•Tems, Rema, Burna Boy The full list of nominees for the 2025 BET Awards was officially released yesterday. A quintet of Nigerian Afrobeats stars, Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, Ayra Starr, and Shallipopi, were among the nominees. Ayra Starr led the contingent with three nominations, including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best New Artist, and Best ...
•AY Popular Nigerian comedian and actor Ayo Makun, also known as AY, has spoken out following his recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an incident involving the spraying of naira, foreign currency at a public event. In a heartfelt statement released today, AY expressed gratitude to God for His mercy [&h...
•Actress Iyabo Ojo Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has confirmed that she was recently questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding money spraying at her daughter’s lavish wedding ceremony. In a post shared via Instagram today, the actress — popularly known as the Queen Mother — disclosed that the EFCC reached out to...
•Don Jazzy and Joke Social media was set abuzz yesterday when Nigerian music stars Michael Ajereh, aka Don Jazzy, and Crown Uzama aka Shallipopi, surprised fans with millions of naira in spontaneous giveaways following viral online interactions. Don Jazzy gifted a woman, Adeyemi Adejoke Abidemi, a total of ₦6 million after noticing that her ac...
•Bovi Ugboma Stand-up comedian and actor Bovi has opened up about the complicated relationship with his late father, attributing their strained bond to a pattern of negative energy and generational curse in their family. In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Bovi shared that his father passed down this negativity but he chose to break [&h...
The debut edition of the live show, hosted by award-winning storyteller and media entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, featured literary powerhouse Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, prophetic voice, Pastor Jerry Eze, screen icon, Funke Akindele, rapper and activist, Falz, gospel sensation, Moses Bliss, and music powerhouse, Teni the Entertainer, beloved film...
•Portable An Ogun State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ifo Local Government Area, has sentenced controversial street-hop artiste Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months in prison, with an option of a N30,000 fine. Portable was found guilty of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, reports Vanguard. The musi...
The Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) in collaboration with the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) will hold a one day training session for disc jockeys under the umbrella of the Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN). The training session themed “Training in Copyright Laws and Enforcement Strategies”, will take place at the Lagos Airpor...
•King Sunny Ade Some children of the legendary juju musician, Sunday Adegeye, a.k.a. King Sunny Ade, are currently at loggerheads over his well-being and whereabouts. A daughter of the singer and guitarist, Damilola Esther, took to social media to accuse her step-brother, Dayo, of holding their father hostage, and also booking him for events w...
The 17th Headies Awards, held yesterday in Lagos, Nigeria, celebrated outstanding achievements across the Nigerian and African music scene. Among the early winners, Zerry DL claimed the Rookie of the Year award, while Davido was named Digital Artist of the Year, reports The Nation. Rema took home Afrobeats Album of the Year for his project [&h...
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