Veteran Nollywood actor and director, Uche Odoputa, has tied the knot with his long-time lover in the United Kingdom.
The 52-year-old thespian shared the good news with his fans and followers on Friday, July 15.
He shared adorable photos of himself and his new bride and thanked friends and family members who showed up for the event and for their support and well wishes.
“My wife and I wants to say a very Big thank you to All that made Our day a success,We also know that there are somethings we didn’t do right..we are only but Human please forgive Us, Our guest from all over the world, our parents/family, our sponsor, all our vendors Etc ..you all are wonderful and we love You All.#NgUc22”. He wrote.
See photos below,
A while ago, Odoputa appealed to Nigerians to pray for the release of his father who was abducted by suspected kidnapers.
Speaking in a video shared on his Instagram page, the actor said his father was kidnapped alongside his friend from his village in Imo state.
According to him, no one has heard from his father since the unfortunate incident and his abductors are yet to release him after three weeks.
He said in part,
“Today is the third Friday my father was abducted alongside his friend, Raphael Ojukwu. My father Kenneth Odoputa, from my village Amaebu Ebenator Orsu local government area of Imo state.”
Controversial relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, has taken to her social media page to share her opinion on why most successful women remain single for a long time.
According to Blessing, most Men who are small minded always end up being intimidated by a Woman’s success and that is the reason most of these successful women are single.
In her words;
It is because a lot of men do not have any other thing to offer a woman apart from money, yes just money.
So when you start making money as a woman, a lot of men get intimidated
The truth is a lot of men are small minded, many men are still boys covered in Men’s body because in this part of the world, when you have a manhood that is standing and sleeping, that is still functioning, they call you a man – but so many men are still boys, they don’t know how to handle a woman, they don’t know that a woman has other needs apart from money. So when they see that a woman has money of her own, they get intimidated, they would not know what else to do for her. A real man would not be intimidated by a woman’s sucesss, he will focus on what she has and what she can bring, and what she can bring is VALUE which money cannot buy.
We also have Lazy men today who always feel that Women with money are not going to respect them and most of those things are Illusions, it comes with poverty.
When people are poor, they exaggerate alot of things.
President Buhari has taken to his verified page on Twitter to praise his administration’s agricultural policies.
According to the President, due to his administration’s policies and investments, Nigeria is today much better prepared to cope with the inevitable disruptions in global agricultural supply chains occasioned by Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Read what the President wrote below;
Because of our policies and investments in the last seven years, towards achieving food security, Nigeria is today much better prepared to cope with the inevitable disruptions in global agricultural supply chains occasioned by Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war.
I said we must grow what we eat and eat what we grow. We have always been very conscious of the need to achieve food security in Nigeria, and to encourage our local farmers and rural economies.
This is a country that was once dependent on foreign rice. Confident that we can grow and eat Nigerian rice, we closed the border to foreign rice, and also put policies in place to support local production. Today Nigerians are eating home-grown rice.
Popular Nigerian singer, Portable, has declared that he’ll be bigger than all his colleagues in five years while bragging about his achievements so far.
Portable stated in a new video making the rounds online that he had over 400 tracks on the web prior to his Zazu Zeh track that catapulted him to fame.
He went on to assert that he has more social media followers than most Nigerian celebrities. According to him, most celebrities who appear to have more followers than him and are verified on social media buy followers and fake verifications.
“E don tey wey me i don dey for this game, no be 10 years wey me I don dey sing , I get like 400 tracks online before I sing Zazu, check google. I don blow now e never reach 1 year, you know wetin I don carry, you know wetin worth give me five years I go big pass all the whole celebrities wey dey Nigeria. Go check them I get followers pass them, dem dey buy am ni, fake life, una use fake life kill una career”, he said in part.
In other news, Portable has reacted after his colleague, Davido, reportedly unfollowed him on Instagram after he declared his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is seeking re-election in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun state.
It would be recalled that the controversial singer had taken to his social media pages to enjoin his fans to cast their votes for Oyetola in the Osun gubernatorial elections on Saturday, July 16, while showing the wads of cash he received on his visit to Oyetola.
Meanwhile, superstar singer Davido’s uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is also running for governor of Osun under the People’s Democratic Party and has been actively involved in his campaign.
Well, Portable has now revealed that OBO unfollowed him on Instagram, presumably due to their clash of interests.
In a video he shared on his Instagram page, apparently shading Davido, he said he made his father and family rich, unlike “OBO”, who was born with a silver spoon.
