Nigerian music star, Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay has welcomed her first child, a baby girl.
The new mum shared the good news with her fans and followers in an Instagram post on Friday, April 22.
“The Eagle has landed 🦅🙏 ❤️ What a journey its been!.. Thank you ALL for ur well wishes . We love you…”, she wrote.
This comes after the “big girl” singer had a gender reveal and baby shower party in the UK over the weekend, courtesy of her friends and there they discovered that she is expecting a baby girl.
Her close friends were in attendance and they took turns to say sweet words to her, pray and reassure her that she would make a great mom to her child.
Seyi Shay took to her Instagram page to share a video snippet from the party which held on Sunday, April 17.
Meanwhile, the mother of one has revealed that she’s engaged.
She made this revelation during an interview on BeatFM.
When the interviewer asked about the ring on her finger, Seyi said, “some guy gave it to me and asked if I would marry him”.
The singer sounds super excited to be engaged to her lover and went on to show off her engagement ring while adding that it’s a real diamond ring.
Popular social commentator and Author Reno Omokri has said that the ideal family is one where the husband works to provide while the wife cares for the home.
His post on Instagram reads ;
Dear men,
The ideal family is one where the husband provides for the family, and the wife cares for the home. Wokeness rejects this, but wokeness did not create marriage. God did and Scripture is very clear. So stop accusing women of gold digging when they look at your income when you look for their hand in marriage.
Man was created by God as a provider. Woman was created as his helper. If you as a man have nothing to provide, you need a job, not a helper. Don’t marry when all you can be is a sufferer, rather than a provider! Women who refuse your suffering are not gold diggers.
In a rejoinder post, Reno commended Mothers as he noted that it is the most tasking job on earth.
In his words;
The most tasking job on Earth is the job of being a mother. From the delivery room, to the living room, a mother works. Being a mother is a full time job that is physically tasking and emotionally draining.
A lot of damage is done on Earth when women have children and leave them to nannies and maids to raise while they pursue money. Nobody can look after your child like you. A wife who looks after her children deserves financial support from her husband. It is a partnership.
I believe you saw what happened in some schools of late. A lot of that would not have occurred if those children had parents who gave them the required nourishing.
A man identified as Mosugu Ezekiel Atebi and his two children, Joana and Jason, have died in a ghastly motor accident.
It was gathered that the accident occurred along the Keffi-Abuja road on Good Friday, April 15. Father and children were laid to rest today, Friday, April 22.
According to reports, few days before the accident, the deceased had buried his nephew, Barrister Tibileri Mosugu, who was killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
Former press secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, Petra Akinti Onyegbule wrote;
“This one I have been unable to process. Mosugu Ezekiel Atebi was my senior in secondary school. One of the cool headed never bullying type. Last time I was in Jos, we didn’t see but we spoke and we both agreed that when next I was in town there’d be no excuses,” Petra wrote.
“It was shocking to hear of his tragic death in a ghastly motor accident along with his two children. Honestly, I still haven’t processed it. So unbelievable. And to think a few days before his death, he was at Abuja for the funeral of his nephew who was killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack not knowing death was lurking around. Simply unbelievable. They were laid to rest today.”
A Nigerian lady identified as Fehin Silva has shared on her Instagram page how her mother married her brother’s roommate’s father after they met on Facebook.
According to Fehin, her brother and her stepbrother were roommates while at the university. They both attended Babcock University.
Fehin revealed that her mother and step-dad met on Facebook in 2020, fell in love and went on to get married in 2021.
The Instagram user described her stepbrother as her second big brother, turn up partner, confidant and adviser.
“He was my brother’s roommate and close friend in babcock university.. we’d bump into each other from time to time”
“Then my mom met his dad on Facebook and they fell in love”
Popular Nigerian Music Producer, Samklef has taken to social media to call out Music executive, Banky W over unpaid royalties for Wizkid’s Superstar album.
According to Samklef who is now based in the United States, he has taken legal steps and he wants 50/50 on the royalties.
Samklef took to Twitter to write;
“Claiming all my 11 years royalties for WiZkid super star album in a bit. My Laywers will reach out. It’s 50/50. Anybody wey don collect my money better reach out o! Samkef fine were o! Make dem tag Banky o! My money go don plenty o! Before him go use am campaign for election.”
Samklef’s post comes on the heels of an unintentional controversial story that elicited from the interview Banky W recently had with Ebuka.
