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Victoria, the Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, has denied attempting to kiss fellow housemate, Ozee.
During Sunday’s live show, the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, interrogated Ozee and Victoria about an incident that happened on Saturday night.
Ebuka: “When Victoria tried to kiss you, what did you do?”
Ozee: “Nothing. I know she won’t kiss me, and I won’t kiss her. I respect boundaries.”
Ebuka then turned to Victoria: “Why did you try to kiss Ozee?”
Victoria: “It was a question. I asked him, if I try to kiss you, what will you do? And I was tipsy.”
Portable, the controversial Nigerian singer, has met with former presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The singer appeared to be in awe as he met with the politician.
A video making the rounds on social media shows Portable bowing as he met Peter Obi by his car.
Adunni Ade, the popular Nollywood star, has expressed her admiration for her colleague, Ramsey Nouah.
Featuring in a recent episode of Hip TV programme Trending, hosted by reality star KimOprah, Ade revealed that she has always admired the veteran actor.
She disclosed that he was behind her decision to abandon her career as a model in America and relocate to Nigeria.
She said, “He [Ramsey Nouah] was the one who gave me confirmation to move to Nigeria. I met him before I came to Nigeria and I told him what my goals and aspirations were. And he gave me a very good pep talk and I moved down.
“Imagine from 2011 never getting to work with him. And this is someone you’ve always admired. Then during a film festival, I saw him and I went to exchange pleasantries as usual.
“The next day, I got a call from the producer Chris, his very good friend, and he said, ‘Adunni, what did you give Ramsey to eat? Ramsey just cast you.’
“I had goosebumps. I was so happy to work with him on set. He is so different when he is working. I’ve been featured in another project with him. I cannot disclose that right now. I have seen him as Ramsey Nouah the human being, Ramsey Nouah the director, and Ramsey Nouah the co-actor. He is just a phenomenal human being.”
Adunni Ade moved to Nigeria in 2011.
She landed her first Nollywood role when she acted in the Yoruba language film ‘You or I’ in 2013.
She has featured in over 250 Nollywood movies in both English and Yoruba languages.
Tonto Dikeh, the Nollywood actress, has said divorcing her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, was the best decision she has ever made.
She stated this while sharing the advice she gave to a fellow single mother.
The single mother had privately reached out to her via her Instagram DM, questioning how she was able to cope when her ex left her and their son.
Replying to her, the actress corrected her that she was the one who left the marriage for her and her son’s sake and not the other way round.
Dikeh wrote: “First and foremost, I was the one who chose to walk away from my marriage, not the other way around. I needed to escape a difficult situation, not just for my own sake, but for my child as well. Best decision I ever made.”
She told the woman that she has the power to become the person she aspires to be as long as she commits to growth and invests in herself.
Sharing the message on her Instagram page, Dikeh wrote, “Dear single mothers, I don’t have a manual for these things. I am neither a pro in this movement.
“My biggest teacher has been love. I just let God do his thing, and his thing is enough for me. Draw strength from God, most especially keep your family matters private.”
Recall that Tonto Dikeh’s marriage to Churchill crashed in 2017 over allegations of infidelity and domestic violence.
The marriage produced a child, a boy.
Despite their divorce, the former couple still drag themselves on social media, with Tonto accusing him of being a deadbeat father.
In his defence, Churchill claimed it was the actress who denied him access to their son.
Popular Nigerian singer, Seyi Vibez, has ended his working relationship with his record label boss, Dapper, signalling the start of his independent music journey.
Recall that Ayra Starr recently opened up about why she featured Seyi Vibez on her album, ’19 and Dangerous’, despite rumored rivalry.
A recent check on Seyi Vibez’s Instagram account revealed that he has unfollowed his record label boss, Dapper, and updated his bio to read ‘Independent artist’.
Also, a check on Dapper’s Instagram account revealed that he has also unfollowed the artist.
This suggests a mutual separation, between Seyi Vibez and Dapper Music.
Afrobeats star, Davido has claimed that his senior colleague, D’banj was the first Nigerian musician to achieve international stardom.
According to him, Nigerian artists were not getting international bookings before the global success of D’banj’s 2012 hit single ‘Oliver Twist’.
Speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music, Davido said D’banj’s international success inspired a paradigm shift which led to African music gaining traction in the Western world.
He said, “D’banj was my first vision of a Nigerian artist taking over the world. No one in America was booking Nigerian artists for shows but that changed when I saw Kanye West in D’banj’s ‘Oliver Twist’ video on YouTube.
“It was because of the success of ‘Oliver Twist’ that Americans started booking D’banj, 2Face, P-Square and other African artists for shows. They were making about $1,000,000 per show. So I decided to switch and start doing African music because that’s where I am from.”
While D’banj contributed to the globalisation of African music, especially Afrobeats in the early days of its exportation, many observers disagree with Davido’s claims that he was the first Nigerian musician to achieve international stardom.
Nigerian music legends such as Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Majek Fashek and hosts of others were popular on the international stage in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
2Baba, formerly known as 2Face’s hit song ‘African Queen’ had won several international awards and was used as a soundtrack of the popular American romantic comedy ‘Phat Girlz’ (2006), years before D’banj’s ‘Oliver Twist’ was released.
Controversial influencer, Daniel Regha has stated that Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy does not deserve to be ranked among the big three artists in the country.
In a recent tweet, Daniel Regha argued that Burna Boy doesn’t deserve a spot among the top three artists in the Nigerian music industry, citing unmet expectations.
According to Daniel Regha, Davido, Olamide, and Wizkid are the top three artists in the Nigerian music industry, with Kizz Daniel ranking fourth while Burna Boy stands in fifth place.
His tweet reads: “Burna doesn’t rank amongst the Big 3, these spots go to Olamide, Davido, & Wizkid; At the moment Burna takes the 4th or 5th spot depending on the criteria used, cos another artiste that can easily take the 4th spot is Kizz Daniel”.
Meanwhile, Daniel Regha’s tweet has sparked mixed reactions, with social media users sharing their thoughts.
See some reactions below:
Sophia stated, “Don’t disrespect Burna Boy. Wizkid should be replaced since he has lost relevance”.
Charly wrote; “Since you are talking about criteria, what criteria did you use in making the list that Burna didn’t have? What edge did Olamide and Davido have over Burna?”.
Salim Dakingari stated, “Burna’s recent success is undeniable, but longevity and consistency place others ahead”.
Cumy wrote, “Lol, not poor man ranking millionaires! 😂😂😂 Is that not crazy?”