The party, which was themed “Life after death”, has stirred massive reactions on social media.
See some comments ,
mfenaandrew wrote, “See enh in this life just have friends and family that support your madness ”
lasgidimouthpiece wrote, “God forbid! This is like giving my village people that golden opportunity they’ve been looking for, no be me nd una oh….”
dreamcloset_ent wrote, “Obviously not a Nigerian! This kind of Event,i would not even eat. Would walk out after the Madness. Her voice like Akuko adiye. Nonesense&Rubbish.”
_afreekhana wrote, “She was going for the fairytale effect but missed road and landed in the funeral section. It is well”
Celebrated author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed that her family’s experience during her parent’s funeral has reaffirmed her reservations about churches in Nigeria.
Chimamanda, who has always been vocal about her reservations about some of the doctrines and practices in Catholic churches in Nigeria, shared this in the latest edition of the L’osservatore Romano weekly bulletin.
The 43-year-old writer, who lost her parents in quick succession – her dad in June 2020 and her mom in March 2021, alleged that the church didn’t treat her family with compassion despite the fact that they were grieving.
Her words,
“My family’s experiences during my parents’ funerals served to reaffirm, if not renew, my reservations about the Nigerian church.
So much could have been handled with compassion for the grieving but was not. So many opportunities to show dignity were left unused.
Our communication with the local church was more of an exercise in priestly power than anything else; we begged and negotiated for a suitable funeral date, with an exaggerated but insincere deference shown to the priest lest he change his mind and not agree to the funeral.”
Chimamanda also revealed that during her mother’s thanksgiving service, the parish priest criticized her statement in one of her interviews, where she said she stopped attending Catholic churches in Nigeria because activities became “way too much” about money, fundraising, and thanksgiving.
She wrote,
“At the Thanksgiving Mass, a strange concept, as giving thanks was the last thing I felt like doing a day after the funeral — my siblings and I were seated in the front pews, all wearing purple, my mother’s favorite color, all still in shocked disbelief to have buried her so soon after my father.
I was immersed in sadness and did not realize right away when the parish priest began to criticise me about a press interview I had given a few months before.
After the interview, there was both criticism and support of my views, as one would expect, but I had not given that interview any thought in months. And so I was shocked by the parish priest standing at the altar and issuing a rejoinder, during my mother’s funeral, in terms so petty and so ill-timed as to trivialise the crushing enormity of her death.”
Popular comedian/ranter, Lasisi Elenu drops a new comedy video titled, “The Storm”. This new comedy features, Instagram comedians; Pankeeroy, Shank Comics and others.
Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola has asked civil servants in the state to wear Adire uniforms to work every Thursday to promote fashion and culture.
The governor who gave the directive during the state’s International Fashion Week in Osogbo, stated that wearing of Adire (a distinctive local fabric) by civil servants to work will promote the Osun-Nigerian fashion and culture.
According to him, the initiative which would take effect from August 27,2021 is part of efforts to preserve and promote the production of Adire in Osun, as well as bolster the image of Osun as a culturally correct and indigenous product inclined state.
In his words,
“Adire is indigenous to Osun and it is not for nothing that Osogbo, the capital, is referred to as ‘Ilu Aro’ (Home of dye).
In furtherance of efforts of this government to preserve and promote the production of Adire Osun as well as bolster the image of Osun as a culturally correct and indigenous product inclined state, every Thursday has been declared Adire Osun Day.
Consequently, effective from August 27, 2021, all public and civil servants in the state shall wear Adire to work.”
More positive tributes are coming in for Late Nigerian Singer, Sound Sultan, who died yesterday on the 11th of July after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. He was aged 44.
Mourning Sound Sultan, Rapper MI Abaga paid a glowing tribute, and he described the late singer as a creative genius with a penchant for attempting new things.
MI called him a good man, an epitome of Integrity, and he’s never met anyone who spoke bad of Sound Sultan.
