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  • How Portable survived not going to jail over assault, pays N30k fine

    How Portable survived not going to jail over assault, pays N30k fine

    Controversial singer artiste Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, escaped a three-month jail, after paying the N30,000 fine prescribed by the court.

    The Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo-led court sitting in Ifo, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Tuesday sentenced Portable to three months’ imprisonment for assault, with an option of a N30,000 fine.

    The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, had informed the court that Okikiola committed the offence on November 18, 2022 at about 11:00 hrs in Okeosa, Ilogbo, within the Ifo Magisterial District.

    The charge sheet read: “That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a. Portable, and others now at large, on the 18th day of November 2022 at 11:00 hrs in Okeosa, Ilogbo, within the Ifo Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit a felony to wit: assault, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 517 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, 2006.

    “That you, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned district, did unlawfully assault one Osimosu Emmanuel Oluwafemi, by beating him all over his body, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 351 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.

    “That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a. Portable, sometime in the year 2022, at Okeosa, Ilogbo, in the Ifo Magisterial District, did steal some musical gadgets including a Yamaha H55 studio monitor, complete studio 2 interface connection cable, and an AKG P420 condenser microphone, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 383 and 384, and punishable under Section 390 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, Nigeria, 2006.”

    In his judgment, Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo stated that the singer was found guilty on counts one and two.

    Portable was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with an option of a N10,000 fine on count one and two months’ imprisonment with an option of a N20,000 fine on count two.

    It will be recalled that Portable was earlier arraigned before the Magistrate Court in April 2023 on a three-count charge bordering on assault and theft of a musical instrument, under charge sheet No. MIF/192C/2023.

    The singer was initially granted bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties from his immediate family.

    However, he was said to have been brought before the court last Thursday after failing to appear for some time.

    He was then remanded in the state Correctional Service and brought back to court on Tuesday when the judgment was delivered.

  • Popular singer, Dolly Parton loses husband

    Popular singer, Dolly Parton loses husband

    Carl Dean, the longtime husband of country music star, Dolly Parton, died on Monday at the age of 82.

    Dean, who was famously private throughout his nearly 60-year marriage to Parton, died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a statement she posted on social media.

    Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” the statement read.

    Two years later, on May 30, 1966, the couple exchanged vows at a private ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia.

    Throughout their marriage, Dean remained out of the public eye, choosing instead to focus on his asphalt-paving business in Nashville.

    Though he largely stayed out of the limelight, Dean continued to influence Parton’s work, most notably inspiring her classic hit “Jolene.”

    She told US media in 2008 that the song was about a bank teller who developed a crush on Dean. “She got this terrible crush on my husband,” Parton said. ”

    And he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention. It was kinda like a running joke between us—when I was saying, hell, you’re spending a lot of time at the bank. I don’t believe we’ve got that kind of money. So it’s really an innocent song all around, but sounds like a dreadful one.”

    Parton and Dean’s relationship remained such a mystery that rumours started that he did not exist – but Parton joked about that.
    “A lot of people say there’s no Carl Dean, that he’s just somebody I made up to keep other people off me,” she said to the Associated Press in 1984.

    Parton and Dean had no children together.

    He is survived by his siblings, Sandra and Donnie, Parton’s statement said.

  • SAD! Popular singer Angie Stone dies in auto crash at 63

    SAD! Popular singer Angie Stone dies in auto crash at 63

    Angie Stone, the legendary singer and pivotal member of the pioneering hip hop trio The Sequence, has tragically passed away at the age of 63.

    Her representative, Deborah R. Champagne, confirmed that Angie was involved in a fatal car accident early Saturday morning, shortly after performing in Montgomery, Alabama.

    When the incident occurred, she was on her way to another gig at the CIAA basketball tournament in Baltimore.

    Specific details surrounding the crash remain unclear, and authorities have been contacted for further information.

    Deborah expressed her heartbreak over the loss, noting that she had spoken with Angie just the night before. She highlighted the shock and devastation felt by her family and friends.

    Angie Stone gained recognition as part of The Sequence, the first all-female group ever signed to the iconic Sugar Hill Records.

  • Selena Gomez opens up on health struggles

    Selena Gomez opens up on health struggles

    American singer and actress, Selena Gomez, has bravely revealed the dangers in her carrying a child to term due to her health challenges.

