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Netizens slam Charly Boy over comment on Soyinka’s mental health

By Francesca Hangeior
Veteran singer and social activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has come under fire following his comment questioning the mental health of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
Charly Boy in a post on his X and Instagram handle on Monday advised Nigerians to approach the statements and actions of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka with caution.
He said Soyinka might be experiencing brain deterioration due to his old age, noting that this could be influencing Soyinka’s recent rhetoric and behaviours.
He expressed his worries about the inability of Soyinka’s family and close associates to protect him from opportunistic politicians.
He also emphasised the importance of vigilance among concerned Nigerians to prevent the exploitation of Soyinka’s health condition for political purposes.
“Prof. Wole Soyinka is aged over 80yrs even tending towards 90yrs. For his age, some level of brain deterioration is not unexpected. His rhetorics and actions in recent times are suggestive of deteriorating brain disease, and as such he shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
“What we should be worried about as well-meaning Nigerians, is how his family and close friends can’t ward off agents of desperate politicians who are bent on exploiting his medical situation to their advantage, no matter how low it sinks the once respected Nobel laureate,” Charly Boy wrote.
This, however, did not sit well with netizens who felt the statement was insulting.
An Instagram user #Phorlarjuwon questioned Charly Boy’s contribution to the nation’s development.
Phorlarjuwon said, “As a lost man that you are, I think you can do better man than this…As a manwoman, what have you personally contributed to the betterment of the nation? I guess nothing. I didn’t think you have affected this nation in any positive way. Now we know who needs to visit a physician. How the opinion of another man became your problem because you don’t share the same perspective is what exposes how disordered your mental is. People who assume you will influence their life in a positive way need to see a physician as well.”
Another user, #Vesterz011 wrote, “I hope when you get to that age, you actually handle this kind of message, Bcus its definitely coming back.”
On X.com, #Quakes9ja, who tweets anonymously as Kweku Elenitoba-Johnson, wrote, “Address the man’s claims first before you rain abuse on him.”
Another follower said, “I think you could have made your point without insults, people look up to you. I believe we can de-escalate a volatile situation if we really want to keep our eyes on the ball, but to start speaking on people’s mental health with backhanded compliments isn’t savoury. Politics is planning and strategy, social media insults would achieve that. People listen to you, mobilise them in a way that works, and votes will not be counted based on social media insults and posts. Peace.”
Entertainment
My Husband Died During a Live Stream – Pregnant Wife of Popular TikToker

The wife of popular TikToker known as Disturbing, who was involved in the ‘JUSTICE FOR MOHBAD’ movement, has narrated how her husband died during a live stream.
The news was confirmed by investigative journalist Temilola Sobola, who shared the viral footage with the caption, “A popular TikToker known as Disturbing who was also into JUSTICE FOR MOHBAD passed away some hours ago while he was on a live video…”
The disturbing incident, which has gone viral across various social media platforms, captured the final moments of the content creator as he appeared to suffer what looks like seizure before passing away in front of camera.
Disturbing, who became popular for his consistent involvement in the “Justice for Mohbad” movement, was visibly distressed before collapsing. He never recovered.
Netizens commented that Disturbing had been seen vocally cursing individuals linked to the late singer Mohbad’s case, including Mohbad’s mother, widow, his brother Adura, and Liam, during his live broadcast.
Reacting to the incident, the wife said her husband had a seizure during live stream, fell down and hit his head on a stone that was in front of him
According to her, “Yesterday morning, my husband was on TikTok live video while I was cooking his food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he had a seizure, fell down and hit his head on a stone that was in front of him.
B*l00d was coming out of his head. A young boy and some neighbours that were passing by saw him. They thought he fainted so they started pouring water on him.
A young boy ran inside and called me from the kitchen. When I got there, I told them to stop pouring water, that it was seizure. We quickly rushed him to the hospital where they placed him on oxygen. He passed away this morning.
That was not the first time he would be having seizures. He used to have it and he was on medications. The last time he had it was in February this year.
I have never left him to be by himself because of this seizure. If not that I was cooking in the kitchen, I would have grabbed him when the seizure happened.
To everyone saying it was a spiritual attack, I don’t believe it. It was a medical condition he had been battling with for a long time…”
Breaking News: A well known TikToker who was recognized for advocating justiceformohbad and pleading with his family to bury him, has tragically passed away during a live stream.The cause of his death remains unknown, with some speculating it may have been a spiritual attack.
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— SURE VIBES NG (@SUREVIBESBLOG) April 25, 2025
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I am the mother of Naira Marley’s twin daughter

During a recent livestream with popular streamer, Peller, Benede admitted to sharing twin daughters with Marley after the streamer brought it up.
The Instagram model and TikToker, Sandra Benede has admitted she is the mother of Nigerian singer, Naira Marley’s twin daughters, Aishat and Simiat Fashola.
She, however, clarified that they are not married.
Peller said: “Let me tell you something, Naira Marley posted your daughters today. Sandra Benede has twins and didn’t tell anyone on social media. You kept it away from Jarvis and I despite the fact that we tell you everything about us. It’s a good thing, twins. They look so beautiful, their lips look like yours, their noses, everything.
“People will respect you more if they know you are a mother. They look like you but I hope they won’t copy you by doing BBL. They look so great, I love them.”
Sandra Benede Inferred: “And they speak so well.”
Peller asked: “Did you and Naira Marley wed?”
Sandra Benede simply replied: “No.”
Recall that Sandra Benede and Naira Marley sparked relationship rumours in May 2022 after she decided to wish him a happy birthday with a heartfelt video they created.
In the clip, Naira Marley and the social media influencer both laid down on a bed but he seemed shy as she played with his chin and showed his face on camera.
She posted the clip with a birthday message: ”Happy birthday to mines. Wishing you many more years of greatness. Minesbaby.”
Sandra Benede also shared a picture they took together and captioned it; ”We play too much.”
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Church Conducts Mass Easter Weddings For 3,000 People, Some Polygamous

A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages.
The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the tradition of polygamy, which is observed in some African cultures, has been incorporated into the church.
Sunday’s ceremonies would see some men marry their sixth or seventh wives, church spokesperson Vusi Ndala said. Other grooms were set to marry multiple brides at one time, Ndala said.
“Polygamy is not only embraced but held in high regard” in the church, Ndala said.
The International Pentecost Holiness Church was founded in South Africa in the early 1960s. It is an African-initiated church, meaning it was founded by Africans rather than foreign missionaries, and blends Pentecostal beliefs with local traditions.
The church has held mass weddings before, including in 2023 when around 400 couples or bridal parties tied the knot. It says this year’s event was its largest by far.
Ndala said the large number of people being married this year was because of “a large number of men marrying more than one wife at a go.”
In some cases, grooms brought their current wife or wives to be with them for their new marriage.
The weddings were held at the church’s headquarters, a huge, dome-shaped building in the town of Heidelberg, near Johannesburg, that can seat 60,000 people.
The congregants who were being married waited in long white tents set up in open fields next to the church building, where they were given bridal flowers, food packs and water. They then filed into the church building in long queues, the women wearing white bridal gowns and many of the men in matching white suits and red ties.
Polygamy is legal in South Africa if the union is registered as a customary marriage.
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