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  • Lizzy Anjorin replies Iyabo Ojo, shuns court orders

    Lizzy Anjorin replies Iyabo Ojo, shuns court orders

    Actress Lizzy Anjorin has responded to her online rival and colleague, Iyabo Ojo over the court case filed by the latter against her.

    The Nation reported that Iyabo Ojo was sighted in court on Monday, February 26, in a video that has since gone viral.

    She was seen in front of the courthouse in the company of her lawyer but she claimed that Anjorin did not show up in court.

    Reacting, Anjorin asked her colleague to provide evidence as she claimed that “Shepeteri” is looking for donations.

    In the clip, Lizzy Anjorin asked her followers if there is a lawyer among them.

    Read Also: Defamation: Iyabo Ojo reacts as Lizzy Anjorin fails to appear in court

    She also continued to eye her camera which is seemingly meant for Iyabo Ojo.

    She captioned the post: “IS THERE ANY LAWYERS IN THE HOUSE? SEPETERI IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS..TELL HER TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE”.

    Iyabo Ojo and her lawyer who spoke in the video disclosed that the case has been adjourned till the April 10 and the court will be serving another order to her colleague.

    When asked what she had to say, Iyabo Ojo revealed she awaits Lizzy Anjorin in court with her bag of evidence in April.

    She added that her colleague must show up with the proof she has by force.

  • Defamation: Iyabo Ojo reacts as Lizzy Anjorin fails to appear in court

    Defamation: Iyabo Ojo reacts as Lizzy Anjorin fails to appear in court

    Controversial actress and entrepreneur, Iyabo Ojo, has called out her colleague her colleague, Lizzy Anjorin, for failing to attend their court hearing.

    In a video posted on her Instagram page, Iyabo revealed that Lizzy did not show up at the hearing, despite allegedly possessing the required evidence.

    The case has been adjourned till April 10th.

    According to Iyabo, the court would issue another order to Lizzy.

    She reminded Lizzy that the new order would be prominently displayed to ensure that she remembers the hearing date.

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    Iyabo said: “April 10th is around the corner……. the court will be serving you once again, Liz, and this time, the court has given the order for it to be pasted everywhere on your wall if you don’t accept it ……. this court se, we must go and you must bring all your evidence by force by fire.”

    The Nation reported that Iyabo Ojo and Lizzy Anjorin caused a buzz on the internet by consistently displaying their grievances publicly.

    Recall that Iyabo Ojo had shared a video where she was mimicking and mocking Lizzy Anjorin humorously.

    Lizzy, who was offended by Iyabo’s action, revealed some intimate details about the artiste, accusing her of promiscuity.

    Following the allegation, Iyabo threatened legal action against Lizzy, demanding a public apology or risk paying N500 million for her libelous publication.

    Their fight escalated when Iyabo Ojo made a mockery of Lizzy Anjorin after he was accused of stealing N90k at a market in Lagos.

    Lizzy later debunked the reports and accused Iyabo of trying to set her up.

  • Yomi Fabiyi defends Lizzy Anjorin amid allegation of theft

    Yomi Fabiyi defends Lizzy Anjorin amid allegation of theft

    Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi has shared his perspective on the theft allegation levelled against his colleague, Lizzy Anjorin.

    The Nation reported that Lizzy was accused of defrauding a vendor at the Lagos Island market, Idumota.

    Debunking the claims, Lizzy in a video explained what transpired at the market between herself and the vendor, stating that people are trying to set her up.

    Defending her via his Instagram page, Yomi described Lizzy as a beautiful soul, a hardworking mother, a business owner, a filmmaker, and a giver.

    Read Also: Actress Lizzy Anjorin speaks on alleged theft

    He stated that he is always inspired by her regular charities, most of which don’t make it to the internet.

    Fabiyi said: “Liz Anjorin @lizzyanjorin_original is such a beautiful soul, hardworking mother, business owner, filmmaker, and, of course, a giver. I am always inspired by her regular charities, most of which don’t even make it online. Owo, Mama Florida, iyi e po. PEACE.”

  • Actress Lizzy Anjorin speaks on alleged theft

    Actress Lizzy Anjorin speaks on alleged theft

    Actress Lizzy Anjorin has responded to a viral video showing her purportedly taking gold from a store at Lagos market.

