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Tonto’s Father Returns Bride Price To Churchill
It is officially over between Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike, and her estranged husband, Oladunni Olakunle Churchill as Tonto’s family has refunded Churchill’s bride price on their daughter. The money was given to Churchill’s family’s representative, Bishop Dare in Port Harcourt on Monday June 26, 2017.
The actress’s earlier claims that she paid her bride price herself has been rubbished by the actress’s father who revealed that Olakunle Churchill fulfilled all traditional requirements before he got married to his daughter. He has, thus, refunded the bride price to Churchill’s family, a move which has officially and traditionally annulled their traditional marriage.
In a new video, it was gathered that Churchill had requested for the bride price he paid on Tonto. This made Churchill’s uncle, Bishop Dare to meet with Tonto Dike’s father, Chief Sunny Dike in Port Harcourt to collect the bride price.
Recall that Tonto and Churchill had hoped to have their white wedding after the arrival of their son, but this could not hold as their marriage collapsed just after the arrival of the child, King Andre. Tonto’s bride price was paid on Saturday August 29, 2015 and returned in less than two years.
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.