Popular actress, Kate Henshaw has disclosed that her cleaner was stabbed in the early hours of Wednesday, May 18, while on her way to work.
Kate who took to Twitter to relay the sad news, said she was rushed to a hospital on Lagos Island but was allegedly rejected because they don’t treat knife wounds.
She said her cleaner was stabbed by two guys on a bike along Idowu Martins, and is currently receiving treatment at home.
Narrating the incident, the 50-year-old thespian wrote,
“My cleaner was stabbed this morning at 6am on her way to work on Idowu Martins next to Mega Plaza..
She managed to get to a clinic nearby and was sent away that they do not treat knife wounds!!
She is now receiving treatment at another hospital.
No one is safe!! No one😡”
A while ago, Kate Henshaw fumed at people who feel think they’re entitled to other people’s money and think they get to decide what people do with their money.
The actress took to Twitter recently to tell such people to put away with the bad behaviour, while stating that people who work hard for their money deserve to spend it anyhow they please.
She wrote on her page,
You are not entitled to money that is not yours. No!
Stop this bad behaviour that the world owes you anything….
Those working hard to make every penny deserve to spend or give it away the way they choose.
Key word here * working hard*
Popular Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo has called for an end to the recent trend of executing jungle justice on suspected criminals.
Alex took to his Instagram page to make this appeal on Wednesday, May 13, while reacting to the murder of Deborah Samuel and Dave Sound.
Deborah, a 200l student of a College of Education in Sokoto state, was lynched to death and burnt by her fellow students over alleged blasphemy.
Dave, a Sound Engineer and father of two, on the other hand, was beaten and set ablaze by some commercial motorcyclists in Lagos over N100.
Reacting to the morbid incidents, Alex wrote,
“I woke up this morning with so much pain in my heart, Nigeria how did we get here, there is so much anger & frustration in the land. Almost everyone is 2 secs away from turning into a werewolf.
Pls I am begging, this #JungleJustice trend needs to stop. Today is Deborah & David, tomorrow it can be me, you or someone close to home, take a minute & think about it.
Like how are you going about your business, & suddenly you stop to mob, lynch & set another human being ablaze, in the public glare of everyone, you need to be evaluated in a mental institution, arrested & locked away PERMANENTLY, you are a menace to society & not fit to coexist. Who died & made you judge, jury & executor.
Section 33(1) of the Nigerian constitution provides that “every person has right to life & no one should be deprived intentionally of his life”
Also, Section 319 of the criminal code clearly stipulates that when a group of persons take laws into their hands by assaulting or summarily executing a suspected criminal, they are guilty of the offense of assault punishable by 1 year imprisonment, or murder which is punishable by death.
More often than not, innocent people are the victims of jungle justice.
We are still trying to find #JusticeForDeborah now we also seeking #JusticeForDavid, we can’t keep loosing Nigeria youth to senseless killings.
Lawmakers needs to put in place & enforce stringent laws to abolish jungle justice, it’s barbaric, inhumane & uncivilized.
May God comfort the families/friends of the deceased in ways that only him can. 💔 😔
OPPO Nigeria has launched Reno7, its much anticipated flagship device in Nigeria. Reno7 is the first smartphone series to specialize in portrait photography, the OPPO Reno series has since paved the way for a new generation of smart portrait capabilities with its revolutionary portrait technology and chip-level AI algorithms. With the launch of the new Reno7, OPPO Nigeria has taken portrait-focused experience to the next level thanks to a combination of professional hardware and algorithms that enable users worldwide to create gorgeous portrait images with just the click of a button.
OPPO Reno7 is also the first smartphone to embed algorithms onto sensor hardware which enables the device to produce sharper, clearer and brighter images. This was achieved after OPPO engaged in extensive research in sensor technology in order to deliver the highest quality images to its customers.
According to the Marketing Director, OPPO Nigeria, Iris Cao, the new Reno 7 comes with innovative features powered by advanced image processing algorithms. Among these are Bokeh Flare Portrait, Selfie HDR and AI Beautification. These features are the result of over 10 years of image technology research and development, as well as the latest success in high-quality portrait photography for smartphones. “For instance, the AI Beautification deliver natural beautification effects for portrait photos and videos on OPPO Reno7’s rear and front cameras. It also helps to remove blemish, pimples and facial acne on the faces of individuals and produces customized retouching for individuals in group photos. Our customers would love this phone“, she added.
In her own words, Jennifer Okorhi, Integrated Marketing Manager OPPO Nigeria, said that the Reno7 is not just a fashion statement for its stylish and sleek look but a device customers would find very amazing in terms of functionalities. “This is the era of social media platforms which are replete with stories whether personal, business or service oriented, are usually accompanied by pictures. Good pictures help to bring the stories to life and this is one area the Reno7 stands out from the rest. It creates great pictures irrespective of low or high lighting backgrounds”. She said.
Reno7 is now available for pre-order on www.opponigeria.com ahead of it availability later in the month.
