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Popular Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo has accepted responsibility for his failed marriage with his estranged wife, Bunmi.

Leading Reporters recalls that the actor on September 1, 2023, announced that he and his wife are going their separate ways and headed for an “irreconcilable marriage dissolution”.

Speaking in a recent interview, Ninalowo admitted being “mostly responsible” for the breakup between him and his wife.

The host, Hojay asked: “Were you mostly responsible for breakup between you and your wife?”

Ninalowo replied: “Was I mostly responsible? Oh yes, I am.

“I take responsibility for everything that happens to me. What somebody else does is none of your problem. It is me.”

Actor Ninalowo recently sparked relationship rumours with his divorced colleague, Damilola Adegbite, after they were spotted stepping out together barely three months after his divorce.

Nigerian singer, Crown Uzama, aka Shallipopi, has recounted how several of his friends refused to accommodate him when he initially relocated from Benin City to Lagos to chase a career in music.

He said a group of boys finally agreed to accommodate him after he deceived them that he was going to stay for only four days.

The ‘Obapluto’ crooner said, fortunately, he got a gig at Port Harcourt which provided him with some money and he was able to support his benefactors in paying bills.

Speaking in the latest episode of the Zero Conditions podcast, Shallipopi said, “Before my song ‘Elon Musk’ blew. I came to Lagos and I was looking for who to stay with. Then I started contacting some of my acquaintances in Lagos who have been flaunting their flamboyant lifestyle on WhatsApp statuses because some of them had told me before that they like my song, ‘Elon Musk.’ I contacted four people but they all said I couldn’t stay with them.

“I eventually found someone that said I should come stay with them. I deceived them that I was going to stay for just four days. After I stayed there for four days, I got a show in Port Harcourt just with my song ‘Elon Musk’ which wasn’t gaining much traction then. But the fee was N50,000 and the organisers paid for my flight. The people I was staying with insisted on going with me. It was my first flight.”

He also disclosed during the interview that there is “a lot of money in music, even an up-and-coming artist with just one hit song can make so much.”

Shallipopi hit stardom after his song ‘Elon Musk’ went viral on social media earlier this year. He did a remix version with popular rapper, Zlatan Ibile which solidified the song as a street anthem.

Big Brother Naija reality show star and disc jockey Tolani Baj has said it is disrespectful for intending partners to ask women about their sexual histories.

She said although she has a low body count, she doesn’t think asking a woman about her body count is right.

The reality star spoke in the latest Bahd And Boujee Podcast episode hosted by her and actress Moet Abebe.

She, however, said it was okay to ask partners about their relationship histories.

Tolani Baj said, “If a partner asks me about my exes, relationship history, I’m okay. But something I won’t answer is body count. I feel like, ‘What’s really your business?’

“My body count is not high but I still feel like it’s disrespectful to ask a woman about her body count. It’s not because I’m ashamed to say the amount, it’s just like, ‘Who do you think you’re to be asking me that kind of question?’”

Big Brother Naija reality show star, Bella Okagbue, has revealed that she would simply “move on” if her colleague and boyfriend, Sheggz fails to marry her.

She said it wouldn’t be much of a deal for her, stressing that Sheggz doesn’t have one of her kidneys.

The reality star stated this while fielding questions from fans during a question-and-answer session on Instagram recently.

A fan asked: “Bella, what if Sheggz no marry you, hope you won’t feel bad after everything o?” to which Bella replied, “Everything? Does he have one of my kidneys?

“I will move on like you all move on. That’s why we all have exs.”

Leading Reporters recalls that Bella and Sheggz fell in love during the Big Brother Naija Season 7 show in 2022. The couple celebrated their relationship anniversary earlier this year

Singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, has revealed why he will rather be faithful to one woman.

According to Iyanya, dating different women is ‘expensive’ and he is too busy with his priorities for such lifestyle.

