landlady removes tenant’s roof over unpaid rent in Delta (video)

A landlady, identified as Augustas Okoro, has been called out on social media for removing the roof of her tenant’s apartment over unpaid rent in Warri, Delta State.

It was gathered that the tenant’s rent expired at the end of October last month, and because the landlady wanted the lady to move out of her property, she allegedly removed her roof.

Human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Friday, November 4, 2022, said the tenant’s properties were destroyed by yesterday’s heavy downpours.

He further revealed that the incident was reported to the police, and the landlady is currently on the run.

“The Landlady, whom out of wickedness removed the roof of her tenant in Ogoro Crescent, Off Caroline Street, Okuokoko near Warri, Delta State is on the run. Yesterday we reported the case to the DPO Orerokpe CSP Oluwole who swung into action and got the workers who commiting the act arrested since the landlady ran away.

“The rain yesterday, destroyed the properties of the lady and such wickedness should not be entertained in modern society. The woman’s rent expired the end of last month October and the landlady Augustas Okoroo had chose in her callous method to removed the roof in order for the helpless lady to pack out.

“This should be warnings to Landlords and Landladies that there are legal methods of ejecting tenants out of a building instead of oppressive, harassing and cruel method.” He wrote.

Watch video below,

“My dearest” – Actress Caroline Danjuma pens heartfelt note to ex-husband on birthday

Nigerian actress, Caroline Danjuma, has taken to social media to celebrate her ex-husband, Musa Danjuma, as he turns a new age today, November 4.

She shared a photo of her ex-husband on her Instagram page and, in the caption, showered him with praise.

She hailed the socialite for being an exemplary dad and an amazing friend who is always there to support her and the family.

“On behalf of the kids and I. I want to celebrate a delectable man, father and friend .. happy birthday my dearest .. thanks for being the best dad in the world , an amazing friend and support to us all in the family . May your days be long and merry”, She wrote.

In other news, Caroline Danjuma has been chosen as the running mate of the gubernatorial candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Akwa Ibom state.

The movie star has joined the league of Nigerian celebrities to join the political space in recent times, following the train of actresses, Funke Akindele and Tonto Dikeh, who are the deputy governorship candidate of Lagos and Rivers state respectively.

Caroline took to her Instagram page to share the news with her fans and followers on Monday, July 18, while pledging to serve the people of Akwa Ibo state.

She shared a picture of her campaign poster and wrote, “To serve and to honor in loyalty and in truth to Akwa Ibom and Nigeria. So help me God….”

“I did not set out to be a feminist icon, but I cannot stand the way women are being abused in the society” – Chimamanda Adichie reveals.

Popular Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed that she did not originally set out to be an advocate for feminism.

While speaking at the Women in Management, Business & Public service(WIMBIZ) Conference on Friday, November 4, the writer said that feminism was never in her plans. She explained that seeing how women were oppressed in society influenced her advocacy.

Chimamanda described the pressure society imposes on women who marry late, don’t have children, or leave an abusive marriage.

According to her, judgment from society chokes the greatness that women carry. She urged women to support each other genuinely.

In her words;

“I did not set out to be a feminist icon, but I cannot stand the way women are being abused in the society and I feel like I have a platform that can make a difference, no matter how little.
A woman gathers the courage to leave an abusive marriage, and instead of being comforted and cared for, she’s being oppressed and insulted, even by fellow women. We need to change the narrative.
People don’t need to like you for the stand you take, all that matters is that you can sleep well at night, knowing that you have done and have said the right thing.”
If you’re so judged and oppressed as a woman, you can’t conquer the world and be the best you can be”

“I was supposed to become a pastor not an actress” — Tonto Dikeh (Video)

former Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, who is now a politician, admitted that she originally planned to become a pastor and that acting was an unexpected opportunity.


The African Democratic Congress (ADC) deputy governorship candidate for Rivers state made this claim in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo

Tonto Dikeh while speaking on her reason for joining politics revealed that she had ventured into different career paths despite once being a church girl who hoped to become a pastor.

“Most people don’t know this but I’ve been in politics for over 3 years and I work with presidency. The change I want, no one is doing that.
I’m an opportunist with this thing called acting or entertainment. But for God, he has ordained that step already. For me, I was just swimming in a swimming pool.
I mean, I was a church girl going to be a pastor. I was supposed to be a pastor, I still might be. Depending on where God is taking me to,” she said.

Watch the video below:

Corps member recreates photo his mother snapped with him during her NYSC decades ago

Corps member recreates

A corps member has become an internet sensation after he recreated a photo his mother took with him during her NYSC decades ago.

