Big Brother Naija star and influencer, Maria Chike Benjamin has taken to her Instagram story to share a post about self worth.
The reality show star who was called out weeks ago for allegedly dating a married man, said she’s not negotiating her value with anyone.
The post reads, “I’m not negotiating my value with anyone. I’m worth it. Been worth it. Will forever be worth it.”
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Maria was recently enmeshed in a husband-snatching saga after she was called out by popular socialite, Cubana Chief Priest.
He had accused her of dating his sister’s husband, Kelvin, and threatening his wife. The allegation took different twists and turns before it eventually died down.
However, Maria never came out to debunk or confirm the allegation till date.
A Nigerian single mum has taken to Twitter to recount how she graduated from university despite the odds staked against her.
According to the Computer Science Graduate from the Federal University of Technology Owerri, she saw an old picture of her son she took during a class years ago and it brought tears to her eyes as she reminisced on the events that happened when she was an undergraduate.
She said she used to carry her son to class everyday and was battling a bad divorce at the same time. She added that she was also expelled during that same period because her course adviser claimed she physically assaulted him, whereas, it was because she rejected his sexual advances.
Fortunately for her, she was recalled to the university after one month of expulsion, continued her studies with her mate and has now graduated.
The woman with Twitter handle, @shyprecious, wrote,
“Saw this picture today and I was crying like a baby. Was carrying a baby to class everyday and fighting a bad divorce. While at it, I got expelled. My course adviser couldn’t get me to bed so he said that I beat him up. I was a disaster at the time. Look where I am now.”
Big Brother Naija star and beauty entrepreneur, Ifu Ennada has said that living alone can be boring sometimes.
The reality star, who stated this in a post shared on her Insta-stories, reflecting on her experience living alone for 4 years, noted that it gets very boring sometimes that she talks to objects in the house.
According to Ifu Ennada she probably needs help, since loneliness makes her call her household items endearing names.
“Maybe I need help. I’ve lived alone for 4 years and sometimes I remember how lonely it gets…I’m out here talking to my microwave and cutlery. I’m out here calling them my love “my love” baby yo!” She wrote.
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In other news, Former Big Brother Naija star, Ifu Ennada has taken to social media to lament over her inability to get a suitable man.
Due to her inability to secure a ‘good’ man, the TV star revealed she might be cursed.
Ifu Ennada, who is also a serial entrepreneur revealed that she is a giver and never ask men for money when in a relationship, and that she helps the man to build himself instead.
Ifu who revealed she has been meeting “useless” men, went further to reveal that she has once helped a man with N200k to clear his 150k debt.
The reality star also said although she loves love, that she has come to terms with the fact that not everyone is meant to have a happy love story.
A newly-married man has revealed he met his wife on micro-blogging platform, Twitter, as he shares their first conversation.
The man, simply identified as Mr Waheed, shared this in a post he said on Twitter while sharing lovely photos from their traditional wedding ceremony.
From the chat, his wife ignored his DM for 24 days before responding to him with “Good morning. How are you?”. He then requested for her phone number which she gave to him without hesitation. They apparently started dating and have now tied the knot.
Sharing the photos and chat screenshot, Mr Waheed wrote, “Exactly a year ago I found the LOML on this bird app.”
“Hii. Name’s Oba. I understand you probably don’t want DMs, but I’ve found myself stalking your profile countless times since yesterday and you’re really beautiful, a spec…hell, the spec. I’ll be elated if we could get to know each other”. His fist ever message to her reads.
Although she didn’t reply him until after 3 days, they bonded, started dating and would be walking down the aisle on Saturday, October 30th, 2021.
Sharing a screenshot of their first chat alongside a pre-wedding photo, he wrote, “On this day two years ago, I shot my shot on IG…now we’re getting married in 3 days”.
Laila Charani, estranged wife of billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Ned Nwoko has retuned to her home country, Moroco.
This coming after the mother of three announced her divorce from her husband of 10 years .
Recall that Laila who was Ned Nwoko’s youngest wife before actress, Regina Daniels recently took to her Instagram stories to announce her divorce from him.
“Hello guys I just want to say that no one has right to talk about my marriage, stop talking about peoples life and I have divorced already, nothing between me and him and and anybody who followed me because of him, you can unfollow me pls thanks”, she wrote.
In a recent development, Laila moments ago shared photos of herself in her home country, Morocco on her Instagram page and added the hashtag #Happiness.
See her post below,
She has also unfollowed the businessman and her former co-wife, Regina Daniels on photo-sharing app, Instagram.
A clergyman seem to have dashed the hopes of Nigerian pastors who are planning to relocate abroad in search of greener pastures.
The Nigerian pastor who was speaking to his congregation in a video that found it’s way to the internet noted that men of God whose ministries are not thriving in Nigeria, also can’t succeed abroad even when they relocate.
