Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has confirmed that fire gutted her residence in Lagos State. Mercy confirmed the sad incident in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday. She posted a video showing the damages caused by the fire. According to her, she is devastated but grateful to God that no life was lost. …
Jay-Z tops Forbes’ greatest rappers of all time list
American rapper, Sean Carter aka Jay-Z, has been named the greatest rapper of all time by Forbes. The publication recently released its 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, celebrating the best in the hip-hop world. Jay-Z topped the list, followed by Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, and Tupac at numbers 2, 3, 4, …
Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century
Beyoncé has been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard, the music outlet says it picked the artists who have most defined pop stardom for the last 25 years. “Beyoncé tops our staff-chosen editorial list based on her full 25 years of influence, impact, evolution,” Billboard’s Andrew Unterberger wrote. In their …
Wizkid speaks on who inspired his music
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has revealed his musical inspiration. The afrobeats star disclosed that women are the inspiration behind his music. “Women inspire music! Gods on earth,” he wrote in a now-deleted post on X. Wizkid is known for his romantic songs, dedicated to women. His latest album, ‘Morayo’ is …
Bobrisky’s loses N200m, N1b lawsuit against EFCC, NASS
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has thrown out a fundamental rights suit filed by crossdresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, also known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bobrisky had sought N200 million from the EFCC for psychotic trauma and demanded N1 billion from the National Assembly for the violation …
Omotola Jalade speaks on battling life threatening illness
Famous Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has opened up about her battle with a life threatening illness. The 46-year-old made this known in a video shared on her Instagram page on Thursday. Captioning the trending video, she disclosed that she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder. While expressing gratitude to God, Omolola said “have you been …
Polygamy best marriage for Africa, monogamy not working – Okey Bakassi
Nigerian comedian and actor, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, has claimed that polygamy is the best form of marriage for Africa. According to him, monogamy isn’t working. Speaking on the Honest Bunch Podcast, Bakassi claimed many are pretending to be happy in monogamous marriages. He said, “Forget all the lip services that …
Wizkid breaks record as ‘Morayo’ occupies top 17 on Apple Music
Afrobeats singer, Wizkid has broken records as all the songs from his new album, ‘Morayo’ are in the top 17 positions on Apple Music. This achievement came in less than 10 hours after the release of the album. The album, which was released yesterday November 22, 2024, is a tribute to his late mother, Juliana …
Davido speaks on celebrating his birthday with 300 million donation to orphanages
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced that he will be commemorating his 32nd birthday with a N300 million donation to orphanages. The singer disclosed this via his X handle on Monday morning. He explained that the donation would be made to orphanages and a charity that fights against drug abuse among …
Wizkid breaks records as Kese released 24 hours ago surpasses 1.5 million
Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has set a new milestone with his latest single, Kese, which amassed over 1.5 million streams on Spotify within 24 hours of its release. This remarkable feat shatters the previous record held by Davido’s Awuke. Kese, a standout track from Wizkid’s recently released album Morayo, continues the momentum set by his earlier …