The young man, identified as @ayo__kunle on Twitter, took to the microblogging platform to share a throwback photo his mother snapped with him when she was serving the country years ago.

In the photo taken shortly after his birth, his mother who was all smiles wore her NYSC khaki and placed the cap on his little head.

See below,

Corps member recreates

Now that he’s all grown and also participating in the one-year national scheme, the young graduate decided to recreate the throwback photo with his mother.

In the recent photo, Ayokunle who donned his NYSC uniform posed with his mother and also placed his cap on her head.

Corps member recreates

He captioned the photos, “How it started… How it’s going,”

See below.

In other news, a Nigerian lady has reportedly dumped her boyfriend after he was sacked over a huge sacrifice he made to fund her vacation to Dubai.

According to @poojamedia who took to Twitter to relay the story, the boyfriend committed N2 million fraud in his place of employment to sponsor his girlfriend’s trip to Dubai with her friends.

However, he got caught by the company and they terminated his employment for stealing from them. Shockingly, the said girlfriend broke up with him because he was jobless and started dating a wealthy Senator.

“It’s a Christian song inspired by people who don’t want me to worship God” — Singer behind viral song ‘shey you dey whine me’ speaks

Singer behind

Austine de Bull, the singer behind trending internet sound ‘shey you dey whine me’, has revealed the inspiration behind the song currently making waves online.

The Ogoni singer from Rivers state, in an interview with The Nation, said he was formerly a drummer before he received the calling to become a gospel singer in 2020.

However, when he told his family and close friends about the calling, they tried to dissuade him because he has no experience with music.

 Singer behind

He said he believed in himself and his calling and knew he was supposed to become a Christian singer, so the chorus of the viral song ‘shey you dey whine me’ sprang up from that moment.

His words,

“As a drummer that had no idea or connection with singing, when the call came in 2020 to be a singer it was difficult to me myself because I never know how I will start because I have not done it before I had to discuss with some of my friends about the call to be a singer and they were laughing at me that this one I am a drummer and not a singer I won’t be able to do it so it was somehow to me, so I had to discuss with other neighbors who were still laughing at me so it was somehow because nobody believed in me, they were discouraging me so I was like ‘so they don’t want me to worship God shey Una dey whine me ni’ so that’s where the inspiration came so that’s the inspiration”.

When asked about the genre of his hit single, Austine said it is a Christian song fused with street slang and his local dialect ‘Ogoni‘.

“Yes, it is a Christian song but it is a mixture of a street slang and local dialect which is the Ogoni dialect, it means in English ‘who say make I no praise God shey you dey whine me ni’ and in Ogoni “Mena kon ma le da badi Shey you dey whine mi?” he said.

Speaking on how the song suddenly blew up on social media and became a trending sound, Austine explained that he simply posted a video snippet of the song on TikTok and it went viral.

He said,

“The calling came in 2020 but I never paid attention to it so when it keep coming around until 2022 this year I decided to pay attention to it that’s how it started that I came up with the song. During the video shoot, I did some behind the scenes with my phone camera so I posted it on my TikTok page just to create awareness that something big was coming though I never had any audience it was some people I had on my Tiktok that started posting and that’s how it blew up”

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“She is a best friend” – Bella opens up on friendship with Phyna (Video)

Big Brother Naija season 7 second runner-up, Bella Okagbue, has spoken on her surprising closeness with colleague, Phyna after the show.

The ladies, who were usually at loggerheads and were involved in more than two epic fights during the level-up season, took their fans and lovers of the reality show by surprise with their sudden friendship after they left the house.

Speaking on her friendship with Phyna in a chat with E-splash, Bella explained how they moved from barely being able to stand each other in the house to being best of friends.

According to her, she got to know Phyna better during their last week in the house, and when they left the house, they were in the same hotel, which strengthened their bond.

She said Phyna was there when she needed someone the most, consoled her when she cried at night, and was there for her when she was sad and down.

Speaking further, she described level-up winner, Phyna as a best friend.

“Phyna was there for me when I needed someone the most…when I would cry every night before sleeping, when I was sad, when I was so down, she was there for me…she is a best friend”. Bella said.

Watch Bella speak below,

Lady dumps her boyfriend after he got fired for defrauding his company to fund her vacation to Dubai

Lady dumps

A Nigerian lady has reportedly dumped her boyfriend after he was sacked over a huge sacrifice he made to fund her vacation to Dubai.

According to @poojamedia who took to Twitter to relay the story, the boyfriend committed N2 million fraud in his place of employment to sponsor his girlfriend’s trip to Dubai with her friends.

