Tag: DAD
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Singer, Tiwa Savage loses dad
Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage a.k.a Tiwa Savage has lost her father to the cold hand of death. The African super musician took to her Instagram page @tiwasavage on Monday to announce the sad news. She wrote, “Early hours of this morning you made peaceful transition, you fought till very end. “You really…
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Wan-Bissaka: Dad’s heart-to-heart forced me to get serious
Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka admits he almost gave up on football as a teenager. Wan-Bissaka has explained his Dad saved his career before his £50m United transfer. “You meet people from different areas and you want to do what they’re doing because it looks fun, so I kind of got dragged into that,” Wan-Bissaka…
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RnB singer, Ric Hassani loses dad
Sonorous singer, Ric Hassani has announced the demise of his father — a few hours after putting out ‘The Prince I Became’, his new album. The songwriter made the disclosure in a series of tweets on Friday, adding that he died a week ago. He, however, did not reveal the situations that led to his…
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Sad! Nicki Minaj’s father killed in hit-and-run accident
American rapper Nicki Minaj’s father, Robert Maraj, has died after being struck in a hit-and-run accident. According to TMZ, the police in Nassau County, New York reported that he was walking on the road between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue on Friday, February 12, 2021, around 6 PM ET when he was hit by a…
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Sad! David Oyelowo loses dad to colon cancer
David Oyelowo, a British-Nigerian actor, has announced the death of Stephen Oyelowo, his father. The movie star took to his Instagram page to break the gloomy news on Friday. In the post, the ‘Selma’ actor said that his father breathed his last earlier this week after a long battle with colon cancer. He described his…
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I don’t want to be a polygamist like my dad-Reminisce
Nigerian rapper, Remi Shafaru a.k.a Reminisce has come a long way in the Nigerian music industry. Reminisce who recently released a new album ‘Vibes and Insha Allah’ has averred that he gave up vanity and the super star life to focus on his family because he doesn’t want to be a polygamist like his dad.…
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My dad knew school wasn’t meant for me- Josh 2 funny
Comedian, Chibuike Josh Alfred, aka Josh 2 Funny is one Nigerian entertainer whose humorous content has gone viral on countless occasions. The creator of the trending #Dontleavemechallenge has stated that he doesn’t create skits with the intention to make them go viral. “I never make skits with the ready-made intention of virality. In fact, the…
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Chimamanda Adichie’s father bows out at 88
Professor James Nwoye Adichie, father of renowned author, Chimamanda is dead. He was 88. A family source noted that the scholarly academic died on Wednesday night . He was admitted at the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area of the State. The Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at…
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Yul thanks Pete Edochie for beating him after refusing education in JS2
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has appreciated his father, veteran actor, Pete Edochie, for giving him what he called a ‘beating that reset his brain to factory settings’ after he told him he desired to drop out of school in Junior Secondary School two (JSS 2). The baritone voice actor expressed his gratitude for the disciplinary…
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Davido’s father not expecting own baby from younger lover-Family
Davido’s father, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke is not expecting a baby. A spokesman for the Adeleke family, Dele Adeleke, debunked claims made Kemi Olunloyo, that Davido’s father, Adedeji Adeleke, is expecting a child from a younger lover. The self-styled blogger, Ms Olunloyo had congratulated Adeleke in a tweet on Wednesday. “So happy for #BabaOlowo Deji…