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I Suffered Heartbreak Watching My Man Love Another Girl - Actress Rachael Okonkwo

Rachael aka Nkoli nwa Nsukka While speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Nollywood actress, Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo popularly Known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, openend up on her journey to fame, love, hearbreak, embarassing moment and many more. Read the excerpts below; How did your journey into Nollywood begin? I joined Nollywood in 2005. I did about seven movies and stopped because the experience was terrible. I then joined the music industry as a dancer. I danced and danced until people started calling me ‘Ote Egwu’ because I appeared in most gospel music videos in town then. I went back to Nollywood and continued acting until I had my breakthrough in the movie, Nkoli Nwa Nsukka. Aside movies what else do you do? I’m into property management. I buy and sell properties. How was your growing up? My growing up was not rosy at all probably due to the early demise of my father. I hawked corn, groundnuts and did other menial jobs just to survive and help my family. But I n...

Champions League: Rio Ferdinand blames two PSG players for 3-2 loss to Liverpool

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has blamed Kylian Mbappe and Neymar for Paris Saint Germain’s 3-2 loss to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side beat PSG 3-2 at Anfield in their first Champions League game of the season. The Reds raced into a 2-0 lead before half time but the visitors fought back to level at 2-2. It was substitute Roberto Firmino’s stoppage time goal that secured a dramatic and deserved win for the hosts. The former United defender was not impressed by the lack of defensive output from PSG forwards Neymar and Mbappe. And he claimed the Ligue 1 side were not playing as a team. “Unbelievable (game). We said before we expected goals, they didn’t disappoint,” Ferdinand told BT Sport. “Liverpool were much what we expected, the energy, the intensity of which they played with, attacking at every moment. “But these guys, the Paris Saint-Germain team, I’ll be honest with you I was very, very disappointed in them. “As ind...

APC suspends chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Onitcha Local Government area of Ebonyi Stat, on Saturday, suspended its party chairman, Mr Uchenna Agwu, for alleged anti-party activities, indiscipline and insubordination. Mr Kenneth Nwali, Onitcha Local Government Secretary of the party, announced this in a statement in Isu, the headquarters of the Council at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting. Mr Ifeanyi Ezeka, the Vice Chairman of the party, was appointed as the acting chairman of the party in the area. Nwali said: “His suspension follows adoption of a motion sponsored by Mr James Okafor, Organising Secretary, urging the local government executive committee of the party to adopt an earlier report submitted by a disciplinary committee set up to look into the allegations. “Executive Committee after a critical study of the report of the disciplinary committee, upheld the report. “Also the chairman‘s refusal to honour series of invitations extended to him by the disciplinary committee to...
Popular singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has reacted to the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declaring the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State inconclusive. Davido’s uncle, Ademola Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the election. INEC said Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled about 254,698 ahead of Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 254,345 votes. This decision followed cancellation of votes in Orolu Local Government, Ife South LG, Ife North LG and Osogbo LG resulting. However, reacting, Davido who had earlier raised the alarm that INEC planned to declare the election as inconclusive because there were cancellations and violence in some polling units, assured that there would be victory at last. He wrote, ”Desperate for Democracy, Victory is certain which ever way ..God’s plan issokay.”