“Men of God all of you that say you want to Go to Canada, it’s not a curse you can’t make it…You have been in ministry but you didn’t make it, you have been in this work 12 years and cant gather 50 people and want to relocate to Canada… You’ll become a security guard there… A lizard in Nigeria cannot been a crocodile in Canada.” He said in part.
Watch video below,
His statement has however stirred mixed reactions from social media uses. See some comments below,
@thekanyinsola, “Well he is talking about church business and he’s right.. church business is lucrative in Nigeria.. but for normal hardworking people and country where things actually work is a plus to your success story!!”
@esther.ama_, “Abeg make person hear word , why is he discouraging people, the fact you did not make It in Nigeria does not mean you won’t make it in another country”.
@princessjoyluv, “You are not my God. “Who shall decree a thing and it shall come to pass when I the lord have not spoken”.
Controversial Big Brother Naija star, Ka3na Jones has sated that most Nollywood movie producers have become brand influencers.
According to the mother of one, rather than make new movies, Nollywood movie producers have opted for influencing.
She noted that although she’s not in competition with anyone, Big Brother Naija housemates opened people’s eyes to the endless opportunities and money in being an influencer for brands.
In her words,
“Most Nollywood movie producers/actors have become brand influencers🤷🏽♀️ no latest Nigerian movies on Netflix. Bbn Housemates don open their eyes to influencing money🤦🏽♀️😂 It’s not a competition y ’all go make us good holiday movies please”.
See her post below,
Meanwhile, the former BBNaija housemate, Ka3na Jones was recently stripped off the ambassadorial deal of an aphrodisiac brand.
The brand, Bettys Secrets, announced the termination of their contract on Thursday, March 25.
In a statement released on their official Instagram page, they pointed out that Ka3na’s pattern of representation and performance was not favorable to their brand.
The reality show star and singer in a Twitter post stated that he doesn’t like showing off but God loves using him to show off.
He put out the tweet few hours before his electric performance at the grand finale of the just concluded BBNaija season 6 edition.
He tweeted,
“One thing about me, I don’t like to show off. But God definitely loves to use me to show off and I love it !!! I will continue to grow and win, this is just the beginning… there’s more celebrations to experience.”
Nigerian comedienne, Princess has called out some of her colleagues in the industry for failing to help publicize her upcoming show.
In a video she shared online, the comedienne said she reached out to a number of these people and they failed to help her publicize her show while some of them gave excuses.
She said,
“I made this video specifically for some people. So my show is five days away and I have been trying my best to publicise it and all that, but to my shock and greatest surprise, the people that I really really expected to help me post it, they did not even post it on their pages. So instead of calling each of them one after the other, I decided to do this video so that they would know the way I feel.
People like TeeA, Gbenga Adeyinka, Alibaba, Julius, people that gave me mind that we are right behind you. They did not even post to tell people about my show. The people that are even on the bill, my son Jaywon, he did not post it. I don’t think I have seen it on Vector’s page. I called Josh2Funny, he said he posted it but I don’t know. I personally called Arole, he didn’t post it.
No wahala, whether you post it or not, the show would come and go.
I even forgot Buchi the comedian. Welldone! Nothing I will do that I will ask you to post, you will be forgetting or will tell me you didn’t see it. Since you moved to the Island and made new friends, you now act as if you don’t have a past.”
Popular Media Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde otherwise known as Daddy Freeze, has revealed that he isn’t angry that pastors are wealthy.
He added that his anger is due to the fact that members of some of these mega churches are poor.
According to the seasoned OAP, it is beyond logic that only 2% of Nigeria’s population has more than 500 thousand naira in their account despite the fact that over 50% are active Christians.
Read his post below ;
I’m not angry that pastors are wealthy; I’m just angry that you are poor. – It defies logic and reason that only 2% of Nigeria’s population has =N=500k and above, despite 50% of Nigeria’s population being Christian. – This same Nigeria has the worlds largest church auditoriums and some of the worlds wealthiest pastors!
Big Brother Naija ‘double wahala’ star, Nina, has responded after a troll left an unplessant comment about her body on her social media page.
The troll claimed that Nina has failed to show off her surgically enhanced butt because she isn’t proud of it.
The Instagram user with the handle @shasha824 wrote ; Seems Nina isn’t proud of her ass job, she never shows it. Na wah
Nina then shared the comment to her IG Story and issued a response that read ;
Ok so someone made this comment on my page earlier today , and this is not the first time someone is making this comment, I can’t remember telling you guys that I had a surgery so I can show off my ass , my surgery was for own body improvement, for myself , iv always wanted this body and I had the money so why not , I am not that type that feel comfortable showing off my ass on social media except I decide to to do that , which is very unlikely to happen , Let me be please
Nollywood Actress Didi Ekanem took to Instagram to show off her car, while, ironically, saying that big girls don’t show off.
