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The actress has been involved in relationships recently that didn’t all go well including one with Yvonne Nelson for the same guy whom she later denied any knowledge about.
Her pain and struggles with some of her colleagues has been in the media for the past weeks and the subsequent sharing of her father’s picture to the public for the first time only served to illustrate the deep hole of love missing and how much she longed for a partner in her life to love and support her. Well maybe she has found one.
Even though she wasn’t explicit as to whether he was indeed her boyfriend, Tonto had this captioned message with it: “With my sweetheart….Udo”
So could surmise that he is the lucky one and his name “Udo.”
This is defintely one secret that Primetime's Dayo Adeneye would have wanted sealed in a jar forever but unfortunately,it has spilled and it is what it is! Didnt they say 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'?..well,this is probably one of the reasons!
D1 and Susan Ekpe supposedly met and fell in lust during the 2009 Nottinghill Carnival and the duo became so close that even air could not come between them.Her London home became second home for D1 . When Susan visited Nigeria after their affair started,she got first class treatment from smitten loverboy.
The relationship is rumoured to have lasted four years with playing safe as D1's watchword,however one careless night of hot passion ended up in Rebecca aged 2years being conceived.
Susan who works in the UK is sick and tired of fending for Becky alone and sources indicate she has tried to pursue a drama free approach to this issue but it has been all in vain Enquirer Magazine tried to get in touch with Dayo Adeneye for his own side of the story,and he was nice on the phone until the name Susan Ekpe was mentioned,he quickly cut off the call and refused to pick despite several attempts. I hope D1 will respond to the allegations and clear his name. I wonder why she decided to made love with a married man without protection and then go on to keep the pregnancy.
London girls are desperately thirsty to get hold of any well packaged Nigerian celeb, Man or woman, married or single
Former plus sized Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has reacted to rumours making the round that her weight loss is health related; insisting she only workedonher body.
For days now, the actress has been posting pictures of herself on Facebook clearly showing that she had lost an incredible amount of weight. Her fans (turned doctors) have diagnosed all manner of illness tothis regard.
*Ngozi transformed
*Ngozi transformed Ngozi in a swift reaction has refuted the claims. “I will really appreciate it if some people will stop insinuating that I’m sick just because I worked on my weight. Please o I’m not sick. Wish us well instead of sickness or death. Thank u’, she wrote onher Facebook page.
Fans may have reacted this way following a similar incident recorded with another plus-sized Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu who had stepped out late last year for weeks looking all slim and trim provoking similar rumours of illness which she had bluntly denied before eventually admitting.
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Ngozi Nwosu was suffering from heart and kidney related ailments and had eventually cried tothe public for help.
Ngozi Ezeonu, however, insists this is not her case
Seven months after the death of late singer Goldie Harvey on February 14, 2013, her husband Andrew Harvey has found love again.
*Andrew and new found love, Beth Mr Andrew was photographed kissing a Malaysian woman named Beth Buenaventura, whom he’s said to have been dating now for an undisclosed period of time.
*Andrew and Beth The photograph was taken at his birthday party which held a few weeks back at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Harvey had initially worked in Nigeria before being transferredto Malaysia.
In the days following the shocking announcement of Goldie’s death in February, Mr Andrew had appeared on the scene with eye-popping wedding photographs of Goldie and himself silencing skeptics forever and had been at the fore of burial plans for the late ‘You know it” crooner
Here is alovely collaboration between Beycroxx , African lion himself Terry G & Oluwaseun(Bosemaje Ft. Reminisce) . Tittled ”Whine It”
ADENIKINJU JOHN BAYO, popularly known as BEYCROXX,is a student of Wisconsin University, Accra Ghana, though a Nigerian. He is afriendly, funny,sophisticated, free-spirited and also an epitome of craziness with music even though he is up-coming. He entertains for fun and believes soon enough he will be out there to entertain the world. According to him, “MUSIC MAKES ME HIGH’’.
After having one ofthe most successful albums of all time, 9nice has decided to go back and pursue his career as a lawyer.In this interview with Nigerian Tribune..he says itsalwaysbeen his dream.