Recall that Banky W disclosed that Wizkid was on a 5-album contract with Empire mates Entertainment, but after he’d done the second album, Wizkid declared his intention to move on a do things his way.
Banky W then said he gave him his blessings and as we all witnessed, Wizkid has gone on to become one of the most popular Artist out of Africa and he is taking Afrobeats to new heights. (Read here ICYMI)
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has died at the age of 83.
The top Yoruba traditional ruler died in the late hours of Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, PremiumTimes reports.
According to the report, the remains of Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, were brought to Oyo in the early hours of Saturday, April 23 and traditional rites began.
Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, ruled for 52 years.
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, will to make an official announcement when he receives the report of the monarch’s death from the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, who will now lead the ancient town before a new Alaafin is installed.
The traditional ruler had been sick and a plan had been made to fly him abroad before he passed on late Friday night.
A source familiar with the medical travel plan said his tickets and those of a few wives were already procured.
Oba Lamidi’s death came months after the two other senior Oyo State monarchs – the Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Jimoh Oyewumi – died. All happened in less than five months.
Nigerian Actress, Caroline Danjuma, otherwise known as Carolyna Hutchings has blamed famous Nigerian Blogger, Linda Ikeji, as part of the reasons her marriage crashed.
In a recent episode of the Real Housewives of Lagos, Caroline and Linda Ikeji’s sister, Laura Ikeji-Kanu had a verbal altercation and an angry Caroline averred that Linda was the cause of her failed marriage.
According to Caroline, Linda Ikeji posted false information about her person and also smeared her daughter’s image. Caroline said she tried to reach out to Linda several times and also served Linda court papers but the blogger never responded and instead opted to leave the damaging articles she wrote about her live on her popular blog.
See the video below,
In January this year, the former Nollywood actress shared her experience during the divorce, nothing that her divorce from Musa Danjuma made her feel like a failure.
She revealed that she had held herself responsible for not creating a perfect marriage and blamed herself for mistakes they both made during their marriage.
In her words;
“I blamed myself for not making a perfect marriage, I blamed my self for both faults of ours until I started healing then I knew I was not a failure.”
“I prayed to God for assistance, most importantly to forgive my self and him.”
“Rather than hate the outcome of what was, I chose love and peace of mind for what is. We both ain’t perfect and that is what makes us human. I dealt with the hurtful words from friends and strangers, the stigma and constant mockery without knowledge of what truly happened.”
The Imo state police command has detained a 50-year-old man suspected of making bombs for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to police, the suspect, Simeon Onigbo, makes locally made bombs that are used to attack police divisions and other government facility in Imo.
The suspect was apprehended following a raid on the hideout of IPOB’s militia wing, according to a statement issued by police spokesman Michael Abattam on April 20.
Michael Abattam disclosed that the police operatives received an intelligence report and immediately mobilized to the hideout of the terror group located at Uba Umuaka in Njaba LGA of Imo State and raided the camp.
“In the course of the raid, one Simeon Onigbo ‘m’ age 50 years was arrested. On the spot interrogation, the suspect admitted being the manufacturer of most of the Improvised Explosive Devices ( I.E.Ds) used in attacking police stations in the State and outside the State.
On searching the criminal hideouts items recovered includes the following: One already prepared Improvised Explosive Devices, Fifty eight pieces of Cannon Steel Pipe, Two Chisels, One Monday Hammer one and a half bag of Potassium Nitrate, thirty Pounds Weight of Sulphur, Fourty Pounds Weight of dry Sand, Ten Pounds Weight of Red Sand, Thirty Pounds Weight of Gun Powder, Half Bag of Charcoal, Thirty Electronic Motorcycle Batteries and Seven Lengths of 8 millimeters Iron Rods. Meanwhile, the Command’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) has taken over the recovered bomb for technical analysis and subsequently for possible detonation.” The statement reads.
Popular Nollywood actress and producer, Esther Uzodinma, has expressed her dissatisfaction with men’s lack of interest in dating her.
The actress, popular for her role as “Angela” in the TV series My Siblings and I, opened up to her fans and followers that men haven’t been approaching her for a relationship.
She took to her Instagram page to ask her fans a series of questions in an attempt to figure out whether she isn’t attractive enough for males.
“Am I not fine, am I not beautiful, Is it that guys don’t like light-skinned girls, is it my nose…? They are not approaching me oo, it’s not like I am turning them down”, she lamented.
