Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume announced as brand ambassadors of Premium Trust Bank on Wednesday are excited at the opportunity. Amusan who took to her Facebook page late Thursday evening to celebrate this big win wrote: “It’s such an honour to be a brand ambassador for Premium Trust Bank. I believe as individuals, we all Read More…
Iwaju, meaning “The Future” in Yoruba, has been picked up by Walt Disney Animation Studios and will premiere on Disney+ steaming platform this 2022. Iwaju will be the first co-production between Disney Animation and an outside studio. The founders of the African animation company Kugali, were on hand at the D23 Expo in Anaheim to Read More…
Music rapper, Panshak Zamani, aka Ice Prince, accused of allegedly assaulting a police officer in Lagos, has been granted bail after six nights in prison. Folarin Dalmeida, his lawyer, confirmed that Ice Prince had been released from the Ikoyi correctional facility in Lagos, on Thursday, September 8. “His bail conditions have been met, and he Read More…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order preventing President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from withdrawing the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Justice Akintayo Aluko (Court 8) had on August 29, 2022, granted an Read More…
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has said that he thought he would die at a very young age. Femi, son of legendary Afrobeat singer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti turned 60 on June 16. Speaking during an interview with Goldmyne TV on Sunday, the singer revealed that he was “quite shocked” that he was still alive to celebrate 60 years. He Read More…
By Ugoma Johnson Nigeria’s illustrious gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, now Mrs. Mercy Blessed celebrated her 31st birthday, on Monday with a car gift from her husband. To make the day special, her husband, Pastor Blessed bought her a new Land Cruiser car. Recall that the singer and her clergy husband walked down the aisle a Read More…
The 15th edition of the Headies award ceremony took place on Sunday in Atlanta, United States of America. The grand event became the first ever Headies award to take place outside the shores of Nigeria with American entertainment polymath, Anthony Andersen famous for his sitcom Blackish, alongside renowned Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro serving as hosts of the Read More…
On Aug 31, Brymo tweeted ” in a cry for help” that he would love to work with the award-winning performer Asa, and to his utmost surprise, three hours later, she agreed to the collaboration. Responding elatedly, he tweeted: “Yes!!.. 💚💚💚” Ọláwálé Ibrahim Ashimi, stage name Brymo, a Yoruba and English singer, songwriter, author and Read More…
John Odafe Asiemo, popularly known as Daddy Showkey, a veteran singer, has spoken in support of the two female supernumerary police officers who were suspended for uploading a video on TikTok. In the viral video captioned “sisters that slay together, work together”, both officers are featured in an assortment of pictures where they are seen Read More…
Spotify, an online music streaming platform, says it is committed to magnifying talents and content creators from Nigeria. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub Saharan Africa, disclosed this when Spotify hosted celebrities, media, influencers and fans to celebrate “Lagos’ status as a city of culture-shifters, innovators, and tastemakers in Lagos State”. Okumu in a Read More…
