Lagos govt closes case against Baba Ijesha

The Lagos State government on Wednesday closed its case against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, who is standing trial for alleged child molestation.

The state’s Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs. Olayinka Adeyemi, disclosed this after the cross-examination of the sixth prosecution witness by the defence team.

She said: “The prosecution has closed its case against the defendant.”

Following the DPP’s statement, the defence counsel, Kayode Olabiran, told the court the defendant would file a no-case submission.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo accepted the actor’s confessional statement to the police as evidence.

She ruled that there was no evidence before the court to prove that the defendant was tortured into making the statement to the police.

The judge said: “Sitting on the floor does not vitiate the confessional statement. The statement is found to be relevant and admissible.

“We will take the no-case submission in the New Year; the court is rounding up.”

The state government arraigned the Nollywood star on charges of indecent treatment of a child, defilement of a child, sexual assault by penetration, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault.

He was charged for alleged sexual assault on the daughter of a comedienne, Princess, in 2013.

Chemical engineer turned Nollywood actor, Karibi Fubara losses battle to cancer

On Wednesday, December 15, Nollywood actor Karibi Fubara joined the unwanted list of Nigerian celebrities who have passed on in 2021.

Fubara, who is one of the most creative modern-day thespians, lost the battle to cancer.

His demise was confirmed by his sister, Aya Eneli via her Twitter page.

“My brother, Karibi Fubara, has joined the ancestral realm. I’m devastated, but not hopeless. He lived fully and with joy. Left a great body of work. Will be a powerful ancestor. I love you, #ChiefBlack. I do not own the rights to this song.”

Here are five things to note about the late Nollywood actor.

1. Karibi Fubara studied Chemical Engineering at the Ohio State University

2. Before becoming a Nollywood actor, Kabiri landed his first big breaks as a model in several international ad campaigns for Apple, Verizon, Hewlett Packer, Nestle, and Walt Disney

3. Fubara was a voice character in the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto IV in 2008.

4. In May 2020, the actor disclosed for the first time he found out he had a large mid-stage kidney tumor and he was battling cancer.

5. Karibi married celebrity stylist, Yolanda Okereke in 2018.

May his soul rest in peace.

”Life is too short to hold grudges” – Man tells Wizkid, Burna Boy to stop beefing Davido

A Nigerian Twitter user, Daniel Regha has advised Afrobeats superstars, Wizkid and Burna Boy to reconcile with colleague, Davido because ”life is too short”.

He made the call to the Starboy and African Giant shortly after they released their new single B D’or.

It is the second time the duo will be working together after “Ginger” from the “Made In Lagos” album.

But he believes that they are deliberately isolating Davido, and that is something that needs to be addressed.

He stated that they both need to make amends with OBO who has been reaching out to them publicly.

Daniel Regha tweeted; ”Burna your trouser is hilarious, looks like a palazzo. OMG glad you and Wizkid are friends, you guys need each other to grow and promote positivity in the industry.

But you two should go make amends with Davido ASAP cos he’s been reaching out publicly. Life is too short to hold grudges.”

Woman surprises her housemaid with phone, cash gift and bag for a job well done

A woman has warmed the hearts of many after surprising her house girl with several gift items in appreciation of her work in 2021.

The Kenyan lady identified as Effie Keens Kaano thought it wise to reward her domestic help of two years as she is set to go home for the holidays.

Taking to her Facebook page, she revealed that she gifted her house girl cash, a smartphone and another feature phone for her mum along with a handbag so that she would not go home for Christmas empty-handed.

Effie wrote; “She is just an employee like any other person. Like taking good care of my daughter every day is not an easy job plus the house and I thought because she is going home, a little token is everything.”

Thank you so much my dear Nanny for taking good care of my daughter 2021 May God bless you for me .

1. Smart phone is yours

2. Feature phone for your mom

3. Money is for you to buy your daughter gifts ?

4. The bag is yours I know you love such bags❤️ 

Man causes stir as he proposes to girlfriend on Third Mainland bridge

A Nigerian has taken marriage proposal to a new level with his recent stunt on the popular Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos state.

The man who is a power bike rider and a photographer proposed to his girlfriend on the bridge with the aid of friends.