However, he got caught by the company and they terminated his employment for stealing from them. Shockingly, the said girlfriend broke up with him because he was jobless and started dating a wealthy Senator.

@poojamedia wrote:

“You went to do fraud of N2m in your company cos your girlfriend wanted to go to Dubai with her friends, got sacked & the babe moved on to a better life with a Senator, chopping her like Korede Spaghetti.”

In other news, a Nigerian woman, identified as Aisha Umar Jajere, has recalled how her ex-boyfriend dumped her five years ago because she was poor.

Taking to her Twitter page, Aisha disclosed that the said ex is now married to one of her employees.

She recounted this experience while sharing a throwback picture from when she participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and a recent picture of herself. Read here

Watch videos from billionaire Femi Otedola’s 60th birthday party onboard Christina O super luxury yacht (video)

Femi Otedola’s 60th birthday party

Lovely videos from the 60th birthday celebration of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has been shared online.

Femi Otedola, who turns 60 today, November 4, hosted his birthday party onboard the Aristotle Onassis’ Christina O super luxury yacht he rented for €3m (over N2.2bn).

Yabaleftonline earlier reported that the oil mogul splurged billions of naira to give himself and his family the ultimate luxury experience for his birthday, and videos of the moment he boarded the ship with his wife, daughters, son and son-in-law to be, Mr Eazi were posted online. Watch here

Femi Otedola’s 60th birthday party

DJ Cuppy also took to social media to reveal that her father always dreamt of visiting the iconic 99m super-yacht since he was kid because it’s owned by his role model, Aristotle Onassis.

He finally fulfilled his wish for his birthday, and not only visited the yacht, but also rented it for three weeks.

“My father @FemiOtedola always dreamt as a little boy to visit the iconic 99m super-yacht CHRISTINA O because it was owned by his (and my) role model Aristotle Onassis ⛴🇬🇷

To celebrate his 60th, not only did he visit the yacht, but has chartered it for his loved ones so we can live here for the next 3 weeks! 🛳⚓️ Looking at my father I can see how happy, accomplished, and still in disbelief he is. This is what love looks like ❤️ #FamilyFirst

Chase your dreams, you never know…” she wrote.

Watch videos from the birthday party below…

“He bore shame and pain to stand with me” – Businessman says as he gifts his employee of 17 years a Benz

Businessman says

A businessman has gifted his employee who worked with him for seventeen years a Mercedes Benz for his loyalty and dedication.

The businessman with Twitter handle @lionofjada took to the microblogging platform to share photos of his employee, whose name he gave as Rowland, posing with his new whip.

He said Rowland stood by him through thick and thin and remained loyal to him throughout his seventeen years of service.

To appreciate him for his loyalty, he decided to buy him a Mercedes Benz to support his next career goal of becoming a driver with a ride-hailing app.

Businessman says

Jada wrote,

“Rowland (Latino) has served me since 2005 and has been the perfect friend, brother and member of staff. Through my darkest days he was always a loyal constant. He bore shame and pain to stand with me. Now he wants to ‘do Uber’

Businessman says

And it’s a Benz he went to point at. I don’t know if he really wants to do business or impress Abuja babes but, either way, he deserves it. Latino met me when I was Director for Igala Movies Association back in ’05’. Through the years, senior people would make mockery of my friendship with him. “Why you go dey carry small boy waka as your friend?”
I always said, “I’d rather a small boy I can trust than big boys who feel insecure.”

When things turned back, Latino never left. He stayed. When others walked out on me, he was steadfast.

He holds a degree in theater arts. He’s done his masters too. Same theater arts. He is a reay chilled guy and can vibe with any kind of person. There is no project I have been involved in since 2005 that he’s not been part of. Once he registers his car now, book rides with him o.”

It is an insult to mention Funke Akindele’s name in my presence — Bola Tinubu (video)

Bola Tinubu

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has thrown jabs at notable actress turned politician, Funke Akindele.

Speaking at a political event on Wednesday, November 2, Tinubu said it’s insulting and disrespectful to mention Funke Akindele’s name in his presence.

Bola Tinubu

He said this when his supporters sang a campaign song, describing Funke Akindele, the Peoples Democratic Party Lagos Deputy Governorship candidate, as a ‘political ant’ compared to APC Lagos governorship candidate and incumbent governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

“Who is Funke Akindele before Sanwo-Olu of Lagos? She is an ant,” they sang in Yoruba.

In response, Tinubu shunned them and said, “Don’t even bother to mention her name in my presence. It is an insult. It is disrespectful.”

