Category: Entertainment

Burna Boy wins Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards

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Nigerian singer Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, has been crowned the ‘Best International Act’ at the prestigious BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. Burna Boy was not present at the show but the African Giant defeated multiple other International singers to claim the award. Burna Boy’s recent win in the BET Awards’ “Best International Act” category has solidified his position as the most decorated individual in this category, with a total of four awards. Moreover, his remarkable achievement includes a remarkable feat…

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Man City’s Benjamin Mendy is set to undergo a new trial related to allegations of sexual offenses.

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French footballer Benjamin Mendy is preparing to face a retrial in a UK courtroom starting on Monday. This comes after he was acquitted of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault in a previous trial that concluded in January. The new trial will focus on two charges, one of rape and one of attempted rape, involving two different women. Mendy, who currently plays for Manchester City, has consistently denied all the allegations against him. The trial is taking place at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. It’s worth noting that…

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Alleged assault: Police arrest, detain Seun Kuti in Lagos

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Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti has been arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Lagos by men of the Nigerian Police, over alleged assault on a police officer, on Saturday. The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundenyin confirmed this in a statement via his official Twitter handle on Monday.  The PPRO stated, “Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, in the early hours of today turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, in company of his lawyer and family representative. He has been placed under…

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Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi dies after falling inside bathroom

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Yoruba popular actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, is dead. This is barely 24 hours after the announcement of the death of Nollywood actor, Saint Obi. The late actor, Afolabi was said to have fallen down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, May 14, 2023. A filmmaker and the president of the Yoruba movies directors guild, Seun Olaiya, shared the sad news on a WhatsApp platform populated by filmmakers.  He was corroborated by the Managing Director of the popular movie marketing company, Corporate Pictures Nigeria…

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Seun Kuti assaults police officer, IG calls for investigation

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A viral video of a popular singer, Seun Kuti, has flooded the internet showing how the musician, assaulted a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The 12-second video clip which went viral on Saturday showed Kuti, who wore a red shirt and white pair of trousers, pushing a policeman, who stood beside a Toyota Hilux police van. He then proceeded to slap the cop, as he shouted, “You dey crase, you dey mad?” A motorist, who filmed the incident from his car, was heard saying, “Omo na Kuti o. Na…

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Nollywood actor, Saint Obi is dead

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Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, fondly known as Saint Obi, is dead. It was gathered that the ailing actor died about a week ago but the family chose not to announce his death for reasons due to internal wrangling among his siblings. The actor was said to have battled an undisclosed ailment for sometime and was reported to have relocated to Jos, the Plateau State capital for further treatment of the ailment that had kept him in and out of the hospital for over two years. It could not be confirmed…

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Dele Taiwo releases single with Esther Igbekele to mark birthday

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Funky Juju crooner, Asiwaju Dele Taiwo JP will be stepping out with gospel act, Esther Igbekele tommorow Thursday, to release a Single to celebrate his birthday. The Single with the title, ‘Funmi Loro So’ ( Give me a say) , a collaboration effort with Esther Igbekele is scheduled for release on Friday, May 12 being Dele Taiwo’s birthday. Give Me A Say is a full gospel number. A total departure from his usual Funky Juju and gospel blend, the birthday release is a total gospel package where the act prayed…

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Police: How Tiwa Savage’s domestic staff plotted her kidnap

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The Nigerian Police Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Ikoyi in Lagos confirmed the arrested some persons in connection with the alleged attempt to kidnap popular singer, Tiwa Savage. The department’s spokesperson, CSP Oluniyi Ogundeyi said, the news of the attempt to kidnap the musician broke out on Friday through social media. The reports revealed that the musician’s private security vigilance and the Nigerian police saved her from the suspects. It gathered that the failed plot was allegedly planned by Savage’s new domestic staff, who had been entrusted with vital information…

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Spotify: Davido’s music most streamed in UK, Nigeria, Canada, France

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Global online streaming platform, Spotify, says Davido’s music is most streamed in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Canada and France. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, in a statement on Tuesday, said songs by Davido featured on over 10 million user-generated playlists on Spotify. According to him, Davido’s fans’ appeal is hardly in doubt as the afrobeat star makes music that captures an elusive, exhilarating energy, and fans across the world have connected since his earliest releases. “Data from Spotify shows that Davido is one of…

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Police: Portable regains freedom from Correctional Center

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Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable has regained his freedom from the Ilaro Correctional Centre where he was remanded earlier on Monday. An Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ifo in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State had earlier in the day granted him bail in the sum of N300, 000. He was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on assault, among others by the Ogun State police command. Magistrate A.S Shoneye, while delivering his ruling on the application for bail by his counsel, Adodo Destiny, said the…

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