The phone is available in three colours – Sunset Orange, Auroral Blue and Cosmic Black. OPPO has promised to continue its focus on exploring new possibilities in imaging through advancements in both hardware and software, empowering the Reno series to bring even more professional portrait photography to users around the world.
Below are the other amazing features of the Reno7
New Microlens Sparks Curiosity to Discover the Unseen World
With the addition of a 2-megapixel Microlens on OPPO Reno7 and support for 16.6x magnification on both video and photos, OPPO introduces a new way to experience smartphone photography and maximize your creativity and curiosity.
OPPO Reno7’s Microlens offers a new perspective on the surrounding world
The inclusion of the Microlens on OPPO Reno7 involved more than simply making room for an additional lens on the phone. At the structural level, OPPO made the decision to install the Microlens module on the back cover of the phone, rather than directly mounting it on the motherboard. As the short focal length of the Microlens requires the phone to be placed very close to the objects being photographed, OPPO also added a new Orbit Light underneath the Microlens to provide additional illumination to ensure the delivery of image versatility and high shooting performance.
Bokeh Flare Portrait
Bokeh Flare Portrait on OPPO Reno7 improves on the previous generation features to deliver more professional-looking DSLR-like portraits. OPPO’s exclusive AI algorithms enhance the brightness of the human subject in images while automatically blurring the background and boosting the bokeh light spots. With just one click, OPPO Reno7 can capture portrait images with rich bokeh light spots that look just like those taken on high-end DSLR cameras.
Bokeh Flare Portrait Image Comparisons
Compared to previous generation features, the new Bokeh Flare Portrait delivers a more textured bokeh effect and enhances skin tones, especially in images with high color saturation. This helps portrait subjects to stand out more against backgrounds, making them the clear focus of the image.
Selfie HDR
Backlight can be one of the most difficult environments to master when taking photos, but with OPPO Reno7’s Selfie HDR function and the IMX709 sensor, it’s now easier than ever to happily snap sharper, brighter, and more natural-looking selfies in the presence of strong backlight.
Although these stunning selfies appear instantly on the screen of OPPO Reno7, behind the scenes, various complex algorithms are at work making sure that what the user sees is the best possible selfie image. The HDR algorithm uses multi-frame synthesis technology to suppress highlights and enhance dark details in the image. Alongside this, a portrait matting algorithm has been trained on a large database of portrait images to accurately identify human subjects in the image. Following this, the bokeh algorithm optimizes image segmentation to reduce false bokeh and ensure that edges between bokeh lights and the background appear natural. Further enhancements are then made to the shape and color of the bokeh flares and the brightness and tone of the subject’s skin.
Selfie HDR Image Comparison
AI Beautification
OPPO continues to explore how AI algorithms can be used to meet the different photo retouching needs for users around the world with AI Beautification. Leveraging machine learning trained on 5,000 unique faces in 400,000 images, AI Beautification recognizes 393 key facial feature points to deliver natural beautification effects for portrait photos and videos on OPPO Reno7’s rear and front cameras. Beautification effects include AI blemish removal and customized retouching for individuals in group photos.
Shot with AI Beautification on OPPO Reno7
AI Beautification can accurately recognize and erase blemishes, pimples, acne scars and sunspots, and intelligently retouch skin tones or makeup while keeping other desired features intact. It can also intelligently identify information such as ethnicity, gender and age to offer personalized retouching. On the front camera, skin textures and other facial features can be adjusted using the customizable beauty panel, which offers 10 different settings and 8 detailed retouching modes open to complete personalization.
Gorgeous Photos Anytime, Anywhere
OPPO has never stopped pushing the limits of snapshot and high-resolution photography on its smartphones as it aims to make it as simple as possible for everyone to take high-quality photos in any situation.
Motion capture with OPPO Reno7’s Flash Snapshot
Making use of the OPPO Image Clear Engine (ICE) embedded in OPPO Reno7, Flash Snapshot shoots multi-frame bursts of ultra-short exposure photos to capture crystal clear images even when subjects are moving. Simply raising the OPPO Reno7 and pressing the shutter is all that’s needed to capture any moment, anywhere, without worrying about blurry or out of focus images. In addition, the 64MP main camera provides amazing image processing capabilities. The resolution enhancement algorithm can construct higher-resolution images by utilizing sub-pixel displacement between multiple frames to synthesize 108MP Extra-HD images using what’s known as a VD solution. With OPPO Reno7’s Flash Snapshot and Ultra-Clear 108MP Image, amazing photos are on hand anytime and anywhere.
A Nigerian lady has stirred mixed reactions on social media after she called her friend to seek advice following her husband’s ‘unusual’ sexual request.
@honieolaa who took to Twitter to share the story on Tuesday, May 17, said her friend’s husband called her from work and told her to wear the new lingerie he gifted her and lay on the bed before he returns from work.
After the call, the said lady contacted her to seek her opinion on the whole arrangement, and she gave her two cent on the matter.
