Afropop musician, Yemi Alade, has announced the release of her latest single titled, “Fake Friends”.al Alade disclosed this in a statement signed by her manager, Taiye Aliyu, on Thursday. According to the statement, Fake Friends has a deeper meaning, touching on human connections and the result of fake...
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Veteran Nollywood Actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi, popularly known as “Iyabo Oko”, is dead. The death was confirmed by the daughter of the deceased, Bisi Aisha, on Thursday. She said that her mother died on Wednesday evening after battling an unknown ailment at the age of 62. Aisha took to her Instagram...
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has stirred more reactions with his first social media post after an American lady, Anita, and a French lady, Ivanna Bay, claimed he impregnated them. In what seems to be a subtle response to the two ladies, Davido shared the...
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Paul Nwamu, popularly known as “Eloswag”, and his fellow ex-housemate, Chioma Ndubueze, called “Chomzy”, have fallen apart. Eloswag stated this during the ‘Level Up’ reunion show episode 7, aired on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old reality star said he was no longer interested in Chomzy,...
Ex-housemate of the Big Brother Naija television reality show, season 7, Esther Okagbue, known as “Bella”, has confirmed that her relationship with fellow ex-housemate, Sheggz, is still intact. 25-year-old Bella disclosed this during the ‘Level Up’ reunion show, aired on Wednesday night. Asked by the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, what the...
Ace Afrobeats singer, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has won the “Best International Act” award at the 2023 BET Awards held on Sunday night in the United States of America. The 23rd edition of BET Awards held to celebrate achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports,...
Asa Asika, Bizzle Osikoya, and Tobi Mohammed, the showrunners of The Plug, sit with Chude Jideonwo for a World Music Day special where they discussed the global interest in Nigerian music, pulling their companies together to form a strong force and how to be a star. On the merger and the reason for it which is against the trend the industry. Bizzle shared, “Asa and I did it first, and we’ve been doing...
Self-styled relationship coach Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, said that side chicks were essential to the stability of many marriages. The controversial relationship counsellor stated this in an interview that went viral on Friday. According to her, if no side chicks were frolicking with married men when their wives...
Spotify, an online streaming platform has announced the launch of “Afrobeats: Journey of a Billion Streams“, a site to keep history of Afrobeats alive. Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Muhutu-Remy said Afrobeats was one of Africa’s biggest musical exports, currently...
Spotify, a global online streaming platform has described Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake’s newest release “Work of Art” as a sprawling compendium of auditory splendour that demonstrates the breadth and depth of Asake’s sonic ingenuity. This is contained in a statement by Mr Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artist and Label Partnerships Manager...
Billionaire Bill Gates has admitted doing a quick research about Afrobeat singers, Burna Boy and Rema, ahead of his trip to Bill gates Gates Mr Gates, the co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, stated this on Wednesday in Lagos at a forum with students and young innovators from...
Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to sue Premier Records Limited over alleged violation of terms of agreement in musical contracts signed about 35 years ago. He made this known in a letter written to the record label by his lawyer, Mr Rockson Igelige, which was...
Record breaker Hilda Bassey aka Hilda Baci has received her plaque from Guinness World Record for her remarkable cooking feat. On June 12, Guinness World Records confirmed Hilda Baci has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual with a time of 93 hours 11...
Actress and Entrepreneur Zainab Balogun sits with Chude Jideonwo on #WithChude. In this episode, she talks about her career in acting, getting diagnosed and healing from endometriosis and keeping her life private. On the longevity of her career and how she has been able to stay top of the mind for over a decade in the entertainment industry, she shared, “Back then, I...
Host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, sits with Arinze Ifeakandu, author of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things on a new episode of #ChudesBookClub. On why Buchi Emecheta’s, The Joys of Motherhood stands out for him powerfully as a writer, he said, “One of the things that happened to me when I went to get my masters was like I was living...
Nigerian chef and Guiness World Records holder, Hilda Baci, has revealed the whopping amount she spent for her 100-hour May 2023 cook-a-thon. The 27-year-old, who surpassed Lata Tondon’s record in a 4-day cooking marathon at Amore Gardens, Lekki in Lagos, shared the cost while releasing WhatsApp chats as she defended...
Nigerian Fast rising gospel artiste, Igho Gabriel Junior, also known as ‘Flamzy’ has released a video for his new single titled ‘Ene’. Flamzy in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said the song ‘Ene’ is a special love song that captured the...
Treat Williams, the actor best known for his role on “Everwood,” died in a motorcycle accident at age 71. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his agent Barry McPherson. Around 5 pm (2200 GMT) Monday, Williams was riding his motorcycle on a Vermont road when a car cut...
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), on Friday announced that the 2023 edition of the Zuma Film Festival (ZUFF) would hold in December. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the corporation, Mr Brian Etuk, in Abuja. The Managing Director of NFC, Dr Chidia Maduekwe,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Spotify, a global streaming giant, has announced Nigerian sensation singer, Chimamanda Chukwuma, popularly known as “Qing Madi”, as itsEQUAL Africa artiste for June. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s head of music for Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. “We are proud...