MI’s Tribute reads ;
A Tribute:
There are so many facets to the messages we are all sharing in honor of you sir! Your undeniable genius, your unstoppable talent, your prophetic message, your creativity and penchant for attempting new things! You were never afraid to share your greatness through any medium! On stage, in film, in song, in rap verse.. you did it all.. one eye on the need for merriment for the common man, giving us countless records that made us dance! The other eye on the plight of the common everyday person! Singing songs of rebellion, freedom and hope. You were and are Sound Salt And Life!
But all the accolades laid out and multiplied.. All your awards and exploits within our industry, your humility kindness and grace towards artists that were just starting out.. your contributions to your colleagues.. your incredible catalog.. all these will not hold a candle to the enormity of your character!
You were a good man. The epitome of integrity! No one I have met can say one single bad word about you! In a country and industry that rewards the ruthless and greedy! You stood tall! Generous and kind!
I celebrate you because you have done well! I mourn you because you were not finished! I share a thought and prayer for those even closer to your person and light than we were.. those who basked in the warmth of your person daily! Your amazing wife, your children.. your friends and family! They will never forget you, we will never forget. Nigeria (and the world) is better because you were born.
Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, Lanre Gentry took to social media to celebrate his former stepdaughter on her birthday despite his clash with the actress.
It can be recalled that Lanre and his ex-wife, Mercy fought dirty on social media barely a month ago over her father’s day post.
The drama started when the actress celebrated herself on Father’s day and Lanre threw a subtle shade at her. Mercy fired back, calling him a shameless and irresponsible father.
In a series of back and forth, Lanre accused her of engaging in “shady, callous, inhuman and prostitution acts”. Read here.
However, Lanre has set their differences aside to celebrate the actress’ daughter, Michelle, who turned 20 on Sunday, July 11.
Read his birthday wish below,
“Happy birthday Michelle, you are still a part of me and the little times you spent with me as a daughter will forever be memorable. I will not mourn over any of my son’s and daughters. God will elevate and protect you Michelle.”
73-year-old Warri based pastor and former CAN chairman in Delta State, Archbishop Goddowell Avwomakpa has reportedly remarried one year after the demise of his wife.
Avwomakpa, the senior pastor of Christ Missionaries Crusaders Church tied the knot in his church over the weekend, Saturday, July 10th with his new lover, Lady Sarah.
It can be recalled that the clergyman lost his wife, Victoria Avwomakpa in June 2020 after a long battle with an ailment.
He has now found love again and walked down the aisle with his new woman.
See photos below,
See how Nigerians are reacting to the news,
An Instagram user @emmanuel.ofie wrote, “Congrats to them. But one year is kinda too short to mourn your beloveth wife though. His choice!”
@petereyes30billion wrote, “One year tooo quick if na woman she go stay reach 5 to 8years”.
@samsonroyal40 wrote, “His wife was sick for almost 20yrs, I mean very sick. So he has stayed without his wife for that long.so getting married again is good for him. So to me he’s remarryn after 20yrs.Thank God he’s happy again”.
@sfeoo_app wrote, “Anyone can find love at any age, one year after seems too soon to be wedding though. Happy married life”.
President Buhari’s daughter,Zahra Buhari-Indimi, has shared her opinion on who can give a true testament about one’s character.
The mom of two took to her Instagram page to share this while responding to a video which says, “the day your spouse can say wallahi this man is a really good man. That’s the day you are truly a good person”.
She stated that she shares the same line of thought because one’s partner is the closest person to you. According to her, if someone says that his spouse is a good person, then the person is a truly good perosn.
She wrote: “Something I ‘ve always said! Your spouse is the closest person to you and if that person can testify you are a good person, Khalas”
Congratulations are in order for popular media personality, Nancy Isime, as she just joined the “Benz gang”.
Nancy who is known to be a very hard-worker in showbiz, took to her social media page to share clips of the moment she took delivery of the beautiful car.
