Legendary Nigerian comedian Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has spoken about his experience meeting the wives of many people he knows in the houses of powerful people, including Governors.

The stand-up comedy royalty made the revelation while appearing as a guest on the latest episode of the Outside the Box podcast.

He detailed his experience, drawing attention to the unscrupulous activities that go on behind the closed doors of society’s rich and powerful.

He recounts a particular time when he met the wife of someone he knew at the governor’s house. He was having a meeting. He said the woman had walked out of the bedroom, but the governor had told her to return inside as he was not done with her.

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Alibaba added that when he met the woman alongside her husband later, after their encounter at the Governor’s house, he acted like he hadn’t seen her in years. This reaction was well appreciated by the woman, who thanked him when it was just the two of them.

He recalled, “I’ve been in the houses of a lot of big big men, Governors and the rest of them. And I see wives of a lot of people that I know coming to do things and I would greet, ‘how are you? How is everything?’

“And then those guys would do their philandering and tap her bum ‘come on go back inside I’m not finished with you’ and then she goes back inside. And then I run into her at an event in Lagos and the husband is saying ‘oh how are you, meet my wife’, I say ‘oh madam it’s a pleasure, I’ve not seen you in nearly five years, where have you been?’ and she’s like ‘I’ve been around, good to see you’ and then we’ll continue.

“And maybe she sees me somewhere again, she calls me and says ‘Ali thanks’, I say ‘it’s okay’.”

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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has revealed that there is no plan for her relationship with music executive Paul Okoye, popularly known as Paulo, to lead to marriage.

The actress who is preparing for her daughter Priscilla’s wedding to Tanzanian singer Juma Jux made the revelation during an appearance on TVC’s Your View.

Ruling out marrying the music executive, the mother of two explained that the objective of their relationship is not marriage, adding that they are both comfortable with the current arrangement.

Shedding more light on the dynamics of their current arrangement, the actress disclosed that anytime she feels like being alone, she leaves his house and returns to her house, and Paulo understands.

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She said, “Because of the way I work, I am such a workaholic, and he is also a workaholic. That Igbo man likes to work. For me, there are times when I want to be alone, and I just pack my bags and return to my house. We never fight over that because he understands.”

“We don’t want marriage,” she added.

"Pauloo and I don't want marriage"

– Iyabo Ojo pic.twitter.com/kdj32vOxvZ

— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) April 5, 2025

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Recall that Iyabo first went public with her relationship with Paulo on her 45th birthday on December 21st, 2022.

She confirmed the relationship on Instagram by sharing a video collage of the times they spent together.

A year after the announcement, in an interview, Paulo jokingly lamented how the mother of two had invaded his space and snatched him from his several side chics.

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Ojo joined in, saying that their relationship is for enjoyment and not for having kids since they both already have two kids from their previous relationships.

Popular Nigerian activist and actor Mr Macaroni has strongly criticised the Lagos State Government over the massive traffic jam that paralysed the city on April 2, 2025, following the abrupt closure of the Independence Bridge on Victoria Island.

Taking to X on April 3, 2025, the comedian condemned the government’s poor planning and lack of concern for Lagosians, emphasising that such decisions should not be made without proper coordination and communication.

Reacting to the clip of the news that the Lagos State Minister of Works said he wasn’t aware of the closure of the bridge, Mr Macaroni expressed his outrage.

The Minister of Works said he wasn’t aware of the closure of the bridge. This is the embarrassing level of incompetence that you find some Nigerians defending. It is bizarre that the people always have to suffer the consequences of terrible governance. This is frustrating!!!

The Minister of Works said he wasn’t aware of the closure of the bridge.
This is the embarrassing level of incompetence that you find some Nigerians defending.
It is bizarre that the people always have to suffer the consequences of terrible governance.
This is frustrating!!! pic.twitter.com/GZeNv7qJsp

— Mr Macaroni (@mrmacaronii) April 3, 2025

He argued that the hardship suffered by residents could have been avoided if the government had prioritised public welfare.

If the government had any regard whatsoever for the people of Lagos, these measures and more extensive ones would have been taken before yesterday to make this process as painless as possible for the people. There should have been adequate planning including a reasonable timeline for execution and proper information dissemination, which would have prevented to some extent the unbearable hardship the people have to endure.

If the government had any regard whatsoever for the people of Lagos, these measures and more extensive ones would have been taken before yesterday to make this process as painless as possible for the people. There should have been adequate planning including a reasonable… https://t.co/JXHF0QO6m9

— Mr Macaroni (@mrmacaronii) April 3, 2025

This has happened only because this Government has no sense of responsibility to the people! If The federal and state government cannot successfully collaborate on projects like these despite belonging to the same party, then it only confirms what we have always known about the quality of leadership.