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  • Prezzo gave me STD, says Chagga

    Prezzo gave me STD, says Chagga

    KENYAN rapper and one-time BBA contestant, Prezzo, has been dumped by his Tanzanian girlfriend, Chagga.

    They were both involved in a mild drama on the social media when, a few weeks ago, Chagga wrote on Instagram that the star rapper begged her to buy him Giuseppe sneakers on his birthday.

    Some days after the breakup, during which both parties literally washed their dirty linens in public, Chagga is now claiming Prezzo infected her with a sexually transmitted disease, while they were dating.

    The Tanzanian socialite posted hospital results that came out positive for a sexually transmitted disease, Pyelonephritis.

    Prezzo has only responded with a tweet insinuating that he broke up with Chagga and not otherwise. “’President’ is like a drug (highly addictive). He’s the best up until the drugs runs out. Withdrawal symptoms can be seen from miles,” he tweeted.

    Meanwhile, Chagga has gone on to delete all photos of herself and Prezzo from her Instagram page, just as Prezzo has also done same.

  • Prezzo parts with wife

    Prezzo parts with wife

    EX-BBA housemate, Prezzo, may have finally gotten his wish as the long battle between him and his embattled wife, Daisy Jematia Kiplagat, in court finally reached a resolve last week. Prezzo’s wife filed for a divorce 13 months ago at the High Court in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Prezzo, real name Jackson Makini, did not defend it. High Court Judge-Luka Kimaru granted Daisy’s application and ordered Prezzo to pay a monthly upkeep of Sh50,000 for their baby born in March 2009.

    Daisy told the court in her evidence that Prezzo had committed adultery with various women and particularly a former model, Joy Wanjohi. Daisy also claimed that Prezzo had also been verbally abusive, causing her mental stress and anxiety. He physically abused her and failed to abide by his financial responsibilities.

    Other allegations raised by Daisy against her former husband were that he drinks alcohol heavily and consumes drugs almost on a daily basis after which he subjects her to verbal and physical abuse.

    During an interview granted The Standard in January 2012, Prezzo spoke about his troubled marriage, his love affair with former model Joy Wanjohi and his two-year-old baby.

  • Goldie: Why we kept our marriage secret –Andrew Harvey

    Goldie: Why we kept our marriage secret –Andrew Harvey

    Barely 48 hours after pop singer, Oluwabimpe Susan Harvey, fondly known as Goldie Harvey died,  new facts, especially about her marital status have emerged.

    It was apparent that in view of her music career, the late singer decided to play down on her marital affairs, including the need to make her participation at the Big Brother Stargame House, dramatic moments without her colleagues getting less acquainted by treating her as a married woman.

    In our encounter with Andrew Leonard Harvey, a senior contract engineer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the deceased acclaimed husband, everything that happened in Big Brother House was a game that was long over after the Nigerian singer was evicted.

    But the internet has gone viral ever since these fresh facts emerged, including the marriage pictures released on Goldie’s facebook page by her husband. Fans of the late singer have been reacting to the ensuing controversies, one of which centers on her alleged romance with Prezzo, a Kenyan rapper and one of the contenders in the BBA Stargame House. He was reported to be in Nigeria on St Valentine’s Day with an engagement ring for the late songstress.

    As if that was not enough, another woman, by the name Ifeoma Harvey, is claiming the late singer ‘stole’ her husband. The anonymous lady, who claimed to have two kids for Harvey, said that she was Goldie’s best friend until the deceased seduced the man into a secret wedding in Nigeria.

    But the wedding pictures which Harvey posted online do not suggest any thing secret about the union. Both parents and family members were at the wedding which looked elaborate. Harvey’s dad and mum, who flew in from the United Kingdom were attired in traditional wears during the engagement ceremony. There were also evidences of an elaborate church wedding.

    Again, Harvey was quick to shut up rumour mongers  who were insinuating that his late wife may have died of drug related ailment. According to him, Goldie never used drugs in the last 10 years that he knew her. They were married in 2005.

