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Baba Ijesha Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

15Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Africa, Breaking News, Child Abuse, Crime, Human Rights, Justice, Lagos News, Nigeria

Baba Ijesha Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences convicted the actor in a two-hour court judgement on Thursday. Baba Ijesha was convicted on the charges of attempted sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration, and molestation of the minor. see also: Baba Ijesha to Arraigned in Court Today Over Alleged Molestation But the defendant was only prosecuted for counts one and six, which were sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault as the trial failed to find him guilty of all the charges against him. Taiwo then convicted the actor to 16 years imprisonment after the offences of the actor...

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

12Jul

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Celebration, Inspirational, Life, Movies and Films, Nigeria

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

Renowned actress Patience Ozokwor shower praises on Nollywood legend Olu Jacob deeming the popular actor irreplaceable. She praised him at his 80th birthday celebration where other popular Nollywood movie stars also gathered to celebrate their icon. See Also: Nollywood Actress Laments Nigeria’s Insecurity After Attack By Bandits On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Actress Patience Ozokwor praised her colleague for his proficient acting and how versatile he is on set, saying he can play any role given to him. “I’m missing him on set, he can play an Igbo king, he can play a Yoruba king, in fact, I don’t think anybody can replace him,” she said. Jacob’s wife, Joke Silva revealed back in November 2021 that her husband was battling Lewy body dementia and he had been living with the a...

Save Eedris Abdul Kareem Now-MI Abaga Pleads

7Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Africa, Music, Nigeria

Save Eedris Abdul Kareem Now-MI Abaga Pleads

Famous rapper Jude Lemfani Abaga popularly known by his stage name M.I is seeking help on Twitter to Save Eedris Abdul Kareem, his colleague, who is ill. The management of Eedris Abdul Kareem revealed on the singer’s Instagram page that he is suffering from kidney failure, and they need the prayers and well wishes from his fans. The management also disclosed that the “Jaga Jaga” crooner has been scheduled for an urgent surgical operation later this month. see also: Keyamo blasts Eedris Abdulkareem over ‘Jagajaga Reloaded’ M.I informed the public that he received the sad news about his colleague's predicament on Tuesday. The rapper also urged that the public help save Abudul's life by making monetary donations to his account. “I received the sad news yesterday that Niger...

Burna Boy: Afrofusion and Afrobeat are Not the Same

5Jul

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Africa, Interview, Music, Nigeria, Youths

Burna Boy: Afrofusion and Afrobeat are Not the Same

Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has discerned his style of music from the popular Nigerian music genre called Afrobeat. The Grammy award winner said this on a podcast, The Million Dollaz Worth of Game show, hosted by King Gille and Wallace Peeples. see also: Burna Boy’s Police Escorts Shoot Married Man After Singer Made Pass At Wife The singer explained that African music consists of different genres and they are all wrongly categorized as Afrobeats by the general populace.He further stated that the already deceased afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, represents afrobeat itself but then the letter ‘s’ was wrongly added to it, then all other African music genres were now added to it and were all termed Afrobeats. “Afrobeat is a legend called Fe...

Davido Gifts a Lucky Female Fan N2 Million and His Sneakers (Video)

4Jul

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Music, Nigeria, Videos, Youths

Davido Gifts a Lucky Female Fan N2 Million and His Sneakers (Video)

Nigerian singer, Davido, surprised a lucky female fan during his performance at an event last night, July 3. See Also: Davido Is Wiser Than All Those Who Gave Him Money – Reno Omokri https://youtu.be/lioF9zCtxI8 Davido had invited the female fan on stage to perform his song “Stand Strong” with him. After the performance, he gave his Nike sneakers to the young lady and asked one of his aides to give her N2Million.

Burna Boy’s Police Escorts Shoot Married Man After Singer Made Pass At Wife

12Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Music, News, Nigeria

Burna Boy’s Police Escorts Shoot Married Man After Singer Made Pass At Wife

The Lagos State Police Commissioner’s Special Squad has detained five policemen attached to singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, for attempted murder after they shot two fun seekers— Irebami Lawrence and another identified simply as Tolu— at Club Cubana on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday. According to a preliminary report by the Bar Beach Police Division, trouble started when the singer and five police escorts visited the nightclub around 4am on June 8. About four policemen waited outside while one of the policemen, identified as Inspector Ibrahim, who was in mufti, accompanied the Grammy-Award-winning artiste into the club. According to multiple witness statements, the singer was in the VIP section with three women when he spotted another woman. He was reported to ha...

Headies: Portable Apologises, Insists On Getting Awards

28May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Music, News, Nigeria

Headies: Portable Apologises, Insists On Getting Awards

Nigerian rising artiste, Habeeb Okikola, popularly known as Portable has apologised to Smooth Productions organisers of popular Nigerian music awards, The Headies, who condemned his outburst concerning the nominations. In a statement on Friday, the organisers condemned the controversial artiste for threatening the lives of fellow nominees. The fast-rising artiste is contending for the Best Street-Hop Artiste and Rookie of the Year awards according to the nomination list released on Tuesday. “Those are my awards, anybody else who wins I will ask for them to be killed. I will ask them to kill the person. If the organisers give my award to someone else, they will die,” he said in Yoruba. “No go give my award to another person, he go die o,” Portable had threatened on Wednesda...

Wizkid Announces Completion Of Next Album

23May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Music, News, Nigeria

Wizkid Announces Completion Of Next Album

Globally-recognised Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has announced the completion of his upcoming album, More Love, Less Ego. The Essence crooner made the announcement on his Instagram story late Sunday, as he also appreciated the contributors in the album. Wizkid told his fans that he made the album with lots of love for them. “(I) finished my album days ago! See you soon!! Love you all for real #MLLE,” he wrote. The Grammy-winning singer added, “Special thanks to everyone that helped me put this together. Y’all got a special place in my heart. #MLLE. “I made this one with a lot of love. Opoju!! (It’s plenty) #MLLE.” Read Also: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Femi Kuti; Son, Made, Nominated For Grammy Awards Hinting on a special show for the album,...

Rihanna To Launch Fenty Beauty Products In Africa

11May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Fashion, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Rihanna To Launch Fenty Beauty Products In Africa

Rihanna has announced that her Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin products will become available in eight African countries from the end of this month. In a social media post, the pop star said she had "been waiting for this moment" and that this was "just the beginning". The beauty products will be available in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Read Also: Dancer Korra Obidi Clear Air On Husband’s Divorce Announcement Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 in a partnership with luxury goods company LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). She is worth $1.7bn (£1.2bn), with an estimated $1.4bn coming from the value of Fenty Beauty. The company reportedly made $100m (£72m) in its first 40 days. I...

Actor Yul Edochie Justifies Taking A Second Wife

5May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Actor Yul Edochie Justifies Taking A Second Wife

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie in a recent interview with music executive Paul Okoye has made an attempt to explain why he is settling for a second wife. During the Instalive session, Edochie stated that those insulting him “don’t live in his house” or know why he married a second wife. Yul also claimed that some might be doing it out of love, but he wouldn’t put out what’s happening in his family in public because that’s what men do. The actor further stated that he would rather take the heat than allow the pressure to get to him and make his first wife, May, look bad in public. He also said that the situation is under control and “God is preparing him for Aso rock”. Yul concluded by saying that as a “leader,” he would get insulted for certain decisions he makes even though ...