Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has advised people against threatening their partners with breakup during an argument.
The veteran thespian gave this advice in a Facebook post, stating that no matter how upset a person is, they should not threaten to split up with their relationship unless they really mean it.
He believed that in a fit of rage, couples should concentrate on what enraged them without bringing up the threat of initiating a breakup.
In his words,
“No matter how upset you are, don’t threaten your partner with a break up unless you mean it. Focus your anger on what they’ve done without bringing up the threat of a break up. No relationship is without its ups and downs. Don’t let anyone deceive you. You will quarrel and you will fight. You will have sad days; you will disagree some days and not find a common ground over some issues. Compromises don’t always happen. These are normal things in a healthy relationship.
The key to a lasting relationship is being with someone you can actually communicate your feelings to and have a solutions-based approach towards conversations; someone who doesn’t just communicates, but reciprocates the energy you give to them. Someone who always bares their mind and accumulate pent-up anger. Someone who forgives easily and reverts to their default factory mode of playing and laughing. This is the key.”
Popular TV sitcom, ‘The Johnsons’, held a night of tribute event in honour of one of their own, late Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh.
It would be recalled that the 48-year-old actress, fondly known as ‘Emu’ in the hit TV series, slumped and died in Warri, Delta state, on Sunday, July 17.
To honour her memory, the cast and crew of the show hosted a candle night procession at the Freedom Park in Lagos state on Thursday, August 18.
Some of the Nollywood stars who attended the event includes, Charles Inojie, Susan Pwajok, Seun Osigbesan, and others.
They all wore customized T-shirts with ‘Forever in our hearts’ and ‘Adieu Emuakpor’ inscribed on them.
Photos and videos from the night of tribute has been shared online. See below,
According to the obituary released, the burial activities will begin with a novelty match and a candlelight service on August 19 in Lagos, where the actress lived most of her life.
On Thursday, August 25, there will be a candlelight service at Saint Mary’s Primary School, Ogobia, in Benue State. The funeral service and interment will follow at her father’s compound in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Nigerian music executive, Michael Collins Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy, has said some people will not understand why the biblical ‘prodigal son’ returned to his father’s house until they start paying rent.
The Mavin Records boss stated this in a post shared on his Instastory on Friday, August 19.
Culled from the book of Luke, the prodigal son was a young man who demanded for his inheritance from his father.
He left home and began living a reckless life with the resources he received from his dad.
After squandering it all, he was forced to take a menial job to make a living due to the untold hardship. He then decided to return home to his father when the suffering became unbearable.
Referencing the parable, Don Jazzy said a lot of people won’t understand the prodigal son’s action until they are faced with the financial responsibility of renting an apartment.
“Until you start paying house rent, you’ll never understand why the prodigal son came back”, he wrote on his Instastory.
Jazzy made the announcement in an Instagram post sharing a photo of the mom.
“I lost my sweet mother this morning. The matriarch of our family. My supporter and backbone @indianpicolo.”
“I am beyond devastated. I have never felt pain like this in my life but I am consoled by the good life she lived. She was loved by everyone that ever met her.”
“She was so strong till the last minute for us even while she battled with cancer.”
“I have never typed a more difficult caption in my life. Please pray for our Mums soul to Rest In Peace and for strength for my dad, my siblings, her grandchildren and our entire family to bear this loss.”
Businesswoman and lifestyle vlogger, Laura Ikeji, has reacted after she was tagged stingy for styling her wigs herself.
The fashionista who recently showed off her extensive wig collection—over 76 of them—is renowned for styling her own wigs and applying her own makeup rather than hiring a professional.
In a video addressing her critics, Laura revealed she has been tagged stingy for always doing these things herself rather than paying for someone to do them, as most celebrities do.
Reacting, Laura expressed pity for people who held such an opinion about her.
According to her, people who have not learned to do minor tasks for themselves will struggle to adjust when they relocate abroad.
