Mr Hazel Onou, a.k.a “White Money’’, winner of the 2021 Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 6, is the most humble artist around. The declaration was made on Wednesday by Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi when “White Money’’ visited him in Government House, Abakaliki. Onou won N90 million grand prize...
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Canadian rap superstar Drake asked for his two Grammy nominations to be withdrawn this year and the Recording Academy has honored his request, multiple sources told AFP Monday. Drake had been up for two rap awards at January’s ceremony, but his mega-hit album “Certified Lover Boy” was conspicuously left...
Burna Boy, Nigeria’s leading music export, continues to dominate African market in 2021– Spotify The global music industry is turning its attention to Africa and Nigeria’s new generation of artistes are quickly becoming its biggest success. Top on the list of these Nigerian artistes is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly...
Bayode Olawunmi-Treasures, a Guinness Book of Record holder, has commenced another edition of “Read Aloud contest”, which will run for 480 hours, from Dec. 1 to Dec. 21. Olawunmi-Treasures, the Chief Executive Officer of I Read Afrika Foundation, in a statement on Sunday, said the 2021 edition of the...
Nollywood veteran actor Emeka Ike, has said he was set to launch his Nollywood TV on the pay-per-view digital Satellite decoder, TStv. Ike, a multiple award winner, who has starred in over 300 movies made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos....
Senegalese-American singer, Akon, has admitted that he was heartbroken when Nigerian music duo, P-Square, broke up. “It broke my heart because we are family. These are brothers and they shared the same womb and I always felt money should not get in between them,” he told Channels Television on...
One of the most fascinating quotes of popular British business magnate and author, Sir Richard Brandson is that “A great business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.” This vital nugget aligns with a global view that a critical element of successful brands is the ability...
One of Netflix’s most-watched series, Spanish thriller “Money Heist”, will come to an end on Friday when the US streaming giant releases its final five episodes. The following are five facts about the show about a gang of thieves who launch elaborate heists:Sleeper hit The debut season of the...
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have signed a N2.5 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the hosting of this year’s Zuma Film Festival (ZUFF). The Managing Director of NFC, Dr Chidia Maduekwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency...
Spotify, a music streaming service provider, has launched a self-serve advertising platform, Ad Studio, in Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The innovative advertising medium has been made available to even more artists around the globe. Christopher Li, Director of Digital Planning and Products at Live Nation and...
The list of nominees for the 64th annual Grammy Awards is out and Nigerian artists Wizkid and Femi Kuti earned nominations in two categories. They both were nominated in the Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album categories. Femi Kuti’s Pà Pá Pà was nominated in the...
Veteran Actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as “Oga Bello”, on Monday said the death of Nigerian Comedian, Babatunde Omidina, fondly called “Baba Suwe”, has left a huge vacuum in the Nigerian Comedy industry. Salami, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), paid tribute to late Omidina, describing...
Nigeria’s Music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, says he has redeemed his N50 million pledged as part of N200 million donations to orphanages in Nigeria to Wema Bank. Recalled that Davido had earlier announced that N200 million received from friends and colleagues would be donated to orphanages in Nigeria....
By BUSOLA OJO, Lagos – Veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe is dead. The actor died on Monday at 67. Baba Suwe’s death was announced by one of his daughters, Adesola Omidina. She said: “This is to announce the sudden death of my father, Babatunde Omidina, the...
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) is not against creativity and intellectual property, but frowns at immoral and non-cultural films and videos, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Adedayo Thomas, has said. Thomas made this assertion on Monday at the opening of a workshop in Calabar, with...
Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Tega Dominic, has survived a car accident. The mother-of-one took to her Twitter page to share photos of the damaged car in the early hours of Monday, as she asked her fans to appreciate God on her behalf. With words of...
Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid bagged three awards at the recent All Africa Music Awards 2021. During the event, which was held in Lagos on Sunday night, Wizkid won the Artist of the Year Awards, and his song, Essence, which featured Temz bagged the Best African...
The winner of reality television show, “Big Brother Naija Season 6 Shine Ya Eye,” Hazel Onouduenyi, popularly called Whitemoney, has expressed gratitude to MultiChoice Nigeria, for signing him as GOtv Ambassador. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Multichoice Nigeria, recently unveiled Whitemoney as its latest brand ambassador...
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and fans on Sunday hailed Nigeria’s music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, on the celebration of his 29th birthday. Abubakar expressed happiness with the way the singer raised funds for orphanages across Nigeria. He took to his verified Facebook page to wish him...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva has opened up concerning the health condition of her husband and fellow actor, Olu Jacobs. The actor has been off the movie screens but recently he was seen publicly at Africa International Film Festival Awards (AFRIFF) in Lagos, looking frail. The actress in an...