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Many People Assume That I’m Uneducated Due To My Movie Character – Nigerian Actor, Chinedu Ikedieze

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Chinedu Ikedieze, the veteran Nollywood actor, who is popularly known as Aki has made a fresh revelation.

He revealed how some people stereotyped him to be an illiterate because of his roles in movies.

The screen legend, stated this in a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, where he affirmed people’s beliefs that he was uneducated, judging from his mischievous movie roles.

Changing the narrative, Aki said he is a university graduate with a substantial certificate.

He added that his mother informed him that he needed to attend school in order to be successful in life due to his stunted growth.

Aki stated that his mother informed him that due to his short stature, he could not become a carpenter or a bricklayer and that he needed to study hard in order to conquer the world.

He said: “Due to the mischievous roles I play in movies, some people think I’m not educated. My mother told me that I have to go to school and study hard to become successful because I cannot become a carpenter or a bricklayer because of my stunted growth.”

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BBNaija’s Queen Mercy Confirms crash of Her One-year Marriage

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Queen Mercy Atang, has finally confirmed the crash of her one-year marriage.

The single mother of one got married to David Oyekanmi in March 2024 amid a public dispute with her baby daddy, skit maker Lord Lamba.

A few months after their marriage, Mercy sparked marital crisis rumours after she unfollowed her husband on Instagram and deleted their wedding pictures.

Debunking the speculation, the BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemate explained, “I was trying to take my marriage off social media and reduce some of the things I put out there.

However, in a new development on Wednesday, she finally confirmed her separation from David while addressing her marital status in an Instagram comment.

Queen Mercy had shared a new picture of herself from actress Mercy Aigbe’s mother’s burial last week.

Commenting on the photo, a fan, @makachrist, asked, “Queen, hope you are still married because asa, you are too beautiful to be single.”

The reality star replied, “Single and unavailable.”

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It’s Chaotic, Fireboy on Relationship, Dating

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has opened up about his dating life, revealing that it is chaotic.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Reprezent podcast, the movie star said the messy nature of Lagos dating scene inspired his hit song, ‘Ashawo.

“In my song ‘Ashawo’ I was trying to paint a picture of what the dating scene is like in Lagos where I live.

It’s a mess,” he explained.

On his relationship experience, Fireboy said, “It is chaotic. But I thrive with girls. When I’m under pressure, I usually find balance in girls.”

Fireboy has previously revealed that he was looking forward to suffering a heartbreak in a bid to get inspiration to make more genuine music.

The singer has not publicly confirmed a girlfriend or any romantic relationship

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Dagrin Influenced Me, Other Rappers – Olamide

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Ace rapper Olamide has revealed the role that late Indigenous rapper, Dagrin, played in his career.

Speaking on the impacts of Dagrin in a recent video broadcast, the YBNL boss admitted that the late rapper influenced him and a lot of other rappers.

Olamide revealed that he listens to Dagrin’s critically acclaimed album, ‘C.

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O’ for inspiration whenever he is experiencing “writer’s block”.

He said, “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the south west can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers, whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”

Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010.

His music became more popular after his death.

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