She had friends come around to celebrate with her and it was a beautiful moment for her.
21-year-old self confessed murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu has spilled shocking personal details about her slayed sugar daddy, Super TV CEO, Michael Ataga.
According to her, the Super TV CEO was not in a happy marriage and was having issues with his wife at the time they met.
Chidinma in an interview with Crime Fighters described the deceased as someone who gets angry easily and was always busy.
In the interview, Chidinma who is currently in police custody over the murder of the media expert debunked reports that she had N10M in her bank account. She disclosed that she has about N400-500k which was money she made from selling a laptop which the deceased gave her.
Speaking on why she rented a short-let for their time out where the incident took place, she stated that it was on the request of the deceased as he insisted that it wouldn’t be fun staying in a hotel.
Popular Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha, better known as Jim Iyke has opened up on the mistakes he made at the early stage of his career.
According to him, at the initial stage of his career he was ignorant on how to handle fame and did a little bit too much that earned him a bad reputation.
Iyke who made this revelation in an interview with Sunday Scoop said,
“One cannot make a difference in anything in life if one is not open to criticism. At first, don’t forget we were not schooled about what to expect as regards being famous and handling fame. We did not understand what it meant. We did a little bit too much that earned us a bad reputation. I could not conduct myself with the best decorum in those days. As one gets older, one understands oneself, one’s pattern, the people around one, and the responsibility that has been entrusted unto one. It is no small gift to influence people. One owes the world a certain responsibility whether one likes it or not. We refused our responsibility along the way but once one embraces it, things would become easy. That is what I do these days. It is about my businesses, family, and mental health.
Veteran Nigerian singer, 2baba has reacted the death of his close friend and colleague, Olarenwaju Fasasi better known as Sound Sultan.
The 44-year-old Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan passed on Sunday, July 11, 2021 after a battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
The news of his passing came as a shock to many and his close friend, 2baba in reaction to the sad news shared a dark image on his Instagram page with the caption, “No”.
Friends, colleagues and fans have trooped to his comments to pacify him and prayed for him for the fortitude to bear the great loss.
See his posts below,
@dabishop007 wrote, “Innocent as soon as the news hit, my heart came to his family then straight to you. I would never have known Lanre if not for you. Thank you for always being there as a brother for him. You truly loved Sultan as your own Blood”.
@tiana_john wrote, “I thought about you all day and how you’ll hold up. Do stay strong. God is with you”.
@lizzybharmy wrote, “@official2baba we know this is hard for you to bear!!! We are sending you love and light bro!!! We wish you well in many more yes to come”.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles captain and striker, Ahmed Musa has reportedly tied the knot for the third time.
The striker got married in a secret ceremony to his new lover, a shuwa woman identified as Maryam on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
This is coming four years after he got married to his Cross River wife, Juliet Ejue and have two children together.
It can be recalled that the Nigerian football star divorced his first wife, Jemila in 2017. His marriage to Maryam makes her officially his second wife.
See photos below,
In other news, Ahmed Musa came under fire by some Muslims on social media for sharing a loved-up photo of himself and his first wife, Juliet.
The striker shared the photo below and apparently, it didn’t sit well with some people and so, they stormed his comment section to ask him to take down the photo as it isn’t befitting of a Muslim like him.
Media personality, Shade Ladipo has come under heavy fire for comparing the lives of late Obama DMW and late veteran singer, Sound Sultan in a recent social media post.
Following the death of veteran singer, Sound Sultan, yesterday, July 11th Shade in a write up shared on her Insta-stories compared the lives of the late popular men.
In her write-up she insinuated that one lived a good life while the other lived a violent life, bidding the duo farewell she also refereed to one as an hero and the other as a villain.
In her words, “Thinking of the death of 44 & Sultan the juxtaposition of their lives. You can live a violent life or live the best life but when it’s your time it’s your time. Rest in peace to the heroes and the villains’.
