Entertainment Archives — Page 13 of 27

Jan

06

2022

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JUST IN: Veteran Nollywood Actress Iyabo Oko Is Dead

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Veteran Nollywood Actress Iyabo Oko Is Dead Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko, has died at the age of 61. The actress’s death was confirmed by her daughter Bisi Aisha in several Instagram posts late on Wednesday night. Bisi posted, “My mum is gone. Rest well mummy. May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”. Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako also took to social media to confirm Iyabo Oko’s death. She wrote on her Instagram page: “and finally we lost her… rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”. Last year, one of Iyabo Oko’s daughters,…

Dec

04

2021

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Heartbreaking: Dowen College: Celebrities React To Death Of 12-Year-Old Pupil Sylvester Oromoni

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Dowen College: Celebrities React To Death Of 12-Year-Old Pupil Sylvester Oromoni Ayra Starr called for the school to be shut down pending proper investigation of the matter. Celebrities have begun to weigh in on the tragic death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, the Dowen College student who unfortunately lost his life after alleged torture and bully by fellow students of the school. The tragedy, which is currently trending on social media with the hashtag #Justiceforsylvester, came to light after the cousin of the deceased @perrisonoromoni on Twitter posted pictures announcing that he had died after being “beaten to death at a…

Nov

27

2021

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EXCLUSIVE: Film Festival: How Chidia Maduekwe secured $5m revenue rated MoU

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On Thursday the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) led by its Managing Director, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the hosting of the 12th Edition of the Zuma Film Festival. The signing is historical as this is the first time since the creation of the film festival that a state Government Administration backed by the Federal government will host and sponsor the event annually. The epoch signing ceremony had in attendance the high ranking cabinet members of the FCT Administration headed by the Minister of State (FCT) ,Ramatu Tijani Aliyu…

Nov

22

2021

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BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood Actor Baba Suwe Is Dead

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Veteran Nollywood Actor Baba Suwe Is Dead Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Babatunde Omidina fondly referred to as Baba Suwe is dead. The news of his death was confirmed but the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin. In an exclusive interview with The Punch, Mr Latin said, “It has been confirmed that Baba Suwe is dead. I just got off the phone with his son who confirmed that the actor is dead. I don’t have much details about his death.”

Nov

21

2021

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BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Music Producer, Beats By Jayy Is Dead

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Popular Nigerian Music Producer, Beats By Jayy Is Dead Popular Nigerian music producer, rapper and singer, Beats By Jayy is dead. The young music producer died at the age of 27 on Saturday, November, 20, 2021, after a brief illness. Jayy was known for being an associate of AQ, MI Abaga, Blaqbonez and Loose Kaynon. He also produced for the likes of iLLBliss, Teeto Ceemos and more. At the time of his death, he was working on his fourth body of work as well as an EP with Jay Teazer. Over the past few years, Jayy has risen from just…

Nov

21

2021

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He Ignored Me When I Was In Need, Baba Fryo Slams Davido Over N250m Donation

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He Ignored Me When I Was In Need, Baba Fryo Slams Davido Over N250m Donation FRIDAY IGWE, popular Ghetto singer from Ajegunle, better known as Baba Fryo, has slammed David Adeleke, better known as Davido over his recent donation to orphanages. Davido, who had solicited funds publicly, had raised N200 million within two days. While giving an update on the money he received, Davido had announced that he would add N50 million to the money which would be donated among orphans across the country. He had set up a five-man committee, comprising three professors, to determine how the money would…

Nov

20

2021

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BREAKING: Davido Donates N250m To Orphans Across Nigeria

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Davido Donates N250m To Orphans Across Nigeria Music star David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has donated N250,000,000 to orphanages across the country. The musician, who raised over N190 million, within two days, announced the donation to orphanages in a statement on Saturday. Davido had earlier announced that he might give away all the money he raised through public donation.

Nov

17

2021

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‘He raised what Whitemoney cooked for 3 months in one hour’ — reactions as Davido begs for money on Twitter

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‘He raised what Whitemoney cooked for 3 months in one hour’ — reactions as Davido begs for money on Twitter Davido has set the Nigerian Twittersphere abuzz after he asked his fans for money to facilitate the “clearance of my Rolls Royce” at the ports. The award-winning singer had on Wednesday taken to his official Twitter page to put out a flurry of tweets wherein he pleaded with his followers to send him money. “If u know I’ve given you a hit song .. send me money …. una know una selves oo,” he wrote. Sharing account numbers to which…

Nov

17

2021

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Missing Comedian, Cute Abiola In Our Detention Cell – Nigerian Navy

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The Nigerian Navy has confirmed to Peoples Gazette it detained popular Instagram skit maker Ahmed Gafar aka Cute Abiola, declared missing by his relatives, for violating its social media policy. “The young man was found to have breached the social media policy while he was on leave. So he was recalled, asked to come back, but he refused until he completed his leave which is a disobedience to particular orders,” the spokesperson for the navy, Commodore Suleman Dahun, told The Gazette. He reiterated that Cute Abiola was not missing but locked up in his unit for breaching the “Armed Forces…

Nov

16

2021

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BREAKING: Instagram skit maker Cute Abiola missing

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Instagram skit maker Cute Abiola missing Social media skit maker Ahmed Gafar aka Cute Abiola has been declared missing by friends and family for over 24 hours. A statement shared on Tuesday evening by comedian Mr Macaroni said Cute Abiola, a Nigerian naval officer left his residence at about 6:00 a.m. on Monday for office at Navy Town, but nothing had not been heard from him. Sharing a screenshot of the statement, Mr Macaroni appealed to the Nigerian Navy to confirm the skit maker’s whereabouts. “If the Nigerian Navy has any information to help Cute Abiola’s family and friends confirm…