Watch her speak below,
This comes after some lovely Ghanaian female nurses lamented how men are not approaching them anymore for serious relationship.
These wearisome Nurses disclosed to Fnnewsroom.com that they are ripe for marriage but no man is approaching them for a serious relationship or marriage proposals.
According to them, Ghanaian men are scared to approach them for a serious relationship which will lead to marriage.
They added that their families are now putting pressure on them to get married and this has become a headache to them now.
They said;
“We are getting old by the day and no man is approaching us for a relationship or marriage proposal. We are worried. What is wrong with us that men can’t ask for our hand in marriage.”
Former beauty queen and actress, Munachi Abii has reacted after being shamed online for not speaking her native language – Igbo – fluently.
The media personality granted an exclusive interview with BBC News Igbo on Friday, April 22, where she spoke about her life, family and career.
She spoke Igbo quite well in the video, but fused in English language at some point but overall, she didn’t do terribly.
However, some people were not satisfied with her Igbo speaking and heavily criticized her for not knowing how to speak her language.
Reacting to the negativity, the Mbaise-born actress condemned those who criticize people making attempts to speak their native language, instead of encouraging them.
According to her, at least she can speak the language to an extent, even if it’s not up to their ‘standards’.
Ace comedian, AY Makun, has penned a glowing tribute to Nigerian music duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as Psquare.
The comedian recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of his “AY Live” comedy show, and the brothers who reconciled a few months ago after an age-old fight performed at the event.
Singing their praises in an Instagram post, AY stated that his best wishes and decision for the show were to see the brothers come together on the same stage, and he’s glad it came to fruition.
Speaking further, he averred that people go apart to understand the value of getting back together.
“Sometimes, we go apart to understand the true values of getting back together. When two people are truly in sync, they always find a way of making things happen. This is one night I will never forget @psquareworld were born to entertain. One of my best wishes and decision for AT Live at 15, was to see these guys come together on the same stage…… PETER AND PAUL THEM BE ONE NO BE TWO”. He wrote.
Meanwhile, investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has stated that music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye never really parted ways nor had a rift has people perceived.
The journalist in a post shared on her Instagram page noted that the only place the brothers parted ways was on Instagram, to make people believe they were estranged.
Kemi Olunloyo insisted that people never found out and believed the brothers gimmicks because Nigerians are unintelligent.
According to her, Peter and Paul Okoye might start crowdfunding for a new album from Psquare, noting that international artistes do that a lot.
A Nigerian businesswoman and her baby miraculously survived a fatal accident that left her car damaged beyond repair.
The woman took to her Instagram page to share a video of the totaled car and netizens couldn’t help but thank God for saving their lives.
In the video, the businesswoman is seen crying profusely as she thanked God repeatedly for surviving the accident without a scratch.
She captioned the video, “Everyone in my car is alive. The car finish but we nor finish.”
The mother was advised to go to the hospital to check for any internal injuries since they didn’t sustain any external injuries despite the gravity of the accident, but she disclosed that they’ve done that already.
In the video making the rounds on social media, sympathizers and another corps member can be heard saying this is what their colleagues always suffer in the hands of the unruly students.
“This is what a student did to one of the corper in Anambra state.
They have been planning to beat this corper, on the exam day, they perpetrated the act.
The principal is the cause of all these,” a voice narrated. Watch the video here
A serving corps member is currently nursing serious injuries after his head was burst open by a student of the secondary school where he is having his primary assignment in Anambra State.
In the video making the rounds on social media, sympathizers and another corps member can be heard saying this is what their colleagues always suffer in the hands of the unruly students.
“This is what a student did to one of the corper in Anambra state.
They have been planning to beat this corper, on the exam day, they perpetrated the act.
The principal is the cause of all these,” a voice narrated
See video below ;
Netizen’s have reacted and some comments suggest that indeed, some corps members suffer physical abuse at the hands of their students and it is quite shocking.
See some comments below ;
Ifaloye wrote ;
I have witnessed similar scene before in Ibadan during my NYSC days. It was a lady to lady fight though (student & corper), fighting because of Man
Avdoul wrote;
This one na small thing compared to what Onitsha North Students fit do for a Corper
Frank wrote;
This same thing happened to my Corper friend in calabar that year 🤦♂️school wey all those small children dey cult. It’s a pity sha. Do your work and avoid those children that’s all I can say.