You were said to havepulled outofyour Law programme at theLagosState Universityto face music. That decision paid off, butyou seem not to be happy aboutitnow?
I didn’t pull outbecause of music; I leftschool because I was unable to pay myschool fees. While I wason the street, I gave hundred percent ofmylife to musicand it paid offeventually. When I wasin school, I was just doing musicfor fun until I left school. At that point, I decided thatI wasgoing to face music passionatelyand from that point, things changed. Your decision to leave school wouldn’thavegone down well with your parents, how did theyreact to it and what was constantlycoming to your mind back then?
It was not an easy decision to make. ThereweredaysthatI had to livein the studio. Talking about my parents’ reaction, I had to lie for a while, pretended as ifall was well. Beforemy parents knew I wasn’t in school, it was too late to complain becauseI was alreadyon TVs, making moneyand rocking showsall around.
Would you consider going back to school someday?
I’m in school already, studying public safetyand Common Law atCapella university. Itis an online programme. I can’t think of anyother courseexceptlaw.
Would you trade your being famous for something elseifyou look at some ofthe bad side of fame that you haveexperienced over time?
Yes, I will love to trade fame with somesilentlife that doesnotarrogate too much attention to one, but it has got nothing to do with any bad experience. No matter whatyou do or who you are, there’s alwaysa difficulttimeand life challenges that you can’trun away from. ButI will reallylove to tradebecause I wish to bea lawyer.That has always been mydream.
Do you think life would havebeen differentfor you should you have been a lawyer? Honestly, lifeas a normal person isfineand morewonderful, free, fair and peaceful. Butasa public figure, you enjoymore and you pay morein termsof theprice you pay for being famous. If I come to this world again, I would prefer normal life.
Popular comic-actor, Charles Inojie is still wondering how he was tricked into
featuring in that lewd film titled ‘Calabar Girl’ directed by JerryDon Nwachukwu. The film was produced by Divine Ezeibekwe and banned immediately after it was released sometime in May, this year by the National Film and Video Censors Board. Charles recounts the story of how he got involved in the production.
coup that catapulted him to the top while working
Lancelot Imasuen among other issues. Excerpts:
A comic-actor!
Do you know that I am not aware that I am a comedian? There are places I visit today and I tell people that I am not a regular comedian;someone you see and you start laughing or someone who is ever ready to act as a clown when the occasion does not call for it. I see myself as a very serious person. I see myself as a good actor.
If I do comedy roles well, it is only because that is where I have probably, been most tested and again not a function of any kind of training I had. Except that I probably just have it in me. I believe that my late grandmother had the strongest sense of humour that I ever found in anyone and I benefited generously from her talent. Maybe, I am one of those you would say are naturally gifted as humourist.
School of hard knocks
I hate it when I hear people say, I am self -made. There is no one on earth that is self made otherwise people like us are not supposed to be where we are today. When I picked my bag one morning
University of Port Harcourt , the man only
State then,and I hail from Edo State.
*Charles Inojie He said, ‘you did not try to gain admission into the now Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
courtailed . But now that you are going to UNIPORT, would help comeyour way?’.
In school, it wasjust me and myclosest neighbour which is poverty. When I woke up in the morning, the first person that told me good morningwas poverty. But I think, God gave me a specialgrace. Beyond allthese travails, there was always apoint I wanted to get to, and that wasto graduatefrom the university at theend oftheday.
I graduated from the University in 1999, and in
Lancelot Imasuen as an Assistant Director. I was part of the productions he did in the early2000, such as Last Burial, Isakaba, August Meeting and many others. Therefore, I would say joining
colleagues. Thisis because I had someone who provided the platform for me to launch my actingcareer.
Beyond that, when I became a full-fledged director,
with, who were always driven by the passion to expand their profit margin. I am a gift from God because in spite of all that I passed through, one happened to be one of the veryfewpeople who haveenjoyed primepatronage and I thank God for His mercies.
