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D’Banj Opens Up On Secret Marriage

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9 years ago

August 11, 2017

A year after secretly tying the knot with wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow and even welcoming a son, D’Banj, has finally opened up on why he chose to go silent about his wedding.
The Kokomaster, who was a guest on Beat FM said he kept his marriage a secret because he did not want the complications and attention of a celebrity relationship.
His exact words: “I decided to keep my marriage to Didi, a secret because based on experience, relationships like this get mixed with media hypes and speculations and then it becomes complicated”.
“You know the pressure to get married was this high and Mum told me she wants to see the girl I am dating and would want to marry. I told her that there was this girl and we didn’t want to marry yet, but she insisted that she was the one for me that we should have a small ceremony and the rest is history. I’m glad I listened to her”.
In 2016, Nigerian Pop Star, D’Banj, who recently returned Nigeria after months in the United States, secretly tied the knot with his boo, Didi Kilgrow, the secret marriage allegedly had about 25 guests in attendance including D’Banj’s father, Col. Oyebanjo and his siblings among other very close friends.
The couple welcomed their first child in May, D’Banj took to his instagram handle to share the first photo of their baby-a son named Daniel Oyebanjo III.
In the past, D’banj has been romantically linked to a number of pretty celebrity ladies including Bonang Matheba, Genevieve Nnaji, Adama Indimi and Jennifer Obayuwana. The Koko Master Crooner has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artiste of The Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009.
He also won Best International Act, Africa Award at the 2011 BET Awards and Best Selling African Artiste at the 2014 World Music Award, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards.

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NGO hails Tinubu’s climate awareness tour

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7 days ago

March 9, 2026

The Tide

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for inaugurating the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, urging Nigerians and stakeholders to support the initiative nationwide.

Mr Ismail Bima, Chief Executive Officer of JEI, said in a statement in Gombe yesterday that the tour would significantly strengthen public understanding of climate change and encourage collective environmental responsibility.

Bima described the initiative as a clear affirmation of the Federal Government’s commitment to pursuing practical solution driven strategies that addressed climate challenges and safeguarded livelihoods, ecosystems, and national development efforts.

He noted that the programme would achieve its objectives if government institutions, private organisations, civil society groups, and citizens actively played their respective roles in promoting awareness, resilience, and sustainable practices.

According to him, the inauguration marks an important step toward building a nationwide movement capable of delivering measurable progress in Nigeria’s broader efforts to secure a climate resilient future for generations.

He said JEI fully aligned with the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, noting that the initiative could inspire innovation, strengthen environmental education, and promote sustainable development across communities nationwide.

Bima also commended the Minister of Environment and urged federal, state, and local stakeholders to support the initiative, stressing that climate change impacts affected all citizens regardless of region or status.

He emphasised that growing climate pressures on agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems made the awareness tour timely, adding that stronger information sharing and partnerships were necessary to confront environmental risks nationwide.

He urged authorities to implement the initiative with sustained commitment, extend activities to grassroots communities, and collaborate with state and local governments to ensure wider participation and maximum impact nationwide effectively.

The Tide source reports that President Tinubu inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour in Abuja on Tuesday to promote climate resilience and sustainable development nationwide initiatives.

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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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3 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.

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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial

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3 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.