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Actor Gideon Okeke laments tough working conditions in Nollywood

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Former Tinsel actor, Gideon Okeke in the early hours of today, March 9 spoke about the tough working conditions in Nollywood.

According to the ex-BBNaija star and movie actor, the Nigerian movie industry needs to start compensating it’s workers properly.

Nagging on his social media page, Gideon said Nigerian actors are paid “peanuts”, the food is “whack”, and working conditions are “slave-like”.

Speaking further, Okeke admonished his followers never to be envious of actors. The actor went on to state that everything is packaging as they are not necessarily living their best lives.

The actor wrote:

“WAIT !

Awards season is coming again.
You will see all of us looking like PEACOCKS ? on the red carpet.

Like a BAG OF MONEY.
Don’t ENVY ANYONE O.
Na Packaging. Na wash.

Now dem don even Dey give money for
BEST DRESSED.

Taking the light away from the film wey
dem come to appraise.

You IGN’ANT (Ignorant)
like the Americans would say.
We’z be IGN’ANT.”

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DJ Cuppy claims she is underrated, undervalued in the industry

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Renowned Nigerian disc jockey and entertainer, DJ Cuppy disclosed in a recently posted excerpt on her Instagram stories that she is underrated and undervalued in her industry.

DJ Cuppy real name Florence Otedola is one of the most popular disc jockeys and recording artiste in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

Sharing an excerpt from an interview on Tuesday, March 8, a day set aside as International Women’s Day, she mentioned that women have to work twice as hard as their male counterparts to receive recognition.

The billionaire heiress also added that women need to be strong in order to survive in male dominated fields.

Going into a male-dominated space, you have to have zeal and be strong. Women have to work twice as hard to get half as much done. Compared to my male counterparts, I ‘m still underpaid, undervalued and according to them, I have a particular aesthetic which I fight to this day,” she said.

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Singer, Skiibii trolls Buju over his new stage name ‘BNXN’

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Nigerian singer, Skiibii has trolled his colleague, BNXN formerly known as Buju over his recently changed stage name.

CorrectNG reported few days ago that Daniel Benson who was popularly known as Buju, officially changed his stage name to BNXN.

The fast-rising artiste, in a tweet, noted that his new name would be pronounced as ‘Benson’. He also said the change became necessary after he was mistaken for Jamaican singer, Buju Banton.

He wrote; “It’s no longer ‘Buju’. Call me ‘Benson’ written as ‘BNXN’.”

Reacting to the development, Skiibii took to his Twitter account and shared a photo of popular cigarette brand, Benson and Hedges with a dreadlock hairstyle on it similar to that of the Lenu crooner.

The ‘Sensima’ singer simply captioned the picture; ”Update”

If you know you know”

See his post:

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#BBNaija: Colleagues congratulate Frodd as he joins Range Rover gang

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Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) 2019 ex-housemate, Frodd has acquired a brand new Range Rover for himself.

The reality TV star took to his official Instagram page to announce that he has joined added the expensive whip.

An excited Frodd shared a video of the white-coloured Range and captioned; ”New Whip Alert.”

His BBNaija colleagues trooped to his comment section to pen congratulatory posts to him.

See his post HERE

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I’d rather beg on the street than spend the ‘dirty’ N11 million in my account – Mummy G.O

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Nigerian clergywoman, Funmilayo Adebayo nicknamed Mummy G.O, has revealed that she has N11 million proceed from illegal businesses in her bank account which she is not willing to spend.

Speaking in church, the controversial preacher said that she would rather beg on the street than spend the millions in any of her bank accounts.

Recall that Mummy G.O revealed recently that before becoming born-again she was into Cocaine business and other illicit trade that earned her millions.

Speaking on how she abandoned the monies after finding salvation, she said that a bank manager has been calling her because of the money, but she vowed never to go near it.

Watch the video HERE

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CaJwmzjlcjF/?utm_medium=copy_link

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Money makes relationships stronger but love takes all the credit – Singer Skiibii

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Nigerian singer, Abbey Toyyib Elias also known as Skiibii has spoken on how the roles of money and love in relationships are intertwined.

The ‘Baddest Boy’ hit-maker opined that the existence of wealth gives a relationship a stronger foundation.

