Entertainment
Support, knocks for Tiwa Savage over sex video, fans condemn blackmailer
Some fans and social media influencers have condemned a yet-to-be-identified blackmailer for reportedly demanding money from the award-winning songstress, Tiwa Savage, after he obtained a sex video of her and her boyfriend on a social media platform known as Snapchat.
In a series of tweets and comments on Instagram, many had also encouraged the singer to release the sex tape herself in order to call off the bluff of her blackmailer.
Although some of her close friends and colleagues have kept mute about the yet-to-be-released sex video, however, actress Sonia Ogriri stated that Savage’s overall disposition to the issue was not acceptable because many young girls looked up to her.
Ogiri wrote on her IG page, “Dear young girls. Please choose wisely your path. Dear @tiwasavage we love you, your songs and supported you all these years but this is unacceptable behaviour from you. So many young girls looking up to you, seeing this story and how you defending your act as “Natural “ isn’t OKAY, darling. Please don’t worry about your fans, worry about yourself and your son for tomorrow’s sake.
“Dear women, please desist from sex recording either with a boyfriend or even husband; anything can happen tomorrow and it might be used against your interest. For those of you that will call me clout chasing, I hope you see beyond clout because it won’t put more dollars in my account or put my son in a better school than the best he is now.”
This is coming after the “Somebody’s Son” singer granted an interview with American On-air personality, Angie Martinez, on Power 105.1, narrating how her road manager informed her that her sex video was in the hands of the blackmailer.
But Savage said that she would not be blackmailed into paying money to shut the blackmailer up adding that she was simply “doing something natural” with her boyfriend. The Afrobeats queen also revealed that the video was not from her team; rather, she said, it was accidentally posted on Snapchat by her lover who deleted it immediately when he realised the error. Sadly, it was too late.
She said in part, “It is not from someone working closely with me. What happened is that the person did it on Snap and he posted it by accident, but he quickly deleted it. However, someone got it before he could delete it. It is a very short video, but it is me. It is going to be out there and I can just imagine the memes. I just found out yesterday. I could not sleep last night.
“We tried to stall them, but I later decided that I am going to own the narrative. I am not ashamed of it; this is someone I am dating; I am not cheating, neither is he. We are grownups. I cannot believe this is happening to me. I feel for my fans because they will have to keep defending me. I can switch off my phone or have someone run my account so I do not see that, but my fans will feel the need to protect me. I will like my fans to ignore it.”
Tiwa, who also revealed that her lover was upset with the development, said she had plans to speak to her six-year-old son about the sex tape to brace up for any ugly incident in the future.
Savage is not the first Nigerian celebrity to be blackmailed over nudes. In April 2020, the queen of Waka music, Salawa Abeni, released her nude pictures after being threatened by a blackmailer. Also in April 2020, media personality, Toke Makinwa, dared blackmailers who threatened to publish her nude pictures by releasing one of the photographs on IG, with a long note addressed to them (blackmailers.)
Meanwhile, efforts to reach the singer proved abortive but a close source to Savage’s management said her management would not release any official statement about the incident and refused to comment further.
@Daddyfreeze wrote, Sonia, how dare you attack Tiwa, a woman at her point of pain and then proceed to judge her?? Apologize, before this clout you are chasing ends badly. Like I said earlier, you can’t use an expensive wig to cover an empty head.
@ben wrote, “Who made the video or how did it come about? My instinct tells me it’s either some kind of a publicity stunt or I suggest she looks within her circle for the culprit. These people will do anything to stay in the headlines. They never get enough of it.
@ WeeFree ben wrote, “You definitely saw through them. They can’t record by mistake and then post to the public by mistake too, it’s all a publicity stunt. I can’t even imagine why anyone will be interested in seeing her aged and over trafficked body without all these advertisements by her.
@So oju abe niko Amin wrote, “All it takes is seconds. people follow people, and some quickly notice new updates in seconds, before the idiot who mistakenly posted it even realised it. The problem is making the video in the first place. When you allow people to make sex videos of you, it is bound to leak sooner or later, after she breaks up with the fellow. In this case, I personally don’t believe the boyfriend did this willfully. So mistakes can happen truly, but the only way to avoid that costly error is not to make sex videos to start. Tiwa at this stage of her career should not be allowing any partner to make intimate videos of her.
@DrOlufunmilayo on his pat tweeted, “Not many know this, but last year, someone threatened Queen Salawa Abeni with nude pictures and she posted it herself. A few years ago, someone threatened Sia and she posted it herself. Tiwa Savage has been threatened. I’m not giving any advice but there are two examples up there.”
