Category: SPORTS

Former Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate and actor, Pere Egbi has finally opened up about his failed marriage.

In a recent interview with media personality Toke Makinwa on her podcast, “Toke Moments,” Pere revealed that he got married at age 25, but the marriage only lasted one year.

Speaking on how he met his ex-wife, Pere said he met her through a friend at a party when he recently moved to the United States, and they exchanged numbers.

He said on their first official date, only a few days after they met, they went on their first official date and had intercourse.

He said after that they’d usually make out in his car because he didn’t have a place of his own at that time.

“I married at 25 for a year plus it was $xx on a first date thing and I had just moved to America and we were having $xx in my car cause I didn’t have my own space. Our relationship was $xxual thing. I got introduced to her by my friend and that’s how we met.

On the third day, we saw physically and we had our first $xx. We went out for dinner and $xxual sparks started flying, we got a room and we did it.” He narrated.

Watch him speak below,

In 2021, Pere’s management team debunked claims that he was violent to his ex-wife in his previous marriage.

Recall that a tweep had shared a tweet alleging that Pere once assaulted his ex-wife till she had a miscarriage.

In a statement shared on his Instagram page, Pere’s handlers stated that the reality TV star has never been violent all his life.

The statement read;

“Over the past week, a number of media outlets published materials containing false allegations that aim to damage the reputation of Pere.

In those publications, he was falsely accused of being abusive in his personal life. They attached a false image of an individual just to make their case look legit. The said materials make baseless speculations as to who Pere is as an individual.

Pere has never been violent all his life and the image being portrayed was a picture with his friend, a colleague who’s happily married. These types of false information do not affect Pere alone but the innocent friend who’s just showing support to him.”

Popular Nollywood actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has reacted to reports that a court ruling awarded N5 million in damages against singer Oxlade over his leaked bedroom tape.

It was earlier reported that an Ikeja High Court sitting in Lagos State ordered Oxlade to pay N5 million in damages to a young woman, identified as John Blessing, for secretly recording their intimate session and leaking the video online.

Justice Olalekan Oresanya, who gave the judgment, described Oxlade’s actions as “despicable, horrendous, distasteful, and classless.”

The video of Oxlade making out with the lady leaked online in February 2022, without the knowledge or consent of the woman involved, and it triggered public outrage.

Blessing felt violated and filed a lawsuit against Oxlade on March 15, 2022, seeking N20 million in damages for privacy infringement and damage to her reputation.

The defence team for Blessing asserted in court that the leaked video not only caused emotional distress but also had a significant impact on her career and personal life.

The judge, in his ruling, ordered Oxlade to pay the sum of N5 million in damages to Blessing in two instalments of N3 million and N2 million, respectively.

However, commenting on an Instagram blog that shared the news, actress Mary Njoku insinuated that the amount awarded to Blessing was quite small.

“5m naira only?” She wrote.

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Legendary singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has taken to social media to express immense gratitude to veteran actor Richard Mofe Damijo, better known as RMD.

2Baba recently shared a photo of the veteran thespian on his Instagram page, and in his caption, he showered him with praise and declared his love for him.

2Baba noted that he has great love and respect for RMD, adding that he’s forever grateful, though he didn’t go into details about the motivation for the appreciation post.

“Tell me who is badder. My love and mad respect for this man. I can’t even. @mofedamijo. Forever Grateful.” 2Baba wrote.

Reacting via the comment section of the post, RMD wrote, “I don’t know what I did to merit the love and respect you show me. I love you bro laaaaang time”.

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In other news, Nigerian afrobeat singer and songwriter, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the hardship in the country.

Taking to the microblogging platform, Twitter, Adekunle Gold said the Buhari administration has wasted eight years of Nigerians’ lives.

According to him, we regressed as a nation since Buhari took over power in 2015.

He tweeted; “This current administration wasted 8 years of our lives. 8 years, we regressed as a nation”.

Adesua Etomi-Wellington, actress and wife of Nigerian singer turned politician, Banky W, has shared how she reacted when her husband told her about his decision to join politics.

Speaking in a recent interview with HipTV, Adesua revealed that she was initially worried when Baky informed her of his plans to go into politics.

She, however, noted that her worries left when she realised he was pursuing a higher purpose.

“When Banky said he was going to go into politics, I was a little bit worried. I spoke about this many times before but I also believe that purpose is more important than fear. I want to see him prove purpose, so he has my support 100 percent.” She said.

In 2019, Banky W joined politics to run for the federal constituency of Eti-Osa in the House of Representatives under the platform of the default Modern Democratic Party, but lost in the general elections.

