The first seven days of 2024 were eventful in showbiz. TheCable Lifestyle examines the top entertainment stories that triggered conversations in the past week.
PORTABLE CALLS OUT KOKO ZARIA OVER ‘AFFAIR’ WITH BABY MAMA
Portable called out Ganiyu Oyedepo, the socialite fondly called Koko Zaria, for allegedly having an affair with Keji, his estranged baby mama.
In December 2022, Portable welcomed a child with Keji.
The singer was, however, said to have sent her away last year after their relationship hit rock bottom.
Last week, Portable accused Koko Zaria of having an affair with his baby mama.
He also claimed Keji has been taking his son with her anytime she wants to see him.
ZACK ORJI HAD BRAIN SURGERY
Last week, Hannatu Musawa, the minister of art, culture, and creative economy, revealed that Zack Orji, the actor, underwent brain surgery.
Orji slumped on December 29 and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the national hospital in Abuja.
Musawa, along with Remi Tinubu, the first lady, and Nana Shettima, the wife of the vice president, had visited the ailing actor at the hospital.
The minister prayed for Orji’s recovery and called for support for the movie star.
TAYE CURRENCY: HOW LATE ALAO-AKALA MADE ME RICH IN 2011
Taye Currency, the Nigerian Fuji musician, revealed that Christopher Alao-Akala, the late former governor of Oyo state, paid him N99 million over a decade ago.
The Oyo-based singer sang about how Alao-Akala changed his financial status when he performed at the annual Oshodi Day event.
While entertaining the audience, Currency recalled how he had performed at Akala’s campaign rallies back in 2011.
He said the show promoter during the campaign was fond of delaying his payments, adding that sometimes he would wait for up to three days before he got paid.
The singer said in a bid to get his money, he confronted the then-governor in his house about the delayed payments.
He said Akala demanded an explanation for his outburst. He said after explaining that he was owed N500,000 and had not been paid yet, the then-governor thereafter asked Kemi Akala, his wife, to be in charge of his payments for the rest of the campaign.
Currency said Akala then paid him N99 million as the total of all his performances at the 33 local governments in the state.
ACTOR OLOFA INA DIES AT 73
Deji Aderemi, the ace Nigerian actor better known as Olofa Ina, passed away last week after battling illness for four months.
Marufudeen Lawal, the chairman of the Osun chapter of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), said the late actor would be missed for his exceptional abilities and qualities.
He also disclosed that the actor died in a hospital at Ile-Ife, Osun, at about 7.00 pm.
Modinatu Aderemi, one of the wives of Olofa Ina, also said the actor spent three weeks in the hospital but died within 30 minutes of returning home.
YUL EDOCHIE MARITAL DRAMA
Yul Edochie, the Nigerian actor, May, his estranged wife, resumed their heated online dispute last week.
The controversy started in April 2022, when the actor announced the arrival of a child with Judy Austin Muoghalu — to the displeasure of May.
On January 2, Yul reacted to May’s New Year’s post — reflecting on 2023 — which she said came with “too many adversities and misfortunes”.
He also accused his estranged wife of having breast enlargement surgery in the same year without his consent.
The actor cautioned his first wife against manipulating public opinion on social media to foster resentment towards him.
Yul also claimed May “filed for divorce but refused to return the bride price”.
But in her reaction, Rita Edochie, the ace Nigerian actress, slammed Yul for asking for a refund of the bride price he paid when he married May.
Rita, who is married to Tony Edochie, a younger brother to Pete Edochie, argued that May has no right to return the bride price Yul requested, adding that the matter is still in court.
POLICE ARREST MEMBERS OF GISTLOVER SYNDICATE
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), last week, arrested suspected “members of Gistlover syndicate”.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, issued a statement wherein he revealed the names of the suspects as Adebukola Kolapo Nnedum, Micheal Somtomchukwu and Isaac Akpokighe.
The statement added that the suspects — between the ages of 25 to 30 — are running a microblogging platform known for “cyberstalking, incitement, blackmail, and sundry, which has over the years been a course for public outcry”.
Adejobi said they were arrested following a petition by one Seye Oladejo.
BOLANLE NINALOWO: VIDEO OF MAN MASTURBATING NOT ME
Bolanle Ninalowo, the Nollywood actor, addressed a viral video of a man masturbating, saying “I am not the one”.
In the video which surfaced on social media on Saturday, the man was captured playing with his manhood.
Several social media users insinuated that the man in the recording was the well-built actor.
Ninalowo, however, stated that he is not the “gentleman pleasing himself”.
The film star said although there might be similarities between them, “if you take a closer look, you’ll discover that the tattoo details, our complexions and physiques are completely different”.
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