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2016 witnessed a myriad of controversies in the Nigerian entertainment industry. We can boldly declare that we had more controversies this year that got us talking and shocked.
In no particular order The News Guru chronicles 7 shocking controversies of 2016 in the Nigerian entertainment scene..
Donjazzy vs Olamide
Shockingly, the very first day of 2016 was a bit dramatic for the entertainment industry. Olamide Adedeji, A.K.A ‘Olamide badoo’ and Don Jazzy, threw tantrums at each other at the 10th edition of the Headies Awards. The YBNL boss climbed the Headies stage to express his discontent on the Next Rated Award Category given to Mavin signee, Reekado Banks. Don Jazzy promptly responded to Olamide’s reaction when he climbed the stage to receive a Special Recognition Award. The feud has long been resolved.
April 28, 2016 will remain an unforgettable day to fans of iconic songstress, Tiwa Savage and her husband, Tee Billz for the huge drama the couple threw to the public. It all started when Teebillz lashed out at his wife via Instagram. He cited claims that music stars including Dr. Sid, Don Jazzy and 2face Idibia have separately had sexual relations with his lover, before attempting to commit suicide along the Ikoyi/Lekki bridge the same day.
Reacting to Tee Billz’s damning revelations, Tiwa on her part released a heart-wrenching video to tell the details of how the couple had been struggling to put up with one another.
Amazingly, there are strong indications that the couple are back together. making a comeback has been flying around but nothing official has yet come up.
PSquare break up
The news about the ‘split’ of pop star group, PSquare [Peter and Paul Okoye] was one of the major entertainment headlines last year. The Okoye’s at different times came up with stories on their social media handles suggesting all wasn’t well in their household.
Their brother/manager Jude, wasn’t left out in the drama as one of the twins, Peter, insisted that Jude wasn’t their manager again.
However, it seems all is now well between the duo singer as they released a new song, ‘Bank Alert’ as a testimonial of their reunion.
Actress, Toyin Aimakhu was ensnared in various controversies this year. The first one that comes to mind was the messy scandal she had with her estranged husband and the drama that ensued.
Toyin found love in the waiting arms of Seun Egbegbe a movie marketer. Their break up tale was a fodder for bloggers to feed on. Seun reportedly seized her phones threatening movie producers not to feature her in their movies.
In addition, Toyin who fondly calls herself ‘World best’ was involved in the fundraising for Mayowa, a deceased ovarian cancer patient. The actress was moved by Mayowa’s plea on social media and leveraged on her star power to raise funds for the lady.
The story changed when accusations and counter-accusations began to emerge that Mayowa’s family misled Nigerians. Toyin stormed out of LUTH calling on police officers. This led to another extended social media spectacle.
Earlier in the year, Megbele singer Omawunmi had an interview with HFtv presenter Zinnia. What happened during the interview became a trending topic on social media for weeks. The rhythm of the interview changed when Zinnia asked her about an alleged smoking and drinking habit.
Omawunmi said:” Have you seen me smoking before? So why would you say that? Now you see me as an artiste. I am contributing what I can. I make music the way that I should. And I come here I honour your invitation. And you’re supposed to mean me well. Do you mean me well?
She was visibly angry, stammering and said to the presenter: “I will not honour you with a response. I feel like that is a taint to my character.You can’t ask me to kill a rumour that you are not sure about. So first and foremost, as a rumour, you need to go and dig and get your facts right before you ask somebody something. So I will maintain that if you have not seen me smoking and you come out and say it on a National TV that means you don’t mean me well and that is the end of this interview”.
Irritated Omawunmi walked out on the interview.
Linda Ikeji vs Wizkid
Wizkid has always had a beef for famous Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji. What ignited the feud between them was a story published on Linda’s blog saying Wizzy has been evicted from his Lekki home after his rent expired. This made the self -proclaimed star boy angry.
Wizkid allegedly threatened to beat up Linda. It took the intervention of the Lagos State Commissioner of police to put the feud to rest.
This time last year, the name Bobrisky won’t even command any attention. When you mention Bobrisky these days, only few people will feign ignorance. The controversial cross-dresser gained massive popularity via his snapchat account and instagram this year. From talking about his bae and how smooth his bleached skin is, to putting up engaging videos on instagram, Bobrisky is undoubtedly one of the most controversial social media discoveries of 2016.