Peterson Okopi, a renowned Nigerian gospel singer, has tied the knot with his partner, Prudent Gabriel.

The couple exchanged their vows at a private ceremony attended by loved ones.

Expressing his happiness in an Instagram post on Friday, Peterson shared pictures from the event.

Captioning the pictures, he wrote: “It is official Mr and Mrs O.

“Today I married my best friend and the absolute love of my life legally. Journey to #heavenonearth2024.”

Iconic Greek singer, Marinella has suffered a stroke mid-performance.

The 86-year-old songstress collapsed on Wednesday night during a concert at Athens’ Herod Atticus Theatre.

The incident happened when the singer lost her balance and collapsed during her third song on stage.

The concert, which was also set to feature Greek singer Antonis Remos, was immediately cancelled.

A statement released by Hygeia Hospital on Thursday, stated that “Marinella is currently being treated in the intensive care unit for severe brain bleeding”.

Marinella’s career has spanned over six decades.

In a stunning plot twist, Big Brother’s ‘No Loose Guard’ season welcomed back three previously evicted housemates—Chinwe, Rhuthee, and Dami.

Disguised as ninjas, they dramatically re-entered the house on Thursday, freezing contestants in place with whipped cream.

Biggie then revealed their true identities, leaving the housemates stunned.

The return of Chinwe, Rhuthee, and Dami injects fresh excitement, sparking curiosity about their roles and potential impact on the game.

Will they shake up alliances, ignite new rivalries, or change the dynamics of the competition? The surprise reintroduction raises questions about their objectives and how they will navigate their second chance.

Controversial self-styled activist, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, has denied defaming Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and rapper, Falz.

Falz and Falana gave VeryDarkMan a 24-hour ultimatum to retract his publication against them, alleging that they played roles in getting a soft landing for controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, during his jail sentence.

Bobrisky was jailed for three months after pleading guilty to naira mutilation following his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

He was released on 5th August, 2024.

On Tuesday, 24th September 2024, VeryDarkMan leaked Bobrisky’s alleged voice recording wherein the cross-dresser claimed that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and his son, Falz, helped to get the EFCC to drop money laundering charges against him.

In separate statements by their legal representative, Falana and Falana’s Chambers, Chief Falana and Falz denied the allegations and demanded immediate retraction of the said publication, as well as an apology from VeryDarkMan to be published on all the platforms within 24 hours.

Reacting via a video message shared on his social media pages, VeryDarkMan denied defaming Chief Femi Falana and Falz.

He claimed that he only reacted to Bobrisky’s leaked call.

“I never defamed uncle Femi Falana, and I’ll never do so. Uncle Femi Falana is somebody that I respect so much. Not because of his position as a SAN but because of what he has used his position to do, representing the likes of me that speak against the ills of society, abuse of power, abuse of influence and also the bad dealings of the government,” he said.

“I only reacted to the call Bobrisky made. He was the one that alleged that Falz connected him to uncle Femi Falana and bla bla bla N10 million.

“And what I said was that I chose not to believe that uncle Femi Falana would be associated with that and if, I would be disappointed because of his position in society.

“I had an option of cutting off the part of the leaked audio where Bobrisky mentioned Falz but I refused because I want a thorough investigation on the matter,” he added.

American rappers, Cardi B and Offset’s divorce saga is getting messier, with the ex-couple heaping fresh allegations against each other.

Cardi B welcomed her third child with Offset earlier this month despite confirming separation from the Migos star in December 2023 and filing for divorce.

During an Instagram live session on Wednesday, 25, September, 2024, Cardi B alleged that her ex-husband was threatening “court wars” and can’t stomach the fact that she’s moving on.

“Nggas think that they can fck on anything but when I start talking to n*ggas… You wanna play those games with me? We gonna play them games too,” she said.

“Since you want to fcking threaten me and take my sht [properties]… You wanna take my sht because I’m moving on? Move on. Why can’t you move on? It’s not fun when mama got the gun, right? It’s not fun when I’m slinging pssy, right? Now we are going to court war, right? And I told you, get off my phone. I don’t give a f*ck. I’m tired.”

