Internationally acclaimed multi award-winning musician, Yemi Alade, has announced the track listing for her soon-to-be-released third Extended Play (EP), ‘African Baddie’, to be available via Effyzzie Music. The 10-track project features collaborations with world-rated musicians such as the queen of dancehall, Spice, Phyno, Bisa Kdei, Zlatan, Bramsito, Joe Dwẻt...
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Eagle Wings, a historic Nollywood film that chronicles Nigerian Air Force (NAF) gallant fight against insurgency in defence of national peace and unity is set for premiere on One Magic (1Magic) on Nov. 26. Scriptwriter and Director of the film, Paul Apel-Papel disclosed this in an interview with News...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – One of Nigeria’s popular gospel singers, Sammie Okposo, is reported to have died today at the age of 51. There was no official confirmation as to the cause and circumstances of the reported death of Okposo, who was also a music producer, psalmist, and...
A 17-year-old student of Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Stephanie Alfred from Delta has won the ”Face of 9ja” Beauty model competition in Badagry, Lagos. Alfred, a student of Economic and Statistics, beat 19 other contestants to win the first edition of model competition, which took place on...
Award-winning female disc jockey, Florence Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, is reportedly engaged. The music star, in a viral video, said yes to her white professional Boxer boyfriend, Ryan Taylor, at a public concert, outside Nigeria. The Gelato crooner who appeared surprised when her boyfriend went on his...
It was all glitz and glamour at the seventh edition of the Beatz Awards, held at Muson Centre in Lagos on Saturday, where Davido, DJ Lambo, Cohbams Asuquo and others won awards in different categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aderombi Adedayo, known as ‘Dee-One’, of...
By KEMI BURKOLA, Abuja – All is set for Creative Africa Nexus, CANEX WKND 2022, coming up from 25th to 27th November, 2022, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, as creatives, investors, industry leaders, creative industry businesses and government representatives, gather for a 3-day event with a strong focus on sharing...
After his breakout moment in 2021, with the hook of “Sometimes” catching on across the entire Nigerian music community, TI Blaze remained on everybody’s radar as one of the new leaders of street-pop music. With one extended play dubbed, Fresh Prince of Lagos, released earlier this year, and several...
… commit to online activities to increase confidence on immunization Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo and actor, IK Ogbonna were recently unveiled as Niyel Immunization Champions. In this role, they have committed to an ongoing partnership with Niyel to reorient the public on the importance of vaccines and immunization. The recent event took place in Lagos State, Nigeria, where...
The striking resemblance between a young lady and her father has caused a stir on TikTok. A TikTok lady known as Olawoomi posted a video on Tuesday, November 15, showing she and her father. TikTok users quickly noticed that Olawoomi resembles her father in many ways, including posture. The...
Musician and Activist, Femi Kuti, sits with Chude Jideonwo, founder of Joy, Inc., on a recent episode of #WithChude, to discuss being a single father, the loss of his parents, and the impact it had on his life. On the lowest point in his life, he shared, “I have had many...
Nigerian Soul Singer and Producer, Dami Oniru, has been announced as the Spotify’s Fresh Finds Africa artiste for the month of November. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Okumu said as Fresh Finds Africa artiste for the...
Nigerian music artist, Tems has been nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2023. The 27-year-old singer and songwriter bagged two nominations in the Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories. Her nominations are from her successful collaboration with American rapper Future on the song ‘Wait For You’,...
Chude Jideonwo’s debut film, Awaiting Trial, has been screened at Africa International Film Festival, an annual week-long film festival hosted on Thursday, 10 November, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria. The movie screened at the Landmark Center and hosted guests for the festival who were all excited about the film. Awaiting Trial is a documentary...
Revellers at the ongoing 35th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) on Saturday in Lagos were thrilled with electrifying performances from Sir Shina Peters and Alariwo of Africa. The festival hosted by Lagos State, has its theme as “Culture and Peaceful Co-existence”. The Lagos State...
The organizers of the 2022 FIFA world cup have announced Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel as one of the headliners at the FIFA Fan Festival event in Doha, Qatar. The FIFA Fan festival will include performances by over 20 entertainers worldwide, including Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel, who will take the...
WWE star Omos — on the heels of his big match against Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel —- returned home to Nigeria for the first time in 14 years to surprise his family
African streaming platform, Showmax, has launched a top video-sharing platform, TikTok, to give young and aspiring content creators opportunity to become the next ‘TikTok Comedy Star’. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, in a statement on Friday, said this was with the Naija Comedy...
Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels for MultiChoice Nigeria, says Africa Magic and Showmax will commission at least 30 films in 2023, where filmmakers can send in their pitches. She revealed this at a panelist chat titled: “The Jewel Within: Showmax and DSTV in...
In a recent episode of the viral tv show, #WithChude, the host Chude Jideonwo, sits with Founder and Creative Director of Orange Culture Nigeria, Bayo Oke-Lawal to discuss dealing with bullying and defying the norms, and the rise of his career in fashion industry. On the defiance it took...