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Popular Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya has disclosed how she was bullied as a child for not fitting the beauty standards.

The thespian shared this in an interview with media personality, Chude Jidenowo and revealed that bullying greatly affected her as a schoolgirl.

According to her, she was not beautiful as a child because of some skin conditions and also crooked teeth which caused her peers to mock her.

Naya explained that she got trolled for being an ugly duckling when she was younger and also for being beautiful which really affected her head.

In her words;

“In my formative years, I was always getting bullied for one thing or the other.
No no matter what school I was in, I always felt like there was always going to be something that I was going to get attacked for.
So, when I was younger, I was an ugly duckling. I wasn’t cute. I don’t care what my mom says.
I was not a cute kid. I had crooked teeth and eczema. I just didn’t look good as far as I was concerned. And as far as people around me were concerned.
I used to get called ‘snakeskin, buck teeth, light bulb head, football legs’. Just different kinds of stuff and then I just blossomed. My skin cleared, I got braces, and I just kind of blossomed.
And I started to kind of feel beautiful for the first time in my life around 16. I think I probably was owning it a bit too much for some people in my school. I got bullied for that and it really broke me.
I was like ‘look, I can’t win’. When I was younger, I was getting bullied for being ugly and unattractive.
And now I finally feel like I’m beautiful and I’m trying to own it, that’s now the problem. I’m now getting bullied for that. So, I got ganged up on and ended up with a black eye, and a chipped tooth, on the same day.”

Watch her speak below;

Popular Nollywood actress, Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji has celebrated husband, Lateef Adedimeji as he turned a new age, today.

Recall that the couple tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony on December 22, 2021, and have since then celebrated their one year anniversary.

Taking to her Instagram page, she shared videos and pictures of her husband and praised him for being amazing.

In her words,

“Hey HubStar, its officially your birthday in naija 🥰 Happy birthday to the best in everything. I call him my genius. My fav in every way. Love you my Superstar”

“Happy birthday to my husband who never ceases to amaze me 😂🤣😃 You’re the reason my life is full of so much laughter 😂 My happily ever after , You’re too good to be true, I look at you everyday and thank God for blessing me with you. You’re Gods gift to me 🙏I am a rich woman because I have a husband with a very rich heart .
With you Abdullateef, Good times become awesome
Bad times become bearable , You’re everything I prayed for and more. Thank you for making me a better woman and for always working on yourself to be the best for me, I love you my fav star 🌟 my personal comedian 💜,” she added.

Watch the video below,

Nigerian dancer Korra Obidi’s ex-husband, American doctor Justin Dean, has threatened to sue her over her newly released tell-all book.

Korra, who recently finalized her divorce from her husband, Justin, released a tell-all book where she detailed what she allegedly went through in their marriage.

The memoir, which went live barely 24 hours ago and is already a top seller on Amazon, tells Korra’s side of the issues surrounding their divorce.

Announcing the launch via her Instagram page on Tuesday, January 31, Korra wrote, “New Book, #KORRAISLIVE. Now an Amazon Best seller💃🏽 My Own Side of the Story. Korra Obidi from Lagos to China, to the USA and to divorce. There are 2 sides to every gist. korraislive”

Well, Justin has now reacted to the book in a video he shared online, threatening to take legal action against his ex-wife.

In response to a question about whether he will read the book, he said “no”, but revealed he will be suing her.

“Am I going to read the book? No. I am going to sue for the book. I wouldn’t be asking people for that much. If you want to support me and my family and my girls, just subscribe….”, he said.

Watch Justin Dean speak below,

Big Brother Naija star, Cross Okonkwo, has revealed that life as a celebrity is extremely enjoyable because of its numerous perks.

Taking to the microblogging platform, Twitter, the influencer shared how his meal was paid for buy a fan who recognized him in public.

He expressed gratitude to the Big brother Naija platform for making it possible for him to gain recognition and a free meal in public.