In reaction to her post Nigerians have now taken to social media to berate her as they tagged the write-up as insensitive and speaking ill of the dead.
An Instagram user @posh9226 wrote, “So na who live violent life?… must she talk about everything they did not involve her in?”
@alhaji_lala wrote, “So who is the hero and who is the villain as you use 44 & Sound Sultan do subject of your message?”
@chi_tess wrote, “This woman talks too much biko”.
Investigative journalist, kemi Olunloyo wrote,
“Shade you are MAD woman. I regret knowing you after calling me a liar on Silverbird live TV “Kemi Olunloyo is a liar. She claims Chioma delivered a baby for Davido” Omo ofo The only violence Obama did was to cruise WizKid fans. 30BG do the same on Twitter. Sound Sultan died at the age of 44 so don’t mess with that good luck number. The moment you broke a glass in the middle of debating me I knew you were evil.”
Media personality, N6 has reacted to the sudden death of veteran Nigerian musician, Sound Sultan.
Sound Sultan’s death was announced in a statement on Sunday morning by his family.
His relative, Kayode Fasasi, who signed the statement, said Sound Sultan passed on after a “hard-fought battle” with the Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Reacting to this, N6 questioned how one could die of throat cancer despite the fact that he never smoked.
He also shared a video where he’d teased the late singer with a blunt but Sultan refused.
In his words ;
DEATH IS SO RUDE. IMAGINE I STAYED UP TO WATCH THE NIGERIA VS USA BASKETBALL GAME. THEN TOLD MYSELF LET ME CATCH SOME SLEEP WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING I WILL CALL @SOUNDSULTAN AND WE CAN GIST ABOUT THE MATCH… ONLY TO WAKE UP AND SEE RIP RIP RIP EVERYWHERE… 0 ” • MY HEART CAN’T TAKE THESE CONSTANT DEATHS OF MY GOOD FRIENDS. ITS BECOMING TOO MUCH TO BEAR. – 4! REST IN PARADISE SOUND SULTAN. I HAVENT HEALED FROM OBAMAS DEATH AND NOW IM HEARTBROKEN ALL OVER AGAIN.
Sound sultan DOES NOT SMOKE HOW DO YOU DIE OF THROAT CANCER AND YOU NEVER SMOKED. I. • I WOULD ALWAYS TEASE SULTAN WITH A JOINT BCOS YOU NEVER DRANK OR SMOKE WHICH WAS WEIRD AS AN ENTERTAINER. AND YOU WILL PLAY FIGHT ME TO LEAVE YOU ALONE . I’M SORRY MY BROTHER. SLEEP WELL LAN RE. WE ALL LOVE YOU. THIS ONE HURT TO THE BONE MARROW.
Veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, turned 79 yesterdy, July 11 and his wife, Joke Silva, took to her Instagram page to wish him a happy birthday.
Sharing his photo, she wrote ;
”Celebrations galore….Joy joy joy with joy my heart is ringing Joy Joy Joy His love for us is known….HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sir J _olujacobs Here is to Good Health , sound mind ,abundance and a longer life.”
Kate Henshaw also celebrated the popular actor, who she described as an uncle.
“Happy birthday to my own Uncle Olu @_olujacobs
Thank you for the fatherly impact, work ethics and love.
Your humility is inspiring….
May God keep you always.
Cheers to a living legend.” she wrote.
A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment a Ghanaian Prophet made a declaration that England would defeat Italy at yesterday’s Euro 2020 Final game.
“Today, England will beat Italy, I have said it, that is the work of a prophet, you keep saying what God is saying. You hear what i said, quote me anywhere on Youtube and social media, England will win the cup,” he’d said to loud cheers from his congregation.
Popular Nigerian musician, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has been buried.
Sound Sultan was committed to mother-earth according to Muslim rites, and it was a very emotional scene for the bereaved family.