@honieolaa wrote,
“My friend called me asking for advice, she said her husband called from work and asked her to go shower then wear the new lingerie he got her then lay on bed that he wants to meet her on bed. She asked what I think of the whole thing and I said I would have preferred if he asked Her to bath and dress up then he picks her up for dinner. Anyways I said she should listen and do whatever her husband wants, open your shop for him whenever he wants to shop.
Shikena.”
Her response has caused quite a stir on social media as netizens queried her for having an opinion on how a man and his wife should enjoy their marriage.
While some criticized the wife for being immature and not having a mind of her own.
Nigerian socialite, Kpokpogri has spoken about his ex-lover, Tonto Dikeh’s, reaction to the demolition of his multi-naira home in Abuja.
The politician’s home was demolished by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday morning, May 14—According to the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection, and Entrustment, Attah Ikharo, the building was demolished because it was built on a major highway and didn’t get approval from the necessary agencies.
Reacting to the development, Kpokpogri’s estranged lover, Tonto gloated over the house’s demolition in a series of social media posts. This made netizens suggest that she had a hand in the demolition.
However, during an Instagram live session with investigative journalist Kemi Olunloyo, it was cleared that Tonto Dikeh had no hand in the event.
Kpokpogri stated that he does not wish to discuss Tonto, but the posts she had made regarding his situation were purely for clout, and had no involvement in the incident.
Watch video below,
Meanwhile, a lot of people berated her for celebrating the misfortune of her ex, stating it’s wrong regardless of what transpired between them in the past, and the 36-year-old actress fired back at those judging her, stating that anyone who expects her to stop mocking him is a joker.
Nigerian human rights activist, Reno Omokri, has advised against helping poor men who are married with many children.
The former presidential aide, in a post shared via his Twitter handle this morning, said men who are poor and yet married with many kids need to suffer to be a lesson to other people in their ‘class’.
According to him, people need to stop justifying helping such people to help them learn and know better than to have kids they can’t cater for.
“Stop justifying giving help to a poor man because he has a wife and many kids. Let him suffer! Such a man needs to suffer, so that other people see him suffer and learn not to have kids they can’t cater for. Or we will have MORE of such in society, if you help them
If you keep helping men for the sole reason that they are poor and have many kids, their mentality will be: born as you like, God will use people to help you train them. Your ‘kindness’ feeds that mentality, and creates a population explosion leading to insecurity!” Reno tweeted.
Meanwhile, Nigerian music video director and cinematographer, TG Omori, has said people should do away with cameras when helping the needy.
Omori, who stated this in a tweet on Tuesday, May 17, while addressing several societal issues, said acts of giving or helping the poor shouldn’t be publicized.
The Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic Ibadan, Soladoye Adewole, has confirmed the death of a student of the school, Daniel Igunnu Oromidayo.
The deceased was identified by the institution’s spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday as a Higher National Diploma (HND) student in the department of Civil Engineering, while the identity of his lover is still unknown.
Adewole acknowledged that the incident happened off-campus, precisely in the Idi-Ito area of Ibadan, Oyo state.
It was gathered that the door of the apartment was forced open by the fellow students after waiting for several hours for them to come out.
The lifeless body of the deceased was seen on the floor while his lover was found unconscious. The lady was rushed to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan where she’s currently receiving treatment.
Some of the students who pleaded anonymity attributed the incident to the use of sex enhancement drugs.
In other news, a landlord, simply identified as Alabo, is currently at large after allegedly hacking his tenant and her fiancé with a machete.
On Sunday, May 15, the landlord, who owns a house at Ekwulobia Street, Mile 3, Diobu in Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State, allegedly attacked a lady named Comfort and her boyfriend, Stanley Nwagadi, with a machete, purportedly out of jealously.
Alabo is accused of making sexual approaches toward Comfort and criticizing her for feeding a “jobless” guy in her house.
According to Comfort, who’s currently receiving treatment at the hospital, a quarrel ensued on Sunday morning when she washed and spread her clothes on the line, and the landlord, who also resides in the compound, removed her clothes and threw them on the ground.
Comfort said her fiancé overheard the landlord’s remark, and this led to an exchange of words between them. She added that the co-tenants broke up the fight, and she left the compound with her man almost immediately.
The couple said they had no knowledge Alabo had sharpened a machete and was waiting for them when they returned to the compound. Comfort claimed that as soon as she and her fiance entered the compound, the landlord approached her with a machete and cut her numerous times.
A lady has taken to Twitter to share the experience she had with a man she went on a leisure date with.
The lady, identified as @jaipurlan on Twitter, had noticed that the man was putting up an attitude and pressing his phone during the date, and asked what was wrong.
To her surprise, the man asked her to start walking back home since she didn’t agree to go back to his house with him.
Responding, she pointed out that he drove her to the location and should take her back to her house, but the man insisted that there’s no point taking her home and ‘wasting gas’ when she won’t go to his house with him.
@jaipurlan who felt disturbed by this, stated that she’s not comfortable with going to his house because they just met and she doesn’t know him well enough, but the man maintained his stance.
