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  • Celebrities congratulate Iyabo Ojo over daughter’s wedding to Tanzanian lover [PHOTOS]

    Celebrities congratulate Iyabo Ojo over daughter’s wedding to Tanzanian lover [PHOTOS]

    Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo, has tied the knot with her Tanzanian lover, Juma Mkambala, a singer popularly known as Juma Jux.

    The wedding took place on Friday, in Tanzania, the home country of the groom.

    The wedding ceremony brought together friends and families from Nigeria and Tanzania.

    The joyous occasion has attracted congratulatory messages from Nigerian celebrities who took to their Instagram pages to celebrate the new couple.

    Actress Mercy Aigbe said: “My Baby is Taken @its.priscy. Congratulations my love 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍.

    “Ore Iya Iyawo mode fully activated! 💃💃💃💃💃💃 🥰🥰…..To

    God be the glory! 🙏🙏💃.”

    Actress Toyin Abraham also wrote, “My Prisykoko 😍😍😍😍🙏🙏😍😍😍.”

    Bimbo Afolayan said, “This night I won’t eat o I am all mushy mushy o. I love ❤️ I love seeing love. I love seeing people in love.

    “Don’t worry about me, I am a complete Lover girl. Congratulations mama @iyaboojofespris.

    “JP 2025 💃💃💃💃💃 we are ready. Your home is blessed dear Priscilla.”

    Nkechi Blessing wrote, “Congratulations @its.priscy, this is the Lord’s doing and it’s marvelous in our sight 💃💃.

    “Queen mother @iyaboojofespris you raised a queen

    maami❤️.”

    NAN reports that earlier in 2024, Iyabo Ojo announced that her daughter’s wedding will be in four phases, to held in Tanzania and Nigeria.

  • NATIONWIDE PALAVER! Mopol withdraws men attached to celebrities to combat protesters

    NATIONWIDE PALAVER! Mopol withdraws men attached to celebrities to combat protesters

    Barely 72hours to the nationwide protests scheduled for August 1, Nigerian mobile police command has temporarily withdrawn their men from celebrities to squarely combat protesters.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports this was contained in a notice sent to powerful Nigerians.

    In the notice dated July 25th, 2024 and signed by CSP Okon Moses, entitled: Notification of Temporary withdrawal of personnel for national assignment, the command stated that:

    “In view of the planned nationwide protest,it becomes imperative to temporarily withdraw some of the personnel attached to you in order to muster sufficient officers to dominate the public space.

    “This is part of the proactive necessary measures to enhance the capacity/ capability of the squadron and your understanding in the above regard highly solicited.

    TNG recalls that the Federal Government has been in a panic mode since the protest against hunger/bad governance organisers gave a notice to display the anger of Nigerians via a peaceful protest.

  • Celebrities react to planned re-opening of toll gates in Lekki

    Celebrities react to planned re-opening of toll gates in Lekki

    Many Nigerian celebrities residents in Lekki and its axis have given the Lagos state government knocks for trying to bring back toll fees at Lekki

    Managaing Director of Lekki Concession Limited (LCCI)Yomi Omomuwasan in a statement released has intimated that operations would begin by April 1st but motorists will start paying on the 15th of April,

    Recall that toll fees collection at Lekki-Ikoyi was stopped abruptly during the Endsars protest in Lagos in October,2020.

    Reacting to the developments via her twitter page, Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw described the planned re-opening as ”death toll”

    “The death toll is about to be opened for business.”

    Her colleague Stephanie Coker also took to her twitter page to lament the toll collection at a time power grid had collapsed, cost of fuel had increased.

    “I drove by Lekki Toll Gate and it states toll charges will resume on April fools day. Are we fools or are we being fooled?”

  • What women should have when married to celebrities – Lady Duke

    What women should have when married to celebrities – Lady Duke

    Wife of a celebrity, Mrs Capriz Duke, has advised women married to celebrities to be patient, understanding and pray that women who come too close do not snatch their husbands.

    Duke, wife of the president, Creative Industry Group (DIG), and musician, Felix Duke, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

    According to her, “it is really not an easy task to be married to an entertainer who is a public figure, especially to women who want to be identified with success.”

    She advised women married to celebrities to be understanding because mixing up with people would surely contribute to their success in the industry.

    “You just have to be patient and understanding, knowing that this is a world of entertainment.

    “If you are a wife of a celebrity or a public personality, you have to be ready to overlook many things, if not, you will develop high blood pressure.

    “You have to be in the world of entertainment too and even if you are not, see yourself as one, you have to learn to play along,” she said.

    Lady Duke said from inception, you should know that getting married to an entertainer involves sharing him with various kinds of women.

    She said that the most important thing is to pray that desperate women do not succeed because they are ready to take over completely.

    “Some of us started suffering with these guys when they were no body and these women overlooked them because they had nothing to offer.

    “But as soon as they become somebody, they are ready to go to any mile to snatch your property, some desperate women only want to be identified with success,” she said.

