…Releases Singer’s U.S. Phone Number


A US-based entrepreneur, Anita Brown, has claimed that Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, impregnated her and has refused to acknowledge the pregnancy.

She made the claim via her Instagram story on Tuesday night.

This comes two days after the lady publicly alleged that the ‘Unavailable’ crooner has been in a relationship with her. She subsequently shared screenshots hours after to back her claims.

Brown took to Instagram live video to conduct a pregnancy test and then released Davido’s US phone number on Twitter with the caption “Since i have no proof, Call him, text him and find out loves”.

In one of the numerous screenshots, she released conversations between herself and Davido’s cousin, Clarks Adeleke, where he allegedly said the family will take full responsibility if the child after delivery.

According to the chat, Clark said, “I will advise him to wait. Once you deliver the baby, we will do the needful and take responsibility if it’s an Adeleke”

Brown also slammed the singer and his cousin over the claim that she was in a “one-night stand” situation with the Afrobeats musician.

While denying knowing that Davido was married, Brown claimed that the singer asked her to lie that her account was hacked when she initially came out with the news.

In her words, “What really kills me is this married man narrative you all are dragging, cut it out. I did not know he was married, to God. Go to his page, does he look like a married man? I’m confused. Rest in peace to the child, people knew about the baby but nobody knew he got married. I’m in America, nobody here knew sorry.

“It’s not on the blogs, it’s not a big thing if a man ain’t telling me, then I don’t know and I wasn’t checking for it because I’m not looking to get married, I’m not looking for that right now so that wasn’t something that I was in search for, I wasn’t digging up anything like that, so no I didn’t know.

“I actually found out after the fact and then I found out after the fact that I’m actually pregnant so y’all should cut it out, maybe I’m a fornicator but never an adulterer, calm down.”

She went on to release multiple screenshots of chats between her and Davido, who in the chat confirmed having unprotected sex with her and asked the lady to take care of the pregnancy like other girls in the past.

She claimed to have met Davido in 2017 while in Dubai and they were in an on and off relationship until the COVID-19 pandemic when she was in a ‘long’ relationship with him.

The award-winning singer has been silent over the issue as Brown continued to address Internet trolls who are calling her unprintable names.

The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere is currently sick and has been admitted to the hospital.

The clergyman who refused to disclose the cause of his ailment took to his Facebook page on Thursday to share a picture of himself in the hospital.

The post, captioned, “Please put me in your prayers,” grabbed the attention of many followers, who stormed the comment section to pray for the preacher.

The apostle, renowned for his philanthropic works, has been in the news recently over his reported move to abandon some of his beneficiaries, including those on scholarships abroad.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, remains the richest man in Africa, despite the volatility of Nigerian currency against the dollar.

Bloomberg in its daily top billionaire lists, released on Tuesday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $15.6 billion topped other Africans in the Index.

 

Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 12th year running, was the only Nigerian on the list of the top 500 billionaires, as released by Bloomberg.

Other Africans listed in the latest top 500 world billionaires list for the year 2023 include Johann Rupert and family of South Africa, now worth $13.3 billion, while Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa, Nassef Sawiris of Egypt, Natie Kirsh of South Africa, and Naguib Sawiris are also worth $9.0 billion, $7.47 billion, $7.37billion and $5.93 billion respectively. These are the only five other Africans that made the list.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. In calculating net worth, Bloomberg News strives to provide the most transparent calculations available, and each individual billionaire profile contains a detailed analysis of how that person’s fortune is tallied.

 

The index is a dynamic measure of personal wealth based on changes in markets, the economy and Bloomberg reporting. Each net worth figure is updated every business day after the close of trading in New York. Stakes in publicly traded companies are valued using the share’s most recent closing price. Valuations are converted to U.S. dollars at current exchange rates.

Ellon Musk and Bernard Arnault are the richest in the world with $219billion and $194 billion respectively in their kitties while Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates followed respectively with $151 billion and $130 billion. Larry Ellison was the fifth richest with $130 billion on the world’s billionaires’ chart.

Bloomberg is a global information and technology company, that connect decision makers to a dynamic network of data, people and ideas – “accurately delivering business and financial information, news and insights to customers around the world” Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools such as an analytics and equity trading platform, data services, and news to financial companies and organisations through the Bloomberg Terminal.’