Relationshipwith Lancelot Imasuen
That is another story altogether. I was telling some of my close friends recently that Lancelot is my friend
met Lancelot in 1992, at UNIPORT where we sat for the entrance examination for the Certificate Programme in Theatre Arts. He was in the company of another friend of oursknown as KennedyOvbiahon who’s now late.
After sitting for the qualifying examination, we returned to our different locations and later had to meet again
was, while on campus.
school. And since then, wehave been good friends.
Joining Nollywood
We have made some humble contributions to acting. As a matter of fact, my very first movie as a full- fledged director was titled
back to back for OJ Productions. I also played one ofthe lead roles then. Thereafter, I starred in Tortoise, another movie produced by OJ and directed by Adim Williams. I was an Assistant Director in that film. At the time, the three lead roles were given to John Okafor, OkeyBakassiand Victor Osuagwu.
Ogun State called Writers
enthusiasts,writers, poets, dramatists and literary critics to a retreat.
The guest reader for the month would read his poems or plays and respond to questions from the gathering.
friend, Malik Ibitoye, now a journalist, would make it to the literary gathering. This particular month,late environmentalist, Ken Saro Wiwa washosted by the resort.
Before then, Bassey and Company, a
television and Saro Wiwa was already making waves on the international scene with his Ogoni struggle. Saro Wiwa was large and because we have read some of his plays, the enthusiasm to meet him was very high. Usually, we went to the resort that fateful Saturday evening,
Bode Osanyin urged us to stage a short play for Wiwa. Initially, I refused to be part of theplay, preferringto do something different.
But somehow, I was encouraged to be part of the short play.
scene was over, I ran backstage to hide myself.
back on stage. But lo and behold! Saro Wiwa singled me out and asked if I had acted before, I replied in the contrary. He asked what I was doing, I said I was a Jambite and wanted to read Law.
He asked if I had secured admission, I said I was waiting for my JAMB result. He reasoned that it would take about eight to 12 months and he advised me to enroll for Certificate programme that would last for 10 months. When we left, Malik and some of my friends encouraged me to do so. That was how I secured an admission to do certificate programme in UNIPORT. While doing the programme, I discovered I had only come face to face with my destiny. So, I did not spare any time to seek admission for a fulltime degree programme.
Growingpot belly
In fact that is the more reason we have to thank God for Osofia’s life, if not, people would still believe that big tummy is part of the requirement for one to become a comedian. Osofiahas been able to proofthatyou don’t need to have a big tummyto be a successful comedian. It was common problem most of us had to contend with then but thankGosOsofiahasproven it has nothing to do with it.
I cannot stab myself in the stomach to reduce it but I discovered that it is easier to acquire it than to shed it.
Starringin “Calabar Girl”movie
This is what I cannot even explain. Some time ago, a senior colleague of mine invited me to be part of his new production. For over 15 years, he has not shot a single movie as things
support. I have known him for severalyears and as an undergraduate, storming Lagos those days to attend auditions, he was one of the foremost directors in
then.There was no wayI could have refused to support hisreturn to the industry.
That was how I ended up starringin that movie. To win my sympathy, henarrated how a marketer once rejected
the film. I appeared in few scenes in the movie which was shot in three days. I have no ideawhatsoever regarding what lewed scenes he had previously shot.
In fact, I’m yet to understand why he decided to shoot such movie. I think he took his desperation too far. I’m
because the very day I saw the movie jacket, I knew something was wrong with it. There was no way I could have been part of the movie if I knew from the out set that what he has shot was somethingcloseto an adultfilm.
Wife’sreaction
I thank God that I married my friend. I tryas much aspossible to betruthful to mywife. She saw the movie and
connected with those dirty scenesin the movie. In fact, she has nothing whatsoever to be angryabout.
What I learnt from theproject
What I have learnt is that next time, I should be wary about who comes to ask for my help in disguise. Next time, I would insist on
acceptingto bepartof any make-up scenes in amovie.
Meeting mywife
I metmy wife thewayother peoplemeet theirs.
Marriageexperience
Marriageiswonderful. I was talkingto one ofmy senior colleagues the other day and I told him, I now know why he wanted me to get married. I think I am a better person now than before. Things that you would ordinarily react to are things you now take a second look at. Marriage has calmed me down. I am a lot more mature now and I am happy.
