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Nandy, Bill Nass Receive Hefty Wedding Gifts From Committee
On Saturday, Tanzanian celebrities songstress Nandy and rapper Bill Nass got married in a luxurious wedding which was well attended by close friends and family.
The newly wedded couple exchanged their vows at the KKKT Church in Mbezi Beach Dar es salaam as they are expecting to welcome their first child.
In Africa, gifting newly married couples culture is cherished, Nandy disclosed that she and her husband received Tsh106,806,500 (Sh5.4million) from their committee as a send-off gift.
In an Instagram post shared by Nandy, she was seen receiving the cheque from the wedding committee. She wore a blue Cinderella gown which made her beauty come alive.
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According to the chairman, the committee also gifted the couple a car worth Tsh65million (Sh3.3 million).
“This is a small amount that was remaining, we will put it in their account. We felt like the cheque is not enough because they are artistes and they have a big team. With this gift, we have decided to also buy them a car which is worth Tsh65 million,” said the committee’s chairman.
On the wedding day, the Nimekuzoea crooner, real name, Faustina Charles Mfinanga, donned a sparkly, off-white, off-shoulder ball gown wedding dress and needed support from her bridesmaids to move around.
The newly wedded couple did their traditional wedding in Zanzibar four months ago and only announced the pregnancy news two weeks ago following their engagement in 2020.
Nandy and Bill Nass have been in an on-and-off relationship since their University days when they secretly dated before breaking up.
“Nandy and I broke up in 2017, actually a few months earlier, it’s just that we never made it official until the end of 2017. There were so many reasons why we couldn’t continue dating, one being that I was still in school and was trying to you know…. finish and all that,” said Bill Nass in an interview.
Barely two years after Tanasha Donna and Bey T stormed the internet to fight over a catchphrase, Tanasha has finally given details on her beef with the rapper for the first time.
According to the musician, the misunderstanding came after they both disagreed on an issue.
In an interview with KISS FM, the musician cum entrepreneur said Bey T was young and was misled by people into instigating petty quarrels.
“Honestly speaking I think it was just a misunderstanding, it started over a quote, the ‘Kenya to the world’ thing. And I like she was young at the time and like people tried instigating drama. You know how people can be… people can easily corrupt one’s mind, especially when there is nothing going on,” she said.
According to Tanasha, it is easy to have the feeling that people are out to kill your shine when starting, especially as a young girl in a competitive industry.
“Talking from experience as a young girl you can feel easily like people are out to get you or steal your shine…but I feel like she’s a great artist so she was trying to spit some bars which she is amazing at and I’ll give her credit for that,” she added.
The mother of one confirmed that they have a good relationship following their beef and now are both open to the idea of collaborating with Bey T even though the two have never met yet.
“Why not? I mean I like her music and she’s amazing. Plus, right now, we’re at a good place, we haven’t really met but we have people in common whom we work with,” she said.
Amid their banter, Bey T went ahead to drop a diss track called ‘Don to the Donna’ attacking Tanasha for allegedly sampling her music in 2019.
“Someone tell Tanasha to stop wave riding,” Bey T wrote on Instagram at the time.
According to the rapper, the phrase “Kenya to the World” originated from her, but Tanasha stole it.
Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o made the educational dreams and ambitions of 40 students come alive by offering them $10,000 (GH₵ 75,546.42) in scholarships.
The Hollywood actress delivered a wonderful surprise at the 13th convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Official details from NAACP indicate that the young students received the scholarships during the ACT-SO award ceremony in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
ACT-SO is a year-long program targeted at high school students to promote their growth in disciplines from visual arts, business, and performing and culinary arts.
NAACP partners with Lancôme to offer the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, which focuses on empowering women through literacy, mentorship, and entrepreneurship.
Lupita, who is the Lancôme Ambassadress, indicated that she always had big dreams from childhood and education played a huge part in helping her realize them.
“I believe that learners change the world. I am so thrilled to join Lancôme, on behalf of their Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, to award this incredible group of women with these game-changing scholarships,” she said.
Popular Kenyan website, Tuko.co.ke, reported that two years ago, Lupita Nyong’o was nominated for four awards in the 51st edition of the NAACP Image Awards.
The actress, who did not manage to attend the award ceremony, emerged as a winner in two of the four categories she was nominated.
Lupita won the Best Actress award for her role in Jordan Peele’s movie and her second award was for Outstanding Literary Work Children for her book Sulwe.
Condition Monitoring Analyst at Mantrac Kenya Ltd
Content Manager – Specialist Consultant at British Council