They drove their power bikes to the bridge to see a pleasOn reaching there, a car was already parked by the side of the ever busy bridge with the inscription; ”Would You Marry Me Bukola??”ant surprise waiting for the lady.

Four bike riders were also positioned with their bikes in front of the car, and they each rocked white T-shirts. The back of the each person’s shirt had one word from the Will You Marry Me proposal question.

Mercy Johnson becomes latest homeowner in Lagos

Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has become the latest landlord in the commercial city of Lagos, Nigeria.

The actress secured an endorsement deal with a real estate company and it came along with a lovely home as one of the perks.

In some photos which have gone viral, Mercy Johnson and her husband Prince Okojie were spotted at the official signing of the deal.

They also held a book where the agreement between the real estate company and the actress was signed.

Images from the official signing were shared by filmmaker, Kunle Rasheed.

Peter ”Mr P” OKoye hospitalized, postpones PSquare reunion show

Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr. P, has been hospitalised due to intense rehearsals for the P-Square’s reunion concert.

He made this known in an Instagram post on Tuesday while announcing that due to his ill health, the show originally scheduled to hold on December 18, 2021, has been moved to Christmas Day, December 25th.

Sharing a picture of himself on medication, Peter stated that he had been passing through pain and general body weakness.

He then appreciated his twin brother and singing partner, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy, for his support.

Peter wrote; “Guys,

It’s been a challenging couple of days trying to power through immense pain, fever and general body weakness.

We were very excited about giving you an amazing show on the 18th, Unfortunately, my body has taken quite a beating with several intense rehearsals back to back and studio that it just couldn’t take it any more and I have had to give in to Dr’s orders to get some rest, build back my strength to get to optimum health.

The first thing I did was take a coVID test and thankfully my tests came out *negative* for coVID.

I’d like to thank my brother @iamkingrudy, my family and team for holding it down while I get through this.

The good news is, we will make it up to you and give you a truly amazing show on Christmas Day – Saturday, December 25th !

If you’re a ticket holder, the wonderful team @livespotx will send you an email with updates and options.

The show will go on and we can’t wait to see you there. Look out for electrifying performances from P-Square, some of your faves and more.

Thank you all.”

Meek Mill to bless poor households with over N200 million for Christmas

American rapper, Meek Mill is set to provide some relief to less privileged families in his hometown of Philadelphia by donating over N200 million ($500,000) .

According to TMZ, the ‘All Eyes On Me’ hitmaker is planning to hand out a huge sack full of gifts for families in need this weekend and these gifts will include things like bikes, video game gift cards, laptops, tablets, and dolls.

Meek incorporated some of his friends in this plan, among them Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft, his managers at Roc Nation, and Sixers partner Michael Rubin.

The Hip Hop artiste will be handing out the giveaways on Sunday and is expected to do the deliveries personally while meeting his fans.

TMZ further reported that he will also donate an additional N12 million to a local project that’s being run by a volunteer organisation that helps families during Christmas.

Nigerian lady who often shows off her boyfriend shares clip of her bruised face after alleged assault (Video)

What looked like a beautiful love story for a lady has turned out to be a disaster following the alleged assault she suffered at the hands of someone she loves.

The lady often gushes about her boyfriend on social media but in a recent update, she hinted that he allegedly brutalised her.

At the beginning part of the video she posted, she and her man shared romantic moments together at different locations.

But the blissful story changed towards the end as she showed off her badly bruised face after they had a falling out.

Watch video HERE

Kim Kardashian vows never to reunite with estranged husband, Kanye West

American socialite, Kim Kardashian has revealed that she wants to officially end her marriage with her estranged husband Kanye West.

In the court documents obtained by People on Monday December 13, the 41-year-old fashion billionaire revealed that her marriage to Kanye West had “irremediably broken down and she no longer desires to be married.”

She also said “there are simply no compelling reasons not to grant a motion to bifurcate and terminate marital status in this case.”

The mom of four also said “there is no possibility of saving the marriage through counseling or other means.”

The court document read;

“The parties’ marriage has irremediably broken down. [Kardashian] no longer desires to be married to [West].

There are simply no compelling reasons not to grant a motion to bifurcate and terminate marital status in this case.

