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Gaise Baba to perform at NECLive 2025

Gospel artist and creative entrepreneur Gaise Baba has been announced as one of the performers at NECLive 2025. Known for blending Afrobeat rhythms with uplifting spiritual messages, Gaise Baba is…

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Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Ideas, confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Steve Babaeko, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of X3M Ideas, will be speaking at NECLive 2025. Since founding the agency in 2012, he’s grown it into one of Africa’s most…

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Groove Platform’s Chidi Aneto-Okeke confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Chidi Aneto-Okeke, founder and CEO of Groove Platforms, a technology-driven entertainment company building digital infrastructure for the African creative economy, will be a panelist at NECLive 2025. With a focus…

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Filmmaker Chris Ihidero confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Chris Ihidero, filmmaker and founder of PinPoint Media, will appear as a panelist at NECLive 2025. With over two decades in Nigeria’s film and television industry, he’s directed acclaimed projects…

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Tim Westwood, British DJ who championed Nigerian Artistes in the UK, charged with rape and sexual Assault

Tim Westwood, the 68-year-old British DJ, who was instrumental in the global rise of Afrobeats, faces one of the most serious falls from grace in entertainment history. On Thursday, October…

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Wizkid leads African charge with strategic 2026 Grammy submissions

As the 68th Grammy Awards race officially kicks off, Wizkid is positioning himself as Africa’s most ambitious contender, submitting his critically acclaimed album Morayo and multiple singles across some of…

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Saudi Arabia strikes $55 billion deal for EA in largest leveraged buyout ever

Every now and then, you hear about one company acquiring another, such as Paramount’s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Less common, however, is a country moving to acquire a…

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Funke Akindele has turned year-end into box office gold and she’s gearing up to release another blockbuster this December

Funke Akindele is set to light up the holiday season once again with another Nollywood blockbuster. The Nollywood powerhouse has officially announced her latest movie titled Behind the Scenes, marking…

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Davido joins Recording Academy as voting member

World-famous Afrobeats star and four-time GRAMMY nominee Davido has officially joined the Recording Academy as a voting member, making him eligible to vote in the 2026 GRAMMYs, whose voting begins…

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Film icon Robert Redford dies at 89

American actor, filmmaker, philanthropist, and activist Robert Redford, known for his roles in films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men, and The Sting, has died…

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Gaise Baba to perform at NECLive 2025

Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Ideas, confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Groove Platform’s Chidi Aneto-Okeke confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Filmmaker Chris Ihidero confirmed to speak at NECLive 2025

Tim Westwood, British DJ who championed Nigerian Artistes in the UK, charged with rape and sexual Assault

Wizkid leads African charge with strategic 2026 Grammy submissions

Saudi Arabia strikes $55 billion deal for EA in largest leveraged buyout ever

Funke Akindele has turned year-end into box office gold and she’s gearing up to release another blockbuster this December

Davido joins Recording Academy as voting member

Film icon Robert Redford dies at 89

Ranking the 5 Best Songs from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Album

Ronaldinho features Odumodublvck, Shoday, Skales, and Mavo on his debut album ‘Camisa 10’

Grammy-winning Nigerian-British singer Talay Riley dies at 35 after fatal London stabbing

Niniola Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Husband Michael Ndika: “He Was the Engine Behind My Success”

Davido & Ayra Starr featured on the official FIFA 2026 World Cup album

Nigerian entertainment industry giants gather to say goodbye to Alex Ekubo

Nollywood actor Okiki Adesina dies after a tragic car accident

10 roles that secured Alexx Ekubo’s legacy in Nollywood

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

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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