    According to the claims of a controversial blogger, Lizzy was apprehended at the market after an alleged attempt to purchase the gold with a fictitious bank transfer.

    Reacting to the allegations, the screen diva has responded to the accusations by denying them in an Instagram live video.

    She claims that the report was false, claiming she merely went to the market to buy clothes and accessories.

    Read Also: Why I’m supporting Lizzy Anjorin’s senior wife, Folashade – Iyabo Ojo reveals

    In Lizzy Anjorin’s words: “Do they sell gold at Tom Jones, because that place is Tom Jones where they sell wedding materials like stones for a wedding gown because I do wedding gowns?

    “Shepeteri, how come you are the first person who posted the story if you are not the one behind it.”

  • Actress Lizzy Anjorin renounces Islam, drops ‘Alhaja’ title

    Actress Lizzy Anjorin renounces Islam, drops ‘Alhaja’ title

    Actress Lizzy Anjorin has rained fire and brimstone on anyone who addresses her as an ‘Alhaja’. 

    She launched an attack on unyielding fans who chose to address her with the Islamic titles she wholeheartedly embraced as a Muslim.

    The actress, in the video, said she has opted to sever connections with Islam and Muslims, having undergone intense online bullying and harassment.

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    According to her, this decision stems from the perceived lack of backing from fellow Muslims or Islamic organizations during her ordeals. 

    Lizzy said: “Don’t ever call me alhaja or iya adini again, I did not see any Muslim defend me on social media”

  • How things fell apart between Toyin Abraham, Lizzy Anjorin

    By Alao Abiodun

    In the last few days, Nollywood actresses Toyin Abraham and Lizzy Anjorin have given Nigerians a taste of real life drama, ALAO Abiodun writes

    The squabble between controversial Nollywood actresses Toyin Abraham and Lizzy Anjorin appears not to be ending soon.

    The hot exchange in the past couple of days came to full glare with the actresses going back and forth with various allegations. And this appears to be a tough time for their fans and perhaps a sort of entertainment to neutral observers.

    The Genesis

    Lizzy Anjorin allegedly accused Toyin Abraham of running the blog “Gistlover.com” alongside multiple Instagram accounts to troll her and other colleagues in the movie industry. Anjorin claimed that Abraham leaked damaging reports about her to blogs.

    The fight however came to a full glare with a post by a popular actress alleging that when Toyin Abraham put to bed, she didn’t send her a congratulatory message.

    This action sparked a debate on her page while her fans hurled insults on Anjorin; others said Abraham kept mute as this was going on. However, the issue was later watered down when Toyin went on to apologise that she saw her message.

    After this scenario, Nigerians woke up to see that the social media have been in a frenzy ever since Anjorin claimed the actress was living a fake life and didn’t even have a car nor a house of her own as she claimed.

    She also alleged that contrary to the rumour that she gave birth to her child abroad, that it was actually at a local “agbo” seller’s house and had to borrow costumes for her photo shoot, all in pretence to show she’s wealthy and had arrived.

    Interestingly, the nursing mother, with the help of her publicist, Big Sam of Broadway TV, released a video showing her after she welcomed her son in a hospital in Lekki, Lagos.

    On why she had her baby in Nigeria at the Vedic Lifecare Hospital in Lekki, Toyin Abraham said: “I got to know this place when I came to visit Princess Shyngle when she had issues; and I loved how nice everyone, the doctors and nurses, was.

    “Since I had just moved into Lekki with my husband then, I decided to make this my family hospital. It has been a great experience, trust me. I am so happy and that is why I decided to have my baby in Nigeria because I trust the people here. I actually travelled out but I came back to Nigeria because I wanted him here at Vedic Hospital, with trusted hands.”

    Taking the legal route

    Meanwhile, Abraham has sent a legal warning of ‘cease and desist’ notice letter to Anjorin, through her lawyers, requesting her to forward a letter of apology via their office, and on her Instagram page.

    Abraham’s lawyer said she issued the last warning to Anjorin and if she failed to reply within 24 hours, they would be forced to file a N500 million damages legal action against her.

    However, Abraham also called Anjorin a ‘pig’ in the caption of the post.

    “Silence is not golden,” she posted.

