Singer Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo popularly known as Blackface has hinted that members of the defunct group Plantashun Boiz are reuniting for a project, Igbere TV reports.
The group made up of Blackface, 2face and Faze disbanded in 2004.
Blackface announced the forthcoming project in an interview with Naija FM on Thursday.
Announcing his music plans for the year he said: “Expectations for this coming years, I go like to tell una say I go do another video for Plantashun Boiz very soon and I dey work on a project called the return for the band Plantashun Boiz.”
After the split, Blackface released the hip hop album Ghetto Child in May 2004 collaborating with a number of artists.
In 2021, he settled his feud with 2face. Their fight began after Blackface accused 2face of recording the hit song ‘African Queen’ without giving him due credit.
The music star also said he was never jealous of 2face. Blackface said this in an interview with Chude Jideonwo.
“I’m not jealous of 2face, why would I be jealous? 2face has always been the one everybody likes and I’ve had people throw that at me telling me ‘You know you have problems with him why you gonna have problems with him? Of course, we are going to have problems,” he said.
The two singers were urged to bury the hatchet at a tribute organized in memory of Sound Sultan.
Actress Nkechi Blessing could not hide her joy as she met veteran actor Pete Edochie on a movie set, Igbere TV reports.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 32-year-old shared a video of her sharing a passionate hug with the veteran as she hailed him.
Expressing her excitement, the actress stated that meeting Pete was an emotional moment for her as she grew up watching the ‘legend’. She also noted that Pete Edochie was her late mum’s favourite actor.
Captioning the post, she wrote: “This moments is emotional for me. A living legend, a man I grew up watching. My late mum’s favourite actor and I am here acting his daughter.I mean Akunna you cannot understand. Let me stop typing before I mistype.”
The movie titled Merry Go Wrong which is currently being filmed also features Clarion Chukwurah, Destiny Etiko, Jackie Appiah, Blossom Chukwujekwu and others.
Popular TV personality and winner of Big Brother Africa 5, Uti Nwachukwu has threatened to expose two major bottled water companies over rising diarrhea concerns, Igbere TV reports.
He expressed his concerns on Tuesday via Twitter.
According to him, these companies have started adding “chemicals” to their water and it is causing serious discomfort.
“Dear bottled water companies, please what have you started adding to your water? If I wanted to projectile poop 6-7 times a day, I’d have bought slimming tea!
“What’s all this? It can’t be only me! And it’s the biggest brand o! Two of una now! FIX IT make we nor call una name! I knew there was a problem when I was popping steady and it was smelling of chemicals! Like sanitiser! Or Alum or something!
“I stopped the first one. Poo ceased. The second one, no issues. I bought a small bottle and it was worse! This one came with ab discomfort, acid reflux and yes watery poo”.
Nwachukwu urged these companies to fix the problem or risk being called out on social media.
Actress Genevieve Nnaji has shown off her father for the first time as she celebrates him on his 86th looking all strong and expressing her love for him, Igbere TV reports.
Genevieve is one of the few female celebrities who are very secretive on the internet and don’t share things concerning their family or private life on the gram as others do but for the first time has shown off her father who looks strong despite being 86yrs.
It’s a blessing to have your folks around and see them age and still be strong and Genevieve NNaji has been blessed with that, therefore, decided to celebrate him publicly this time around showing off the strong man who has been her pillar all this while.
She might not have said it but just as every father will be there and support their child, we believe Genevieve Nnaji’s father was no exception as he will always be there for his daughter in every single way he can even at his age now.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday posted his favourite photos of the year compiled by his personal documentary photographer Tolani Alli, Igbere TV reports.
He introduced the photos on Instagram with one where he is seen running into his office to pick up a phone call. The picture was taken on April 24, 2021.
Prof Osinbajo said he loved the image for so many reasons which he did not mention. He, however, appreciated the creative excellence put into the work and that which young people across the country put into their works.
“I’ve always expressed how impressed I am with the creative excellence displayed by our population of young people. No one can pretend not to be, and it is only right that we keep encouraging this amazing potential of theirs,” he began.
“One of them, my personal documentary photographer, @TolaniAlli, did some great work documenting some of my never-seen moments in the past year, and with such creative determination that is characteristic of the average Young Nigerian.
“We should keep celebrating and supporting the creative force that is our young people.”