    According to her, it is only hot when the couples are younger but once they start getting older, maturity sets in and the men would begin to appreciate their wives better.

    She recalled that at the early stage of her marriage, when her man was still singing, desperate messages and calls were great distractions but she remained calm.

    “Those days, I would be home and some women will call or text but the best thing was to avoid monitoring or checking his phones.

    “With time, you will understand what it is to be married to a celebrity because as a younger person, it is a different mindset but as you get older, you get matured,” she said.

    She then advised wives of celebrities to learn to remain calm, attractive, friendly and non possessive because their husbands are public figures but importantly, pray for them.

  • Celebrities storm wedding of Lateef Adedimeji, Mo Bimpe

    Celebrities storm wedding of Lateef Adedimeji, Mo Bimpe

    Popular actor, Lateef Adedimeji wedded his colleague and frequent collaborator, Mo Bimpe on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos. The Nikkah ceremony was attended by their families, friends and colleagues.

    “ALHAMDULILLAH. May Allah be praised. Adebimpe Rahmatullah, I just want you to know I love and I will always be there. Welcome to my world,” he wrote.

    Celebrities like Kate Henshaw, Moyo Lawal, Judith Audu, Omawumi, IK Ogbonna, Biodun Stephen, Belinda Effah and Jide Awobona congratulated the couple in the comment section of the post.

    In the same vein Bimpe making reference to her bridal shower held on Tuesday wrote on Instagram: “YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE! My bridal shower organized by my sisters.How do I begin to thank you all for coming through for me this much , for all the money spent, for Time, for energy just to make me happy, I had the best bridal shower party all thanks to you my sisters , thanks and God bless you all, I love you all”.

    TheNewsGuru reports that at this moment celebrities like Toyin Abraham, Mercy Aigbe, Ijebuu, Nkechi Blessing Sunday Peju Johnson were spotted at the wedding venue

  • Leaked tape: Celebrities are human too – Leo Dasilva berates Tiwa’s critics

    Leaked tape: Celebrities are human too – Leo Dasilva berates Tiwa’s critics

    Reality Tv star, Leo Dasilva has slammed Nigerians criticizing popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage over her leaked sex tape.

    Recall that Tiwa had disclosed she was being blackmailed with a sex tape of her and her boyfriend.

    The alleged sex tape leaked online on Monday night.

     

    Reacting, Leo in a post via his social media account, slammed those criticizing the mother of one.

    He also advised her critics to go to the British Museum if they are looking for an Idol.

    According to him, celebrities are humans too and people should always understand that.

    “I don’t like people who judge others because they are not in the public eye even though they do the same thing.

     

    “Celebrities are human beings first before being famous. Fame does not reduce or increase the fact that they are human beings with flesh and blood.

    “If you’re looking for an Idol, go to the museum,” he wrote.

     

  • You’re nothing without the media, Yomi Casual slams modern-day celebrities

    You’re nothing without the media, Yomi Casual slams modern-day celebrities

    Popular fashion designer, Olorunyomi Makun better known as Yomi Casual has advised present-day celebrities to respect their older colleagues who made it before the advent of social media.

    The celebrity stylist was speaking on Tuesday via his Instagram stories — shortly after Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were restored after a nearly six-hour outage.

    TheNewsGuru reports that three social media platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg — completely stopped working shortly before 5 pm on Monday, leaving millions of users concerned.

    However as soon the platforms were back online, Yomi Casual took to his Instagram to commend the celebrities who gained fame before the social media era.

    He noted that said the recent outage should serve as a lesson to both online vendors and celebrities that they cannot thrive without the online mediums.

     

    “This should serve as a lesson to y’all 21st century celebrities and online business owners,” he wrote.

    “You are nothing without the media! Respect those who made it to the top without social media. #thestruggleisdifferent.”

  • Nigerian female celebrities are not prostitutes- Filmmaker, Bigsam

    Nigerian female celebrities are not prostitutes- Filmmaker, Bigsam

    Nigerian movie producer, Samuel Olatunji, popularly known as Bigsam has averred that successful women in the entertainment industry don’t earn their money through questionable means.

    The popular ex-journalist and PR expert took to his Instagram page on Thursday to condemn Nollywood Actress, Nnaji Charity, who in her Instagram stories wrote that “been a female celebrity in Nigeria is more like an advanced prostitution.”(sic)

    “To say her post is uncharitable to women is stating the obvious. What is more UNCHARITABLE is the fact that she is a woman (that, I believe because these days, you never can tell), ” the producer said.

    “What you are implying is that all these successful female celebrity, both in entertainment and outside entertainment are prostitutes, got to where they are, or are maintaining what they are by prostitution? Nothing could be farther from the truth.

    Mentioning celebrities such as Linda Ikeji, Toyin Abraham, Funke Akindele-Bello, and Ini Edo, the talented producer attested to profitable means by which several female celebrities he has worked with, make their money.