Such people, in her opinion, are the ones who, upon moving overseas, would be quick to either chop or change their hair into dreadlocks owing to the costly maintenance.
Watch video below,
A while ago, Laura took her fans on a quick virtual tour while pointing to different wigs. According to her, the sampled wigs were 76 and promised to show the rest on her YouTube channel.
Flaunting the expensive wig, the vlogger revealed that she intends giving some out– Friends, colleagues and fans have since taken over her comment section begging to have a share of the wigs.
A 46-year-old man, Thomas Nutt, who killed his wife on their wedding night and stuffed her body into a suitcase, has been handed a life sentence.
Nutt punched and then strangled his wife, Dawn Walker, just hours after they tied the knot, on October 27, 2021. He hid her body in a cupboard before transferring it to a suitcase and dumping it in the bushes behind their home in Lightcliffe, near Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Nutt then rang the police on October 31st, claiming his wife had gone missing that morning from their home.
The trial into the horror killing heard how Nutt killed Dawn sometime between October 27—the couple’s wedding day—and October 31, 2021, but the judge later said the killing took place on their wedding night itself.
Nutt was convicted of her murder earlier this month and sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Friday, August 19. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years, less the 289 days he had spent on remand.
Sentencing, his Honour Judge Johnathan Rose told Nutt,
“The impact of the sudden and violent death at a time which should have been filled with happiness will no doubt have an effect on those that knew her. The victim impact statements lay bare how this has been for them.
Dawn Walker died because you are a bully, used to getting your own way with women, used to controlling and manipulating women and used to using your considerable size advantage to inflict violence on women if you considered it necessary to do so.”
He went on to explain why he believed the murder took place on the night of their wedding.
“I am quite sure that is the night you killed her. She didn’t answer calls from Kiera on morning of 28th. It was said she had lost her phone in the pub. There was no way of knowing whether that was true or whether you disposed of the phone.
“I am satisfied the texts sent to Kiera at 1am were sent by you. Kiera said the text was not in the language or style of her mother and of your admission you text her pretending to be Dawn on 31st October. Malcolm Crawshaw said at 11pm that evening he heard noises, bumps and thumps. He heard no voices. This went on for about an hour before there was quiet for the rest of the night.” He said.
Judge Rose outlined the lengths Nutt went to to cover his tracks, including resisting pressure to ring the police at first and trying to hide the tracks left by the case he dragged her body out in.
Popular Nollywood actor, Gbenro Ajibade has shown that he’s a good father who would do anything for his daughter, Azariah.
The UK-based actor took to his social media page to show off the hairstyle he made for his six-year-old daughter whom he had with his ex-wife, Osas Ighodaro.
He said he choose to make his little girl’s hair by himself because her hairstylist is not as passionate about their job as he is with his daughter.
He shared pictures of himself loosing Azariah’s hair before proceeding to plait a common Nigerian hairstyle, ‘shuku’, on her head.
“That moment you go to the hair salon but they not passionate about their work the way you are about your daughter”, he wrote.
See the pictures below,
A while ago, Gbenro Ajibade lamented bitterly after immigration authorities confiscated his N50k worth of Kilishi at the airport.
Taking to his Instastory on Saturday, July 2, the Atlanta-based actor who seemed to be returning to the US from Nigeria, disclosed that they took his kilishi because the United States has banned all forms of meat coming from Africa.
He wrote,
“They took all my kilishi at the airport!!!
Dear friends kilishi, dambo nama and all forms of meat has been banned from the United States coming in from AFRICA! They just took my 50k worth of kilishi. EVERYTHING!!!”
Popular Nigerian model, Chika Lann, has caused a stir after she expressed her desire to adopt a snake.
The model cum actress revealed this information on her Instagram page while sharing a video of herself dancing with a Python perched on her shoulder.
In the video, the snake had its head upside down behind Lann, while she can be seen dancing to indigenous music in the background with the pythons.
She shared the video on her Instagram page with the caption,
“Love pythons so much. They are my ancient family. I can’t wait to adopt one soon… #ballpython #chikalanncircle #chikalann”.