Osinbajo added, “‘I love this image for so many reasons!! Vice President Yemi Osinbajo runs into his office to pick up a phone call so he doesn’t miss it.’”
Media personality Osasu Igbinedion, who is the daughter of former Edo State governor Lucky Igbinedion, is engaged, Igbere TV reports.
The 29-year-old got engaged to longtime lover Nathaniel Ogwuche, said to be a top wedding and event cinematographer from Benue.
Igbinedion shared a video on Instagram on Wednesday from the marriage proposal witnessed by close friends.
“Loving you is so easy. I’ll be your wife in this world and the next. Till infinity, I’ll be by your side. Thank God for loving us so much He gave us eachother. I love you Nathaniel Joshua Ogwuche, my Ango,” she wrote.
Igbinedion runs a broadcast channel called TOS TV a short form for The Osasu Show. It airs on TStv.
Her father visited her studio for the first time sometime in October 2020.
Actress Destiny Etiko on Tuesday posted a video of herself dancing as her mum praises her, Igbere TV reports.
The 32-year-old shared the video on Instagram. In the video, the actress is seen dancing as she reunites with her mum whom she says she has not seen for a while.
Actress Tonto Dikeh has stated that she want to have more children, Igbere TV reports.
The mother of one said this in an Instagram post on Sunday.
Tonto made a post, asking her fans to choose between having sex, $600 million or removing their teeth.
Speaking on why she chose sex, the actress wrote: “I wouldn’t take away sex because I want more babies, if not who sex help? So don’t think I’m a bad should.”
Tonto Dikeh has a son Andre from her marriage to Olakunle Churchill.
She and Churchill are divorced.
Churchill is married to actress Rosy Meurer and they have a son together.
Nigerian singer Burna Boy has confirmed that the fight between him and Davido has been settled, Igbere TV reports.
The singer made this known in a series of Instagram story post on Friday, December 31.
“FYI. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH DAVID. WE GOOD NOW.”
“DAVID WASN'T TRYNA 1 ON 1 ME BUT WE FIGURED IT OUT 2022 ALL OF US MUST LOVE OURSELVES BY FORCE. IF NOT MAKE WE JUST KILL OURSELVES. NO MIDDLE AGAIN. FORWARD EVER BACKWARDS NEVER. THIS IS MY LAST POST OF THE YEAR. GOD BLESS US ALL.
Singer Harrysong has welcomed his baby girl to Nigeria weeks after his wife gave birth to her abroad, Igbere TV reports.
The excited father shared a video of himself holding his baby on Instagram on Thursday.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment to hold you in my arms, welcome home Daviva, we love you,” he wrote in parts.
In an Instagram post on December 9, Harrysong announced that his wife had been delivered of a baby girl, adding that he is the happiest man of 2021.
“And just this morning in the very cold winter season in Malta my woman delivered my beautiful bundle of blessing my princess is Here. She’s called DAVIVA welcome to my world of love, Hard work, peace, money, fame and grace. I guess she knows rit?
“I’m the happiest and most blessed man this year 2021. And midnight…Tonight …we crown this celebration with the release of she knows ft Fireboy and Olamide ooooooh wat a year,” he wrote.
Fellow celebrities like Uche Ogbodo, Moyo Lawal, Humble Smith, Angela Okorie, Real Warri Pikin and Etinosa Idemudia congratulated the couple in the comment section of the post.
The ‘Reggae-Blues’ singer wedded his sweetheart Alex Gopa on March 27, with his friend and ex-label mate Skiibii serving as his best man.
Actress Tonto Dikeh has said that the year 2021 was a year of love and betrayal for her, Igbere TV reports.
The mother of one said this in an Instagram post on Wednesday, while giving a rundown of her experiences in 2021.
“2021 was a great roller coaster and a beautiful ride. 2021 has been a flight and a fight! 2021 though has been a happy year(quite conflicting but accurate)! 2021 was financially a great year but felt like an unproductive year! 2021, I learnt to lose myself and find myself all in one!
“2021 was a year of love, betrayal, great friendship, good business, broke my own rules, hurts and so much lessons in between. 2021 was bravery in a soul for me.”
Expressing hope for the incoming year, the actress wrote, “2022 shall be even greater and better; we keep winning.”
Tonto Dikeh made headlines in September and October over her messy break-up with Prince Kpokpogri.
The 36-year-old actress accused Kpokpogri of cheating on her and being a scammer. Tonto also claimed that her ex-lover had sex tapes with the women he slept with including that of dancer Janemena.