She discretely filmed their conversation and shared it online, while noting that she paid for her food during the date.
“Paid for my own meal, slid him gas and this is how the date ended”, she wrote.
She added, “The men bashing me for paying are the same ones screaming that women are gold diggers and only want free meals. can’t win smh.
1. I expected the gas money back because it was only give because his check hadn’t come yet
2. There’s nothing wrong with paying for my own food..”
A landlord, simply identified as Alabo, is currently at large after allegedly hacking his tenant and her fiancé with a machete.
On Sunday, May 15, the landlord, who owns a house at Ekwulobia Street, Mile 3, Diobu in Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State, allegedly attacked a lady named Comfort and her boyfriend, Stanley Nwagadi, with a machete, purportedly out of jealously.
Alabo is accused of making sexual approaches toward Comfort and criticizing her for feeding a “jobless” guy in her house.
According to Comfort, who’s currently receiving treatment at the hospital, a quarrel ensued on Sunday morning when she washed and spread her clothes on the line, and the landlord, who also resides in the compound, removed her clothes and threw them on the ground.
Comfort said her fiancé overheard the landlord’s remark, and this led to an exchange of words between them. She added that the co-tenants broke up the fight, and she left the compound with her man almost immediately.
The couple said they had no knowledge Alabo had sharpened a machete and was waiting for them when they returned to the compound. Comfort claimed that as soon as she and her fiance entered the compound, the landlord approached her with a machete and cut her numerous times.
She stated that when she went to pick up the clothes, the landlord, in his ‘usual manner,’ started to verbally abuse her, saying,“instead of man to keep you at home, you are throwing yourself at a man.”
She added that her fiancé, Stanley who ran to save her on hearing her screams, was also cut on his head and hand before the suspect ran away.
Stanley Nwagadi, called for the arrest and prosecution of the landlord.
The Rivers State Police Command confirmed that the landlord is on the run, but they assured that he would be arrested and made to face justice.
Delta state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, recently took to his Instant Messaging platform to share the story of how an internet fraudster popularly referred to as Yahoo boy, snitched on another Yahoo boy for scamming his Russian ‘woman.’
In a series of posts on his Whatsapp status, Edafe shared screenshots of his conversation with the complainant and with the Russian lady who was scammed. In the chat, Edafe advised the Russian lady to run away from the complainant who he says is pretending to be her friend as he is a scammer as well.
Sharing the screenshots, he wrote;
Na so Yahoo Boy carry my number give him client for Russia to report another Yahoo Boty wen scam her to me. Wetin Musa no go see for Gate?
Well i ended up letting the white woman know that even the boy wey give her my number na scammer too. Abeg I do Bad?
In related news, Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Afolabi Samad, owner of a Yahoo Yahoo Academy in Abuja.
Spokesperson for the zonal command, Wilson Uwujaren said ;
“The owner of the alleged Academy rented the 3 bedroom flat for Three Million Naira to impact the tricks of cyber-frauds on his apprentices for undisclosed fees.
Item recovered from the suspects include laptops, phones, charms and two vehicles: a Lexus RX350 and Toyota Highlander.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded”
Billionaire heiress and singer Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has expressed her frustration with academic stress as graduation approaches.
Cuppy, who in March 2021, announced that she had been accepted into the prestigious Oxford University, England, for a master’s degree in African Studies, in a post via her Insta-stories on Tuesday night, baring her heart, she said she’s going through a rough time but she’s confident that this phase shall pass soon.
According to her, she’s under pressure to deliver a high-standard academic paper, and since she has never done a research paper before, it’s draining her mentally and emotionally.
“Haven’t been online for a few days as I’ve been dealing with quite a difficult time as its my last term at Oxford University. My thesis is due soon and I am under so much pressure to deliver at such a high academic standard. Having never done a research paper before, it’s extremely draining in a mental and even emotional way.
“My diagnosed ADHD and Anxiety have truly got the best of me. I’m going through a rough time, I know, but it shall soon pass and I will finish this paper and hand it in. I have full GODFIDENCE.” The Gelato crooner wrote on Instagram.”
Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Josh Alfred, popularly known as Josh2Funny, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife.
The couple made the announcement via their respective social media pages on Tuesday, May 17.
Sharing the good news with his fans and Instagram followers, the excited new dad wrote, “Now let’s officially welcome the owner of these legs, a new Minister, a King and more, an Optununuan Eden Alfred.”
While the new mum simply wrote, “Welcome son”.
Friends, colleagues, fans and well-wishers have trooped to the comments to congratulate the couple on the arrival of their first child.
Josh2funny and his Ethiopian wife, Bina Nayee, tied the knot in a private ceremony in Koyi, Lagos in December 2020.
In other news, American rapper, DaBaby, has made the day of a traffic hawker after he paid $100 for a few sachets of popcorn in Lagos.
