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Miss Earth Fraud: Court Slams N10m On Ibinabo Fiberesima
Ex-president of the Ac
tors Guild of Nigeria ( AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima has been slammed with a whopping 10 million naira fine for allegedly cheating former beauty queen Munachi Uzoma in the Miss Earth Nigeria 2011/2012 beauty pageant.
A presiding judge of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Justice Adolphus-Enuguli on Wednesday, February 9, 2016 agreed with Uzoma that Ibinabo cheated her and breached the contract she signed with her on October 28, 2011.
Miss Uzoma, the winner of Miss Earth Nigeria 2011/2012 had approached the court when she discovered that Ibinabo Fiberesima and AMC Productions breached a contract they signed with her in 2011.
The beauty queen accused Fiberesima of breach of contract for substituting her for a second runner up for a beauty pageant which Feberesima and AMC Productions Limited organised. This is not the best of times for Ibinabo who currently has a murder case in court.
It would be recalled that on January 28, 2016, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos had reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima challenging the judgement of a Lagos High Court which sentenced her to five years imprisonment for the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj.
The Commissioner of Police Lagos State command had in 2005 charged the ex-beauty queen to the magistrate court on a count of dangerous and reckless driving along the Ekpe Express Way Lagos which resulted in the death of Dr Suraj.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’