Muhammadu Bashir Abdulai, the Nigerian comedian, who is popularly known as Father DMW, has gone down memory lane.
He narrated how he disguised as a woman to escape from his hometown, Maiduguri, Borno State, to Lagos to avoid being indoctrinated into the Boko Haram terrorist group.
He said the terrorists were on a rampage forcing and arming young men to join their group, but he escaped after disguising himself as a lady in a hijab.
Father DMW disclosed this in a recent interview with Vanzu TV.
The Instagram celebrity said the terrorists slaughtered any young man who refused to join the sect.
He said on getting to Lagos, he became a bike rider, and his fame came through famous singer, Davido, who he ran errands for.
Speaking in Pidgin English, he said, “Boko Haram dem go and kill everybody. Like me, if dem see me, they just give me gun, if I never follow them, they will now start to kill me.
“When they entered, I wear hijab like woman. Do make up, put breasts, y*nsh, everything to escape. Because if they know say you be man, if dem commot that hijab, no be shoot dem go shoot you o, na knife dem go cut you.”
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To avoid being indoctrinated into the Boko Haram terrorist group, Father DMW had to dress up as a woman to flee from Maiduguri to Lagos.
In Lekki Lagos, he became a commercial bike rider (okada man) and found himself running errands for Davido and team.
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The mother of Sunday Adeyemo, the embattled Yoruba nation agitator, also known as Sunday Igboho has died.
Mrs Adeyemo died Saturday evening.
Igboho confirmed her demise in an Instagram post.
He said: “My heart is heavy. I do not want you to leave just yet. I’m left alone in this complicated world. Mama mi, who would I turn to? It’s hard for me to say goodbye.
“The cold hands of death took you. It wriggles out from its dark depths and snatched you away. Mama mi, this is too much for me to bear. Too much.”
Also, Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, confirmed the death in a tweet saying; “I can confirm today Saturday 22nd of July 2023 that Dr. Chief Sunday Adeyemo’s (aka Sunday Igboho) mother died.”
Igboho has been unable to leave Benin Republic since his arrest and arraignment in 2021.
Sydney Egere, the popular Nigerian skit maker, who is widely known as Sydney Talker, has revealed that the skit he made with Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci has garnered major traction across top social media platforms.
The comedian, in his appreciation post on Instagram, on July 22, thanked Baci for ‘allowing me to create a masterpiece with her, “a masterpiece that has become ‘his biggest ever.’’
Sharing statistics on how the video titled ‘When she’s a good cook ‘ has done on some social media platforms since it’s release, he wrote, “AN APPRECIATION POST
This is to bring to your attention that the video I made with hilda is now the biggest video I have ever created.
“So firstly, I’ll like to appreciate my God (Jehovah Gibbor). Because it’s not by my power, might nor strength but by his sufficient grace in my life. Thank you father for I can see what you’ve done and what you’re doing. I lift your name high lord. You are worthy to be praised. Your name will forever be on my lips. Thank you father. I love you JESUS.
“Next, I would like to say a very big thank you to my fans( family ) for always believing, supporting and sticking by me. Y’all are the best. I love y’all. I pray for y’all today, that has you have always been by me. May God always be by you in the time of your need IJN.
“And lastly, I want to specially thank @hildabaci for giving the opportunity to create a masterpiece with her. Hilda! Has you have blessed me with your presence, May the Lord bless you every day of your life abundantly. Also to everyone that was involved in the creative process @paulsaap @pankeeroy @okikidft @elozonam @kameel_audu thank you for your time and effort.”
Iyabo Ojo, the popular Nollywood actress, has cried out over the hardship in Nigeria.
She took to social media to express worry at the increased hardship suffered by Nigerians.
Sharing on her Instagram page, Iyabo Ojo reacted to the government’s plan to offer N8,000 monthly to needy residents, wondering whether the people have the resilience to weather the storm till the promised “Renewed Hope” arrives.
She spoke about the country’s dismal position, particularly the ongoing food crisis. She labeled the government’s proposed palliative care strategy a “joke” and a “slap” in the face to the suffering people.
In her words: “I hope Nigerians have the strength to hold on b4 we begin to reap this our imaginary Renewed Hope…..
“There is serious hunger in the land, and 8k monthly to the poor is definitely not the solution… That is definitely a joke & a slap.”
Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, the sensational Nigerian singer, popularly known as Oxlade, has revealed the songs he wishes he sang.
The 26-year-old said he wishes he sang ‘You’ by Omah Lay and ‘King’ by Fireboy DML.
