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Maret 19, 2020

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Mercy Eke eulogises principal who died while saving school children after the Abule Ado explosion

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 12:30 AM PDT

The Principal of Bethlehem Girls College, Rev. Sr Henrietta Alokha died on Sunday, March 15, 2020, following the explosion which occurred in Abule Ado community of Lagos State.

Rev. Sr Henrietta Alokha who worked hard to rescue some students trapped in the boarding school under her care, died after the roof of the educational facility fell on her.

Winner of Big Brother Naija 2019, Mercy Eke has reacted to the unfortunate demise of Rev. Sr Alokha, who sacrificed her life to save school children.


Mercy took to her Twitter page to praise the Rev. Sr and commiserate with families of the victims:

"Not all heroes wear capes "Reverend Sister Henrietta Alokha (sacrificed her life to save school children) may there be jubilation in heaven for the arrival of Gods angel and to the families that lost love ones yesterday may God give you the strength to bear such great loss."

Daddy Freeze reacts to testimony of man who came in contact with Italian man but tested negative for coronavirus after Pastor Ibiyeomie prayed for him

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT

Daddy Freeze has reacted to the video of a Salvation Ministries member, who testified about testing negative for coronavirus after coming in contact with the Italian man who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria.

According to man who testified at Salvation Ministries, he and others tested negative for coronavirus after the General Overseer of the Church, Pastor David Ibiyeomie prayed for them and also made him take Holy Communon.

He also recalled how a member of the church tested negative for ebola after Pastor Ibiyeomie prayed for him.

However reacting to the testimony, Daddy Freeze stated that Africans believe that religion which is a "more lethal virus than Coronavirus," can be used to destroy the latter.

The media personality averred that saying religion can destroy coronavirus, is the equivalent of saying contracting HIV will cure syphilis. He added that the Christianity practiced in most parts of Nigeria is a full fledged religion that bears no semblance to what Christ taught.

Daddy Freeze wrote;

"Only in Africa can people believe that religion, a more potent and lethal virus than Corona, can be used to destroy Corona virus .

Saying religion can destroy Corona virus is the equivalent of saying contracting HIV will cure syphilis.

Which virus is worse, religion or Covid19? Religion and poverty go hand in hand. According to statistics, the more religious a nation; the poorer that nation.

Hunger, resulting from poverty kills more people daily than Covid19 has globally. I'm amazed that anyone can make religion a hero in this equation.

And don't even start with the 'Christianity is not a religion' BS. In my opinion, as guided by the scriptures, the Christianity practiced in most parts of Nigeria is a full fledged religion that bears no semblance to what Christ taught! ~FRZ"

Hilda Dokubo reacts to Senator Abbo being made AGN Patron

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 11:30 PM PDT

Veteran actress Hilda Dokubo has reacted to Adamawa-born senator, Elisha Abbo being made a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

Recalling how the lawmaker was spotted in a video assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop, the veteran actress stated that making an "abuser of women a Patron of Actors Guild of Nigeria is an unpardonable abuse".

Hilda Dokubo who called for delistment of Senator Elisha Abbo from AGN's list of patrons, insisted that every attempt at rubbishing societal values with such appointment must be stopped.

She wrote;

"Cut the crap

An abuser of women as Patron of Actors Guild of Nigeria is an unpardonable abuse of the rights of all the females in the creative space especially #actors.

We must stop every attempt at rubbishing our values as a people with such appointments in whatever guise. Consequently, Senator Abbo #sextoysenator must be delisted from our list of Patrons now."

Noble Igwe: AMVCA: Best dressed awards will make industry players avoid award shows

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT

Blogger Noble Igwe has reacted to the best dressed awards which were given on Sunday at the just-concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA.

The awards were won by BBNaija reality TV stars, Mercy Eke (female category) and Mike Edwards (Male category).

Taking to Twitter, Noble Igwe criticized the category with claims that award shows with such might have to see their events taken over by social media personalities instead of real industry players.

"Unpopular Opinion: With the introduction of the best dressed in the awards, the real industry players are going to stay away from the awards and you'd have a room full of social media personalities. There are so many fashion events already, gather movie players", Noble Igwe tweeted.