Watch the video below,

Funke Akindele has reportedly submitted only First School Leaving Certificate (FLSC) and West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSC) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The list pasted on the notice board of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Birrel in Yaba on Tuesday showed that Funke, who is the running mate to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adediran Azeez Olajide, has WASSC as her highest education qualification. Read here

Davido’s nanny and cook may face charges for negligence over Ifeanyi’s death

Davido's nanny

The two suspects arrested in connection with the death of Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, may face charges for negligence.

Yabaleftonline earlier reported that eight domestic staff present at the time of the drowning incident were invited for questioning after which six were released while Davido’s cook and nanny were detained.

New information reaching us is that the two suspects may remain in police custody until they are cleared by an autopsy report.

Davido's nanny

They might also be charged for negligence because they were directly in charge of Ifeanyi’s welfare while his parents were away.

A credible source said,

“The cook and the nanny were the ones directly with the child, so, they are guilty of negligence until the autopsy is conducted. During investigation, we have suspects, and depending on the case, the suspects may or may not be released.

So far, the family has not objected to the autopsy, but how fast it will be done depends on the hospital. But the next move is to review the CCTV at the house.”

The spokesperson of the Lagos state Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the detention of the cook and nanny, refused to give further details about the ongoing investigation.

“People constantly remind me that I am over 30 and unmarried” — Photographer, Fati Abubakar bewails

Fati Abubakar bewails

Nigerian documentary photographer, Fati Abubakar has complained about the way people constantly remind her that she is unmarried at 30.

Taking to her Facebook page, the internationally acclaimed photographer from Borno state, said at least five people in a month remind her that she is over 30 and still single.

She said some even say she will never be respected in the society or be happy because she is unmarried.

Fati Abubakar bewails

According to her, it’s unislamic for people to think everyone will get married or have children in their lifetime.

The photographer wrote on Wednesday, November 2, 2022,

“At least five times a month someone must remind me I am over 30 and unmarried hence I will never have ”respect” or ”happiness”. I am not sure what they want me to do? Make a billboard? Highly unIslamic of Muslims to assume everyone that comes to the world will be married or have children. Our destiny is in His hands. Sigh.”

In other news, a Kenyan man, Lawrence Macharia, popularly known as Terrence Creative, has shared an interesting quality of a real man.
Taking to his Instagram page, the man shared a photos of him carrying his wife’s bag and noted that that’s an attribute of a real man.

According to him, only real men help their wives with their bags.

“Real men carry their wife’s bag, make them breakfast, open the door for them and pull a chair for them,” he captioned the post.

“The men that have been asking to marry me don’t look like the one my pastor prophesied” – Lady cries out

Black woman frowning with head in hands

A single Nigerian lady who was given a vision of her future husband’s appearance is in a dilemma as none of her suitors matches the man from the prophecy.

According to the lady, her pastor had given a description of her future spouse as revealed to him by God.

However, all the men that have been approaching her for marriage bear no resemblance to the man her pastor described.

She acknowledged that all the men who have been approaching her to ask for her hand in marriage appear sincere and responsible, but her only concern is that they don’t match the prophecy given to her.

The confused woman has now taken to social media to seek advice on whether to accept one of her many suitors or keep waiting for the prophecy to be fulfilled.

“My pastor prophesied how my future husband looks like and what he does but all the men coming my way do not match the prophesy that was given to me and they are all serious and ready for marriage. Please I want to know. Should I choose one of them or wait for the prophesy to come through I am confused”, she wrote.

See her post below,

“Time has come to fulfill my calling as minister of God” – Actor Yul Edochie (Video)

Controversial Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has said the time has come for him to fulfill his calling as a minister of God.

The thespian, who stated this in a trending video, revealed that many years ago he had a call to serve as a minister of God, but he ignored it because he thought it was not the right time.

Edochie claimed that recently the call intensified, and he’s now convinced that the time for him to heed the call has come.

He said he has come to the realization that God has given him overall prosperity so he may use it to promote the gospel and that the remaining days of his life will be used to achieve that purpose.

He further revealed he will not quit his acting career as a minister of God but will ensure his movies promote God’s word.

“I have a calling to serve God and be his minister of God. I have a calling to be a preacher of God, to preach the word of God through action. I have had this calling a long time ago actually, many years ago,” he said.

“But I always felt the time has not come or the timing wasn’t right. But now, it’s very strong. I feel the time has come. God has blessed me in this life and by the grace of God, I have become one of the biggest and most celebrated actors in Nigeria and Africa.

“I have realised God lifted me as an actor so I can become one of his ministers and use that fame to preach the world of God. My purpose in life is to become a minister of God and touch lives.” He said.

Watch him speak below,

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