    The singer disclosed  her ongoing health journey in a recent interview with Vanity fair.

    The actress said she had been struggling with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that caused the body to attack its own tissues and organs since 2013.

    “I haven’t ever said this, but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children.

    “I have a lot of medical issues that will put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy that was something I have to grieve for a while,” she said.

    She explained that the disease had affected her desire to have a family, as she revealed that she has come to terms with it.

    “It is  not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it will happen the way it happens for everyone.

    “But I am in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption which are both huge possibilities for me.

    “I am excited for what that journey will look like, but it will look a little different. At the end of the day, I don’t care It will be mine. It will be my baby,” she said.

    The renowned actress further took to her Instagram page @selenagomez to appreciate Vanity fair for the remarkable conversation.

    “Thank you  @vanityfair for such a wonderful conversation with @ydesta. I am eternally grateful.

    Gomez, a multi-talented American producer and businesswoman, rose to fame as a child actress on the Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”.

    She then transitioned to a successful music career, releasing hit albums and singles such  as ‘Good for You’ and ‘Lose You to Love Me’.

  • Singer Kizz Daniel asks for refund amid breakup speculations

    Singer Kizz Daniel asks for refund amid breakup speculations

    Amid the breakup rumours with his wife, famous afrobeat musician, Kizz Daniel has requested a refund for all his expenses.

    Earlier in the week, the internet was awashed of the singer’s marriage crash after his wife caught him with another woman in his studio.

    Speaking in a post on its X handle on Wednesday, the singer requested a refund for all that he has done for her if she insists on breaking up with him.

    In a now trending deleted post he wrote; “If you won breakup with me, Follow no My problem just pay me my PENSION $ For all the things I don do airtime, Gifts, The F**k etc then you can leave – BALACLAVA.”

  • What my dad told me about cigarette as a kid – Korede Bello

    What my dad told me about cigarette as a kid – Korede Bello

    Popular Nigerian singer, Korede Bello has disclosed his conversation with his father at childhood whenever he sees him coughing.

    In a recent interview on the “Say My Piece” podcast, hosted by actress Lolo, Bello spoke about witnessing his father’s unhealthy smoking habit, which left a lasting impression on him and inspired his commitment to wellness.

    He emphasised the importance of a holistic approach to wellness, encompassing physical, mental, and emotional aspects.

    “My dad used to smoke a lot of cigarettes and as a child, he used to send me to get him cigarettes. I noticed something then, he used to cough a lot so I’d ask him ‘Daddy why are you coughing?’ and he’d tell me ‘It’s because of the cigarette. So if you don’t wanna cough like me, don’t smoke.’ So very on he already planted something in my mind that this is something unhealthy and I don’t want to be the kind of person who does that so that was a good priming. Growing up I tried to be on the wellness spectrum, physical mental, and emotional,” he explained.

    The singer also said: “I tried weed before but it’s not my thing. Very early on in my life, I mean not in my life like when I was a child, but it was just something that people did around me also and this is something about myself. I have a very addictive personality so whatever I find pleasurable it can turn into an addiction.”

    He added: “You have to know yourself well. It’s very important because some people can indulge in some things and they’d get out of it and some people would take that something and they’re not there. You have to know yourself so you don’t follow everybody.”

     

  • Popular singer, Pheelz hits one billion streams

    Popular singer, Pheelz hits one billion streams

    A Nigerian music producer and singer, Phillip  Moses, popularly known as Pheelz,  has joined the billion streams gang, after hitting  one billion streams across streaming platforms.

    The renowned singer, who took to his social media pages to celebrate  his  feat, said achieving  such a new  milestone in his music career was a great achievement  for him.

    The Nigerian singer revealing the songs that made him to reach such milestone wrote: ‘Triibe Leader’,  ‘Billi boy’, and  ‘The triibe is forever’,”.

    Pheelz had one of the smoothest producer-to-artiste transitions in the Nigerian music industry, when he released his debut single, ‘Finesse’ featuring fellow singer, Bnxn, formerly known as Buju, which enjoyed massive commercial success.