Africa’s richest man, with his new worth of $15.6 billion, controls Dangote Industries, a closely-held conglomerate. The Lagos, Nigeria-based company owns sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cement producer, Dangote Cement. It also has interests in sugar, salt, fertiliser and packaged foods. Dangote also recently commissioned the $19bn petroleum refinery plant, which is now the Africa’s largest refinery.

It would be recalled that Aliko Dangote, was also recently named as among the topmost charitable man in the World by Richtopia, a digital periodical that covers business, economics, and financial news, based in the United Kingdom. This recognition came after he endowed his foundation, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) to the tune of $1.25 billion.

Aliko Dangote started his Foundation in 1981, with a mission to enhance opportunities for social change through strategic investments that improve health and wellbeing, promote quality education, and broaden economic empowerment opportunities.

Aliko Dangote Foundation was, however, incorporated in 1994 as a charity in Lagos, Nigeria. 20 years later, the Foundation has become the largest private Foundation in sub–Saharan Africa, with the largest endowment by a single African donor. The primary focus of Aliko Dangote Foundation is health and nutrition, supported by wrap-around interventions in education, empowerment, and humanitarian relief.

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The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the viral video showing seven policemen escorting a yet-to-be-identified man walking with a cow.

 

A Twitter user, Yemie Fash, shared the video on his handle and tagged Adejobi asking why the man had so many policemen escorting him. He wrote, “Hello, #Princemoye1 Who is this man, why does he have so many #PoliceNG men following him?”


This is coming after the acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, vowed to effect the withdrawal of Police Mobile Force personnel from VIP escort/guard duties on Monday, June 26.


Adejobi retweeted the video on Thursday morning on his Twitter account, describing it as ‘disgusting’ and stating that the police officers would be fished out.

He said, “This is condemned. We will fish out these men. It’s even disgusting. We have set up a committee to look into the process of withdrawing our PMF/tactical men from such services and use them for the announced Quick Intervention Squad.

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko is dead.

 


The 61-year-old actress , who before her demise, battled ill-health, died Wednesday evening.

 

Her daughter announced her death on Wednesday 28th June 2023.

 

Iyabo Oko, who had been absent from the film industry for some years, had been battling illness, which led to her death.

 

Though the circumstances of her death have not been made public, her daughter, Bisi Aisha, a female soldier, verified her death.

 

“May ur soul rest in peace, Mummy,” she wrote.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria.

NAFDAC said the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the agency.

The agency said the investigation revealed that over five crates of the implicated batch of Sprite 50cl glass bottles were discovered to be contaminated with particles.

“The affected batch of the unwholesome product has been sampled for laboratory analysis in the NAFDAC laboratory and the Agency has directed all zonal directors and state coordinators to carry out surveillance and mop up the implicated batch of the unwholesome product.


“Similarly, a comprehensive current Good Manufacturing Practice Inspection of the manufacturing site is to be carried out by the Agency, this is to find the route cause of the contamination and ensure compliance to marketing authorisation.

“Furthermore, the company, (Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (Abuja plant) has been directed to recall the implicated batch of the unwholesome product and report to NAFDAC for effective monitoring,” NAFDAC said in a statement on its website.

NAFDAC said the product manufacturer was Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (Abuja plant) with AZ6 22:32 batch number.


It added that the product was manufactured on April 4, 2023.

“NAFDAC implores distributors, retailers, and consumers to exercise caution and vigilance to avoid the consumption, sale, or distribution of the unwholesome product. The products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.

“Anyone in possession of the above-mentioned batch of Sprite 50cl glass bottles is advised to submit stock to the nearest NAFDAC office. If you, or someone you know, have consumed this product or suffered any adverse reaction/event after consumption, you are advised to seek immediate medical advice from a qualified healthcare professional,” it added.

US-based lady, Anita Brown, who allegedly got impregnated by Davido has addressed claims that she is a porn star.

Taking to social media, in a series of tweets, the American claimed that reports claiming she was a porn star is not true and the videos being circulated on social media were videos of her and her ex-boyfriend.


She noted that as a believer it is wrong for people to shame others past.

“Let one without sin cast the first stone People are allowed to grow. People are allowed to change,” she wrote.

“I love who I was & I also love who I’m becoming & where I’m at so far. The things I’ve done in the past and the things I’ve been through gave me a lot of authority and testimony. I feel no shame about my past. I am the light.