The rapper, who arrived Nigeria on Monday, May 16, to shoot a music video with popular singer, Davido, seems to be having a swell time in the country as he has been sharing video updates online.
The “Rockstar” crooner went on a drive with his entourage in Lagos on Tuesday, May 17, and decided to buy popcorn from a traffic vendor.
However, the rapper who only had hundred dollar bills in his possession, gave the hawker $100 (N60,000 according to the new conversion rate) for few sachets of popcorn.
The hawker was pleasantly surprised by the hard currency and took his time to assess it with a huge smile on his face.
American singer and songwriter, Bobby Brown, has recounted how a Catholic priest allegedly tried to molest him at age 10.
The Grammy winner, who made this revelation in his upcoming A & E Biography docuseries, believes the trauma was one of the reasons he abused drugs and alcohol.
According to him, he was sent to a religious facility by social services after witnessing his mother, Carole, being beaten and arrested by police.
“It wasn’t a very nice place to be for a child,” Bobby said.
“One of the priests tried to molest me. He tried to touch my private parts…At that time, I was a young boy. I didn’t know what sexual boundaries were. I just knew I didn’t like being touched. Some things are hard to forget.’
“I had tucked it down so deep into my soul that I didn’t think that I would talk about it again”. He told People on Tuesday.
“But talking about it really helped me get through a lot of other things that had been bothering me, especially that. That really, really bothered me as a child. And as a grown adult, I think it was part of the reason I did things, other things – drugs, alcohol, why I abused myself. But being able to talk about it and get it out helps a lot.” He added.
The 59-year-old woman is said to be the backbone behind a major drug cartel in charge of distributing hard drugs in Delta and other neighboring states.
According to a statement released by Femi Babafemi, the Spokesperson of NDLEA, on Tuesday, May 17, the suspect was picked up at her palatial mansion where she cooks and distributes Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine and other illicit substances on Sunday, May 15.
The statement reads,
“No fewer than nine of her staff and associates were arrested along with her in coordinated simultaneous operations at her expansive residence and drug bunks where accommodates drug users and sells illicit substances to them and others in parts of Warri, Delta state.
“Apart from various quantities of Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Molly, and Loud seized from her home and drug bunks; a pump action gun, 15 cartridges, documents, two cars, mobile phones, drug paraphernalia such as sodium bicarbonate and polythene wrappings were also recovered for further investigation.
“While five of her staff that cook, cut, package and distribute the drugs were found in her house located at Favour Street, Otukutu, Effurun Warri, four of her associates were equally arrested at her drug bunks in other parts of the town during the raids by Strike Force officers of NDLEA supported by the military.
“The drug baroness has been under surveillance for weeks after her identification as a major distributor of illicit drugs in the South South state. Bridget cooks Cocaine into Crack Cocaine for local distribution and consumption in drug joints.
‘Some of the paraphernalia for making Crack recovered from her house include: sodium bicarbonate, which is the main adulterant and recipe for making crack cocaine, as well as transparent nylon used in wrapping the finished product.”
The Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, has applauded all the officers involved in the processes leading to the arrest of the cartel mastermind.
Students who were protesting against the lingering ASUU strike in Akure were reportedly dispersed by men of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, May 17 students from three universities in Ondo state barricaded the Ilesha/Akure expressway to protest their forced stay at home owing to strike action.
According to viral reports, soldiers came to the protest scene and fired gunshots into the air to disperse the protesting students.
Videos circulating on social media shows students scampering for safety as the soldiers fire gunshots to frighten them away from the road.
“What happened in Lekki is happening again in Ondo!” One of the protesters lamented in a video that was shared online, showing the students instruments of the protests scattered
Watch video below,
In other news, popular Nigerian comedienne and actress, Helen Paul has lamented over the predicament of the average business owner in Nigeria.
She took to her Instagram page in the early hours of Tuesday, May 17, to raise concern about the epileptic power supply and increase in electricity tariff.
According to her, business owners spend a lot of money to fuel their generator to run their businesses, and in turn, use the profit realized from the business to pay for NEPA bill.
Bemoaning the sad situation, the 44-year-old comic actress asserted that the average busines owner can no longer account for their profit and investment.
“In Nigeria, you fuel your generator to run your business and use the profit to pay NEPA bill”, she wrote.
A fox recently broke into the house of an African family and made itself comfortable in their living room, however, the mother of the house felt disturbed by the unusual occurrence and confronted the wild animal.
A video showing the moment the African mom tackled the fox has been shared online, and it has stirred hilarious reactions on social media.
In the video, the mom could be heard speaking in tongues as she confronted the fox sitting on the living room floor.
She began questioning the fox like it was a demonic agent sent to her home to wreak havoc to her family.
“A fox just came into my house. I come against it in the name of Jesus”, she is heard saying as her daughter burst into laughter.
“What brought you into my house?” the woman queried the fox but it kept staring at her.
She then commanded the fox to confess to it’s mission in her house otherwise she would kill it.
She said, “You must confess. I’m going to kill you.”
