Diamond Celebrities

Because of the glitz and glamour that surround the movie industry, most people seem to think that actors have it all rosy. But talented actress, Bimbo Akintola, painted a different picture during an interview with Sunday Scoop. The Out of Bounds star noted that unless the industry becomes more structured, actors would continue to get the short end […]

Nollywood actor, Ik Ogbonna, is set to sue a Nigerian video blogger based in the United States, Joyce Boakye also known as Bold Pink (on instagram) for defamation of character. Ogbonna, through his lawyers is demanding an apology from the vlogger who called him a gay on the social media. In her video, the vlogger […]

His album “Scorpion” smashed records last year, but more recently rapper Drake is said to be bringing a poisonous touch to football club’s around the world. The Canadian artist has repeatedly posed for photos with footballers, only for their team to go on and lose in the near future. “All Roma players banned from taking photos with […]

Nollywood star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has described the quality of life of Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership as “Hellish’’. The 41-year-old actress who is also an activist made the statement on Twitter and Instagram on Sunday evening. “The Country Under your watch is Hellish! @ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari @NGRPresident, her tweet read. She also charged Vice President […]

Nigerians were shocked when popular comedienne, Helen Paul, revealed that she was a product of rape while celebrating the doctorate degree she recently got from the University of Lagos. In an encounter with Sunday Scoop, Helen Paul said she didn’t regret sharing the true story of her birth. She stated, “I chose the occasion to reveal […]

Reality star, Kim Kardashian, has said she is studying to be a lawyer having been inspired by her success in helping to win the release from U.S. prisons of two women. Kardashian told Vogue magazine in an interview published on Wednesday that she has begun a four-year apprenticeship with a San Francisco-based law firm under a California […]

Comic actor, John Okafor widely known as Mr Ibu, had to make a video recently to debunk a rumour about his health condition after it was reported that he was down with a stroke. Speaking to Saturday Beats, the 57-year-old said that it was his sister, who instigated the fake news about his health. He stated, “I […]

Wendy Williams has filed for divorce from Kevin Hunter, her husband of 20 years, according to a divorce filing obtained by The Washington Post. The host of “The Wendy Williams Show” cited irreconcilable differences in the court records, which were filed Wednesday in a New Jersey courthouse. Mary Vidas, an attorney for Blank Rome, confirmed […]

Practitioners in the Nigerian entertainment industry will soon be able to access single-digit loans from banks across the country. Speaking on Thursday at the end of the Bankers Committee meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Herbert Wigwe, managing director of Access Bank, said the funds would be made available to the movies, music, […]

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has said that she is a woman who has a right to choose and can do whatever she feels like. Nnaji, who spoke as a guest speaker at the recently held London School of Economics Africa Summit in London, said feminism is human rights which give her the ability to make […]

A lot of people know that after surviving kidney disease a few years ago, actor Leo Mezie is battling for his life again. But only a few know that he has been married for eight years without a kid. But Mezie told Sunday Scoop that he isn’t disturbed that his marriage has yet to produce a child. […]

International music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide was handed a two years suspended jail sentence by a court in France for raping a 15 year-old girl. He was sentenced in absentia as he was a no show. This sentence means that the 62 year-old music composer, producer and singer faces an arrest […]

Nigerian dancehall singer, Ahmedu Obiabo a.k.a ‘Blackface, has reignited his feud with Nigerian Afro-pop legend, Innocent Idibia a.k.a ‘2Baba’ in his newly released single, `War’. The lyric of the song released by Blackface is filled with direct shots at his former friend and band member 2baba. Since the breakup of Nigeria’s most prominent boy group […]

Regarded as one of the best rappers to have come out of the country, Mfon Essein, popularly known as Freestyle, left the stage when the ovation was loudest. Formerly with Trybe Records, the rapper was having a brilliant career before he relocated to the United States. In a chat with Sunday Scoop, Freestyle revealed why he […]

When it was revealed on social media that a former Big Brother Naija contestant, Alexandra Amuche, aka Alex Unusual, rejected a gift of a 2018 Range Rover SUV on her birthday last month, it was hard to believe. However, in a chat with Sunday Scoop, Alex said it was true she rejected the car gift. She […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as winner of the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State. The Returning Officer, Dr. Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi from the University of Lagos, made the declaration on Sunday at the Surulere Local Government Collation Centre in Lagos. She […]

More than four years after giving birth, actress, Uche Ogbodo, has stated that her baby daddy, Arthur Apo, has not been involved in the life and upkeep of their daughter, Mildred. She told Sunday Scoop, “That is a part of my life I don’t want to go back to. I believe that whatever happened was for […]

“Those who are complaining that producers ask for sex should check how they dress to auditions. I am not supporting the producers but the fact still remains that no reasonable producer or director will reject an actor who can deliver because she has refused to give him sex.  Some ladies dress in a way that […]