The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, has said Peter Obi can only become President in Igboland, not in Nigeria.
Shettima, a former governor of Borno state, said this in an interview on Channels TV Politics Today programme on Friday, July 15.
According to him, Peter Obi, the presidential flagbearer of Labour Party, lacks the structure, competency and capacity to govern Nigerian in its entirety.
His words,
“The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has no political base and structure to win the next coming election in 2023. As far as i am concerned he’s politically structureless with little or no experience to lead this country.”
“Nigeria requires a technocrat and a sound Administrator who will continue from where President Muhammadu Buhari stopped not someone who will come to take us back in the era of PDP. Nigerians don’t want that.
“Our Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the right person needed for this position in a time like this. He’s a unifier, an Administrator, a technocrat name it. That is why Nigerians both old and young are rallying round him to ensure that he wins the forth coming election.
“Presidential position is not for the unprepared neither is it an all comers affairs. Peter Obi can only become a President in Igboland but definitely not in Nigeria. Nigeria is too big for him to handle. He has no leadership ideology nor experiences like President Muhammadu and our incoming President in the person of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
Popular Yoruba actor, Femi Adebayo has taken to social media to celebrate his beautiful daughter, Firdaos, as she turns a new age today, July 15.
The proud father who is presently in London for his movie premiere, shared a video compilation of his daughter’s pictures and showered prayers on her, while noting that he’s very proud of her.
The 43-year-old movie star also issued a stern warning to his gender to stay away from his little girl.
He wrote,
“It is a double celebration for me as my movie premieres in London today and my First fruit adds a year.
Dearest FIRDAOS NINIOLA ADEBAYO, ever since you came to this world, you have always been a source of joy to the entire Adebayo’s family. Inshaa Allah, we will never cry over you. 🙏
We are Always proud of you. Enjoy your day dear & avoid too much of ijekuje!😁
The thespian recently gifted a member of his team, Yemi Akinlosotu, a new Toyota Corolla.
Sharing a video which captured the moment he received the papers for the car from his boss on his Instagram page, Yemi penned a lengthy note of appreciation to his boss.
“With joy in my heart, I want to say a big thank you to my boss, my father, my mentor, my everything, Femi Adebayo.I really don’t know what I have done to deserve this gift, sir. I have lost count (of) how many times I have wronged you, sir; ranging from lots of disappointment, destruction of properties and lots more.
“Yet, you still find it in your heart to bless me with this beautiful car. May you and your family never know sorrow for the rest of your life, sir. God bless you.” He wrote.
Nigerian singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has cleared the air on a romantic video of him with his alleged girlfriend that surfaced online some months ago.
A few months back, the “understand” crooner was spotted locking lips with a lady in a video that found its way to the internet. The viral clip dashed the hopes of many female fans who had a crush on him as they concluded the lady in the video was his girlfriend.
At the time, many female fans went as far as filming themselves crying, declaring that the loved-up video left them heartbroken.
Well, speaking on the circumstances surrounding the video-reel months later, he said the lady was just a friend.
According to him, the friend made love-up videos of them together because he trusted her, only to wake up the next day to see that she had shared it online, selling the narrative that they were lovers.
Omah Lay, who made this revelation during an interview with Pulse, said he unfollowed her and severed all ties with her after that incident.
“That girl was my friend, she was my friend at the time, I trusted her she made videos by the time I knew one morning videos of me and her were on social media and stuff”, He said.
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria is still one of the best places to live despite the recent security challenges in the country.
The president made this assertion on Thursday, July 14, at the graduation ceremony of the senior course 44 of the armed forces command and staff college, Jaji, Kaduna.
In a statement released by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari said Nigeria is still one of the most hospitable countries to visit or stay despite challenges, and urged security officers to give their best towards improving national security.
“We shall be employing all elements of our national power in ensuring security, a just society, peaceful coexistence, national unity and sustainable development while promoting our good standing internationally.
“The response of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, militancy, kidnapping as well as the activities of separatists and armed militias amongst others, have been commendable.
“This government will continue to provide the required guidance and support to ensure that the desired results are achieved. The West African sub-region and indeed our beloved continent of Africa are not immune to these threats.
“We have witnessed recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria bearing the hallmark of national and trans-border insurgents trying to cause havoc in Nigeria as well as in neighboring countries.