Watch the trending video below,
As at the time of filing this report, it’s unclear the country and exact location the video was filmed.
Nigerian music video director and cinematographer, TG Omori, has said people should do away with cameras when helping the needy.
Omori, who stated this in a tweet on Tuesday, May 17, while addressing several societal issues, said acts of giving or helping the poor shouldn’t be publicized.
According to him, oftentimes, the poor have no choice and are forced to live at the mercy of the wealthy.
“Life is hard for the poor don’t film them while giving them bread. Every man has pride na hunger humble them, deep down he doesn’t wish to be on social as the poor one who couldn’t afford bread but I mean a beggar has no choice.” He tweeted.
See his post below,
In related news, Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Shan George, has berated people who publicize their acts of giving.
Taking to her Instagram stories on Wednesday, December 29th, the thespian noted that she has no respect for people who announce it when they help the needy.
According to her, charity and altruistic acts should be done secretly without anyone knowing.
“Abeg feel free to reason am as you like oo, as for me I have no single respect for anyone who doesn’t keep their cameras at home while helping the needy”, she wrote.
American rapper, DaBaby, has made the day of a traffic hawker after he paid $100 for a few sachets of popcorn in Lagos.
The rapper, who arrived Nigeria on Monday, May 16, to shoot a music video with popular singer, Davido, seems to be having a swell time in the country as he has been sharing video updates online.
The “Rockstar” crooner went on a drive with his entourage in Lagos on Tuesday, May 17, and decided to buy popcorn from a traffic vendor.
However, the rapper who only had hundred dollar bills in his possession, gave the hawker $100 (N60,000 according to the new conversion rate) for few sachets of popcorn.
The hawker was pleasantly surprised by the hard currency and took his time to assess it with a huge smile on his face.
Watch the video below,
After the singer arrived the country, he was welcomed to Lagos by a mammoth crowd who started shouting his name when they recognized who he was.
The rapper, who was walking with a group of bouncers and security officials, filmed a video of the young men hailing him and shared it on his Instastory.
He also threw some money in the air to appreciate them for the warm reception they gave him.
However, one of the bouncers was heard advising him to hold onto his phone tightly before it gets snatched by one of the fans.
Grace David Bolu, the wife of the Sound Engineer, David Imoh, who was lynched and set ablaze by commercial motorcyclists in the Lekki area of Lagos state over N100, has spoken up.
The mum of two granted an interview with Guardian NG, where she explained what transpired on the tragic day of the incident.
The 36-year-old, who works as a senior Technical Officer at Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu, Lagos, disclosed that the incident happened on Thursday, May 12.
According to her, the claims that her husband was a passenger of the motorcyclist is false, as he only came out to help his colleagues who were being beaten by the motorcyclists.
She also alleged that Beer Barn, the social pub where her husband went to play on that ill-fated day, turned him away when he tried to run inside to escape the angry mob.
Her words:
“I got to know about the incident on May 13, 2022, through his colleague, Melvin. I was in the church at Ajao Estate when the call came in.
“My husband only came out of Beer Barn to intervene when his colleagues were being beaten over N100 change and they started calling them yahoo boys and ritualists.
“My husband was inside the bar setting up instruments, while two of his colleagues were the ones that patronized the motorcyclist and had an argument with the motorcyclist over N100.
“The motorcyclist had agreed to convey them to their destination for a fee of N400, but they gave the bike man N500. He told them he does not have N100 balance and Dave’s colleagues persuaded him to accept N300, which was the only change with them with the promise to balance him N100 next time they come to the area to play, but motorcyclist refused. So, they started arguing.
“When the situation degenerated, some people ran inside to call the rest of the members of Legacy 360 band, which my husband was part of. They stepped out with the hope of rescuing them, but when they got there, they discovered that riders were more than the number they could handle. My husband and others ran back into the bar, but instead of the manager to help them, he sent my husband back that he doesn’t know him.
“When the manager pushed my husband out, his other colleagues were rescued, they unleashed the anger of not catching his colleagues on him.”
“My husband was not just beaten, they put tyres on him as if he was a robber.
The bereaved woman, who is still shaken by the sad incident, described her husband as a loving and caring husband and father who would go any length to help people.
Grace, who disclosed that their first son, Samuel, is five years old and their second son, one year and five-month old, said her husband was very hardworking and was working two jobs to fend for their family, and now he has been gruesomely murdered.
Lamenting over the heartbreaking circumstances she has found herself, the said,
“I’m a civil servant, how much is my pay to take care of my children? My marriage of nine years has just ended.”
“The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, should come to my aid and help my children.
“I need justice for my husband, this must not be swept under the carpet. He was my support. I just finished my Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).”
In a latest ‘pregnancy will humble you’ trend, a Nigerian woman has left social media users in disbelief with the drastic difference in her looks before and after pregnancy.
Peju, a Nigerian woman, took to social media to share photos of her face after and during pregnancy, and it’s fair to say she doesn’t look like the same person in the photos.
