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clean bandit - rather be

Angela Okorie has said several times that when she was shot in the head and was in the hospital, unconscious and fighting for her life, Uche Elendu and another actress friend of hers came to visit her, surreptitiously took pictures of her, and sent them to blogs. Those pictures of Angela that leaked were taken by her friends. If they had managed to handle it privately, it would never have leaked. Most times when blogs come out with breaking news about celebrities, it is the friends of the celebs, their workers, their domestic staff, their caregivers, who tell them those things. Take Chinedu Nwadike. When he was sick, in his dying moments, the people around him convinced him to make a video where he was confessing to all sorts of things and asking God to please forgive him, that he did not want to die. It was deeply disturbing because that humiliating moment should not have happened. Nobody should have told him that if he confessed or made that video, God would spare his life. He should have been spared that indignity. Despite the confession, he still died. But that video will always remain on the internet because a friend, a colleague, somebody in his life, told a vulnerable, desperate man who was in pain to confess so that God would forgive him and he would not die. And the person stealthily recorded it and leaked it. If you were an ardent follower of Gistlover that year, you would remember that when Genevieve was checked into a hospital in the US, a Nigerian nurse DM-ed Gistlover that they had just checked in Genevieve because she was having a psychotic break. In fact, when GLB posted the gist then, the handle of the said nurse was showing. He did not blur it well. Madam nurse even said she would have recorded a video of Genevieve but they would have known it was her. Likewise, when one politician travelled to the UK and slumped in a hotel and died, it was a Nigerian who worked at the hotel who made a short video of him and sent it to blogs. *** All this is to say kudos to Alex’s friends, caregivers, domestic staff, and everyone in his inner circle. I was discussing with my friend yesterday and I said I was very grateful that the people in Alex’s life went along with his wish and protected his privacy till the very end. It is very rare to have people like that. Not everybody wants pity. Not everybody wants to suffer in the full glare of the public. Not everybody wants their pain out there. A lot of people like to handle their stuff in private. If it works out, they will come out and testify. If it does not, so be it. Like most Nigerians, I did not know Alex was sick. We just thought he took a social media break. He was able to maintain his privacy and the dignity that comes with it because his inner circle bu mmadu. They did not leak any stories to any blogs. In fact, it was only after his demise that we learned that he was even married. Who knew he had a wife? I read Funke Akindele’s post yesterday, and she said she kept trying to reach out to Alex, but Alex declined. A lot of people checked on him and wanted to see him, but he declined and said he was fine. I think he said no because if they saw him, they would know he was sick, and from there it could become breaking news. He wanted to deal with his illness in private. And it is so admirable and honourable that the people close to him kept his marriage and his sickness very quiet. So I just want to take a moment to applaud his friends, family, caregivers, and inner circle for protecting him and his pride.

An apology is not good enough! Stephanie Minter was killed by illegal Adbul Jalloh with 31 prior arrests. Emails show Fairfax PD warned VA Attorney Descano about releasing Jalloh. “Not a question of if but when he will maliciously wound (or worse) again." Descano must pay.

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“Surviving a bitch ass nigga” . . .

Graduate Reflections 🎓 As an international student, Shudufhadzo (Shudu) Musida MPA '26 learned that she can find community anywhere. And what better place than NYC!

this was 20 minutes after we met😭😭