He made this known while appearing in the latest episode of the Doyin’s Corner podcast hosted by reality star, Doyinsola Anuoluwapo David.

Iyanya said, “I have priorities. I am too busy. Cheating is expensive.”

Doyin remarked: “Is it? Sure, it is. To maintain one girl is expensive talk more of multiple women.”

The reality show star noted that personally, she can’t accept N10,000 from a man, adding that her partner needs to gift her money in dollars.

Popular skit maker and  Commediane, Mariam Apaokagi, has unveiled plans to launch a humanitarian foundation, the Mariam Apaokagi Initiative, to assist the poor in society.

Apaokagi, who goes by the stage name Taoma, made this known in Ilorin, Kwara State when she paid a courtesy visit to the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Saliu Mustapha at his residence.

Reeling out various programmes to be embarked on by the foundation, she explained that the initiative was her own way of giving back to society, noting that she intends to start with Ilorin, her place of birth.

She, therefore, solicited for the senator’s assistance and collaboration for the success of the foundation.

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Reacting, Senator Mustapha commended Taoma for the initiative and assured her that his door would always be open to her for collaboration.

Mustapha, who is the Turaki of Ilorin, charged the skitmaker on value-driven content that can help stem the tide of drug abuse and other forms of criminalities in society.

Mustapha, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, also highlighted the importance of vocational education for youth, emphasizing its multiplier role in job creation.

Nigerian artist, Lola Mewu, has ended her painting marathon after 82 hours, as she aims to break the Guinness World Record for the longest painting marathon.

Mewu began painting at 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023, and ended her marathon at 4:30 am on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, after painting for 82 hours and some minutes.

Lola aims to break the record currently held by Ronald Palmaerts in France, who painted for 60 hours in 2013.

If successful, Odumewu will become the third Guinness World Record holder from Nigeria this year following the amazing feats set by 17- year-old pupil, Philip Solomon and celebrity chef, Hilda Baci

In May 2023, Solomon, a student of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, was declared the Guinness World Record holder for the most skips on one foot in 30 seconds. The boy achieved this feat back in January 2023, after recording 153 skips on one foot in 30 seconds to outdo former record holder Rasel Islam, of Bangladesh whose record was 145.

Baci was declared the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon by Guinness in June 2023 with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.

The chef cooked from May 11 to 15, creating over 100 pots of food during the challenge.

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted her ordeal in Ugandan prison.

LEADING REPORTERS recalls that Tems and Omah Lay were arrested and charged to court and subsequently detained in prison in Uganda for making an appearance at a concert held in the country at Speke Resort, Kampala, on Saturday 12th of December, despite COVID-19 social distancing regulations.

However, speaking in a recent interview with Angie Martinez of Power 105.1 FM, New York, Tems insisted that they didn’t break COVID-19 rules, claiming that “it was a setup.”

The Oscar-nominated diva said she thought she wasn’t going to come out of jail and was “already settling in” as she emphasized that she adapts very quickly.

Tems said, “We didn’t break the [COVID-19] rules. It was basically like a set up. We went to Uganda, I had a show there. It was during COVID year but they had opened things up that time. They had just had a rally in Uganda. People were going out. It wasn’t on lockdown. It was the aftermath.

“And the organisers said they had the permit, they sent us the permit. Everything was cool. And went there and there is this particular artist, I’m not sure now what his role was but he was just busy threatening Nigerian artists that they shouldn’t come. And after the show, the police came. They weren’t in uniforms. They just knocked on my hotel room. My manager and I were eating lunch or dinner. And they just came and said we should follow them and my manager was like he would go with them.

“So, he went with them. But they came back upstairs to pick me up. So, it was like who called them? Later, I found out that there was some weird… That was so scary. I spent two nights in prison. I thought I wasn’t gonna come out. I thought maybe I was going through it for a reason. I was like maybe this is for me to help the people in prison. It was crazy, I ain’t gonna lie. I was settling in because I adapt real quick.”