HEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

EntertainmentFilmUnited StatesHEADLINER: Whitney Houston Biopic Being Produced for Film

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer’s life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy. Taking its title from one of Houston’s biggest hits – “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – the film has the backing of the singer’s estate and her longtime record producer and mentor Clive Davis, producers said. They described the film as a “joyous,...

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Davido’s Partner, Chioma Recovers from Coronavirus

CoronavirusEntertainmentNigeriaDavido’s Partner, Chioma Recovers from Coronavirus

PilotnewsApril 20, 2020

Nigerian music artiste David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has disclosed that his fiancée, Chioma,  has tested negative for coronavirus after  23 days of contracting the virus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Davido disclosed this in a series of tweets on his  Twitter handle. The “Assurance” crooner explained that Chioma tested negative twice for the infection. He said: “Glory be to God … Chioma has now tested negative twice for Covid19 …...

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Taylor Swift, Oprah Join Global Event to Celebrate Coronavirus Workers

CoronavirusEntertainmentPhilanthropyTaylor Swift, Oprah Join Global Event to Celebrate Coronavirus Workers

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and Oprah Winfrey have joined a global broadcast special telecast, this coming weekend, that will recognise the efforts of workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Tuesday. The “One World Together at Home” event, a combination of music, comedy, and stories from doctors, nurses and grocery workers, also announced an additional six-hour streaming event that will include appearances by major sports stars, including British Formula One...

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Babyface Announces He and His Family Have Recovered From COVID-19

CoronavirusEntertainmentNewsBabyface Announces He and His Family Have Recovered From COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

Eleven-time Grammy award winner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds announced that he and his family had been battling the novel coronavirus but are now “on our way back to full health”. “I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday,” Edmonds posted on social media channels on Friday, the day he turned 62. “I tested positive for COVID-19, as did my family. “It’s an incredibly scary thing to go through my friends. “I’m happy to...

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Funke Akindele-Bello’s Prosecution, Lesson for All – TAMPAN President

CoronavirusEntertainmentLaw & JusticeFunke Akindele-Bello’s Prosecution, Lesson for All – TAMPAN President

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

Bolaji Amusan, National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Monday said that Funke Akindele-Bello’s prosecution should be a great lesson for all and not only celebrities. Amusan told the News Agency of Nigeria that Akindele-Bello had been an outstanding actress, law-abiding, easy-going and hardworking. The association president said it was, however, unfortunate she had to face the wrath of the law, due to the violation of government directives. He...

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Court Arraigns Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz Over Lockdown Violation, Couple Pleads Guilty

CoronavirusEntertainmentLifestyleCourt Arraigns Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz Over Lockdown Violation, Couple Pleads Guilty

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 6, 2020

Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, mostly identified as JJC Skillz have pleaded guilty to the count filled against them by the Attorney General of Lagos state, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN). The couple was arraigned for violating the lockdown order issued by the Nigerian Authorities to contain the spread of Coronavirus. They were arraigned on Monday at the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba. On Sunday, April 5, 2020, Akindele was arrested...

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Flash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

EntertainmentUnited StatesFlash’ Actor Logan Williams Dies at Age of 16

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as the young Barry Allen, has died at the age of 16. Williams’ agent, Michelle Gauvin, said he died on Thursday. Gauvin did not give the cause of his death, but she said his sudden death came as a “shock.” “The Flash” star Grant Gustin posted a photo of him with Williams and actor Jesse L. Martin on Instagram that was taken during the filming of a series...

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Convid-19: I Can’t Do Giveaway Now – Davido Tells Followers

CoronavirusEntertainmentConvid-19: I Can’t Do Giveaway Now – Davido Tells Followers

PilotnewsApril 3, 2020

Renowned Nigerian entertainer, David Adeleke, popularly known as “Davido”, has told his followers that he has no money to do ‘giveaway’ amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown, due to lack of show. The singer stated this while responding to a follower (fan)@cythianthebread on his Twitter page, who tweeted, asking him “to do giveaway” just like other celebrities. The ace singer responded by telling the fan that there were no shows in sight, adding that his...

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Bill Withers, Influential Soul Singer Behind Ain’t No Sunshine, Dies Aged 81

CoronavirusEntertainmentBill Withers, Influential Soul Singer Behind Ain’t No Sunshine, Dies Aged 81

PilotnewsApril 3, 2020

Lovely Day and Lean On Me singer dies of heart complications, according to a family statement. Bill Withers, the influential US soul singer who wrote Lean on Me, Ain’t No Sunshine and Lovely Day has died aged 81 of heart complications, according to a statement from his family. Withers wrote and recorded several other major hits including Use Me and Just the Two of Us. He won three Grammy awards and entered the Rock and Roll...

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Firm to Organise First Agricultural Reality TV Show

EconomyEntertainmentNewsFirm to Organise First Agricultural Reality TV Show

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

A Lagos based firm, Kairos Events and Entertainment on Wednesday, announced its first Agriculture reality television show in Nigeria. Mrs. Ibinabo Dixon, Corporate Affairs Director said this in a statement made in Lagos. Ibinabo said that the reality show themed “Face of Agric Nigeria (FOAN) 2020,” was a concept aimed at changing the narrative of youths in their lackluster attitude towards agriculture. She said that FOAN Reality TV Show 2020 was an `Agritainment’ show that...

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