Joining the live session, Offset alleged that Cardi B had sex with another while pregnant with their third child.

He wrote, “You f*cked with a baby inside. Tell the truth!”

Cardi B is yet to react to Offset’s allegation.

Nigerian R&B star, Bankole Wellington, widely known as Banky W, has relocated to the United States with his family.

The Empire Mates Entertainment boss revealed the move on Instagram, sharing that he will be pursuing a Master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Alongside a photo of himself, his wife, actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington, and their child at the airport, Banky W asked his followers to send their best wishes as they embark on this new chapter.

The 43-year-old artiste was born in the US and married Adesua in 2017.

The artiste contested for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State in Lagos more than once but didn’t win.

In his Instagram caption, Banky W, on Monday, wrote, “For family. For finding purpose.

“For the next year of earning a Master’s degree in Policy Management at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

“Wish us well.”

Popular Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has passed away.

She was well-known for her captivating voice and religious music that resonated with many in the Muslim community.

The news of her death was shared by popular Ilorin based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning.

Further details surrounding her death have yet to be fully disclosed.

Her loss is deeply felt among her fans and the broader Islamic music scene – with the news of her death widely shared

Controversial Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has shared his thoughts on boxer, Anthony Joshua’s loss at Wembley Stadium.

Anthony Joshua was knocked out in the fifth round by his rival, Daniel Dubois during their heavyweight clash on Saturday September 21 2024.

Reflecting on his loss during his post-match press conference, Joshua attributed his defeat to a series of mistakes made throughout the bout.

Reacting to the development, Yul, who claimed to be the boxer’s strong supporter, stated that Anthony seems to be tired of boxing.

In a post on his Instagram page, the actor wrote, “No disrespect to Anthony Joshua, but e be like boxing don tire am sef.

“All through the build up to the match, he never looked like he took the fight seriously. I’m still a fan of AJ but the result pain me. E pain me.”

Newly evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Action Ben has blasted the man behind the invisible voice on the show, Biggie for bossing him around.

Ben stated this while sharing his thoughts on the reality show’s strict control and demanding audition process.

Speaking in a post-eviction interview with Netng, the reality star expressed frustration over being constantly directed by an unknown person.

“I just have to live by one man’s rule that I do not see his face. Maybe if I see his face, I fit para for am; face ourselves.

“You are not even seeing his face, na only voice we dey hear. Wetin you wan do? You vex vex, na to use the exit door, leave our house,” Ben said.

Biggie who is popularly called Big Brother by the housemates had assigned several tasks to Ben in exchange for rewards.

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ contestant, Kellyrae has emerged as the final Head of House, HoH, for the ongoing show.

By winning the HoH title for week 9, Kellyrae officially clinched his spot at the show’s finale.

The HoH position grants Kellyrae immunity from this week’s eviction.

The week nine eviction is expected to be the last before the show finale on October 6.

Week nine HOH games were played in a four-phased challenge.

Kellyrae finished the tasks with the fastest time and won.

The 2024 BBNaija season 9 edition premiered on Sunday, July 28, with a grand prize of N100 million.

Francis Njoku, an Indrive cab driver who was accused of stealing package, has threatened to sue actress Adunni Ade.

The disagreement between the duo stemmed from the driver’s alleged refusal to deliver the actress package after ending the trip.

Calling out the ride-hailing service in an Instagram post on Wednesday, Adunni claimed the driver took off with her package and refused to pick up calls.

“@indrive.ng I have contacted you for hours but no response. One of your drivers has stolen my package. He ended the trip before getting to me and not picking up calls.”

Her post triggered condemnation with many users calling out the company.

In a follow up post, Adunni noted that Njoku delivered her package after the company locked his profile.

She also shared the screenshots of her conversations with Njoku and her fashion designer, who sent the package out.

In the screenshots shared by the actress, Njoku had tackled her for allegedly smearing his name and threatened to take the matter to court.