    The producer-cum-artist has gone further to release more hit songs like ‘Electricity’ featuring Davido and  ‘Jelo’  where he featured fellow producer and singer Young Jonn, and ‘Stand By You’, amongst others.

    Pheelz was featured by American superstar, Usher on a song titled ‘Ruin’ which was one of the tenth single off the latter’s ninth studio album, ‘Coming Home’, released on February 9, 2024.

    The singer is a Nigerian producer and artist, who  started creating music as a 10-year-old singer in church.

    Since then, he has collaborated with some of the biggest music artists in Africa to produce chart-topping songs and albums.

    The singer is also a multi-instrumentalist who uses drum, piano, and guitar sounds to add spices to his beats.

    He has worked with a vast array of artists ranging from Olamide, Fireboy DML, MI, Akon, Simi, Mr Eazi, Runtown, Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, Teni, Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay, Kizz Daniel, Wande Coal and Others.

    Pheelz spends time composing and writing tunes off his own when he is not producing for other artists.

  • Singer Kizz Daniel goes down memory lane, reveals number of women he has slept with

    Singer Kizz Daniel goes down memory lane, reveals number of women he has slept with

    Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as  Kizz Daniel, has gone down memory lane over his sexual escapades with women.

    The singer made a huge revelation about his sexual history on Platform X.

    The ‘Buga’ crooner disclosed during an interactive session with fans on X on Saturday that he has slept with 67 women.

    A fan asked, “What is your body count?” to which Kizz Daniel simply replied, “67.”

    The singer also disclosed that ‘Kerewa’ by Zule Zoo was his best song growing up.

    A fan wrote, “Your best song growing up,” and Kizz Daniel replied, “Kerewa – Zeluzu.”

    He said the best advice he has received is “Shora fun obirin”, which translates to “Fear women”.

  • Afrobeats is trash without me – Singer, Orezi

    Afrobeats is trash without me – Singer, Orezi

    Popular Nigerian singer, Esegine Orezi Allen, fondly called Orezi, has declared that Afrobeats music is trash without him.

    The 37-year-old said this during an interactive session with Gehn Gehn TV.

    Orezi, who has not produced any piece for a few years now, boasted during the interview that he is different from his colleagues in the entertainment industry because he doesn’t follow their rules.

    The singer vowed to make a comeback and dominate the Nigerian music industry soon. Describing himself as a lion, the ‘Shoki’ crooner boasted that his next single would be a hit.

    “Afrobeats without me are not worth listening to. A lion cannot miss the hunt. On my shoulders, I would carry afrobeats to the next level and I will dominate.

    “The difference between me and other artistes is that I am different. I don’t follow rules. Rules are for regular artistes. I am Orezi,” the singer said.

  • Finally, Police intervene, set up team to unravel circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death

    Finally, Police intervene, set up team to unravel circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death

    The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, has constituted a special team to unravel the cause of death of Nigerian Musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.

    The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement on Saturday that the team was drawn from the homicide section of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).

    He said that the team had already swung into action with its investigation into the case.

    Hundeyin said that the special investigation team became necessary in view of the growing public concerns and the preliminary police review of the general circumstances sorrounding the death.

    “The team, which comprises seasoned homicide detectives, has been tasked to aggregate all allegations, suspicions, and insinuations from various sources on the death of the singer.

    “The team is to undertake a professional, diligent, and timely investigation with a view to establishing facts, clearing all doubts, and ensuring that justice is manifestly served through a meticulous process that will deploy all requisite protocols (which may include exhumation),” he said.

    The image maker said that in aid of the initiative, the Lagos State Government had pledged its total support to the Special Investigation Team in all ways required, to guarantee a diligent investigative exercise.

    Hundeyin said that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance while consulting with the state police boss earlier on Saturday on how best to ensure that the case was expeditiously investigated and justice delivered promptly.

    He said an appeal was made to the deceased’s family, friends, business associates or anyone with useful information that could aid the investigation to kindly share same with the Homicide Section of the State CID on phone number: 08036885727.

    “The Lagos State Police Command assures that progress of the investigation will, as much as legally and professionally permissible, be shared with the general public accordingly,” he said.

    Recall onn Tuesday, music lovers were hit with the news of the death of the singer, at the age of 27.