A particular touching moment from his burial was when his wife, Farida, laid on his casket she tried to spend the final moments with the physical body of her dearly beloved.
Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Imohiosen Patrick professionally Known as DJ Neptune recently took to his social media page to reflect to life from the perspective of a man.
He recounted how he lost his dad at age 16 amd how being the only boy didn’t make things easy for him.
He concluded by stating that it isn’t easy to be a man in this “Our crazy society.”
Read his post below ;
Let love lead regardless of the situation. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed for you and I, God protect us all
Just had a reflection about life. Losing my dad at age 16 and being the only boy and last child, it wasn’t easy but I’m grateful for where I am today. To everyone going through this phase, I pray God see you through.
My Dad was a great man, He helped a lot of people, He never wanted to see people around him suffer but life wasn’t fair to him. Alot he couldn’t achieve, I’m happy I have done some and still working hard to achieve more. It’s really not easy to be a man in this our crazy society. God help us all
Billionaire daughter and entertainer, DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she is the happiest musician despite the fact that she is not the most successful.
She wrote on her Instagram story
At the end of the day, life is too short to be anything but happy. At 28, I’m just realizing it… I beg you to live life fully. Have fun. Love lots. Learn lots. Take chances. Let go. Face forward. I may not be the most successful in the music industry, but I’m certainly one of the happiest. Don’t let anybody bring you down.
The Last Instagram post of veteran singer, Sound Sultan has left many fans saddened because it seemed like he was giving hints that he was about to leave this world.
The singer passed away on the 11th of July after battling cancer for a while. His last Instagram post was just seven days ago and he’d shared the video belonging to Patoranking with lyrics that came with a cryptic message.
“Celebrate me now wey I Dey alive. Appreciate me, now when I dey alive. No be say when I leave this life, you go dey fake am for my back,” the lyrics read in part.
See reactions below from fans hours after the announcement of his death ;
@Akorede wrote;
“Being checking Sound Sultan post no encouraging engagement till he died today and his last post was “Celebrate me while I’m still alive not when I’m gone” Nigerian showing sympathy after things gone wrong , Fake ass celebrities.”
@O_alalade said;
“But For real Sound Sultan was passing across a message to everyone on July 3 with that Patoranking song, see people celebrating him after he don die now..Abeg let’s celebrate each other wen we still Dey alive jare.. RIP legend.”
@_AsiwajuLerry commented;
“His last post on IG, He knew! You’ll forever be celebrated as a Legend, RIP Sound Sultan.”
@AbdulKamar added;
“Watch how Sound Sultan’s page will start to Rise , His number of followers and Likes will Increase. Give these Guys their flowers while they are here , No dey celebrate them when they die.”
@Bagwell;
“I wish we celebrated our legends more when they were alive. RIP Sound Sultan.”
@Deleolufuye;
“Sound Sultan bowed out with this message. Let’s celebrate our people while they are still alive. Rest in peace @Soundsultan You’ll forever be celebrated.”
@Holudaray;
“So, do people truly know when they are about to die for real? Sound sultan’s last post on Instagram.Rest in the Lord champ.”
@Olamiflexy;
“Sound Sultan Last post in IG speaks Volume about life. REST LEGEND.”
@Yewandeosamein;
“Sound Sultan’s last post was Patoranking’s song – ‘Celebrate me’. The irony. Let’s all learn to celebrate one another whilst we are all here. I for one am glad I got to celebrate you whilst you were alive and will continue to. A legend. Rest in perfect peace our Naija Ninja.”
@SeniormanOA wrote;
“People get sad when they hear about the death of parents who weren’t in their lives. I was very sad the day our neighbor died and I don’t even know or talk to the man. Let people celebrate sound sultan if they want.Some of us grew up on some of his songs.”
@Vikinana wrote;
“Sound Sultan knew he was going to die. His last post on IG says it all. RIP Legend!
