Nollywood actress Chioma Akpotha was left emotional after winning Best Lead Actress at the 2025 AMVCA.

The movie star beat Gbubemi Ejeye, Uzoamaka Onuoha, Uche Montana, Hilda Dokubo, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, and Bimbo Ademoye to win the coveted award.

Chioma, who wasn’t at the event, shared a video on her Instagram page of her crying as she expressed gratitude to God for the win. The talented actress said words fail her.

“THANK YOU JESUS !!!

Words really fail me!

AMVCA BEST ACTRESS 2025.

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When she was announced as a nominee back in March, Chioma expressed gratitude to God for the good gifts and how grateful and blessed she was for the nomination and recognition. Chioma noted that every moment on screen is a story shared, and people’s support is her driving force.

Many Celebrities congratulated her on her first win

Uchejumbo wrote: 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I know baby girl🫂 congratulations chi

Calista wrote:  Your versatility as an actress is worth studying ,senior ! Your performance in SEVEN DOORS reaffirms the saying that “ excellence supersedes mediocrity “. You showed everyone what it meant to embody a character . This honor is well deserved . You earned every single respect accorded 👏. Congratulations, senior ❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌

Dezathegreat wrote: 👏👏👏👏 You wey deserve like anything 😍

Uchelude wrote: Congratulations sis 👏👏👏 long time coming

Stannze wrote: Very well deserved Chi 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 Congratulations 🥂

Lindaosfa wrote: Massive congratulations mami. Excellent performance 👏👏 💐💐

Bimboademoye wrote: Yasssss queen yassssss. Yassssssss!!! Well freaking deserved!!!! 💃💃💃💃💃

Grammy-winning singer, Temilade Openiyi, AKA Tems, has urged the world to look beyond stereotypes and explore the cultures of Africa, starting with Nigeria and Ghana.

In a conversation with Fashion Bomb Daily at the 2025 Met Gala in New York, Tems encouraged foreigners to visit Lagos and Ghana to form their understanding of what life in Africa truly feels like.

She shared that the beauty of Africa lies in the richness of its cultures and creativity.

She said, “I always encouraged people to go to Lagos and Ghana for vacation. Just go and see for yourself before you make an opinion [about Africa]. See it for yourself and see how you feel.

“I think it [the beauty of Africa] is in the creativity, the daily efforts, the looks, the songs, the traditions and the cultures.”

Tems also spoke about how diverse African music is contrary to the global perception that it is just Afrobeats.

“We [Africans] can go further in every single aspect of sound. We are not just Afrobeats. There is Amapiano, Afrosoul, R&B, Afro Jazz. There are so many genres in African music that people are not all the way tapped into yet,” the singer said.

Hollywood power couple, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their third child together.

Rihanna announced pregnancy and showed off her baby bump on her way to the Met Gala on Monday, May 5, in New York City.

She was also spotted at the 2025 Met Gala, proudly displaying her baby bump.

“It feels amazing,” she said of her third pregnancy, according to Sky News.

Ekwutosblog recalls that Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, welcomed their first child, RZA on May 19, 2022, barely a year after they confirmed their relationship.

In August 2023, the couple welcomed their second son, Riot Ross.

In April 2024, Rihanna told Interview Magazine that she had been looking for a female child but kept giving birth to boys.