Dignitaries from all walks of life gathered at the Excellesor lounge, Basorun, Ibadan, on Monday, May 5, to celebrate the 60th birthday of publisher of ParrotXtra Magazine, Ambassador Olayinka Agboola. The event also marked the 20 years anniversary of ParrotExtra Media Network. The event which was packaged by CEEDEE Resources doubled as the occasion for…
Famous Nigerian musician, Seun Kuti, has narrowly escaped a stray bullet in the United States. The bullet unexpectedly pierced through the window of his hotel room. Kuti captured the frightening moments in a viral video shared on his Instagram page. Expressing shock and concern over the incident, he recounted the experience. Seun Kuti remarked, “I…
Ifeoluwa Otedola, famously known as DJ Cuppy, the billionaire heiress and celebrated disc jockey, has announced that her clubbing days are officially behind her, unless it’s for business. She declared that she only steps into a club now if she’s behind the DJ booth and on the payroll. Cuppy posted the revelation on her verified…
Nigerian female Afrobeats singer, Tiwa Savage, has expressed her opinion about Nigerian men, stating that they have swag but are not romantic. In a recent conversation with GRAM Daily’s ‘Thoughts in a Culli,’ the ‘Koroba’ crooner mentioned that while Nigerian men can be generous, she is not looking for ‘swag and money’. She said, “Nigerian…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudasiru Obasa, has pulled his son, Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, out of the race for Chairman of Agege Local Government. The decision follows a reported directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urging fair and open contests within the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu instructed that all APC…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed she has no regrets about having her twins through surrogacy. Adichie made the revelation during a recent episode of With Chude Live, a talk show hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo. “My boys are so precious to me. And I hated that anything about them would become politicised. On the…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has addressed the viral controversy surrounding a video that showed him seated while greeting the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at a public event. The incident, which took place at an event hosted by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Ibadan, generated significant buzz…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and stakeholders in the creative industry have restated the need for strict enforcement of copyright laws to protect intellectual property (IP) owners. This call to action was made during a special programme organised by the NCC to commemorate the 2025 World Intellectual Property (IP) Day in Ibadan. World Intellectual Property…
In a bid to push for reconciliation, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. It was gathered that the meeting was held at Wike’s residence in Abuja. Fubara was led by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru…
Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo has convicted and sentenced controversial singer Habeeb Olalomi Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months’ imprisonment. The singer was arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Ifo in April 2023 on a three-count charge bordering on assault and theft of musical instruments.Portable was granted bail in the sum of N300,000 with…