Unimpressed by the manner her name was dragged into the controversy, Janemena threatened to sue Tonto for defamation, demanding the sum of N500 million as compensation for the damages done to her name. Tonto’s former friend Bobrisky also shaded her several occasions.
Instagram comedian Gloria Olorunto aka Maraji has opened up some of the challenges she faced in 2021, Igbere TV reports.
In a video shared on YouTube on Tuesday, the skit maker, who had been off social media for 12 weeks, said she had a painful hemorrhoid surgery earlier this year, a private wedding to her lover who is based in Ghana and conceived almost immediately which was not planned.
“In the beginning of the year I had a hemorrhoid surgery done. I took a break before, during and after it….the recovery process was hard….because mine was worst,” she said.
Speaking on her private wedding and pregnancy, the Maraji said, “We just wanted to do it and get married, it was quick, it was within a month, small wedding in a sitting room, my family and his, then shortly after i got pregnant which is crazy because I have PCOS…we were surprised because we had sex just like twice when pregnant.”
She also opened up on how she battled diarrhea, knee pain, mood swings during the first trimester.
In an Instagram post on September 2020, Maraji revealed that her former lover dumped her after two years of being together.
“Recently I was dumped by my ex for no reason. Apparently, he likes someone else. It has been a tough month because it happened just last month. It has been a tough month. People have been very supportive of me, sorry people have been extremely supportive of me but there has been this friend of mine who I just made. Honestly, he has been there,” she wrote.
The Instagram sensation added that she shared her story because she wanted the public to know that she cries too and goes through pain sometimes.
pepperdemzombie: Hewritesrubbish What an idiotic and senseless write up on an early Christmas mornng. Must you attach that idiot's name to everything concerning Churchill?
Christmas is a time of cheer and fans of most Nigerian celebrities look forward to seeing adorable and mind blowing pictures.
Every year, these stars come through and get fans gushing and this year, BBNaija stars, Khafi and Gedoni who welcomed their son a couple of months ago, decided to show off their precious gift.
Just like many others, Khafi and Gedoni had a Christmas themed shoot in matching pajamas with their son, Malakai, Igbere TV reports.
Malakai also rocked a tiny Christmas cap as he shone brightly between his parents.
Gedoni who shared the adorable photo captioned it with: "Season’s greetings from US to you and yours as we share our ever so precious gift, our Sonshine; MALAKAI EKPATA @miraclemalakai with you. MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS!! "
Olakunle Churchill, the ex-husband of actress Tonto Dikeh on Friday shared a Christmas photo with his wife Rosy Meurer and their son, Igbere TV reports.
Churchill shared the photo on Instagram with the caption: “Merry Christmas. Love from the Churchills.”
The couple had on Thursday celebrated their wedding anniversary.
“There’s a reason why they say “home is where the heart is”. That reason transcends luxury furnishings, exotic and vintage ambiences. That reason is the positive energy, peace and comfort that home gives away from all the energies outside. When you are married, that reason is down to “who you make home with” and everything else you create together. Today, I celebrate the one who makes my home the happiest place for the few years of marital bliss. I just want to keep saying “yes I do”. Love you Queen Rosy. @official_rosymeurer Happy Anniversary,” Churchill wrote on Instagram.
Churchill married Rosy after his marriage to Tonto crashed. Rosy was accused of snatching Churchill from her. She, however, denied the allegation.
Actress Yetunde Bakare has advised that we should try and be our own mentors as she exposes the lifestyle of her colleagues and why they’re fit to be our mentors, Igbere TV reports.
Yentunde Bakare in a post confirmed what Tonto Dikeh said about their colleagues in the industry and how they are living a fake lifestyle on the gram asking individuals to try and be their own mentors and not look up to these celebrities.
According to Yetunde Bakare, a lot of our favorites drive exotic cars and live in expensive mansions or environments but are with weak account balance and yet go to parties and lavish huge amounts of money just for likes and comments on Instagram when their family isn’t doing better.
Therefore, in 2022, try to be your own mentor and not look up to these celebrities by letting your past experience motivate you and let what you aspire to be inspire you because most of these celebrities are not living their truth.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity has warned fans about the fake lifestyle of some celebrities and we guess it’s about time we scrutinize those to be our role model or even let your past experience motivate you and what you aspire to be inspire you just as Yetunde Bakare said.
