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Victor Olaotan: Tinsel’s ‘Fred Ade-Willams’ dies at 69 after long battle with traumatic brain injury

Victor Olaotan, a veteran Nigerian actor who starred in Mnet’s flagship drama series – Tinsel, for about five years, has died. He was 69. He celebrated his 69th birthday on…

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Trailer of ‘King of Boys II’ gives fans peek into Netflix’s first original Nigerian series

Netflix, on Monday, August 16, 2021, released the trailer of Kemi Adetiba’s star-studded political crime drama – ‘King of Boys II’, a sequel to the 2018 King of Boys, which…

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Obituary: Emeka Vincent-Eloagu – the celebrity chef who started cooking at 8, gruesomely murdered at 37

Chukwuemeka ‘Chef Emeka’ Vincent-Eloagu, a widely loved and admired Nigerian Chef who used his culinary skills to draw global attention to Nigerian cuisines, was found dead in his apartment in…

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South Africans mourn as two Amapiano music stars die in car crash

The death of two young music stars Sakhile ‘Killer Kau’ Hlatshwayo and Mpura is shattering hearts in South Africa. The music artistes reportedly died in a car crash on Saturday,…

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Don Jazzy’s Top Lieutenant, Tunji Afonja, Joins Symphonic Distribution As Lead Creative Executive

Symphonic Distribution, a digital music distribution and marketing company based in Florida, the United States, has announced Tunji Afonja as its new Lead Creative Executive. Earlier this year, Symphonic began…

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Davido: The Wealthy Kid Who Is Building His Own Empire

A section of the Nigerian entertainment industry may appear hostile to him based on his social status, but David ‘Davido’ Adeleke does not look bothered. After all, no one gets…

Orisabunmi Most Searched Actress Net Honours

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Orisabunmi: The Nollywood Star Who Created A Unique Character With Her Rendition Of Osun Panegyrics

In the 1980s, when it was rare to see female actors take on the role of a war hero in Nigerian movies and TV drama, Folake ‘Orisabunmi’ Aremu made her…

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Lionel Messi: The Star Who Battled Growth Disorder To Become Football’s GOAT

In Rosario, Argentina, where Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, he is not only famous for his football skills while growing up. He is also known as the…

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Oliver Stolpe, UNODC’s country rep, to join MTN ASAP conversation on drug abuse

Oliver Stolpe, the Country Representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Nigeria, will deliver virtual remarks at the Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) Drug Convos hosted…

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NET Honours 2021: Davido wins ‘Most Searched Male Musician’ for the second year

David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, one of Africa’s most iconic pop artistes, has won NET Honours’ ‘Most Searched Male Musician’ for the second year in a row. Davido beat other big names…

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Victor Olaotan: Tinsel’s ‘Fred Ade-Willams’ dies at 69 after long battle with traumatic brain injury

Trailer of ‘King of Boys II’ gives fans peek into Netflix’s first original Nigerian series

Obituary: Emeka Vincent-Eloagu – the celebrity chef who started cooking at 8, gruesomely murdered at 37

South Africans mourn as two Amapiano music stars die in car crash

Don Jazzy’s Top Lieutenant, Tunji Afonja, Joins Symphonic Distribution As Lead Creative Executive

Davido: The Wealthy Kid Who Is Building His Own Empire

Orisabunmi: The Nollywood Star Who Created A Unique Character With Her Rendition Of Osun Panegyrics

Lionel Messi: The Star Who Battled Growth Disorder To Become Football’s GOAT

Oliver Stolpe, UNODC’s country rep, to join MTN ASAP conversation on drug abuse

NET Honours 2021: Davido wins ‘Most Searched Male Musician’ for the second year

Kodak Black arrested in Florida over drug trafficking charge

Chris Brown unveils 27-Track “Brown” album featuring Vybz Kartel, Sexyy Red, Leon Thomas & more

18 Nigerian music talents win $2m Berklee scholarships through Tiwa Savage Foundation programme

Wizkid’s incredible run of collaborations shows no signs of slowing down

BNXN & Sarz announce joint project “The Game Needs Us,” set to drop May 11

Filmmaker Lancelot Imasuen recalls giving Alexx Ekubo his first movie role, calls his death “Devastating and Unbelievable”

Uzor Arukwe’s ‘Best Lead Actor’ win was one of the night’s biggest surprises

‘If the world understood our budgets, they’d salute us a million times over’ — Joke Silva on the state of Nollywood

REVIEW: You Know Someone Like Ronke. Behind the Scenes Is Her Story

Wura is back and more ruthless than ever — Here’s What You’ve Missed

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle legal dispute over ‘It Ends With Us’ production ahead of trial

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault convictions

Paramount Pictures, Nile Entertainment seal West African deal for ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

Court orders Bill Cosby to pay $19M to former waitress in 1972 sexual assault case

Valerie Perrine, Oscar-nominated actress and ‘Superman’ star, dies at 82 after battle with Parkinson’s disease

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