Actress Gbemi Anjola dies following battle with cancer

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33-year-old Nollywood rising actress, Gbemi Anjola has thrown the movie industry into a state of mourning following her untimely death. Gbemi Anjola Gbemi had been battling ovarian cancer since 2021 and had undergone six months of chemotherapy in Dubai, UAE and after she returned to Nigeria following the declaration of being cancer-free. Unfortunately, on March 24, 2023, she was rushed to the hospital after experiencing memory loss and a headache; tragically, she died.

Actress Gbemi Anjola dies following battle with cancer

The colleagues of Gbemi Anjola, the likes of Itele and Zainab Balogun shared the news of her demise on their Instagram pages. Nollywood stars such as Nkechi Blessing, Kunle Afod, Biodun Okeowo, and others expressed their condolences in the comments section.

“Wear your battle scars with pride”

"Wear your battle scars with pride"

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has applauded his colleague Funke Akindele for being bold enough to stand for the gubernatorial elections.

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Funke Akindele deleted everything politics-related on her Instagram page following her defeat during the elections. The PDP was defeated by the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Yul Edochie has taken to his page to applaud Funke Akindele for contesting in this year’s elections. He further reacted to Funke deleting all her political photos on her page. According to Yul, those political photos would serve as scars that need to be worn with pride. And will also proof went to battle and came back alive. He wrote;

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To my dear colleague, @funkejenifaakindele
I want to congratulate you for the bold political step you took, running for Deputy Governor of Lagos State.
You did great.
I noticed you deleted all your campaign pictures from your Instagram page.
Of course, I can’t sit in my house and know your reason for doing so, neither is it my business.
But as a concerned colleague and friend I want to encourage you and through you encourage others out there.
A warrior is always proud of his or her battle scars.
The scars are proof that he or she went to battle and came back alive.
You’re a warrior.
Your campaign pictures are part of your battle scars.
Wear them proudly.
Those pictures deserve to remain on your page forever.
It’s a historical moment for you.
A rare privilege.
No matter what anybody says to you.
Don’t be discouraged by those who are laughing at you for not winning. Na childish brain dey worries dem.
Cowards will always laugh at the brave ones.
That’s the only way they console themselves for being cowards.
When they grow up they’ll laugh at themselves for not having the courage to try what you did.
There are no failures in life as long as you never give up.
It’s either you win or you learn.
The person who fails is that person who has not tried at all.
Out of the millions of Lagosians you were picked to be Deputy Governorship candidate.
It’s a human and spiritual honor to be given the opportunity to serve the people.
It marks the beginning of your political journey.
Never give up.
In 2017 I ran for Governor of my state, from start to finish and it’s one of the best things I’ve done in my life.
One of my proudest moments.
I learnt a lot.
My campaign pictures are still on my page, my battle scars.
I wear those scars proudly.
And I’ll never give up.
One day I’ll be the President of Nigeria.
Funke, you will sit in your office someday as Deputy Governor or Governor or President and look at your first campaign pictures and you’ll have tears of joy in your eyes.
You will be proud of your journey.
Never give up.
I wish you the very best.
May God lead you always.
Cheers.”

Arteta says he does not want title battle with his friend Guardiola

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Arteta says he does not want title battle with his friend Guardiola Mikel Arteta, coach of Premier League leaders, Arsenal, has explained why he doesn’t want a rivalry in the title race with Pep Guardiola, who is the head coach of second-placed Manchester City. Arteta says he does not want title battle with his friend Guardiola With Arsenal scheduled to face Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday, January 27, Arteta expressed hope that the struggle to win a trophy this season won’t ruin his friendship with Guardiola. Speaking at a press conference today, January 25, he said; “It’s a strange feeling. I want the best for him, genuinely, and when you are challenging with someone like this, something comes in between that. Arteta says he does not want title battle with his friend Guardiola “I always hoped [Arsenal challenging City for trophies] was going to be the case one day and it’s happening this season. That’s not going to change any friendship, the moments that we have, how important he is in my life, how important he is in my profession. We’re both willing to win and defend our clubs in any way and that’s always been the case since day one. I would prefer to do it with someone else to be fair.” Arteta spent three years as Guardiola’s assistant before he left the Premier League champions to take over as Arsenal coach in 2019. His team are now five points clear of City at the top of the table and have lost just once in the competition this term.