“It will be part of your duty to confront these terrorists and insurgents and wipe them off the face of the earth and bring peace to our countries.” He said.
Nollywood actress, Etinosa Idemudia, has enjoined parents to train their male children as they cautiously train the females for marriage.
The mother of one who gave this advice in an Instagram post on Friday, July 15, queried the upbringing of the majority of men nowadays.
While parents spend a lot of time and effort preparing their female children for marriage, in her opinion, the males actually require more preparation for marriage.
“You people that have male children you owe us o. You owe us that have female children. Abeg train your boys. Because the kind radarada mentality I dey see for men of nowadays. Even men on Twitter. Abeg you well well. make my pikin no jam agbako”, she wrote.
“Abeg abeg abeggggggg boys need marital training twice as much as ladies these days cos what!!!!!! The things I’m hearing Omo!!! Omo x 1000”, she added.
See her post below,
In other news, Nigerian comedienne, Anita Asuoha popularly known as Real WarriPikin, has condemned the use of the phrase “men would always be men”.
Speaking in a video she shared on her Instagram page, the mother of two stated that the phrase has made people normalize bad characters displayed by men, all in the name of “men would always be men”.
She also pointed out that the phrase has made a lot of women suffer in their marriages because their husbands are displaying toxic characters, but won’t change because “men would always be men”.
Speaking further, she noted that parents have a lot of work to do with training their male children.
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Nazir Muhammad Yahaya, has died in a fatal car crash while travelling to Kaduna State.
The Batch B corp member was said to be on his way to Kaduna State on Wednesday, July 13, after completing the three weeks orientation programme at the NYSC orientation camp in Adamawa State when the unfortunate accident occurred.
Details of the auto crash are still sketchy as at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that it involved a car and a trailer.
Friends and colleagues of the deceased have taken to Facebook to mourn his sudden demise.
One Jeremiah Damina wrote,
“Rest In Peace Nazir Muhammad Yahaya. Sometime, I ask myself this rhetorical question “what is Life”. My friend called me on Monday and he was lamenting that his redeployment plans went south instead of north.
“I told him to brace up and take the posting by Faith. But, here I am today with a shocking news that my friend/brother after all the sweat and blood pains we endured to make it out of School/NYSC and finally begin to establish ourselves for beauty and for colour. Now the Dreams/plans are abated. I pray my friend finds rest in Aljannatul Firdaus with the Almighty”
Mustapha Gembu, a popular social media commentator and activist, has advised men to not kill themselves over women.
The activist gave this advice while reacting to photos of the late Taraba Governor, Danbaba Suntai’s widow, Hauwa, with her much younger husband, Haliru Saad Malami.
It would be recalled that the late governor, who was involved in a plane crash in October 2012, passed away in June 2017.
Mr. Suntai was taken to different hospitals around the world due to the brain injury he sustained from the impact of the plane crash, but he sadly succumbed to the injury on June 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas, United States.
Prior to his death, the late governor was said to be in a vegetable state and couldn’t perform any function.
Two years after his death in 2019, his wife got married to Malami, who is the Chief Executive Officer of ITBAN Global Resources LTd and a cousin of Turai Yar’Adua, wife of the late Nigerian President, Umaru Yar’adua.
Hauwa is currently in her 50s while her husband is said to be in his early 30s.
Reacting to the photos, via his Facebook page, Gembu wrote,
“THIS LIFE NO BALANCE! My brothers don’t fight or kill yourself over woman but fight to get rich in other to live large in life.
“As the family of the late governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba state continue to mourn his dead, the wife, Hajiya Hauwa’s life continues to move on sweetly, smoothly and sumptuously with her young and rich husband, Mr. Malami, younger brother to Hajiya Turai, late President Yar’adua’s wife.”
Popular Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has declared support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, and dubbed himself ‘Obi-centric’.
Okonkwo made this known in a recent interview on Arise TV, where he said Peter Obi is the only candidate that exudes the drive and youthful energy to transform the country.
This comes days after the actor dumped the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, for choosing a Muslim-Muslim ticket in persons of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima Mustapha.
Speaking in the interview, the thespian said anyone who says Northern Muslims won’t vote for a Christian candidate is lying.
According to him, when he had a conversation with a Muslim friend from Kano state before the interview, his friend told him to be ‘Obi-Centric’ to the core.
Speaking on claims by PDP and APC that the Peter Obi movement is merely a social media trend and doesn’t hold water, Okonkwo said they are just scared because Peter Obi is being marketed well to Nigerians.
