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FILMMAKER TACKLES ACTORS WHO ‘DIDN’T SHOW UP AFTER GETTING N2.7M FOR ROLES’
Charles Inojie has advised Ani Amatosero, the filmmaker, to reveal the names of actors she claimed are owing her millions. In a video shared on Instagram, Amatosero alleged that she paid three actors over N2.7 million for movie roles but they failed to show up. The filmmaker claimed she paid one of the actors N1.3 million over…
MOHBAD’S FAMILY REJECTS AUTOPSY RESULT, DEMANDS INDEPENDENT POST-MORTEM
The family of late singer Mohbad has rejected the result of the autopsy conducted on him. Born Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12 and was buried the next day. On September 21, the body of the artiste was exhumed. An autopsy was carried out that same day after which the police announced that they were awaiting the results. In…
REMA’S ‘CALM DOWN’ IS FIRST AFROBEATS SONG TO HIT ONE BILLION ON-DEMAND STREAMS IN UNITED STATES
‘Calm Down’, the hit track by Rema, the Nigerian singer, has broken another remarkable record in the United States. On Sunday, Chart Data disclosed that ‘Calm Down’ has become the first Afrobeats song to secure over one billion on-demand streams in the US. “Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over 1 billion…
VIDEO: AVOID SLEEPING WITH PEOPLE’S WIVES, YUL EDOCHIE ADVISES MEN
Yul Edochie, the Nigerian actor, has advised men to “avoid sleeping with married women”. The controversial film star in a now-viral video urged men to stay away from “people’s wives”, adding that it will make them “spiritually weak”. Delivering his sermon, Edochie also said sex with married women would render a man “susceptible to spiritual attacks”. “That…
WHY I AM ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE WITH SICKLE CELL – ADEKUNLE GOLD
Adekunle Gold, the Nigerian singer, has revealed why he started advocating for people with sickle cell anemia. The ‘Sade’ hitmaker had opened up about his struggles with the disease in his 2022 single ‘5 Star’. In a recent interview with CNN’s African Voices Playmakers, Adekunle Gold said he started speaking for people with sickle cell anemia to make them…
NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS STELLA IKWUEGBU DIES AFTER BATTLING ‘LEG CANCER’
Stella Ikwuegbu, the ace Nigerian actress, has passed away. Her demise was confirmed by Stanley Nwoko, the movie producer, in a post via Instagram on Sunday. Nwoko revealed that Ikwuegbu had been battling leg cancer before her death. “Popular Nollywood actress/veteran Mrs Stella Ikwuegbu is dead,” he wrote. “The Veteran Actress left this world today after battling…
AUNTY RAMOTA DEBUNKS BBL SURGERY RUMOR
Nollywood actress, Ramota Adetu, better known as Aunty Ramota, has debunked rumours that she was in a coma following an unsuccessful Brazilian Butt Lift surgery. It was reported that the internet sensation was in a coma after undergoing a failed BBL. Reacting via a video message shared on her Instagram page, Aunty Ramota denied any…
24 HOURS TO SALLAH, MUSLIMS GROAN OVER KILLING COST OF RAM, OTHER ITEMS
TWENTY-FOUR hours to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, many Muslims in the country are still grappling with the prohibitive cost of rams and the other types of animals approved for sacrifice to commemorate the festival. For the Muslim faithful, making meals out of the animals for merriment is also not promising to be a walk in the…
VIDEO: I LOVE AFROBEATS SONGS, BURNA BOY – SHAKIRA
Shakira Mebarak, the Colombian singer, has expressed her admiration for Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, and Afrobeats. Afrobeats has been one of Africa’s biggest exports in the past years. In 2023, the music became a global force with top Nigerian artistes like Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy — among others — hosting some of the biggest…
AT $1.7M, BURNA BOY IS AFRICAN ARTISTE WITH HIGHEST-GROSSING CONCERT IN UNITED STATES
Burna Boy has broken his record for highest-grossing concert by an African artiste in the United States. On Friday, it was reported by Touring Data that the Grammy Award winner raked in $1.725 million during his ‘I Told Them’ tour at the Capital One Arena in Washington on March 7, 2024. This feat sees Burna Boy break his previous…