American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga has announced her engagement to her partner and French businessman Michael Polansky. The pop icon shared the news during a conversation with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the Paris Olympics over the weekend. Attal took to TikTok on Sunday, 28th of July, to share a brief video featuring Gaga introducing herself and Polansky. The highlight of the clip came when Gaga referred to Polansky as her “fiancé,” confirming their engagement to fans. The couple first fueled dating rumors when they were seen together at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas…
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Big Brother Naija season 9 housemates, Mbadiwe Twins has emerged as the first Head of House (HOH) of the ongoing ‘No Loose Guard’ edition of the reality show. The HOH challenge for the week was held via a ballot system where housemates vote for their preferred pair to lead for the week. The Mbadiwe twins became the new HOH after the custodians (NDI NNE) voted to break a tie. Recall the new season started on Sunday with 14 pairs of 28 housemates competing for the winning prize of N100m. The show will run for 10 weeks, concluding with the finale…
Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko has queried the excitement displayed by fans of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) despite economic challenges Nigerians are facing. The ninth season of the annual reality show started on 28th of July, featuring 28 housemates who appeared in 14 duos. The ace actress, in a post on her Instagram page on Monday, wondered why people can be happy about a TV show when Nigerians struggle to survive. She lamented that people were hungry, adding that attention should be focused more on the country’s problems. She wrote: “E don red for our country and I still dey see…
Social media critic and activist, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has publicly criticised Folashade, the daughter of President Bola Tinubu, for telling Nigerians to let her father govern for three years before accessing his tenure. Folashade, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, recently disclosed that Nigerians should be patient with her father while admonishing parents to stop their children from participating in the planned hunger protest scheduled for 1st to 10th of August. Responding in a video on Monday, VeryDarkMan expressed his disapproval of Folashade’s statement while urging her to, in turn, beg her father to desist from plunging Nigeria…
Nigerian telecommunication companies have provided clear guidelines to help subscribers unblock their SIM cards, following recent disconnections due to the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) -SIM harmonisation exercise. This initiative, aimed at enhancing the integrity of the national SIM registration database, has left many users facing temporary service disruptions. To assist affected customers, telecom companies outlined in a statement on Monday step-by-step to restore connectivity. 1. Airtel: Dial *121# and enter your eleven-digit NIN. A confirmation message will indicate that your Airtel SIM card has been successfully unbarred. 2. 9mobile (EMTS): Dial *200*8#. 3. Glo: Dial 109 followed by your…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Joseph Akinfenwa, popularly known as Joeboy has described his senior colleague, Olamide as the most supportive “OG” in the Nigerian music industry. In a video currently making waves on social media, the ‘Alcohol’ hitmaker expressed his love for the YBNL label boss. He stated how much he supports people for no reason without expecting anything in return. He claimed that Olamide always looks out for all the young artists in the industry and shows them genuine love and care while supporting their craft. Joeboy declared Olamide as the most supportive person in the industry and praised…
Nigerian rapper and singer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz shared how he was raised as a son of activist and lawyer Femi Falana. Falz, who led the #ENDSARS Protest in Lagos in 2020, explained that his activism started right from his upbringing. Speaking as a guest on Menisms Podcast, said his activism was influenced by Fela Kuti and his father, Femi Falana. He said, “Apart from Fela records, my dad has been an activist for over 40 years, so having someone like that as a father, everywhere I went, someone had a story about what my father did for…
Big Brother Naija season 9 pair, Ndi Nne has won the first custodian challenge in the ongoing ‘No Loose Guard’ edition. The duo won the challenge after finding the correct bottle in the challenge held on the night when all 28 housemates got into the house. By their win, the Ndi Nne pair is exempted from the first-week eviction. Recall 14 pairs which make up 28 housemates are in the house battling it out for the N100m winning prize. The housemates include an interesting line-up of a couple, two sets of identical twins, an aunt and a niece, and close-knit…
Popular Nollywood actor Damola Olatunji has dropped a shocking revelation on his past relationship life. Olatunji, while appearing as a guest on colleague Biola Bayo’s show Talk To B, said that his ex-fiancée became pregnant with someone else’s child just weeks before their introduction, which left him shattered. He also addressed the rumors surrounding his marriage to colleague Bukola Arugba, stating that he never abandoned his family and continues to pay their children’s school fees. Damola Olatunji also revealed that he receives advances from both men and women, acknowledging that he’s not perfect. He said, “My fiance got pregnant for…
Nigerian singer and one of the Psquare duo, Paul Okoye, popularly as Rudeboy, shared his experience with girls on his past relationship. Taking to his social media platform, the one half of the iconic music duo said, “I have dated some girls and the reason why they kept leaving was because they expected me to do what their father could not do for them. I was popular in high school with no car. Anytime I’m entering the Okada I put on helmet to cover my face, it was so shameful because I couldn’t afford to buy a car. “There was…