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Ireti, Fuji House of Commotion Star, Is Dead

the ace Nigerian actress famous for her role as ‘Ireti’ in the now-defunct family drama Fuji House of Commotion, has passed on.

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Sola Awojobi Onayiga, the ace Nigerian actress famous for her role as ‘Ireti’ in the now-defunct family drama Fuji House of Commotion, has passed on.

Onayiga died on Monday morning, according to Husseini Shaibu, the movie and culture critic.

“Just learnt that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga passed on today,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Auntie Sola is best known for living delightfully the role of Ireti aka Cooking practicals in the defunct TV sitcom ‘CHECKMATE’! Journey well Ma!”

It is understood that she was admitted to the ICU unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital a fortnight ago.

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Shortly after her secondary education, she worked with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) in Abuja.

She was also a student of the National Institute of Internal Auditors for two years before dropping out to study theatre arts at the University of Ife (OAU).

Apart from acting, she also ventured into politics at some point in time. In 2015, she was the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for the Lagos state house of assembly Ikorodu constituency 1.

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Why I stopped managing Emmanuella — Mark Angel reveals

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Mark Angel, a Nigerian comedian, has responded to speculations that he is no longer managing teen comedians Emmanuella and Aunty Success.

During a TikTok live session, the comedian revealed that he has stepped down from managing the young stars and that their careers are now managed by a professional agency.

“There was a time when I managed Emmanuella and Success when they were kids, but I no longer manage them.

“I am too busy to manage them. So, they have an agency that manages them, but I still work with them,” he said.

The comedian went on to say that even if he no longer manages the teenagers, his connection with the girls would not go down and that it is still solid.

He insisted that he would continue to work with them with the same passion that had garnered them recognition.

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BBNaija’s Tacha removes Davido’s tattoo on her chest after fall out

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Tacha has removed Davido’s tattoo from her chest.

The development came after Tacha’s fell out with Davido.

Gatekeeper  reports that the duo fell out after the reality star tackled Davido for liking a shady tweet about her colleague, Phyna in October 2023.

In response, the singer went on to like a tweet that subtly shaded Tacha.

Amid the public altercation, Tacha vowed to remove the tattoo of Davido’s face drawn on her chest.

However, in a now trending video on her Instagram page, Tacha who recently relocated to the UK, shared the procedure of how the tattoo was removed.

Recall that she got a tattoo of the singer before she entered Big Brother house back in 2019.

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Wizkid equals Burna Boy’s record as Nigerian artist with most charting albums on Billboard

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Grammy Award winner Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has equalled his colleague Burna Boy’s record as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard, 200 history.

The Starboy accomplished the feat after his latest album ‘Morayo’ debuted at number 98, selling 13,000 units in its first week.

As a result, Wizkid and Burna Boy are the Nigerian artists with the most Billboard 200 charting albums (4 each).

“Wizkid ties Burna Boy as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard 200 history (4 each),” music monitoring platform Chart Data wrote via X on Friday.

‘Morayo’ also debuted at number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart.

With the recent announcement of his fifth studio album ‘5IVE’ scheduled to be released next year, Davido could also join the tie as he has already debuted three albums on the chart.

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