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Lisa Omorodion calls out AMVCA organizers for discriminating plus-size women

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 10:30 PM PDT

Actress Lisa Omorodion has cried out over what she calls the discrimination against plus-sized women at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).

Lisa Omorodion questioned why no plus-sized woman made the list for best-dressed celebrities on the night.

She aired her mind via an Instagram post showing her in the outift she wore to the event.

Lisa Omorodion wrote:


"The Fashion Industry creates a fantasy world of what women are supposed to wear, and sadly a lot of women struggle to fit into this.This fantasy world always excludes curvy and plus size women, even though the fashion industry continues to laud itself as democratic in the era of Social media and gender equality.

"This is even made more obvious when the best dressed lists always excludes plus size women

"It is very disheartening that in Africa, where women are naturally curvaceous,we continue to discriminate against them. At the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) award show, not one plus size woman made it to the best dressed list. Is style and best dressed list the preserve of only slim/ skinny women?

"We have to do better. The global Plus size Fashion Industry is worth a whopping 20billion dollars, with an annual growth rate of about twice the total clothing market. Do the math!

"That represents $20billion worth of buying power. Inclusion of all women in the fashion industry is the way forward. Only then can we say Fashion is truly democratic. To all the plus size women, you are beautiful,stylish,fabulous and worthy of every Best Dressed List #plussizematters#Amvca7#amvca2020"

John Dumelo’s wife reacts as he kisses Nadia Buari in front of her

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 10:00 PM PDT

Gifty Mawunya, wife to Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo, jokingly reacted to the sight of her hubby and Nadia Buari acting as lovers in public.

The trio sat together round the same table where they were vibing to music when Nadia Buari and John Dumelo suddenly locked eyes like they usually do in movies.

Next was Nadia Buari ignoring the presence of John Dumelo's wife by touching his face in a seductive manner.

In return, John Dumelo who initially felt awkward because of the presence of his wife suddenly gained boldness to the point of giving Nadia Buari a kiss on her hand.

John Dumelo's wife who was astonished at the scene displayed before her question saying "what's going on here?".

See video below;

Pete Edochie: Homosexuality is caused by 'Ogbanje' spirits

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 07:30 AM PDT

The Nollywood veteran gives a detailed analysis of why homosexuality is caused by the 'Ogbanje' spirit.

Pete Edochie believes that homosexuality is caused by the 'Ogbanje' spirit.

An 'Ogbanje' is a reincarnating spirit in the Igbo tradition that causes grief or pain. They're most often children that die stillborn or children that die before they're married.

The veteran actor made this known during a chat.

In the video which has now gone viral, Edochie revealed that homosexuality starts when a child reincarnates as the opposite sex and starts finding the same sex sexually attractive.

"If a child is born and that child is very sickly and the child dies and the father says this child looks like an Ogbanje and that there is a possibility that the child will come back he gives the child a mark and then buries the child," he said.

"Maybe a few years after another child is born, and the child comes out without the mark, how will you explain it? See it as reincarnation.

"A lady can get so fond of her friend and then dies, she would want to be part of that family so she can get very close to her. Instead of being born as a woman, she gets born as a man.

"But remember that the spirit that got into that pregnancy is that of a woman and now manifest as a man. When he sees a man, he is attracted to her, you know why? Because the spirit in him is a woman's spirit. Very few people can tell you this," he concluded.

Pete Edochie is a Nollywood veteran with over one hundred movies to his credit.

Over the last few months, the actor has become a social media sensation with the controversial statements credited to him.

In January 2020, the actor in a chat slammed men who knee to propose to their wives.

According to him, it is very wrong in the Igbo tradition.

The daughter of hip-hop legend Eric B. has been seriously injured in a car crash

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Louis Eric Barrier also known as Eric B is the former producer and DJ for the golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim.

PageSix reports that news of the accident first emerged on social media when the Instagram feed "The Real Sister2Sister 2.0" posted: "Erica Supreme Barrier, the daughter of music legend Eric Barrier (Eric B) is in extremely critical condition this morning after a horrific car crash in Connecticut."

According to reports released to PageSix by the Connecticut State Police Erica, 28, was in a Mini Cooper Countryman on I-91 in Connecticut just before 1 a.m. on Sunday when it "stopped in the center lane" and an oncoming truck "was unable to stop in time and impacted the rear of [Erica's car]."