“You have made nonsense of my image and I have contacted my legal team and we will see you in court. You are not the person that requested the ride. Many human rights lawyers and activists have called me and I won’t let it go that way. You must render an unreserved apology and ask Instablog to pull the post down.”

Reacting to the threat, Adunni Ade said “One thing about me is I don’t lie nor cheat my fellow beings. When we speak of change, let it start with you. In my whole adult life of ordering and delivering or using services of logistic companies, I have never encountered anyone as rude, ill-mannered, arrogant, uncivilized and entitled as Frances Njoku.”

Instagram has launched “teen accounts,” a special feature to help protect users under the age of 18 and enhance their safety on the platform.

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, announced the rollout of the feature in a statement via its blog on Tuesday, September 17.

It said all accounts belonging to users under 18 will be automatically converted to Instagram teen accounts, which will be set to private by default.

The teen accounts will only receive messages from people they follow or are already connected to.

The platform will also limit “sensitive content” including violence and videos promoting cosmetic procedures and filter out “offensive words and phrases” from comments and direct message requests.

The feature will allow teenagers to get notifications telling them to leave the app after 60 minutes each day.

A “sleep mode” will also automatically mute notifications between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and auto-reply to messages telling people to contact the user during the daytime.

Users under the age of 16 will need parental permission to modify the default settings but 16 and 17-year-olds will be allowed to disable the settings without needing approval from a parent.

Parents will also have access to a set of tools that let them monitor their children’s interactions and restrict app usage.

The feature is expected to start rolling out within 60 days in the UK, US, Canada and Australia while other countries will start to get theirs by January.

Meta also announced that it will bring teen accounts to other social media platforms under its parentage in 2025.

A veteran Nigerian actor Emmanuel France is dead.

Popular filmmaker Femi Ogedengbe confirmed his passage via his Instagram page on Monday.

Expressing sadness over his demise, Ogedengbe, recalled their fond memories together.

He wrote: “Rest in peace to one of Nollywood’s legends, Uncle Emmanuel France. One of the actors I took to Tanzania in 2006. We shot three movies together: She Is My Sister, The Director and Cross My Sin R.I.P.”

The cause of his death remains undisclosed as of the time of this report.

France’s demise came just a few hours after the death of Nollywood actor Big Larry.

Nollywood has lost dozens of practitioners since January 2024, including Mr Ibu, Junior Pope, Sisi Quadri, Ganiyu ‘Ogunjimi‘ Oyeyemi and Amaechi Muonagor, among others.

Businesswoman, May Yul-Edochie, has shared new photos of herself as she turns a year older today September 16.

The estranged wife of actor Yul Edochie, posted the photos on her Instagram page this morning with the caption

“At exactly this time, many years back a Queen was born. I present to you, HER… Amb. Queen May Yul-Edochie”

May and Yul enjoyed marital bliss until he introduced actress Judy Austin as his second wife in 2021 and welcomed a son with her. May has since refused to be numbered as his first wife and is currently in court for the dissolution of their marriage.

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has said divorcing her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, was the best decision she has ever made.

She stated this while sharing the advice she gave to a fellow single mother.

The single mother had privately reached out to her via her Instagram DM, questioning how she was able to cope when her ex left her and their son.

Replying to her, the actress corrected her that she was the one who left the marriage for her and her son’s sake and not the other way round.

Dikeh wrote: “First and foremost, I was the one who chose to walk away from my marriage, not the other way around. I needed to escape a difficult situation, not just for my own sake, but for my child as well. Best decision I ever made.”

She told the woman that she has the power to become the person she aspires to be as long as she commits to growth and invests in herself.

Sharing the message on her Instagram page, Dikeh wrote, “Dear single mothers, I don’t have a manual for these things. I am neither a pro in this movement.

“My biggest teacher has been love. I just let God do his thing, and his thing is enough for me. Draw strength from God, most especially keep your family matters private.”

Tonto Dikeh’s marriage to Churchill crashed in 2017 over allegations of infidelity and domestic violence.

The marriage produced a child, a boy.

Despite their divorce, the former couple still drag themselves on social media, with Tonto accusing him of being a deadbeat father.

