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Streaming Gaps, Weak Collection Systems: New report reveals challenges facing Nigeria’s music industry despite Afrobeats boom

The Nigerian music industry has experienced global success in recent years, with songs produced by Nigerians reaching different cities across the world. Afrobeats has embarked on a global domination with…

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Nigerian film critics Edna Francis, Ikegod, others nominated for 2025 TikTok awards

Film critics and digital creators, Edna Francis, Belove Olocha, and Ikegod Chielo, have been nominated for Entertainment Creator of the Year at the 2025 TikTok Awards. The nomination is a…

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu launches ‘MENtality’ with exclusive star-studded screening

Media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has officially launched his highly anticipated podcast, “MENtality with Ebuka,” with an exclusive screening and premiere that gathered Nigeria’s entertainment elite. The new limited series aims…

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Club owner, Pretty Mike among over 100 arrested by NDLEA in Lagos

Nigerian socialite Pretty Mike, whose legal name is Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following a raid on his nightclub, Proxy…

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Artistes, fans, media, and industry professionals: Here’s how you can get involved in NECLive 2025!

NECLive 2025 invites a wide range of participants to contribute to shaping the future of Africa’s creative economy. West Africa’s largest creative industry conference returns to Lagos on Friday, November…

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Uzor Arukwe, Jeriq to feature in Awka Tiger Street Football Tournament finals

Football fans, rejoice! The Tiger Street Football Tournament is ending its Awka run with plenty of fanfare. Alongside the 5-a-side football match between the top four teams—Sunday Sparks, Peace Warriors,…

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From the classroom to Afrobeats stardom: Dapper Music unveils Giddy Girls, the teen vocal group behind Burna Boy’s ‘Higher,’ TML Vibez’s ‘Amiri’

Damilola “Dapper” Akinwunmi, Founder and CEO of Dapper Music and Entertainment, has officially introduced Giddy Girls — an all-female vocal collective made up of students from Chalcedony School, Lekki, Lagos.…

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Registration Opens for NECLive 2025. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to participate

BHM and ID Africa have announced that registration is now open for NECLive 2025, scheduled to hold on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos. This year’s…

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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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Grammys 2026: Burna Boy and Ayra Starr represent 2 generations of Afrobeats seeking global recognition

The African Afrobeats movement continues its Grammy dominance trajectory as Burna Boy and Ayra Starr submit powerful entries for the 2026 awards, reinforcing the genre’s undeniable impact on global music.…

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Streaming Gaps, Weak Collection Systems: New report reveals challenges facing Nigeria’s music industry despite Afrobeats boom

Nigerian film critics Edna Francis, Ikegod, others nominated for 2025 TikTok awards

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu launches ‘MENtality’ with exclusive star-studded screening

Club owner, Pretty Mike among over 100 arrested by NDLEA in Lagos

Artistes, fans, media, and industry professionals: Here’s how you can get involved in NECLive 2025!

Uzor Arukwe, Jeriq to feature in Awka Tiger Street Football Tournament finals

From the classroom to Afrobeats stardom: Dapper Music unveils Giddy Girls, the teen vocal group behind Burna Boy’s ‘Higher,’ TML Vibez’s ‘Amiri’

Registration Opens for NECLive 2025. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to participate

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

Grammys 2026: Burna Boy and Ayra Starr represent 2 generations of Afrobeats seeking global recognition

US Singer D4vd faces murder charge, accused of possessing a ‘significant amount’ of child pornography on Phone

Goodgirl LA announces departure from record label ‘VMF’

Adekunle Gold announces ‘FUJI XTRA’ deluxe album, featuring Olamide, TML Vibez, and Simi, drops May 8

Street Credibility was first recorded with 9ice’s chorus and verse — ID Cabasa

My Ex-Label is trying to destroy me after suing me for $1M — Qing Madi accuses JTon Music of pulling ‘Pepper Me’ featuring Zinoleesky from Spotify

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

5 Nigerian creatives dominating Nollywood behind the scenes

10 Nollywood actresses who have been name-dropped on Afrobeats songs

Oscars set 2027 and 2028 dates ahead of 100th edition in 2028

New Tumi, Raw Emotions: Sharon Rotimi steps in as Wura’s past Leaves fans shaken

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

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and Action icon, dies at 86

10 record-breaking moments at the 2026 Oscars

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