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  • I’m healed, Mercy Aigbe says, one year after separation

    A year after her separation from her husband, Nollywood actress and producer, Mercy Aigbe, who is currently on vacation abroad with her kids, is thanking God for not falling into depression.

    Mercy, who clocked 40 in January 2018, took to her Instagram account on Monday to thank God for healing.

    “A year thank you Jehovah for grace, for the spirit of forgiveness, for total healing, for strength and above all for Life! You are worthy to be praised,” she wrote.

    Lanre and Mercy had a messy fight in 2017, relating to alleged violence against the actress by her ex-husband, Lanre Gentry, which eventually lead to their separation.

    Though not much has been heard from him since the separation, it is believed that Mr Gentry is yet to get over the separation. While congratulating newlywed Gabriel Afolayan and wife, who walked down the aisle early April, Gentry wrote: “My brother, congratulations on your wedding. I pray for your marriage and I know God has made your wife the best not the prostitute that will pretend as one! Once again, congratulations!”

  • Mercy Aigbe flaunts ‘new look’

    Mercy Aigbe flaunts ‘new look’

    In a world where appearances can be altered and enhanced in a flick, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has just done hers.

    And she took to Instagram to flaunt it to her 2.9 million followers in a video while moving and miming to ‘Yeba’ by Kiss Daniel.

    ‘New look. Make up by @kandyhouseofglam,’ she wrote.

    She also posted a picture.

    Her fans loved and appreciated her new looks in which she sports a black and blond hair-do.

    Mercy who is also an entrepreneur and brand influencer is very active on social media, especially on Instagram.

    Not too long ago, a bride accused the actress of wearing her dress with which the actress posed in for a photo shoot for her birthday.

  • Mercy Aigbe announces new movie, 77 Bullets

    Mercy Aigbe announces new movie, 77 Bullets

    Nollywood actress and producer Mercy Aigbe is set to produce a new movie titled ’77 Bullets’. The mother of two releasing a sneak preview of the movie on Instagram wrote; “Unfinished…still cooking 77 Bullets. Sneak Peak. Still in the works.”

    In the preview, Mercy is seen playing the role of Susan, a deadly thief, who mysteriously appears to a young man, Adesina, threatening and shooting him to death.

    In an earlier post, she had written: ‘My New Contemporary Yoruba Movie 77 Bullets…cooking, wait on it’ and posting a cover art of the upcoming movie.

    Recently, the actress who disclosed she was on the set of ‘Idakeji’ a movie produced by Shoneye Olamilekan reportedly cleared the air on a picture of her which showed her wearing a police uniform with ‘two’ ranks. The picture which went viral showed her donning the ranks of ‘Inspector’ and ‘Corporal.’ However, she cleared the air, saying, donning both ranks was intentional for comic purpose.

  • Red dress saga: Mercy Aigbe finally speaks

    Red dress saga: Mercy Aigbe finally speaks

    Following the controversies on the red dress worn on her 40th birthday, Nollywood actress and mother of two, Mercy Aigbe has finally spoken out.

    Taking to her Instagram, Mercy cleared the air on the ongoing ‘red dress saga’ involving herself, a designer @Rikaotobyme and a bride @rettypetty.

    According to her, she never had any personal meeting with the designer as she transacted through a stylist who arranged different dresses for the shoot.

    Read Also: Owner of Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress angry, as designer claims dispatch error

    ‘I have followed events as they unfold following a particular dress I wore for a photoshoot. First, I must say that I sincerely sympathise with the bride as this situation is painful, unfortunate and regrettably avoidable. I hired and paid Seun @styledbyseun for the photoshoot as a stylist and got four dresses for the shoot. Seun and I were unaware that one of the dresses was meant for someone else.’

    Mercy who described the designer as unprofessional, sympathized with the bride. She added that her lawyer is on the case. She said: ‘I have instructed my lawyer to look into this and see how best to approach this from a legal point of view without festering an already open wound’

  • Red dress saga: Mercy Aigbe finally speaks

    Red dress saga: Mercy Aigbe finally speaks

    Following the controversies on the red dress worn on her 40th birthday, Nollywood actress and mother of two, Mercy Aigbe has finally spoken out.

    Taking to her Instagram, Mercy cleared the air on the ongoing ‘red dress saga’ involving herself, a designer @Rikaotobyme and a bride @rettypetty.

    According to her, she never had any personal meeting with the designer as she transacted through a stylist who arranged different dresses for the shoot.

    Read Also: Owner of Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress angry, as designer claims dispatch error

    ‘I have followed events as they unfold following a particular dress I wore for a photoshoot. First, I must say that I sincerely sympathise with the bride as this situation is painful, unfortunate and regrettably avoidable. I hired and paid Seun @styledbyseun for the photoshoot as a stylist and got four dresses for the shoot. Seun and I were unaware that one of the dresses was meant for someone else.’