Akumave wrote;
I served in a school in Anambra state, after I settled a fight between ss1 &2 as I was leaving one of them said “master we know say you na a*o, make you they give us orientation “ I pretended I never heard that.
For this young man, the fear of the dreaded now defunct, Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit (SARS) is the beginning of being smart especially when they’re in your surrounding.
His girlfriend decided to exploit that fear when she pranked him about the Police operatives being around in his compound and asking him what he was going to do about it.
The lady, who made the video is seen walking up to her sleeping boyfriend before she woke him up from his slumber just to tell him that the police operatives were in his compound and were already talking with his friend downstairs.
The young man immediately went into panic mode and was obviously in a confused state but the first thing he could gather himself to do was to hide his mobile device before following his girlfriend’s instructions.
She asked him to stay inside and not make a sound as she tries to handle the situation.
The hilarious reaction of the young man has left netizens laughing and also wondering why he chose to hide his phone. Watch the video as you scroll,
A distraught mother has called into a radio show to seek advice after discovering her two daughters falsely accused their father of sleeping with them.
Twitter user @PapaRiri9 took to the popular microblogging platform to relay the story of how the girls lied so they could relocate abroad with their mom.
Read the full story as you scroll,
“*True story shared on Radio*
I am a medical doctor & my hubby is a software developer. We both had good jobs till my husband lost his job & getting a new paid job was hard, we decided that I travel to Canada till we’re stabilized, he would join us with the kids. We have 2girls.
Dec 2018, I decided to come to NIGERIA for the festivities to celebrate & our 20th wedding anniversary.
When I arrived, I noticed a tensed atmosphere between my daughters and their father. I thought it was the teenager – parent’s issue, so I ignored it but when I noticed that my daughters would sometimes be rude to their father, I demanded to know what was going on. This became a matter of concern cause, my daughters used to adore their father.
I tried severally to get my girls to speak but all they had to say was for me to talk to my husband.
I had to ask my hubby what was going on. He told me it was nothing he couldn’t handle & that our girls were keeping bad company in school & cause of this, he decided to disallow them from going out & attend parties. He drops them in school & creates time to pick them from school.
I was happy as such strong hand is needed for my girls. I ignored their attitude. Few days to when I was to travel back to Canada. I called my girls to talk to them. After a long talk, they told me that daddy did not want them to go out cause he was having sex with both of them.
When my husband came back from the office, I confronted him and they repeated what they told me in his presence. My husband denied vehemently but the girls insisted that it was the truth. I was confused and I sought the counsel of our pastor and his parents.
They called our girls & they said the same thing. I didn’t know who to believe. My husband kept begging me to believe him but I just was not ready to listen cause I could not see reason why our children would lie about such. I made arrangement and took my children back to Canada with me despite the loans I had to take, for the extra costs. While I filed for divorce. I raised my children alone for about 3years.
Then I heard the news that my now ex husband was getting married to someone else. I mentioned it to the girls and expressed how sad I was that
a man that would do that to his daughters went scotfree because there is no evidence to push a case. I bursted out crying while apologizing to my girls about what he put them through. It was there that they confessed that their father did not touch them.
That they lied cause their father did not give them freedom to do what they desire & they wanted to leave NIGERIA. My world shattered. Where do I start from? How do I beg my husband? What do I say? Probably, I should have trusted my husband, but I was just trying to be a good Mom I lost a good man. How do I get him to forgive his children and I ? Can I still save my home ?
Who will you blame in this story? The Children who lied on their Father cause of Freedom or the wife that didn’t trust in her husband despite him pleading he was innocent? 😢😭😢”
*True story shared on Radio*
I am a medical doctor & my hubby is a software developer. We both had good jobs till my husband lost his job & getting a new paid job was hard, we decided that I travel to Canada till we’re stabilized, he would join us with the kids. We have 2girls.
Victory, a 27-year-old Nigerian man living in Malaysia, has died after allegedly plunging from the 21st floor of his condominium in Malaysia.
The young man, who hails from Agbor, Delta state, is said to have jumped from his apartment at Mutiara Village (21st floor, Block F2) in Cyberjaya on Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2022.
Although the reasons for his actions are unknown, the incident is currently being investigated by police.
However, viral reports alleged that Victory was murdered.
A Facebook user claimed the deceased was pushed off the building, and another user, Peter Rocly, who claimed to have lived in the building and witnessed the incident, also said that Victor’s death was a case of murder and he didn’t jump off as alleged.
