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D’banj demands N100m compensation from lady who accused him of rape

Jun 16, 2020 topnews

Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’banj, has demanded N100m from Miss Seyitan Babatayo who accused him of raping her in a hotel room on December 30, 2018. In a pre-litigation letter signed by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the musician asked his accuser to make a payment of N100m within 48 hours or face legal action. In the letter, which was addressed to Miss Babatayo’s lawyer, Ojoge, Omileye and Partners, dated June 15, 2020, D’Banj also demanded that an apology be published in at least four national dailies. The…

Jabi Lake Mall shut for hosting Naira Marley’s concert

Jun 15, 2020 topnews

The popular Jabi Lake Mall has been shut for two weeks by the Federal Capital Territory Administration for violating the presidential ban on public gatherings. This followed a musical show by a popular musician, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, at the mall on Friday in violation of the social restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. A court order signed by Magistrate Idayat Akanni dated June 14, 2020, ordered the sealing of the mall for two weeks for violating the dusk…

Davido Allegedly Welcomes Baby With Fourth Baby Mama

Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020 topnews

The internet recently buzzed into life with news surfacing around superstar Davido and Angolan born, UK based makeup artist Larissa Yasmin Lorenco A.K.A Larissa London. It is believed that that Davido has been a part of Larissa’s life since 2017 and that the relationship recently bore a child as recently as March this year. According to reports, after learning the birth of her baby, Davido quickly blocked her on social media in order to save his relationship with his soon-to-be-wife Chioma Avril Rowland. According to a social media user; “There have been…

Daniel Radcliffe Apologizes To Fans Offended By J.K Rowling’s Post

Jun 9, 2020 topnews

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the “Harry Potter” films has apologised to fans of the book franchise offended by comments from author JK Rowling which have been criticised as insensitive to the transgender community. The British writer sparked controversy and accusations of transphobia last weekend in a Twitter post about an article on menstrual health during the coronavirus pandemic. Quoting a reference in the article to “people who menstruate”, she wrote: “I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” J.K.…

Simi and Adekunle Gold welcomes first child

Jun 8, 2020 topnews

Celebrity couple, Adekunle Gold and his wife, Simi, on Sunday, welcomed their first child. Simi announced the birth of the baby on her Instagram page, attaching a picture of her husband, Adekunle Gold carrying a baby. “It’s like free-falling – this unending, soul-snatching, infinite, mind-boggling love. Deja, my baby girl, I got you. I promise. Now and forever. So help me God,” she posted. Simi and Adekunle Gold got married in 2019 with only about 300 selected guests at their white wedding. Simi had earlier given an indication that she…

Kylie Jenner tops Forbes List Of Highest Paid Celebrities Of 2020

Jun 5, 2020 topnews

The annual list of highest-paid celebrities compiled by Forbes for 2020 has been released with beauty mogul Kylie Jenner sitting pretty atop the list with $590 million. Jenner’s payday came from selling a 51% stake in her cosmetics firm to Coty in January. Her brother-in-law, rapper Kanye West ranks second on the list with $170 million thanks to a majority of his earnings from his Yeezy sneakers deal with Adidas. Sports star Roger Federer closes the top three with $106.3 million. This makes him the first tennis player to earn…

Tyree Boyce And Nigerian Girlfriend Natalie Adepoju Found Dead

May 19, 2020 topnews

30-year-old “Twilight” actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and his Nigerian girlfriend Natalie Adepoju have been found dead. Boyce, best known for playing Tyler Crowley in 2008’s “Twilight” and 27-year-old Adepoju were pronounced dead in a Las Vegas residence on May 13 around 5 p.m. In “Twilight”, Boyce’s character Tyler Crowley is a classmate of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who nearly hits Swan with his van, only for her to be saved by vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). The cause of the couple’s deaths have not been revealed. The actor’s cousin reportedly…

Covid-19: How Nollywood actress, Bukky Amos spent millions on palliatives

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 topnews

US based Nollywood actress cum producer, Bukky Amos-Bello affectionately known as Arewa is in the news again! The Nigerian born actress has kick started her own non-governmental organization, Maria Oladapo Foundation which she named after her late mom. The NGO coughed out about N10 million worth of relief materials to less privileged people identified in five Southwest states- Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti and Osun, all within three weeks to support the government’s initiative on relief packages in this pandemic period. For those who do not know, Bukky Amos has been…

Kwam 1 refutes claims of Alleged Affair With Alaafin of Oyo’s Wife

Apr 17, 2020 topnews

Nigerian music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal also known as K1 De Ultimate, has refuted recent claims on social media that he was romantically involved with Olori Ajoke, one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. The Fuji musician in a statement released by his media adviser Kunle Rasheed has denied the allegations. According to the statement released by Rasheed, the respected musician cannot bring disrepute to the culture and tradition of Yorubaland by his alleged actions. The statement reads: “Let me categorically state that the allegation…

Funke Akindele, husband sentenced to 14 days community service over lockdown violation

Apr 7, 2020 topnews

‌ Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello, popularly known as Jenifa, and her musician husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, alias JJC Skillz, were on Monday sentenced to 14 days of community service for violating the Lagos State Government’s lockdown order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. This is just as the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the state in the 2019 gubernatorial election, Babatunde Gbadamosi, and his wife, who were among the guests at a birthday party for Abdul Rasheed on Saturday, reported at the State Criminal Investigation and…