    Mercy who described the designer as unprofessional, sympathized with the bride. She added that her lawyer is on the case. She said: ‘I have instructed my lawyer to look into this and see how best to approach this from a legal point of view without festering an already open wound’

    Read: Mercy Aigbe ’s birthday dress saga gets messier

  • Video: Saidi Balogun dances with ex-wife Faithia

    Video: Saidi Balogun dances with ex-wife Faithia

    Despite all the controversies that surrounded Mercy Aigbe’s birthday, the actress’ bash also proved something positive, especially with the celebrity couple dance between Saidi Balogun and ex-wife Faithia Williams.

     

  • Owner of Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress angry, as designer claims dispatch error

    Owner of Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress angry, as designer claims dispatch error

    The ongoing drama on the red dress worn by actress Mercy Aigbe on her 40th birthday is yet to abate, as the excuse preferred by the designer, @Rikaotobyme, has only heightened anger.

    The designer, who had been quiet since the allegation, attempted an excuse late Tuesday, blaming the problem on dispatch error.

    She wrote on Instagram: “Our attention has been drawn to the ongoing chaos surrounding a dress and one of our esteemed clients on Instagram and possibly on other blogs and social media sites,” said @rikaotobyme.

    “We would have preferred if this matter was addressed directly to us for a quick resolution and to avoid the media frenzy, but unfortunately it wasn’t.

    “We hold our clients dearly and offer our services on first come first served bases with no iota of discrimination or insinuation of such. We admit that a dispatch error occurred in the delivery of a dress to Miss Lawrentta, who was set to get married on the 30th December, 2017 and the pickup of another dress on behalf of actress, Mercy Aigbe.

    “Please note that both dresses were of the same style, the same colour (red) and almost the same measurement. On realising the error on dispatch, we quickly tried to rectify the mix up. But it was too late as the wrong dress was already on its way to Edo state for the bride to be, she further explained.

    “We contacted the bride and explained we had an issue and asked if she would be comfortable with another dress, of same kind (which was the one meant for Mercy Aigbe), the bride agreed, so we allowed the dress to be delivered as time to recall dispatch was short in relation to the time of the wedding. We have already apologised to Miss Lawrentta, but once again use the public fora to tender an unreserved apology to her and by extension to Mercy Aigbe who shouldn’t have been dragged into this.

    “We assure all our clients, past and future that our resolve to deliver top notch designs to clients within the country and beyond will not be compromised and the error that led to this unhappy situation has since been corrected.”

    However, it was obvious the designer’s response did not placate the bride, who tagged the designer wicked, and went ahead to dismiss her claim by asking further questions.

    “Reading your reply @rikaotobyme to the pain and embarrassment you deliberately caused me for financial profit on the eve of and on my wedding day, I am convinced that you are indeed wicked, A wickedness that has consequences.” Lawrentta said.

    “Firstly, in your response you claim there was a dispatch error. Was the error of dispatch the cause of the delivery agent’s number being “not reachable” as you claimed? Secondly, you also claimed the “dispatch error” was too late to be rectified as the wrong dress was already on the way to Edo state. At what point was the “dispatch error” discovered since your staff Kate, dropped off the dress at Ojota at around 9pm for night bus delivery?

    “Thirdly you claimed also that similarities in the dresses caused the “mixup”. If that was the case why did @realmercyaigbe on receipt of a dress that wasn’t hers still go ahead to wear it for her 40th birthday shoot and post on social media on the 31st of December?”

    According to Lawrentta, the wrong dress which was eventually delivered to her was not in any way new.

    “Mind you, the dress you sent to me was torn and musty on delivery, not in any shape for a client how much more a celebrity. While that which conveniently landed with Mercy Aigbe, was a fabric I purchased myself from @bshani_bridalfabrics. Lastly in your response, you lied about apologizing to me. Since the 29th I have not heard a single word from you and there is not a chance in hell that what you called an apology on “public fora” or the chat above would suffice.  In all of this, it’s blatantly obvious from your statement you have refused to accept responsibility like a true professional should and sincerely apologize for your moment of indiscretion and weakness.”

    Actress Mercy Aigbe has however remained silent in the ongoing drama.

  • Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress saga gets messier

    Mercy Aigbe’s birthday dress saga gets messier

    •‘My client is innocent, says actress’ publicist

    A day after her 40th birthday bash, held on January 1, 2018, Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has caught the ire of a lady, who claimed that one of the dresses – a red floral dress – worn by the actress for her photo shoot was her wedding reception dress.

    The lady, simply called rettypety, said she was shocked to find the actress spotting her wedding dress in a photo uploaded on her social media handle, after her designer had cited logistic as reason she couldn’t deliver the dress.

    Rettypety, who gave details of the contract between her and the designer, has pitched sympathisers against the actress and the dress maker.

    She said: “This was too bad… On the 29th of December 2017 which happens to be a day to my wedding, a greedy designer decided to ruin my big day. I cried all day non stop. I bought this lovely fabric from @bshani_bridalfbrics and asked her to deliver to this designer @rikaotobyme after I had concluded the style and price with @rikaotobyme I made a 50% payment to her as soon the fabric got to her. Told her it’s my wedding reception dress, she assured me it will be ready on 26th. on that 26th, I chatted her up to ask for my dress she replied saying it was ready, as you can see on the chat above, she also said she will send pics, eventually now sent a video the next day which was 27th; you can also see that on the chat above.

