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Ayo Edebiri: Why I stopped going to church

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Ayo Edebiri, the Nigerian-American actress, has revealed why she took a break from church.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Edebiri spoke about her religious beliefs after moving from Boston to New York City for college.

The 28-year-old actress said she was raised Pentecostal and was deeply involved in church life.

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The film star described the church as “more or less a second home”. She, however, said the teachings about the rapture made her anxious and scared.

Edebiri also said she struggled with the church’s idea that her gay and Muslim friends would not make it to heaven.

She said this brought her “so much sadness” and led her to take “a break” from church.

“The was horrible for my anxiety,” she said.

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“I was petrified of death. I was petrified of the rapture. It was genuinely breaking my brain and giving me so much stress and sadness. I was just like, ‘I need a break.’ ”

The actress was born in Boston on October 3, 1995. She is the daughter of a Barbadian mother and a Nigerian father.

Her journey in entertainment began in high school while taking part in open mic challenges.

She attended New York University, where she initially intended to study teaching before switching her major to Dramatic Writing.

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In 2022, Edebiri featured in the comedy-drama series ‘The Bear’, for which she won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

In addition to ‘The Bear’, Edebiri starred in the 2023 teen comedy ‘Bottoms’.

She also served as a writer on the FX horror comedy ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ in 2022.

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‘Men Dey’ – Bovi stirs reactions as he gifts wife brand new Benz ahead of her birthday celebration

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Kris Asimonye, the wife of Nigerian comedian Bovi Ugbomma, announced her new Mercedes Benz on social media.

She shared a captivating video on her official Instagram from the Mercedes Benz dealership in Derby.

In the video, Kris was warmly guided to her new car, with her name displayed on posters as part of the welcome.

According to the comedian’s wife, Bovi Ugbomma had told her she would get a Benz as a reward for passing her driving test, and she went above and beyond his expectations.

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The comedian bought her a brand new GLE 450d 4Matic.

In the comment section, Bovi Ugbomma mentioned that his wife still found a reason to argue just one day after getting her new car.

He wrote, “You won’t write how you still managed to quarrel one day after collecting it o. Yeye dey smell.”

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Husband Murders Wife, Takes Own Life

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By Mario Deepromoter

A former reality TV star has allegedly been shot de@d by her husband in their luxury home before he turned the gun on himself.

Police reportedly found the body of Paulina Lerch, 33, who appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice, after her family failed to get in touch with her for over a week.

Police suspect her husband Sławomir, 47, shot her dead before k!lling himself at their home near Poznan City, Poland, on Sunday, September 1. He was reportedly found lying next to Lerch with fatal self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

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The house was locked from the inside and a revolver was discovered next to the young couple’s dead bodies.

Sławomir was an alleged drug trafficker and was arrested, along with 30 other suspects, in April and May this year after 60kg of drugs were found stashed in a warehouse. He was released from custody at the beginning of August.
Lerch kept her marriage to Sławomir away from the public eye.

It remains unclear whether Paulina’s de@th was mu¥der or a suicide pact between the pair.
Paulina’s family said they hadn’t heard from her for over a week before her body was found. They then called the authorities out of concern for her wellbeing.

An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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I’ll give 10% of prize money to Onyeka if i win, BBNaija Ozee promises

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By Francesca Hangeior.

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Ozee has promised to give his colleague, Onyeka 10 per cent of the reality show’s prize money if he emerges as the winner.

It could be recalled that the organisers dissolved the pairs on Sunday, leaving the housemates to compete solo for the grand prize.

During a conversation with Onyeka on Monday, Ozee pledged to give 10 percent of the prize money to her should he emerge winner by the end of the season.

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“When I win, do you know what will happen? Because you will be part of my journey, so automatically I’ll give you 10 per cent,” he said.

The grand prize remains N100 million, including a cash prize and an SUV, plus additional sponsored prizes.

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