Folashade Abiola, lawyer with USA Treasury is the daughter of Late MKO Abiola and Dr. Bosede Gloria Abiola. She married her love, Serdan Banjac on August 31 and September 1 in Houston, Texas.
Wishing them all the best.
A heated debate took place on Al-Jazeera’s The Stream between Senator Ahmed Yerima and Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus on the Child-Bride saga in Nigeria.
Other speakers who joined in the debate were Ishag Akintola- a Professor of Lagos State University and the founder of Muslim Rights Concern; and Aminu Gamawa-a lawyer and a doctoral canditate of Havard; The programme was moderated by the host, Femi Oke.
For me, Stella spoke well emphasising from time to time that the focus should be on the girl child who was being exploited and not on religious sentiments.
I feel so sick in my stomach to hear Senator Yerima explain boastfully that his Egyptian child-wife, gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 15!
As for Ishag Akintola, he clearly doesn’t know what Vesicohoneypotl fistula (VVF) is.
Comedy merchant, Opa Williams, got married officially to his wife, Patricia, a pastor in Foursquare GospelChurch,Surulere,in 1994. But, before then, they had been living together as husband and wife for four years. Their marriage is blessed with three kids. The couplespeakson their journeyinto marriage….
How I met her
I got married officially on 24 September, 1994. Come next year, I will be 20 years in marriage, though I have lived with mywife for 24 years. I met her in mysister’s saloon in 1988.You know when a man meets a woman, the next thing is for them to strike a relationship. We became friends before we started staying together. She had her first child in 1990, two years after I met her. I told her then, if I’m going to marry her, you must become born again.
I wasn’t born again but I think I knew myweakness.I felt that if I’m not strong in faith, I needed somebody who will be strong in faith. I think that was what delayed our marriage in the first place. I insisted she must be born again before I would propose to her. Then, shewas more ofachurch goer.
Attraction
She was innocent, young and respectful. These were the things that attracted me to her.
Proposingto Her
I don’t thinkI proposed to her.Onething led to another. I just said to her ‘let’s go and see your family’. That was it. I didn’t kneel down with banquet of flowers and a diamond ring to propose to her. But I knew I was going to marry her. When I insisted she mustbe born again, that’swhen it dawned on methat she was going to be mywife. We had been living together, even before we had our first child. I’m not influenced by thewestern culture.
20 years after marriage
I think tolerance and respecting each other’s space is what hasbeen keeping us in marriage. I am a showbiz man, I hold a lot of meetings at odd hours, and she’s a pastor. We agreed to pursue our individual careers. Shetold meshe hasa desire to become a pastor.I encouraged her to go ahead and actualise her dream. But she must not disturb me when I am pursuing my own career. Our marriage has been built on tolerance and allowing each other to have his/her space. I respect her spaceas well asshe respects mine.
How we live
Most times, I’m domineering because I have to dominate my house. And she respects my decisions. Sometimes, she makes her own decisions as well, and I respect them. I think problem sets in when one party wants to lord it over the other. Even though we are married, wehave our differentdestinies. She hasher destinyas ahuman being just as I have my own destiny. It is for her to fulfill her destiny just as it’s for me to fulfill mine. I will help her to fulfill her destiny and she will help me to fulfill mine. When my wife was setting up her school, she told me that’s what she wanted. I had wanted us to set up a farm. But she asked me to support her and I did. As a man, you must be in control of your house, but you must not oppress your partner. In fact, most times, it’s oppression and assertion of ‘my will and not your will’ that leads to the break up of most marriages.
I am waiting for him to join mein my ministry— Wife
I am children’s pastor at Foursquare Gospel Church, Surulere. I became a pastor in 2003. I attended aLife Bible College in 2000, and graduated in 2003. Our relationship started when I was living with my elder sister. I was veryyoungthen. Later, I got a job with Ibru Sea foods. He has been a source of encouragement to me. He is the kind of man that does not interfere in his spouse’s career. He gives you the chance to do whatever you feel would give you happiness. Because of this, I also encourage him in any project he wants to embark upon. I always pray for him and stand by him. I know God is doing wonderful things in his life and I have no doubt in my mind that one day, he will join me in myministry.
