Scandals That Rocked Nigerian Entertainment Industry In 2020

The PUNCH Newspaper highlights some celebrities that were mentioned in the news in 2020 for the wrong reasons .

9ice's infidelity scandal

Popular Nigerian singer, 9ice , had publicly been with several ladies but the relationship didn’t work. However, he had kids from some of those relationships.


Last year, he announced his wedding to the delight of his fans with many wishing him marital bliss.

To the amazement of his numerous fans, less than a year after his marriage , the Gongo Aso singer was seen in a video fondling another woman’s breast as he kissed her. Shortly after , nude pictures of the singer surfaced online .

Hours after the scandal was made public the singer made a video confessing his sins and asked Nigerian to help him beg his wife for forgiveness.
All seems to be well in his household as a few days ago he celebrated his first wedding anniversary.




Tope Alabi Paternity Scandal

Fans of gospel singer, Tope Alabi , were shocked when a man known as Mayegun Olaoye claimed that he is the biological father of the singer ’s daughter, Ayomiku

While Tope Alabi and her husband, Soji , kept mum over the situation , her 22 -year - old daughter who is in the midst of the controversy spoke.

She noted that she was aware that Olaoye is her biological father but she does not reckon with him as the only father that she knows is, Soji Alabi.




K1 De Ultimate’s alleged affair with Alaafin's wife

In April , popular fuji maestro, K1 De Ultimate , was accused of sleeping with one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo , Olori Ajoke.


The rumours of the alleged relationship between KWAM 1 and the monarch’s wife trended on the social media for weeks.
According to the reports , the young queen was sent packing from the palace over her alleged infidelity with the fuji star. But during an Instagram live interview, Ms Ajoke denied the allegations and swore by all the Yoruba gods and the ‘orishas ’ in the Alaafin’s palace, saying that the gods should punish her if she ever had an affair with the singer.

The fuji icon also denied the allegations ...




Ultimate Love stars, Rosie and Kachi split

It was beautiful and lovely to watch the duo , Rosie and Kachi, ‘play love’ on the television reality show , Ultimate Love .

The essence of the show was to pair couples in a bid to make them fall in love and ultimately walk down the aisle .
While the aim of the show seemed to become a reality , it was aborted as the pair parted ways shortly before their proposed wedding date.

In a recent interview, Kachi claimed that his partner , Rosie , who was pregnant with his child deceitfully aborted the baby and claimed she had an accident .
While countering Kachi’s claims, Rosie stated that she did not have an abortion and further alleged that she was a victim of domestic violence in the relationship , which brought about her miscarriage .
The pair have since gone their separate ways .

Baba Tee versus Ex-wife

 Nollywood actor and comedian Baba Tee is currently married to his third wife and blessed with a child ,but his ex - wife , Dupe Odulate called him out on the social media recently and warned him to desist from spreading rumours about her current husband.

She said the rumours were putting her ‘hubby’s career and character at jeopardy.

She, also made some damning revelations about the actor , claiming that while she was married to him she was physically and emotionally abused.
Odulate further alleged that the actor had some health issues.
  Baba Tee has not responded or denied the allegations.

Dbanj rape saga

In June 2020 fans of Kokomaster, D ’banj woke up to allegations from a certain Seyitan Babatayo,who alleged that the crooner raped her in 2018.
 
After days of silence , the Kokomaster denied the accusations , saying it is “ lies from the pit of hell ” .
He further demanded that his accuser tender an apology and also pay N100m compensation within 48 hours or face legal action.
The award -winning music star made the demand in a pre -litigation letter signed by his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN ).
In a twist of events, his accuser alleged that she was abducted by the police on D'banj’s orders and released after a few days .

She has since changed her story and the pair seem to have settled whatever it was that sparked the allegations.

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