She recorded a video in front of her Range Rover and added in the caption that people didn’t know she owns a Range Rover because she chose not to show it off.
She also added that it’s only things that are hers that she can flaunt.
In her words ;
I’m sure y’all didn’t know I own a Range Rover right…. Well that’s because I chose not to post it to avoid, she’s showing off or na man buy am for her 😁 Big girls don’t show off you know…. 😉
A Nigerian couple have gone viral stir online by wearing isi-agu for their church wedding.
While the bride wore a ball dress made from isi-agu, with her hair pulled back in a low ponytail and elaborate celestial headpiece, the groom wore a two-piece isi-agu outfit and neck beads accessory.
Last month, while sharing the pre-wedding photos, the bride revealed that she truly fell someone when she wasn’t searching for love and it was the best decision for her.
In her words ;
I genuinely fell for someone when I wasn’t searching for love, I was searching for peace.
I was searching for myself and found a friend, who became the love of my life.
Sometimes you need to focus on growing yourself and you run into WHAT’S DESTINED FOR YOU.
It was not only a moment of spiritual turnaround for some sex workers, who embraced Christ and repented from prostitution at the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry in Warri but an end to financial woes.
While the sex workers publicly repented, narrating their ordeal, including encounters with kidnappers as the senior prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, billionaire Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin led them to Jesus Christ, little did they know that they would return to their homes as millionaires.
The incident, which happened at the church’s Sunday Service earlier today, saw about six sex workers crying uncontrollably as they were gifted N6 million by the pastor.
The development started as one of the sex workers (names concealed) came out to testify of her miraculous victory from the hand of kidnappers, who disguised for patronage.
According to her, she ended in the bush after the man had enticed her with a promise of N200, 000 but was saved due to band of the church she was wearing on her ankle.
“It was when I got to the bush that I realised what was going on. The man carried a long knife and wanted to cut through my throat but the knife fell of repeatedly. He started calling me a witch and later ran. I managed to find my way to the road before some people helped me,” she said.
Fufeyin had called out other ladies, who were addicted to smoking, drinking and prostitution, delivering them and offering them six million naira.
While the former sex workers were jubilating, the prophet referred to them as God’s children, stressing that except someone with a spiritual understanding, ordinary people would not understand the implications of what the church is doing.
This won’t be the first time the prophet did similar gesture, in August, about 15 sex workers, who encountered a life changing moment at the church recounted horrible experiences they face as the prophet gifted them with N15m. Just last week ailing Nollywood Actor Emeka Ani was assisted with 6million Naira for his medical needs.
In a video shared on the internet and watched by this medium, the founder of the church, Fufeyin had during a church service asked people engaged in sex work (prostitution) to accept Jesus Christ and turn from their ways. About 15 ladies answered the ‘alter call’ and were led to Christ while being offered a Bible.
God Bless Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin.
Nollywood actress and television personality, Chika Ike is celebrating her birthday today, November 8th.
The former model who clocked 36 today flooded her official Instagram page with adorable photos of herself.
Chike Ike while sharing the adorable photos expressed gratitude to God for his love and blessings over her life.
“It’s Chikalicious birthday 🥳 🎂. It’s my birthday… yipeeee💃🏻✨💃🏻 Super grateful to God for his love and blessings. He has been so good to me and I don’t take it for granted. Words can’t express how grateful I am 🙏. God is the greatest ❤️💋. Please say a prayer for me,” she wrote.
In other news, Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, recently took to her social media page to discuss the pros and cons of humility.
According to the beautiful actress, it is great to be humble, but people should know when to switch it up because people take your humility for foolishness or timidity and too much of it can destroy you.
In her words ;
“Humility is great; it’s a core value everyone should have. But you must know when and where to switch it up. Because some people in these streets will take your humility for foolishness or timidity. Too much humility is self-destructive.”
Popular Nollywood Actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo has shared an hilarious video showing how he babysits his third child, Jamon.
In the video which he shared on social media the actor is seen laying in bed with his 1-year-old son. However, the little boy wanted to leave at all cost while his dad wanted to rest.
In a bid to restrict his movement and make him stay in bed, Junior Pope tied a rope to Jamon’s waist and uses same ‘rope’ to tie the little boy to his arm.
Watch video below,
In other news, Actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo has spoken about the importance of spending time with one’s family.
According to Mr. Odonwodo, one characteristics that makes a real man is having the ability to spend time with his family.
The father-of-three shared a photo he took with his wife, Jennifer Awele, to Instagram.
Junior Pope captioned the photo; “A Man Who Doesn’t Spend Time With His Family Can Never Be A Real Man.”
