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Author: Alpha Maidawa

  • REVEALED: 5 things about late Dr. Obadiah Mailafia

    REVEALED: 5 things about late Dr. Obadiah Mailafia

    Dr Obadiah Mailafia, who passed on last Sunday, particularly come into the general public eyes in 2020 after he made sensitive statements about the state of insecurity in the Northern region of the country. 

    His statements, which he later recanted, got him heavily scrutinised by security operatives. Well, here are things you probably don’t know about Dr Obadiah Mailafia.

    1. He alleged that a northern governor was a commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
    2. He campaigned for the presidency under the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), in the 2019 election.
    3. He was a top banker who rose to the heights of deputy governor of CBN.
    4. He bagged a B.Sc. from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1978 where he graduated top of his class. He later obtained an M.Sc. from the same institution.
    5. He earned a DPhil from the University of Oxford, UK, in 1995.
  • I was treated like a criminal – Omah Lay

    I was treated like a criminal – Omah Lay

    Nigerian singer, Omah Lay has taken to Twitter to share the horrible experience he had in Uganda after he was arrested and locked up for flouting COVID-19 rules.

    Recall that the singer was arrested for flouting COVID-19 guidelines while performing on Saturday night at a concert held at Speke Resort.

    Following diverse reactions from Nigerians and an immediate call for their release by the Nigerian government, the Ugandan police on Tuesday announced that the duo have been released.

    According to the police, ”Omah Lay and Tems regained their freedom following a ruling by Okumu Jude Muwone, Chief Magistrate of Makindye.”

    The duo arrived Nigeria on Thursday.

    The singer took to his Twitter account to share his experience in Uganda, describing the past few days as the toughest days of his life.

    He also claimed he was treated like a common criminal after his arrest.

    According to him, the show promoters confirmed and proved they’d secured all clearances, including COVID-19 compliance, proving that it was ok for him to go ahead with the event.

    Read also: Popular instagram model dies after a botched butt surgery

    ”The past few days have been some of the toughest of my life and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone.

    “Out in a new country with some beautiful people,and then from nowhere I’m being treated like a common thief

    “Firstly, I want to thank all the amazing fans that came out to see me in Uganda, the smiles on your happy faces that evening would be one of my happiest memories.

    “Also I wanna clarify that putting you in harms way was never my intentions! Before we came out to Uganda, the show promoters confirmed and proved to us they’d secured all the clearances including the Covid 19 compliance.

    “At that point, my priority became to make myself available to be taken to the venue and entertain, which I did in the full protection of the Ugandan police.

    ”Secondly, to my mom, my family, my team, my fans, friends that I caused sleepless nights waiting and praying for me, I apologize for putting you through all that and I can’t stop thanking you enough. I almost lost my mind but your prayers and messages kept me going.

    “Finally,I would like to say a big thank you to everyone for your efforts, prayers, messages, tweets. You all went hard.

    “Big shout out to my fellow musicians, fans, my family, my friends, my Label, The Nigerian Mission in Uganda, The Presidency, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madam Abike. Thank you all so much!

    ”I have put this behind me and back to what I know how to do best. One Africa.Omah is home,” he wrote.

  • Popular instagram model dies after a botched butt surgery

    Popular instagram model dies after a botched butt surgery

    Popular Instagram model, Joselyn Cano, 29, has reportedly died after a botched butt-lift surgery in Colombia.

    A 3-hour live stream on YouTube of what is believed to be her funeral had loved ones paying respects to the Mexican dubbed Kim Kardashian in a casket beside a large picture of her.

    A short message on the stream read: ‘Joselyn entered this life on Wednesday, March 14, 1990. She entered into Eternal Life on Monday, December 07, 2020.’

    Her death was also confirmed by fellow model and Influencer Lira Mercer on Twitter.

    Read also: Comedian Josh2funny weds longtime lover

    Her tweet read: “OMG Joselyn Cano died in Colombia getting surgery. That’s wild.”

    According to a LinkedIn bio, Joselyn resided in Newport Beach, California, and studied Microbiology at San Diego State University

    The model rose to stardom for creating content on social media and amassed a following of 12.8 million fans on Instagram with over 80k followers on Twitter.

    Fans referred to Joselyn as the ‘Kim Kardashian of Mexico’ due to her popularity on social media.

  • Comedian Josh2funny weds longtime lover

    Comedian Josh2funny weds longtime lover

    Nigerian comedian popularly known as Josh2funny, has tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend a year after she accepted his open proposal to her.

    The comedian via his social media handle excitedly shared the photo of his wedding ceremony which was held privately at Ministry of Interior, Federal marriage Registry Ikoyi yesterday the 17th of December 2020.

    The event even though lowkey was graced by family and friends of the couples.

    Read also: Korede Bello surprises his manager with a brand new car

    Comedian Josh2funny is popular for his funny skits with his friend and colleague Bellokreb who acts as mama Pamera in their videos.

    Josh2funny who’s breakthrough skit ”don’t leave me” electrified social media and gone viral around the world, revealed that comedy is his life in an exclusive interview.

    The young comedian is also known as Alfred, have a huge following of 1.5 million Instagram followers and undoubtedly one of the flourishing generations of comedians in Africa’s most populous country that have gained widespread popularity, largely through skits posted online.

    Josh2funny came to limelight on 24 March, when he posted a skit on Instagram from his home in Lagos. Egged on by his “hypeman” Bello Khabir, he played around with the word “leaf”.

  • ‘Movie directors have taught viewers ways to commit suicide’ – Actor Jigan

    ‘Movie directors have taught viewers ways to commit suicide’ – Actor Jigan

    Nollywood actor Jigan baba Oja took to twitter to lament bitterly on how movie directors have taught viewers ways to end their lives.

