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Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba and Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru are allegedly expecting their first child together. In a recent Instagram post, Nigerian journalist Stella Dimoko announced the most recent development. 2Baba and Natasha are in love and planning to start a family, according to Stella. The post read, “Singer Tuface Idibia And Lover Hon Natasha Igbinedion are pregnant. “Tuface Idibia, the Singer you can’t stop talking about (at the moment) and Honorable Natasha Irobosa Igbinedion of the famous Igbinedion family of Benin Kingdom are in love and about to start a family.” “They are…

Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru has accepted the marriage proposal of music star Innocent “2Baba” Idibia. In a video released on Thursday morning, 2Baba asked Natasha to marry him, putting an end to weeks of speculation about their relationship. On Wednesday, the singer had publicly declared his love for Natasha, dismissing claims that she played a role in his separation from Annie Idibia. “Hon. Natasha has been dragged, she has been called all sorts of names, she has been labelled as a home breaker,” he said. “She is a young, brilliant, amazing woman, and she had nothing to do with…

A viral on Thursday video captured the moment music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, proposed to Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru. In the video, the singer and the lawmaker were seen dancing together to the admiration of some of their friends. 2Baba later proceeded to present Osawaru with a ring after which they were locked in a long embrace. This comes just a day after 2Baba publicly confirmed his romantic relationship with Osawaru, setting social media abuzz. The revelation follows his recent separation from his wife, Annie Idibia, with the singer expressing his intention to take things further…

Legendary music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has sparked another controversy as he deletes his love-post about Natasha Osawaru. In the now-deleted post, 2Baba described Natasha as “amazing” and “cool,” even expressing a desire to marry her. On Wednesday, February 11, 2025, the singer had shared a video post via his Instagram handle doting his love for the lawmaker and his intention to marry her, but he swiftly took it down after gaining widespread attention: “Yes, I love her. She’s amazing, she’s cool. I want to marry her,” he noted. He also highlighted that he and his ex-wife,…

R Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld by a federal appeals court that concluded the singer exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Wednesday after hearing arguments last March. The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling R&B songwriter was convicted in 2021 in Brooklyn federal court of multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, representing R Kelly, said in a statement that she believed the Supreme Court will agree to hear an appeal. She called…

MLS Club San Diego FC has announced Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems as the latest addition to the club’s ownership group through her company. The American club announced the inclusion of the two-time Grammy award winner to its executives in a statement on Wednesday. Tems acquired a stake in the club through The Leading Vibe, her company. The deal was also brokered through a partnership with Pave Investments, an African private investment firm that worked on driving investors for NBA Africa. According to San Diego FC, the singer has become a club partner and shares a “commitment to excellence…

The Nigerian national grid has experienced another system collapse, throwing many citizens into darkness. This is about the first time the grid will collapse in 2025 after it experienced a line tripping in January, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). On Wednesday, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development on the official X account. “Dear Valued Customer, We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today causing a power outage across our franchise areas. “While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are…

Former governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted that the Kaduna state government runs a kidnapping gang. The ex-governor of Kaduna, under whose watch his critic Abubakar ‘Dadiyatta’ Idris mysteriously vanished in 2019. El-rufai, in a cryptic message on X, warned one of his followers against criticising his political protégé turned enemy, Uba Sani, to avoid suffering the same fate as others who were kidnapped and tortured by state-sponsored thugs for criticising the state governor. “Be careful, Imran @IU_Wakilii,” he said, quoting the tweet berating his successor and warning that “the Kaduna kidnapping team (I will reveal this next week,…

Nengi Hampson, a former housemate on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), has denied rumours circulating online that she was pregnant with a child fathered by a Bayelsa state governor, Duoye Diri. Earlier reports had claimed that the 27-year-old reality TV star had welcomed a child with a 65-year-old governor and had even become his fifth wife. In a recent X post, Nengi expressed her frustration with the rumour, stating that she should have ignored it. She said she however felt compelled to address it due to the involvement of people she holds in high regard. The reality star emphasized that she…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, under Justice A.O. Owoeye, has remanded one Precious Uzondu on a two-count charge bordering on his alleged refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. This was made known in a statement shared on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) X account on Tuesday. According EFCC charge, Uzondu, refused to accept Naira, Nigeria’s official currency, as a means of payment. Instead, he allegedly accepted the sum of $5,700 (Five Thousand Seven Hundred US Dollars) as payment for the purchase of a Carter diamond bracelet with serial number 12345678. His actions…