Entertainment

Annie Idibia And Charles Idibia Trade Words; Others React

Following the surprising outburst on social media by Annie Idibia, the wife of Nigeria’s iconic music legend, Innocent Tuface “2Baba” Idibia over his alleged infidelity in their marriage, Nigerians have continued to react to the unfortunate event.

One of those who reacted immediately Annie put up her frustration with the Amaka hitmaker on her IG stories on Thursday was her brother-in-law, Charles Idibia. He took to his Instagram page to hit back at Annie and had a lot to say about the Akwa Ibom-born actress.

First, he accused her of doing drugs, and then he said her mother was using witchcraft to control his brother. He also suggested that Annie Idibia and her mother were killing Tuface slowly. Read his long post below:

“You got married into a family of peace lovers…so peaceful that it’s actually an Idibia family flaw as I have come to realize. Perhaps this has made you think that we must be fools, but trust me, we are not. You are bringing up a Disney trip that happened pre-COVID-19 simply because you somehow cannot totally have your way today like you are used to?

“Trying to paint your husband bad publicly (because he is a very private person ) is (that) your threat tool and means of gaining control? And I thought you were smart, abi the dealer gave you the wrong dose today? Asking your mum who lives in one of the bedrooms to add more fire to the juju pot would have been a smarter move, but as God will have it, you chose today to expose yourself.

“You better finish what you started this night, because maybe, just maybe, the public might just help us all. Inno is dying slowly, never seen a man so unhappy in real life, but we must all maintain ‘peace’ that has never existed from day one…Bleep that shit! I’m done. The Idibia family never gave you peace, you say, please bring out all the wrong we did to you and post on your page please, because I have a lot to say, and am going to say it regardless.

Annie Idibia, not willing to let this one slide, came under his post – on his Instagram page – to respond to some of the accusations Charles had meted out in his response. She called him a lazy man who was depending on his brother (Tuface) for his livelihood despite the fact that the latter has seven kids to take care of. Here’s what she wrote:

“Maybe you all don’t know your brother is tired of everyone trying to suck him dry. Because you have a successful brother na that wan make you lazy! sad! Living under my room and coming here to insult me and my mother, he has seven kids yet you are still trying to suck him dry! If trying to protect my husband and kids makes me evil, so be it! I am evil then.”

Charles Idibia was not done with Annie yet and responded with a rebuttal of his own. He said:

“Your juju and your drugs are finally catching up with you. These things never end well. Even as your own family has disowned you, that’s how terrible you are. All the public sympathy and lies won’t save you. Your mum who didn’t last one year in your dad’s house can live in your matrimonial home since you got married to be doing juju, but juju never ends well. The truth never expires.”

“Living under who’s roof? Now you have totally gone mad. Your house that I, your husband’s only relative in Lagos, can’t spend 2 hours visiting without your mum acting like the world is coming to an end. Just so you know, it’s because of the kids I visit sometimes, cos you both are a boring bunch. Continue with your lies and gather your sympathy party online. The truth won’t hide forever.

“Respect? That went out the window a long time ago, and God knows I have been nothing but respectful. Don’t talk. Keep your family affair off social media Is it until he is dead? This is not me at all, but I’m ready to be this person if it’s going to help Inno’s life. The peaceful mature way has clearly failed over the years, let’s try this one. I am going to keep mute for now out of respect for some people, but the truth will surely come out this time around.”

Tuface Idibia’s sister-in-law, Rosemary Idibia who is the wife of Charles Idibia, also gets on the act by posting a cryptic message on her own Instagram story – an indirect reference to Annie Idibia. It read:

“They try to damage your reputation, You save theirs by not telling your side of the story.”

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‘I smoked 40 sticks a day for 13 years’: Ebuka opens up on nicotine addiction as Banky W revisits porn struggle

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu says he smoked up to 40 cigarettes daily for 13 years, while Banky W revisited his past pornography addiction on Mentality with Ebuka. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has revealed that he began smoking in JSS3 and spent the next 13 years addicted to cigarettes, reaching a peak of two packs, roughly 40 sticks, every single day by the time he was in university.

The television host disclosed the latest episode of his podcast Mentality with Ebuka, which aired on Friday, May 22. The episode featured singer and pastor Banky W and medical content creator Aproko Doctor in a candid conversation about addiction, its origins, and the long road out of it.

“I started smoking in JSS3, which is crazy young,” Ebuka said. “It was basically peer pressure, wanting to prove myself, wanting to belong. By the time I was done with secondary school, I had become full-on. Got into university, and by university, I was doing about two packs a day. That’s about 40 sticks of cigarettes every single day.”

