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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsBBNaija: Beauty Disqualified, Christy O, Cyph Evicted

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 8, 2022

Two housemates, Christy O and Cyph, were evicted from the Big Brother Naija Season 7 on Sunday. The two housemates were earlier nominated for eviction last Monday alongside three other housemates, Phyna, Amaka and Khalid. The duo became the first housemates to be evicted from this year’s reality show. Christy O and Cyph’s exit from the house came a few hours after another housemate, Beauty Tukura, was disqualified from the show after getting a second...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNewsTinubu Is 86, Not 70 — Tee Mac

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 29, 2022

Nigerian flutist, Tee Mac Iseli, has revealed that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), is 86 years old. Tee Mac, ex-President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), made the disclosure on Facebook while airing his opinion on why Tinubu is not qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The veteran flutist disclosed that though he and Tinubu were related by marriage, it was important...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNews2022 Headies Awards: Portable Disqualified Over ‘Social Media Misdemeanors’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2022

The organisers of the Headies Awards have disqualified Portable as a nominee at the 15th edition of the Nigerian music awards. The West African Pilot reports that Portable, born Habeed Okikiola, who is a first-time nominee, snagged a spot in the Rookie of the Year and Best Street-Hop Artiste categories. For the Rookie of the Year award, his co-nominees were Av, Fave, Magixx, and Ugoccie, and he was pitted against Bella Shmurda, Rexxie, Mohbad, Naira Marley, Nektunez and Goya Menor for the Best Street-Hop...

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EntertainmentNewsPolitics‘Don’t Be Distracted By BBNaija’, Baba-Ahmed Charges Obidients

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 25, 2022

Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has urged the party’s supporters not to be distracted by this year’s edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show. Season 7 of the entertainment show, themed Level Up, kicked off on Saturday and was aired live on channels 198 on DStv and 29 on GOtv. There are speculations that the show will shift the attention of Nigerian youths away from...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicP-Square Drops Two Tracks After Five-Year Split

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

P-Square, the Nigerian music duo consisting of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, has made an explosive return to the music scene with two new hit tracks: Jaiye (Ihe Geme) and Find Somebody. The singles, with a music video for Jaiye, dropped across all music platforms on Friday, following weeks of anxiety by fans who were exposed to different teasers by the duo. Jaiye is a dance-pop track accompanied by an Amapiano sound. The music video was...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood Mourns Ada Ameh, Sola Onayiga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 19, 2022

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, has been thrown into a mourning mood following the announcement of the demise of veteran actresses, Ada Ameh and Sola Onayiga. Ada Ameh, who is known for her lead role in the multi-award-winning family drama, The Johnsons, died on Sunday, 17 July, 2022. Her death was confirmed by Emeka Rollas, president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). Confirming the unfortunate incident to Premium Times on Monday, Rollas said he...

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EducationEntertainmentLifestyleNewsUK Varisty Awards Tiwa Savage An Honorary Doctorate In Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 16, 2022

Nigerian afrobeat queen, Tiwa Savage, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate in music at the University of Kent, United Kingdom. The Somebody’s Son crooner was recognised for her ‘inspirational and international music career’  at the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent on Friday. The university, Tiwa Savage’s alma mater, had earlier announced that the singer, born Tiwatope Savage, would be among the ten honorary graduands at this year’s congregation ceremonies at Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals....

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EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsBBNaija Season 7 Hits The Screen July 23

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 6, 2022

The seventh edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 23, 2022. Multichoice Nigeria, the organisers of the show, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a press briefing in Lagos. Busola Tejumola, head of content and West Africa channels of Multichoice Nigeria, announced a grand prize of N100 million for this year’s winner, the biggest since the show debuted in 2006. She explained that the winner would have an N50...

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EntertainmentPoliticsYoruba Nollywood Actors Endorses Tinubu For President

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 30, 2022

The support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu received a boost on Wednesday as Yoruba Nollywood stars openly endorsed the former Lagos State governor. The actors made their position known in a video clip shared by veteran actor, Yinka Quadri, on his Instagram page. In the video that has gone viral on social media, the actors took turns to praise the former governor of Lagos, stating that it was his...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicTems Beats Fireboy To Win Best International Act At 2022 BET Awards (Full List)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 28, 2022

Temilade Openiyi, popularly called Tems, has won her first international award at the 2022 edition of the BET Awards. Tems won the Best International Act on Sunday night at the star-studded event held at the Microsoft Theater in the Los Angeles city of California, United States. Other nominees in the category are Nigerian sensation, Fireboy DML, Dave from the UK, Dinos from France, Fally Ipupa from Congo, Little Simz from the UK, Ludmilla from Brazil,...

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