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Nollywood actress Chioma Akpotha has embarked on a remarkable journey to turn her home into a haven of luxury and elegance. Sharing a video documenting the renovation process on her social media page, the talented actress couldn’t contain her excitement as she detailed each step of the transformation. Akpotha spared no expense, even importing exquisite …
The Lagos State Police Command has given a reason why they stormed the Akin Osiyemi residence of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. On Tuesday, some police officers stormed the house of afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos for a search.
An eyewitness told PUNCH in an interview that the police officers took along the phone of Seun Kuti’s wife after the search. “The police officers invaded Seun’s home here on my street, Akin Osiyemi, and he was in the vehicle with them while in handcuffs. They stormed and searched his apartment. But they also seized his wife’s phone before driving off with Seun Kuti”, the eyewitness said. Disclosing why the house of Seun Kuti was raided, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the command obtained a warrant to search Seun Kuti’s residence. He disclosed that it was also part of the process for their ongoing investigations. “It’s part of our ongoing investigations. We were investigating assault, we stumbled on some things we needed to verify. We got a duly issued search warrant, which we executed,” Hundeyin told PUNCH.
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele, known for her box office record-breaking movies, has announced that her latest film, Battle on Buka Street, will soon be available for viewers who cannot watch it in cinemas. The mother of two took to her Instagram stories to share a clip from the movie, revealing that she would be bringing it to fans’ homes soon.
Akindele, however, did not disclose the date, timing, or platform for the release of the film. Earlier this week, it was reported that Battle on Buka Street has broken the record for the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time.
The film has grossed 640 million naira, beating Akindele’s 2020 movie, Omo Ghetto the Saga, which grossed 636 million naira. Commenting on the achievement, FilmOne, the distribution company for the movie, posted on Instagram; “If the only competition you have is yourself was a person, it is clearly @funkejenifaakindele. What a Woman! What a Movement! What a Movie! What an Achievement!” In response, Akindele expressed her appreciation, saying; “Thank you Nigeria, we definitely couldn’t have done this without you. Here is to breaking more records.” Fans eagerly await the release of Battle on Buka Street as she reveals that she will be bringing it to fans’ homes soon who weren’t able to watch it at the cinema. See below;
In a heartwarming video that has gone viral on social media, a Nigerian lady was welcomed home by her mum on her graduation day in a traditional way. The video shows the mother’s excitement as she laid out her wrappers on the floor for her daughter to walk on.
The young lady, who is seen dressed in her graduation gown, is visibly overwhelmed by her mother’s gesture. She steps on the wrappers and walks towards her mother with tears of joy streaming down her face.
Many have expressed admiration for the mother’s traditional gesture of laying out wrappers on the floor for her daughter to walk on, with some stating that it is a beautiful tradition that should be upheld and celebrated. See below; @nuella_beauty How my mother welcomed me home on my graduation day 😍🙏 I’m grateful to God and my family for seeing me through this journey 🙏 #graduation2023 #fypシ #nuellabeauty#congratulations #classof2022 ♬ original sound – Nuellabeauty💄🧵✂️ Reacting… One fan commented; “This is so heartwarming to see. It’s amazing to see how our traditions are still being practiced and celebrated. Congratulations to the young lady on her graduation, and kudos to her mother for her show of love and support.” Another fan wrote; “This video just made my day. It’s a reminder that family is everything, and the love and support of our parents are priceless. This mother is a true representation of what it means to be a parent. I’m so happy for the young lady and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”
Popular Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph comes under fire as she reveals that the secret to her happy home is her and her husband’s prayers. The 38-year-old actress who is happily married to her husband, MC Fish took to her Instagram page to share a video of them deep in prayers.
She revealed that the secret to their happy union is that they pray always as she advised others to cultivate such habit if they want their home to transform. Anita Joseph wrote: “One of our secrets to our happy Home “ We pray When you pray with your Husband “ See how your home Transforms shallom If you can go to party and post it ,we can also pray and post it If you don’t like it Receive Holy Ghostknock I’ve done my part siddon there Dey wail” However, some social media trolls found it unseemly that they videoed themselves praying with some tagging it as show off. One IG user, ekaaychy wrote: “Setting camera and faking prayers just to pepper others….mctheww prayers wey no go pass Ceiling. You are praying and you are keeping malice” midejohnson7 wrote: “U set camera make dem dey video you dey pray I hope you’re aware God is not an hypocriteee”
Award winning Nigerian singer, Davido Adeleke, has reportedly moved out of his luxury Banana Island home in Lagos state.
Reports have it that the mansion has subsequently been put up for rent at the whooping sum of $150k per year. The expensive five-bedroom detached mansion is situated in Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos state.
Reacting to this, mutain05 said: “Seeing the swimming pool alone will depress him, good it’s for sale or rent.” sassyb791 wrote: “Sanity is very important in life example if a certain relationship is traumatizing walk out ur sanity and mental health is very important u gerrit.” lavender_beauty1311 commented: “Some of una can ask mumu questions so una want may he continue to they live for the house may he pikin for die? Common sense is not common.” olanrewaju1of1 added: “Good for his sanity.”
A young lady laments the struggle faced on her newly acquired sim card, particularly from a caller who keeps pleading with her to come home. A video making the rounds on social media captured the bitter experience of a new sim card user who was sold an already line.
According to the lady, from the first day of the sim purchase, multiple calls from different people would not let her rest. The worst of them all was from an individual who may have been the ex-boyfriend of the first owner of the phone number. “This particularly man e be like say na ex. Baba just dey call dey call. E dey tell me make I come home. Which home? Na so una dey do for here?” she said in part. Watch the video below …
Rita Edochie, veteran actress and aunt to actor Yul Edochie, has assured Yul’s wife, May, of her place in the family as she gushes over her. The movie star, who’s married to Tony Edochie an uncle and junior brother to Yul Edochie’s father Pete Edochie, took to her Instagram page to address Yul Edochie’s second wife saga.
In a post made on her page, the Nollywood thespian told May that her husband’s home remains her home as well.
Sharing an adorable video montage of May, she added that there’s no competition between her and anybody else and all she’s currently going through is only a question of time. In her words: “It’s your home nwam. No worries No competition. It’s a question of time.” See her post:
Nigerian singer and songwriter Oxlade has recounted how he sold tickets and food as a source of living after running away from home. According to Oxlade, he run away from home to pursue his music career and had to sell bus tickets—a job of motor park touts, popularly called “agbero.” During an interview, Oxlade disclosed that his father who is a lecturer at a university never supported his music career. He said: “Honestly, he [my dad] was indifferent at first. But my stubbornness and consistency paid off [laughs]. “I ran away from the house at some point in my life to pursue music personally. And I had to do all sorts of stuff to survive. Selling bus tickets and selling foods at parties.” Advising the youth, the artist said, “if you can survive in Surulere, you can survive anywhere.” “I ran away from home at some point… I sold bus tickets and I sold food at parties” – Oxlade pic.twitter.com/YwV0vOUAh1 — 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) May 7, 2023
Popular singer, Chukwuka Ekweani better known as CKay moves into a luxury house as he reflects on his past. The “Love Nwantiti” hit maker took to his Instagram page to disseminate the news with his fans.
Ckay shared a photo of his former old fashioned home and the new one he recently purchased.
A photo of his recent home captures the singer standing in front of his modern looking crib and his Mercedes AMG parked by the side.
Sharing the photo, he reflected on how far he had come to getting to where he currently is. “Came a really long way. Grateful” See his post below;
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