Why I keep my private life away from public – Actress Zainab Balogu

 Popular Nollywood actress, Zainab Balogun has spoken on why she keeps her private life away from the public.

Speaking in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the British-Nigerian actress stated that it can be problematic if one’s private life is out in public.

She said: “It was a deliberate choice because I’m very conscious of the separation of power between the industry and myself, and when you dabble into all this without the consciousness of what the consequences are, it is quite problematic

My personal life is very personal. It’s not out for public consumption. That’s not my work, that’s my life.

“There are people who do not have issues with talking about how they spent a hundred thousand dollars on an outfit they wore to the AMVCAs. I would not be that person because there is not a lot of truth in that. I have to be conscious of my audience and the people I’m setting

So, I’m okay with giving you that which I’m okay with you criticising or having an opinion on, but I’m quite traditional, so my personal life is not for public consumption nor the opinions of others.”

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Burna Boy Canceled Show In Netherland

 Grammy award-winning Nigerian artiste, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has come under heavy criticisms on social media for cancelling his headline show scheduled for Saturday night at the GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands, after fans already filled the stadium

Fans reportedly filled the 41,000-capacity-seater waiting for hours for the ‘Last Last’ crooner to thrill them before they received the rude news of the late cancellation of the show.

Burna Boy took to his Instastory midnight to announce that the show won’t be holding despite fans already filling the venue

The music star said he was anticipating performing for his Dutch fans but unfortunately, it couldn’t happen due to “a number of reasons.”

He said his “amazing team has been hard at work trying to salvage it but we couldn’t do it in time.”

He promised to announce a new date soon.

However, Burna Boy’s explanation didn’t seem to sit well with fans as they took to social media to berate the singer and his team over their action.

An aggrieved fan wrote: “Useless. Got us waiting for more than two hours, to cancel the show at midnight. Rubbish.”

Another fan wrote: “Burna isn’t supposed to be a celeb, doesn’t have what it takes. So unwise in handling fans, canceling shows after much delay. That’s disrespectful! More unwise are fans who idolize him, turn up every time. Y’all create an association to deal with any celeb that messes up. So unwise.”

Davido...2016 Was A Dead Year For Me

 Afrobeat superstar, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has revealed how his career suffered decline in 2016 after he got signed to American record label, Sony Music.

He disclosed that 2016 was “a dead year” for him because his debut EP under Sony was a colossal failure.

He made this known while featuring on the latest episode of the Drink Champs podcast co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN which went viral on Saturday.

He said in part, “I remember telling them [Sony Music team] that the producers you guys put me in with are cool but I need to go home. I was in America for almost seven months.

“I woke up one day and I was like, I need to go home. So, I just got on a plane and went back home. My brother, two weeks from when I got back home, ‘If’ blew up.

“Every artist can go through it; that point when you are so high, you’re untouchable, and then down the line you started fading. Every artist goes through that. That is the worst thing ever. I have had that period in my life and I was like, nah, I need to go back. Immediately I got back home, I got back my mojo.”

Salewa Ijituyi Celebrates With Fathers

In commemorating with Father's Day, Mrs Salewa Ijituyi sends her greetings to all fathers.

She continues by appreciating her husband who has been there for her all through her life. She said, If I come as a woman in another world, I will choose him over and over again. 

She extends her appreciate to all other appy father's day to all the women who take up the roles and responsibilities of a father and mother in their children's lives. 

She concluded with a prayer that may you all live to eat the fruit of ur labor in the mighty name of God 🙏😍🥰 (Amen)

I Didn't Know My Family Was Rich While Growing Up

 Famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed he was not aware that his family was wealthy while growing up.

He said he only got to know that his dad, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, was rich when he was 13.

The ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner disclosed this while featuring as a guest on the latest episode of Drink Champs podcast co-hosted by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN.

He said, “As much money that I have been seeing, all these rich this, rich that. My dad is very disciplined.

“I ain’t know we had money till I was 13. My dad was a billionaire driving a Honda Accord. Let me tell you how I knew he was lit. So, there was an explosion and a lot of houses got destroyed including our first house that we have been since when I was a kid. When that happened, we had to leave that day because the house got so f*cked up. 

So, my mum was like, David, we are leaving, we are going to the new house. I was like, ahnn! New house? He [my dad] has been building the house in another part of the town since but I didn’t even know. We started driving, when he got there, it was mad. Big crib. He still stays there now. I was like, mummy, what’s going on? That was when I started realising that my dad was rich.”

I Will Be The Richest BB Titan Winner

 The winner of the Big Brother Titans Season 1 reality show, Makhosazane Twala, popular as Khosi said she will be the richest reality star to ever come out of Africa.

The 25-year-old South African journalist stated this recently via her Twitter handle.

Khosi asked her fans to bookmark her tweet and come back next year to enquire how she achieved her goal.

The BBTitans winner  tweeted, “When it’s all said and done! I’ll still be Forbes 30 under 30, Global citizen and the richest to ever come out of Big Brother.

Now bookmark this, come back next year same date and ask me how did it.”

Recalls that Khosi walked away with the $100, 000 grand prize after emerging winner of the maiden edition of the BBTitans reality TV in April.

Nollywood Actor, Kamo And Fans Bought A New Car For Lalude

 Comedian Kamo and some Nigerians have succeeded in buying a car for popular Nollywood actor Fatai Oodua Adekunle Adatayo aka Lalude.

This was achieved days after Kamo took to social media to solicit support from fans.

Kamo, who’s best known for his work with the comedy group Nepa Boyz, indicated that after calling the movie veteran to help with the creation of a skit, he found out that he didn’t own a car.