“If you are a believer. You wouldn’t be shaming someone’s past. That is the whole purpose of Christianity. The whole purpose of the New Testament. Redemption, salvation, faith. Pain into purpose.

“Life has changed. Even baby daddy said it. That’s what life is about elevation. It wouldn’t have as much power. If I was one way my entire life.

“For whoever said celebrities don’t sleep with porn stars… babe, Drakes baby mother is a porn star & they get along great actually and he loves his son. (Sidebar; has nothing to do with me just an example) so hush.

“Don’t ever play with my name talking porn star. NOT TRUE. Any video y’all will ever see of me was prolly with my ex from years ago. Oh well. Get over it! Nextttttttt!

“It’s nothing that can be said that i can’t own! I don’t owe y’all anything, because y’all are not God.”

The leadership of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced the indefinite suspension of actor Jerry Williams over his involvement with illicit substances.

 

The National President of AGN, Emeka Rollas made the announcement via a statement.

According to Rollas, the association has been monitoring the situation since December till it got out of hand.


They explained that Williams cannot be allowed to associate with other performers on set to prevent him from endangering the lives of others.

According to him, the situation is a matter of safety for fellow actors.


The statements reads in part; “the Guild has been monitoring his involvement in illicit substances since December last year, until it got out of hand and as it is now, he cannot be allowed to associate with other performers on set due to danger.

“He ought to have been suspended before now. But we decided to allow him go through minor treatments, which he has been defaulting overtimes. But at it stands now, Jerry is a risk not only to himself but also, other actors who might be acting alongside him on set.

“We, therefore, have decided to suspend him indefinitely until he gets a clean bill of health from a medical practitioner or a professional that handles drugs abuse.’”

Actor Uche Maduagwu has expressed disappointment with Davido for allegedly impregnating a US-model, Anita Brown.

The New Yorker claimed the super star singer impregnated her, sharing evidence of their alleged affair.


But Maduagwu, reacting to the report expressed shock at the fact that Davido could spent million to acquire a bespoke Maybach but couldn’t spare a paltry sum for condom which would have averted the scandal he’s been thrown in.

 

Infuriated Maduagwu recommended the Afrobeats star seek deliverance in the church, swearing he could never win a Grammy award.


He wrote: “Wait o! Some people are saying the American women took advantage of him, how? How? You’re supposed to be moaning with my Chiom, Chiom (as he fondly referes to the singer’s wife) but you go climb another mountain.


“You spent millions of naira on top Maybach, so you no fit spend ordinary N500 to buy condom. You no fit! This is wickedness and insensitivity. Walahi, you no fit win Grammys. And you need church deliverance because this is wicked. We are still talking of yo yo yo. This one pass yo yo yo. Deliverance! Deliverance naim you need. Ha! This is wrong.”

Nigerian gospel actor and president of the film production company Mount Zion Faith, Mike Bamiloye and his wife, Gloria, are marking their 35th wedding anniversary.

Bamiloye, on Wednesday, shared a photo of his wife on his Instagram page where he claimed that even after many years of marriage, she still refers to him as Bro Mike.

 

He said, “That is what everybody in the Christian fellowship called me. And when we got Married, she didn’t stop calling me Bro Mike! Then we got our first son and we were shocked when the One Year old boy called me: “AA-AA-YITE!”

“We both tried to begin to call: SWEETIE! HONEY! BABY!, SWEET-HEART! MD!” It didn’t work out! One day, before my Mum (Big Sister) who had been fighting this, My wife wanted to prove to my Big Sister that we had tried our best to adjust. I was upstairs and she called me in the presence of my Mum: “HONEY!” SWEETIE!! SWEET-HEART!!” She called and called and Ir didn’t register that I was the one she was calling.

“I was hearing her voice but it never registered. Then she just called “BRO MIKE!” And I responded very loudly. And my Mum laughed! And that was it. And now, OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN 35 YEARS AND AND ALL OUR CHILDREN ARE MARRIED WITH CHILDREN AND SHE HAS NOT STOPPED CALLING: “BRO MIKE!” AND I HAVE NOT STOPPED RESPONDING!

“But I am going to break this jinx one day before our 40th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! I promise you all, I will break the jinx before the Grand-Children begin to call me: “BRAAA-HIGHTEE!”

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