Funke Akindele shares saddest moment while on movie set of Battle On Bukka Street

Funke Akindele shares saddest moment while on movie set of Battle On Bukka Street

Nollywood actress and movie producer Funke Akindele has shared the saddest day in her life while on the movie set of Battle On Bukka Street.

The actress who has been trending on social media over her popular movie that premiered recently “Battle on Bukka Street” has opened up on how difficult to shoot some of the movie scenes due to her mood.
In a video making rounds, Funke Akindele shares some experiences with Wazobia FM on her saddest day while shooting a scene with Mercy Johnson.
During the interview, the host asked Funke Akindele if there was a difficult time for her during the movie shoot.  “In this your new movie, Battle on Buka Street, is there any particular scene that gave you a seriously tough time to film?”
Funke responded:
“Okay, I want my fans to note this scene. Ha, the fight scene between Mercy [Johnson Okojie] and I, that scene I shot it on the saddest day of my life. I was emotionally down. I cried finish.
I cried cried cried, prayed, knelt down, cried, cried, cried. They now called me to come and shoot. Ha! My sister, I breathed in and out. I now told myself “don’t give up Funke!”
Troubled times will come, but it will go. It will pass. Change na the only thing wey constant. This time will change, that is how I put myself together. [They shouted] “Action!”, that is how I did it.

Once they cut, that’s how I started crying again. I will go to one corner, clean my eye, and “Action” again, I pick up. Till I finished the film. So my fans, I want you to note that scene. That scene I filmed it on the saddest day of my life.”

Funke Akindele’s movie ‘Battle on Buka Street’ breaks 2022 cinema records

Funke Akindele's movie 'Battle on Buka Street' breaks 2022 cinema records

Nollywood actress and movie producer Funke Akindele’s movie ‘Battle on Buka Street’ breaks 2022 cinema records.

Funke Akindele has been trending for days after the premiering of the movie “Battle on Buka Street” a few days ago. According to reports, the movie has topped the charts with over 135 million views.
The movie is said to have become the first Nollywood film with the highest number of views in one day – 26th December 2022.
Announcing the success of the movie, Funke Akindele wrote; “Buka on Battle street hits N135 million, the biggest single day for a Nollywood film in 2022 – 26m on 25/12/2022. Thank you, everyone!!! Work hard! Pray hard! Stay positive!!! Iyanu ma sele!!”

#DTT: Funke Akindele’s ‘Battle On Buka Street’ Premieres In Lagos

#DTT: Funke Akindele’s ‘Battle On Buka Street’ Premieres In Lagos

Halima Abubakar confirms affair with popular pastor, battle with sickness (Video)

Halima Abubakar confirms affair with popular pastor, battle with sickness (Video)

Halima Abubakar confirms affair with popular pastor, battle with sickness (Video)

Popular Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar opens up on her alleged affair with Apostle Suleman, and a disease she has been battling ever since.
A faceless blog page, Gistlover, had leaked information about Apostle Suleman’s affair with the actress, and how she lied about being pregnant when she was actually battling a stomach-swelling disease.

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In a lengthy post, the page affirmed that Halima Abubakar’s claim of once having a child was a coverup for the health condition.
“Okay, sometimes last year we woke up one beautiful morning and Halima posted that she just gave birth , I came after her so bad that she should stop lying and she debunked immediately with videos and pictures of pregnancy and even babies , a lot of people tagged me a liar, said I am e.vil, I don’t like good things , yen yen yen.

Fast forward to some years after the truth is here, why is it that people wait for me to bring up gist before they speak up , so Halima has been bottling this Suleman pain for years until I made my findings and posted the gist before she could speak up.
According to her , after knacking Suleman for close to two years and he was sponsoring her big time, bought house for her and all, she woke up one morning and she started having that pain , that was where her woes began , she was carried everywhere and they all pointed at just one powerful person , according to them , even since the sickness started Apostle suleman stopped giving her money completely, before we know what’s going on , she started having protruding belle, the belle grew so big that it looked so much like a pregnant woman.

You know in my story yesterday I told y’all how she was told that her womb got Damaged in the process of her 6months bleeding non stop, so she just thought of what to do with the belle just to cover her shame because people were beginning to ask her if she was pregnant.
She was taken to different hospitals and did test for fibroid but nothing was seen , after a while the tummy opened and a lot of things started coming out of the tummy, then the tummy started reducing , it was in that process she announced to the world that she gave birth and had to pay for a baby just so people won’t question her,few months after the baby saga the stomach started growing again , it goes on and off now , this is a man of God,” the page stated.

