On June 29, 2024, Nigerian actress Sharon Ooja got married to her fiancé in Abuja, Nigeria.
During the emotional wedding ceremony, Ooja was overcome with emotion as she exchanged vows with her partner.
In her heartfelt profession of love, Ooja described her spouse as her “treasure” and the “silencer of her heart,” expressing the hope that their love would last forever.
“You are my treasure and my heart lies with you, you are my Odogwu silencer may our love last forever,” she said.
A 39-year-old Japanese man named Takashi Miyagawa has been accused of dating 35 different women simultaneously in order to receive numerous birthday gifts worth hundreds of pounds.
Miyagawa allegedly gave each of the women he was dating a different birthday date, claiming he wanted to pursue a serious relationship with them. This allowed him to collect multiple birthday presents from the various women he was seeing at the same time.
Miyagawa is accused of receiving a total of 100,000 yen (£668) worth of birthday cards and gifts from the women he was dating, including a £200 suit.
Eventually, the women realized they were all being scammed by Miyagawa and formed a victims association before reporting him to the police in February, 2021.
Miyagawa has now been arrested on suspicion of fraud based on the accusations made by the group of women.
Rihanna seemed to playfully poke fun at her fans’ persistent demands for new music during her outing in New York City on Thursday.
The 36-year-old star, who hasn’t released an album since 2016’s ‘Anti’, stepped out wearing a t-shirt that proclaimed “I’m retired, this is as dressed up as I get.”
This cheeky attire appears to be Rihanna’s tongue-in-cheek response to the ongoing online clamor from her fan base for her to release new music, as she has shifted her focus in recent years to building her highly successful billion-dollar beauty empire.
And Thursday’s choice of T-shirt appeared to be her way of responding to the online outcry.
In a recent revelation, popular Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel has opened up about his top three bad habits.
Speaking candidly with his fans, Kizz Daniel admitted that he struggles with issues like adultery, smoking, and excessive drinking. This confession came after his fans had pressed him to share his less-than-desirable personal behaviors.
The news has sparked a range of reactions from Kizz Daniel’s followers. While some expressed surprise that a married man would openly acknowledge engaging in infidelity, others praised the artist’s honesty and said they appreciated his candor.
Overall, Kizz Daniel’s disclosure of his self-described “bad habits” has generated buzz and discussion within the Nigerian entertainment sphere. Fans are now curious to see whether the singer will take steps to address these personal issues going forward.
Singer Teni faced strong criticism after sharing a video on X app where she mentioned meeting IBD Dende in the caption.
The video quickly went viral, showing Teni enthusiastically hailing IBD Dende and tweeting, “I met IBD Dende on the plane, and he has made a big drop! Let me land first! I’ll share updates!”
IBD Dende has been accused of being a notorious smuggler, with investigative journalist Fisayo’s report and video supposedly implicating him. Despite these allegations, he is believed to have received protection from the government.
Netizens expressed anger and accused Teni of associating with a criminal.
In her defense, Teni stated that she has known IBD since 2014 and is unaware of any criminal activities he may be involved in. She emphasized that she does not support criminal behavior and believes that the legal system should take its proper course.
Russian social media personality Marina Balmasheva, aged 37, married her stepson Vladimir Shavyrin, now 23, whom she had raised since he was seven years old.
This union follows her previous marriage to Vladimir’s father, Alexey Shavyrin, aged 47, who alleged that the couple did not hide their intimate relations while he was residing in the same household.
He said: “They were not shy to have sex while I was at home. I would have forgiven her cheating, if it wasn’t my son…. She was running to my son’s bed from our bedroom when I was sleeping. After that she was coming back and lying in bed with me as if nothing had happened.”
Amidst the backdrop of the Covid pandemic, Marina embarked on a journey of revealing glimpses into her relationship with her stepson-turned-lover. Through photographs, she offered a peek into their lives, introducing their first daughter named Olga, who was subsequently joined by the arrival of their second child.
In her revelation, she mentioned how she had insisted on a prenup so that she keeps all her money and assets in case of divorce from her new husband.
Kenyan President William Ruto revealed his intention to remove visa restrictions for all African travelers by the end of 2023.
During his keynote speech at the Three Basins Climate Change Conference in Brazzaville, Congo, he made the statement that no African will need visa to enter Kenya.
The objective behind this initiative is to facilitate trade and strengthen economic relationships with fellow African countries.
“By the end of this year, no African will need a visa to enter Kenya. The time has come to understand the importance of doing trade between us,” he said.
Bishop Oyedepo’s son departs Living Faith Church to establish personal ministry.
Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, who was recently appointed as the Global Youth Pastor of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has tendered his resignation.
Church Gist has obtained exclusive information that he is preparing to embark on his own ministry.
