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Content creator Saidaboj has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Real Warri Pikin’s recent stage moment with singer Timaya, questioning why people are criticising the comedian despite her husband appearing to understand what happened.

Speaking on the controversy, Saidaboj said people often expect women to tolerate certain things from men in marriage but react differently when the situation is reversed.

“We only want women who understand men in their marriages and not the other way round. Why are you guys crashing out that her husband understood what she did with Timaya?” she said.

Saidaboj also pointed out that married men engage in similar behaviour without receiving the same level of criticism, arguing that people should apply the same standards to both men and women in relationships.

“Married men do the same thing and you guys don’t complain,” she added.

Content creator and relationship expert GehGeh has criticised Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy over his reported purchase of a Bugatti said to be worth about ₦9 billion.

In a video shared online, GehGeh described the car as a “financial mistake” and gave Burna Boy 24 hours to remove it from his compound.

He questioned the value of spending billions of naira on a luxury car in Nigeria, particularly given the state of roads and infrastructure in the country.

According to GehGeh, Burna Boy could have used the money to support young Nigerians and contribute to improving the lives of people around him.

He argued that wealthy Nigerians should take more responsibility for supporting ordinary citizens, saying successful people have an opportunity to help others benefit from their wealth.

GehGeh also criticised what he described as the pressure among wealthy entertainers to prove who has more money, saying such competition could lead people to spend heavily on things that do not benefit the wider society.

He urged Burna Boy to sell the car and use the proceeds to empower Nigerian youths, insisting that the country needs wealthy Nigerians to do more for the people around them.

Content creator and relationship expert Geh Geh has criticised comedian Real Warri Pikin over her recent video addressing the backlash surrounding her interaction with singer Timaya on stage.

In a video shared online, Geh Geh gave Real Warri Pikin 24 hours to delete the video and apologise to Nigerians, describing her actions as a direct attack on her husband’s ego.

He said if her husband would not speak about the situation, he would “speak for him.”

Geh Geh also compared the situation to singer Timaya’s marriage, claiming that Timaya would not allow another man to have such an interaction with his wife.

He added that situations like this are among the reasons he is afraid of getting married.

Popular Nigerian Christian TikTok creator Audrey Cyril, who has more than 600,000 followers, is continuing with her wedding plans amid a growing social media controversy involving her fiancé, Mr Presh.

The controversy began after several women publicly alleged that Mr Presh was romantically involved with them while he was in a relationship with Cyril.

Cyril has previously spoken about her relationship while largely keeping her partner private. She has also shared content about her decision to remain a virgin until marriage.

In a proposal video shared online, Mr Presh reportedly said he reached out to Cyril after the pair had been out of contact for about 10 years. According to his account, she responded almost immediately. He proposed to her in July, after which wedding preparations reportedly began.

The situation drew attention after a woman identified as Oma shared her own account of her alleged relationship with Mr Presh.

According to Oma, she had been communicating with and seeing him for some time. She alleged that the pair went on staycations together and remained in contact until January, when she discovered that he had allegedly been in a relationship with Cyril for about two years and had proposed to her.

Oma further claimed that she regularly prepared food for Mr Presh when he visited and believed they were in a relationship, saying she was unaware of his alleged involvement with another woman.

Following her claims, other women began sharing similar allegations online.

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a TikTok content creator Ukasha Yahaya, popularly known as UK International, over videos of him hugging and bathing with women.

‎Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr. Mujahid Aminuddeen, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, September 17, 2026, saying the 27-year-old was picked up after intelligence revealed he had entered Kano.

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‎Aminuddeen said the TikToker is currently in custody as investigations continue.

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‎Ukasha, a native of Gusau in Zamfara state and resident of Abuja, admitted during interrogation that he could not recall the number of videos he had produced with women.

Some of the clips showed him dancing, hugging, or carrying women, while others featured swimming and bathing scenes.

‎He disclosed that some of his videos had attracted between one and three million views.

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Asked how he sourced the women, Ukasha said they approached him because he is a content creator.

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‎Asked if he could involve his sisters in his videos, he said all of them are married and that his mother and several others had cautioned him repeatedly.

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‎He also said he is already considering quitting such content as he prepares for marriage.

The TikToker apologised and pledged not to repeat the acts.

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‎Daily Trust reports that his TikTok account, UK INTERNATIONAL, has over 262,000 followers, follows 26 accounts, and has garnered 2.4 million likes.

‎Dr. Mujahid said Ukasha would be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

He warned youths against using TikTok for activities that contravene morality and religion.

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The Portrait That Painted Her Killer

Ines inherited her great-aunt's estate three months after her mysterious *****, ruled accidental despite lingering, unexplained circumstances the local police never properly resolved. Sorting through the house, she found an unfinished self-portrait in the attic studio her great-aunt Ottilie's final work, abandoned mid-brushstroke.

The face was complete. The background remained sketched only in charcoal, except for one section near the bottom corner, where something else had been painted with disturbing, deliberate precision a man's hand, gripping Ottilie's shoulder from behind.

Ines stared at it for a long moment before noticing something considerably more unsettling: the hand's position had shifted slightly since she'd first entered the room.

She backed away slowly, heart hammering, and the painting's shadows seemed to deepen unnaturally around that gripping hand, as though the portrait itself were straining to finish a story its creator never survived to properly complete.

That night, unable to sleep, Ines returned to the studio, drawn by something she couldn't quite explain. The portrait had changed again the shoulder's grip tighter now, and faintly, barely visible in the charcoal background, the outline of a face beginning to emerge.

"Who did this to you?" she whispered to the painting, feeling foolish even as she spoke.

The canvas seemed to shudder, faint and impossible, before a voice Ottilie's voice, unmistakable despite three months of silence whispered directly into the empty studio air.

"He's still out there, dear. Please, before he realizes you've found this."

Ines stumbled backward, nearly knocking over an easel. "Aunt Ottilie?"

"I don't have much time to properly explain," the voice continued, urgent and fading. "The portrait remembers what I couldn't finish saying while I was still alive. Watch it carefully. It's trying to show you his face."

Ines turned back to the painting, watching in horrified fascination as the charcoal outline continued sharpening, slowly, painfully, revealing features that felt disturbingly, uncomfortably familiar.

to be continued... 🎨👻