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  • Singer, Tiwa Savage loses dad

    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 fought daddy and it had been rough for you these past couple of years but you are resting now.

    “This is tough on me, I am so numb, so weak. Rest in perfect peace my king.

    “I love you daddy.

    Meanwhile her fans had flooded her page with condolence messages.

    Alex Ekubo wrote, please be strong, daddy is in a better place.

    Another fan, Denolagrey, I am sorry for your loss love. God is with you. Stay strong. Sending so much love.

    Djbign said ‘we were just talking about him yesterday. He is with the Lord.

    Dareynow also wrote, ‘Please accept our heartfelt condolences for your loss Tiwa.

    Tiwatope made her debut studio album ‘Once Upon a Time’ in 2013.

    It was supported by seven singles: ‘Kele Kele Love’, ‘Love Me (3x)”, “Without My Heart”, ‘Ife Wa Gbona’, ‘Folarin’, ‘Olorun Mi’ and ‘Eminado’.

    The album was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and for Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies 2014.

    She has many other released hit songs and awards.

  • Wan-Bissaka: Dad’s heart-to-heart forced me to get serious

    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 told the Players’ Tribune.

    “Playing with Crystal Palace, I started to not take it serious, stuff like diet. After school, I was there in the chicken and chip shop, fizzy drinks, the whole lot you can name it.

    “It was a crowd where they didn’t play football, so their situation wasn’t the same as mine, they didn’t have to go to training after school.

    “I kind of got dragged into that. Palace spoke to my Dad and they told me that it could be my last season.

    “He spoke to me and I felt his pain, I felt it. Usually he’s lecturing me, but this one he was actually speaking to me and I’ve never seen him speak like that, so that’s when I knew it was serious.

    “I thought this was my only chance, I can’t ruin it.”

  • RnB singer, Ric Hassani loses dad

    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 father’s death.

    In one of the posts, the singer described his late father as a very good person who taught him so many things.

     

    “A week ago today, I lost my Dad. He was a great man, a very good person. I learnt so much from him, and he is my angel now. Rest in peace daddy, ‘K.K’ loves you,” he wrote.

    In another post, he also applauded his late father’s contribution to ‘Korede’, a track off the newly-released album.

    “People like your song Dad, I knew your vocals on it will be good. Wish you were here, just one more week. But God knows best,” he added.

     

  • Sad! Nicki Minaj’s father killed in hit-and-run accident

    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 vehicle heading northbound.

    The driver then fled the scene without a meaningful description from witnesses.

    Robert was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

    Homicide detectives are currently investigating the hit-and-run incident and have not apprehended a suspect. Authorities are asking for anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

    Minaj hadn’t commented on her father’s death on social media as of the time of filing this report. It’s unclear what type of relationship Minaj had with her father, but she has been seen photographed alongside him in recent the years.

     

     

  • Sad! David Oyelowo loses dad to colon cancer

    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 late father as a daring man who fought so hard for the family, concealing the pains associated with the disease until he eventual passed away.

    “It is with a heavy heart that I bring the news of the passing of my beloved father. My brothers and I knew him as our protector, guardian, hero, encourager and our lovely daddy,” he wrote.

    “You probably knew him as @the_leaf_blower, because of his hilarious antics with that very noisy device! You wouldn’t know it, but my Dad had been in a years long battle with colon cancer.

    “My heart is at peace because his pain is now over and the real victory has been won because I know he is now with his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

    “He fought so hard to stick around for me, my brothers and his grandchildren. He would often say to me: ‘God has so much in store for you, and I want to be here to see it.”

    He disclosed that in his last conversation with the deceased, he had asked him if he would love to depart the world amid the pains with the disease — to which he responded in the affirmative.

    “My last conversation with my dad, as he fought through the pain, went like this. Me: ‘Daddy I love you and it’s okay to let go. Are you ready to go and be with mummy now? My dad: Yes!” David added.

    “He passed away peacefully this week and I truly believe he’s now reunited with my mum in heaven, and although I will never truly get over losing him, my heart is full at the thought of him with my mother again. He loved her so much.”

    He went on to acknowledge those who supported his father during his lifetime.

     

  • I don’t want to be a polygamist like my dad-Reminisce

    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.

    “I’m 39 and fresh as a house husband. I love my family, I conduct my business, read all the books I want, play FIFA – the only way I piss my wife off [laughs] – and be happy. I gave up vanity and the superstar life to focus on my family because I didn’t want to be a polygamist like my dad. I can’t risk this virus.