    Perhaps, apart from the fact that the late singer never wore a wedding band, was part of the reasons people never took her seriously each time she mentioned casually that she was married. Harvey said, even he had not been wearing their wedding ring; adding that it was a matter of providence: “We had wedding bands and swapped them at the church wedding, they were oversize.”

    “After the wedding I was on assignment in Houston and took them for resizing. The day of leaving, all my things were stolen from my hired car and I had to delay my journey to get new passport and visa. We both agreed that as the blessed rings had been stolen, we did not want to wear unblessed rings. From there, we decided that neither of us would wear ring again.”

    He said, the reason she wasn’t flaunting her marital status was their preference as husband and wife. This, they believed would keep their private life out of paparazzi. He noted that, you won’t even find any pictures of their wedding in their Ikoyi home, as all the pictures and reference stuffs have been kept in the UK.

    On the purported engagement ring that Prezzo was meant to give to Goldie on Valentine’s day, Harvey admitted spotting it on the internet, but said, since the Kenyan guy never knew about him and his marriage to Goldie, it would be difficult to accuse him of poaching: “But now he knows, the family and I would prefer he maintains a low profile and allow us to grieve our loss. The BBA game is over now,” he said curtly, adding that they had asked the ‘lover boy’ not to attend the burial. He said the family is not happy with the development, and that he thought that Prezzo should respect the wishes of her parents.

    On why he is just publishing the photographs of their wedding, Harvey said it was the decision taken by him and Goldie’s family and that it was necessary for the world to know everything before the pop singer is buried.

  • Prezzo pays touching tribute to GOLDIE

    Prezzo pays touching tribute to GOLDIE

    EVER since the announcement of the death of pop singer, Goldie Harvey (born Susan Olawabimpe Harvey on October 23, 1983), became public knowledge, fans and colleagues around the continent have continued to express shock and grief at the demise of the vibrant performer.

    Kenyan rapper, Prezzo, who was romantically linked with Goldie following their love affair as housemates on the Big Brother Stargame TV show, has responded to the shocking loss of Goldie to the cold hands of death.

    Prezzo paid a touching tribute to Goldie via his Facebook page expressing his grief and shock at the passing away of a valuable talent and a woman that was close to his heart. He wrote: “God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not meant to be. So He put His arms around you, and whispered ‘come with me.’ With tearful eyes, we watched you, as we saw you pass away. Although we love you deeply, we could not make you stay. Your golden heart stopped beating, hard working hand at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us. He only knows the best.”

    Rumours of a marriage between Goldie and Prezzo had been making the rounds with the Kenyan reported to be ready to pay her bride price, while wedding arrangements were said to be a top gear.

    Sources close to Prezzo also revealed that Prezzo was also getting set to head to Nigeria to be part of the shooting of a reality TV show that was set to be staged by Goldie and Denrele Edun when the news of her unfortunate death came to him.

    Meanwhile, Kennis Music released an official statement, signed by Kenny Ogungbe in the early hours of Friday concerning the untimely death of the pop star. The statement read thus: “On behalf of Kennis Music, I’m sad to officially confirm the shocking and untimely passage of Nigeria’s pop star, Goldie Harvey. With a deep sense of loss, we announce the shocking death of our darling music star.

    “She died on Thursday after she complained of a severe headache at her Park View residence shortly after her arrival from the United States where she went to witness the Grammy Awards. She was rushed to her official hospital, Reddington on Victoria Island, Lagos, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.

    “We consider this period a gloomy moment for us and the entire Nigerian music industry in view of the circumstances Goldie passed away, the abundance of talent she exhibited in her and the various opportunities her trip to the United States of America would have availed her. She is survived by her father, step-mother, brothers and sisters.”

    The remains of Goldie, who hails from Ekiti State, have been deposited in the mortuary of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.

    Goldie represented Nigeria at the Big Brother Stargame reality TV show in 2012.

    She had her early education at the First Green Springs Montessori Primary School and then St. John’s College, Palm Groove, Lagos before studying Business Management (B.Arts) at the University of Sunderland, UK.

    She began her career in 2006, releasing her debut album titled Spin Me which had four major tracks ‘Komole’, ‘Nothing has Changed’, ‘Shift’ and the self-titled song ‘Spin Me’.