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  Controversial Instagram blogger,  Tunde Ednut  has blocked Mr Macaroni a few hours after supporting him to gather followers on his new account. It would be recalled that the singer turned blogger was  suspended on Instagram  some weeks ago for violating the policy of the platform. Hours after  bouncing back on Instagram , Tunde Ednut had support from celebrities like Mr Macaroni who pleaded to their fans to follow the blogger. Tunde had shared a video of the comedian asking for users to follow him on his page after gathering close to a million followers under 24 hours. Well, the entertainer blocked the comic relief star and deleted his video after he encouraged Tunde Ednut to treat people more nicely on his new account.

  Women have now been given the privilege to read mass by the head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis. Pope Francis   Pope Francis has approved a new law empowering women to read mass.   The Pope changed a former Catholic Church law that banned women from such.   However, the new law stipulates that women can act as readers and altar servers in liturgical celebrations, while reaffirming they cannot be priests.   In an unexpected apostolic letter published Jan. 11, the pontiff says he is making the change to recognize a "doctrinal development" that has occurred in recent years.   That change, the pope says,  "shines a light on how some ministries instituted by the church have as their foundation that common condition of baptism and the royal priesthood received in the Sacrament of Baptism."   Francis' new letter, titled Spiritus Domini and issued 'motu proprio,' changes the Code of Canon Law to explicitly allow women to be installed in the Cathol...

  A boy, Oyeachonam Okonkwo, 10, has become the youngest king in Igboland after he was crowned following his father's death.   His father, Igwe Akuebisi, the Olame 1 Of Iyiora Anam. Anambra state, was buried in December 2020 and the boy was crowned on Thursday, January 7, 2021.   His father, the former Igwe   The boy was crowned the Igwe Olanme II of Iyiora Anam.  

  The man who was photographed sitting at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's seat with his foot on her desk during Wednesday's riot at the Capitol building has been arrested.  Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, was taken into custody in his home state on charges of entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property, according to a Department of Justice official.  A New York Times reporter tweeted that he spoke with Barnett after his stunt in Pelosi's office.  In the video, he boasted about stealing a personalized envelope, but insisted he paid for it.   "I left a quarter on her desk," he said. Barnett also claimed that he knocked politely on the door to the California Democrat's office, but was then swept inside by other rioters who had breached the Capitol. He's one of at least 26 people sought by the Police, which offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to their arrest and indictment. Also ...

  Nigerian musician, Olamide has added another accolade after being named the most indigenous artiste of the decade. Olamide   Nigerian musician, Olamide Adedeji aka Baddo has achieved a new milestone.   The rapper has been named as the most indigenous artiste of the decade.   The acknowledgment of the singer’s musical talent sprung from a Nigerian lifestyle and music channel, Sound City.   According to the self-acclaimed pan-African urban music television channel, Olamide has been delivering hits back to back in his local language, Yoruba for the last 10 years.   In a recent announcement, Sound City named Baddo Sneh the most indigenous artiste of the decade.   Olamide Baddo started his career with ID Cabasa’s coded Tunes record label headed by Toni Payne where he did his first studio album. Then, left in 2012 to start his own record label.  

  A Nigerian man has narrated how he got dumped by his ex girlfriend who bought him a laptop and modem because he did not agree to become a yahoo boy.    @ikhuoria_ who said he thought his then girlfriend was bluffing when she threatened to end their relationship over his refusal to become a yahoo boy, said he was surprised when she packed all her things out of his house including the birthday present she bought for him.    He wrote;    I remembered when i was dating this girl she bought me a gift on my birthday, when I opened it i saw a laptop and a moderm. I was surprised when I saw them. I had to ask her who are they for? She told me the reasons she bought them for me is becos she's not happy with my salary and also I should start doing Yahoo (scam) I told her I can't do it she said if I didn't do it she will end the relationship. To my surprise, she packed all her things out of my house including the birthday present she bought for me. Credit:...

  Jeffree Star has reacted to the trending rumor that he and Kanye West had an affair.   Without confirming or denying the rumours, the beauty mogul posted a new picture of himself in a pink bathrobe on his Instagram and Twitter with the caption: "I'm ready for Sunday Service," an apparent reference to the rapper's well-known Christian gathering.   Star has nearly 17 million subscribers on YouTube and is the CEO of the makeup company Jeffree Star Cosmetics.   Earlier in the day, he had exchanged chats with YouTube drama personality Keemstar about his alleged affair with Kanye but he avoided giving a direct answer, writing instead: "Hahaha" and "I'm having the best time in Wyoming, come visit sometime!"   Wyoming is where Kanye has been based while Kim has spent the majority of her time at their home in LA with their kids.   There's no evidence that Star and West have ever met, let alone dated.   The rumor that West had cheated on his wife, ...