    He said, “There was a time someone called me to say Linda Ikeji must be doing fraud or advanced prostitution to make the kind of money she has, that year Linda was charging 50k per post (now it is 150k). I asked the person to open the blog and we did counting of sponsored post for that day as at 6pm, Linda has done about 20 sponsored posts. That year, Linda was raking in about 2 million daily. Before COVID and after, Toyin Abraham was making over 5 million monthly.

    “About 10 years ago, we struck a major deal for Ini Edo, my first cut in the money was over 1.5m. Till date, Ini is making legitimate money quietly and in quick succession to have warranted talk that she’s the richest actress in Nigeria. About two or three years ago Funke Akindele Bello made over 1 million USD from just one of her projects.”(sic)

    Speaking further, he said “If you see all these women living life and living well, don’t let your limited brain deceive you that they only make it by gracing beds of powerful men (some of these men actually live off them).”

    “Women are doing well and it is possible for the upcoming one to do better without turning to prostitution,” he continued.

     

  • It is disgusting for celebrities to borrow in to impress on social media- Amarachi Igwe

    It is disgusting for celebrities to borrow in to impress on social media- Amarachi Igwe

    US based actress, Amarachi Igwe has maintained that she is not ready to undergo plastic surgery to enhance any part of her body. According to her, going under the knife would mean she doesn’t appreciate how God created her.

    In a chat with TheNewsGuru, she said:” For me, I would never do plastic surgery to enhance any part of my body because I love the way God made me and I appreciate my body .I am grateful , content and perfect just the way I am. I always think if I ever want to consider plastic surgery, it means I don’t appreciate the way God created me”.

     

    Igwe noted that despite being Igbo, she joined the Yoruba arm of Nollywood because she wanted to explore more.

    “I started acting when I joined the English speaking arm of Nollywood.I started with them before I switched to the Yoruba arm of Nollywood. My reason for switching to the Yoruba arm isn’t because I wasn’t finding it easy working with the English speaking arm of the industry. At the end of the day, we are one family. I just wanted to explore more, I wanted to see something different. It was easy for me because I speak Yoruba fluently”.

     

    Recounting some of the challenges she encountered, the light skinned actress said: “When I started out, sometimes, I would be asked to go to a movie location. At the end of the day, I may not appear in the movie that would be after paying for my own accommodation. Another challenge I faced was that if you refuse the advances of a movie marketer or director, they start calling themselves and decide not to feature you in movies. This made me start producing my own movies”.

     

    The actress who showers praises on her boyfriend on social media noted that she found true love.

    “Let’s just say I found true love and happiness to cut the long story short”.

     

    Expressing her opinion about celebrities’ who borrow to impress on social media, Igwe said: “It is disgusting for celebrities to borrow in order to impress on social media. Living a fake life at the end of the day is expensive. Borrowing to keep up with your fake life is a sign of low self-esteem.If you believe in yourself, you won’t go that far to fake it just to impress the society, people that don’t care about you. This is my opinion”.

     

     

  • [VIDEO] DJ Switch resurfaces, attacks Lagos government, celebrities

    [VIDEO] DJ Switch resurfaces, attacks Lagos government, celebrities

    Nigerian entertainer, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch has called out the Lagos State Government over plans to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state.

    The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) disclosed that it obtained a court order from the Lagos State Mobile Court to auction 88 forfeited vehicles.

    The vehicles were impounded for driving against the traffic in different parts of the state.

    According to Shola Jejeloye, the chairman of the agency, the owners of the vehicles were arraigned before the mobile court, which ordered the forfeiture.

    Also, the public auction is expected to hold on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 according to Jejeloye, at the agency’s car park, Alausa, Ikeja.

    Reacting to the new development on Tuesday in an Instagram video, DJ Switch, the lady who streamed live the shooting of protesters by soldiers at the Lekki Toll Gate on 20 October, slammed the state government for taking such an action when it could have fined the offenders or sent them to jail.

    She also accused the Lagos state government of being criminals adding that what’s remaining of them was to carry guns around.

    DJ Switch also called out her fellow celebrities for not speaking up against this decision by the state government to auction the cars of the traffic offenders.

    ”I just read on the news that the Lagos State Environmental Unit or whatever, through their inept and corrupt mobile court gave the order for people’s cars to be auctioned off, to be sold off.

    “What happened to fines? Why can’t you fine these people? Give them something to pay or better still a minimum jail term. A weekend in jail or community service.

    “All of a sudden you want to sell off the vehicles. You are a thief. Lagos state government is a thief.

    “You are short of just carrying guns. It is guns that is remaining for you. You are a thief. ‘

    ”I am very certain that a lot of these people that their cars are there are crying out but nobody knows them. Where are our celebrities?

    “The government didn’t even come up with creative ways to distract us and we are distracted. We have still not seen anyone dragged to jail over Lekki massacre.

    “SARS is still running up and down the streets of this country, and nobody is doing anything about it. I can go on with a list of so many things going wrong.”