@MrOdanz also tweeted, “Someone once threatened to release nude pictures of Sia unless she pays him and she decided to release the nude pictures herself. Tiwa Savage should do the needful. On a serious note, you can’t pay off blackmailers. They’d always come for more. Besides, what’s the big deal about her sex tape tho? Kim Kardashian had an entire series of her sex tape out there since 10 years ago or so and she’s breathing just fine. Release the damn thing.”
@VictorIsrael_ tweeted, “Tiwa savage shouldn’t allow anybody blackmail her with her sex tape. She should just take some part of the clip and put it inside ‘Somebody’s son’ Video. The music video goes viral, she makes more money, the other idiot goes home with nothing.”
PUNCH
In a video circulating on social media on Tuesday, the actress disclosed that she was first diagnosed with cancer in 2023, when she underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy in a bid to halt the disease.
She maintained that doctors initially managed the condition after the treatment, but the cancer later returned and has since spread to her bones, requiring more intensive care, including radiation therapy and another surgery.
According to Anijekwu, recent medical examinations revealed that the cancer has spread to her bones, significantly increasing the cost and complexity of her treatment up to N600,000 every month.
The actress said doctors have recommended radiation therapy and another surgery as part of her ongoing care.
“I have cancer in 2023 (sic). I did my surgery and took chemotherapy, but later it came back again. I’ve been in and out of the hospital. The doctor recently told me it has reached my bones, and the treatment is now much more expensive,” she said.
“Your one naira, your two naira can add up to something reasonable for me to get the proper treatment for this cancer. I’m begging you, please help me,” she pleaded.
Before her health challenge became public, Anijekwu built her career in Nollywood, featuring in several English- and Igbo-language productions.
However, there is no publicly verifiable record identifying a major blockbuster film or comprehensive filmography associated with the actress, as public attention has largely shifted to her battle with cancer in recent years.
The actress said the financial burden has become overwhelming for her family, prompting her to seek help from members of the public.
The widow and children of late Nollywood comic legend, , popularly known as Mr Ibu, have appealed for help as they battle severe financial hardship barely a year after his death.
Speaking in an emotional interview with content creator King Mitchy, the actor’s widow, Stella Maris Okafor, revealed that the family is struggling to survive and is at risk of losing their home due to unpaid rent.
According to her, electricity to their residence has been disconnected for about two months because of unpaid bills, forcing the family to seek places outside their home to charge their phones. She also disclosed that they now fetch water from a community well because they cannot afford to maintain the plumbing facilities in the house.
“We fetch water from the well because I have not paid the house rent. They have even cut my lights for two months now. No lights since. Every night we go to look for a place to charge our phones. It is not easy,” she said.
The situation has also affected the education of the couple’s three children, aged 14, 12 and 10. Stella Maris said the children have been unable to continue their schooling due to outstanding tuition fees.
“Right now, they cannot go to school again. I can even show you the message the school sent me today,” she said while displaying a notice from the school.
One of the children, a 14-year-old daughter who hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps as an actress, appealed to members of the entertainment industry for support.
“I want to thank God for my mum. She tries everything she can to feed us and pay our school fees. If you are in the industry with my dad and you see us now, please come and help us,” she pleaded.
Mr Ibu died on March 2, 2024, at the age of 62 following a prolonged illness that included multiple surgeries and the amputation of one of his legs. His treatment reportedly consumed much of the family’s resources despite public fundraising efforts mounted during his hospitalization.
The family’s current predicament has sparked widespread concern on social media, with many Nigerians calling on colleagues, fans and well-wishers of the late actor to support his widow and children during the difficult period.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Abdulsalam Taofeeq, popularly known as Tioroju Mondusi, has opened up about what he described as the most painful experience of his life, revealing that two of the five children he raised were not biologically his.
The actor made the emotional revelation during a recent appearance on the African A-List podcast, where he spoke candidly about the collapse of his marriage and the events that followed.
According to Mondusi, the betrayal remains the deepest wound he has ever endured, despite having forgiven his late wife.
“The person who hurt me the most in life was my wife,” he said. “The experience brought tears to my eyes. She is late now, and I pray God forgives her.”
Recounting the ordeal, the actor said that about five years ago, he returned from a film location to discover that his wife, who was heavily pregnant with their fifth child, had disappeared. Efforts to contact her were unsuccessful for two days.
When he eventually reached her, she allegedly refused to reveal her whereabouts. Concerned, he visited her mother’s residence, where he was informed that she had reportedly undergone a traditional introduction ceremony with another man.
Mondusi said he later came across photographs from the ceremony and confronted her. According to him, the situation took a dramatic turn when she questioned whether he was truly the father of the child she was carrying.
“She came back home and asked me who told me I owned the pregnancy,” he recalled.
The actor further alleged that after giving birth, his wife insisted that the child’s naming ceremony be held at his residence despite publicly claiming that the baby was not his.