  A new businessman has emerged as the richest person in the world, displacing Jeff Bezos. Elon Musk   A businessman born and raised in South Africa has displaced Jeff Bezos to emerge as the richest person on earth.   According to  Metro UK , Elon Musk has just become the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185billion (£136billion). The Tesla boss shot past Jeff Bezos on the world’s rich list after shares in his companies rose.   More to follow.

  A UK-based pastor has been accused of abandoning his wife and 4 children in the UK to take a new wife in Nigeria.   Rev. Prince Dom Odoemena was ordained a pastor in the Anglican Diocese of Orlu Imo state, and now works as an Assistant Curate at Emmanuel Church in Forest Gate, East London, and the Vocations Officer (vocations Enabler ) with the Church of England.     He has been married to a woman named Genevieve, also from Imo state, for over 10 years and they live in the UK. Their union has been blessed with 4 children.     It was alleged that Rev. Prince and his family subjected his wife to physical and emotional abuse over the years.   Photos making the rounds online show Genevieve, the mother of his 4 kids, with a bump on her head and blood oozing from her split lower lip. Her husband, the reverend, was accused of being responsible.     After years of alleged abuse, Rev. Prince Odoemena reportedly abandoned his wife and children in the...

  Mercy took to her Instagram live to ask everyone she has offended to forgive her as she states that she has learnt from her mistakes. Mercy Eke Reality star, Mercy Eke has taken to social media to seek forgiveness from Nigerians. Mercy took to her Instagram live to ask everyone she has offended to forgive her as she states that she has learnt from her mistakes. She also pleaded with her fans to ignore trolls and lead with love while acknowledging that she has made some mistakes and have learnt from them. Recall that Mercy was dragged by Nigerians recently for saying she’s better and richer than most of her reality stars which led to people saying she brags a lot. Apparently the only female winner of BBNaija show has reflected on the situation and is ready to make amends. Watch Video Below;

  Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a 'sex tape' scandal, the Versailles prosecutor's office said on Thursday.    The 33-year-old, who is of Algerian descent, is accused of having pressured his former national team teammate to pay blackmailers who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which Valbuena featured.      The prosecutor's office has now announced in a statement to The Associated Press that he will stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. A date for the trial has yet to be set.   Following his suspected involvement in the scandal, Benzema was banned from the national team in November 2015.    The investigators who charged Benzema believe he was approached by a childhood friend that year to act as an intermediary and convince Valbuena to deal directly with the blackmailers. Instead, Valbuena informed the pol...

Comedian Oluwadamilola Adekoya popularly known as Princess, was a guest on TVC this morning January 7 where she spoke about her marriage to movie actor/producer, Jeremiah Adeshola, which lasted two weeks. Princess and Adeshola held a quiet wedding at the Federal Marriage Registry in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 8, 2013. This was followed by a lavish ceremony held at Balmoral Events Centre, Oregun, Lagos. Two weeks after their wedding, their marriage packed up.   While on the show, Princess said she blames herself for the failure of the marriage because it shouldn't have happened in the first place.   I take the blame for the failure because it shouldn't have happened. I was stupid, plain and simple.'' Princess implied that she went into the union blindly You know I am a romantic. Love is not enough. A counsellor said to us it is better to have a broken engagement than to have a broken marriage. Automatically I said we have given out IVs..How are we going to do that?  Wh...

  Some of the reports had claimed that the videos were from his recent outing in Asaba, Delta state while others said it was from a show in Ibadan, Oyo state. Bella Shmurda Popular Nigerian artiste, Bella Shmurda, has rubbished the reports that claimed he was drunk during a recent stage performance. On Tuesday, several video clips had surfaced on social media platforms wherein the ‘Cash App’ crooner appeared to be performing at a show under the influence of alcohol. Some of the reports had claimed that the videos were from his recent outing in Asaba, Delta state while others said it was from a show in Ibadan, Oyo state. But reacting in a post on his Instagram story, the 23-year-old singer quashed the reports, stating that nothing of such happened. “Be careful with false information. Verify your news before putting it out,”  he wrote. The fast-rising singer also took to his social media platforms to share a clip from his outing at the Oyo state capital to further buttress his p...