Reacting to the clip an Instagram user @tooshup wrote,
“A Kardashian buys a pet Python” – Nigerians – ‘wow she’s eccentric and a billionaire, na so them dey do’. A fellow Nigeria does the same thing and it must be juju, rituals or Mami water. Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.”
@therapist_roundtable, “Anything for attention these days”.
@vanessah_xo_, “This na ogbanje…and claiming it with her full chest 😂😂🤦”.
@lucci_okoye, “This is a baby python. Carry the mother first I want to check something.”
@ebkollectionz, “These are the issues 😂 Everything is legal now even juju wahalaaaaaaaa we moveee it’s social medium now”.
A Nigerian man, identified simply as Ibrahim, has died in India after suspected drug capsules burst in his stomach while he was allegedly smuggling them.
The 45-year-old man migrated to Pune, India, from Nigeria about ten years ago and was married to an Indian woman from the Kondhwa area of the city, Police reports.
It was gathered that he was declared missing by his wife recently and she lodged a complaint with the Kondwa Police Station in Pune.
Following investigation, it was discovered that Ibrahim used to visit his friend, Andy, in the Mira Nagar area and the case was transferred to Mira Nagar.
Sadly, he was found dead in Delhi and a team of police officers from Mira Naga was sent to Delhi to get more information.
They conducted a post-mortem examination on the deceased at the Narela Police Station in Delhi, and it was discovered that there was drugs in his system.
Further investigation showed that Ibrahim was hospitalized in AIIMS Hospital in Delhi due to abdominal pain.
They said he tried to run away from the hospital because he was allegedly carrying drug capsules in his stomach, but he couldn’t escape.
Meanwhile, further investigation is still ongoing to determine if Ibrahim was a drug dealer. The police has also informed his wife about his death and asked her to identify his corpse.
Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has revealed that she’s quitting acting to focus on her political career.
The deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State, who made this disclosure during an interview with BBC News Pidgin, said she would not be returning to Nollywood after the governorship election.
According to Tonto, she will not return to the movie industry even if her party loses the governorship election in Rivers State.
When asked if she has completely retired from acting, Tonto said, “I don’t like movies like that again. It’s been a long time since I acted on screen, you know.”
“I’ve acted in about two films in 10 years, I appreciate that my path started from Nollywood, it is something that I respect, but it’s not something that has been in my life. So even after the election, it’s not something I’ll return to, but I’ll love to contribute to the industry when I get into power.” She added.
She also commended her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Banky W, for their participation in politics.
“It is not easy for Funke and Banky W at their level to put themselves out there to effect change because criticisms and so many things are involved. I believe in Funke, I believe in Banky. With them, I can hold onto something and say I believe that they have a vision for the people,” she said.
The OnlyFans star who stabbed her Nigerian boyfriend to death has demanded that his corpse be exhumed for medical examination.
Recall that the 25-year-old social media influencer, identified as Courtney Clenney, was arrested in Hawaii in July in connection with death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, 27, and is currently waiting to be extradited to Florida.
Courtney stabbed her boyfriend in the chest on April 3 following an argument at their luxury apartment in Miami, and it was gathered that they had a long history of fights and domestic dispute.
A video showing them fighting in an elevator two months before the murder incident was also released in court as an evidence of their abusive relationship.
However, Courtney claims she killed him in self defence after he grabbed her throat following weeks of allegedly stalking her.
She has now requested that his corpse be dug up and inspected by medical experts to prove that it was self defense.
Meanwhile, old tweets of Nigerian-American man, Christian Toby Obumseli, speaking ill of black women have surfaced online after he was stabbed to death by his white girlfriend, Courtney Tailor.
In tweets he shared on the popular micro-blogging platform between 2012 and 2018, Tobi trash-talked black women and said they are not his type.