Angered by the development, he said he involved the police and prevented the ceremony from taking place at his compound.
The dispute eventually ended up in court after his wife filed for the dissolution of their marriage. Mondusi claimed it was during the court proceedings that she admitted the newborn child and their third child were fathered by another man.
“She confessed in court that the third and the last child were not mine,” he said, alleging that she had maintained a long-term relationship with the man involved.
The veteran actor also disclosed that his former wife died last year after battling depression. He claimed that the man she left him for later abandoned her and returned to his own family.
The revelation has since generated widespread reactions on social media, with many expressing sympathy for the actor and reflecting on the emotional impact of broken relationships, infidelity and paternity disputes.
Speaking on News Central Television in a video shared on X on Thursday, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, House of Representatives aspirant described the incident as an abuse of power, adding that it raised concerns about citizens’ safety and data protection in the country.
Ike confirmed that he has initiated legal proceedings against Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
“It was shocking. It was so disturbing that I felt unsafe. I felt insecure. For the first time, I’m feeling like, is anybody safe in this country anymore? That kind of feeling, that’s what it was like to me.
He alleged that the incident reflected what he described as political recklessness and abuse of authority.
“It’s an abuse of power. It’s the extreme to radicalism, political radicalism. It’s basically telling Nigerians that we’re in charge, we know you all, (0:52) we’ll do what we want and we can get away with it. That’s very, very irritating and I feel very disturbed by this,” he added.
The actor said his legal team had already written to the parties involved, including Olayinka, INEC, his political party, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police, to formally document the complaint.
His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his colleagues, Funke Akindele, Bolanle Ninalowo, and Godwin Nnadiekwe, who claimed to be his ally.
Sharing on her Instagram story, Akindele wrote, “Hmmmmmm. Rest in peace, Alex. I tried to reach out to see you one more time, but I guess you knew best. May your kind soul rest in peace, Alex. ‘Ore mi like you fondly called me, I will always remember and cherish the good times we shared together. Rest in Peace, Alex.”
Meanwhile, Ninalowo, who is now in the United States, also mourned on his page, writing, “Rest on, Alex. May God heal your family and us all.”
Nnadiekwe, on the other hand, shared, “I’m struggling to find the words. This news has truly broken me. Nollywood has lost a rare soul, and I’m lost for words because this wasn’t the plan, Alex Ekubo. To think you already prepared your Will — It’s heartbroken, I can’t quite describe. Rest well, my friend.”
As of the time of filing this report, his family has not issued a statement on his death.
Recall that fans across social media recently expressed concerns for Ekubo following his first public appearance after months of social media silence.
The light-skinned movie star had been absent from Instagram since December 30, 2024, sparking speculation about his well-being.
However, a recent video that surfaced online brought him back into the spotlight, though it also raised further questions.
In the viral clip, Ekubo was seen interacting with a group of children, appearing noticeably slimmer and subdued.
The footage triggered a wave of emotional reactions from fans, many of whom noted a significant change in his appearance and questioned his wellbeing.
Before his demise, the actor dismissed marriage in favour of his quest to earn more money in the film industry.
In January 2023, his then-lover, Fancy Acholonu, in an interview, revealed that she dated the late actor for five years without them having any intimacy.
The US-based model also called off her wedding to Ekubo in December 2021, after apologising to the film star a year later for calling it off.
Acholonu affirmed her love for the actor, saying that “like our shirt says, Nothing makes sense when we’re apart @alexxekubo you still have my heart.
“I miss you, I love you, and I’m truly sorry for all the hurt & pain you and your family went through with our breakup.”
She noted that her actions were out of character, and she has realised she could have controlled her emotions and not been so overreactive.
However, in a post on his Instagram page, Ekubo implied that he was aware that some people were curious about why he has not yet been married.
The film star said he was more interested in making money. He urged people not to bother about his marital status.
-
News4 days ago“I Did Not Kill Him, He Died on Top of Me” — Woman Who Was With Abacha Reveals
-
News5 days agoPFIPC scandal: How CBN opened domiciliary accounts for phantom agency
-
News4 days agoFour Herders, Several Cattle Killed As Gunmen Attack Ranch In Anambra
-
Politics5 days agoKwankwaso: Obi signed one-term presidency accord
-
News4 days agoAnambra LG Polls Threatened as 56 Councillors Sue to Stop ANSIEC
-
News3 days agoAnambra: Fight Erupts at INEC Office Over Alleged ₦2,000 PVC Processing Fee
-
Crime3 days agoFake Doctor Arrested Over Alleged ₦500,000 Job Scam
-
Sports4 days agoBeyond the Trophy: Lessons in Success, Discipline and Integrity from Spain’s World Cup Triumph