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday January 6, told supporters that he would never concede the 2020 presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden as Congress convened to affirm the Democrat's victory in the November election.   “The media is the biggest problem we have,” Trump said in the opening moments of his address to a crowd of tens of thousands in the National Mall at the “Save America” rally. He once again falsely accused “the media” of helping to “rig” the election results in favor of his Democratic challenger, President-elect Joe Biden.   “We will never give up. We will never concede,” Trump said. The rally crowd at times chanted “USA! USA! USA!” After Trump used the vulgarity, the chant shifted to “Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!”   He urged Vice President Mike Pence to help overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the November election when Congress sits later to certify the Electoral College votes.   “If Mike Pence does the right thing we win the el...

  The Nigeria Customs Service generated the sum of 1.5 trillion Naira (?1,562,115,419,216) for the year 2020.   In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dec 6, the Public Relations Officer of the service, Joseph Attah, said that despite the Coronavirus pandemic, the generated revenue was over the target of ?1,380,765,353,462 and over the sum of ?1,342,006,918,504 generated in 2019.   The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, credited this achievement to the resolute pursuit of what was right and the willingness to adapt to changes brought on by global health challenges occasioned by COVID-19.   The NCS spokesman said the agency’s revenue generation profile had continued to be on the rise annually based on the ongoing reforms in the service.   He noted that the partial border closure which forced cargoes that could have been smuggled through the porous borders to come through the sea and airports raised revenue collection from ports, Channels TV reports. ...

  Reality TV star, Wathoni, who participated in the BBNaija Lockdown TV show, has slammed Twitter trolls who constantly use her son to troll her. The single mum was triggered after some Twitter users made unflattering comments about her son, Kentigan.   See the tweets below     Reacting, the single mum warned people to desist from using her son to insult her. She wrote ''LET US BE VERY VERY VERY GUIDED!!!!!!!!! I mean is your insult or trolling so weak that you have to involve my child?????????! Anything you say about my child goes right back to you! Don’t curse yourself it’s 2021. It’s one thing saying the most to me and it’s another saying silly stuff about my child.''  

  Chimamanda Adichie gave her opinion about Biafra during her interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.   The renowned writer wondered how Igbos can achieve Biafra when they can't unite towards selecting a Nigerian president who is from the region.   The 43-year-old said Igbo people need to rethink how they strategise politically before talking about secession.   She said: "There is no Biafra. There are new movements but, for me, it’s a question of being practical. Where would the border be? What is propelling these movements is a sense of marginalisation, which I think is completely valid.   "But this idea that the answer is independence is what I’m not convinced of. Nobody has made a logical case for me. Quite frankly, I’ve observed the terrible leadership that we have in the southeast.   "Igbo people cannot unite if, for example, we say we want an Igbo president. And then we’re talking about Biafra. There is a lot of political work we need to do in the southeast...

  A man is reportedly nowhere to be found after his wife gave birth to quadruples in addition to the five children they already have.   Mrs Rita Ndibisu gave birth to four babies on Jan 2, 2021 at the General Hospital in Benin.     Mother and children are said to be doing well but the father of the children "is nowhere be found." please subscribe to this blog for more interesting stories

  A young man took to Twitter on Jan 4 to celebrate the anniversary of the day he came back to life after being "pronounced dead".   The young man was sick for months. He shared a photo taken in July 2014 where he was looking emaciated due to his illness.   He said that by Jan 4, 2015, he was pronounced dead.   Fortunately, he was revived and is now healthy.   See his testimony below.   please subscribe to this blog for more interesting stories

  Reno while reacting to the demolition, said the state government ought to also demolish the home of the son of the state governor. Reno Omokri, Nasir ElRufai Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has lambasted the Kaduna State government following the recent demolition of a restaurant over plans of some Nigerians to hold a s3x party in it. The state police command last week arrested the organizers of the sex party while the state government demolished the building housing the restaurant. Reno while reacting to the demolition, said the state government ought to also demolish the home of the son of the state governor. He Wrote; ''If sex parties should lead to demolishing, then Nasir @nelrufai’s son’s house should be the first to be demolished. We all saw when the young man threatened to gang rape an Igbo man’s mother, and even worse, to pass her around to his friends. That is even worse than a sex party. That is a rape party. Hypocrisy! Demolishing the alleged ‘sex party’ hotel...