@Spunkycece;
“Sound Sultan’s last post on Instagram makes more sense now. #RIPSoundSultan
You lived well. Couldn’t have done it any better, King.”
Veteran Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Ganiu Fasasi aka Sound Sultan is dead.
According to his brother, Dr. Kayode Fasasi, Sound Sultan passed on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at the age of 44 after a battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
Sound Sultan’s career in the Entertainment sector started in the 1990s, when he hosted shows to raise money for studio sessions.
By the end of that decade, he had won numerous local talent-hunt shows. He released his first single “Jagbajantis” in 2000, has remained an evergreen song in Nigeria and beyond.
He is survived by a wife, three children and his siblings.
A video showing the moment a Nigerian lady went on her knees to propose to a man presumed to be her boyfriend, has gone viral.
In the video, a room was set up with all the props for a proposal. The young man who was unaware of what was about to happen was invited to the room by the lady who went on her knees and then asked him to marry her.
Surprised by her action, the man laughed for a minute before giving her his left hand and she proceeded to insert an engagement ring. It is however not certain if it is for a skit or they are being real.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Nina Ivy has revealed that her recent butt enlargement surgery made her love her body more.
The reality star in a recent interview with Punch where she shared her post-surgery experience noted that she is now nore confident with her new banging body.
According to her, she had always desired to transform her body especially after she welcomed her first child with her husband. Speaking further, she disclosed that until her surgery, she had always had to put on body shapers to achieve the hourglass figure she so much desired.
In her words,
“I have always wanted to make some changes to my body, especially after the birth of my child and this was a perfect time.
“Since I made that decision, I feel great and love my body more. I always had to wear body shapers with certain outfits but now, I don’t have to.
“My advice to people who troll celebrities that undergo cosmetic surgery is that they should channel their energy into what will benefit them and let people live their lives.”
American rapper, Bia went viral yesterday after she claimed she did not know who Nigerian superstars, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Davido are, during a live session on hip-hop queen, Nicki Minaj‘s Instagram page.
During the live session, Nicki Minaj who was the host had given Bia the options of the International super acts and much to the surprise of many, including Nicki herself, Bia claimed that she knows neither of the three superstars.
Reacting to her claim, Burna Boy took to his social media page to write;
That babe wey nor know our face don dey my dms since 2018 o
He also went on to tweet about his gargantuan growth since that year, he wrote ;
I’ve sold out every venue I’ve ever been booked for since 2018. Most of them 2 or three nights back to back. This next chapter of my Life as a performer is something I really look forward to. I’m in only ARENAS, STADIUMS and FESTIVALS worldwide. DREAMS come TRUE for REAL
South African Dancer, Nqobile has slammed those who are supposedly trying a create a new genre out of popular South African beat, Amapiano.
Nqobile took to Twitter to express her grievance as she stated that there is nothing like “Afro Piano” or “Naija Amapiano”.
In a bid to set the record straight, the popular dancer stated that AMAPIANO is a South African sound from South Africa so people should stop trying to colonize the genre.
She also warned people to leave the beat alone and allow South Africans “enjoy their thing”.
See her tweet below,
Meanwhile, Nigerians have reacted to her claims that they are trying to create another genre. According to netizens, Nqobile is fighting an imaginary battle because nobody calls it “Naija Amapiano”.
See some reactions below,
@estherwhytebassey wrote; “Madam nobody calls it Naija Amapiona, everyone calls it Amapiano. If you don’t have what to say, go and sleep.”
@iam_renny wrote; “But nobody tried to change it ..they just added leg work and shaku shaku with a touch of gbese ..make una rest !!!”
@p_atuchukwu wrote; “Our Naija brother has served aunty breakfast because I have never heard anyone called it Afro piano ”
iam_renny wrote; “But nobody tried to change it ..they just added leg work and shaku shaku with a touch of gbese ..make una rest !!!”