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Nollywood Actress, Belinda Effah Changes Name
Nollywood actress, Belinda Effah has revealed that she will now be officially known as Grace Charis Bassey. The actress recently announced this development on her Instagram page.
Speaking at the press conference held on the set of the ‘Nollywood Queens’ reality show Effah disclosed that she changed her name from Belinda Effah to Grace Charis Bassey. According to the actress, her divine encounter with God prompted the name change.
Her words:, “I had to change my name and the only thing that can make me change my name will be the most supreme being which is God. A lot of people will not understand that, so I don’t bother to explain to people when they ask me why. On the 5th of August last year, I had a divine encounter with God to change my name to Grace. Nobody changed my name, God did”.
“A couple of years ago, I wanted to change my name when I found out that I could not really grasp the meaning of my name. Some people said it meant beauty, some other people said it meant ‘beautiful serpent’, so I was caught in between not knowing what the real meaning is and I wasn’t quite comfortable with that. Also, Belinda was not the name my parents gave me.
My birth name is Uyu, I came across Belinda in secondary school, when my brother came up with the idea of changing my name and my sisters names because we were all bearing native names. He came up with different names and asked us to pick. Funnily enough, I picked Melinda but I didn’t like the name because people started calling me Mirinda in school. So I decided to just go with Belinda because they could not twist it to something funny like Mirinda, I didn’t check the meaning. I was just carried away because it sounded cool and funky”.
The Calabar, Cross River state-born beauty said she went soul searching after feeling stuck in life having fully grown.
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.’