She "sustained serious injuries," according to the police report, "and was transported to Hartford Hospital."

The truck driver was not injured, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.

Eric B. & Rakim's album Paid in Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, and the duo was nominated in 2011 for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Keri Hilson has a different view about the dreaded coronavirus and it is quite interesting

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 06:30 AM PDT

American singer, Keri Hilson believes electromagnetic radiation could be the reason behind the dreaded coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus as a pandemic.

The singer took to her Twitter page on Monday, March 16, 2020, where she shared a series of tweets on her page.

According to Hilson, there is a possibility that electromagnetic radiation from the 5G networks around the globe is responsible for the coronavirus.

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"And to be clear, I'm saying there have been lots of studies & experiments that point to the possibility that the dangerous levels of electromagnetic radiation (5G) could be CAUSING the contagious virus," she tweeted.

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"Why do you think the virus is not happening in Africa like that? Not a 5G region. There may be a few bases there, but not as prevalent as other countries. It has nothing to do w/ melanin (for those theories)...

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"Posted the video that prompted me to look so closely into 5G on my Instagram just now...check it out & let me know your thoughts there! (too long to post here)," she concluded.

It is not clear if this new theory shared by Hilson on her Twitter page is the actual reason behind the coronavirus but one thing is for sure, her tweets have sparked off a lot of conversations on Twitter already.

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, recorded its first and second cases of the deadly coronavirus disease between February and March 2020 respectively.

About a week ago, it was announced that the person with the second case of the virus had tested negative.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has now afflicted every continent on the planet besides Antarctica.

Nigeria has two confirmed cases of the virus, with about 100 people quarantined over possible contact with the index patient.

The novel coronavirus has now infected more than 115,800 people and killed over 4,200 worldwide, CNN reports

2020 AMVCA ended with surprising wins and snubs

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 06:00 AM PDT

Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards' 7th edition ended on Saturday night with major wins and surprising snubs.

The 7th edition of the Africa Viewers' Choice Awards ( AMVCA) saw a surprising turnout of events from the complete shut out of crowd-pleaser 'King of Boys' to the king of the night, 'Living in Bondage'.

Weeks of predictions and voting came to a rousing end on Saturday, March 11, 2020 with major surprising wins and of course, major disappointments. For one, 'God Calling', one of the biggest nominees for this year took home 2 awards out of its 11 nominations while the Ramsey Nouah directed sequel, 'Living in Bondage Breaking Free' snatched a total of 8 awards including the coveted Trail Blazer and Overall Best Movie categories.

The biggest snub of the night was 2018 blockbuster, Kemi Adetiba's 'King of Boys' with its 6 nominations and zero win.

Most of the online reaction to KOB's massive AMVCA snub rested heavily on the AMVCA's 2019 silence that left the high grossing political drama with an unequal fighting chance against some 2019 nominees. The conversations mostly sidelined the fact that the movie got nominated in predominately voting categories thereby placing its chances of winning on the nominee with a gusto for getting muddy and canvassing votes.

Another film released in 2018 and nominated for this year's award was critically acclaimed psychological thriller 'Sylvia' directed by Daniel Oriahi. Its lead actress, Zainab Balogun got nominated in the Best Actress category that turned out to be Toyin Abraham's sole win of the night.

Abraham's singular win was also one of the shocking highlights of the award night. The actress has had a remarkable 2018 and 2019 and was nominated in both Best Actress category and twice in Best Actress in a Comedy category. Surprisingly, Abraham lost her comedy category for 'Bling Lagosians' and 'Kasanova' to Funke Akindele for her performance in 'Moms at War'.

Finally, Nollywood's current rave, 'Ratnik' made one of the night's second biggest winners with 2 wins from its 7 nominations. The Sci-fi won in both the Best Art Director and Best Costume categories.

Burna Boy 'crowned chief' in video for, 'Odogwu'

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 05:30 AM PDT

'Odogwu' is Igbo for a well-respected man in the society. Such person could be a chief.