Ariana Grande broke down at the Billboard Women In Music Awards and said the past 12 months have been the “worst of her life”.
The 25-year-old singer poured her heart out on stage in New York in front of a star-studded audience, including Ellie Goulding and Dua Lipa.
Ariana made the speech after accepting the Woman of the Year gong.
Referencing the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and her recent split from fiancé Pete Davidson, Ariana said: “I find it interesting that this has been one of the best years of my career and the worst of my life.
“A lot of people would look at someone in my position right now as an artist that could be at her peak.
“I think, ‘She’s really got her shit together, she’s really on it. She’s got it all.’
“And I do, but as far as my personal life goes, I really have no idea what the f**k I’m doing.”
She added: “It’s been a very conflicting one, and I just want to say if you’re someone out there who has no idea what this next chapter is going to bring, you’re not alone in that.”
British singer Ellie won praise from the fashion pack on the night.
She wore a pretty, blush gown which revealed her long legs and teamed the look with a pair of clashing green shoes.
The annual awards bash honours women in the music industry.
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Entertainment: By Akorede
American pop singer Ariana Grande, 25, has revealed she wants Kris Jenner, 63, and her own mother to become real-life best friends.
Grande made this statement while answering a question from a tweep who asked what it was like to work with Kris, the showbiz matriarch who made a cameo appearance during the ‘Mean Girls’-inspired scenes in her ‘Thank U, Next’ music video.
Relishing the working experience, the pop star said: “So fun. She was so full out and nice to everybody and I want her and my mom to be besties. They were so cute interacting. Just two adorable, powerful, pink & black dots before my blurry, excited eyes.”
Meghan Markle’s PA quit after the royal’s demands reduced her to tears and having to “put up with a lot”, according to sources.
Melissa Toubati, 39, who played a “pivotal role in the success of the Royal Wedding” ditched the plum appointment just six months after the royal wedding.
A source told the Mirror: “Her job was highly pressurised and in the end it became too much. She put up with quite a lot. Meghan put a lot of demands on her and it ended up with her in tears.
“She is hugely talented and played a pivotal role in the success of the royal wedding. She’ll be missed by everyone in the household.
“Melissa is a total professional and fantastic at her job, but things came to a head and it was easier for them both to go their separate ways.”
The French assistant had previously worked “happily” for Robbie Williams.
It comes as tensions between Meghan and Kate Middleton are rumoured to be the cause of a growing rift between Princes Harry and William.
Kate allegedly tore into Meghan after she “b*******d” a member of staff.
The row, which has been denied by the Palace, comes after The Sun revealed the Duchess of Sussex made Kate cry over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid’s dress.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided they don’t want to live in Kensington next to William and Kate.
A friend close to the couple has claimed that the decision to move may be because a rift is developing between the two couples.
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, the source added: “They don’t really get on.”
Kensington Palace confirmed that Harry and Meghan were moving out, but a spokeswoman explained that this was to facilitate preparations for having a baby.
The Sun
Deontay Wilder ‘s celebrations were short lived after he knocked down Tyson Fury in the 12th round.
The American broke into a victory dance, wiggling and rolling his shoulders, after a right hand followed by a left hook left Fury flat out on his back.
Astonishingly, the Brit, who looked out for the count, sprung back up.
Wilder’s face was a picture. Elation turned to bemusement after he spotted Fury out of the corner of his eye. And it did not go unnoticed with viewers.
Many were quick to point out the change in Wilder’s expression – and how funny it was.
The fight at Staples Center in Los Angeles ended in a draw after Wilder took one card 115-111, with another going to Fury 114-112, and the third 113-113. Wilder retained his world heavyweight title.
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Mirror
In one of the more shocking parental outbursts about their offspring, rapper 50 Cent has publicly wished his son dead after he took offence to a photo that was posted on Instagram.
The infamous hip hop star slammed his 21-year-old son, Marquise Jackson, after a photo was shared by Supreme McGriff of his son hanging out with 50 Cent’s estranged eldest.
The rapper is known to have a rivalry with Supreme but it would
have shocked everyone involved when they read what 50 Cent,
whose real name is Curtis Jackson, had to say about the pair.
While he might not be going for any ‘Dad of the Year’ awards, it was still a low blow to wish that Marquise would get “hit by a bus”.
Commenting on the post, Fiddy didn’t hold back when writing, “If both these little n***** got hit by a bus, I wouldn’t have a bad day.”
This was born from a long standing hatred of Kenneth ‘Supreme’
McGriff, who allegedly plotted to kill 50 Cent and is now serving a life sentence for murder conspiracy and drug trafficking.
TMZ has reported that Marquise is unaware of the history between his 43-year-old father and Supreme when posing with
his son.
He became estranged from 50 Cent and in the past year has dissed his music, saying that ‘it sucks’.
