Chief Munir Balogun, father of Afrobeats superstar Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has addressed the ongoing rivalry between his son and fellow artist Davido. Speaking about the situation, Chief Balogun revealed that he has advised Wizkid to ignore the provocations coming from Davido’s fan base, urging him to stay focused and avoid unnecessary distractions….
Five-time Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, has officially submitted her track ‘Joy’ featuring Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido, for consideration in two categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards. The two powerful categories are Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Performance. Other Nigerian superstars who also submitted their projects are Tems, Ayra Sarr, Rema, Asake,…
A broadcasting station in Ekiti, Midas Radio 90.5 FM, has clinched the Ekiti Tourism Outstanding Supporters Iconic Award for its contribution towards the development of tourism in Ekiti State. Midas Radio is domiciled in Ekiti State and the first 24-hour radio station in the state. The award conferred on Midas Radio by the Ekiti State…
Abdulmumuni, one of the sons of the late Nigerian business magnate, Chief MKO Abiola, has disclosed that his step brother, Kola Abiola, tried to impoverish his mother’s side of the family. During a podcast programme hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, a copy of the will was displayed, revealing that Abiola’s first wife, Simbiat, was allocated £300,000;…
Punch Newspapers’ Acting Deputy Editor, Weekend Titles, Tessy Igomu, has been named the seventh most powerful woman in journalism by the Women in Journalism Africa. At an event held on Tuesday, it was announced that Igomu had moved from the eighth spot she occupied in 2023 to seventh place. In 2021, she was named 18th…
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has instructed the leadership of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries to review the pattern with which its members present testimonies at gatherings. It will be recalled that the Christian body condemned one of the viral testimonies shared by a member of the church during…
After the online debate that greeted an earlier statement credited to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye about tithing, the cleric has refuted claims that he advised Christians to stop paying tithes. At the church’s October Holy Ghost Service on Saturday at the Redemption City on the…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has the support of political leaders in the southwest to become the Nigerian leader. According to Osoba, it was in 2007 that leaders of the region agreed to push Tinubu from Lagos politics to national politics after his tenure as the Lagos…
Actor Femi Adebayo’s film ‘Jagun Jagun’ has bagged seven nominations at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. The nominations were unveiled in Lagos on Wednesday at an event attended by members of the jury, AMAA screening college, and board of Africa Film Academy, AFA. ‘Jagun Jagun’ received nominations in several key categories of the…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday…