He slut-shamed them and opined that “white titties” are better then “black titties”.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, in a statement, said the suspected ritualist den was uncovered along Asoro slope, off Ekenhuan road, in Uzebu quarters.
Following internal investigation, the Edo civil society groups have refuted the report, stating that it’s a morgue, not a ritualist den as claimed by the police.
In a statement released by its Interim Chairman, Leftist Austine Enabulele, he said the building was newly built to accommodate the corpses after the operator was served quit notice from his former facility.
He added that there were name tags on some of the corpses and medical equipment’s were also found in the facility and it should have been a pointer that the place is not a ritualist den, but a morgue.
Read the statement below,
“It has been over 24 hours that the news of a ritualists’ den was discovered in Benin City allegedly. It has flooded the social media and mainstream media spaces making it viral. The news became worrisome to us as Edo people have no history of ritualism or its likes. More troublesome to us is the fact that, it was the Police Public Relations Officer of Edo state command that led a media report on same which would have suggested that proper investigation would have been carried out to arrive at what was reported in the media.
“Immediately the news got to us, we quickly dispatched a team of investigators to unravel the true situation of the matter and report accordingly for a follow up. Below were the findings of the investigation team.
“1. The said building where the mummified corpses were found is not a ritualists’ den but a newly built morgue to house evacuated corpses from an old facility because the operator had been given a quit notice there.
“2. The operational name of the morgue is St. Gabriel Funeral Home with other offices at No. 24, Ist Federal Road, Benin City. It has branches in Anambra state, Ebonyi state, Murtala Mohammed way and Ist East Circular road where the corpses were moved from.
“3. The shrine discovered was said to be a traditional form of worship by the proprietor as a spiritual protection for himself and the business.
“4. The police didn’t conduct investigation before addressing the media thereby raising an alarm of a ritualists’ shrine.
“5. As at the time of putting this report together, the police had not visited other branches of the morgue in different parts of the city.
“6. The videos of corpses in circulation revealed that some of the corpses had name tags and medical equipment were visible as well in the building. Further interview with one of the morgue personnel in another of their branch office revealed that there is a register of all the corpses in the facility and that some of the owners have started to call to take away their deposited corpses.
“7. Our team of investigators were denied access to the morgue by members of the vigilance group that have been stationed there.
“Flowing from the above, it is now convenient to state that, the insinuation by the police that it is a ritualists’ den is hereby debunked and dismissed as false alarm and an attempt to paint the good people of Edo in bad light. This is not to state that, the morgue might not be an illegal one or does not have the requisite permits to operate a morgue which should be subjected to thorough investigation by the police.
A 21-year-old girl has narrated how she was abducted and raped by a taxi driver along the Obiri-Kwerre Airport Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
According to the young lady (name withheld), she boarded a taxi heading to Rukpokwu while returning from work around 10pm on Monday, August 15.
Speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt, the victim said half way through the journey, the driver brought out a knife to threaten her.
The victim said she was later admitted to a government facility for treatment after the incident.
“He just came and said, ‘Where are you going?’ I said I was going to Rukpokwu (near Port Harcourt). He said okay, and asked me to enter. So, he drove down and wound up the glass. He showed me a knife and a gun and asked me to keep quiet. He said he had killed a woman already because the woman shouted.
He was like he was going to kill me, that the only way he was going to save me was to sleep with me. So, when we got to a lonely and dark place, he stopped and slept with me. Then, just a few meters from that place, he stopped the car and said I should go out.” She said.
Reacting to the incident, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, sympathized with the victim and advised her to report the incident to the police.
Some Nigerian citizens based in Dubai have called on the Nigerian government for help after they were deported from the United Arab Emirates.
Several videos showing those affected by the mass deportation exercise and their luggage are currently making rounds on the internet.
A Nigerian lady, who spoke in one of the videos, expressed her displeasure with the Nigerian embassy in Dubai for failing to represent Nigerian citizens in the process.
She then asked if there’s a functional embassy or active ambassador in the country because they are yet to see anyone.
