The Presidency has congratulated Nigerian singers Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr for their Grammy nominations. According to the reports the quintet received nominations in the inaugural Best African Music Performance category on the 66th Grammy nominations list released on Friday, November 10, 2023. Burna Boy secured nominations in three additional categories: Best…
Record producer and singer, Philip Kayode Moses, popularly known as Pheelz, has lamented that Nigerian artists are fasting losing genuine love for music. Speaking on a live Show hosted by media personality, Pheelz said Nigerian artists are now more interested in the lucrative business side of music than the art itself. He said there is…
Sag-Aftra members and supporters chant outside Paramount Studios on day 118 of their strike against the Hollywood studios on November 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California The actors’ and writers’ strikes led production on major TV shows and films to grind to a halt US actors’ union Sag-Aftra says it has agreed a tentative deal…
Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci has said that despite being dethroned by Irish chef, Alan Fisher, for “longest cooking marathon (individual)”, she remains a Guinness World Record holder “in spirit and in history.” Baci stated this while responding to fans who questioned why she yanked off “Guinness World Record holder” from her social media bio. Taking…
An Irish chef based in Japan, Alan Fisher, has broken two Guinness World Records for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. This was stated by the GWR on Tuesday via its website. Fisher cooked continuously for 119 hours 57 minutes, surpassing the previous record of 93 hours 11 minutes set by Nigerian chef Hilda…
Fans of Nollywood comic, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu have rallied in support of him as one of his legs was amputated. Details of this development were revealed on social media today. “As of 1 pm, noon today, Daddy has gone through 7 successful surgeries but to keep him alive and increase his…
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, won the maiden “Best Afrobeats” award at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards. The pioneer nominees were French superstar, Aya Nakamura, and Nigerian singers, Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Davido, and Rema. Despite the award ceremony being cancelled amid the Israel-Hamas war, the organisers still announced the…
By Yetunde Oke Saturday, 17th of October, 2023 marked the 62nd birthday of veteran Nollywood actor and comedian, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu. The actor was born on 17th of October, 1961 and hails from Enugu State. After his father’s demise in 1974, he resided with his brother in Sapele, where he did…
Former gang member, Duane Davis, popularly known as Keefe D, who had claimed involvement in the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur 25 years ago, has pleaded not guilty to the charges in a US court.Davis, a former member of Compton’s South Side Crips gang, faced charges related to the killing in Las Vegas, despite…
Nigerian artist, Lola Mewu, has ended her painting marathon after 82 hours, as she aims to break the Guinness World Record for the longest painting marathon. Mewu began painting at 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023, and ended her marathon at 4:30 am on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, after painting for 82 hours and…