In other news, a Nigerian man simply identified as Toyosi has been thrown into mourning after losing his fiancée in a fatal car accident.
On Thursday, April 21, Toyosi resorted to Twitter to express his anguish at his loss while also declaring that Nigeria had failed him.
According to him, he and his fiancée were involved in a ghastly accident in his car in March 2022. While he narrowly escaped, she died and the car was a total wreck.
The man explained how government personnel he interacted with during and after the accident that took his fiancee’s life let him down in in the discharge of their duties, posting photos of his wrecked car. He further mentioned that following the disaster, others took advantage of the circumstance to steal from them. Continue reading…
Award-winning American singer and actress, Janelle Monae has come out as non-binary in a recent interview on Red Table Talk.
The Grammy nominee was a guest on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk, in an episode aired on Facebook on Wednesday, April 22, where she made the revelation.
According to Janelle who appeared on the show with her mother, Janet, since God doesn’t identify as a “he” or “she” because he transcends gender restrictions, then she is also “everything”.
Her words, “I’m nonbinary, so I just don’t see myself as a woman solely. I feel all of my energy.
“I feel like God is so much bigger than the “he” or the “she.” And if I am from God, I am everything. I am everything. But I will always, always stand with women. I will always stand with Black women. But I just see everything that I am. Beyond the binary.”
Although people who identify as non-binary are referred to as “they”, a representative of the singer said she would still continue using she/her pronouns.
Janelle has been very open to sexual and gender modification as in 2018, she came out as pansexual in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“Being a queer black woman in America — someone who has been in relationships with both men and women — I consider myself to be a free-ass motherf****r,” they said.
A man has been arrested and is now facing trial in Rivers state for sodomising an orphan boy.
The man was said to have had anal intercourse with the young boy, and as a result the victim is currently lying critically ill in the hospital.
The chairperson of FIDA in Rivers State, Adata Bio-Briggs, who shared the sad news on Facebook on Friday, April 22, said the little one has been bleeding excessively from the anus after being sodomized by the adult man.
“I cannot sleep, I’m worried about our children. As FIDA Rivers Chair. I have a lot of FIDA children, one of my sons (an orphan) is lying critically ill in the hospital, bleeding excessively from the anus after being sodomized by an adult man.
“When will all these crime against children end? Please say a word of prayer for him. He must live. My heart is heavy. Justice must prevail. Postscript- Accused person is facing trial.” He wrote.
See his post below,
In related news, one Ajibola Akindele, 30, was on April 18th apprehended by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old girl right inside a church.
A statement which was released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi revealed that the suspect was apprehended following a report lodged at Lafenwa divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim, who revealed that she sent her daughter to go and decorate a church at Ita oshin area of Abeokuta together with the suspect on the 16th of April 2022.
“On getting to the church, they met some other women who came to sweep the church in preparation for Sunday service. But soon as those women left after sweeping the church, the suspect allegedly took advantage of being alone with the victim and forcefully had an unlawful carnal knowledge of her right inside the church.
Upon the report, the DPO Lafenwa division, CSP Kayode Shadrach, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and bring him to justice. He said the detectives quickly moved into the scene and promptly arrested the suspect who have since confessed to the crime.” the statement read
Oyeyemi went on to add that the state commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti-human trafficking and child labor unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Veteran Nigerian singer, Blackface Naija has accused Wizkid and his former record label boss, Banky W, of sampling his songs.
This follows the interview Banky W had with popular TV host, Ebuka Obi-Uchenda, on Bounce Radio where he disclosed that Wizkid signed a 5-album deal with his record label, EME, but only did two before exiting the label.
The interview caused a huge buzz on social media as fans of the Grammy nominee go all out to defend their fave, and dug out a video where Wizkid said he left the record label with zero naira.
Reacting to the social media frenzy, Blackface took to his official social media pages to accuse the duo of stealing his songs.
He also ordered them to call him as soon as possible.
The veteran wrote, “Make una tag them to call me as the #copycopy and over lifting didn’t stop there they took #twistandturn of my album #risingsun to do that garbage they call #ginger again…you never finish one matter you dey enter another one? Na @samklef cause all these for reproducing my sound for you to ride on !Keep being on the run ….you still getting served too! Call me 📞”
See his post below,
This is not the first time Blackface is accusing the music executives of stealing his songs. In 2018, he sued them for intellectual property theft. Read here
Nigerian singer and songwriter, BOJ makes a big return as he dishes out his highly anticipated album titled “Gbagada Express”.