She further revealed that some deported Nigerians who had valid international passports were granted a pass by Dubai authorities and are waiting for airplanes to bring them back to Nigeria.
However, those without a valid passport, are still waiting for a temporary pass from the Nigerian embassy who seems not to be working.
Photos of people who allegedly participated in a violent protest in the West African country last week, were released by the local police recently.
Quite surprisingly, among the people who were featured in the photos was late Nigerian rapper, Dagrin with a gun hung around his neck.
A Twitter user @Jeen_Yous who resides in Sierra Leone, shared the poster on the micro-blogging platform. The user wrote,
”The Sierra Leone Police release Pictures of wanted people who were part of the violence protest last week and late Nigerian rapper Dagrin is one of them.
This country will always amaze me,”
The late Dagrin died from complications arising from injuries he sustained in a ghastly motor accident when he ran into a stationary truck around 3am at Mushin in Lagos.
He died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH on Wednesday, April 22, 2010.
Popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, has taken to social media to gush over her husband, Pastor Blessed.
The obinasom singer, who tied the knot with her husband, Pastor Blessed of Water Brooks Church, last Saturday, August 13, shared a video highlight from the star-studded ceremony.
Sharing the video, she gushed over her man and declared that she’s blessed to be his spouse.
Her words,
“We still can’t get over this day. The joy that exudes our heart is beyond measure. I am so blessed to be your wife @theofficialblessed”.
Meanwhile, Nigerian evangelist, Onee Zeh, has advised young Nigerian bachelors who desire to marry good women to emulate husband of popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo.
Onee Zeh, in a lengthy Facebook post, said that unmarried men who desire to someday marry a good wife like Mercy Chinwo should learn from her husband’s charisma and sense of fashion.
He asked how single men would get a decent wife when they dye their hair and also pull their trousers below the waist.
According to him, Pastor Blessed was able to attract a good wife like Mercy because he dresses well and takes care of himself.“This is pastor Blessed, Mercy Chinwo’s husband. Men need to Learn a lot from him: his charisma, his fashion sense and most importantly, his humility and wealth.
“Have you seen him?
He is a 33 yrs old perfect and decent gentle man who controls and preaches to a whole congregation, he is a celebrity pastor, an IT professional, with a networth of over a 100million naira.
Men, you need to know that being like pastor Blessed, dressing like him, and getting his type of haircut will never go out of fashion. Modesty and decency will never go out of fashion.” He wrote in part.
A South Africa-based Nigerian pastor, Paul Martins, and his wife, Funmi Martins, have welcomed a baby girl after thirteen years of waiting.
The couple, who have been married for thirteen years and have been waiting for the fruit of the womb, recently welcomed their first child, a baby girl.
Friends, colleagues, family, and church members of the couple shared the good news on Facebook as they congratulated them.
Sharing photos of the couple cradling their newborn, a Facebook user wrote,
“Congratulations to Pastors Paul and Pastor Funmi Martins on the delivery of a bouncing Baby Girl. After 13 years of waiting on God with diligence and God did not fail. We celebrate with you for this miracle. The LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. May your home remain blessed in Jesus name. We love you.”
See photos below,
In related news, a Nigerian pastor identified as Apostle Marvis Ogbeide has celebrated becoming a father for the first time after waiting for eight years.
On the day his bundle of Joy was born, he took to his social media page to write; “Celebrate with me. It is a baby girl. I am now a proud father after 8 years of waiting.”
He also shared photos from the naming ceremony held on Friday, June 10, 2022, at Power House Assembly in Uromi, Edo State.
A Twitter user has taken to the micro-blogging platform to share a video of the meal he was charged N2,000 for at a hotel in Lagos state.
@itsTomiwa ordered a plate of fried plantain and fried eggs, which cost N2,000 on the menu, but was surprised when the food was delivered to his hotel room. In the plate, there were seven slices of dodo arranged round the fried eggs.