He wrote;

“This celebrity thing sweet ooo . I Dey circa with my friend Dey chop . A man with his wife saw me and said hi. When it’s time to pay the bill . The waiter said my bill has been taking care off. Thank you @BBNaija”

A while back, Cross Okonkwo cleared the air about the speculations surrounding his sexuality following the influx of attention he has been receiving from men.

Cross, in a video shared on his social media page, said he has received loads of DMs from men who express interest in him, but the height of it was when a gay man approached him at his sister’s wedding in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, December 15.

According to Cross, he doesn’t understand why people think he’s sexually attracted to men, because he’s not as he loves sleeping with women.

Watch him speak here.

The Student Union Government (SUG) of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State, has said that Sharon Ogechi Okoroafor, the lady who attributed her graduation success to the help of God and her private parts, was not a student of the school.

Sharon went viral a few days ago after a video of her celebrating her graduation and claiming it was made possible with the help of God and her private parts surfaced online.

Reacting to the video, the school authority launched an investigation to fish Sharon out.

Sharon later apologised to the institution in a letter, explaining that she meant to say Popsy (her father) and God helped her graduate from the Polytechnic.

In a quite shocking development, the SUG, in a statement released on Tuesday, said Sharon was not a student of the school.

According to the statement signed by the SUG president, Ahaneku Valentine, Sharon did not have a matriculation number with the school nor a project supervisor.

“We have noted with grave concern a viral video of a lady claiming to be a student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, our great institution and noble alma mater. We have conducted a background check on the said student who goes by the name, Sharon Ogechi Okoroafor from Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo State. We wish to state, thus, that the Student Union Government views this video as sacrilegious and condemnable.

Also, the said Sharon is not a bonafide student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede because she has no Registration (Matriculation) Number. She also has no project or research supervisor to show she has graduated. Indeed, the purported student never joined others to do the defense which brought them to school because she had no work to defend. In fact, reports have it that she only came to take valedictory photos with her so-called coursemates.

Anyone can gatecrash in lectures but only a student who has been duly registered and screened by the institution is a genuine student ?Our institution is a reputable brand across the nation, having been rated best-performing polytechnic, and our Rector as best Rector five times.

It is the same institution that has produced great minds and leaders. We can therefore not allow the name of our great institution to be taken to the mud by the accusations of a base character. We, therefore, urge Miss Sharon Okoroafor to stop forthwith in her fraudulent claims that she is a student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri. Already she has caused great damage to the sensibilities of noble students of the polytechnic and those of the entire Nigerian students nationwide. We leave her in the hands of posterity to judge?” The statement read.

A Nigerian lady has been left devastated after returning from the market to discover that her apartment had been razed down by fire.

In a video that has stirred emotions from social media users, the lady showed what was left of the building.

According to her, everything she had, including clothes, furniture, and a television, was completely destroyed by the fire.

She said she just left for the market that morning, only to return to discover that the house had gone up in flames while she was away.

She said that to make matters worse, no one called her to inform her of the tragic incident.

Watch video below,

In other news, a Kenyan landlord has put up his tenant’s underwear for auction following a row over unpaid rent.

The auction notice was published in the local dailies on Monday, January 30, 2023. According to Nyaluoyo Auctioneers, they were instructed by the landlord of one Zachariah Sichenje Masika to auction four men’s underwear and four women’s underwear belonging to the tenant to recover the rent he’s being owed.

The public auction will take place at the firm’s yard in Kisumu. The terms of sale are cash at the fall of the hammer.

The notice has since gone viral and elicited hilarious reactions from social media users.

A 15-year-old boy who hid in a shipping container during a hide-and-seek game was found a week later in another country.

According to India Times, the Bangladeshi teen, identified only by his first name, Fahim, was playing with friends in the port city of Chittagong on January 11 when he hid inside the container and fell asleep.

The container was then loaded onto a commercial ship bound for Malaysia, where the boy was discovered six days later on January 17 in West Port.

He had slept off in the container only to wake up 2,000 miles away in Malaysia. It turned out that he was mistakenly locked up in the Integra container ship and sailed across the Indian Ocean.

After he was found, officials reported that he had developed a fever and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Following an investigation, officials discovered that the teen had wandered into the container while playing hide-and-seek. Although they initially suspected that he was involved in a human trafficking scheme.

