By Osagie Alonge
Oh, baby! There’s a new daddy on the block: Popular rapper Panshak Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, is now a father.
NET can authoritatively confirm that the ‘Choc Boy’ is now daddy to a baby boy with 20-year-old Bimbo Babatunde.
The young lady, a former student of the Houdegbe North American University in Benin Republic, reportedly gave birth on Thursday, March 1, 2012. The baby’s name, according to Bimbo is ‘Toluwalase’ (meaning God’s word is final).
We’re told Bimbo, who lives in Egbeda, Lagos, was an off campus resident while studying at HNA University, before dropping out due to academic challenges. Several of her friends who spoke with NET say she was extremely social, and adventurous. ‘She was quite popular and fun loving. She was one of those young ‘smallies’ that were friends with those rich Hausa kids, and they did a lot of drinking, partying and smoking’, said a friend who asked to remain anonymous.
NET investigations show that Bimbo first enrolled into the school to study International Relations, but after scoring low grades, she had to transfer to the Languages Department. However, she didn’t graduate from that department, leaving the school in 2011.
‘She left the University in 2011, amid scandal’, one source says. ‘She had weed smoking issues and of course, stealing. She stole my friend’s 20k sometime ago’, an anonymous source who knows Bimbo quite well alleges.
With this history of controversy, it’s no surprise her baby daddy Ice Prince is not exactly pleased with the present situation. Bimbo’s friends say the rapper is ‘very unhappy with her’ and has refused to be financially or emotionally committed, even after she put to bed last week. ‘Her mother took her to Abeokuta to give birth because the family is upset with her. Her mom said she doesn’t want to see her and the baby. And even though Ice Prince went to see her when she gave birth, he was shouting at her. She wept, but he was not even moved…’
Another friend says: ‘We all had to contribute money for her to prepare for delivery and take care of the child. He didn’t give her any money. Not even a dime. I think he’s mean’.
We tried for days to speak with Ice Prince, but he was not forthcoming. Those close to him say it’s a difficult situation for the rapper. Why? Prior to dating Ice Prince, Bimbo allegedly had an affair with Ice Prince’s label mate and fellow Jos Town artiste Jesse Jagz. ‘It’s so funny, she wasn’t even his real girlfriend. She cheated on Jesse with him, and dude wasn’t smart enough to use protection’, one of Bimbo’s close friends told us.
As we found out, it’s not likely that Ice Prince is ‘feeling the boy’. The rapper didn’t act the part of a proud papa, denying the news when we placed a call to him on Friday, March 2nd, 2012. He spoke to our correspondents shortly before a performance in Yola, Adamawa State
After trying to book an interview with him for days, we placed a call to his phone. However, due to difficulties in communicating, Ice Prince then asked us to try text messaging. When we sent him a text concerning the news, he called back and said;
‘You are asking me questions, you are just a normal reporter and I don’t know why you are asking these questions. I’m not going to answer any questions, I don’t know anything’.
His manager, popularly known as ‘Nanle’, also refused to confirm the news. ‘Please, Ice Prince is preparing for a concert right now, when we get back on Sunday’, he responded.
Meanwhile, a friend of the rapper said ‘Telling him (Ice Prince) that you are aware of his new born baby might be disturbing to him’.
Bimbo, however, doesn’t seem to have any issues with sharing the news about her baby boy, posting his picture as her avatar via microblogging site Twitter. She tweeted ‘I’m sooo gr8ful to God…my son is d cutest thng on earth..momma luvs u to death Toluwalase…’, through her account @Bimbabybabs
‘Nd he’s got his dads lips…sooo cute!’, she excitedly continued.
Dozens of her friends are congratulating her on twitter and elsewhere, sending goodwill messages and praying for the bundle of joy. But we’re told that as she prepares to christen the baby (on Thursday March 8), she’s worried not just about her future as a single mother, but about caring for the baby. ‘She needs help’ her friends say unanimously.
Ice Prince burst onto the music scene off the heels of rappers M.I and Jesse Jagz, who were signed to Chocolate City in 2008. He was subsequently signed to the same label, where the three acts were collectively called the ‘Choc Boyz’.
He didn’t gain much attention until he released the monster hit ‘Oleku’ featuring another label mate BrymO, and with his follow up hit ‘Superstar’, the rapper’s popularity rose. Just last year, he released his debut album ‘Everybody Loves IcePrince’, to lukewarm reviews, and has recently been touring African countries, and the UK.
The rapper lost his mother in May 2011, while his father, (who was a member of the Nigerian Police Force) is said to have died in 1999.