He further stated that APC were the pioneers of sensationalizing a candidate on social media during the 2015 general elections before President Muhammadu was voted into power.
Sensational Nigerian singer, Tiwatope Savage, better known by her stage name Tiwa Savage, has received an honorary doctorate degree from her alma mater, Kent University.
The 42-year-old graduate of Business Administration from the University of Kent, London, was conferred the degree for her outstanding achievement in the music industry worldwide.
The “somebody’s son” crooner completed a degree in Business Administration at the university and later won a scholarship to study Professional Music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
In photos and videos from the event that was held in Canterbury on Friday, July 15, the singer is seen dressed in her doctoral gown while being flanked by her son, Jamil, and other family members.
Sharing a brief biography of the international music act, the school wrote in part,
“Tiwa Savage is an award-winning singer-songwriter and Afrobeats star. She is best known for her hit singles such as ‘Mr Lova Lova’ ft Duncan Mighty, ‘Diet’ and ‘Tiwa’s Vibe’ all reaching the No. 1 spot across charts all over Africa and securing her position as one of Afrobeats’ leading artists. In 2019, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Universal Records and released her first global single titled ’49-99’ under Motown Records.
In November 2018, Tiwa was crowned Best African Act by the MTV European Music Awards and made history as the first female to win the accolade. In the same year, Tiwa became the first African female to sell out London’s IndigO2 and was handpicked by Coldplay’s Chris Martin to perform alongside Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Jay Z live at the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg…”
Barely 24 hours after the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, picked his running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa, social media investigators have dug up videos of the clergyman performing deliverance in his church.
The videos have gotten people talking online as they pointed out his bizarre method of conducting deliverance on his congregants.
In the trending video, Bishop Idahosa is seen hitting his head on the chest of a congregant who then fell under the anointing and started shaking violently.
For another congregant, he acted like he was dribbling him and the effect seemingly caused the man to fall under the anointing.
In another video, the clergy was standing on the pulpit while some church officials stood behind him and touched his body. However, they started falling down one by one before they all fell down.
The videos has sparked mixed reactions on social media as netizens likened Bishop Idahosa’s church service to a comedy show.
See how some reacted below,
@_toch26 wrote, “This one na comedy show”
@godson_chiji wrote, “I don’t understand… Ushers that are supposed to be holding people are falling and people are sitting and clapping?”
@iam_youngestjoe555 wrote, “Una no go kill me oneday 😂😂😂😂 All this nonsense only happens in Africa”
@dubem_franklin wrote, “Comedy show everywhere😂”
@ruby_sne wrote, “This people are the reason why Christianity seems like a joke. God is really merciful.”
The unprecedented beef amongst some new-school Nigerian Singers is gaining traction and reaching new levels.
The drama started on Thursday evening, started when 22-year-old Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger caused a stir on social media with a tweet where he declared that he is better than all his peers and more specifically, Buju formerly known as BNXN.
Ruger had said;
I love buju he’s good but he’s not better than me. Everything I’ve done since the beginning was only RUGER. All my hits are JUST RUGER. I’m always proud going on stage around the world with my own hits and everyone is singing along. You see the difference?
BNXN has now mustered a response via snapchat and he seemingly mocked Ruger for still being under a label where he doesn’t get 100% profit for his music and he also bragged that his project is still charting above Ruger’s on Apple Music.
BNXN response reads;
“Sorry I’m Late” still above two of your projects on the Apple Music Charts, you had to drop a deluxe for one and you think you got shit on me?
Jonzing world indeed, you are owing your boss money and you’re talking to a boss?
Bad since 97 is coming, I got something for you.
LOL I’d have it no other way, I make and keep 100%, you make and keep 50% or less than that. I have never begged for a feature, legends that even you respect rate me and my talent over yours, don’t hate the player, hate the game.
Even though this numbers game is crazy cause that’s how you think you are better?
Jonzer, I still got more than you generally and I don’t pay nobody to sing and dance to my shit. PR Budget got you niggas talking rubbish.
I just wish you niggas stop showing me fake love when you see me because I actually be liking you snakes.
There seems to be some sort of heat among new-generation Nigerian artistes as jabs have been thrown from one artiste to the other in a rather controversial manner.
It all started when 22-year-old Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger caused a stir on social media with a tweet where he declared that he is better than all his peers and more specifically, Buju now known as BNXN.