In other news, a young woman, Violet Quick, who got pregnant while on birth control has given birth to a baby boy who was born with the IUD in his hand.

The 20-year-old from Idaho got married to her husband, John Francis, at the age of 19, and they had no plans to have a child yet.

However, they were surprised to discover they were expecting just one year into their marriage despite the birth control measure. The lovebirds welcomed their son, Rudy, at the end of January 2023.

In another episode of TikTok stories, a Ghanaian lady has narrated how she intentionally got pregnant for her sister’s husband out of revenge.

Speaking in a viral video, the lady said she first dated the man, identified simply as Mike, before her sister snatched him in a deceptive manner.

She said she had a misunderstanding with Mike while they were still dating, and told her sister to speak to him on her behalf because he refused to answer her calls.

However, when her sister returned from mediating the issue, she advised her to forget about Mike because he had been rude to her. Not long after, Mike also officially ended their relationship.

She however received a rude shock few years later when she discovered that her sister was getting married to the same Mike.

She said she bottled up her rage for months before hatching the ‘perfect’ revenge plan to get back at her sister.

According to her, she feigned a cordial relationship with her sister in order to re-enter her life. When she had warmed her way into her heart, she visited her sister’s home when she was out of home and seduced her husband, which resulted in her pregnancy.

“It’s been three months now and I’m pregnant how do you suggest we break the news?” she asked.

Watch her speak below,

The narrator however added a disclaimer. See below,

Nigerian crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, better known as Bobrisky, has caused a stir after he alleged that a fan gifted him N1m for being beautiful.

Taking to Snapchat on Tuesday night, January 31, the male Barbie shared a screenshot of the credit alert, which he claimed was from the admirer; however, eagle-eyed followers detected a lie.

Sharing a screenshot of the bank transaction, Bobrisy wrote,

“Someone just sent me 1,000,000 here. He said send me your account am sending you money just to appreciate ur BEAUTY. He said he didn’t want anything from me thou”.

Reacting to the post, observant followers pointed out that the money came from an account that has Bobrisky’s real name, Okuneye Idris.

See below,

@sauceprince1, “From BOB to BOB. You will clearly see transfer From OKUNLEYE or whatever there. CLOUT DRESSER oshi.”

@ericelteria, “Oga or aunt please we are not on this table this year find something meaningful and do with your life”.

@ralphpossibilities, “How can sender name be your name,are you the man that sent you money??”

@itz_luke_dominic, “Wahala… Take a look at the Narration😂😂. That funds was sent from His other account. Abeg make una rest. 😂😂😂😂😂… GO AND GET YOUR PVC✌️✌️✌️✌️”

@missjayu, “Why is it from Okunleye Idris to Bob? Who come be Idris and who be Bob? 😂😂😂😂”.

Ace music video director, TG Omori has finally given in to the demands of controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable.

This comes after the Zeh Nation boss repeatedly called him out for charging an ‘exorbitant amount’ to shoot the visuals for one of his hit tracks.

Recall that Portable had contacted Omori to shoot his music video, but was stunned when he was billed $50,000 (N37 million) to get the work done.

The “Ika of Africa” star found it outrageous and went online to rant aggressively, while calling out the award-winning director.

He questioned if he shoots videos for ritualists, and said he would rather use the money to buy land in his hometown. Read here and here

Following the incessant attacks, TG Omori has asked Portable to send the song so that he can shoot the visuals for him.

“@portablebaeby send your new song make we shoot,” he wrote on his Instastory.

Omori also said in a tweet that he understands Portable’s rage because he would feel the same way if he were in his shoes.

“Just like everybody I love portable and I’m not mad at him, if I was him I’ll feel the same way knowing i might never have a video better than zazoo. E reach to call the director out 7times everyday.”

Just like everybody I love portable and I’m not mad at him, if I was him I’ll feel the same way knowing i might never have a video better than zazoo. E reach to call the director out 7times everyday.

— TG OMORI (@boy_director) January 31, 2023