Popular Nollywood actor Muyideen Oladapo, professionally known as Lala, has finally broken his silence in a recent social media post after receiving an invitation from singer Asake, whom he once mentored at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), to his O2 Arena show. Asake, signed to Olamide’s YBNL, held his second 20,000-capacity O2 Arena show on September…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has urged Nigerians to be patient with the Bola Tinubu-led administration as the monarch head into seclusion to commune with the ancestors. The monarch while in seclusion for seven days is expected to pray to God for the country. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Moses Olafare…
In the colorful realm of Nigerian music, one phrase rings truer than a perfectly hit note: “Iku ba fi eru boju, a fi omo e rope.” This Yoruba adage translates to the timeless truth that a parent’s legacy lives on through their children. Enter Bimbo Esho, stepping into the limelight like a rockstar at a…
What instantly seized my attention was the mention of “Governor’s wife”. The reporter’s instinct in me immediately got into fine fettle. Like the character Al Barney in James Hadley Chase’s thriller An Ear to the Ground, I became all ears in an eavesdropping manner. The fair-complexioned well-built beautiful lady who was superintending over the gathering…
Famous Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has revealed that Chimamanda was not the name her parents named her at birth. Speaking with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu the acclaimed reality TV host, Chimamanda got candid about her childhood on the university campus in Nsukka, relationships that shaped her teenage years, her recreational interests, her favourite Nigerian artistes and her…
ANTHONY JOSHUA learned that young lions run much faster when they are hungry in his humiliating defeat by Daniel Dubois. Poor Joshua was completely overwhelmed at Wembley and in less than 15 minutes was the hapless and helpless victim of his advancing years and Triple D’s youth and voracious appetite. Anthony Joshua locked horns with…
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has felicitated with the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on her 64th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message, she described Oluremi Tinubu as a distinguished and patriotic Nigerian whose remarkable contributions to the nation’s democratic development and women empowerment have left an indelible mark on the country. Mrs Jonathan…
Media personality, Chude Jideonwo, has claimed that Nigeria’s biggest filmmakers are predominantly from the Yoruba part of the country. Jideonwo stated this while discussing the dominance of Yoruba filmmakers in Nigeria film industry. The media personality in a post on Instagram, mentioned notable names like Toyin Abraham, Kemi Adetiba, Funke Akindele, Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan,…
British boxer Anthony Joshua was spotted with popular Nigerian entertainer, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, barely 24 hours after he was defeated in an IBF heavyweight title fight. Daniel Dubois dominated AJ inside the packed Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, sending him to the canvas four times before a Round 5 stoppage….
Nigerian billionaire and Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola has expressed his excitement after his daughter, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, hosted the opening session at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The elated father took to his social media handles to say “Overwhelmed with pride as my…