Ruger had engaged his fans in a Question & Answer session where a Twitter user asked if his boss, D’Prince is aware that BNXN is better than him (Ruger).
Ruger didn’t let the comment slide, as in response, he shared a screenshot of a conversation he had with D’Prince where he acknowledged that “Ruger is nobody’s mate.”
However, a fan with the handle @BNXN001 took to the comment section to write;
Lol bnxn is better than you 😂 and there’s nothing you can do about it you this low budget Samuel L Jackson
Ruger’s response to this user, is what has now caused a stir on social media. He tweeted,
I love buju he’s good but he’s not better than me. Everything I’ve done since the beginning was only RUGER. All my hits are JUST RUGER. I’m always proud going on stage around the world with my own hits and everyone is singing along. You see the difference?
In light of the controversy, Stanley Omah Didia better known as Omah Lay seems to have come to BNXN’s side as in a new tweet, he outed Ruger and in the same tweet, threw a jab at fellow singer, Victony where he referred to both artistes as kids.
His tweet reads,
Ruger get mind dey talk about bnxn like that for this app smh!! mofos do anything for clout out here, same way Victony lol my tweet the other time, y’all are really kids 😂
Popular actor, Yomi Fabiyi has taken to his Instagram page to share a cryptic post seemingly directed at one of his colleagues.
However, it’s unclear who the actor is referring to as he has been enmeshed in different controversial issues in recent times.
It would be recalled that he was caught in the crossfire between convicted actor, Baba Ijesha and comedienne, Princess, after he defended the former.
He was also involved in a domestic crisis with his baby mama, Amarachi Grace, after she accused of him of physically assaulting her while pregnant and demanding sex for movie roles.
Just yesterday, he was accused of falling out with his colleague, Mo Bimpe, because she turned down his demand to sleep with her in exchange for a role.
Mo Bimpe has however debunked the claim and said he didn’t ask her out until they finished the movie they were both working on.
She said when she turned him down, he gave her an option to either date him or become his enemy and she made her choice.
Well, amid all the drama, Yomi took to his Instagram page on Thursday, July 15, to say someone is trying to destroy the ladder they used in climbing to the top and he’s ready to play the person’s ‘game’.
He wrote,
“Hello you say what? I am coming, I am in the library.
It is safe to say some people will want to DESTROY the ladder they use in climbing to the top by all means possible and a handful will still indulge such.
Nothing is as efficacious as Natural Justice. I hate half truth.
Massive reactions have trailed a photo of Portable stripped to his boxers in front of the statue of Obafemi Awolowo in Osogbo, as he campaigned for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The controversial singer, who was at the APC mega rally for the re-election of Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, held in Osogbo, danced vigorously and, at some point, stripped to his boxers and bent as if to sit on Obafemi Awolowo’s statue.
The photo has sparked outrage from Nigerians since it found its way to the internet. Many social media users averred that Portable’s conduct in front of Awolowo’s statue was disrespectful to the legacy of the statesman.
Meanwhile, recall that Portable earlier revealed that he was paid to support the ruling party. In light of this, some tweeps joked that the singer had to be extra to give APC value for their money.
Reacting, a Twitter user wrote, “I’m not even Yoruba & I’m deeply offended by that crass display of disrespect and disregard for such a highly regarded Yoruba leader. Just look at this rubbish.”
See more reactions below,
Portable off pant in front of Chief Obafemi Awolowo while campaigning for APC in Osun State. He attempted to sit on the statue of the late Premier of the Western region. Who will actually call on this guy to orientate him?#Portable Habeeb Okiola is not okay. pic.twitter.com/dJiPP8gELR
— President Eniola Daniel (@UnlimitedEniola) July 14, 2022
I'm not even Yoruba & I'm deeply offended by that crass display of disrespect and disregard for such a highly regarded Yoruba leader.
Ordinarily that picture of Portable with his butt in the face of Awolowo's statue and someone carrying the APC flag behind him should be enough to make Oyetola lose the Osun elections on Saturday.
The way APC has ridiculed the Awolowo name, brand, legacy, and style of leadership is not enough they had to move a step with the desecration of his statue. Portable say make Awo see madness. Voting for Apc is tantamount to madness, tuition hike, hunger #osogbo#imole#Nigeriapic.twitter.com/KqnukZda9E
Malawi-based Nigerian Catholic Priest, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu has responded to a follower who criticized him for having lunch with a woman in a hotel.
