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Ajofia Nnewi was billed to perform in a masquerade show in Lagos, Nigeria. But the real owners of Lagos through the commissioner of police banned Ajofia from stepping into Lagos State.
Last year, Ajofia Nnewi was billed to perform in a masquerade show in Lagos, Nigeria. But the real owners of Lagos through the commissioner of police banned Ajofia from stepping into Lagos State.
The official reasons they gave were;
1. Ajofia stirs segregation in a mixed state like Lagos since it’s reported it’s only men are allowed to come close to view it.
2. It pollutes the environment with the smoke it emits from its head thus creating health hazards and concerns.
These were the official reasons. Now, here are the unofficial reasons:
1. The owners of Lagos wanted to show the noisy Igbos who always claim Lagos is a No man’s land, by stopping their most revered masquerade from performing, who owns Lagos.
2. Suspicion was rife that the masquerade was coming in to energise an evil voodoo for the Igbos which will help them in their domination of Lagos.
Well, I am more inclined to go with the first unofficial reason. My reason is simple. Ajofia Nnewi has performed in Lagos for more than seven times prior to being banned last year. Thus, the authorities knew the masquerade is purely there for show.
In fact, as early as September 2023, Ajofia performed at a New Yam festival held at National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
So, the real reason for infringing on the right of willful association and pursuit of happiness was because, before the last year’s show which was billed for a hotel in Festac, many Igbos were already online boasting how the biggest masquerade in Ala Igbo is storming Lagos.
It is no longer news that online banters in Nigeria do not take time to quickly degenerate into ethnic verbal mudslinging, especially on X. This particular one was no different. It generated a lot of unnecessary bad blood and furore between the Igbos and the Yorubas.
I called a top Lagos based lawyer to step in when the news filtered in that Ajofia Nnewi has been banned from performing in Lagos. The lawyer told me it was already late. The show organiser had already acquiesced, and consequently, signed he is no longer bringing in Ajofia to Lagos for security reasons.
I in turn called Chief Azuka Efoagui. He felt sorry for the organiser who has paid the full performance fee upfront. He told me, all he can do is to wax a special song for the organiser since the cancellation was no fault of his but that of our brothers who made unnecessary noise about him coming to invade Lagos with powerful magic.
The sad part is, all the Igbo online warriors who caused this development with their empty boasts quickly moved on to another online spat without batting an eye to see the damage they caused their own.
The reflective question is, what exactly will happen to Ndi Igbo before they learn a lesson on the need to tone down their loudness? Why do we go to a strange land and become so mindlessly domineering that we hardly pause to think how our hosts feel about our loudness?
Does everything about us has to be braggadocios?
The biggest burial!
The biggest birthday!
The biggest mansion!
The richest man is so so place!
Why do we like setting ourselves up? Empty vessel they say make the loudest noise.
Interestingly, when you get into the seat of power where the real operators discuss, Ndi Igbo are found wanting. But outside the hall, our kinsmen (AGIP) are littered as servants to the people that matters. It is these servants, at times, we deify with needless noise.
It is about time we lessened the noise and stop putting unnecessary marks on our backs when we are not and has never been the real threat as far this union is operational.
Credit: Nze Tobe Osigwe (Ezeikolomuo)
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Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has gifted his wife, Chioma, a diamond-encrusted Richard Mille wristwatch valued at $300,000 during their white wedding in Miami, United States, on Sunday.
The luxury timepiece is the second Richard Mille watch Davido has given her, following a similar gift alongside Birkin bags for her birthday in 2023.
The Miami ceremony followed the couple’s traditional wedding in Lagos in June 2024 and their court wedding in March 2023.
Pictures and videos from the event have been widely shared on social media, sparking excitement among fans.
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This pain really paining, Cubana Chief Priest explains absence from Davido’s white wedding
Celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has opened up about his absence from Davido’s wedding in Miami, Florida, citing long-standing US visa challenges.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Cubana Chief Priest stated that he woke up with “mixed feelings,” expressing both happiness for the couple and sadness over missing the event.
He noted that sometimes, life’s challenges serve as a reminder of human limitations, despite personal success.
Sharing a video from Davio’s traditional wedding held in Lagos in 2024, the entrepreneur wrote, “Woke up this morning with mixed feelings. I’m happy, and I’m still sad at the same time.
“Sometimes, God has a way of making you understand that you are powerless regardless of all you may think you have.”
Responding to criticism over his absence from the white wedding, Cubana Chief Priest said, “I appreciate the bashing because that has given me multiple reasons and proofs to apply again.”
Addressing the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, the entrepreneur wrote, “#usinnigeria do it for me this time. You can clearly see how disappointed and hurt the world is to see me absent at my best friend’s wedding. You need to give me access to get my fat ass into America. Well, delay is never denial — CP is still hopeful.”
Despite his absence, Cubana Chief Priest said his wife and family were present at the wedding to represent him.
He wrote, “The largest part of me, which is my family, my beautiful, elegant, expensive, eloquent and sophisticated wife #_deangels, is there to share in this luxury blissful experience. So I’m there in body and spirit.
“I’m wishing my best friend #davido and his beautiful wife #thechefchi an amazing wedlock.”
He further stated that he will reapply for a visa next week, saying, “#usinnigeria I’m in again next week. Please give me access to the greatest country in the world. This pain is really paining.”
Earlier in January, Cubana Chief Priest revealed on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds that errors made on his first visa application, which was filled out by someone else when he was younger, have persisted in the US immigration system and continue to cause denials.
“I have been denied access to America. If I had a visa to enter Yankee today, it would be a dream come true,” Cubana Chief Priest said.
“Somebody filled out my form when I was much younger and was trying to get into America. Some mistakes were coming up during interviews. And I think they have it on their system. Anytime I came, it kept popping up.
“David tells me about America and the lifestyle. It is something I want to experience. I hope very soon I am going to get access to get into Yankee”, he said.
Ekwutosblog reports that celebrities and friends joined Davido and Chioma for their pre-wedding party in Miami, United States, on Saturday.
Social media personality, Okunyele Idris Olarenwaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, has shared his views on men in the United Kingdom, UK.
In a recent Instagram post, he stated that the men in Uk are too broke for his taste.
According to Bobrisky, these men often share apartments and split bills, which he finds unimpressive.
The social media personality expressed his expectations for any potential suitors, insisting that they should be seen on designer wears to impress him.
He justified his expectations by referencing his own ability to rock luxury brands.
“By the way Uk men are too broke, avoid them.
“They share apartments they share bills among themselves, ewwww.
“Before any Uk guy can approach me please come correct. The least wristwatch I want to see you wear is Presidential Rolex and a designers slippers If me as a girl can rock Presidential Rolex why can’t you?” He wrote
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