“This is me, and the second picture is also me, pregnancy ehn, ki Oluwa saanu,” she captioned the photos.
Peju had tanned skin with prominent tribal marks in the photo taken during her pregnancy, while she had a radiant fair complexion after pregnancy, with her tribal scars barely visible.
Addressing those who believe makeup is responsible for the contrast in the photos, Peju wrote,
“For those saying makeup covered my tribal marks in the first picture, except for lip gloss, I didn’t use makeup in the first picture, also my tribal marks are not noticeable until you move close to me, the tribal marks became noticeable in pregnancy because I got dark and fat.”
In other news, a Nigerian mum, identified as Michelle Buchi, has revealed the step she took to motivate her son to study hard for his Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, exam.
The proactive mum disclosed that she decided to also take the exam so they could compete for the highest score in JAMB, in order to motive him to study harder.
Michelle took to Facebook to disclose that she wrote the exam on Tuesday, May 10, after over a decade of completing her education.
She shared the sacrifices and stress she underwent to prepare for the exam, whilst still running her business and thankfully, it paid off.
Oromidayo Daniel, a young Nigerian man, is said to have died and his partner is in a coma following a marathon intercourse in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
According to viral reports, the lovebirds, who are alleged students of the Ibadan Polytechnic, were found unconscious in their apartment on Monday, May 16. While Daniel was confirmed dead, his partner Aramide is said to have slipped into a coma and was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital.
According to Sahara reporters, the lovers engaged in a sex romp after they came back from the campus on Monday.
“He is in my Faculty. Yesterday was supposed to be the day we start our examinations but the school was closed down. There was protest yesterday; so he and his girlfriend went back home. They drugged themselves and started having sex. The guy is dead now and the babe who is in a coma is at the University College Hospital”, a neighbor of the deceased said.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports claim that the lovebirds took sex-enhancing medications and slumped after many rounds of sex, albeit the cause of Daniel’s death is yet unknown.
A video showing the moment his lifeless body was being whisked away from his apartment has been shared online. A voice recording of an alleged witness giving a detailed account of what allegedly transpired is also making the rounds online.
See below,
In related news, it appears a man who was at a local brothel for a marathon coitus with three call girls bit more than he could chew as he was unable to stand up after the exercise.
One of the hookers is seen holding an unidentified man who can barely stand on his own in a video that has gone viral.
The man had intercourse with three girls at once, thus it was assumed he was there to show off his bedmatic skills, but the exercise eventually took its toll on him.
After being mocked by other sex workers, he was given a chair to sit in before being poured water over his head to help him regain his strength.
Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, didn’t take kindly to an Instagram user’s comment about her 21-year-old daughter, Priscilla, and was ready to draw blood.
This follows an alleged report that made rounds over the weekend alleging that Priscilla, a brand influencer and video vixen, is in an amorous relationship with popular singer, Kizz Daniel, after they were spotted together.
Reacting, an Instagram user tackled controversial blogger, Gist Lover, for not broadcasting the report, but always quick to post rumours about other celebrities.
The IG user went on to accuse Priscilla of being a prostitute who uses her private parts to get influencer gigs.
See a screenshot of the chat below,
Iyabo Ojo spotted the chat online and didn’t spare a breathe to rain curses on the Instagram user over the hateful remark.
She wrote in Yoruba,
“🔥🔥🔥🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️Whoever wrote or sent this post oni fi owo yen se owun re re mo….. ogun i la ra lo ma ba ti e je……..shonponu lo mo pa e wo ati iyalaya e pelu baba nla baba e danu, ogun la fi e je re we, gbogbo awon ti won ba fe gbe ogun ti awon omo temi, Iyabo Ojo …………………….. e ma so fo e mi danu, ase gun …. 🙏 e kere si number wa ….. elo po si wa eti po to”
Read the English translation below,
“You’ll won’t use your hands to do good things. The god of thunder will destroy you. May the gods kill you and your generations; god of iron will bath with your blood, to everyone that wants to wage war against my children, Iyabo Ojo….. May you be amongst the losers, amen to that. You are no match for you, go back and get reinforcements.”
Reality TV star, Ifu Ennada has taken to social media to clear the air after she was called ‘devilish’ over her AMVCA outfit.
The Big Brother Naija star pulled up at the award show on Saturday, May 14, in a black dress decorated with multiple skulls, and a scary eye makeup.
She had earlier caused a huge stir online after disclosing that the dress, designed by popular fashion designer, Toyin Lawani, cost a whooping hundred grand ( $100,000).
However, she eventually disclosed that the dress is worth that much but she didn’t pay that amount for it.
Photos of the controversial dress quickly went viral on social media and some religious fanatics asserted that the dress is devilish, and Ifu should repent before it’s too late.
Reacting to the influx of criticisms she received, Ifu took to her Instastory to issue a disclaimer that the dress is not devilish, but just an unconventional fit.
She also told her critics to dead the thoughts that she’s devilish, because she’s a born again Christian who studies the Bible every single day.