The missionary priest who had earlier announced that he has been transferred to Gambia from Malawi, went to have a goodbye lunch with a woman at a restaurant located in a hotel.
He shared a picture from the outing on his Facebook page on Thursday, Julu 15, and disclosed that the woman, Peggy Chinwemwe, invited him out on the lunch.
However, a follower who had suspicion about the outing queried the priest for going to a hotel with a woman.
Dicta Ogodo commented: “Going to hotel with a woman for goodbye lunch. What should we learn from this one”
Reacting, Fr. Ugwu shared a screenshot of the comment and advised the follower to ask God to purify his mind.
“Dicta Ogodo, Okay, remove hotel, put “restaurant”. Okay, remove “restaurant,” put “public place”. Okay, remove “public place,” put “God purify my dirty mind”, and you will see that you would have learnt something. And if you still did not learn anything, remove “God purify my dirty mind” and put “Ewu Gambia” he wrote.
An American missionary, Eric Tuininga, has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment after he was found guilty of defiling a 14-year-old Ugandan girl who was under his care at the Orthodox Presbyterian church based in Mbale District.
In 2019, 45-year-old Tuininga was reported by a fellow US citizen working at the same church who contacted the US Embassy in Kampala that he was having carnal knowledge with Ugandan girls as young as 14 years old who were under the care of their church.
The US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security federal agents in Kampala opened an investigation into the allegations and subsequently identified the abused minor, who was then aged 14, in May 2019 when Tuininga had intercourse with her.
“Eric Tuininga used his trusted position as a pastor to sexually assault a young Ugandan girl in his care, this was a challenging case, but law enforcement worked diligently to ensure that Tuininga did not escape justice for his crime overseas,” US Attorney Peter D. Lear said.
He has now been sentenced to 10 years in a US federal prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting a minor.
He was ordered to pay $20,000 (about Shs75m) in restitution by US District Judge Marc T. Treadwell and spend a lifetime on supervised release as a registered sex offender after getting out of prison.
Meanwhile, in February, Mr. Tuininga pleaded guilty and was taken to jail pending sentencing. He faced up to 30 years in jail, according to reports at the time. Several US media outlets reported that the recommended sentence for Tuininga was seven to nine years.
The judge gave him a 10-year sentence after hearing testimony from the victim’s caretaker and some of Tuininga’s family members.
“I want to recognize the true bravery displayed by the Ugandan girl for speaking out when she was assaulted by a trusted person of power from another country, courageously seeking justice across continents,” US Attorney Peter D. Leary is quoted in a statement.
A white woman has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service for attacking an official at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana.
The lady whose identity was not released, reportedly packed her vehicle in the pedestrian crossing and was told to move her car by the car park attendant but she refused.
When she didn’t budge, the attendant clamped her vehicle which got her angry and she removed the clamp and started pursuing the attendant around the car park before throwing it at him, injuring him in the process.
A video showing the moment the white woman was chasing the attendant on the road and attacked him with the clamp has gone viral on social media.
Confirming the incident, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) in a statement said the young woman has been arrested and is currently in their custody.
This reportedly marks one of the largest groups to flood into the U.S. in recent months.
In the video shared on Twitter by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, hundreds of illegal border crossers were being guided into the water by smugglers at the river in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, July 14.
Grace Amarachi, the baby mama of controversial Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has reacted after the comedienne, Princess heaped generational curses on her baby daddy.
Recall that during an Instagram live session on Thursday, Princess rained curses on actor Yomi Fabiyi and his child following the sentencing of Baba Ijesha, who sexually molested her foster daughter.
Baba Ijesha was sentenced to a 16-year jail term on Thursday after facing six counts of child defilement that included indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by penetration.
However, reacting to the judge’s ruling, Fabiyi, who has taken sides with Baba Ijesha since the beginning of the case, stated that Baba Ijesha must be given the privilege to challenge the court ruling in all possible ways.
This comment apparently triggered Princess, and in an Instagram live session, tearfully rained curses on Fabiyi, his son, Akorede, whom he welcomed with his baby mama, Grace, in February, and his generations to come.
“Yomi Fabiyi, your son whom you called Akorede has not brought any fortune for you. The day you point your hand to your child, you’re pointing your hand to an unfortunate thing,” Princess said in Yoruba, amid tears holding the Holy Bible.
