Entertainment
How Money Bags Rule Nite Life
Night life is one of the
major social activities that thrive in big cities across Nigeria. Popular among such activities that make the nights bubble with fun and relaxation are the night clubs, drinking palours and pepper soup joints among others. Unfortunately, the services of these people are now beyond the reach of the poor as ‘money bag’ politicians, bankers, oil company staff and even some of the randy pastors have hijacked most of the entertainment hangouts with their money and intimidating presence.
In Port Harcourt for instance, the high brow areas of GRA, D’Line, Rumuola etc parade the biggest sex joints in town, only very few men can resist these girls because they are not the usual run off the mill babes that are found just in any hotel around town most of them are very clean, beautiful, sexy, appealing and irresistible with class.
Our investigations reveal that most of them have stayed up to 10 years in the business and grow from the young girls they were to middle aged women. These set of women are in their 40s, they do not hustle for new customers because they have their regulars who have been patronising them for years.
Most of these customers have enough money to spend on them, so they have no need for the poor and beggarly as they are called, by the girls the rich and extravagant gets all the fun without apology.
Even in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja the story is the same. Quite a lot of babies who live there do not have any good job that they do, yet they live big and drive flashy and exotic cars, live in very expensive apartments, dress to kill, buy expensive items and even travel abroad for holidays.
Our findings show that these ladies of easy virtue engage in abnormal things to get rich quick such as sleeping with dogs, buying mobile numbers of top celebrities and politicians dating white guys with raw cash, giving birth and selling their babies as well as hanging out around high brow hotels where they solicit for sex amongst others. This sex trade thrives because the so called ‘money bags’ are at the back and called of these ladies, hence the increase in morality at the high places.
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”