Last week was eventful in showbiz. TheCable Lifestyle looks at the top entertainment stories that got tongues wagging in the past seven days.
YEMI ALADE TACKLES LAGOS GOVERNMENT OVER DEMOLITION
Last week, the singer slammed the Lagos state government over the recent demolition of buildings at Arowojogbe in Mende estate.
Alade claimed the state government is giving Nigerians reasons not to invest in Lagos real estate.
The songstress argued that the house demolition would lead to the “devaluation of lands in Lagos”.
She also called on the state government to refund affected legal buyers the monies paid when purchasing their land.
Reacting to public outcry, Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for environment and water resources in Lagos, revealed some of the buildings in the estate were demolished to avert flooding of the entire mainland.
‘BREATH OF LIFE’ SHINES AT 2024 AMVCA
Wale Ojo, Kehinde Bankole, Layi Wasabi, and Demola Adedoyin were among the winners at the 2024 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).
Bankole defeated Funke Akindele and Ireti Doyle to clinch the ‘Best Lead Actress’ category.
Ojo won the ‘Best Lead Actor’ category while Demola snagged the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award for their roles in ‘Breath of Life’ respectively.
Layi Wasabi also won the ‘Best Digital Content’ category.
DAVIDO TALKS RETIREMENT
Davido, the award-winning Afrobeats singer, hinted that his next album might be his last.
Last week, the ‘Dami Duro’ hitmaker also claimed some people desperately want him out of the music industry.
“Yall ni**as really want me out the game that bad ?? Oya after next album I no do again . So una fit get peace,” he wrote.
SHAN GEORGE RECOVERS ‘STOLEN’ N3.6M
Shan George, the actress, has recovered the N3.6 million she claimed was stolen from her bank account.
On May 4, George lamented that her “life savings were wiped from my account”.
But last week, the ace actress revealed that she recovered all her money after contacting the bank for assistance.
“The money moved from one bank to another. I think what helped me was that the moment it happened I started following all the first aid the bank offered me. Everybody has access to it. It is just that some people are ignorant of it,” she said in an interview with Arise TV.
ADEKUNLE GOLD VISITS AILING SINGER KHAID IN HOSPITAL
The 19-year-old singer was hospitalised in April amid reports he was battling internal bleeding.
But in a video shared last week, Adekunle Gold visited Khaid who appeared to be recuperating at the hospital.
AGN DISMISSES RUMOURS MERCY JOHNSON WAS INVOLVED IN BOAT MISHAP THAT KILLED JUNIOR POPE
Last week, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) dismissed rumours that Mercy Johnson was involved in the boat accident that claimed the life of Junior Pope.
Pope died in April after he fell into the River Niger in Asaba, Delta state. He was on his way to a movie location.
The actor passed away alongside four other crew members in the boat accident.
Thank God Ikoma, a survivor of the boat mishap while testifying about his escape, mentioned that Emeka Mercy Johnson was on the boat.
Emeka once served as Mercy Johnson’s personal assistant and goes by the sobriquet Emeka Mercy Johnson. The development implied that the actress was involved in the tragic incident.
But Abubakar Yakubu, national secretary of the AGN, maintained that Mercy was not on the boat.
The AGN said the reports were “utterly false, baseless, unfounded and idiotic” while asking the public to disregard them.
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