    “Rather than wrestle with a pig, it might be ideal to let the pig know that it belongs to the pen. I’m no longer speaking on this, my management team and attorneys are taking this up. Cc @bbbmedia @officialsamolatunj1.”

    In her own counter-reaction, Anjorin, in a statement, revealed that she has written a petition to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to investigate both of them, as she has been accused by Toyin of dealing in drugs.

    Meanwhile, Anjorin is of the opinion that Toyin has always been a cocaine user from the post she made on Instagram.

    Reactions

    Some of the veterans in the movie industry have come together to intervene in the ongoing messy fight between the two actresses.

    Yoruba actors Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin), who is the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), and Yinka Quadri, disappointment over the Instagram spat said they would not accept “any act of indiscipline” from the feuding actresses.

    Meanwhile, Abraham’s husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi, has subtly hinted that his partner, Toyin, and colleague, Lizzy Anjorin, should stop “misbehaving” on social media.

    “We ought to have used the social media for more useful and impactful things and not this misbehaviour,” wrote Ajeyemi.

    “We are called celebrities because many people look up to us and want to be like us. Why are we misleading these people; we are meant to be good teachers and not a bad influence on society. Please, and please, let’s have a changed mindset to do good, if not for anything for the fact that people are looking up to us in so many ways of life. God bless you all.”

    Sadly, social media feud is not new to the movie industry scene. It has become very common among Yoruba actresses. This year alone, we have had a series of dramatic fights from Mercy Aigbe to Iyabo Ojo and the latest one from Lizzy and Toyin, and a host of other Yoruba actresses.

  • Toyin Abraham at loggerheads with Lizzy Anjorin

    Following an allegation by actress Lizzy Anjorin against fellow actress Toyin Abraham, of having a blog which posted a negative story on her, new mother Toyin Abraham has decided to make the case legal.

    On Monday, the actress said Abraham posted the notification letter from a law firm; Legal House Solicitors, addressed to Ms Anjorin and sent to her office at Ikota Shopping Complex, Ikoyi, stating that they are representing Toyin Abraham formerly known as Toyin Aimahku, and will be addressing the case.

    The heading of the letter is: “Cease and Desist Notice-Defamatory Statement Concerning Toyin Abraham.”

    The actress stated that she would no longer address the issue, saying it would be handled by her lawyers.

    “Silence is not golden,” she wrote, regarding her post.

    “Rather than wrestle with a pig, it might be ideal to let the pig know that it belongs in the pen. No longer speaking on this, my management team and attorneys are taking this up.”

    Read Also: Toyin Abraham gets 1m as birthday gift from fans

    Over the weekend, Toyin Abraham said: “It has come as a rude shock that some upstarts masquerading as Nollywood actors keep dragging my name into unnecessary drama whenever they are trolled online. I’ve had my own share of online trolling but not for once did I drag the names of any actor or celebrities into the fray even when we don’t have cordial relationships.

    “Today, an actress directly mentioned my name as the owner or informant of an Instagram blog, and libeled my person and reputation by implying I planted or published some negative news about her. Why she mentioned my name, I can’t say. What she’s trying to achieve, I can’t fathom. Long ago, I bade bye bye to unnecessary drama and petty online/offline squabbles and so I won’t descend to her gutter level.”

    Her so-called “evidence” of my involvement was a comment I left on the page of a fan she suspected is behind the story. How I became connected to the story beats me. This level of cluelessness is mind-boggling. For the umpteenth time, stop holding me responsible for the actions or inactions of other people as they concern you. Whether they are my fans or not, I don’t regulate or determine their behaviour or conduct. Nobody holds Beyonce responsible for what her teeming fans, “Beyhives” do.

    “Anyways, I have instructed my lawyers to take up this matter and she will be hearing from them by Monday.  It’s time to put a stop to online bullying and bad behaviour in line with the rule of law.”

  • LIZZY ANJORIN: shares how she turned labourer at her site

    FOLLOWING the announcement of her new house last week, Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Lizzy Anjorin, has shared how she left the hospital to join the labourers at her site, to make the job complete.

    Sharing the video on Instagram, where she is seen mixing sand and cement, while a labourer carries it away, the actress noted that there is no shame or class in a business or project you invest your last coins on.

    “I was in hospital for many weeks,” she said.

