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Jasmine narrates how Mr Ibu begged her for money in 2020, and gave him N2k

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Jasmine narrates how Mr Ibu begged her for money in 2020, and gave him N2k

Jasmine Okekeagwu, the adopted daughter of John ‘Mr Ibu’ Okafor, says the actor started begging her for financial assistance in 2020.

Jasmine recently revealed how she became part of the Okafor family, adding that Mr Ibu had been a friend to her deceased father.

The revelation came a few days after the police in Lagos arrested Onyeabuchi, the second son of Mr Ibu, and Jasmine over an alleged N55 million fraud.

Jasmine has been embroiled in controversies since she was adopted into Mr Ibu’s family.

Last year, Stella, the actor’s wife, accused her of dating Mr Ibu, claiming he abandoned his family because of her.

Jasmine was again in the news after Stella alleged she hijacked the funds donated for Mr. Ibu’s medical care.

This was at about the same time when the actor revealed his battle with an undisclosed illness.

Speaking on the allegations in a recent video shared on Instagram, Jasmine said she knew about Ibu’s illness four years ago while she was studying in Cyprus.

She said she was surprised that Ibu would seek financial assistance from her “because before I left, he was doing very well if not at the peak of his career”.

Jasmine said she gave the actor “N50,000 — and sometimes as low as N2,000 — to feed and pay bills”.

“Fast forward to 2018, I left Nigeria to look for greener pastures. Things were working out for me. I was doing good and fine. Later on, I relocated to Cyprus to study law,” she said.

“Fast forward to 2020, Mr. Ibu started writing me on WhatsApp requesting financial assistance. I was really surprised because before I left he was doing very well if not at the peak of his career. He was doing absolutely well. He has exotic cars. Everything was okay for him.

“So in 2020 when he started reaching out to me that he needed money for certain things, I was really surprised. Certain times I will send N50k, N5k, N2k, as much as I can. I have friends then in Cyprus that can I attest to it.

“I asked why he was asking for such money like N50k, N10k, that was the first time he told me he was sick and was in Abuja. I asked his wife but he said she was in Lagos while he was in Abuja. He didn’t really say much then.”

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Davido gifts Lexus SUV to personal driver

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Davido, the Grammy-nominated Afrobeats star, has purchased a new Lexus SUV for Tunde Yussuf, his personal driver.

On Thursday, Yussuf, who is also a tour assistant to the singer, shared a photo of the Lexus RX with his 18000 followers on Instagram.

The driver, who is also referred to as Doro DMW, expressed his appreciation for the gift. He also showered prayers on Davido.

“Congratulations to me🙏🙏🙏🙏 God bless you 001 my boss @davido You no go ever fall my oga. OBO DAN DO AM AGAIN,” he wrote.

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Diddy placed on suicide watch in prison

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the embattled rapper, has reportedly been placed on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The 54-year-old music mogul who was arrested at a hotel in Manhattan on Monday is currently facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

On Tuesday, Robyn Tarnofsky, the US magistrate judge, ordered that the hitmaker be sent to jail to await trial in his case. The Bad Boy Records founder was also denied bail.

Tarnofsky’s order followed after Diddy pleaded not guilty to the 14-page federal indictment against him.

On Thursday, People quoted sources at the prison as saying that the rapper has been placed on suicide watch for “preventative measures”.

It added that “Combs is in shock and his mental state is unclear”.

Prison occupants are placed on suicide watch as “supervisory precautions taken for suicidal inmates that require frequent observation,” according to the US Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections.

The news outlet did not reveal how long Diddy will remain under suicide watch, or if he is suicidal.

The rapper is expected to remain at the Metropolitan Detention Center ahead of trial — although the date has yet to be revealed.

The New York Times reports that the detention facility, which holds more than 1,200 people, has a reputation for violence, filthy conditions, food contamination, and suicides.

On Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Diddy with sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy.

They alleged the rapper, with help from Combs Enterprise associates, ran an “enterprise that he engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor or, kidnapping, arson and other crimes”.

Combs was said to have “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” from 2008 to now.

Diddy is the highest-profile musician to face sexual misconduct charges since Robert Sylvester Kelly, the R&B singer popularly known as R. Kelly.

Kelly was sentenced in 2022 to more than 30 years in prison for sexually abusing fans, some of them children, racketeering, and sex trafficking.

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Oxlade reveals the reason he once ran away from home

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Nigerian singer Oxlade has opened up about his decision to drop out of university and run away from home due to threats from cultists in school.

During an interview with Punch Newspapers on September 18, 2024, the singer discussed his motivation to drop out of school to save his life.

“I dropped out of the university in my final year because it was a crazy time. There were some gangs after me because I’m a fine boy. Being a fine boy makes you a target. It is either you join them or they off you. So I had to leave that environment,” he added.

Oxlade, who attended Lagos State University (LASU), noted that while the institution has since improved its focus on academics, the atmosphere during his time there was tumultuous. “At that time, it was a hot period. Now everyone is chasing money,” he stated, acknowledging the university’s efforts to curb such dangerous behaviours today.

“After I left school, I ran away from home because I couldn’t tell my family why I dropped out,” he revealed.

The first time he opened up about his experience with the cultists was during an interview on the Tea with Tay Podcast in October 2023.

He explained, “During my university days, I was always in the church reading Bible and books. Then I dropped out in my final year. I’ve never said this before. I dropped out when some boys were trying to make me join a gang.”

Oxlade shared a touching moment when his grandmother unknowingly saved his life by asking him to come home.

“I don’t know how my grandma knew, she just told me to come to Ibadan, that I shouldn’t go and pack anything from the hostel, so I was there for a week. So the next few days my roommates said that they came to beat the shit out of them because of me,” he explained.

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