According to BOJ, the album was written and recorded during the most restricted periods of 2020’s lockdown, BOJ’s third solo album sees the DRB Lasgidi alum and alté pioneer at his most collaborative yet most introspective.
“Gbagada Express” is a 16-track album which includes; “Owo Ni Koko”, “Tinu Ewe”, “Lekki Love”, “Awolowo”, “Confam”, “Get Out The Way”, “In A Loop”, “Yarning Many”, “Emotions”, “Culture”, “Uncousciously”, “Money & Laughter”, “Abracadabra”, “Action Boys”, “Gbagada Express” and “Your Love (Mogbe).
Popular Nollywood actor and movie producer, Williams Uchemba has bemoaned the rate at which fake products are being sold in the country.
Taking to his Instastory, the actor who recently welcomed a child with his wife, stated that the counterfeit products in Nigeria seems to be more than the original.
According to him, it’s very disturbing because most vendors sell fake products for the price of an original which is totally unfair.
He concluded by saying the problem of this country is not the government, but the citizens.
The actor and philanthropist wrote,
“The fake products in this country is more than the original.
And the painful part is that some of this vendors will sell the fake the price of original.
Even if you must sell fake, why can’t you have the fake and the original so anyone that can’t afford the original will then have the option of buying the fake.
Somethings our problem is not the government, our problem is us.”
A while ago, Williams Uchemba took to his social to make an impassioned plea to parents to protect their children at any cost.
The thespian was probably reacting to the news of a new Bi-sexual superman being introduced in comics, and he asked the relevance of sexual content in Kids cartoons.
He then begged parents to ensure they control what their kids watch/consume from these television programmes.
In his words ;
Since when did sexual content started being cool in kids cartoons and comics?? KIDS HEAR WITH THEIR EYES PROTECT THEM.
Parents protect your children at any cost.
The enemy is completely out to disciple the ones he can especially through what they watch.
Because he knows the children hear with their eyes.
After 11 long weeks of thrilling and exciting dance battles across six regions, 32 contestants will be taking things notches higher as they square off at the national semi-finals holding in Lagos on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Eko Hotel and Suites.
Globacom, telecommunications powerhouse and sponsor of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality tv show has described the event as a “a night of unlimited entertainment” with a planned cocktail of music and dance featuring the very best dancers from Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Abuja, Benin, and Lagos. The competition has featured break dancing, krumping, locking, and afro dance amongst others.
Fans of the show will be happy to find that nine out of the 32 dancers taking part in the national semi-finals, are Wildcard entrants who are returning thanks to the power wielded by the fans who were given an opportunity to vote back their favorites who didn’t make the cut in their respective regions.
The fate of the 32 contestants will be decided by eight judges who according to show host Do2tun “speak little but make life-changing decisions.”
Glo subscribers who have used up to N2,000 or more in the last month can text BOTY to 611 on the Glo network to get automatic invites.
The show which made its debut on GloTV, Globacom’s streaming app on February 5, 2022, has held fans and lovers of dance spellbound over the past 11 weeks and over 32 fans have won millions in the viral Fan’s Challenge that has accompanied the show.
YBNL head honcho, Olamide and the resurgent musical duo PSquare will be on hand to provide the musical entertainment that will keep fans dancing with hits from their repertoire.
Tunde Remi and Moet Abebe will direct proceedings on the Green carpet while comedians Bovi and MC Forever will thrill fans with rib-cracking jokes.
A group of Nigerians staged a protest in the private office of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, urging him to run for president in 2023.
A spokesman for the group, Mayor Samuel, who spoke to newsmen, said they were there to beg Goodluck Jonathan’s forgiveness for voting him out in 2015.
“We were deceived and brainwashed by those who claimed they could do it in 2015. Now, we know better, under Jonathan the minimum wage could buy one or two bags of rice. What do we have today? We are begging President Jonathan to forgive us, we have realized our mistakes, we want him back to complete what he started.” He said.
In photos from the protest that were posted online, the protesters are seen holding placards that read, “Goodluck Jonathan, you must run.. We need you to restore Nigeria.”
See photos below,
Meanwhile, Nollywood actor, Imeh Okon, popularly known as Okon Lagos, has advised ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan to ignore the call to run for president in the 2023 general elections.
