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  • Fans react as Comedian Baskmouth announces ‘engagement’ with pretty lady

    Fans react as Comedian Baskmouth announces ‘engagement’ with pretty lady

    An announcement by popular Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly called Basketmouth has stirred reactions and conversations on social media

    Basketmouth, who was previously married to Elsie Okpocha for 12 years, on Thursday, September 12th, via an Instagram page, shared a beautiful photo of himself and a lady simply identified as Victoria Eze donning a ring that looks like an engagement ring.

    The veteran comedian caption the post: “About to step into the next chapter of my life.”

    The post from the father-of-three, who hails from Abia State has sparked several reactions amongst his fans on social media with many questioning the authenticity of the ‘new life chapter,’ others are suggesting the photo to be from a skit or movie.

    One tall_kwin wrote: “New chapter ke…..Chapter wey u don pass before.”

    f8warrihobaby wrote: “Life and direct it’s a man’s world square and unf@ir. Man after 3 abi 4 children will still marry fresh. Woman with even 1 pikin na with God’s intervention. It is a man’s world indeed.”

    oloriadesewa1apparel wrote: “This one dey act movie 😂😂 after 10yrs anniversary with 4 kids I will believe.”

    onyinyengonadi wrote: “That’s the only comeback they have.”

    diaryofamillegenzmom wrotee: ”Rumor confirmed,na collabo.”

    sabiigirlfashion wrote: “To believe or not to believe? 🙄😅😅 Make I hold my congratulations fess.”

    mabel_okwu wrote: “Divorce one, marry the next. God Abeg!!!”

    In December 2022,  Basketmouth released a statement on social media announcing that he and Elsie were going their separate ways.

    Basketmouth announced on his verified social media page, where he disclosed the difficult decision to part ways with his wife.

    The comedian noted that he and Elsie would not deprive their children of all necessary attention as parents.

    He further asked the public to respect their privacy to go through their separation phase.

    He wrote, “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation. After much deliberation, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.

    “As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care and love—guidance and support they need. We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate these times. Thank you.”

  • Basketmouth vs Ay: N30,000 not the real cause of their rift – Julius Agwu

    Basketmouth vs Ay: N30,000 not the real cause of their rift – Julius Agwu

    Nigerian comedian and actor Julius Agwu has reacted to report that N30,000 is the cause of the feud between Ayodeji Makun, known as AY and Bright Okpocha, professionally called Basketmouth.

    Recall that AY had granted an interview with Jude Saying that his rift with Basketmouth started 17 years ago over a mere N30,000

    In his reaction to AY, Basketmouth said: “The thing is this, friendship for me is everything. I don’t mess around with friendship, I don’t mess around with loyalty. He (AY) came to my space and messed around with loyalty.

    “To be honest, I don’t want that guy (AY) to ever hear from me.”

    Adding that they were never friends.

    However, in an interview with Naija FM, Julius Agwu stated that there’s more to Basketmouth and AY’s feud than just the N30,000 payment. Insisting that there may be reasons Basketmouth is upset with AY, which he has not made clear.

    He said: “I don’t think it’s just N30,000. Maybe there’s more. Yes, na, we are at backstage we don’t know. There’s more to it that has not been made known.”

    “So it depends on them. Maybe Basketmouth is angry about another thing but has not made it clear.”

  • Weeks after divorce saga, Basketmouth reunites with his kids

    Weeks after divorce saga, Basketmouth reunites with his kids

    Weeks after announcing his separation from his wife, and then bowing to pressure and taking down the divorce announcement post from social media, comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has reunited with his kids.

    Sharing video clips of his fun moments with them, Basketmouth on Instagram wrote “The ladies’ man” many of his followers have since gone into a jubilatory mood following the post.

    One Ojulewa wrote “Things we love to see, Beautiful daddies girls … may they continue to make you proud, may your home continue to be a testimony”

    Recall that the father of four ( Basketmouth) stirred reactions with the announcement of his crashed marriage on Thursday, December 22, 2022, where he assured to peacefully co-parent with his wife in taking care of their children.

    Weeks after announcing separation from wife, Basketmouth reunites with his kids

    The actor who did not give reasons for the divorce pleaded with the public to respect their privacy.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the sad news has left many in disbelief as they noted how the comedian was fond of making expensive jokes.

    Interestingly, his 44-year-old wife, Elsie who seemed unbothered about the public statement took to her Instagram page to speak on a trending argument about ladies cooking for their boyfriends.

    Basketmouth has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like Basketmouth Uncensored across the globe.

    He hosted a comedy challenge on Instagram, called the #TwoThingsChallenge which sparked an uproar from fans, after a young fan posted a video of him saying obscene things relating to sex, with a child in close view in the video.

    He was a producer of “Ghana Jollof”. In 2000, Basketmouth appeared in Lagbaja music video titled Gra Gra.

    In 2005 and 2006, Basketmouth won the National Comedy Award and the awards for Best Stand-up Comedian of the Year.

    He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of The Humour Awards Academy alongside fellow comedian Mr Funny.

    Basketmouth appears in the Africa Magic show “My Flatmates” (2016). He recently hosted Nigerian Billionaire Femi Otedola in his home.

    In December 2020, he started his comedy web series titled “Papa Benji”.

  • Basket Mouth’s estranged wife, Elsie reveals why most Nigerian women are not married

    Basket Mouth’s estranged wife, Elsie reveals why most Nigerian women are not married

    Elsie Uzoma, the estranged wife of popular comedian Bright Okpocha, a.k.a Basket Mouth, has revealed why most Nigerian women are not married.

    According to the mother of two, whose marriage with Basket Mouth recently crashed, women are always being shamed for not getting married at a certain age.

    She noted that people need to understand that when a woman is not married it’s because she’s probably taking her time or has not found the right person yet.

    “Marriage is hard work and if people are forced to get married without being prepared, they might end up rushing out of the marriage eventually,” she said.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that earlier, Basketmouth announced a split from his wife (Elsie Uzoma) after 12 years of marriage.

    Basket Mouth’s estranged wife, Elsie reveals why most Nigerian women are not married

    The Nigerian comedian and actor announced the split on his Instagram account on Thursday asking that people respect their privacy.

    “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation,” he said.

    “After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.

    “As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance, and, support they need.

    “We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times,” he wrote stressing that he would be speaking on the split “for the first and the last time”.

  • BREAKING: Popular comedian, Basketmouth, wife divorce

    BREAKING: Popular comedian, Basketmouth, wife divorce

    Comedian Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name, Basketmouth and his wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha have divorced.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Basketmouth took to his official Instagram handle to make the announcement on Thursday.

    According to Basketmouth, the divorce will be his first and last one.

    The Instagram post reads: “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.

    “After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.

    “As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance and support they need.

    “We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times”.

    TNG reports Basketmouth and Elsie were married for 12 years.

     

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  • Basketmouth celebrates first son’s 14th birthday in style

    Basketmouth celebrates first son’s 14th birthday in style

    Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, popularly known by his stage name Basketmouth is celebrating his son, Jason as he marks his 14th birthday today.

     

    The proud father, shared throwback photos of his son from his time as a baby till his present age, saying: “My son in whom I am well pleased.”

     

    Thenewsguru.com (TNG) shows cute photos when he was younger;