The nastiness between the pair stems from the sour relationship that 50 Cent has with Shaniqua Jackson, Marquise’s mother.
She had sued Fiddy for $50 million in 2009 but the case was thrown out and bridges have not been repaired since.
Mirror
Popular Nollywood actor Solomon Akiyesi has refuted reports that his wife disrupted an alleged wedding to his pregnant girlfriend in 2013.
Speaking in an interview on The Premiers on Joy Prime, the movie director told Selly Galley that the alleged marriage was not real but rather a business contract.
According to him, that business marriage was a way for him to make money because at some point in his life he was really broke.
He recalled that things were so bad that, he had to beg for food just to survive.
“I lost all of my wealth during my second marriage [and] it was so bad that I had to beg for bread so I couldn’t take it…it is better you don’t have money before than to have and lose it…,” he said.
Recounting what fueled the story, Mr Akiyesi narrated that, “I got a business proposition from another lady, whiles I was happily married. I got this business proposition which was going to change my story all over. I quite honestly told my wife that this is the rounds I was gonna do because when there was money I was king in my house…”
He added that “but when the money disappeared the girl (second wife) I trained through university, bought her all that she wanted and took care of her and her family will talk me down like a gateman…so I vowed that I was gonna change my story no matter what. I told her the business was tied to a contract marriage but like I said, she did not approve, she did not disagree also…”
The actor continued that, “I went to Lagos with the lady in question but I didn’t know that the lady was on the side printing invitation cards like planning a real wedding and all that. I was not going to marry anybody. It was a business and I was in the business, the lady was in the business and the church was in the business…and the church was to be handsomely paid for that business.”
“I told my wife but like I said she never supported or refused this business…not knowing that people had gone to her to tell her ‘your husband don go ooo na lie that thing no bi true’ and in her childish mindset she got scared and called her father…so I expected that my wife calling the dad, the dad will call me and say son, what is this that I am hearing that you are getting married to someone else when you are not fighting your wife, then I will probably give him father to son discussion that this is what is going on o, errr…it is not a problem….but he never wanted me to marry his daughter from day one and he saw that as an opportunity…”
“Then he jumped into the plane with his daughter and came to Lagos, brought with about 30 policemen into the church and I was already seated in my suit, and then my business wife already had her long gown I was shocked that day seeing all of that people and I was like this thing don pass what we talk now…I heard they bought one big house for the reception and all that …
Well I sat there with my suit and as she danced close to me there was my wife in the church with her father and the policemen and all that then it went viral…everybody was like he [left his] wife [to] go marry another woman….”
“But I wanted to ask people, now that I am discussing this, on that day the 13 of April 2013, which of my family members was there? As popular as I have become, will I be getting married without an invitation to friends? And people are not thinking, it was supposed to be quiet business stuff,” he added.
“This is the first time I am saying this publicly because I am in Ghana…there’s always a time for everything. People never knew the true story the little I was able to tell friends they went on social media and changed the story to suit them, to suit bloggers but today I am saying it the way it is,” he concluded.
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Jackie Chan claims he blew a lot of his fortune on prostitutes, gambling and “generous gifts”.
The 64-year-old actor blamed “insecurity and immaturity” on his behaviour in his younger years, which also saw him drive when drunk, even crashing two luxury cars in one day.
The ‘Rush Hour’ star first found success as a stuntman, which is when he started spending his money on gambling and prostitutes, in particular, one woman who he knew only as “number nine”.
In excerpts from his autobiography, ‘Never Grow Up’, obtained by DailyMail.com, he revealed: “We all knew that if something went wrong, we wouldn’t live to see the sunrise the next day.
We had a short-term mentality which means recklessly spending our money.”
And when his career as an actor took off, the ‘Drunken Master’ couldn’t resist splashing the cash.
He wrote: “I started to carry large amounts of cash at all times. After you live in poverty, cash gives you a sense of security.
“I like having lots of people around me and every meal was with a big gang. Around 10 years ago, I spent $2m paying for other people’s meals.
“I gave out extravagant gifts too; watches, cars, custom-made leather jackets, cases of expensive wine”.
Elsewhere in the book, Jackie confessed he was a “total jerk” in his personal life, treating women badly and even throwing his toddler son Jaycee, now 36, across the room in a fit of rage, though the youngster was unhurt.
He also told how he cheated on his wife Joan Lin and was so paranoid she was a golddigger when she fell pregnant, he “constantly thought of ways to keep [his money from her.”
He admitted: “I’ve not been a good father or a good husband but I did my duty to my son and his mother…
“I behaved so badly because of my deep insecurities. Ever since I was a little boy I’d been looked down on by rich kids.”
Jackie also admitted to being filled with “shame” because he can’t read or write and even his limitless American Express card is unsigned as a result.
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