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EntertainmentPriyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas Welcome Baby vis Surrogate

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)January 22, 2022

Popular Indian actress, Priyanka Chopra, on Friday, 21st of January, announced the arrival of her newborn baby. She confirmed that she and her partner, Nick Jonas welcomed their baby through a surrogate. On a post on Instagram she wrote: “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much.” With the help of science,...

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EntertainmentMusicWizkid, Tiwa Savage , Omah Lay Nominated for NAACP Award 2022

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2022

Tiwa Savage for another award Nigerian music stars, Wizkid, Fireboy, Tiwa Savage, Kidi, and Omah Lay were on Tuesday night nominated for the NAACP Image Awards in Outstanding International Song category, organised by the National Association for Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP). Wizkid was nominated for his “Essence”, featuring Tems and Justin Bieber, while Fireboy DML got the nomination from his hit song, “Peru”. Tiwa Savage’s “Somebody’s Son”, featuring Brandy, gained her nomination, while Kidi...

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EntertainmentLifestyleLooking for Money Is Not Easy, Tiwa Savage Says, Questions Why Her Father Is Not Like Dangote

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 14, 2022

LAGOS — Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has stated that looking for money wasn’t easy, as she questioned why her father wasn’t the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote. The mother-of-one took to her Snapchat story on Thursday, where she stated that she had a meeting to attend. She wrote, “I have one more meeting. It’s not easy looking for money. God help me. But why my papa no be Dangote or something like that? (May his...

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EducationEntertainmentUnical Medical Student Emerges Winner of Music Show, YouCanSing Season 2

PilotnewsJanuary 13, 2022

A 20 year-old medical student from the University of Calabar (Unical), Miss Divine Great, has emerged winner of the second edition of the YouCanSing music show in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the music show Season 2 started on Oct. 3, 2021 with over 200 applicants from all over the country. The Edo born Great beat MarySavio Okundo from Ebonyi and Petra Alare from Delta, who finished as the first and...

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EntertainmentFilmJim Iyke’s Orchestration Revealed

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)January 10, 2022

LAGOS — In August last year, a video of Nollywood star, Jim Iyke- beating a fellow actor, Uche Maduagwu for questioning his source of wealth- went viral. The world of social media, being what it is, began its scandalous trend on both participants. During that period, Jim Iyke had a film project at hand. He revealed in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, published on Wednesday, 5th of January, 2021, that he paid Uche Maduagwu to...

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EntertainmentObituaryObama, Oprah Winfrey, Others Send Tribute to Veteran Actor, Sidney Poitier

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 8, 2022

Former President of the United States, Barack Obama; globally-renowned media personality, Oprah Winfrey; and other notable figures have sent glowing tributes to veteran actor Sidney Poitier. Poitier, who was the first black actor to win an Oscars award, died on Thursday night at the age of 94. According to a statement sent to THR by the family, it was noted that the actor spent his last days with family and friends. “There are no words to convey...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVNational Film, Video Censors Board To Ban Smoking In Movies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 12, 2021

Mr. Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says the board has commenced engagement with practitioners and stakeholders in the movie and entertainment industry to enforce the law banning smoking in movies.  He made this known on Saturday while presenting a communique at the end of the entertainment industry stakeholders roundtable in Lagos. “The engagement is geared towards ensuring that practitioners in the movie industry adhered to no-smoking laws in Nigerian...

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EntertainmentDisregard Any Inappropriate ‘Video’ Circulating in Social Media, Baba Suwe Son Tells Nollywood, Others

PilotnewsNovember 24, 2021

ABUJA — Mr. Adesola Omidina, son of the late comic actor Baba Suwe, has called on the entertainment industry (Nollywood) and others affected, to disregard any inappropriate video(s) circulating on social media regarding his father death. The son of the legend took to his Instagram page@ omo_ Omidina, to denounce and condemn the video(s) about his father’s death, which was wrongly posted. According to him, the entertainment industry (Nollywood), The Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners...

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EntertainmentHealthNature of Olu Jacob’s Illness Revealed

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)November 22, 2021

LAGOS — Veteran actor, Olu Jacobs has been off the movie screens for a long while due to the condition of his ill-health. Fans had been left in the dark concerning the nature of his Illness with rumours spreading sometime ago about his demise which his wife, Joke Silva, debunked immediately. However, in a popular interview show with Chude Jideonwo, Veteran actress, Joke Silva revealed for the first time publicly, the nature of his Illness...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVLai Mohammed Urges Business Leaders to Invest in Nigeria’s Entertainment Sector

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 11, 2021

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has urged business owners and leaders across the globe to invest in Nigeria’s entertainment sector. Describing the sector as Nigeria’s new oil, Lai said the Nigeria TV market has about 100 million subscribers. He said this on Thursday at the Nigeria international partnership forum in France. Lai noted the country also has the continent’s largest TV market with high growth potential. “Moving from analogue to digital television broadcasting means we...

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