There is no question that the marriage of the parties is no longer viable. [Kardashian] has no desire to reconcile with [West] and wants their marriage terminated. Irreconcilable differences have led to the irremediable breakdown of the marriage, and there is no possibility of saving the marriage through counseling or other means. The continued maintenance of technical marital status between [West] and [Kardashian] serves no useful purpose, and there is no reason to maintain the legal relationship.

“Irreconcilable differences have existed and continue to exist between [West] and me, which have caused our marriage to irretrievably break down. No counseling or reconciliation effort will be of any value at this time.

“[West] and I both deserve the opportunity to build new lives. Therefore, I am asking that my request to bifurcate and terminate our marital status be granted.”

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started dating in 2012 and got married in May 2014. They share four children: daughters North, 8, and Chicago, 3, as well as sons Saint, 6, and Psalm, 2.

Ada Ameh and I will beat you blue black – Activist Adetoun vows to storm Kemi Olunloyo’s house over her comment on Sylvester Oromoni (Video)

Nigerian activist, Adetoun Onajobi has slammed controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, over her comment regarding the death of 12-year-old ex-Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni.

Olunloyo had recently alleged that Sylvester willingly agreed to join cult and consented to the initiation ritual which was responsible for his own death.

Following her claim, she received backlash from many Nigerians including veteran actress Ada Ameh.

Further reacting, Adetoun vowed to join hands with Ada Ameh to beat Kemi, because she is allegedly fond of saying unverified things about people.

Adetoun then said that she was visiting her house for a showdown, and that she should call the police ahead of the showdown.

Watch video HERE

Fireboy DML features Ed Sheeran on ‘Peru’ remix

Grammy-winning British singer, Ed Sheeran has been featured on the remix of Nigerian singer, Fireboy DML’s hit single, Peru.

Sheeran made this known while speaking with music legend, Elton John on Rocket Hour on Apple Music 1.

The Shape of You hitmaker was invited to discuss the release of the pair’s brand-new Christmas single, ‘Merry Christmas’ and how they first decided to collaborate on a festive track.

Speaking on how he got to work with Fireboy, Sheeran said that a friend reached out to him to record a verse on the song.

“So I got sent this a week ago, to remix it. Someone, a friend of mine, Jamal [Edwards] who runs SBTV sent it to me.

“He said, “Fireboy DML would love you on the remix of this song.” And I’ve just found it really intriguing. So I recorded a verse for it… and it’s a song that’s blowing up in Nigeria and Ghana at the moment and their club scene runs over Christmas.

“So you basically put a song to the club in the middle of December, which would seem a weird thing to do in England. But yeah, so I’ve done the remix for this song, but this is the original and it’s just, it’s an earworm, and it’s addictive, and I’m obsessed with it. I mean, Cherry will tell you, I’ve had this song on repeat constantly in the house for the last week,” he said.

I’ve used the same phone number for 8 years and I’ve blocked a lot of people – Wizkid

International Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Balogun known professionally as Wizkid has made an interesting revelation about his personal life and interaction with people.

The Grammy-wining singer revealed that he has used the same phone number for the last eight years.

Speaking in a chat with Apple Music, Wizkid added that he has also blocked many people through those years.

In his words; “I have used the same number for the last eight years .If I have had the same number for the past eight years, definitely I have done a lot of blocking on my phone”.

Speaking on a his personality, Big Wiz said he is an introvert who loves to stay indoors.

He said; “I am an introvert, I stay indoors, I don’t like to do a lot of things. That has come with age and my personal experiences. I think that is where that comes from. It’s not about how people perceive me. I am growing older as each day passes.

I am getting smarter with my decisions. You just know what you want more as you grow older, I don’t want to be at the parties, I don’t want to hang out with too many people”.

When asked about the success of his massive song ‘Essence’, the Starboy said:

“Its feels good, it feels great when you have a record like that. When we made it we were not thinking of commercial success, we were just thinking of good music. I think it why people like the record.it comes from the soul, it just natural organic sh*t”.

I am self made – Reality star, Kiddwaya brags

Big Brother Naija season 5 contestant, Terseer Waya popularly referred to as Kiddwaya, has bragged about being a self made person.

The reality TV star stated this via his Instagram story during an interactive session with fans.

A fan had said people troll him on social media because they think he’s boastful.

In response, the Benue born brand ambassador stressed that he’s self made and doesn’t need the approval of anyone.