According to him, Jonathan should not run for president again regardless of how much he’s been wooed because too much damage has been done to the country after his exit in 2015, and there’s only little he can do to fix it.
“Rumors have it that Goodluck is being wooed to run for president again. Abeg your excellency, as tempting as it may, Dont. Too much damage is done and there is too little you can do to fix it in just a term. Imagine bringing in Ronaldo in 90+2 mins to turn around the fortunes of a team that is down by 7 nil! What will he do? Magic?? Remain the legend and hero you are sir. Duck the bait!”
While a majority of women seek a flat stomach, popular Nigerian singer, Temmie Ovwasa, has said that she admires women with big bellies.
In a recent Twitter post, the controversial singer shared her thoughts and revealed why she wants her tummy to be bigger than it is currently.
I looovvvvvvveeee seeing women with big bellies in crop tops, ugh the jiggle! Every fucking about it is sexy! Damn! Let it hang out Pleaseeeee, let it hang out!” She tweeted.
A Twitter user then quoted the tweet, noting that the singer has a big tummy. “E be like, ur own take style, too,” wrote the tweep.
“Not style, its big and I want it to get bigger”, Temmie Ovwasa replied.
See their exchange below,
This comes after a Nigerian plus sized lady has decided to inspire people of her calibre after she took to social media to tell folks like her not to be bullied about their body.
Showing off her body in lingeries, this lady certainly has no care in the world what people have to say about her body and she’ll continue to be proud of herself.
In a post shared on her page, she wrote,
“My opinion??? Never ever be bullied to accept ur body is ugly or not perfect!!! U are you!! Learn to embrace ur curves, folds, big tummy those things make u stand out… I’m talking to u big orb girls like me.. Ewobiolaoluwaseto yetunde ebidapo Bridget …. God got u”.
A little boy has gone viral on social media after a video of him serving punishment for stealing meat was shared online.
In a hilarious video shared online, the boy is seen squatting as a punishment and in the heat of his pain, he cussed out the devil, blaming him for his act.
The boy told his mother ;
“Release me let me pray”
The mother however, did not buy into his antics and she told him to pray devil away while serving his punishment.
The boy then begins praying while cussing the devil.
In his words;
“Devil, see the way I’m suffering. You know it’s you that say I should go and carry the meat. Now you cannot help me. God will punish you. Idiot. Mumu man.”
Watch the video below….
In news related to parenthood, Big Brother Naija star, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as TBoss, has encouraged parents not to fail in their duty as parents.
The mother of one, who shared this advice on social media, acknowledged that parenting is difficult and that one may need to seek God’s help on a regular basis.
Her post reads;
“And if you would Fail at Everything else Try not to fail in your role as a Parent. It’s not easy, not even close but it’s so worth the pain, tears, time and all the sacrifices made. Constantly looking up to God for direction.”
Big Brother Naija star, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as TBoss, has encouraged parents not to fail in their duty as parents.
The mother of one, who shared this advice on social media, acknowledged that parenting is difficult and that one may need to seek God’s help on a regular basis.
“And if you would Fail at Everything else Try not to fail in your role as a Parent. It’s not easy, not even close but it’s so worth the pain, tears, time and all the sacrifices made. Constantly looking up to God for direction.” She wrote.
See her post below,
Meanwhile, actress and Instagram comedian, Wofaifada, has opined that the best way to improve humanity is through proper parenting.
According to her, proper parenting is important to improve humanity because what people show the world is a reflection of what their parents showed them.
Taking to her Insta-stories, she wrote,
“The best way to improve humanity, is through proper parenting. What people show the world, is a reflection of what their parents showed them. Except for the lucky ones that have gotten help through life lesson/therapy.”
In other news, Nollywood Actress, Dabota Lawson seems to have had it with people who give unsolicited parental advice and she took to her social media page to send a message to those who engage in such act.
The beautiful mother-of-one said people should not give parental advise if they don’t have kids.
A post on her snapchat profile reads;
“Please if you don’t have kids, stop giving unsolicited parenting advise. A woman that has been used as vessel to bring life to this world is not your average woman.”
Nigerian singer, Dotman comes through with a brand new single titled “Daddy Duties“ days after welcoming a baby boy.
Dotman recently welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his wife, which he announced a couple of weeks ago. And to celebrate fatherhood status, he puts together this impressive single.
However, the new record serves as a follow-up to his recent EP titled “Vibes and Chill“. This amazing tune was produced by Cobby Dollar.