    “By day 12 on sick bed, I remembered evil that lives in some workers heart is from hell. I can’t sleep. I told my doctor I needed to go for a crucial meeting. They told me to sign out for 3hours at my own risk…Behold nothing was done.. I had to persuade them myself and handle the shovel despite that I was feeling dizzy.

    “Moral of lesson; 1, Spending your last drop of blood on a project will not make you sleep or rest even at point of death* GBA BEE. 2, No shame or class in business or project you invest your coins. 3, If it’s yours. I mean yours. heeennn your own gan gan ?? No amount of money can make anybody do it better than you when it comes to your vision because you are the owner of your vision not people you employ.”

    “(Believe) me nobody can copy my Designs or interiors, I dey sleep on (bare) floor, sleep in the bush to get some things done , I have countless sleepless night to put things together …I pay attention to detailing.. I’m sure u will agree with me that lizzy anjorin Clothings plus lizzy anjorin paradise properties & interiors Issa goal.”

  • Lizzy Anjorin acquires house, showers praise on mum

    Actress and entrepreneur Lizzy Anjorin has acquired a new house.

    Sharing the news on her Instagram account on Thursday, Lizzy flaunted a picture of the house and acknowledged the supportive role her mother played in her life.

    “Congrats to us maami,” she wrote.

    “It’s a huge LIZZY ANJORIN PARADISE. Though it might look like kitchen or toilet to some people.

    “I wanted to hide it before but I noticed my house/s are always ready during June/July…It will be stupid of me not to give testimony so that those people with good heart can praise and exalt your name (ALLAH) on my behalf.”

    Recounting how the months of June and July which brought rains to them, the actress stated: “June / July?? Is the month I and my rested mother suffered most as homeless hawkers… Maami, you thought me how to hide at edge of heavy materials during rain. We tie our cloth together so that breeze and water will not overflood me.

    “June and July?? No matter how careful we may be, we often sleep on our feet standing due to flood. Throw away things we took on debt due to slippery of floor during raining season. Our eyes always shed stream of tears. People we took debt from humiliate and call you names before me. If they refuse to supply us on credit, we always settle for snail hurting. We picked small snails, boiled and washed and take to market and sell.

    “June/July month we go hungry and suffer most. June/ July?? The month I had my baby in Jos with zero rest of mind or love expect my mother in law ( iya ijebu thank you ma).

    “June /July?? Let’s stop here. I will talk about u some other time but thank u for smiling at me now I appreciate your kind gesture. Thank u for been my best friend now & forever .. Thank you Allah for making me eat enough and sleep in a good place with enough cloth to cover my tiny body.”

    “MAMI thank you for teaching me how to do it alone. Thank you for giving me wonderful names, Thank you for not allowing me to change my SURNAME ….”ANJORIN ” Rest on maami forget our rough old story, I will chose you as my mother in my next life ..Na mama you be. When I dey tell you then say I will rewrite your story …you will say SEGANMIDOGO means (CHANGE MY SHAMES TO GLORY)”

  • Lizzy Anjorin fetes less- privileged on birthday

    TO celebrate her birthday, Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Lizzy Anjorin, hosted some of her friends and family at her shopping mall on Lagos Island.

    Her clothing/jewelry shop was filled with people who came from far and near to celebrate with the mother of one.

    Lizzy could not hold back the tears as Faridat Okikiola Olanrewaju, an entertainer, who came with a drummer surprised her by singing her praises.

    Aside gifts presentation from young and old, the actress also received several cakes.

    However, Lizzy later took to the streets to share the cakes with food and drinks by herself to children who have come to know the actress with the annual giveaway.

    “I can’t sleep after my birthday just because I want to go and see them …so shall all our helpers be unrest till they see us and bless us with unthinkable gift and love.”

    She also posted pictures of the event on Instagram and posted: “When I remember how God has saved me from jaw of death several time, how my generosity, good deed has landed me into trouble. I feel like ending it …but guess what? God replace every sorrow with your love and kindness. I thank him for giving me lovely souls like you and because i have good people like you, biko allow me to do shakara video to make you smile …you know am a celeb that open my arms for everybody because I know everybody is useful and beautiful. Thank you all for coming together through gifts and prayers to make my birthday fabulous”.