Following the confirmation of Nollywood actress Funke Akindele as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2023 general elections, some Nigerian celebrities have congratulated and wished her well. Akindele in a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday, announced that she is the...
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Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye, also known as Simi has became the first female artiste to reach 100 million streams on Boomplay. Boomplay, which is one of Nigeria’s leading music streaming platforms made the announcement across their social media platforms on Saturday to celebrate the monumental achievement. Tosin Sorinola, Boomplay’s...
A video has shown a ram on the roof of a 2-story building in Lagos state, raising serious questions as to how it got there. The video captured the animal moving about the roof in an attempt to find an escape route or a way to come down. The video was...
A disturbing video announcing the false demise of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has surfaced on social media and given Nigerians a cause for concern. Actor Browny Igboegwu shared the video mashup on his Instagram page and it featured images that falsely lead viewers to believe that the veteran actor...
Veteran Nigerian artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem, has appreciated his fans, colleagues and well wishers for their constant prayer, as he battle with kidney failure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the renowned singer was diagnosed with a kidney problem and hospitalised. The singer took to his Instagram page...
By KEMI BUSOLA, Abuja – The International Committee of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) has reminded all artistes, music professionals and other relevant stakeholders within Africa and across the diaspora to submit their entries for the 2022 AFRIMA edition, before the portal closes on August 5, 2022. AFRIMA...
By KEMI BUSOLA, Abuja – No fewer than 40,000 audition entries have been recorded for the biggest realty TV show on the African continent, the BBNaija reality TV show. Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, Dr Busola Tejumola, disclosed this at a media briefing to...
Popular Nigerian rapper, MI Abaga, says that fellow colleague, Eedris Abdulkareem is battling kidney failure MI announced this in a tweet on Wednesday on his Twitter page. The rapper tasked Nigerians to donate and help Eedris recover, as the “jaga jaga” crooner is undergoing dialysis in a Lagos hospital...
Nigerians have lambasted actress Laide Bakare after a video of some kids touching her backside surfaced online. In the video, she could be seen running slowly as the kids ran after her, touching her padded backside. While many deemed the video funny and entertaining, several comments described Laide’s act...
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has issued warning to android phone users. The Mummy of Lagos who always wants to look his best in pictures has lamented the poor quality images of android phones which doesn’t capture his beauty appropriately. The crossdresser has insisted that...
The BBNaija reality show is set to take Nigerians by storm with its new season that starts this July. The TV show is known to grab the attention of many Nigerians and the seventh season will be airing for the first time on July 23rd and 24th. The reality...
By KEMI BUKOLA , Abuja – A global streaming platform, Spotify, says Nigerian singer and songwriter, Simi Ogunleye, popularly known as “Simi”, has been selected as Spotify EQUAL Africa music programme ambassador for July. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s head of music for sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on...
As preparations are in top gear for the 80th birthday celebration of legendary Nigerian actor, Olu Jacobs, some Nollywood actors have started to pour encomiums on him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the veteran actor will turn 80 on July 11. The actors, on Monday, took...
Popular Nigerian music star, Davido, has surprised a female fan at a Lago event, as he gifted her his shoes and N2 million naira. The singer, who sighted the lucky fan bare footed during his performance at the Infinix VIP event on Sunday night, invited her to the stage...
Yul Edochie, the popular Nollywood actor, has offered to help a fellow Nollywood actor, Kenneth Jideofor, popularly known as Aguba, who is reportedly homeless. Pictures of Aguba in a shabby environment trended on the internet on Monday as multiple reports noted that he was homeless at the moment. Reacting...
About three Nigerian celebrity marriages made it to the social media during the week over divorce, alleged separation and extramarital affairs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while keeping tab on weekly trends, however, observed that the week had kicked off with record breaking achievement for a Nigerian singer...
Veteran Nigerian musician, Innocent Onyebuchi, popularly known as “Daddy Fresh”, says his newly released song, ‘Erora’, seeks to address societal issues and create monumental change in the country. Daddy Fresh in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, said there was need to...
Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh has disclosed that she no longer sees herself as an actress anymore while noting that she is evolving and wants different things for herself. This is coming after Tonto Dikeh was announced the running mate of Tonte Ibraye, the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC)...
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido, has once again caused a stir online after an old video of him resurfaced on social media. The throwback video showed Davido at his alma mater with some of his crew members. In the clip, the singer was surrounded by some members of the teaching...
Popular singer, Peter Okoye, professionally known as Mr P has gotten fans worried following his tweets about quitting. The talented twin brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye clashed in 2017 and subsequently went their separate ways only to reconcile in November 2021; a move that pleased their fans. However, months...