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  Elsie Okpocha, wife of popular Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has called out President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over the increment in prices of groceries and foodstuffs. Basketmouth’s wife, in a recent post, said it’s unfair that Nigerians have to constantly deal with the regular increase in prices. According to her, it’s getting ‘crazier trying to survive in the ‘Giant of Africa’. She urged the Buhari-led government to help Nigerians by making life livable. On her Instagram story, she wrote: “Our dear government, do you want us all to leave this country for you. “It’s unfair how we constantly have to deal with the regular price increment of foodstuffs and groceries. “It’s getting crazier trying to survive in this country that’s supposed to be the giant of Africa. “Abeg you people should help us and make life in Nigeria livable .”  gathered that the prices of foodstuffs in the past few months have continued to increase in ...

  Popular Nollywood actress and producer, Toyin Abraham has opened up on life challenges that led to her rediscovering herself. Toyin in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, said she fell into depression sometime in her life and had to seek the help of a counsellor. Recounting her experience, Toyin revealed that being depressed made her abandon her family and led her into smoking cigarettes which is unacceptable in her Christian home. The 39-year-old actress said, “At some time in my life my manager had to get me a counsellor because I was depressed but lived in denial. I was not happy and very scared of life. “It was that bad that I thought of swimming or jumping from the third mainland bridge and hoping someone will save me. “I confided in people and they used it against me, I had fear of the unknown, my thought filled with negative things. “It was hard for me to trust people then because the people I had around me didn’t know how to keep things secret....

  Popular Comedian, Ayodeji Makun, also known as AY, has welcomed his second child after thirteen years. He announced this in a video shared on his Instagram page. The birth of their second child is coming thirteen years after they had their first child, Michelle. Alongside a video, AY wrote: “Our prayers in the last thirteen years has been answered. Ayomide, thank you for making Mabel and I ‘Mummy and Daddy’ again.   “Thank you for making Michelle a big sister. Thanks to everyone who kept us in their prayers and never stopped feeding us with positive vibes. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him and he will make your path straight. “God’s time is the best.”

  Jackson Ude, a former Director of Strategy and Communications under President Goodluck Jonathan, has accused Popular musician Duncan Mighty of fraud. Ude in a tweet on his Twitter page alleged that Duncan Mighty failed to perform at a show after he was paid N3 million and N630.000.00 for flight tickets. He said the self-acclaimed Port Harcourt First Son lied he was involved in an accident and was notorious for collecting money from show promoters and not showing up. Recall that on January 2nd, the River State-born claimed he was involved in an accident while travelling to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. He had claimed the vehicle drove straight into the river after a failed brake. But, Ude urged the Singer to return his money and avoid his trouble. He wrote, “I paid Duncan Mighty N3million for Nkporo Youths Unity Concert that held December 30, 2021, and an additional N630k for flight tickets. He didn’t show up for the concert. Next, I heard was a picture of him wrapped in ban...

  Nigerian Music producer, Samklef has claimed that a lot of young Nigerians “are into ritual” because of what they see in Nollywood movies. Samklef alleged that Nollywood promotes “fetish stuff in all their movies”. The music producer further advised Nollywood to have better scripts, adding that everything is not “religion or juju”. His tweets read, “These Igbo Nollywood, English and Yoruba movies are the reason why a lot of young boys are doing rituals. They keep promoting fetish stuff in all their movies. “Nigerian movies producer can do better. Everything must not be based on juju and religion.” Recently, there have been reports of young men using human parts of women for money rituals.

  Billionaire Nigerian businessman, Obi Iyiegbu, also known as Obi Cubana, has said he has no interest in politics or running for governorship. Obi Cubana said this on Saturday during Instagram live with Daddy Freeze. When asked if he has any ambition for politics, Cubana said: “I have zero interest in politics. I don’t have ambition to be a governor or anything, I just like being my brother’s keeper. “All I like to do is give and help people and that’s enough for me. “I am the Governor of Cubana empire. That’s enough for me, let’s leave politics.” When asked who he’ll endorse for presidency in 2023, Obi Cubana said he does not like to disclose that in public as his vote is personal and he wouldn’t like to influence others’s choice. “I have just one vote and who I’ll give it to is a personal choice, the public does not need to know. “I don’t even interfere in my staff’s vote because it’s a personal electoral choice,” Cubana said. Obi Cubana became popular in 2021 duri...