According to Skiibii, though money does the work of making a relationship stronger, love ends up getting all the credit.

He made the assertion in a post on his official Twitter page, and it sparked mixed reactions from netizens.

The artiste tweeted; ”Funny how money make relationships stronger and love takes all credit”

See his post:

@mjpreferred; Nothing to some people. Some people just want love , for you to keep reassuring them you love and care for them

@chukwudiezike4; Nah only guys they enter relationship without considering money. Money is the catalyst that brings out love in women.

@OvaD33; Funny how we think it’s relationship and love wen it’s actually money and business, highest bidder wins the love

@Iamdom3; Reminds me of my childhood when I’ll visit fulani herders to give me love portion, only for me to grow now and realise money was all i needed to get any woman i ever wanted or desired. So sad.???

@TissyBoy4; Love without money this days is empty. Na why Nkechi leave me because I no buy am birthday cake ?

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Nigerian singer, Buju changes stage name to ‘BNXN’

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Nigerian singer-songwriter, Daniel Benson, who was known professionally known as Buju, has officially changed his stage name to BNXN.

The fast-rising artiste took to his official Twitter page to announce the change, while noting that his new name would be pronounced as ‘Benson’.

In a video announcement he shared on Thursday night, the name change became necessary after the singer was mistaken for another Jamaican singer known as Buju Banton.

The tweet reads; “It’s no longer ‘Buju’. Call me ‘Benson’ written as ‘BNXN’.”

See his post:

https://twitter.com/Bujutoyourears/status/1494438514766884864?t=-K1lZs8dYlZfEENJa_dWxg&s=19

The ‘Lenu’ crooner was initially signed to Burna Boy’s Spaceship Collective in 2020 but did not renew his contract when it expired in 2021.

He explained that he decided to go independent because he ‘wants to do something new on his own’.

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Man calls off wedding 3 weeks to D-Day because his wife-to-be only listens to her spiritual father

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A Nigerian Twitter user has narrated how his friend called off his wedding three weeks to the scheduled date.

According to the tweep with username user @thepoetpreneur, the groom-to-be was not comfortable with the fact that his fiancée only listens to her spiritual father.

He further revealed that no other person could control the lady’s action not even hee biological mother

The tweet reads; “3 weeks to wedding, my guy cancelled it bcos his girl’s mother couldn’t control her. She doesn’t listen to anybody in her family.

Nobody can call her to order except her spiritual father. So my guy had to end it to save himself future stress. Right or wrong decision?”

See the post:

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Kim Kardashian unfollows estranged husband, Kanye West after he mocked boyfriend

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Reality TV star and socialite, Kim Kardashian has unfollowed her estranged husband, rapper and business mogul, Kanye West, on Instagram.

The billionaire entrepreneur unfollowed Kanye on Thursday, February 17, 2022, amid his tirades with her new lover, Pete Davidson.

According to reports, Kim unfollowed Kanye immediately after he shared a post about Pete writing; “HI SKETE YOU GOT ANYMORE MENTAL HEALTH JOKES FOR ME?”

He added; “This boy thought he could get away with performing this sketch for the team that wrote this for him,” in reaction to the 2018 “Weekend Update” segment in which Davidson blasted West’s MAGA rant.

A check on Kanye’s page also shows that he unfollowed her on Instagram.

This latest development is coming days after Kanye vowed that he would stop harassing Pete on social media.

He also sent a truckload of flowers to the mother of his four children on Valentine’s Day.

Kim and Kanye’s official divorce news first broke in February 2021.

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DJ Cuppy celebrates her sons’ 1st birthday

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Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Florence Otedola also known as DJ Cuppy has celebrated the first birthday of her dogs whom she refers to her as sons.

The dogs named Dudu and FunFun turned 1 on February 17, 2022 and the celebrity DJ took to her official Twitter page to wish them a happy birthday.

Cuppy pampers the dogs and treats them as if they were humans, she even created Instagram page for them to ‘interact with fans’

She wrote; ”Happy 1st Birthday to my sons Dúdú and FünFün ??? You both bring some much joy and hapiness to my hectic life! Although small and fluffy, you radiate unconditional love in such a big way. You’ve brought out the mother in me… I LOVE YOU BOTH so much! ? #DuFuPoms #Pupcakes”

In addition, Asiwaju Lerry, the fan she had a Valentine’s date with also took to Twitter to celebrate the Dudu and FunFun with some lovely words and images.