Proposingmarriage
I love him and accepted his proposal for marriage immediately. We had a child before wegot married.
What I sawin him
He’s a very brilliant person; he’s full of love and caring. Those were the things that attracted him to me. When I lost my dad in 1988, I needed somebody in my life. I came to Lagos and was staying with my elder sister before I met him. Then, he was like an elder brother to me; he was not only giving me useful advice, but, also, he was there for me. As a matter of fact, I had no choice than to fall in love with him. When you are with him, and you are faithful and committed to him, he will definitely bend his back for you.
What I don’t like about him
Will I say he’s the opposite of what I am? I love him for that, because he complements my efforts. Ifhe’snottheway heis, may be I wouldn’t havefallen in lovewith him.
Intimacy
He’s the type that doesn’t takehis familyfor granted. He ensures I’m alwayshappy. He ismybestfriend. We areverycloseto each other and that’swhat marriage isall about.
Advice to young couple
Like what I used to advice myfirst daughter who is23 now,. I always tellher that when she’s ready to settle down, she should marry somebody who will take her for whom she is; somebody who will love and cherish her. There are a lot of deceitful men out there. Myhusband wasserious with me and that waswhy I married him.
Closeness to God
Before now, he was not a strong Christian. But, today, he has come to realise that it’s good to serve God. He goes to church regularly now. He has promised to dedicated more of his time to serving his Maker and I’m very happy for him. I have been praying for God to touch him.
Soul singer, Waje’s love for wildlife seems unquenchable. The singer wowed her fans when sherecently made atrip to Kenyato adopt a baby elephant!
According to her, the mammal was a birthday gift from her friends in Nairobi. Waje didn’t get just the mammal, she also got a certificate as the adopted mother, and the right to carryit with her anywherein theworld.
*Waje This makes her thefoster parent of Barsilinga, the name ofher new pet, written on the certificate of ownership presented to her. The songstress made the adoption from The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust located at Bogan Gate, Magadiroad, Naironbi Kenya.
For the records,Waje has been known to have soft spot for animals which makes her thefearless type when it comes to frolickingwith animalsknown to scaremost people. And mostly as a pastime, the singer who is a pet freak, usually makes out time to visit to zoos.
Benson Okonkwo is a rising actor who has arrived the scene like a fast train with bounty of goodies to offer. Since his foray into the industry, the Enugu-based sexy actor has had honours looming about him just as controversies would not steer clear enough from him. No thanks, to the gay role he played in one of his most successful moviestilldate “Pregnant Hawkers”
In a recent chat with Weekend Groove, the actor opened another can of worms when he openly supported injection of pornography into Nollywood movies, saying it makes the movies more real and the sex scenesmore believable
His words: “My dear, it’s only a movie and make-believe, you know. We watch movies like that in Hollywood. Nigeriansare hypocrites. I think pornography makes our movies more real. And for that reason I am in support of it. If you take a good look at Hollywood movies for example, you willnoticethat it is rampantand it means nothingto them.
Its like acting normal roles, first and foremost. It’s a movie and you act exactly what is in your script. Or you can say that you are interpreting the script given to you. And there are restrictions, beside kissing and touching here and there. What we do in Nollywood is not porn. Nigerian movies are not made for everyone, besides, the regulatory body gives approval before such films are shown. Also there areagerestrictions to viewingsuch films”
When asked if he could marry a girl who has exposed her nudity in a a sex scene, he retorted “Love is blind. It can take you anywhere as long as the chemistry is there. So I can marry any lady as long as the love is there. Yes, I can. And I am ready to spend my lifewith her” he said.
Beautiful Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon isn’t a scandal- prone person but the issue of separation between her and her former husband, actor and director, Daniel Ademinokan got her name dragged around in a mesh-work of gossips and rumours that hasn’treallypanned out.