Media personality, Daddy Freeze has advised the young Nigerian man who took to Twitter to share his concerns about what would happen to his wife and properties if he dies.
The man identified as @shilepoopa, recently revealed that his greatest fear is his wife falling in love with another man who would now take over all he had laboured for while he was alive, in the name of love for his wife.
Reacting to the tweet, On Air Personality, Daddy Freeze said he has pondered over another man enjoying his wife and property and it “isn’t the most reassuring of thoughts.”
He however advised the man to learn how to let go, and learn to treat his wife well so that even if he’s dead, he’ll live fondly in her memories.
Daddy Freeze wrote,
“It’s called letting go… Keep it in mind that even while alive, if your wife divorces you, she’d still be entitled to some of your property and if she remarries, another man would share them with her.
Indeed, I have pondered over another man enjoying my wife and property and this isn’t the most reassuring of thoughts. But hey, you really don’t have much of a choice, short of coming back as a ghost to haunt them.🤣
So be good to her and the kids while alive and you’d live on fondly in her memories, that’s your consolation right there. Putting her in the path of war with your family would only breed bitterness, in my humble opinion. ~FRZ”.
Big Brother Naija star, Alex Asogwa has taken to her Instastory to address the issue of personal hygiene and body odor.
She said anyone who doesn’t have a skin condition have no reason not to smell nice. According to her, she doesn’t mean people should use heavy deodorants and perfumes to mask their body scent, rather they should be neat and maintain their personal hygiene.
The model and reality show star also highlighted some body parts and underwears people should take care of to prevent body odour.
Her words,
“If you don’t have a skin condition, you have no reason not to smell nice.
I’m not even talking about using the most expensive deodorants and perfumes. Don’t use perfumes to cover up swweat or dirty cloth odour. Please be neat. It’s not by putting on all the designers in this life.
You dey baff?
Do you take enough water?
Do you let your clothes dry well?
How may times do you wear your boxers, singlets and bra?
Do you wash your mouth?
I come in peace, if you choose violence, it’s because I’m talking to you.”
Popular radio personality, Tolu Oniru a.k.a Toolz has taken to social media to share her thoughts on pageant shows for toddlers and kids.
According to the mum of two, such shows are very uncomfortable to watch. She added that the make up, fake tan and big hair on a 2-year-old is weird.
Reacting to her post, a Twitter user stated that she finds it cringe-worthy as well, adding that such shows doesn’t allow kids to act their age.
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This has stirred a conversation on social media and some netizens have now shared their reservations about kids pageant shows.
Some opined that it puts an unhealthy beauty standards in kids and when they don’t look that way, it might affect their self esteem and lead to body dysmorphia.
See comments below,
zayxon_tech wrote, “I have said it before and will say it again , anybody under the age of 18 shouldn’t be in a beauty pageant”
dreal_nero wrote, “Very uncomfortable. Allow kids to be kids.”
mriykegid wrote, “Photoshot is enough but runway nah”
kponispen wrote, “Children are not supposed to compete on grounds of beauty. They are tender and their subconscious is still learning, a competition on who is the most beautiful ? What about those who didn’t win, how would they feel ? That might destroy their confidence, they’ll try to validate their existence through their physical appearance. That’s why you see kids growing up with body dysmorphia thinking they are imperfect because all their lives adults have made them feel their only worth is how they look. Girls especially are taught from young ages to be concern about their physical flaws. It’s just wrong how we instill this in kids and then we even make them compete, freaking wrong !!!”
Nollywood actress, Adebimpe Oyebade better known as Mo Bimpe, has seemingly confirmed her relationship with colleague, Lateef Adedimeji.
Moments after a wedding invitation card of the rumoured lovers surfaced online, another video of the screen diva flaunting her engagement ring found it’s way to the internet.
It was earlier reported that the actress and her Nollywood heartthrob would be tying the knot in an elaborate ceremony in Lagos, on December 22nd, 2021.
In what seem like a confirmation to the report, Mo Bimpe reposted several Instagram post congratulating her and Lateef on her Instagram stories.
See some screenshots below,
Watch video of the beautiful bride-to-be showing off her engagement ring below,
Meanwhile, in March 2020 Nollywood actress, Adebimpe Oyebade denied having any affair or fling with her colleague, Lateef Adedimeji because he is not her type of man.
According to her, she sees the actor as family and wouldn’t want to be with someone she sees as a brother. she then added that if he should ever ask her out, she would turn him down.
In her words,
“He is a good man, I already see him as a family. I won’t want to be with someone I see as a family. Nothing can ever happen between us because I cannot marry someone in the spotlight. I would say no to Lateef if he asks me out because he is my friend and I already see him as a brother. He is not my type”.