Reacting, Akorode’s mother, Grace, took to her Instagram page to share a picture of herself and her child, prayed for her child, rebuking every curse.
“Heavenly Father, may my child Akorede Imoleayo not fear, for you are with him. As I place my child in your mighty loving hands, give him peace. Akorede, you will excel in life. You are protected in God’s hand, no curse, no evil will befall you. Amen.” The mother of one wrote.
In another post, Grace seemingly mocked Princess for not having a child.
“If you had gone through labour pain, you would know cursing an innocent child/ren is a No.” She wrote.
Keyqaad music star and Singer, Omah Lay drops his most anticipated debut album titled he titled, “Boy Alone”.
“Boy Alone” is a body of work that tells his story, it is an impressive album that has two featured appearances from Justin Bieber and Tay Iwar.
The abum has 14-tracks relatable and an amazing record with the Afrobeat vibe for your listening pleasure, namely; Recognize, I, Bend You, Woman, I’m A Mess, Temptations, Understand, Never Forget, Safe Haven, Attention Ft. Justin Bieber, Soso, How To Luv, Tell Everybody Ft. Tay Iwar, Purple Song.
Nigerian comedienne, Princess, has heaped curses on actor, Yomi Fabiyi, Iya Rainbow, and ex-Lagos police boss Hakeem Odumosu after Baba Ijesha was convicted and sentenced for sexually molesting her foster daughter.
The comedienne had, in April 2021, accused Baba Ijesha of assaulting her 14-year-old foster daughter since she was 7. After months of legal wrangling, he was found guilty before an Ikeja special offences court on Thursday, July 14.
The actor was charged with a 6-count charge, which bordered on allegations of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by penetration. However, at the judgment on Thursday, the presiding judge found him guilty of counts 2, 3, 4, and 5, while the prosecution could not prove counts one and six, which were sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault by penetration.
Reacting to the judge’s ruling, actor Yomi Fabiyi, who has taken sides with Baba Ijesha since the beginning of the case, stated that Baba Ijesha must be given the privilege to challenge the court ruling in all possible ways.
In an apparent reaction to this, Princess, during an Instagram live session, rained generational curses on Yomi Fabiyi. Princess also cursed Nollywood stars like Iya Rainbow, Yinka Quadri, and Baba Latin over their negligence of unruly acts in the industry.
She also laid curses on the former Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, whom she accused of threatening her and also humiliating her foster daughter.
A Pastor recently confronted a young lady for eating ‘seductively’ while live on video-sharing platform, TikTok, and accused her of deceiving men.
A video trending online captures the hilarious moment the pastor tackled the lady and told her to stop coming online to eat because she’s tempting men.
He accused her of having a evil mind for going live on TikTok to eat because it’s not normal and told her to eat whatever she wants to eat beforehand.
He also warned men against watching the lady’s videos because she would make them horny and push them into patronizing sex workers to quell their sexual urges.
However, the lady who had over 600 people viewing the live session, appeared pissed by the pastor’s comment and told him her viewers love watching her live videos.
She further told him to go live on his own TikTok page instead of watching hers.
Watch the video below,
In other news, A video circulating online shows the moment two young women dating internet fraudsters better known as Yahoo Boys, were jubilating after their boyfriends received funds from their ‘clients’.
In the trending video, one of the ladies who was overtly excited, revealed that they did sacrifice for their boyfriends to be successful and in less than 24 hours, they cashed out $6,000 (N2.5m). Watch here
Popular Nigerian Singer and Father-of-one, Adekunle Gold has opened up on the struggles he had with his health when he was much younger due to him being born with Sickle Cell Anaemia.
In an open letter to his fans, the “orente” crooner revealed that there were days when health crisis came and he wished he died becaue the pain was too much for him to bear.
Read his letter below;
It feels liberating to finally be able to share this part of my life with you, to finally be able to speak my truth. When I talk about how I struggled to get to where I am today, I need you to know that my struggle was real.
I was born with sickle cell disease. It was life and death, it was physical, mental, financial, you name it and I went through it all. It was tough, painful and frustrating. I lived with a sickness no one around me understood, I lived with restrictions all my childhood.
I wasn’t able to join some of the most minor child play and liberating activities like going out in the rain. The times when I insisted and rebelled against my parents orders and went out in the rain, I would end up having a crisis.
The nights were painful and lonely, nights that no one could help me get through. It was just me, God and my mind. The pains and shivers were unbearable.