Popular Nigerian actor and Instagram comedian, Williams Uchemba has issued a warning about the growth of fake prophets professing to have received divine messages.
Uchemba took to Instagram to condemn the false prophets, alleging that their teachings are not backed up by the Bible. The actor then began to teach his audience how to recognize God’s messages.
He wrote, “There is a massive release of false prophets recently claiming they heard from God but can’t back up a single thing they say with the scripture.
“How you know it’s God is that it comes from the place of love. How you know it’s the devil is that it comes from the place of condemnation.
“You think Christianity is a joke? You think Hell is funny? You think Jesus’ death for our redemption is a movie?
“You don’t use fear and condemnation to preach Christ. That’s the devil’s tools. Condemnation has never fixed a misbehaving child. Charlatans misleading the sheep for slaughter.”
Actress Nancy Isime on Friday, December 17, displayed the money she received at her 30th birthday party the previous day, Igbere TV reports.
The actress shared a video on Instagram, showing off the cash gifts with her friends who sang happy birthday to her.
In the video, Nancy is seen throwing the money in the air while her friends laughed and cheer her on.
Nancy’s birthday party was a star-studded event as top celebrities like Sola Sobawale, Kate Henshaw, Falz, Iyabo Ojo, Ini Edo, AY Makun, Linda Ejiofor, Bisola, Williams Uchemba, Enyinnaya Nwigwe, Adunni Ade, Seyi Shay, Omawumi, Waje, Belinda Effah, Chinoso Arubayi, Kunle Remi, and Yomi Casual showed up rocking their Nancys winter wonderland themed outfits.
The celebrant also showed up in a silver-colored jumpsuit.
Thanking those who attended her birthday party, Nancy wrote: “I just want to say the biggest thank you to my amazing people who came out last night to usher in the new year with me. Thank you for killing the theme.
“Y’all iced out the internet last night. Thank you for suffocating me with your money till 3 am this morning. But most importantly, thank you for surrounding me with so much warmth, Love, Joy and Peace. I have the most incredible people in my corner and this indeed is one of my biggest blessings,” she wrote.
Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has blamed Davido for his inability to wed his longtime ex-girlfriend, Chioma after they broke up, Igbere TV reports.
According to Uche, Chioma did everything in her powers to be the kind of woman David needed in order to settle down but the latter decided to break the heart of his former girlfriend.
Taking to his Instagram page he wrote: "Only women wey men don do PROMISE and fail #MARRIAGE for go understand wetin Chioma dey go through… so before you criticize reason am, if Na your own elder sister rich man son promise assurance #wedding but even after introduction and #engagement ring plus pikin still no #marry am wetin you go do? Se Ogun Laye Ni?"
Fatima Zara, daughter of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, released pre-wedding pictures on Instagram over the weekend, Igbere TV reports.
Zara and Masha Sheriff had a quiet wedding in July. They are, however, planning an elaborate one.
Zara had revealed in October that she is living with Fibromyalgia.
Also called Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep and cognitive difficulties.
In September, Zara’s sister Hauwa Mohammed wedded Mohammed Adamu, son of the emir of Azara in Nasarawa State, Lawal Adamu.
Celebrity stylist Toyin Lwani on Friday slammed Femi Fani-Kayode over the messy drama with his ex-wife Precious Chikwendu, Igbere TV reports.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Toyin recounted how Fani-Kayode criticised her nun-inspired outfit, she also slammed him for dragging his ex-wife and bringing their personal issues to social media.
“See this Rubbish man, you can rant rubbish about me but can’t settle your home, busy torturing a mother, taking her 4kids away from her, not allowing her to see them for over a year, arresting the mother of your kids, pushing her to run around to one court or the other, heard you a bully that’s why everyone is not speaking up for her, it’s extremely sad everyone chooses to use their voice and platform for some kids and not for some cause of who and who is involved, see Mr, I sat down my own, you spoke about me.
“If you talk about me, I will talk about you, you no try, even if it’s under supervision let a mother see her kids, I don’t care what transpired between you people, drop that ego, drop that shoulder of yours and do the right thing ����� God knows I don’t know @snowhiteey and I hv never met her, but I have been crying for her,” she wrote.
The mother of three also recalled how depressed she was when she was separated from her child for five years, saying that the children need their mother. She also called for support for the former beauty queen.