‘My Baby Is Not For Ice Prince’ – Bimbo Babatunde
Hello Bimbo
Yes
I was just about composing a text, how are you
I am fine thank you
Congrats on your baby
Ok Bye
(Bimbo calls back)
Let me rephrase what I said earlier my name Is Osagie Alonge I work with Nigerian Entertainment Today
Okay
I just wanted to confirm first of all if your baby’s dad is Iceprince.
What?
I wanted to ask if your baby’s dad is Iceprince
(sigh) no
You are sure?
Yes
Because your close friend has told me he is the dad and I have also spoken with him.
(sigh) No he is not
Alright is it true you took delivery of a child on March 1 that is Thursday. Did u give birth to a child?
No I didn’t I am in school
You are in school ok. But you tweeted that you have given birth to a child and you also put it up on your avatar on twitter.
Oh yea?
Yes if I believe I have spoken with couple of your friends and they said you took delivery of a child. So I am asking again is it true?
No it is not
It not true so you haven’t taken delivery of a child?
No I have not
Okay which school do you attend?
Why is that important?
Because I have to ask routine questions Bimbo
Okay, Zenith University
Sorry?
Zenith University
Zenith. Where is Zenith University I haven’t had of that before alright…
Well
Did you ever attend North American University in Benin Republic?
No
Okay Do you know Iceprince?
No I don’t
I mean you know him but you haven’t met him.
Yes like who doesn’t
True. Do you know jesse Jagz?
Who doesn’t?
Have you met Jesse Jagz before?
No I haven’t
Okay thanks for answering my questions if I have any other questions I will ask you.
Alright bye
‘I know her but didn’t date her’ – Ice Prince
Hello I can hear you I saw your text boss that thing is not true oo
Okay…
I got a call from somebody else as well but it is not true
What I am saying is that are you coming out to say nobody has delivered a baby for you?
Yes. I know the girl but the story isn’t true
Alright. Does the girl know Jesse Jagz?
No
56 comments
Wen we talk abt celebrities,i mean celebrities.i’ve nt heard abt such 4rm old celebs,y d upcoming ones? I blame nt d celebs,bt d shameless gals dat dnt ve dignity 2 protect.EVERYONE WILL DEFINATELY ACCOUNT 4 HIS OR HER DEEDS
My EX, Gozahed 2kip a sovenir,of her 1NITE stAnd with ICEPRINCE. Oleku!!
My EX, Gozahed 2kip a WONDERFUL SOVENIR,of her 1NITE stAnd with ICEPRINCE. Oleku!!
Just like at how our young ladies mis use themselves in d name of dating supperstars.
This is so surprising , am short or wrd cos y wuld she deny having a baby and again am sure d next person she will mention owing d baby will b MI or Brymo or even jess jass. Anyhw may GOD hlp her .
Now there’s hope 4 any pretty teenage diva, who’s got, relatively low academic brains..or a dangling focus on general life.
Just Go To CHROME, or any of ’em ,niteclubs where we BIG BOYS& CELEBRITIES hang out, u mite b lucky to get BANGED! By Any of us Celebrities,become a CELEBRI-SINGLE MOMMA, And b sure of a Steady Source of InCOME…cum 2 think of it> it ain’t even LUCKY> Its BLESSING….don’t worry Bimbo, when my bro ICE, Is 2ru with bin angry…he’ll cum 2 terms with, the -not 2 smelly-fact> dat ur welfare, and that of his Baby> is HIS PRIORITY…lolxx
Who eva dat posted dis is a bloody,jealous bastard….. Y will some1 try to spoil d poor girl’s name….. And for d ice prince guy… If u cannot acept d fact dat he is Ʊя son, suck a dick……
She has given birth already plssss leave her alone atleast she didn’t abort.all of u bad belle people
Or mayb she doesn’t know d exact person.Its a big shame on her
The story is so complicated .. Ice prince is a father , he is denying it n d babe too is not straightforward ..he shud do a DNA test if he is Not d father of the new baby. By then we will know who is lying n saying the truth.
Superstars indeed yet they lie when such stories are said about them. Bimbo knows who the father of the baby is.. She will talk when she can’t afford to buy pampers n sma gold you will see so by then a lot of scandals will happen.
Complicated story .. So complicated than wizkid baby mama issshh!
