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Tonto Dike Becomes Born Again, Pledges To Remove Tattoos
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike has embraced Christ after the breakup of her marriage to Chief Oludunmi Churchill and pledges to remove the 57 tattoos on her body to prove it and to reflect her new found born again lifestyle.
She recently made a post on social media, indicating she is now giving her life to Christ to become officially born again, the post reads.
“This morning I decree and declare in the name of Jesus Christ that in time of trouble, your portion shall be empty, in the house of problem you shall not be an occupant, in the list of sudden death, your name will be missing, but among those that will break forth into break through, success, unexplainable connections and timeless testimonies, your name will top the list in the mighty name of Jesus, good morning neigbours”. # King Tonto # Radical 4 Jesus # Papi.
Out of curiosity, she was asked what she was doing with those number of tattoos on her body, the Ikwerre, Rivers State born actress replied, “it is my body, no questions”. It was gathered that the tattoos run through all parts of her body. One of the tattoos has the name ‘Tee’ inscribed on her leg, another tattoo on her back and several other parts of her body.
Tonto Dike, a petro chemical graduate is one actress that has never been free of controversies, positive or negative. When you talk of an actress that seems not to be bothered by controversies, Tonto Dike comes to mind first. After being a runner up of the Ambo reality TV show in 2006, this light skinned Nollywood screen goddess has turned deaf ears to the many bad stories trailing her.
This actress who was recently involved in two different soft porn movies, “Dirty Game and ‘Strippers In Love’ revealed recently the number of tattoos she has on her body, she said, 57 tattoos o”.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.