He wrote; ”Happy birthday to my adorable Dudu & Funfun, see y’all soon… Lots of love from your stepdad. ??”

https://twitter.com/_AsiwajuLerry/status/1494233754478551040?t=fGE1cGtmjzADUJu7YXDqqg&s=19

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Tems set to headline UK Festival alongside Lil Wayne

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Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi professionally known as Tems, has been slated to headline a UK Festival alongside Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Wayne.

Also, young Nigerian music star, Rema and other British and American artistes would mount the stage at the upcoming Strawberries and Cream Festival in UK.

The Damages hit-maker expressed excitement at being given a spot to perform alongside some of the entertainment’s best at the Festival which is set to take place from June 17th to June 19th, 2022.

Taking to her social media page, Tems wrote; ”It was all a dream, headlining at Strawberries and Cream Nigga Screammmm!✨”

While Wayne is the main headline act, other headliners are Ella Mai, Tion Wayne, Rema, MS Banks.

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Annie Idibia praises her ‘sugar-daddy’ Tubaba for sending her N50m as Valentine gift

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Popular Nigerian actress, Annie Idibia has revealed that her husband, Innocent Idibia aka Tubaba sent her N50million as Valentine gift.

The mother of two took to her social media page to make this known as she showered praises on Tubaba whom she described as her ‘sugar daddy.

Though she did not directly mention his name, the screenshots of credit alert showed that it was sent by her husband.

Annie wrote;

”Ahhhh Me can’t be quiet or calm again oo!!

A guy : Babe

Me : U good?

A Guy : I wan send you something light, as U dey vex say I no buy you flowers o.

Me: Inno Abeg leave me.

Few hours later,

Alerts : 5 different alerts.

What?”

See the post:

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Davido’s aide, Israel DMW crashes his new car in Edo

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The logistics manager to Davido, Israel Afeare popularly known as Israel DMW has been involved in a car accident in Edo state.

Recall that Israel was recently gifted a Toyota Venza by his boss, Davido and he was over the moon.

According to reports from the scene, his new car was involved in a head-on collision with another car.

There are reports of recorded casualties from the scene of the accident.

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BBNaija star, Tolanibaj, mocks celebrities‘ quest to live the luxurious lifestyle

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Big Brother Naija star, Motolani Shobajo better known as Tolanibaj in a social media post opined that most celebrities are depressed due to their inability to live the luxurious lifestyle.

Tolanibaj who participated in the 2020 Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition stated that several celebrities find it difficult to maintain the glamorous lifestyle that they portray on social media.

Speaking via her SnapChat, the reality star stated that she enjoys living a modest lifestyle so as to avoid unnecessary pressure.

She wrote;

“I love living a simple life.”

“Imagine tryna be a Lekki big girl, hahaha..,” she continued. “Some of yáll faces are depressed with the luxe lifestyle that they’ve created online but can’t afford in real life.”

The concluding part of her post reads, “Must be exhausting to constantly feel like you’re in a competition.”

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Singer Trey Songz sued $20m for alleged r*pe

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American recording artiste, Trey Songz has been sued by a woman for allegedly molesting her an*lly and she is demanding the sum of $20 million.

According to the suit filed by the lady with the alias Jane Doe, she had a consensual s3xual relationship with the musician before the alleged molestation on March 24, 2016.

Doe said Trey invited her to a house party in Los Angeles, where he invited her upstairs for what she believed would be consensual s3x.

She claimed in the court document obtained by TMZ that “Trey repeatedly asked her if he could “get that a**” on the way upstairs … to which she says she repeatedly told him “no” and to stop asking.

“Trey’s demeanor changed upon entering the bedroom”, she said. She says he threw her to the ground, ripped her pants off, pinned her down face first and forced his p*nis into her an*s without her consent.”

She claimed that she begged the music star to stop and tried struggling with him but was overpowered.

Doe said someone entered the room and left almost immediately as the music star continued to molest her.