  Maverick singer and activist, Charly Boy, has been dragged over the role he played during Eedris Abdulkareem’s clash with 50 Cent in 2004. Recall that 50 Cent in 2004 visited Nigeria alongside his crew for a four-city concert tagged ‘Star Mega Jams’. But the event was marred with heated controversies after Eedris Abdulkareem and 50 Cent fell out which forced the US rapper and his team to leave Nigeria. Charly Boy, commenting on the incident in a recent post on Instagram claimed he played a pivotal role when the incident broke out and chased 50 Cent out of Nigeria for beating Eedris Abdulkareem who he later described as an “ungrateful son. He wrote “The people wey know dis story go tell you say, after I show 50 Cent’s people craze, I made dem leave Nigeria that day back to the states, forgetting the rest of their Nigerian tour. “For beating my ungrateful son Eedris I drove them back to America. Nigerian Breweries head scatter, them come arrange package the IG of poli...

  Nigerian singer, Olakira has reacted to rumours that he is the brother to controversial pastor, Evangelist Funmilayo Adebayo, popularly Known as Mummy G.O. Reports made the rounds on Friday that Mummy GO is a sister to Olakira, who sang ‘In my Maserati’. This stirred reactions online as some mocked him, saying he’ll go to hell. Responding, Olakira confirmed that Mummy GO is his sister and he’s not going to hell. His tweet read: “Yes she is my sister and na heaven I Dey go.” In recent weeks, Nigerians have been startled by prophecies and doctrines by Mummy GO about things that will make everyone go to hell fire. In one of her viral preachings, she revealed that she was an executive/super agent of the highest form of darkness with lucifer and had sold guns, pushed cocaine with fly-carpet before she got born again. She mentioned that God called her to preach to people of the world to focus on heaven but people hate her because she says secret things people don’t like t...

  Mother to Grammy-award winning artiste, Burna Boy, has disclosed why she often disagrees with her son. Bose Ogulu in a recent interview with CNN, said she disagrees with Burna Boy often over finance-related matters. The singer’s mother, who also serves as his manager, said this when she was asked about the topic on which she and her son, Burna Boy, have disagreed on. According to her, when it comes to money, she and Burna Boy don’t think alike. “We don’t think we should be spending money on the same thing. “Burna Boy comes up with different ideas without considering the cost, especially when it comes to video shooting. “Most times, he comes up with really crazy ideas without really thinking about what it will cost or what it doesn’t cost. And so, my first reaction would be no, that’s not going to work. How are we going to make back that money?” Bose, however, noted that she has realised that “no” is not always the best answer, rather they figure out a way t...

  Nigerian artiste and Zazoo crooner, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has revealed he has two sons from different women. He revealed this during an interview with Jabless in one of his Podcast episodes ‘Jabless Original Intelligence’ while recounting his experiences before his hit single with Olamide. When asked if he has kids, Portable said: “I have two sons but they are for different women. “I don’t have one girlfriend oh! Many girls are following me now everywhere I go I hear ‘I love you’ because of the money I have, but I have one girl I’d like to marry, but she’s misbehaving at the moment.” Recounting his experiences, Portable said he really suffered as an artist especially during COVID-19 lockdown. “I suffered so much before I got here, especially during the lockdown. That COVID period, I had no shows to perform and being a singer is the only thing I do to make money, It was so bad then,” he said. Recall that Portable went viral sometime in December 2021 ...