Shewaschatted up by Juliet Ebirim at a recent event and here is the conversation that ensued. Excerpts: Tellus about yourself? Mynameis Doris Simeon. I’m from Edo State, Igbila to beprecise. I’m from a familyoffive, though I am an orphan now.
What wasgrowingup like for you?
It wasreally fun for me. Those dayswhen mymum sent me on an errand and I didn’t it deliver well, she would flog me and I would wonder “Are you sure this is my mother? But now when I thinkback, I realise shewasonlytrying to make mea better person.
Especially, when I do the same to my son. It dawned on me that all those scolding was out of love. It was really fun. I grewup in a faceme, I face you kind ofhousewhere you have lots ofdrama. When I think about it, I laugh alot. Funny enough, I used to tellthe “Aje-butter” children that they didn’thave asmuch experience about life asthose ofus who lived in the ghettos.
*Doris What’syour takeon actresseswho sleep their waythrough for roles?
It’s their choice, they weren’t forced into it. They wanted to, that’s why they did it, or probably because they aredesperate.
Haveyou been sexuallyharassed since you started acting?
I’ve not since I started acting. I’ve had the experience of people or producers toasting me and as far as I am concerned that is normal. Any man can like any woman. It is not peculiar only to Nollywood, It is either you want it or you don’t want it.
Would you say that famehas robbed you of anything?
No, fame has really favoured me in so manyways. I thankGod for that.
So you don’t have any regrets?
I don’t,inany way.
I want you to talk about the recent happenings, your ex-husband and another actress, StellaDamasus?
I have nothing to say about it.
Asideyour son, what elsemakesyou happy?
Putting smiles on people’s faces, especially children. I love children a lot.
Defineyour style?
Simple and comfortable What has been the most memorable moment of your career? Havingto present a TV talk show ‘Faaji Extra’. It’s a Yoruba talk show. I was a little bit nervous at first. But it was adream come true for me, because I always wanted to be a TVpresenter aswell.
When theopportunity came,I just embraced it because it waslike aprayer answered. I loved theideaand I really enjoyed theexperience on thatparticular set.
How much were you paid for the job?
Alot of money. A lot enough to make mesmile.
What is the worstrumour you’ve heard about yourself?
I think it had to do with a story that reported I attended a Fuji show. The story also claimed I was dating Saheed Osupa. It was about ten years ago and was published on a full page. The funniestthing was thewriter sounded like he was so sure.
I just laughed because itwasso funny;I’venever been to aFujishow. The onlyway you could catch meat such gatheringsare on rareoccasions when my colleaguesinvite me to functionswhere aFujiband happensto be on stand.
And to say I wasdating Saheed Osupawas abigliethat could onlybelaughed at.
If you have to change anythingabout yourself, what would thatbe?
I don’t want to change anything. I justthank God for creating methe way I am.
If I have to comebackto thisworld again, I want to come back as me.
What is your greatest physicalattribute?
Doris I’venever thought about it,but I thinkit’s myeyes.
If you weren’t an actress, whatwould you havebeen?
I would have been apresenter or newscaster becauseI love entertainment.
Besidesacting, what elsedo you do?
I have acosmeticstore. I sell cosmeticsand perfumes.
With the break-up of your marriage, do you regret ever getting married in the first place?
No.
Are you officiallydivorced from your husband?
No comment!I likeitwhen my lawyer answerssuch questions.
There wasthisrumour that you were havingan affair which led to thecollapse of your marriage?
When I read about allthese rumours, I just laugh.
So,You mean noneofthatistrue?
None at all, there was a time some journalists even told me that I was a lesbian, that they took my picture, a side view. I told them, I wanted to see the front view of me in thehotel with thelesbians and then I laughed.
I told myself, “thisis what I chose(mycareer), so I haveto accept it that way”.
Haveyou moved on?
Me? I’m after putting smiles on people’sfaces.
What’syour vision and wheredo you see yourselfin the next five years?
I want to reallyaffect people’s lives, put smileson their faces. There are street kids out theresuffering, we need to go out there.