Artist: Burna Boy

Song Title: Odogwu

Genre: Afrobeats, Hi-Life

Album: TBA

Date of release: March 16, 2020

Label: Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic

Producer: Kel P

Video Director:

Details/Takeaway: 'Odogwu' is Igbo for a well-respected man in the society. Such person could be a chief. Burna Boy grew up in Port Harcourt, Nigeria where one of the most predominant languages is Igbo. The term Odogwu is then a relation between Burna Boy's roots and his current standing amongst his peers.

Watch the video below;

'I'm tired of reaching out to artists to beg for collaboration' Samklef laments

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 05:00 AM PDT

Samklef had been making the headlines for his amazing production which merged Fela's essence with trap music.

On March 16, 2020, veteran Nigerian producer took to his Twitter page to lament the lack of collaboration that his career has experienced in recent years, but he appeared to promise that such drought is over.

In the Twitter video, he says, "You all have been asking, 'Why is Samklef not dropping these beats, s*** like that...' Most of these artists that you (I) knew when you (I) was way valid... I'm tired of reaching out to artists and begging for collaboration. But this year..."

The video was captioned, "I'm tired of begging for collaboration from your artist...I new most of them b4 they became stars... they only reach out when they need something from u once they get what they want they go mute."

Samklef had been making the headlines for his amazing production which merged Fela's essence with trap music.

At the turn of the last decade, Samklef was one of Nigeria's hottest producers who was also an artist. He is known for producing a chunk of Durella's comeback project, Reconfigurated and a chunk of Wizkid's debut album, Superstar.


The producer also released his debut project, Nonilizing in 2010. The project spawned hits like 'Nonilizing' featuring Wizkid and 'Molowo Noni' featuring Wizkid, D'Prince and Ice Prince.

Kemi Adetiba has released the first teaser for her highly anticipated 'King of Boys II'

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 04:30 AM PDT

As the 'King of Boys' buzz continues to gather momentum, Nollywood filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba has kept good her promise with the release of the first teaser for the anticipated 'King of Boys II'.

The 35-second teaser was shared on her social media platforms to the excitement of her teeming fans.

While the upcoming film is reportedly a prequel, its silhouette shot suggests Reminisce's character, Makanaki might be making his way back to the big screens.

According to Adetiba, the movie will be released later this year.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon Studio halts production for its 'The Lord of the Rings' prequel series

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 04:00 AM PDT

Production for upcoming 'The Lord of the Rings' series by Amazon Studio has joined the increasing number of productions temporarily halted due to the coronavirus outbreak.

According to Entertainment Weekly, principal photography kicked off last month in New Zealand but has now been affected by the country's mandatory law that its citizens isolate themselves. The title was reportedly billed to be released in 2021.

The Amazon Studio produced prequel joins the list of anticipated Hollywood titles to be postponed. Release dates for 'Mulan', 'A Quiet Place II', 'Fast and Furious 9' were pushed back due to the fast spreading virus.

Season 2 of Netflix's 'The Witcher' also joins the list of halted productions for fears of the spread of the virus.

The series' writing team is being led by J.D. Payne and Patrick Mckay while J.A. Bayona is reportedly billed to direct two episodes. It stars Maxim Baldry, Robert Aramayo among others.

Idris Elba self-isolates with wife Sabrina after testing positive for coronavirus

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 03:30 AM PDT

Popular English actor, Idris Elba is the latest celebrity to test positive for the coronavirus.

The actor made the announcement on Monday, March 16, 2020, via a short video on his Twitter page that he's tested positive for COVID-19.


Idris says he didn't have any symptoms but got tested after finding out he'd been in contact with someone else who tested positive, and since then gone into immediate self-isolation with his wife Sabrina.

"This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I'm doing. No panic." The actor captioned.


The Thor star explained in the Twitter video - in full transcript below: 'I got some test results back and it came back positive, and it sucks.

'I'm doing okay, Sabrina hasn't been tested and she's doing okay. I didn't have any symptoms. 'I got tested because I realised I was exposed to someone who had also tested positive. I found out last Friday that they were tested positive.

I quarantined myself and got a test immediately and got the results back today. This is serious. Now is the time to think about social distancing, washing your hands.

'Beyond that there are people out there who aren't showing symptoms and that can easily spread it. So now is a real time to be really vigilant about washing your hands and keeping your distance, okay.

'We've told our families, they're very supportive. We've told our colleagues. Transparency is probably the best thing for this right now.