This ain’t news…. Something’s are missing. You dint write the names of her friends lets see the best scandals of all time. It all boils down to who said what then you would get more stories. Oh btw congrats to this two… Babies are blessings from above. Embrace it
I mean! Whoever wrote this has zero level of sense. A good report really works with intelligence. Now! Even if truly the girl gave birth and the rest….it was rly silly of you to write a ‘hearsay evidence’ which u obviously know nothing about-Knowing it can cause harm to the girl’s life. “”She left the University in 2011, amid scandal’, one source says. ‘She had weed smoking issues and of course, stealing. She stole my friend’s 20k sometime ago’, an anonymous source who knows Bimbo quite well alleges””-this right here was so unnecessary.You alrdy made ur point. Sha! If this is ur idea of gaining popularity-u’ve missed it my dear.#Ilaugh
FALSE! I wish this was america wer pple get sued 4 writing shit! Nd ivn if she has a baby 4 ice,so??? Is it d end of d world?y’all wuld come up here nd judge,hu knws wat y’all have hidden up.. He without a sin cast d first stone.. Because hez a star,its all up in d papers yea. Mr news writer,confirm ur stories b4 u write em.. Nd if Bimbo decides to keep ha life nd ha affairs a secret,its her choice!
hahahahahaha…hahahhaha…pls u guys are so funny.Ice prince my man,na so e dey be sumtyms.But wait o,all dis guys wer grow 4rm Jos no dey use condom…e.g 2face,now Ice prince.
Ice is gonna sell the baby just as wizkid sold his own. I can authoritatively tell you that wizkid his baby coz he wasnt ready for the responsibility
Lolz…pls u guys are so funny.Ice prince my man,na so e dey be sumtyms.But wait o,all dis guys wer grow 4rm Jos no dey use condom…e.g 2face,now Ice prince.
She could sue u(sturvs) fr libel if dis doesn’t turn out to b true. Dis is highly defamatory and reprehensible bt dts wat she gts fr nt holding up tyt…..dis is nt newsworthy!!!
She could sue u(sturvs) fr libel if dis doesn’t turn out to b true. Dis is highly defamatory and reprehensible bt dts wat she gts fr nt holding up tyt…..dis is nt newsworthy!!! + she’s doesn’t hve good friends!!
I am honestly disappointed in thenetng.com this is a very shameful interview, you have only succeeded in ruining this little girls image..even if she did give birth for Ice prince, what is the relevance of attacking her personal life (smoking weed, stealing..)…u no holy pass and you have definitely lost one subscriber.
She already knws wat she did in d past dat ws y she’s trying to deny everything bt don’t let us blame only her we shud also blame dis so called celebrities dat goes around deceiving ladies all in d name of superstar & after their deeds they start denying. May God help us jst incase dis is Iceprince first born tell him not to neglect his responsibilities. My prayer is dat another person will not take over our responsibilities. All mothers out there pls caution ur children cos not all that glitters are gold. Thank u
I pity for for
When will Nigeria grow up? If u Mr reporter has nothing to report, pls kindly leave our celebs alone. This is too childish, i believe in facts not rumors.
A child is a blesin,am hapy dat she did nt kill an inocent child. D mistak has been,is just 4 her 2 mov on wit her life,it’s nt easy dat at her age 2 be a single parent. Bimbo, be strong dat baby wil wipe away ur tear,just try as posible 2 go back 2 sch
Naaaaaaaaaaija Lwtmb….Read and understand …….hahahhahahahahahah
Omo NA WA OOOO
There’s no scandal here,she probably told ice prince when she ws preggers and he probably denied it,he is a celebrity 4 God sakes,n,no celebrity wants to be stuck with a wife n a child at the early rise of his future until he is accomplished,she shud have used a condom,thts what it is made for,he didn’t make any commitment so his ignorance is acceptable,Bimbo congrats but be wiser next time
Well, I support U Dee, Elvi and T-Gurl, I mean wetin concern us if she smokes weed or not? If she stole 20k or not, if she dropped out or not, the news is she gave birth to a baby and you don’t even know the father!!! I mean Ice Prince denied it… Everyone has a dirty past, I understand you want to make your reports as concrete as possible but Hey!!! Your ruining someone’s image here, you want the world to read this about this gurl? WTF, you even posted her pics and her kid’s too… The guy is barely 5 days old and you are already painting a dirty future for him publicly, Bimbo is just 20, a girl will do anything at that age…plus People conceive everyday out of wedlock. Na wa for Una oooo!!! Why can’t you people for once write the good side of a story…. #DAFT
Come on Iceprince dnt be a dead beat dad. 2face and Peterpsquare claimed responsibily for theirs u shuld do thesame too
Blame nt thenet,coz they’re doing they’re job. They report wat theyp’re being tld,so blame them nt. U shld b blaming d so calld Bimbo dat’ve got no dignity,& d set of useless upcoming artiste dat fink they’ve got it all. It bcoz of sum gals dat sum guys fink we’re all same,if does gals ve pride or dignity such guys wnt mess wif dem. If d gals did nt go 2 them,ofcoz d celeb wnt cm 2 them except he wnts 2 date her,atleast he wnt ve guts 2 deny d bady. They both ve d blame,bt Bimbo ve d bigges prt coz she’s a female. It only D.N.A dat cn hlp them,bt since d victim said no then we all ve 2 accept d fact.
