Nigerian music powerhouses Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, Asake, and Ayra Starr have been nominated for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), affirming the global dominance of Afrobeats. According to CBS and MTV, organisers of the event, this year’s VMAs will take place on September 7 at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, and…
Nigeria’s entertainment and sports scenes are ablaze with excitement following three major cultural moments: the Super Falcons’ dramatic comeback to reclaim the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title, the premiere of Big Brother Naija Season 10, and the breakout success of Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey on Netflix. According to the News Agency…
Foremost entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Tom Njemanze. The actor reportedly passed away at the weekend after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. Before his death, the actor had recently disclosed through a viral video online that he was undergoing treatment…
BigBrother Naija Season 10 is set to ignite screens with unprecedented entertainment, with a record-breaking grand prize of N150 million. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, General Entertainment, MultiChoice Group, made the announcement about the upcoming season at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new season is…
Fans of Grammy-winning music superstar Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, have continued to celebrate him with goodwill messages as he turns 35. Using the trendy hastags #WizkidAt35 and #StarBoy35 on Wednesday, supporters and admirers of the “Piece of My Heart” crooner flooded social media platforms with his photos, and congratulatory messages for the singer. Others shared…
Oluwatosin Solaru, who recently completed the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest dance marathon by an individual, has traced her inspiration to Kafayat Shefau, also known as Kaffy. Solaru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday that when Kaffy and her team broke the record in 2006, she got inspired…
Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia (a.k.a 2Baba), has publicly apologised to fans and family members following backlash from his recent statement that men are not naturally wired to be monogamous. The African Queen crooner made the apology in a viral video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, in Abuja. He acknowledged the embarrassment his remark might…
Stephen Nana, popularly known as Stevenator, has opened up on the real reason he stepped down as the manager of Afrobeats singer, Asake. In an interview now circulating widely on social media, Stevenator revealed that he parted ways with Asake due to the overwhelming demands of managing the fast-rising music star, coupled with the strain…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have lauded Nollywood series, “The Boy Child’s Life”, a film that depicts everyday challenges the ordinary Nigerian boy child faces. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the red carpet of the private screening of the advocacy series…
Nigerian actress and film producer, Omoni Oboli, has stirred reactions on social media with a witty request following the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). In a lighthearted post on her Instagram page, @omonioboli, she wrote: “Now that AMVCA is over, please I need a favour; those clothes people wore, can they borrow me?…