She claimed she left the house after Trey finished assaulting her and was taken to the hospital by the Uber driver who felt she was distressed.

The music star has been accused of molesting several women.

It would be recalled that a basketball player, Dylan Gonzalez recently accused the singer of r*pe and “unbearable PTSD.

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Zambian woman says Tekno’s song made her get pregnant, demands child support from singer for impregnating her with his music

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A Zambian woman identified as Rita Mwayanda has stated that she is demanding for child support from Nigerian recording artiste, Tekno for getting pregnant while listening to his music.

According to Mwayanda, when Tekno, real name Augustine Miles Kelechi released his hit song ‘Pana’, she was so excited and slept with a man, which subsequently resulted to a pregnancy.

She mentioned in the statement that she is calling out the singer because it is his responsibility to take care of her child.

The report re-shared by Zambian entertainer, DJ C-Money read;

TEKNO needs to pay Child support for his baby. I cant suffer because of him”- Zambian Woman Cries out.

A Lady from Zambia, ‘Rita Mwayanda’ took it out in public to express how Nigerian musician , Tekno is the reason she has a child, and suffering.

“It was back in 2016”- She explained. “I loved Tekno’s music so much. I would go out to a club just to listen to any song by Tekno. During the month he released ‘Pana’ I got so excited that I slept with a man I didn’t know and ended up pregnant. If It was not for Tekno I wouldn’t have this child so he needs to pay for child support”

Read the statement below.

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Singer Davido fulfills promise, doles out N250m to orphanages nationwide (See list)

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Nigerian recording artiste, David Adeleke better known as Davido has fulfilled his promise to disburse N250 million to selected orphanage homes across the country.

The popular musician gave the update on Tuesday evening in a statement released on his Twitter platform.

It would be recalled that the DMW lead vocalist raised N200M over 72 hours after he shared his account details on social media during his birthday in 2021.

He later revealed that he added the sum of N50 million to amass the largesse to a total of N250 million in November 2021.

In a statement released via his Twitter page on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the music star thanked the committee that was set up to disburse the funds.

Since its inauguration, the members of the committee have worked tirelessly to ensure that they collate the names and information of the documented and verified orphanages,” part of the statement read:

He went on to reveal that the entire funds had been disbursed to 292 orphanages across the country.

See the document below.

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Yul Edochie urges people to speak their local dialect

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Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has admonished his followers to speak their native dialect.

In a tweet shared on his social media platform, Yul stated that speaking of native language doesn’t make anyone local. He stated that it is pivotal to learn how to say it and be proud of it.

Here is what he wrote;

Speak your language proudly.
It doesn’t make you local.”

Yul Edochie is the son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie.

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Actress Oma Nnadi slams parents who take 1-yr-old kids to school

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Nollywood actress, Oma Nnadi has stated on her Instagram stories that it is not ideal for parents to admit their 1-year-old kids into school.

She mentioned that it was pointless for 1-year-old babies to go to school and the reason behind it should be questioned.

She made this known following reports of a 19-month-old baby in Delta state that died after he was flogged mercilessly by his teacher.

The actress wrote:

Online Lecturers , online teachers , food is served . One year old to school ? Call it whatever , daycare, kindergarten, crèche or whatever , you call it .. one year old???? Hmmmmm”

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Rapper Kodak Black suffers gunshot wounds at Justin Bieber’s afterparty

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American rapper, Kodak Black real name Bill Kahan Kapri has been confirmed to be among the four people who were at the afterparty of Canadian recording artiste, Justin Bieber on Friday night.

A couple of days ago, Ripples Nigeria reported that four people were shot at the afterparty of Justin Bieber after he finished his concert in Los Angeles, USA.

Witnesses at the scene and the Los Angeles Police Department disclosed multiple rounds were fired at Kodak Black and the all-male victims aged–19, 24, and 60 who were involved in an altercation before the shooting.

It’s been reported that another person was injured during the altercation.

In the video published by the online platform, TMZ, Kodak Black was seen taking photos with his fans before the pandemonium was instigated.

Watch the video of how the incident played out below.

Several suspects remain at large with the Los Angeles Police Department identifying the perpetrator(s) as black males who fled the scene southwards.

Police are refusing to divulge further information that could hinder leads.

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