Popular actor Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, on Friday, March 4, 2022, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, is his former lover. He testified as the second defence witness at his trial for alleged defilement of a 14-year-old foster daughter of Princess. Led in evidence by the […]
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Veteran actor, Chief Lari Williams, has died at the age of 81 following a long illness. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, died peacefully on Sunday at his home in Ikom, Cross River State. This was disclosed in a statement […]
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Popular actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has said he is prepared for any backlash that may come his way for acting as politician and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Adedimeji, who is currently in a soon-to-be-released biopic on the set of the movie titled, ‘Last Man Standing’, said: “There will be a […]
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The body of the late Yoruba actor, John Adewuni (popularly called Tafa Oloyede) has been laid to rest in his home town of Ede, Osun on Friday. Adewuni died at his residence in Osogbo on February 1, at the age of 69. The veteran actor, who came into the limelight in 1974 under the tutelage […]
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Music legend Onyeka Onwenu has opened up on the many difficulties she dealt with in her failed marriage. In an interview with media personality, Kikelomo Atanda-Owo on “Real Talk with Kike”, the 70-year-actress spoke about how she tried so hard to ensure her marriage didn’t fail until she realised she could die if she remained […]
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By Bimbo Esho It is no mere rhetoric that Onyeka Onwenu’s name has remained golden in the history of Nigerian music. She competed fairly well during her playing days in a male-dominated atmosphere of Nigerian music of the 80’s. With her melodious songs, she took Nigerian traditional music to a different epoch with the use […]
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Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, has died at the age of 63. Kujore who was among the modern-day pioneers of the Nigerian-styled musical art form is said to have died on Monday, according to his daughter, Dayo Kujore. Circumstances surrounding the ‘Soko Extra’ crooner’s death are yet to be revealed as a formal announcement is […]
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Veteran actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko has died. She died on Wednesday evening. Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako confirmed her death. She wrote on her Instagram page: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best” Also Sidikat’s daughter Bisi Aisha, a female soldier, confirmed her death. […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi Adesipe, has relived her near-death experience last year. She narrated how she was diagnosed with an incurable ailment. The actress revealed that she had been going in and out of hospitals and was also placed on oxygen due to difficulty in breathing. She said: “I wrote my will and booked a […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space […]
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