     

    “In 2012, eLDee told me, “Some people get carried away with this stardom thing and forget to live life.” Now, I’m living life. Before you guys leave, I’ll probably eat Fried Yam, crayfish and Akara . I just want to be happy. Two days ago, Cabasa abused 9ice and I for playing FIFA at 3 am in the morning

    “I didn’t release music for 18 months, so I used that time to know my Children more and study music streaming. The first experiment with streaming was ‘Ponmile’ which was very successful. Then, ‘Diet’ and ‘Problem,’ and it all shocked me because it was new. I also realized that as procedural or bureaucratic as it is, it is also secure and beautiful”, he told Pulseng.

     

    Asked the importance of winning awards as an entertainer, he said: “If awards matter, I’d be livid – with all the losses. My Egbon, Ayo Animashaun, called me recently to come get all my plaques from him. My wife and my kids want them, but I’m never bothered. You have to accept that some other person has also been excellent.

     

    “At the AMVCA, I stayed at home because I knew I wasn’t going to win. Real recognize real. I have a lot of them though – even with the awards I’ve lost. In 2014, iLLBliss told me that, “Rems, you are only as good as your last hit,” that’s why I keep going.”

     

  • 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 virality of the content never starts from me, it always starts from other people who love the content. For example, that Zimbabwean guy who jumped on #DontLeaveMe made people pay attention to what we created.

     

    “‘All My Guys Are Ballers’ also went viral after people started posting it on Twitter and it went all over the world,” Josh said in chat with Pulse.

    Speaking further, Josh opened up his foray into comedy, adding that his dad had always known school wasn’t meant for him.

    “When I was young, I did a lot of painting and drawing… When I was in JSS1, I used to make greeting cards for my classmates and sell them for N50, N100. The day I sold one for N200, I shut down the market (laughs). I still draw, but time doesn’t allow me to paint and draw as much.

     

    “When I was in Secondary School, my teachers used to tell my dad that schooling was a waste of time for me and he loved hearing that. I was also good at football, I was the best in the same academy as Asisat Oshoala. My dad knew that I was not meant for school, but he wanted me to finish that school to have some security.

     

    “[I chose comedy because] I am naturally funny and people have always told me. I don’t force things and I don’t even try to make people laugh, I just talk. I think comedy is in my blood, but music is in my genes… That’s why I don’t wash my jeans (laughs). I wear dirty jeans”.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Chimamanda Adichie’s father bows out at 88

    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 the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) hailed from Abba, Njikoka local government area of Anambra State.

     

    The first Nigerian Professor of Statistics celebrated his 88th birthday on March 1.

     

    Adichie was a member of International Statistical Institute (ISI) since 1978 and member, Governing Council of (ISI) 1985-1987.

     

    The member of Education Committee (ISI) 1987 became a Professor of Statistics in 1976.

     

     

  • Yul thanks Pete Edochie for beating him after refusing education in JS2

    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 action in a post he shared across social media on Thursday.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B_UK90VnU7h/

    He wrote, “In JSS 2, I told my father I didn’t want to go to school anymore, he should open electrical shop for me. He said OK. He invited me to his room, locked the door & pulled out his belt. He gave me a beating that reset my brain to factory setting. Look at me today. Thank you Dad!”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that back in February, Pete Edochie had expressed his opinion over the issue of men kneeling down to propose to their partners.

    ““Any young man who gets down on his knees to propose to a girl is not just an idiot, he is a bloody fool. The reason why I am saying this is simple, we try to copy white people .I believe I the core of our culture. The white man knees down to propose to a girl. You know what it means? The girl takes over the family. This is why whenever you disagree with your wife overseas, you are kicked out and your wife takes over the house.

    “I have lived with my wife for 51 years, nobody has come to say, please stop beating this woman. Is it hatred that united us? It means you are an idiot.

     

    “If you call that civilization, it is alright, kneel down before your wife, I will sympathize with you when she takes over the home”.

     

  • Davido’s father not expecting own baby from younger lover-Family

    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 Adeleke expecting a baby soon with his girlfriend. This lovely young lady in her late 20’s has been sent to America to coop like Chioma cooped in UK. Davido gets double joy. New baby & new sibling in 12 mos. For the baba ke! A new OBO,” she wrote.

     

    In a chat with PM News, Adeleke said the claim is false.

    According to him:” Dr.Adedeji Adeleke is not expecting any child from any younger lover but rather he is a new and expectant grandfather.

    “It was Davido who recently had a baby and the entire family is really grateful to God for that and very soon also Adebayo Adeleke a.k.a BRED , an hip-hop sensational artist will be adding another bundle of joy to the family as his wife is slated to put to bed soon”.