10 Shocking scandals of 2013

Tonto

The year under review was indeed characterized by many scandalous and controversial incidents; from the mundane to the abominable. SHOWBIZPLUS brings you an overview of the messy events and the characters involved.

Tonto drunkenness, half nude, fall on stage

   Rivers State-born entertainer, notorious for high-voltage controversies, Tonto Dikeh, became one of the climaxes on stage at the AY Live Comedy and Music Concert which held on Easter Sunday at Eko Hotel and Suites. To the consternation of her teeming fans and fun seekers, Tonto stepped on the expansive stage clad in skimpy white panties that exposed a lot of flesh, thus leaving her almost naked.  She matched this with a wacky sleeveless white shirt, black bow tie and sneakers in sync with her dancers. Caught in the euphoria of the moment, the controversy-loving entertainer carried on unconcerned as she struggled to pull up her straining waist-length panties to cover her lower butt from spilling out of the very tight attire.
  That was not all; few months later, she was given an opportunity to perform on stage at the Iyanya concert in London. Obviously drunk, she slipped on stage and fell. It was an awful experience for her as the media went frenzy with her big fall.  

Solomon Akiyesi’s multiple wedding scandals

  Within the year under review, one of the most bizarre wedding scandals occurred. The print and social media were awash with stories of Nollywood actor, Solomon Akiyesi, whose secret wedding to mistress, Uloma Agwu, was aborted by his legally married wife, Lilian Akiyesi.
  The bizarre occurrence which continued to generate ceaseless uproar happened on Saturday, April 13, when Lilian stormed the Overcomers Church World Outreach, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos, to halt a wedding service meant to join her husband with his mistress, Uloma Agwu, as husband and wife. Another woman later showed up and also accused the disgraced actor of getting her too engaged in a sham marriage proposal.

Paternity mess: Paul of P Square’s denial of baby mama

 

Few weeks after welcoming his first new born baby in Atlanta, US, Paul of P Square had another baby delivered for him in a London hospital by a former beauty pageant contestant, Elshama Benson Igbanoi. However, Paul blatantly refused to claim paternal responsibility for the baby boy. His abandonment of baby boy trended heavily on social media.
  Sources close to the 19-year-old and former Miss Plateau State disclosed that her family had contacted Paul Okoye's father and aunt to persuade the musician to accept responsibility for his baby. Elshama also insisted that she never slept with any other man, adding that she lost her virginity to him when she was 17 years old.

 

Genevieve bares it all

Perhaps, if she had an inkling of the shame and controversy that would befall her outfit on that fateful night, Nollywood star actress, Genevieve Nnaji would have had a rethink before donning that boobs-exposing gown that became her biggest nightmare at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) ceremony that held in Lagos.
 The dress revealed a little more than just cleavage. It showed some flesh too. Denrele's question to Genevieve didn't help matter either-he had the guts to ask if she was wearing a bra!

Iyanya and Yvonne Nelson’s war of words

Iyanya’s freestyle in England where he sang thus: “Yvonne Nelson, I lost your medicine. She called that she’s coming over and I ride her like a ‘jangolova.’ All I want is your waist, no emotions, no tears, no letters, no love, no nothing. All I want is your waist, she ain’t even know it. She brought emotions,” was indeed one of the most trended controversial freestyles in 2013.
  The once upon a time lovers, Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson and Kukere Master, Iyanya, were at daggers drawn over their love gone sour and traded words over same.

Chidinma’s sex tape scandal

A s*x video went viral within the year which allegedly featured the Kedike singer, Chidinma Ekile. The video was circulated all over the web and trended heavily. However, on a closer look at the video, fans finally came to conclude that the lady in the tape was only a Chidinma look-alike, and not the singer herself.

Mercy Aigbe’s public assault

The heated and funny controversy between movie actress Mercy Aigbe and controversial blogger Stella Dimoko Korkus’ was fierce and also trended heavily. Stella had reported that Aigbe’s enraged hubby, Lanre dragged her out from a club, threw her into his SUV and drove angrily out of the venue whilst shocked onlookers watched! This Aigbe vehemently denied, both in words and video.

 

Bisi Ibidapo, Dino Melaye’s paternity mess  

It is no longer news that  Bisi Ibidapo Obe gave birth to a baby girl sometime last year and insisted the child belonged to the former House of Reps member, Dino Melaye, who shockingly denied being responsible. This was like a season film that lingered and trended more in 2013, with lots of the messy details blown out of proportion.

Maheeda’s nudity

On October, 27, the notorious Maheeda put up some nude photos of herself on her Instagram page ‘for her fans’. In one of the images, which showed an exposed male member, she expressed that the photo was of a fan ‘worshipping at her church on Sunday’. That was not all; she went on and on, uploading her nude pictures which expectedly continued to get the desired media attention.