Tomiwa, who found the quantity of food laughable, took to Twitter to share a video showing him counting the pieces of plantain he was served.
Taking to Facebook, Bestman said rearing a goat or training a goat is more profitable than training a girl in school because they will end up regretting it.
According to him, a man can train his wife, sisters and relative in school but the worst thing he will ever do is to train a girlfriend in school.
He wrote on Wednesday, August 17,
“Instead of you to spend your money in training a girl in school, use that money, buy a goat and rear. It will give you multiple profits in less than 2 years. Training a dog is far better than training a girl in school,
Again I will say it here, the worst thing a man will ever do is to train a girlfriend in school. Especially when he doesn’t have more education than her
Na mumu dey train girl for school. What awaits you if you do is bigger than the moon. E dey always shock the mumu man trust me
(It’s okay to train a daughter, sisters, wives) Because…
At the end of the day we’ll only realize that we were never broke or poor. We were just young. Even in our Walking step, they should see a man full of ambition.”
Popular media personality and lifestyle vlogger, Toke Makinwa, has compared herself to her aunties, whom she used to criticize for being unmarried in their 30s.
Toke Makinwa, in the latest episode of Tokemoments, spoke about watching her aunts live with her family when she was a child and how she often questioned why they were single and not in their husbands’ houses at that age.
According to the 37-year-old, as a young child she believed her aunties were unmarried at 30 and living with them because they were promiscuous
Toke says she feels she has now become those aunties as she is 37 years old and still not married.
Speaking further, she wondered if her nephews and nieces look at her and think the same way she thought while growing up.
She also spoke about how the standards and qualities that were once valued in men, such as being God-fearing, tall, and attractive have all been compromised.
Watch her speak below,
Toke Makinwa’s marriage to her estranged husband Maje Ayida was dissolved by an Igbosere High Court in 2017.
Toke had filed for divorce on March 9, 2016 on the grounds that Maje committed adultery.
Justice Morenike Obadina, while delivering judgment held that Ayida filed an answer to the petition but did not give oral evidence in support of it.
She said the position of the law was settled as pleadings did not amount to evidence.
“Pleadings on which no evidence was led are deemed abandoned. Therefore, Ayida’s evidence is deemed abandoned. The effect being that the petitioner’s evidence is unchallenged and uncontroverted,’’ she ruled.
A trending video captures the heartwarming moment a Nigerian man returned home from Dubai to see the house his family built for him while he was away.
Apparently, the man had been residing and working in Dubai, and used to send money to his family back in Nigeria to build a house for him.
After years of working tirelessly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he decided to return to the country to checkout the housing project he invested in.
The trending video shows the moment he arrived at the house and he was very thrilled to behold the magnificent edifice his family built for him.
In the clip, the man was filled with so much excitement and gratitude that he went down on his knees in front of the house to appreciate God.
Watch the lovely video below,
Netizens have applauded his family for being honest and diligent with the money he sent home.
An Instagram user, identified as @uchennannanna wrote, “God bless his family more for not wasting his effort. We still have good Nigerians no matter what 🙏”
@downtoearthbeautyworld wrote, “When your family knows God, this is what you get ……. Honesty, love and peace.”
@avril8th_place wrote, “Very few and selected families can do this ….👏👏👏👏👏”
Billionaire daughter, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has shared a recent chat with her mother, Nana, where she seemingly took a swipe at her fashion sense.
From the chat it appeared Nana Otedola had invited her daughters, Cuppy and her fashionista sister, Temi Otedola to a lunch date.
As though she was worried that the disc jockey known for being a minimalist may opt to turn up casual, the mother stressed that the restaurant where the reservation was booked was of high taste while being particular about Cuppy’s dress code.
“Please come photo ready! @Cuppy, it’s a bit upscale; so some dress code might be expected (no shade intended),” Nana wrote.
Cuppy simply replied with a sticker and then took to her Insta-stories to call out her mother for subtly shading her fashion sense.