A Nigerian man using a John Doe alias, has taken to Twitter to explain why men shouldn’t wait till they have money before finding a wife.
@jon_d_doe asserted that if a man waits until he is financially stable before finding a wife, there is a higher chance that he will marry the wrong woman.
According to him, it’s better for men to settle down with the woman who stood by them during their struggling days, instead of looking for a new woman to marry when they eventually make money.
Read his full post below,
“If you wait until you think you’ve gotten money before you start to look for a wife, the probability of finding the wrong wife is high. Let me not sound like a broken record. A lot of you in relationships have actually found your wives. But because you’re broke, unstable, you lack the confidence & conviction to make that woman believe in you,
It may sound somehow, but one reason she may leave you is because you’re “throwing things open”.
You’re afraid to commit to her & not fulfilling it when things look up for you. So you don’t want to “promise” her anything. I was also advised this way too. I also understand why a lot of men will rather not promise anything as no one can predict the future.
But come to think of it….
Wouldn’t you rather want your day one ride or die chick to be your future wife?
Trust me, all these marriage fanfare and engagement will only just be formalities. You’ve long been married just not official.
When she’s eating your money, you’ll be happy because you know she worked for it with you.
She drank Garri with you, why not eat chicken with you?
Why must someone else enjoy it and why should another man enjoy yours?
Didn’t you guys have a plan? Or you Just wanted to be fuck buddies? Common that’s waste of years.
You’ll always meet beautiful women, even as a married man, they’ll chase you.
But there will always be that missing “spark” if you don’t marry that woman who knew you from day one.
Just cast your minds on how your parents met. Most, had nothing but they worked things out.
I may be wrong, as I can’t prove it, but let’s not doubt it much if our fathers met our mothers as mostly virgins before marriage.”
An anonymous social media user surprised a beautiful lady with a brand new phone just days after she posted her birthday wishlist on the internet.
The lady identified as @thenayvuiiiton on Twitter recently took to the platform to share a list of items that she would want to receive from her friends and followers as gifts on her birthday in June.
A new phone, a new laptop, money, and jewelry were some of the items on the list.
Reacting to the list, a Twitter user slid into the lady’s DM and offered to gift her the first two items on the list; a phone and a brand new laptop, even before her birthday.
Giving an update on her Twitter page, @thenayvuiiiton revealed that she had received the brand new iPhone and shared a photo of the phone as proof.
She also shared screenshots of her chat with the stranger.
“So yesterday an anonymous on here reached out and offered to get me my birthday gift before hand and it came today, been wanting a new phone for the longest all I can say is God is the greatest.” She captioned the photos.
The gesture generated reactions from social media users. See some comments as you scroll.
@ademi.doyinsola,“Na only tell me about yourself dey my DM😢😢”.
@itz__yeesha, “Na this kind ppl we want for Dm😩 No be everyday hello, hi how was ur day? Have u eaten? Plsss eat for me😩😩🥺🥺.. F you”.
@effedeborah, “Na hello, give me your WhatsApp number full my dm 😩”.
@oyindamola8019, “Nah “tell me your likes and dislikes full pesin DM* kolorun shanu😂🚶”.
A 21-year-old Zambian student, Rebecca Ziba, has been arrested by the police in Russia for twerking at a war memorial.
Ziba had taken to her social media page to share a video of herself twerking on a World War II memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk and captioned it; “Shaking ass for the dead, I’m sure they are sleeping well tonight.”
The Russian Government didn’t take kindly to her actions and described it as “obscene” and “insulting”, the caption was also tagged “offensive”.
She has now been charged to court under Part 4 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code, which accuses a person of “rehabilitating Nazism”. The charge attracts a three-year jail term.
In another video shared online by the Russian Investigative Committee, Ziba is seen in what looks like an interrogation room, apologizing profusely for her actions, while stating that she didn’t mean to offend anyone with the video.
She said,
“I want to apologise to everyone for the video that I posted on the 16th of April. Without knowledge of knowing what it meant and who it was going to hurt or upset, I posted a video of me dancing on a monument,” she said
“The video that I posted, I didn’t intend it to be offensive, neither did I mean it to offend anyone or to be disrespectful to those people that died. And because I did not know what exactly it meant, I never thought it would be this big. I am very very very sorry to everyone, I didn’t know. And if I knew I wasn’t ever going to post it. I hope I am understood and forgiven.”