He added that his exit from the habit was less a dramatic decision and more a test of willpower. “The last stick of cigarettes I had was in February 2008. I didn’t quit. I just kept saying let me see how much longer I will hold out for, and now it’s been almost 18 years.”

Banky W used the same platform to revisit a confession he had made publicly before, his years-long struggle with pornography addiction, tracing it back to a freshman dormitory in a New York university where a classmate had shared an open hard drive filled with explicit content accessible to the entire floor.

“I wonder how many of us got trapped in that moment,” he said. He described the experience of trying to stop as a confrontation with something far more entrenched than he had anticipated.

“When it’s now time to stop, you realise you’re dealing with demons that are much stronger than you. That was where the reality dawned on me.” He said it took a deliberate journey to reach a place of freedom, and that he has since addressed the issue openly from the pulpit, part of what he described as a growing willingness among pastors to tackle subjects previously considered too uncomfortable for the church.

The episode is the latest in Ebuka’s Mentality series, which has carved out a space for honest, personal conversations that Nigerian public figures rarely have on record.

Entertainment

Kizz Daniel announces that he will be releasing two albums in 2026

After posting his initially scheduled ‘Uncle K’ album in 2025, the hitmaker is making up for it by releasing two projects in 2026. Afrobeats superstar Kizz Daniel is gearing up for a busy year as he announces plans to release two albums.

On May 15, 2026, the hitmaker shared a post on his Instagram story unveiling the titles of two albums he intends to release later in the year. The revelation comes days after he teased what’s expected to be his first release of the year.

“Two albums this year. Thanks for your love and patience,” he posted on his Instagram story.

The prospective projects titled ‘Uncle K’ and ‘Radio Gidi’ will be a follow-up to his 2025 EP ‘Uncle K: Lemon Chase’, which had 7 tracks with guest appearances from FOLA, rapper Odumodublvk, and street pop star Bella Shmurda.

Back in 2025, the award-winning star had earlier shared his plans to release the album ‘Uncle K’ before postponing it after losing his mother-in-law and later releasing the EP that serves as a teaser for what listeners should expect.

With two albums scheduled for 2026, Kizz Daniel appears to be making up for not releasing an LP since the 20-track album ‘Maverick’ in July 2023. In 2024, he dazzled with the hit-filled four-track EP ‘TZA,’ which spawned the hit records ‘Sooner,’ ‘Too Busy To Be Bae,’ and ‘Twe Twe.’

Known for his ability to coin hit records that ride on the familiarity of language and musical simplicity to attract listeners across demographics, fans will be expecting a handful of hit records from his upcoming album.

So far in 2026, he has delivered a guest verse on G4ZI’s ‘Energy’. With his upcoming single expected to be released in the coming weeks, he appears ready for an explosive summer.

In a career that has spanned a decade, Kizz Daniel has become one of Afrobeats’ most reliable hitmakers, with his music finding eager listenership among millions of fans drawn to his witty lyricism and catchy melodies.

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Asake Drops fourth studio album M$NEY, featuring DJ Snake, Tiakola Amongst Others

Four albums in, two Grammy nominations to his name, the most entries on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and the most-streamed artist on Spotify Nigeria, Asake drops M$NEY, his fourth studio album released on the 1st of May via GIRAN REPUBLIC and EMPIRE.

The 13-track project is Asake’s most sonically varied to date. It opens with a live choral performance (an unusual choice that immediately signals this is not going to be a straightforward Afrobeats record) and moves through orchestral arrangements, jazz-tinged strings, dance production, and amapiano before it is done.

Speaking on the album, Asake said: “M$NEY is a reflection of my spiritual and creative journey. Everything flows from a place of gratitude to God, and every moment that’s shaped me. I stay true to myself but also weave in new creative expressions from my life experiences and personal evolution.”

Fans got their first taste of the project as far back as February 2025 with ‘Why Love’, followed by ‘Badman Gangsta’ featuring French artist Tiakola, a track built around a reimagined sample of Amerie’s ‘1 Thing’ that turned out to be one of the more interesting sonic swings of his singles run.

Then came ‘Worship’ with DJ Snake, which pushed the project into full cross-continental territory.

The full album expands on all of that. Outside the previously released singles, the album includes ‘Gratitude’, ‘Forgiveness’, and ‘Asambe’, a collaboration with South African amapiano producer Kabza De Small. It’s a pairing that will likely draw attention, given both artists’ standing in their respective markets.

The album artwork was created by Iraqi-Dutch artist Arthar Jabar.