They always came in the night, when my family had no means to transport me to a hospital. We simply couldn’t afford the constant hospital bills so I had no choice but to endure the pain.
My mum wanted me to be well, she did her best. She took me to all the churches she could find, I’m grateful for her because she saw a future for me.
A future where no illness or sickness could hold me back from my purpose. From the life I was destined to live.
Sickle cell disease took away my freedom, my childhood. I lost friends, a lot of them. Some didn’t understand the restrictions and rules I had to live by, some just didn’t want to deal with my Illness or thought it was a nasty or contagious disease that they could catch. I was a burden for some. Living with sickle cell is far from living a normal life.
One of the most intense crisis I had was at the age of 20, I remember laying in my bed in the middle of the night asking for an end to it all. I begged God to take my life away because I couldn’t understand what I did to deserve the pain my body and mind was under. As usual with sickle crisis after some days, the pain subsided and God asked me; “That end you begged me for, do you still want it?” Of course I said no and that’s when everything changed for me. That’s when I realised that I had been given another opportunity to live my dreams and to show those that mocked me that sickle cell anemia was never going to end me, that it was never going to hold me back from my dreams and aspirations.
My body caves in once in a while, some symptoms come back but what this disease has taught me is resilience. Sickle cell anemia gave me hope, made me tough, gave me the discipline I needed to be who I am today, built my character. I mean I went through a whole 5 weeks of back to back performances and didn’t fall sick. Grace.
My mind and body were challenged and I’m stronger, more determined and ready to take on the world. I’m ready for Adekunle Gold Supremacy, I’m ready to live and enjoy the 5 Star life that I deserve, that my body toiled for.
I’m sharing my testimony with you because I hope that you can find strength in my truth. Some ailments hold us back but I’m thankful this hasn’t. I want to encourage you in whatever it is you’re going through, know that there is hope. You are strong and you must not give up. YOU CAN DO THIS!
Victory lies at the end for you just as it did for me.
If you know anyone going through any struggle, physical, health, mental. Be kind, show compassion. In fact be kind to everyone, you just never know what they’re dealing with privately. Be supportive, be gentle and love endlessly.
If you are a sickler, know that the disease does not define you. Don’t allow it to limit your dreams or cap your potential. Spread your wings and dream big! Hope to see you soaring the big skies.
Photos of Hajia Hauwa, the wife of late Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, and her much younger husband, Haliru Saad Malami, has been shared online.
It would be recalled that the late governor who was involved in a plane crash in October 2012 passed away in June 2017.
Mr. Suntai was taken to different hospitals around the world due to the brain injury he sustained from the impact of the plane crash but he sadly succumbed to the injury on June 28 2017, in Houston, Texas, United States.
Prior to his death, the late governor was said to be in a vegetable state and couldn’t perform any function.
Two years after his death in 2019, his wife got married to Malami, who is the Chief Executive Officer, ITBAN Global Resources LTd, and cousin of Turai Yar’Adua, wife of late Nigeria’s President, Umaru Yar’adua.
Hauwa is currently in her 50s while her husband is said to be in his early 30s.
Photos of them together were posted online by Nexus Photographer on Tuesday, July 12.
Mr. Suntai who survived a plane crash at the Yola Airport in 2012, passed on at his home where he was undergoing rehabilitation for brain injuries that arose from the plane crash.
The sad news has been confirmed by Emmanuel Bello, a former commissioner of information in the state.
Singer, Portable, has reacted after his colleague, Davido, reportedly unfollowed him on Instagram after he declared his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is seeking re-election in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun state.
It would be recalled that the controversial singer had taken to his social media pages to enjoin his fans to cast their votes for Oyetola in the Osun gubernatorial elections on Saturday, July 16, while showing the wads of cash he received on his visit to Oyetola.
Meanwhile, superstar singer Davido’s uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is also running for governor of Osun under the People’s Democratic Party and has been actively involved in his campaign.
Well, Portable has now revealed that OBO has unfollowed him on Instagram, presumably due to their clash of interests.
In a video he shared on his Instagram page, apparently shading Davido, he said he made his father and family rich, unlike “OBO”, who was born with a silver spoon.
Watch video below,
This comes after Portable revealed that he was once paid to insult the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Portable, who disclosed that he once collected money to speak ill of a politician, said the table has now turned, as APC has now paid him to support its candidates.
He told those criticizing him for supporting Tinubu that he was only doing his job.