    According to Jigan, most people learnt how to take their own lives from the movies they watch. He mentioned that movie directors should ensure that such scenes are not included in a movie because of the negative impact it has on the society.

    In his words;

    “A lot of movie directors has directly or indirectly thought the viewers on how to take their lives by committing suicide, either by hanging to a ceiling fan or using drugs, this particular scenes should never be in a movie !!! Come and defend it please”

    Read also: Not one person has played me and ended up in a better situation – CeeC

    See how some people are reacting to Jigan’s opinion;

    @mohe_travel_and_tours wrote “This isn’t accurate ! Film is an imitation of the real life ! As long as it is relevant to the story , it should be included! At most let it come with a warning like the series “13 reasons why””

    @fleuriciaspeaks wrote “True. This is why you should not consume every content you see. It plants seeds in your mind”

    @_dolani wrote “He has a point too. But while watching movies, it’s for adult and not for children”

    @official_super_star_angel wrote “I don’t agree with him tho…if someone put hand inside fire in the movie ,will u put ur hand inside fire too? We have this kind of scenes in hollywood movies too..”

    @somebodys_1stson wrote “Lol does he realise this has no bearing on the root cause of why people commit suicide? When people are depressed and want to take their life it’s not the creativity of movie directors that inspires how they chose to exit. It is movie directors that in fact learnt from suicidal people”

  • Korede Bello surprises his manager with a brand new car

    Korede Bello surprises his manager with a brand new car

    Nigerian singer, Korede Bello has surprised his manager of ten years, Kasper on his birthday with a brand new car.

    Read also: Not one person has played me and ended up in a better situation – CeeC

    Korede Bello’s manager shared the pictures in Instagram on Thursday night where he excitedly gushed over the gift dedicated to him. In the photos shared, the manager can be seen sharing tears as he sat inside the car to test drive it for the first time. Expressing gratitude, Kasper hugged Mavin records signee, Korede Bello excitedly and prayed for the singer for his kindness and gift.

  • Not one person has played me and ended up in a better situation – CeeC

    Not one person has played me and ended up in a better situation – CeeC

    2018 Big Brother Naija first runner up, Ceec, has revealed that everyone who ever played her has ended in a bad situation.

    Read also: Money is sweeter than sex – Actress says

    According to the former housemate, who claimed to be a child of God in a post via her social media handle shared how everyone who played her never ended in a better situation.

    She wrote;

    ”Not one person has played me and ended up in a better situation. God is sensitive about his children. #godismyprotector”

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  • Money is sweeter than sex – Actress says

    Money is sweeter than sex – Actress says

    Nollywood actress, Christabel Egbenya, has taken to Instagram to state that money is sweeter than sex.

    The controversial script interpreter and producer took to her verified Instagram page to share video of herself rolling on the floor gathering some naira notes and wrote:

    Read also: Actress Cossy Ojiakor flaunts new man days after her German lover dumped her

    “Is money sweeter than sex ?🤔Now I know that am very sick 😂😂😂😂did I just say money is sweeter than sex on this video 🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️christabel u are finished ohhhh🙈😂😂😂”

  • Actress Cossy Ojiakor flaunts new man days after her German lover dumped her

    Actress Cossy Ojiakor flaunts new man days after her German lover dumped her

    Controversial Nollywood actress Cossy Ojiakor, has flaunted a new man on social media, days after her German lover, Abel dumped her over alleged domestic violence.

    Cossy Ojiakor shared a photo of a man, who looks like a foreigner, and wrote: “Enough of the ex… meet my next.”

    Read also: Uganda drops charges against Nigerian Musicians Oma Lay, Tems

    She included love emojis and added, “I just love it when he calls me Queen Cossy. No 1 contender… moving on fast.”

    The nationality of her new man is not known yet.

  • Uganda drops charges against Nigerian Musicians Oma Lay, Tems

    Uganda drops charges against Nigerian Musicians Oma Lay, Tems

    Ugandan authorities on Tuesday dropped the charges against Nigerian singers, Temilade Openiyi, populalrly known as Tems and Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay.

    A Release Order dated December 15, said the charges against both artists had been withdrawn and therefore, they should be released forthwith “unless held on other charges”.

    The fast-rising stars were arrested on Monday after performing at a show and flouting COVID-19 guidelines.

    They were arraigned at a court in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city.

    Read also: ‘Kiddwaya’s father, Terry waya is the new Hushpuppi’ – Nigerian lady alerts

    A tweet by the Ugandan Police Force had said they will remain in custody till Wednesday, December 16.

    Their arrest was met with outrage, especially on social media, by many fans and Nigerians, who demanded their immediate release.

    The situation was also a subject of debate as many believe it was beyond flouting the country’s COVID-19 guidelines – quickly sparking the hashtags #FreeTems, #FreeOmahLay.

    Their release came shortly after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, said the Nigerian government was engaging the Ugandan Authorities at the highest level to ensure their release.

    A tweet by the Ugandan Police Force had said they will remain in custody till Wednesday, December 16.

    Their arrest was met with outrage, especially on social media, by many fans and Nigerians, who demanded their immediate release.

    The situation was also a subject of debate as many believe it was beyond flouting the country’s COVID-19 guidelines – quickly sparking the hashtags #FreeTems, #FreeOmahLay.

    Their release came shortly after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, said the Nigerian government was engaging the Ugandan Authorities at the highest level to ensure their release.

    The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri- Erewa, also assured Nigerians that all was being done to secure their release after she met with two members of both artistes’ record labels.

    “I received Marshall and Valentine, working with @Omah_Lay and Tem’s record label. The good news is that they will soon be back,” she tweeted.(NAN)