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Patience Ozokwor Regrets Playing Wicked Roles
Patience Ozokwor is one of Nollywood’s most celebrated artistes. Popularly known as Mama G, she is without a doubt, one of the most sought after actresses in the industry. She has perfected the art of playing the role of a villain, especially the wicked mother-in-law, so much so that many people wrongly assume that the characterisation mirrors her real life persona.
According to our source, the multi-award winning movie star is now a born again Christian and now goes about, preaching in various churches and crusades. She reportedly rejuvenated her spirituality January this year after she was told by the Holy Spirit to fast for 21 days. Patience Ozokwor who allegedly grumbled initially, was then told by the Holy Spirit to extend the fast to 30 days.
During this fasting period, the Lord reportedly revealed to her that she will be a voice for Him all over the world, people’s attention will be channelled from her image on Nollywood to the gospel. Ozokwor who got her major break in 1998 movie ijele, reportedly left all of these things go. In her interview, she reportedly said she could have died last December and eventually gone to hell if she changed her way of dressing.
She added that her moniker, Mama G, has been dropped, and that she has been preaching to her Nollywood colleagues as well. This however does not mean she will be abandoning Nollywood for good, as she reveals that she has taken a break from acting for now. With this development, Patience joins other Nollywood stars like Charles Okafor, Eucharia and Jayke Aernan who have chosen to focus more on their Christian faith.
On her movies which move her to tear, Mama G said, “you want to know the one that moved me to tears about my characters? There are characters I’d played in movies and after watching them back at home, I just thanked God it wasn’t me. It was a character. Nearly all the movies where I played wicked roles made me cry because i remember what that charcter had done to somebody. I do these jobs to the best of my knowledge because I want to sit down at home, watch and cry over what I’m doing to people.”
There was a movie I did many years ago, it was titled ‘Prophecy’ – what moved me to tears in that movie was that I was so wicked that I seized feeding bottle from the mouth of a new born baby who lost his mother and I was supposed to be taking care of the baby. The baby was crying. I seized his feeding bottle and threw it away. I wept profusely, the director stopped shooting until was able to control myself. Then I summoned courage to continue. If someone had done it in real life, I would have exposed the fellow to the world to see,” she said.
“There was another one where I went to take my sister’s daughter from the village, what I did to the girl, If any human being can do it to a fellow human being, I don’t know what God would do to that person in turn. I met her in the kitchen, beat her so much that she fell down the stairs, rolled down and died from broken head and pains all over. I’d been playing wicked roles but those two movies are exceptionally horrible.
I doubt that any human being would do that to anyone,” she said.
In January 2016, Patience Ozokwor gave her life to Christ and since thenthe actress has dumped her stage name and other unrighteous lifestyles.
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My Relationship With Davido Beyond Money, Gossip -Cubana Chief Priest
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.
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Simi Joins Kenya’s Anti-Tax Protests
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.”
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Davido, Zlatan, Others In Attendance At Asake’s Atlanta Concert
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.’