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$100,000 Music Deal, How to Apply; here’s all you need to know about MTN’s Next Afrobeats Star

MTN Nigeria has officially launched Next Afrobeats Star (NAS), a bold new music reality competition designed to uncover and elevate the next generation of Afrobeats talent. The show was unveiled…

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Ebuka’s Liveshow Looks Are Nigeria’s Most Stylish History Lesson

Since Big Brother Naija Season 10 kicked off last month, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has been doing something truly special that goes beyond just being a stylish host. Every launch night and…

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Music

Fela Died Poor Despite Earning Millions – Made Kuti

Made Kuti, grandson of the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has revealed that despite the late icon’s monumental success and wealth during his lifetime, he died penniless not because of…

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FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr, and Others Bag 2025 MTV VMA Nominations

Nigerian music heavyweights Burna Boy and Asake have emerged as the most-nominated African artistes at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), each earning two nods and reinforcing Afrobeats’ growing…

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World Bank’s IFC makes 1st investment in Nigeria’s audiovisual sector to support local filmmakers

In a significant move poised to revolutionise Nigeria’s burgeoning audiovisual sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced its inaugural investment in Filmmakers Mart (FMM), Africa’s pioneering integrated digital production…

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Nollywood

YouTube Is the New Nollywood -Deyemi Okanlawon on Why Filmmakers Are Going Digital

Nollywood star Deyemi Okanlawon has shed light on a growing shift in Nigeria’s film industry: the move from traditional cinemas to YouTube in a candid conversation on Channels Television. Okanlawon,…

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What Kemi Adetiba’s “To Kill A Monkey” Series Reveals About Male Sexual Exploitation

In July 2009, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie stood on the TEDGlobal stage and gave a talk that would resonate across classrooms, conferences, and creative industries for years. In the speech she…

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BBNaija: Victory Claims Head of House Title, Dethrones Thelma as HoH

In a jaw-dropping twist inside the BBNaija Season 10 house, Victory has claimed the Head of House (HoH) title after a fierce Monday night HoH challenger match, toppling Thelma, who…

Bucci Franklin as Oboz in 'To Kill a Monkey'

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Nollywood

I Didn’t Make the Auditions” -Bucci Franklin reveals how he landed Oboz role in “To Kill A Monkey”

When over 4,000 hopefuls showed up for open auditions for Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey, Bucci Franklin wasn’t one of them. But that didn’t stop him from landing one…

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Thelma Lawson Crowned Week 2 Head of House in BBNaija Season 10

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10 is heating up as Thelma Lawson clinched the coveted Head of House (HoH) title for the second week, but she may not hold it…

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$100,000 Music Deal, How to Apply; here’s all you need to know about MTN’s Next Afrobeats Star

$100,000 Music Deal, How to Apply; here’s all you need to know about MTN’s Next Afrobeats Star

Ebuka’s Liveshow Looks Are Nigeria’s Most Stylish History Lesson

Fela Died Poor Despite Earning Millions – Made Kuti

FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr, and Others Bag 2025 MTV VMA Nominations

World Bank’s IFC makes 1st investment in Nigeria’s audiovisual sector to support local filmmakers

YouTube Is the New Nollywood -Deyemi Okanlawon on Why Filmmakers Are Going Digital

What Kemi Adetiba’s “To Kill A Monkey” Series Reveals About Male Sexual Exploitation

BBNaija: Victory Claims Head of House Title, Dethrones Thelma as HoH

I Didn’t Make the Auditions” -Bucci Franklin reveals how he landed Oboz role in “To Kill A Monkey”

Thelma Lawson Crowned Week 2 Head of House in BBNaija Season 10

The most desperate politician in the world is Oyetola – Davido blasts former Osun governor

Asake’s M$NEY: An album on wealth, faith, maturity, and evolution

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

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

‘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

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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