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You Should Know When To Shut Up, Actor Emeka Amakeze Tells Yul Edochie

Actor Emeka Amakeze has berated his colleague, Yul Edochie for hitting controversial Journalist, Rufai Oseni. Recall Oseni had a heated argument with a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Jesutega Onokpasa, during a live interview session.  Oseni’s disagreement with Onokpasa’s view on  fuel subsidy removal triggered the party’s representative as he was angered for a presumed […]

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Naira Depreciates In Parallel Market

The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,180 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,170 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the naira appreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) yesterday to N793.28 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the I&E window rose to N793.28 per dollar from N786.02 per dollar […]

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Fans Gift Ilebaye N3.5 Million, Other Items

Ilebaye Odiniya, winner of the All-Stars BBNaija season was spotted dancing in excitement after fans surprised her with a sum of N3.5 million cheque and other gifts. This comes 30 days after getting crowned winner of Season 8 of the show, alongside a cash prize of N120 million amongst other items. On October 1 that the 22-year-old […]

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Mr Ibu Undergoes Five Surgeries, To Continue Treatment Overseas — Family

The family of the Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu, has revealed that the actor successfully underwent five surgeries and would be flown abroad for further treatment soon. This was disclosed in a statement on the actor’s Instagram page on Tuesday, October 31. It read, “We want to thank God and most especially […]

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Why I Don’t Think Of Marriage – Tolanibaj

Former Big Brother Naija All-Stars housemate, Tolani Shobajo, aka TolaniBaj, expresses her doubts about permanent marriage, citing concerns about the happiness of married individuals as her reason for not considering marriage. A fan wrote: “You need to get married for real!” Tolanibaj replied: “I’m not convinced that married people are happy.”

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Depreciating Naira Value Pushes Medical Care Beyond Nigerians

It is not the best of times to be sick in Nigeria or to require any form of medical treatment as a result of a disease infection or accident trauma. This is because the continuous free fall of the naira value over the last few years has worsened the already weakened healthcare delivery services in […]

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Governor Sanwo-Olu Makes Runway Debut At Lagos Fashion Week 2023

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu joined models on the runway at the Lagos Fashion Week 2023 to close the Emmy Kasbit show. In a post on his social media pages, Sanwo-Olu described the Lagos Fashion Week as “an epicentre of art, culture, and expression.” He also reiterated his government’s commitment to supporting the creative industry, […]

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Please Add Nigeria To Countries Eligible For Facebook Monetization, Actress Shan George Writes Mark Zuckerberg

“This is an OPEN LETTER TO Mr Mark Zuckerberg. My name is Shan George, I’m the President of AGFB (Association of Grandmas on Facebook) a movie producer and actress in Nollywood. I’m very pained at d gruesome and expensive process young upcoming Nigerian content creators go through to get their pages monitized, even after creating […]

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Singer Mercy Chinwo, Husband Welcome First Child

Popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo-Blessed, and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa, announced the arrival of their first child on Friday. On Instagram, the ‘Wonder’ crooner posted pictures of her baby bump, and her husband, with the caption, “Our heart is filled with joy and gratitude.” Hours earlier, she posted a video of one of her songs, ‘You […]

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I Don’t Smoke, Drink Or Womanise – Spyro

Singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi David aka Spyro has claimed he is not into  drinking, smoking and womanising.  Spyro recently bought a new mansion and car for his mother. In a new statement that provided more details about his personal life, he assured fans that he doesn’t smoke, drink and womanise.  “Even to this day, I do not smoke, […]

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‘I Put Emotions Aside’, Tonto Dikeh Gives Reasons For Joining APC

Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has said she decided to put emotions aside to work for the good of Nigeria after joining the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Tonto Dikeh, who was the running mate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Rivers State during the 2023 electiona, was unveiled as an APC […]

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Singer Mayorkun Confirms Break Up With British Girlfriend

Nigerian singer, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel aka Mayorkun, has confirmed he is no longer in a relationship with his British girlfriend, Cocainna. The ‘Certified Loner’ vocalist said he is currently single, stressing that he and Cocainna parted ways because their relationship didn’t work out. He, however, said he is still cool with the British model. Mayorkun […]

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How I Brought 2Face To Lagos From Benue — Blackface

Nigerian singer, Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo, known by the stage name Blackface, has disclosed that he brought award-winning artiste, Innocent Idibia, fondly known as 2face or 2baba, to Lagos where he found fame and fortune. The artiste who is a founding member of the defunct Plantashun Boiz music band stated that 2baba was reluctant to enlist […]

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Jada Best Friend I Ever Had, Will Continue To Support Her — Will Smith

American actor Will Smith has revealed that he would continue to support his wife, Jada Pinkett, for the rest of his life despite being separated for seven years. Recall that Pinkett disclosed in a clip from her forthcoming NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb that she and her husband have been living separately since […]

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Even When I Can’t Afford Things, Tiwa Savage Still Presents Me As A Superman To Our Son — Ex-Husband

Tunji Balogun, the ex-husband of Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage has extolled the songstress. The talent manager fondly known as Teebillz stated that even when he can’t afford things, Tiwa Savage makes him look like Superman in the presence of the kids. Taking to his verified Instagram account while sharing a picture of the Somebody’s […]

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Better Days Ahead, Tinubu Assures Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said the current challenges facing the nation are only temporary, assuring Nigerians that better days are in the offing. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu gave the assurance during an audience with a delegation of South-West Muslim faithful, led by […]

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Nigerian Government To Shut Third Mainland Bridge For Repairs

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the Third Mainland Bridge will be close to traffic from Saturday, October 21, 2023 to Sunday, October 22, 2023 for repairs. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Engr O. I. Kesha, who made this known in a statement, encouraged motorists to use alternative routes during the period of […]

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Suspect In Tupac Shakur K*lling Returns To Court

The man accused of murder in connection with the gang-feud slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur a quarter of a century ago was back in a US court Thursday. Duane “Keefe D” Davis, 60, was charged last month over the killing, despite not being the man wielding the weapon in Las Vegas in 1996. Thursday’s hearing […]

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