Halima Abubakar confirms affair with popular pastor, battle with sickness (Video)

Reacting to the claim, Halima Abubakar took to her Instagram story to reveal that if she opens up, the country would feel the heat.
“If I start to talk Nigeria will close Hmmmmmm,” she wrote.

Glo lines up Davido, Teni, and Simi for Battle of the Year Nigeria grand finale

Glo lines up Davido, Teni, and Simi for Battle of the Year Nigeria grand finale

Glo lines up Davido, Teni, and Simi for Battle of the Year Nigeria grand finale

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Davido, one of the biggest Afrobeat artists in the world will bring the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria to a resounding close on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Joining him on stage will be Glo ambassadors, Teni Makaniki, and the chanteuse, Simi in a night that the telecommunications giant has described as one of “unlimited entertainment”.
In a press statement announcing Davido’s choice as headliner, Globacom had described him as “one of Nigeria’s biggest afrobeat exports. Proudly Nigerian, he remains a positive influence who embodies Globacom’s brand essence of empowering Nigerian youths to unleash their unlimited potentials.”

Other entertainers on the line-up include star comedians Basket Mouth, Gordons, and Salvador.
One week after the exciting semi-final event which was enlivened by superlative performances from Olamide and PSquare, fans of Glo Battle of the Year, Nigeria as well as over 3,000 lucky subscribers will watch the culmination of the show after a 13-week run that held dance fans spellbound on national television.
The Grand finale will feature performances from BGirls, BBoys, and Break Dancing crews who will battle it out in front of a mammoth live audience for a chance to make history and money.
At the end of the Night, the lucky winners will go home with mega millions as well as a star prize and the opportunity to represent Nigeria at the Battle of the Year competition in Japan.
To watch the show, fans can download and log on to GloTV the company streaming app via myglotv.com while lucky fans invited to the show are expected to be seated by 5 pm
The Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria kept fans and viewers riveted for 12 whole weeks with dance battles across 7 categories and regional qualifiers in six regions – Abuja, Kaduna, Portharcourt, Enugu, Benin, and Lagos.

Winners emerge at the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria Semi-Finals

Glo Battle Semi-finals year

Entertainment lovers were thrilled to an evening of dance, music, and comedy as the sponsor of Nigeria’s biggest dance competition and total telecommunications services provider, Globacom, held the Semi-finals of the much anticipated Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria national finals in Lagos.
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Glo Battle Semi-finals year

The mega live event which was held at the Eko Convention Centre, had dance lovers at the venue anticipating an evening of unlimited entertainment hours before the show officially started. Viewers at home were not left out as they connected live on GloTV – Globacom’s video streaming app.
Streaming through the expansive Green carpet, the excitement in the eyes of guests and the live audience was infectious. The pre-live show showcased among many exciting things, the quarterfinal dance battles for the Krumping, Locking, Popping, and Afro Dance categories. The Locking quarterfinals produced extra excitement as two wildcards- C Fly and Benedict, surprisingly made it to the semifinals. Benedict advanced to the final stage but was stopped by the eventual winner, Locking Mike.

Glo Battle Semi-finals year

The live show itself saw the culmination of the four dance category battles and also featured top-flight comedy and music performances. The Popping battle had one of the fan’s favorites, Isikonko, emerge as the winner while Lil Conqueror triumphantly conquered the Krumping dance category.

The energy from the stage to the crowd was at its peak during the Afro dance finals. Angela from Abuja amazed the crowd with her truly African dance steps but was defeated by Izzy Twist in the finals. During their exhilarating comedy performances, ace comedians Bovi and MC Forever commended Globacom for giving dancers the opportunity to make a career out of dancing.

Glo Battle Semi-finals year

Another key highlight of the show was the spell-binding performance of Nigerian music superstar Olamide, who performed some of his hit tracks. The excitement was heightened further with the electrifying performance of Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as Psquare, who kept the audience dancing and singing along for over forty minutes. It was truly a night of Unlimited Entertainment.
The grand finale of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria dance competition will take place on the 30th of April, 2022, and will feature the Bboy, Bgirls, and Breakdance Crew final dance battles. Nigerian and African music mega superstar, Davido, alongside female music sensations, Simi & Teni, are equally billed to perform on the night.