I you are in the business of slandering peoples images then get ready to get a taste of your own medicine @thenetng
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ICEPRINCE has knacked her APAKO….
Zenith University #thatisall
So many bastards being produced these days. And before anyone attacks me for language sake, just look up the meaning in the dictionary. Pity
For a guy to have sex with u without protection, it means it’s not d first time. Bimbo, u r not a bad girl, u r just surrounded by bad ppl who call themselves ur friend. Purge urself of all of them b4 nature does dat for u. Speakin from experience, u myt think u r a bad b!tch, wait til u meet nature…she’s d badest of them al.
For a guy to do u without protection, it means it’s not d first time. Bimbo, u r not a b4d girl, u r just surrounded by b4d ppl who call themselves ur friend. Purge urself of all of them b4 nature does dat for u. Speakin from experience, u myt think u r a b4d b!tch, wait til u meet nature…she’s d badest of them al.
bimbo if u dnt giv dat bby wen ma man ice prince i wik msak sure u r punished according 2 d law nd bside tak mtshwwwww 2 ur lyf
I’m highly dissapointed with Osagie Alonge dats an entertainment reporter of his calibre would go arnd publishing all kinds of these stuff “left sch amid scandal”, “she smokes weed”, “stole a frnd 20k sometimes”, all claims by anonymous frnds. How is dat suppose to affect us?
this gurl is not getting her self right, imagine senseless conversation, now i see why ice prince is trying not to associate em self with her,her friend with way too far, but then its so bad our artist would have unprotected sex with any chick they meet….so horrible, come to think of it, compare ice prince younger pic with the baby they look alike some how..lol DNA will tell the truth
Ice prince, being a artist like u do, u re spoiling our image, wen u know u re not ready why do u do it.. Ice prince am highly disapointed in u…
Actually,Am not dissapointed in that guy whatsoever. he has prove to over and over that his dumb………. since he sang about subsidy i knew he’s full of crab!
Wish u al da best in al ur endeavors. Wise up chicks
God bless the kid. God bless the parents for making the kid live. But all these gurlz wey no dey see musician for dem campuses and go dey run up and down make una take am easy. Also 9ja celebs, there is life after music ooooo!! What will you guys hang on to when you clock 40? Una go still dey rap up and down for campuses at age 40? Pls poca-a-poco
judge not others lest ye be judged, anything can happen to anyone , read news and get off the site, don’t try to play virgin Mary on here, you no holy pass most of you on here have done worse , just because you are not stars no body has tried to ruin you , so leave it be
Mr Sam
Thenetng is famous for writing rubbish , unconfirmed news, i am speaking from experience and i can prove it if the need be Aholes
Mr Sam
Well, to me, I dont see anything that makes this story true.. Ice Prince have not admitted he is the father of any body, neither has she (BIMBO) agreed that the Ice Prince Is the father, if truely she has given birth.. Rumours were jes confirmed by “anonymous friends!”.. “Anonymous” maybe none of em is even real.. So people should stop spreading rumours like how mosquito spreads malaria.. Thats how a woman accused justin bieber of impregnating her.. These are likely not to be true, until they’re confirmed with evidences, blood tests.. etc or the celebrity themselves admit its their child, for e.g 2face never denied nothing. He’s said it openly he’s the father of his children. So pls dont spread unconfirmed rumours Pls
Superstar runz away from responsibility… Not nice ice. Bimbo, u aint dumb and u don’t gat a dull brain u just got a lil distracted, so when all dis z done, proove dis pips wrong go and get acada ova n done wiv. Den u kld sit bk, relax nd watch ice prince melt if he planz on makin u dis $uch of a monster evn till den.. No mk all dis shiit weigh u down o
Well good luck to both of them, I see nothing wrong in 2 adults having consensual sex so if baby don show well they have to be matured about it. marriage is not important, the baby needs care and love and both parties owe the child that much.
Its true,her past doesn”t concern us and equally has nothing to do with this post!
Na wa oo.she used to b my junior in sec sch o.bt I knw she’s wild n extreme sha.she got preg b4 so dis doesn’t surprise me.I wish dem all gd luck.
i know everything about it,the girl is my cousin,ice prince was mad at her because she tells .ever1 about the issue.contact me 4 more
Foolish set of people wit rubbish toks,wat if she abort d baby U̶̲̥̅̊ all will write against her that she has killed sum1,for fake friends, ,Iceprince owns d baby!!! Ǧ☺D̶̲̥̅̊ bless toluwalase
Only God knws the best,nobody is to be judged! I love iceprince….Bimbo don’t wori God will take control.