Sharing a screenshot of the chat, Dj Cuppy wrote, “I’m sorry mum; I’m calling you out.”
See their exchange below,
A while ago, DJ Cuppyy revealed her own definition of SEXY.
The disc jockey, who is known for dressing modestly, took to her Instagram page to state that her idea of sexy is “less is more”.
DJ Cuppy buttressed her point using Hollywood actress, Emma Watson’s famous quote, “the less you reveal, the more people can wonder”.
According to her, the less skin you reveal, the more curious people will become about your personality and other non-physical features.
Cuppy shared a photo of herself and wrote,
“My own idea of sexy is that LESS is MORE… The less you reveal the more people can wonder right? 👀”
Big Brother Naija star and actress, Erica Nlewedim was forced to board an ‘Okada’ to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos due to traffic on Thursday, August 18.
Erica was being driven to the airport in her Range Rover when she realized she was running late and might miss her flight so she decided to take a faster means of transportation – a motorcycle.
She took to her Instastory to share a video showing the moment she was boarding the bike with her luggage and she seemed super excited to take a bike as she was heard talking excitedly in the background.
The 28-year-old reality show star also shared a video of herself while being driven on the motorcycle, and another video showing her on the flight after arriving at the airport. She is seen at the cockpit of the plane with two pilots.
Shortly after, she took to Twitter to disclose that the bike rider initially charged her N20,000 for the ride, possibly because of the exotic ride she alighted from, and she had to negotiate for a lesser price.
Erica tweeted,
“I got on an okada today cos of traffic and they charged me 20k cos they could see I didn’t want to miss my flight I priced it down sha 😂😂”
There was pandemonium at the recently discovered ritualist den in Benin, Edo state, on Thursday, August 18, when a man identified one of the 20 mummified corpses at the scene as his mother’s corpse.
It would be recalled that operatives of the Edo State Police Command uncovered a ritualist den with 20 mummified corpses in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Wednesday, August 17.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, in a statement, said the suspected ritualist den was uncovered along Asoro slope, off Ekenhuan road, in Uzebu quarters. Read here.
Speaking with journalists at the scene on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, SP, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the man identified as Osaro Nappiar, told the police that he deposited his late mother’s corpse at a mortuary run by one Chukwu Otu as he was looking for funds for a befitting burial.
“The man clarified that the owner of the place who is on the run (Otu) was operating somewhere at 1st East Circular Road, Benin City where his mother’s corpse was deposited.” Nwabuzor said.
Nwabuzor said Nappiar told the police that his mother died at a hospital at Uselu last year so he took the corpse to Otu’s because he had no money for the burial.
Nappiar said when he raised the money, he went to the place but was told Otu had relocated to Ekenwan road, Asoro area, and when he got there, they asked him to produce evidence of the corpse deposited there, but he was not with a card earlier given to him.
“As he was unable to produce the card, they asked him to come on another day and that was why he came down here. He has produced the card and that card is now with the police”, he said.
Nwabuzor said four suspects who were arrested have been helping the police in their investigation.
Meanwhile, one of the suspects, Gideon Friday, denied any involvement in the alleged ritualistic act. He claimed he was at the scene to check if his application for the position of a driver had been granted.
In his words,
“So when I got there to ask for the director, some community people came and started beating me without listening to my story and later took me to the station.”
Big Brother Naija season level-up housemate, Groovy, has expressed dissatisfaction over the way his lover, Phyna, sings praises of fellow housemate, Hermes, during their tasks.
During a task on Thursday night, Phyna repeatedly hailed Hermes and admitted that he’s one of the most competitive male housemates who puts his best effort into tasks.
This, however, enraged her lover, Groovy, causing him to lash out at her, stating that he finds it disrespectful that she repeatedly hails Hermes in his presence.
According to him, as her boyfriend, he deserves better and she should not hype another man over him.
After ignoring each other for a while after the altercation, the lovebirds finally apologized to each other during their Thursday night pool party, and they moved on with their public display of affection.