In his defence, Churchill claimed it was the actress who denied him access to their son.

Nollywood star, Adunni Ade has expressed her admiration for her colleague, Ramsey Nouah.

Featuring in a recent episode of Hip TV programme Trending, hosted by reality star KimOprah, Ade revealed that she has always admired the veteran actor.

She disclosed that he was behind her decision to abandon her career as a model in America and relocate to Nigeria.

She said, “He [Ramsey Nouah] was the one who gave me confirmation to move to Nigeria. I met him before I came to Nigeria and I told him what my goals and aspirations were. And he gave me a very good pep talk and I moved down.

“Imagine from 2011 never getting to work with him. And this is someone you’ve always admired. Then during a film festival, I saw him and I went to exchange pleasantries as usual.

“The next day, I got a call from the producer Chris, his very good friend, and he said, ‘Adunni, what did you give Ramsey to eat? Ramsey just cast you.’

“I had goosebumps. I was so happy to work with him on set. He is so different when he is working. I’ve been featured in another project with him. I cannot disclose that right now. I have seen him as Ramsey Nouah the human being, Ramsey Nouah the director, and Ramsey Nouah the co-actor. He is just a phenomenal human being.”

Adunni Ade moved to Nigeria in 2011.

She landed her first Nollywood role when she acted in the Yoruba language film ‘You or I’ in 2013.

She has featured in over 250 Nollywood movies in both English and Yoruba languages.

Popular Nigerian musician, Seyi Vibez, has separated and unfollowed his record label boss, Dapper music.

The singer left the record label after he was massively dragged on social media by Nigerians in Toronto, Canada for cancelling a show without prior notice.

However, reacting to the development on Sunday, Seyi Vibez took to his social media page to update his bio with “Independent artist” and deleted all posts.

The development signalled the start of his independent music journey.

A check on Seyi Vibez’s Instagram account revealed that the singer and his record boss, Dapper have unfollowed each other.

Famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Patoranking’s sister, Chioma, has reportedly died in an explosion which occurred in her home.

Chioma was said to have died on the spot while her husband, George passed away from his injuries on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Media personality, Cutie Juls made this known in an Instagram post on Thursday.

Sharing the video of the deceased house after the tragic incident, Cutie Juls disclosed that the explosion occurred shortly after their housewarming and child’s birthday celebration.

“Remember when I posted last week or so that his (Patoranking) sister passed away in a gas explosion incident in their home and the husband and child are battling for their lives in the hospital?

“The husband also couldn’t make it. He just passed away. Pathoranking tried so much. Buying tones of blood to help save his brother-in-law’s life so at least his nephew won’t be an orphan.

“Remember he loves his sister so much. Abeg, his friends should help check on him.”

As of the time of filing this report, no comment has been made by Patoranking or his manager over the incident.

Gospel singer Dele Agbeyo, popularly known as Dele Gold, has passed away.

According to reports, he died on Wednesday, September 11, after a brief illness.

His friends and colleagues have taken to social media to mourn him. On Instagram, Alayo Melody Singer shared his disbelief; “Dele Gold Kee??? Ahh, this is getting too much ooo!!! May God help us stop untimely deaths. Dele Agbeyo, may your soul rest well.” he wrote

Dele Gold got more recognition after he collaborated with Juju music legend Ebenezer Obey on his album in 2019.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Nigerian skitmaker and content creator, Abisi Ezechukwu, popularly known as Nastyblaq, has lost his mother.

The skit maker disclosed this to his fans in a heartbreaking post on his Instagram page @nastyblaq on Wednesday.

According to him, sadness had overshadowed his family for the past few days due to the death of his beloved mother.

“These past few days have been filled with nothing but sadness in my heart concerning the passing of my beloved mother.

”I pray God gives me strength to heal.

“This is a great loss in my family and as much as this saddens our heart, we know she is gone to a better place.

“Rest in peace, my first love, the only reason for my motivation; you will surely be missed,” he wrote.

Nastyblaq, who is also an actor and comedian, gained popularity in 2018 for his skit-making skills.

He also won the Comedian of the Year award at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2020.