“If someone stops me from seeing my kids I might hurt myself when I couldn’t see my ist child for 5years while she was in America. I was quite depressed, everyone didn’t know my pains but it wasn’t a good one, I missed out on so many important moments, like her ist period etc, not to talk of the tender age those 4kids are right now, they need their mother, let’s all stand up and speak up for this lady, nothing wrong in doing so and people are calling out Bullies I’m wondering why your name is not number one on that list. If you are a mother and you know the pain of having kids pls tag every mother on this post to speak up for this lady.”
Music manager Don Jazzy on Wednesday joked that he would be coming out of the closet following the rumour that he is gay, Igbere TV reports.
The 39-year-old made this known in an Instagram post while reacting to a blogger who accused him of being a homosexual.
Reacting to the post, Don Jazzy wrote: “So I hear I’m gay all the time. Anyways click on the link on my bio. Subscribe to my YouTube channel. Click on the notification bell too oooo. Cos I’m going to be coming out there.”
Reacting in the comment section of the post, a user Veronica wrote:
“I actually think you are gay. I see it all the time. Most people may not see it, but I feel it. I see it in the way you talk, walk and laugh! Gay as gay van get. No need to hide, no need to be ashamed. You are the happiest person I Know always laughing and smiling or is it not what Gay means? That is what it means until we coopted the word to mean something else. Accept it.”
Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has said that bagging Grammy nominations with his son Made Kuti is extra special.
The music star said this in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Femi also thanked the academy for the nomination.
“When you get to share Grammy nominations with your Son, @madekuti it’s extra special. Thank you to the academy, (to everyone who voted #Legacy+) @recordingacademy for the recognition, my wonderful team and family,” he wrote.
Igbere TV reports that Femi and Made Kuti were nominated for Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance at the 2022 Grammy Award ceremony.
The 59-year-old took to Instagram to express his excitement over the nominations and congratulate his fellow nominees after the announcement was made.
“My Son @madekuti and I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone that voted/ nominated #Legacy+. Congratulations to all the others nominees,” he wrote.
Femi Kuti has been nominated four times for Best Album and Best Contemporary Music categories.
Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has described herself as a gold digger who pities no one, Igbere TV reports.
In an Instagram post on Monday, the movie star also warned her admirers not to “come near me if your gold is weak”.
“I’m digging goals and gold now. Don’t come near me if your gold is weak cause I no pity you I will dig it.. and that of your future! Yes, I am a wealthy Gold/Goal Digger,” the actress wrote.
It remains to be seen what prompted the actress’ post.
The mother of one was recently embroiled in a face-off with her ex-lover Prince Kpokpogri whom she accused of having sex tapes of some women.
One of the women named is dancer Janemena who threatened to sue Tonto Dikeh for defamation.
Ajay Ajimobi, daughter of the late former Oyo State governor Abiola Ajimobi, has alleged that some bouncers at a nightclub in Ikoyi area of Lagos tried to assault her, Igbere TV reports.
The 24-year-old wrote on Instagram stories on Saturday that bouncers at Cocoon “tried to put hands on her” but she was rescued by her own security team.
“Shortly after this we got into a fight at Cocoon Lagos. Your bouncers are okay with assaulting women. #misogynists. Picked the wrong ones though. Imagine being this cute and some sexit loser pig tries to put hands on you. No now,” she wrote.
Ms Ajimobi did not state what led to the incident with the bouncers. She, however, said she had to call them out to prevent future occurrence to someone else.
“Everybody should learn to keep their hands to themselves. Tell your bouncers to chill. They are not officers of the law or anything. TBH they arent shit at all so please be guided FR,” she added.
Ajimobi, who is a graduate of the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, also said on Instagram stories that she informed her mother Florence who promised to visit the nightclub for further action.
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Ziggima singer Bright Chimezie on Wednesday took to social media to announce his son Chukwudi Chimezie had been called to the Nigerian bar, Igbere TV reports.
The ‘Because of English’ singer’s son will be inducted on July 29 at Eagles Square, Abuja, according to Bright.
The excited father wrote in a Facebook post,
“Today I celebrate my son, confidant, friend and legal adviser, Barrister Chukwudi B. Chimezie Esq. LLB; as he is being sworn in as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the 29th of July, 2021.
“Son, you dreamt, prayed and worked for it and God finally crowned your efforts. Keep dreaming and the sky will definitely be your starting point. To God be the glory.”