The 27-year-old star wrote,
“Nigerians are saying I’m devilish because of my AMVCA dress. Pls stop, its unconvential fashion.. Avant Garde… but nothing devilish about my dress.
I am Born Again, I have a whole Bible App I use to study the Word of God daily. Pls stop this narrative of me being devilish because of my AMVCA Look. I am a child of God.. it’s all Fashion”
Popular Nigerian comedienne and actress, Helen Paul has lamented over the predicament of the average business owner in Nigeria.
She took to her Instagram page in the early hours of Tuesday, May 17, to raise concern about the epileptic power supply and increase in electricity tariff.
According to her, business owners spend a lot of money to fuel their generator to run their businesses, and in turn, use the profit realized from the business to pay for NEPA bill.
Bemoaning the sad situation, the 44-year-old comic actress asserted that the average busines owner can no longer account for their profit and investment.
“In Nigeria, you fuel your generator to run your business and use the profit to pay NEPA bill”, she wrote.
Sometime ago, I was involved in a car accident in Abuja. I suffered a concussion to my head and had to wear sunglasses for a while. When taking pictures with others, I would leave my sunglasses on and many complained that I didn’t want my face to show in pictures with them. Some even assumed I was being proud, being a star 😃 They were totally oblivious of the true situation. Not all things are truly what they appear to be. Many are hiding alot and showing the best side on social media. Focus on the majors and forget the minors. Thank God
everyday for all blessings, great and small.
Celebrity fashion designer, Yomi Casual has taken a swipe at women who divorce their husbands over infidelity and go on to date married men.
In a post shared on his Instastory, the 37-year-old stylist tackled women who leave their husbands because they caught him cheating, and when single, start scurrying for the attention of other women’s husbands.
He wrote,
“You left your marriage because you caught your husband ryt? Now you divorced him and went out there like a wild lion chasing another woman’s husband for survival.
#SMH #edeyyourbody”
This comes months after his wife, Grace Makun, said she can’t leave him because he cheated.
In the comment spotted under an Instagram post, Nkechi Blessing who was in a relationship with her politician boyfriend, Opeyemi Falegan, at the time, had questioned where she would go to if she leaves her husband for cheating on her.
She wrote, “So, cus my husband cheated I will leave him? Pls to where exactly?”
Grace Makun, who is married to celebrity fashion designer, Yomi Casual, expressed agreement with Nkechi’s post saying, “Team marital no leave no transfer gather here.” Read here
Nollywood actor, Uche Odoputa, has pleaded with well-meaning Nigerians to pray for the safe return of his father, who has been kidnapped for two weeks.
The thespian took to his Instagram page on Monday, May 16 to raise an alarm over his father’s abduction.
Sharing a photo of himself and his dad, the actor wrote,
“Friends please join me in praying for my father safe return from the hands of kidnappers that took him for over 2weeks now 🙏 Mr Kenneth odoputa.”
In other news, a fatal explosion has occurred at a primary school on Aba Road, Sabon Gari area of Kano State and many children are feared injured and even worse, dead.
According to some videos that have been shared on micro-blogging website, Twitter, it happened in the early hours of Tuesday, May 17th 2022.
It was later confirmed by the police that the explosion was caused by a leak from a Gas Cylinder.
An eyewitness Collins Ezeanah wrote on Twitter,
“I stay in Sabon Gari Kano . The explosion shook our house . Happened in Winners primary school . Aba Road . Students died. This country won’t be the end of us . We didn’t commit any crime being Nigerians . May their soul rest in perfect peace . Amen !
Students . 4 – 5 years old . A student of the school lives in my compound , chimobi came back filled with sand & tears . Man crawled his way out of the collapsed building . He was looking for his classmates nowhere to be found”.
A man was confronted after he reportedly sexually harassed a female passenger on a commercial bus in Lagos.
According to a Twitter user named Efyaa, who shared the incident on the micro-blogging platform, the incident happened on Tuesday, May 17, on a bus from Ogba to the Obalende area of the state.
She noted that the man was touching a female passenger who sat beside him on the bus inappropriately when she gave him a slap on the face and he tried to retaliate.
Efyaa said when all the other female passengers on the bus accosted him, the man admitted harassing the lady and started begging for forgiveness.
Sharing a photo of the man and video proof, Efyaa wrote,
“Today I entered a bus with a sexual predator and I’ll appreciate if you could to please repost this. You’ll know why amplifying this tweet is very important by the end of this thread. Here’s the face of said predator.
Another video proof of him begging the lady- He eventually admitted guilt and was saying he’s using God to beg us. Oh yeah, next time think about God before you do something so stupid!.
We couldn’t get his name by the end of our trip and he sped away. All the men in the bus who could overpower him said nothing and let him leave. The driver said nothing as well. When the lady admonished the driver, a passenger (man) in the front insulted her to say.. See the body you’re using to shout sef’. Let that sit in! A lady in the bus gave her contact of someone in human rights but with so little info about him. It might be hard to find him.