  Social platform was banned after post by president threatening violent repression was taken down Nigeria has lifted a ban on Twitter after the social media company agreed to open a local office and meet other conditions set out by authorities in Africa’s most populous country. The reversal came seven months after Abuja ordered telecoms providers to block Twitter in response to the company removing a post by President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened a violent crackdown on secessionists in the country’s south-east. The ban will be lifted from Thursday. “Twitter has agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgment of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history on which such legislation has been built and work with the FGN [federal government of Nigeria] and the broader industry to develop a code of conduct in line with global best practices, applicable in almost all developed countries,” Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, head of the National Information Technology Development Agency...

  Famous music star and actor, Banky W has revealed that he struggled with promiscuity and pornography. Banky W said this while advising young people to accept Christ, disclosing that he felt empty without Christ despite his success as an artiste. Revealing how God rescued him, Banky W in a recent interview with The Visibility Lunch Hour said “In the eyes of the world I was a successful artiste, but I still felt empty and wretched. “There were things I was struggling with on a personal basis. Everything from promiscuity to pornography, real things that people struggled with on a personal basis. “It got to a stage where you feel you’re in bondage and so you’re just stuck in this place of feeling far from God, feeling separated from God. Feeling that I have made a little bit of money, but I’m still not happy.” “I’m grateful for the small success I have experienced in music, in film, in other ventures. But there is what I like to call a God shaped void insi...

  Popular Nigerian media personality, Ebuka, and actor Frank Donga have reacted to the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operations in the nation.  reported earlier that the government lifted the suspension of Twitter effective January 13 after reaching an agreement that include legal registration of operations, taxation, and managing prohibited publications in line with Nigerian laws. This has stirred reactions from Nigerians who perceive the move as a way of government trying to bribe and be in their good books as the election draws near. Reacting to this, Ebuka opined that the ban was lifted on time for “election season”. On his Twitter page, he wrote: “Lifted in time for election season.” Frank Donga on his own part, asked Nigerians to be cautious of “election-motivated sycophancy starved tweets” as the ban has been lifted. His tweet read: “Watch out for election-motivated, sycophancy starved tweets here.”

  Reality star, Rose Afuwape has survived a car accident. The Ultimate Love winner made this known in a post on her Instagram page. She said, “Thank God for life. Had an accident, I am slowly recovering. “Both tyres bent and I sustained minor injuries. Please pray for me for quick recovery.” Meanwhile, Rivers State-born singer, Duncan Mighty had last week disclosed that he survived a motor accident while traveling to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The self-acclaimed Port Harcourt First Son, on his Instagram account, said that on January 2, 2022, his vehicle drove straight into the river after a failed brake.

  Popular Nigerian professional dancer and instructor, Kafayat Ameh, known as Kaffy Dance has confirmed publicly that her marriage to her husband, Joseph Ameh has crashed. Kaffy disclosed this in her new podcast episode ‘JustKaffy’. She declared that she’s single but not searching. There were rumours sometime in 2021 that the couple were separated; however, the dancer refused to address this.   Kaffy revealed that she was bitter in her marriage and that taking a chance to breakup her marriage was to see both parties grow in their different career. According to her, marriage is supposed to be an alignment of destinies but hers didn’t work out that way. Kaffy got married to Joseph Ameh in 2012 and they have two children together. The dancer said, “I wanted to see my ex-husband in his best version, so taking a chance to break this marriage was also to see that we both grew in what we are really supposed to be. Marriage is supposed to be an alignment of des...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested popular Instagram comedian, Degeneral for drugs. Degeneral was arrested on Tuesday night at his residence in Lagos. The comedian had gone live on Instagram before his arrest where he was seen confronting NDLEA officers at his residence. Few minutes into the conversation, he was slapped and his phones destroyed and the live video ended.   His friend and colleague @Ayothecreator giving update said Degeneral has been taken to the NDLEA office in Festac. He insisted that it’s all a set up as the comedian doesn’t do drugs. His post on Instagram read, “NDLEA you know where the real drug barons are in this Lagos, but yet you come into Degeneral house, assault and arrest him. Have you ever seen him promote drugs in his content, he does not do drugs and whoever is responsible for this, God is watching. “I have not slept since 2am they wouldn’t let us in their station please help us noble Nigerians he is at NDLEA o...