Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has reacted to the controversy trailing her viral video where she was heard singing in Yoruba language using the word ‘Aboru Aboye’, a form of greeting among Ifa initiates. In the viral video, Alabi referred to herself as ‘ebo’ literally meaning sacrifice, while also singing the words, “Abiye ni…
The unending complaints of non-reversal of banks’ failed customer transactions have continued to raise serious concerns within Nigeria’s financial sector. It was gathered that over 60 per cent of complaints from banks’ customers hover around failed transactions. The development is causing pain, frustration and agony for many customers. However, at a sensitization fair in Bauchi…
Forty-seven years after Nigeria boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and evacuated its athletes from the event, a member of Team Nigeria to the Games, Segun Odegbami, says “it was the most shattering experience of our lives.” Twenty-nine countries — mostly African and including Nigeria — boycotted the Montreal Games after the International Olympic Committee…
The BBC, Britain’s public broadcaster, suspended a male staff member on Sunday after a report in The Sun newspaper that an unnamed male presenter had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a person starting when they were 17 years old in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.” The Sun did not identify the presenter, and…
“When I was coming into Nollywood, I had a major director who I will not mention his name. He looked at me and said, Why do you want to be an actor? How many albinos do you find as actors? It’s not a place for you to be”. Damilola Ogunsin said, in his opinion against…
Ailing veteran Nollywood actor, Dayo Adewunmi popularly called Sule Suebebe, has appealed to all the women he offended in and outside the industry. He made the plea while begging for forgiveness in a viral video shared by popular online Prophet Agbala Gabriel on Facebook. Suebebe, who is currently facing health challenges that have resulted in…
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title. The girls had earlier eased past local rivals, Ghana in their first match of the tournament with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-15,…
Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, better known as Aki, has urged people who frequently message him online to stop requesting money from him. The comedian expressed his annoyance in a video on his Instagram page on Monday where he highlighted the messages he receives from people pleading for both large and paltry sums of money. He…
There is a quiet social media war currently pitching Funke Akindele and Toyin Abrahams against each other over supremacy and influence in the movie industry. With both famous actresses turned producers trying to outshine each other with their productions, it was only a matter of time before it became evident that one is not ready…
Even as Yomi Fabiyi tried to castigate topnotch actress, Jaiye Kuti, over her opinion on actors/actresses who beg for financial assistance, the woman’s position still stands tall. Jaiye Kuti actually called out colleagues who have made it a trend to seek for help on social media platforms. Many of them have successfully done this. Many…