Watch video below,
Meanwhile, recently evicted housemate, Ilebaye has voted Phyna most likely to win the seventh edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show if she doesn’t get distracted by her love interest, Groovy.
Ilebaye, who was evicted on Sunday, August 14th, along with Khalid, had an interview with Classic FM and was asked who she thinks would win the N100 million grand prize.
In response, the 21-year-old former BBNaija housemate said Phyna or Chomzy, but said the former is more likely to win the show because she seems like a focused go-getter.
She however noted that Phyna has become laidback since she became an item with her beau, Groovy.
According to Ilebaye, Phyna’s relationship with Groovy might be a stumbling block to her winning the show because she wouldn’t be free to do some things in the house out of fear of embarrassing herself in the presence of her boyfriend.
Popular Nigerian Rapper and Lyricist, M.I Abaga comes through with his long anticipated body of work of art titled “The Guy”.
“This Guy” houses 12 amazing tracks. The Album comes with charms of rap well blended with other genres to make it unique and entertaining.
The album guest appearances includes Olamide, NAS, Lord Vino, Duncan Mighty, Ossi Grace, Wande Coal, The Cavemen, Phyno, Chillz, Tomi Owo, BNXN, Jesse Jags & Ice Prince.
Tracklist; The Guy, The Hate, Bigger, Soft Life Tony, The Front Door, Crazy, The Love Song, The Inside, Daddy, Soldier, Oil & More Life.
Some men of the tribe of Korhogo in Ivory coast reportedly play football with their full butts on display.
The 6th edition of the Sacred Wood Tournament of Pero Insiders in Korhogo was held last week and photos from the event were shared on Facebook.
The photos show a lot of male footballers partially naked with some using a tiny piece of clothing to protect their modesty.
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In other unrelated news, a Nigerian girl, Chioma, from Ehume, Imo state, has become an internet sensation due to her stunning set of blue eyes.
Chioma’s mother had taken to social media to share adorable photos of her daughter, who has blue eyes, and they elicited heartwarming responses from netizens.
The mother of three, identified as Rejoice Uchechi, shared photos of her daughter, Chioma, on Facebook on Thursday, August 18.
Sharing the photos, she described the little girl as a blue-eyed princess.
A stray bullet killed a young lady who has been identified as Chinenye Ajunwa in Ebem Ohafia, at the headquarter of Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia.
It’s reported that Chinenye died from a stray bullet during the gun duel between soldiers and hoodlums in the community on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
The deceased said to be from Amuta in Isuikwuato local government area resident in Ohafia, owned a shop in the community. According to a report by The Nation, the lady, who was with her father during the gun duel, died before help could come her way.
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In other news, late Nigerian rapper, Dagrin appears to have been involved in a violent protest which occurred just last week, this is according to the Sierra Leonean police.
Photos of people who allegedly participated in a violent protest in the West African country last week, were released by the local police recently.
Quite surprisingly, among the people who were featured in the photos was late Nigerian rapper, Dagrin with a gun hung around his neck.
A Twitter user @Jeen_Yous who resides in Sierra Leone, shared the poster on the micro-blogging platform. The user wrote,
”The Sierra Leone Police release Pictures of wanted people who were part of the violence protest last week and late Nigerian rapper Dagrin is one of them.
Fans of fast rising singer, Asake will no longer have to listen to a looped video or an unfinished track just so they can enjoy new music from their favourite artiste, as the singer has finally released the musch anticipated track, “Terminator” that seems to have already been a hit way before its release.
Prior to today, fans have to depend on either a lyrics video or TikTok sound to enjoy Asake’s new music, Terminator and have had to beg the budding singer to release the finished track.
Well, the singer has not only released the song on streaming platforms but has also blessed his fans with the visuals for it. A rather artistic music video which was directed by TG Omori and as at the time of filing this report, already has over a hundred thousand views.
It sure would be a groovy Friday for must of the singer’s fans following the release of the much anticipated track.
