Category: Entertainments

For the fourth consecutive week, Afrobeats sensational superstar, Fireboy DML fire-cracker single “Bandana” featuring fast-rising singer/ fellow record-label mate, Asake maintains its spot as the No.1 song in Nigeria. This comes after Fireboy released a “Bandana” themed official music video on Tuesday 16th August 2022; directed by ace creative director, TG Omori. Bandana’ is the fourth single off Fireboy’s recently released third studio album ‘Playboy’ and one of the hit songs of the album. The only new entry in this week top 10 is Bella Shmurda’s ‘New Born Fela’ at…

The drama between upcoming artists and the Nigerian police has remained unending singer, BXNX better known as Buju seems to be the latest victim. Check below for full gist. According to a video that surfaced on Twitter, renowned Nigerian singer, BNXN formerly known as Buju seems to have become the latest high profile victim of Nigerian police harassment in Nigeria. While no statement has been made publicly by the singer’s management or the Nigerian police force, it appears that the drama was dispersed before it could escalate any further. In…

By Mandy Park The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Sola Awojobi Onayiga, is dead. The gap-toothed actress, popular for playing Ireti in the now-defunct family drama, Fuji House of Commotion, died on Monday. Her death was announced by a renowned movie critic and film specialist, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter page. Shaibu said, “Just learnt that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga passed on today. “Auntie Sola is best known for living delightfully the role of Ireti aka Cooking practicals in the defunct TV sitcom ‘CHECKMATE’! Journey…

By Sylvester Kwentua Nigerian celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their grief over the death of a colleague, Ada Ameh. On Monday morning, news filtered on social media that the beautiful and talented Nollywod actress had died in a hospital in Warri, Delta State on Sunday. As soon as the news started spreading, celebrities took to Twitter to mourn the star actress of the popular sitcom, ‘The Johnsons’. Here is what some celebrities had to say about Ada. “The fact that we have to experience grief at some point…

By Mandy Park The wife of Nollywood actor, producer, and director, Yul Edochie has reacted to a post the husband made on his verified Instagram page on Wednesday announcing the birth of his son by Nollywood actress, Judy Austin, who he also confirmed as his second wife. Yul Edochie who is married to May Edochie with 4 lovely kids welcomed a bouncing baby with his colleague turned baby mama, Judith Austin in 2021. Announcing the birth of his son, Yul wrote: “It’s time for the world to meet my son.…