“Trolls these n*ts. I’m self made”, he said.

In another session with a different fan, Kiddwaya also used the opportunity to clarify that he’s BBNaija’s history and not the other way round.

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Man offers to sell his kidney to raise N5.5 million bride price

A Kenyan man has gone viral after he put his kidney up for sale in a bid to raise Ksh 1.5M (N5.4m) bride price to marry his dream girl.

The yet-to-be identified man took to the streets with a placard which revealed details of his plans to sell his organ.

According to him, in-laws denied him a chance to marry the love of his life for failing to raise Ksh1.5 million as dowry.

He asked social media users to help him raise the money to marry his heartthrob, adding that he has opted to put up his kidney on sale to get the required amount.

The family denied me the chance to marry the love of my life until I pay Ksh 1.5 million.

“I have decided to sell my kidney at an offer of Ksh 2 million. Someone help,” the inscription on the placard reads.

Actor, Samuel ”Spiff” Ajibola and wife welcome a baby boy

Nigerian actor, Samuel Ajibola popularly known as Spiff has welcomed a baby boy with his pretty wife.

The actor who rose to fame for his role in The Johnsons TV sitcom announced the arrival of his bundle of joy via his Instagram page on Monday, Dec. 13.

Samuel shared photos of his wife rocking her baby bump and said that her loves her dearly.

He wrote; ”I can’t thank God enough for you babe . He has used you to multiply my seed. Love you to bits @sandrajibola ❤️ #LatestParentsInTown #BabyBoy”

US rapper, Toosii begs Wizkid to feature on his song with Young Thug

American rapper, Toosii has called on Nigerian superstar singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better known as Wizkid to hop on a track with him.

The rap artiste recorded a track with colleague, Young Thug titled; Somebody, and he shared a snippet of it on his social media page.

Toosii, in a post on his Instagram page, appealed to Wizkid to feature on the song. He then urged people to tag tag the Starboy, saying that he needs him.

He wrote; ”This shit so hard! I just need @wizkidayo on it now  ????TAG HIM TELL HIM I NEED HIM ON IT”

Listen to the audio HERE

Actress, Linda Osifo gives Alex Ekubo N100k after he complained about being broke

Popular Nigerian actor, Alex Ekubo has revealed how his friend and colleague, Linda Osifo ‘came to his rescue’ financially.

According to the Nollywood star, he met Linda at an event and while having a friendly chat, he told her he was broke and shockingly, she asked for his account details.

The 35-year-old actor said he ‘jokingly’ sent his bank details and she credited him with N100,000.

Sharing a screenshot of the credit alert, Alex said he was deeply moved by her action and vowed to always be there for her too.

He wrote; “So I ran into @lindaosifo at an event last night, she asked how I was & I said I was broke, & she laughed & said sent me your account deets, I jokingly did & boom today she sent this. I’m deeply touched for many reasons.??

She really didn’t have too, I Love you soo much Linda, & for this & more, I gat you for life.

Pls I want to give this to someone who really needs it, pls comment your account number the 100k is all yours.?? ”

Annie Idibia drags family members who feel entitled to her money

Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia has taken to her Instagram to criticize family members and friends who think they are entitled to her money.

Annie who is married to Afrobeats icon, 2Face Idibia, is renowned for not holding back her thoughts especially on family issues; she was hard on her acquaintances once again.

The mother of two aired her latest opinion while reacting to a video about how money can destroy relationships due to high expectations and constant demands from family members and friends.

Dey never gonna stop and it’s harder to say no cos it’s family or that friend. Sadly, they all feel entitled. Help is good. More heartbreaking is the moment you don’t have to give. That moment you become the worst person. Then all the 20 good deeds turns to 21 bad deeds.” she wrote.

BBN star Wathoni explains how she lost endorsement deal not being controversial

Former Big Brother Naija contestant, Wathoni has taken to the microblogging site, Twitter to narrate how she lost an endorsement deal because she wasn’t controversial enough.

The mother of one mentioned that she was prepared to sign the deal, albeit her inability to spark controversy would not see her secure the endorsement.

The reality star wrote:

Was going to sign another endorsement before the year ends but they withdrew because I am not “controversial”
Omoooo my colleagues do you all the way if it brings food on the table.”

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