At the time, he lost to Babajide Obanikoro, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Banky W, refusing to back down, left the MDP for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2022 and won the ticket to contest a seat in the House of Representatives in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

Popular Nollywood actress, Jemima Osunde, has reacted after she was questioned about her age following a photo of her Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) she shared online.

The thespian had taken to her Instagram page to express excitement after she was finally able to collect her PVC after a rigorous process.

Sharing a photo of her PVC on her verified Instagram page, Jemima wrote,

“I’ve gotten my PVC!!!!! Eba mi yin oluwa logoooo 😭🙌🏾💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 OMG! I’m so happy 😫💃🏽🙌🏾❤️ After about 3 weeks of hullabaloo, I got my PVC and I get to vote! There’s no better time than NOW to exercise that right. We are tired abeg! No light, no fuel, no CASH! This is punishment and I personally do not deserve it🥹🥲. February 25th, lezzz haveet 🙏🏾”.

The actress shared the photo of her PVC without blurring out her date of birth, and this triggered a reaction from a fan who expressed doubt about Jemima’s age.

Taking to the comment section of the post, the fan asked if the age on the PVC is the actress’ real age.

“Na your true age be that?? 1996.” He asked.

On seeing the comment, Jemima gave a sarcastic response to the “doubting Thomas.”

“@kslend_ no, I asked INEC to reduce it for me and they did.” She wrote.

See their exchange below,

A man is suing a woman in Singapore for £1.9 million over “emotional trauma” after she refused to be his girlfriend after four years of friendship.

The man, identified as K Kawshigan, a director at drone company D1 Racing, filed two lawsuits against Nora Tan Shu Mei after she rejected him, alleging her actions damaged his “stellar reputation” and caused him to lose at least five business partnerships.

However, Ms. Tan filed a counter-suit in which she is seeking money that she says she spent on securing her home from Mr. Kawshigan and on counselling sessions.

According to her, she had to install a digital door viewer, an alarm sensor, and a smart video doorbell to protect herself from the unwanted suitor, and she is seeking about £900 in total to cover the costs of the equipment and future counselling.

A magistrate’s court judgement published on January 28 shows that Mr. Kawshigan filed two lawsuits against Ms. Tan after their friendship broke down when she told him that she only saw him as a friend, Channel News Asia reports.

He initially sued Ms. Tan for 22,000 Singapore dollars, claiming she “breached an agreement” to improve their relationship, but this was thrown out by the magistrates’ court, which called it an abuse of process.

The court said it would not be an accessory to Mr. Kawshigan’s “calculated attempt to compel engagement” from Ms. Tan, CNA reported.

Now, Mr. Kawshigan is suing Ms. Tan for 3 million Singapore dollars (£1.9 million) in the Singapore High Court for a variety of damages he claims she caused him, including the trauma he says he suffered when she told him she only saw him as a friend.

A Singapore High Court listing says the case is scheduled for February 9.

Kawshigan and Ms. Tan met in 2016 and became friends. It’s gathered that they were both members of the Rotary Club of Bugis Junction.

According to Ms. Tan, their friendship began to fall apart when they “became misaligned about how they saw their relationship.”

Ms. Tan said she told Mr. Kawshigan that she saw him only as a friend but that he considered her his “closest friend.” Ms. Tan later said she wished to reduce their social interactions.

Meanwhile, Kawshigan accused Ms. Tan of defamatory conduct against him in June 2019 and December 2020.

He claimed she made false allegations, and other parties present overheard their conversations. He claims Ms. Tan told him she was feeling harassed by his actions, which included standing in her way on a doorstep.

Mr. Kawshigan also claims she defamed him by stating loudly, “He is unnecessarily serving court documents to me personally, and he has not tried other ways available to him.”

He said she was speaking close to a microphone in July 2022 and was therefore heard by other nearby people.

He claims Ms. Tan’s actions caused damage to his “stellar reputation” and resulted in “trauma” and “depression” over the past two years.

He also claims he lost five business partnerships as a result of the ongoing disagreements and that he now struggles to win new clients.

Nigerian billionaire daughter, Temi Otedola, has taken to social media to celebrate the six-year anniversary of meeting her fiancé, Oluwatosin Ajibade, better known as Mr Eazi.

To mark the special occasion, Temi shared adorable photos and videos that captured some of their special moments together on her Instagram page on Thursday, February 2.

One of the videos showed her singing her fiancé, Eazi’s hit track “Skin Tight,” as he played the piano and sang along.

“Yesterday, we met 6 years ago“, she captioned the post.