If you're feeling ill and you feel like you should be tested or you've been exposed, you do something about it. It's really important.

'We live in a divided world right now, we can all feel it. It's been bulls**t. But now is the time for solidarity. Now is the time for thinking about each other. '

He went on: 'There's so many people whose lives have been affected, there's people who have lost someone that they love, to people that don't even have it that have lost their livelihoods.

This is real. 'I just wanted to share my news with you guys and I will keep you updated as to how I'm doing, but so far we're feeling okay. Alright man, stay positive and don't freak out.'

This is a developing story; However, Pulse Nigeria would bring you more update later.

Looks like Gbenro Ajibade has found love again as he shows off mysterious woman

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT

Nollywood actor, Gbenro Ajibade might have a new woman in his life as he shows her off on his Instagram page.

Gbenro Ajibade was married to actress, Osas Ighodaro and they have a daughter together.

The actor took to his Instagram stories on Monday, March 16, 2020, where he shared a series of videos of the mysterious lady and himself.


It is not clear if he is officially in a relationship with the lady but from the lovey-dovey nature of the video, one cannot but assume that the father of one might have found love again.

Gbenro Ajibade was married to Osas Ighodaro.

The two had a fairy tale wedding in 2015 that was attended by everyone in the entertainment world.

Their wedding was so huge that it was televised live on one of the biggest cable TV channels in the country.

Few years into the wedding, speculations of cracks began to filter the air.

Osas Ighodaro took down his name from her Instagram profile which was followed by a little social media drama.


In a recent interview, Ajibade confirmed that he had divorced Osas Ighodaro, putting to sleep the confusion about their marital status.

They both have a daughter.

Hilda Dokubo, Kate Henshaw kick against the appointment of alleged woman beater senator Elisha Abbo as patron of the actor's guild

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 02:30 AM PDT

Nollywood actresses, Hilda Dokubo and Kate Henshaw lead online protest against the appointment of Elisha Abbo as Actor's Guild of Nigeria patron.

Hilda Dokubo has expressed her displeasure at the appointment of Senator Elisha Abbo as a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

In a video currently making the rounds, the veteran actress called out the guild's president, Emeka Rollas on the decision to appoint the alleged woman beater senator as a patron of the guild.

Hours after the video broke on Monday, March 16, 2020, Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw took to social media to announce that she's reached out to the president of the guild but has so far not gotten a response.


She shared: " Still waiting on your response @emekarollas .....I will reach out to you again like I did yesterday and I would like you to kindly explain what thought processes led to this! The Actors Guild Of Nigeria deserves better and this is definitely not it!!!"

Senator Elisha Abbo made headlines back in July 2019 after a CCTV footage of him assaulting a female staff of a sex toy shop in Abuja emerged. The infamous senator pulled a number of theatrics in the wake of the video that made headlines.

Gbenro Ajibade to trolls on Twitter 'I hear some of y’all mad cos am happy'

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 02:00 AM PDT

Gbenro Ajibade has a message for those who have been trolling him on Twitter over his new relationship.

Gbenro Ajibade had posted a video of a mysterious lady and himself on Instagram a day ago.

The Nollywood movie star took to his Twitter page on Monday, March 16, 2020, where he replied to those trolling him on the social media platform.

"#keishabirthdacation.I hear some of y'all mad cos am happy.Awwww...but I got great news that would get y'all even more mad. Just be patient and save that energy. MAD OH!🕺🏾," he tweeted.


Gbenro Ajibade had taken to his Instagram stories on Monday, March 16, 2020, where he shared a series of videos of the mysterious lady and himself.

It is not clear if he is officially in a relationship with the lady but from the lovey-dovey nature of the video, one cannot but assume that the father of one might have found love again.

Gbenro Ajibade was married to Osas Ighodaro.

The two had a fairy tale wedding in 2015 that was attended by everyone in the entertainment industry in Nigeria.


Their wedding was so huge that it was televised live on one of the biggest cable TV channels in the country.

Few years into the wedding, speculations of cracks began to filter the air.

Osas Ighodaro took down his name from her Instagram profile which was followed by a little social media drama.

In a recent interview, Ajibade confirmed that he had divorced Osas Ighodaro, putting to sleep the confusion about their marital status.

They have a daughter together.

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