I like the courage of Iyabo Ojo, Halima Abubakar for all those NGOs and the rest of them. Putting smiles on people’s faces is what I’m aspiring to do and I think that’s the onlywayyour prayerswould be answered and God would put asmile onyour facetoo.
What’syour advice to upcomingactresses?
Don’t be desperate. Be yourself. If you have that gift and you think you can still go out there to learn, do it. Go and learn from theprofessionalsand God will put you through. If God says it isyour time, he will definitely lift you up.
Controversy is currently trailing the Most Bankable African Artistes 2013 list recentlyreleased byForbes.
Accordingto the list which was unveiled byChannelO and Forbeslast Sunday, 10 big names including Akon, Don Jazzy, P-Square, D’banj, Wizkid, 2face Idibia, Anselmo Ralph(Angola), Sarkodie, Ice Prince and Banky W, were shortlisted as the Most Bankable African Artists2013.
The criteria for the selection were based on artiste’s sales, endorsement value, popularity, show rates, awards, YouTube views, investment, influence, appearance in newspapers and social mediapresence.
But the list has been criticised by Nigerians who believe that Forbes got it wrong as the names of artistes like Kwam 1, Flavour, Femi Kuti, Asa and Tiwa Savage were missingon thelist.
Top among those who disagreed with Forbes verdict are Freeze of Cool FM and Tiwa Savage’s manager and fiancé, Teebillz.
According to Freeze, the list appears to be the “daftest” he’s ever seen, arguing that thelikes ofFlavour with the largest fan basein Africa, Kwam 1 recently built a N500m mansion in Ijebu, Femi Kuti isknown all over the world and TiwaSavage hasmillionsof Dollars resting in her bank account, arenowhereto be found on thelist.
Sensational singer, Chidinma has been announced as the first femaleartist to ever top the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 charts. The stunning video for “E Mi Ni Baller” which was shot by ace cinematographer, Clarence Peters and featured label mates, Tha Suspect and Illbliss, hasovershadowed P-Square’s “Personally” to hit the top.
Big Friday Show host, Basketmouth is this week’s special guest. He joins VJ Ehis as theyrun through the hits and misses in this week’s chart.
The Okoye twins drop one place to number two while the Koko Master himself, D’Banj, continues to nip at their heels from the number three position with “Don’t Tell MeNonsense”.
Last week’s studio guest, BurnaBoy,stays solid at number four with “Run My Race”.
This week’s highest climber is Timaya who moves up two places to number six with “Ekoloma Demba” while DJ Xclusive continues to make upward progress, rising one placeto number fivewith “No Time”.
Wande Coal’s former number one “The Kick” hung on tight but still fell from number three this week to number seven. BET Award winner Ice Prince drops down to number nine and 2face is valiantly holding onto the number ten slot with “Rainbow” for thesecond week running.
This week’s charts has been put together by an elite panel of judges comprising Nigerian broadcasters, music specialists and taste makers, working with MTV Base to pick the winners and losers in the week’s chart. On the panel are Onos Ovueraye (Bella Naija.com), DJ Humility (Rhythm FM), DJ JimmyJatt, DJ Xclusive (Cool FM), Big Time (Rhythm FM), DJ Caise (The Beat FM), Toolz (The Beat FM) and Osagie Alonge (Nigerian Entertainment Today).
When asked about the lessons he learnt from his
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“The biggest lesson I learnt was not to trust anyone. The person you trust may eventually disappoint. Then I was the greatest fool but today I am the wisest and happiest. Marrying Ayo Adesanya then was like boarding a ‘one-chance’ vehicle. It was like I could never come across a woman I can love like that not knowing I was just being foolish. If not that she had a baby for me, I would have revealed a lot about her. Will just keep them to myself in the interest of our son. But I was agitated when I read that she wants to remove the tattoo on her hand bearing our logo – No Fear. She is free to do but what about the one on her ass where my name was written bold, Omogoriola Hassan? How is she going to remove that? That is stupid of her. If at all you don’t like someone again, that doesn’t mean you need to go to that extent. But believe me she’s still thinking about me because if she’s not she wouldn’t be thinking about removing my tattoos on her body.