Watch video below,

Meanwhile, Nigerian singer, Oluwatosin Ajibade, better known as Mr Eazi, recently recounted how he met the love of his life, Temi Otedola.

Mr Eazi, who proposed to the billionaire heiress and actress in April 2021 and is set to get married to her anytime soon, revealed this in a recent interview.

He said he had escorted Temi’s sister, DJ Cuppy, to an event where she was to perform as a Disc Jockey. There, Cuppy left him in the company of Temi and they hit things off.

The ‘Legalize’ crooner recalled how he struck up a conversation with the 26-year-old actress in a bid to socialize with her, and their relationship blossomed from that moment.

When asked about his percepetion about Temi considering her father, Femi Otedola’s wealth, he responded saying,

”I did not know her father was worth so much, I just saw a fine girl and decided to strike up a conversation with her.”

A young Nigerian lady has set a new standard for her fellow women as she gifts her man N1.5 million on his birthday.

Herbert Moses turned a new age on Tuesday, December 31, and his girlfriend went above and beyond to show her love for him on his special day.

A video circulating online shows the lady surprising the love of her life with the cash gift at a private restaurant, and he is seen posing with a huge cheque and box of money.

The lady’s generous gesture has sparked a myriad of comments on social media, with many people surprised by the cash gift.

Some even claimed she is the first woman in Nigeria to gift a man a large sum of money.

An IG user @funnyfrosh wrote, “This kin girls de rare o, even 5k hard for girls to send, they never have money”

@ileboss66 wrote, “Don’t be surprised it’s part of the money he has collected from him”

@iamblessed_princess wrote, “I can do more when he treat me right & spoils me endlessly, there’s nothing I can’t do for him, but I Dey fear men 😂”

Another one wrote, “Don’t think your woman is going to do same for you if you are stingy. Most guys who gets these kind of things really deserve it. Trust me! 90% do!”

Watch the clip below,

Nigerian music sensation, Seyi Vibez has come under heavy fire from the country’s Islamic community for including a verse from the Quran in his music video.

The “Billion Dollar Baby” crooner had posted a snippet from the music video for his 2023 debut single “Yoga” on his Instagram profile, in which he sampled the Quran.

However, the video didn’t sit well with some Muslims who called him out for sampling the Quran in the opening of the yet-to-be released visuals.

Out of rage, they demanded that he and his producer take the Quranic verse out of the song and apologize to the Muslim community.

They flooded the comment section of his post with grievous messages and chided him for putting the Quran in a secular song that would be played in clubhouse.

Watch the clip below,

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A while back, Nigerian musician, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Okikiola accused Seyi Vibez of totally imitating his colleague, Asake’s music style.

The Zazuu star took to his Instagram story to share videos of him calling out Seyi for unoriginality and music video director, TG Omori for lack of loyalty.

Portable claimed that the director switched from making music videos for Asake since Seyi is the country’s newest booming singer.

According to him, Seyi Vibez has completely embraced Asake’s pattern and is now using it to cash out.

Portable asserted that threw was no love in the industry, which is why TG Omori was able to switch from Asake despite everything so easily.

He then chastised Seyi for not having his own style, advising him to alter his pattern and be unique like him because people are drawn to him because of his unique pattern and way of doing everything. watch here

Nigerian singer, Oxlade has been fined five million by the Lagos High Court over his leaked sex tape with a woman on Snapchat.

Recall that in 2022, a sex tape of the singer surfaced online without the knowledge and consent of the woman in the video identified as John Blessing.

Following the outrage the leaked footage triggered, the singer was forced to tender a public apology both to his fans and Blessing.

Despite the singer’s apology, Blessing filed a lawsuit seeking N20 million in damages and a declaration that Oxlade’s act of recording the explicit sexual acts without her knowledge and consent constituted a flagrant violation of enabling laws and a gross violation of her fundamental rights to dignity, privacy, and freedom from discrimination guaranteed by Sections 34 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended); and Articles 5 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.

Justice Olalekan Oresanya criticized the singer’s actions in surreptitiously recording and posting the tape online as “despicable, awful, nasty, and classless” in a ruling dated January 24, 2023.

He also warned Oxlade not to repeat similar behavior in his future relationship with the opposite sex.

The judge further chastised Oxlade for disrespecting the legal process and accused his lawyer of assisting him in desecrating the court.

According to the consent judgment, Oxlade must pay the claimant N5 million in two installments of N2 million and N3 million.

The judgment prohibits her from beginning any additional legal procedure or any process relating to the facts and matters giving rise to the litigation, as well as from instituting or addressing the concerns raised in the claim on any platform or before any third person.