Damini Ogulu, Grammy Award-winning artiste popularly known as Burna Boy, has gifted ₦20 million to controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, following his victory over Speed Darlington in their celebrity boxing match. Portable confirmed the generous gift in a post shared on Instagram on Saturday. “₦20 million from Burna Boy. If you wanna be like Odogwu, can you do like Odogwu? God bless your family,” Portable wrote. Portable has been celebrating his win over rival Darlington Okoye, a.k.a. Speed Darlington, who has blamed his defeat in Saturday’s celebrity…
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#JP2025: Iyabo Ojo’s daughter exchange marital vows with Juma Jux in white wedding
Priscilla, daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, and Tanzanian singer Juma Mkambala aka Juma Jux have exchanged their wedding vows in an outdoor white wedding ceremony held on Saturday. Videos now circulating social media reveal the moment Juma Jux arrived at the venue and when Priscilla walked down the isle alongside her father. The videos also captured the moment the couple exchanged their marital vows which was followed by cheers from the guests who arrived in style. A star-studded traditional wedding was held on Friday in Lagos State. A week…
Read MorePortable in police net for alleged criminal defamation, threats to Fuji star, Saheed Osupa
Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, is in the news again. This time, he has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination against Yoruba Fuji musician Mr. Okunola Saheed a.k.a Osupa. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the arrest followed a formal petition filed by Mr. Saheed Osupa alleging that Portable engaged in conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, including the use…
Read MoreI was once raped by my colleague -actress Lolo 1
Popular Nigerian actress and media personality, Omotunde Adebowale-David, also known as Lolo 1, has alleged that a colleague once raped her. The actress shared her traumatic experience of being raped by a male colleague in the broadcasting industry on her podcast “Say My Piece”, which was posted on YouTube on Friday. According to Lolo 1, she was raped by a colleague, which has left her traumatised and experiencing momentary panic whenever she sees him. Lolo 1 stated that naming the rapist now will bring her criticism for not speaking out…
Read MoreEedris Abdulkareem’s song to Tinubu: “Nigerians are suffering”
Nigerian rap artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem requested that Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, should tell his father that Nigerians are facing hardship. He passed the message across with his new song titled “Tell Your Papa,” released April 6, 2025. The musician who is also, a social crusader, said Seyi’s recent public praise of his father shows ‘insensitivity,’ especially when many Nigerians are battling poverty, insecurity, and hunger. “Seyi, tell your papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey die. Tell your papa this one don pass jagajaga,” he said…
Read MoreN500m debt: I’m not asking for donations -Mr Macaroni
Adebayo Adebowale, Nigerian skit maker and activist popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has made it clear that he is not seeking financial assistance despite revealing his shocking N500m debt struggles. The comedian in a chat said he only shared the experience for others to learn from and not because he needed help. “I’m not accepting any help or donations. I shared the story majorly because I wanted people to learn from my mistakes”, he stated. Recall that Mr Macaroni recently shocked fans by revealing his financial struggles, prompting an outpouring…
Read MoreAsake ready to buy me house, says father, baby mama alleges neglect
Father of top Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, Fatai Odunsi, has said his son has agreed to buy him a house, settle his medical bills and take care of his daughter. Odunsi aka Malo who is left paralysed in some parts of his body after suffering from a stroke and being unable to pay his medical bills called out Asake in a viral video on Thursday asking Nigerians to beg the artiste to assist him. This is as Asake’s alleged Babymama, identified as Adijat, also accused the…
Read MoreAsake’s Father cries out for help
A viral video featuring a man, Fatai Odunsi, who claims to be the father of popular artist, Asake, has stirred controversy on social media since the early hours of Friday, March 14. In the video, Odunsi claimed he had not seen Asake since 2022, when his health began to deteriorate, and he now felt the need to seek help publicly. He pleaded with Nigerians for financial assistance, revealing that he has been battling a stroke since 2022. He further alleged that despite Asake’s fame and success, the singer has not…
Read MoreDolly Parton loses husband
Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer’s chart-topping fame. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” Parton wrote in a post on X. The singer-songwriter and actor met Dean in 1964 outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee on the day she moved to the country music capital. She was 18 and…
Read MoreOscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, wife, found dead
95-year-old US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home on Thursday in New Mexico. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the couple were found dead on Wednesday afternoon, adding that there was no immediate indication of foul play, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican, Variety and Sky News. Mendoza did not provide a cause of death. The couple reportedly died along with their dog. Hackman, who was 95, was once voted as likely to flop in showbiz but instead went…
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