Oxlade made this known in a recent interview with Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos.
He said, “The song I wish I sang that I really wish I sang… They are two actually. There is ‘You’ by Omah Lay. I feel like I would murder that song with vocals.
“And then there is ‘King’ by Fireboy. That song… For the first time in my life, I really wanted to be the person that sang ‘King.’ Fireboy is my best friend. We are pretty close.”
Ama Serwah Genfi, the Ghanaian-American singer, who is better known as Amaarae, has asserted that Blaqbonez is the “best rap artist.”
The ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ crooner made the assertion during a question-and-answer session with her fans on Twitter recently.
She also expressed her admiration for other Nigerian rappers such as Psycho YP and Ladipoe.
A fan asked: “Are you a fan of Naija hip hop? And if yes, do you have Naija rappers you love?”
Amaarae responded: “I love love love Psycho YP’s movement he moves like such a hustler I really respect his music and brand.
“Blaqbonez I think for me is the best Nigerian rap artist he is a fire rapper and knows how to make fire songs that girls can also like which I think is important.
“Ladipoe has also a hacker-mixing commercial with consciousness. I love his voice as well.”
Mercy Eke, the Big Brother Naija Season 4 winner, has made a revelation about herself.
She has revealed that her mum attempted to get rid of the pregnancy that produced her.
The reality star disclosed this in a recent chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
She said one of her aunties advised her mother to get rid of the pregnancy because she already had five children.
Eke said, “When she [my mother] was pregnant, there is this aunty of mine…She [my mother] has already had five children then this last one which is me. She has four girls and one boy. So, when that my aunty came, she was like, ‘Ah! Emilia, is this another pregnancy? With all these children you’ve dumped here.’
“So, that thing messed with her [my mother] mental health. It really messed with her that she wanted to like get me out then. She was going to the farm, she would climb something you would fall so that I will go but me I stubborn na. I no go anywhere. I dey gidigba.
“Yeah, it was a true story. She wanted to get me off.”
The 32-year-old said her mum told her the story recently.
She said, “One day, she [my mother] was like she wish that person was alive to see what that girl that she wanted to abort that time has grown to become. Yeah, that was how she told me the story.
“She is happy with me. She is happy that she didn’t remove me or abort me. She is happy that I didn’t die. And she is happy she gave birth to me like she took that risk even without anything. Because now, my mother is one of the happiest people. My mother is just sleeping. She is enjoying life. She wake up, eats what she wants to eat. So, now she is happy.”
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has slammed Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections.
The APC says the allegation made by the Atiku Abubakar against it lacks substance.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement issued on Saturday, described Atiku’s allegations as arrant nonsense.
He said there was nothing in Atiku’s statement that was worth a reaction from the ruling party.
The spokesperson said Atiku’s statement alleged that the APC and its government are engaged in a plot to intimidate members of the judiciary towards unduly influencing the outcome of pending cases before the court.
Morka stressed Atiku and his minions offered no evidence to support their wild, hollow, and mischievous allegations.
The spokesperson stressed that President Bola Tinubu and the APC won the election convincingly, adding that the ruling party has faith and confidence in the courts to dispense electoral justice in accordance with the Constitution and all applicable laws.
He added: “Quite frankly, there is nothing in Atiku Abubakar’s statement that is worth a reaction from the APC. It is just arrant nonsense, totally lacking in substance and cogency.
“It’s only imaginable purpose is a childish attempt to float an alibi to deflect the shame of a highly probable defeat in court, having miserably failed to make out a credible case to justify his bogus claim that he won the last Presidential Election.”
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a huge accusation.
He accused the APC of trying to compromise the judiciary.
Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the APC, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Part of the grounds for the challenge was Tinubu’s failure to secure at least 25% of votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
However, Tinubu, through his counsel, Wole Olanipekun, argued that the FCT is the 37th state for electoral purposes and any other interpretation would “lead to absurdity, chaos, anarchy and alteration of the very intention of the legislature.”
Atiku, in a statement signed by his media adviser, Paul Ibe on Saturday, said the APC and agents of Tinubu have “ceaselessly chosen to stand in the way of justice by making “catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served according to their whims.”
“The plot of the APC is simple: intimidate the judiciary, threaten judges with arrest so that they will bow to their will. This is a playbook from 2019, when they removed the CJN and then replaced him with Tanko Muhammad, who himself was later accused of corruption by his colleagues at the Supreme Court and resigned shamefully,” the statement reads in part.