Self-styled ‘wahala’ singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has backtracked on his claim that he formed two criminal gangs that terrorised Lagos residents during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Portable claimed he was merely”catching a cruise”, a Nigerian euphemism for making a joke. The controversial artiste had in the early hours of Read More…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered an investigation of singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable for claiming he formed the One-Million Boys cult group terrorising some parts of Lagos State. Portable was said to have shared a video of himself on social media where he claimed he created the notorious cult group, Read More…
American singer-songwriter, Christopher Maurice Brown, popularly known as ‘Chris Brown’ has congratulated Osun State Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. Brown is close to and has worked with Adeleke’s nephew Davido. The US singer and the ‘OBO’ crooner worked on numerous songs together including ‘Blow My Mind’ and ‘Shopping Spree’. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) declared Adeleke Read More…
Her African Concert Series is a monthly programme of African classical music that she started directing in 2019 at the October Gallery in London at the behest of the cultural organisation, the Institute of Art and Music, AMI5. In the course of her career, Romanian-Nigerian pianist, Rebeca Omordia, has gone into partnerships with various musicians, Read More…
Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, thrilled music lovers in New York with an electrifying performance on Thursday night at the prestigious Madison Square Garden. The historic concert with the caption ‘One Night In Space’, has made Burna Boy the first Nigerian artiste to perform at the famous Madison Square Read More…
Los Angeles-area natives Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre united for “California Love,” surprise guest 50 Cent hung upside down and rapper Eminem took a knee as superstars of hip-hop performed a high-energy halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl. The star-packed lineup, also featuring R&B star Mary J. Blige and rapper Kendrick Lamar, made hip-hop the Read More…
The producers of Nigerian Idol, Multichoice Nigeria and Africa Magic have revealed that they received about 10,000 entries when they opened for auditions for the seventh season. Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, Multichoice Nigeria, in a statement on Saturday said that it was the most entries they had ever received Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe purple robes adorn our bodiesas stench from decayinglimbs signal turbulence.we wine and dine in this roomwhere cadavers are laid like logs,pulling the strings of our heart.we do not see cadavers but paintingson the wrong canvas.the land is green, but its dreams are deferredtill her civil war victims are canonized on thealtar of Read More…
Meat Loaf, the flamboyant U.S. rock star who rose to global fame with his debut “Bat Out of Hell” album, has died aged 74. The singer and actor, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, had a career spanning six decades, and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. His hits included the near 10-minute long Read More…
An entertainment outfit in Nigeria, OBlvck Entertainment, has unveiled two upcoming music artists to its record label with a promise to dominate the music industry. According to OBlvck, the artists Stanley Eze aka Soja Kid and Aminu Adebayo aka Slimhoodiehood are a bundle of talents, ready to take over the music scene in the country. Read More…