    “I sent the balance of 50% to her on 28th when I had seen the dress and was satisfied, she couldn’t send that day because all flights coming to Benin that day were cancelled. So we were now left with 29th a day to my wedding, I called her by 6am that morning and she told me the delivery guy has gone to the park to send my dress that she will send the waybill details (sending details) across shortly. I waited till 9am no words from her. I started calling to ask for the waybill details she wasn’t taking my calls, other times she cut the calls. I sent several messages no response at 1pm I started crying because the situation got beyond my control.

    “My hubby, friends and family requested for the number and also started calling her but she obviously decided not to take any calls again. Until 4pm when I was drained in tears she then called and was apologising that she didn’t know what to say to me that was why she refused to pick the calls. She continued saying the delivery guy she gave my dress to is nowhere to be found. when she heard how I was crying she then suggested to give me one of her old dresses for me to use for the day, I had no choice because I was desperate I then accepted it. I got the dress on my wedding morning. I went on IG yesterday only to see @realmercyaigbe wearing my dress with the same fabric I bought and she tagged same designer @rikaotobyme. How much did she pay you to disappoint a bride on her wedding day? You are heartlessly wicked and you will sure not get away with this @rikaotobyme.”

    The bride also uploaded a video, sent by the designer to show that the dress was ready on December 27th, 2017.

    Attempts to speak to the designer, Maryam Elisha, aka rikaotobyme and the stylist has proved abortive, as none of them is picking their calls or responding to messages sent.

    Expectedly, social media enthusiasts have formed a parliament on the issue, flooding Aigbe’s Instagram page with mostly negative comments, just as others believe the actress is innocent of the accusation. Some have also advised the thespian to take off the posts on the red dress and apologise to its original owner.

    Commenting on Instagram, preyeuboh@lettibeauty__ wrote: “These stars hardly pay for dresses. I suspect the designer loaned her or her stylist the dress expecting to get it back on time to send to the bride. And that didn’t work out. These cases come up quite frequently; sadly everything will die down after a while until the next victim speaks up. And the cycle will start all over again.”

    Another Instagram user, Paulmohofficial, said: “It’s not her fault really? I’m sure she wouldn’t have bought it if the Tailor told her it’s for someone’s wedding. The tailor should be stripped and flogged with all kinds of cane/rod.”

    Another Instagram user, queen_phay@esstillo_okenwa, wrote: “lol the tailor has damaged her rep. personally I’ll never patronize her again.”

    In a chat with The Nation, the actress’ publicist, Mutiat Alli, stated that her client’s decision to keep mute over the issue is because she was unaware of the situation surrounding the provision of the dress made available for the photo shoot.

    “She (Mercy) only called a stylist that she wanted three look for her photo shoot and he provided the dresses,” Alli said.

    “So she was not in the know of who the dresses belonged to. I think the best person to speak to is the stylist. But the most annoying part is that the designer is not saying anything concerning the situation on ground.”

  • Desmond Elliot, Mercy Aigbe, others for Tush Awards

    Desmond Elliot, Mercy Aigbe, others for Tush Awards

    Come Wednesday, December 20, TDA Multimedia, in partnership with Hallpoin International, an ecommerce brand, will be staging the 2017 edition of Tush Awards.

    According to the Project Director, Engr. Dayo Oyeniran, this year’s award, the 9th successive edition, would hold amidst positive expectation from majority of the Nigerian youth populace.

    Voting for the 21 Youths/Celebrities Categories and 14 Student Categories which started some days ago on the organiser’s website ended on Monday, December 11.

    Among those penciled down for the Role Model award for this edition include; Chairman of IBD IMPEX limited, Chief Ibrahim Egungbohun, popularly called Dende, Mercy Aigbe, Hon Desmond Elliot, Hon Adijat Oladapo, Comrade Obasi of NANS, Mr Tola Onayemi, The Head of Trade Remedies Authority at Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).

    According to Oyeniran, there are hundreds of nominees for this year’s edition which includes Students of over 20 Tertiary Institutions, and Celebrities like Tekno, Olamide, Young John, Ebuka Obi, Tenie, Lota Chukwu, Kenny Blaq, Joro Olumofin, Ankara Gucci amongst others

    The Host for this edition includes former HIP TV Anchorman (Femi Daniel) and Star FM Lagos OAP, Pat Obilor, he stated.

    There would lots of side attraction on the day like Fashion Runway and Exhibition, Music, Comedy, Games and ticket is exclusively available on their website.

  • Mercy Aigbe denies reconciling with hubby

    Mercy Aigbe denies reconciling with hubby

    Contrary to reports last week that Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe, has reconciled with her estranged husband Lanre Gentry and had equally returned to their matrimonial home, the mother of two has denied the report.

    Aigbe who spoke to The Nation on Sunday said the case is still in court and the matter was yet to be resolved.

    When contacted on phone the popular hotelier and estranged hubby said, whatever the actress said we can believe all he knows is that his wife was back and he is okay with her.

    He had said, “Whatever she told you, you can believe all I know is that my wife is back and I am okay with that.”