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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWinners of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 21, 2023

Last night, the grand finale of the most prestigious award show in Africa’s entertainment industry, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, was held. The annual event recognises and celebrates the best talent and creativity in the African film and television industry. The ninth edition of the AMVCAs officially kicked off on Thursday, May 18, 2023, with an ‘Opening Night and Cultural Day’ event held at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Lagos State. It...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood loses veteran actor Saint Obi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 14, 2023

Obinna Nwafor, the thespian better known as Saint Obi, has passed away. Nwafor, 57, reportedly died on Sunday, May 7, 2023, due to an unspecified illness that has lingered for months. His death is yet to be made public by his family and the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN. According to multiple reports, the actor’s remains have been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital’s, JUTH, morgue.

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaAsake beats Kizz Daniel, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr to win ‘Best African Artiste’ at Ghana Music awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 9, 2023

Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known by his stage name Asake, won the ‘Best African Artiste of the Year’ award at the 24th edition of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, VGMA. The award ceremony considered the biggest night for Ghana music was held on May 7, 2023, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center, AICC with electrifying performances by some of Ghana’s most sought-after artistes such as Sarkodie, King Promise, Gyakie,...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaRema, Asake gears up for 02 Arena concerts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 6, 2023

Divine Ikubor, the 23-year-old Nigerian singer well known as Rema, has announced that he will be performing at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in November. Similarly, Ahmed Ololade, the YBNL Nation’s artist known professionally as Asake, also says he will be entertaining his fans in London at the 02 Arena in August. Rema and Asake have been enjoying a global acclaim since they came into the limelight. The duo have released several chart-topping songs which have...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaActor Saint Von Colucci dies at 22 after 12 surgeries

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

Canadian Actor Saint Von Colucci has died at the age of 22 after undergoing 12 cosmetic surgeries to look like BTS singer, Jimin. According to Eric Blake, his publicist, Colucci died on Sunday at a South Korean hospital after complications from his most recent procedure. Reports have it that Von Colucci moved from Canada to South Korea in 2019 in pursuit of a career in entertainment, and went under the knife on Saturday, April 22,...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaSpyro buys two houses five months after dropping ‘Who is Your Guy?’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 21, 2023

Oludipe David, better known as Spyro, has splashed millions on two properties in Lagos. The excited artist shared the good news with his fans on Instagram yesterday. According to him, he bought one house for himself and the other for his undisclosed business partner. He wrote: “From zero to owning a property…ah! I #countmyblessings big time. I didn’t just buy for myself, I bought the opposite unit for my business partner too. God has been...

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EntertainmentNewsNigeriaFull list of nominees for AMVCA 2023

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2023

The nominees for the 2023 edition of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, were unveiled on Sunday. The AMVCAs recognise and celebrate the best of talent and creativity in the African film and television industry, by giving actors and other professionals the platform to showcase their skills and get the recognition they rightfully deserve. It has become one of the most prestigious awards in the continent’s entertainment industry. The categories unveiled featured 14 voting...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaPhyna denies dating Groovy during BBNaija S7, says it was a game

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 8, 2023

Ijeoma Otabor, the winner of Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, season 7 better known as Phyna, says she never dated Groovy, a fellow housemate, during the show. Phyna denied her relationship with Groovy on the 21st episode of Toke Makinwa’s podcast, “Toke Moments”, tagged “Reality of celebrity status”. Phyna said her relationship with Groovy on the reality TV show was just a game they both agreed to play which ended after the show. “I didn’t intend...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaKhosi wins the $100,000 BBTitans grand prize as the show ends

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 3, 2023

Khosi has won the maiden edition of the Big Brother Titans (BBTitans) reality TV show themed “Ziyakhala Wahala”. Tsatsii, Ipeleng, Ebubu, Yvonne, Kanaga Jnr, and Khosi made it to the finale of the show last night and Khosi clinched the $100,000 grand prize having polled the highest number of votes from viewers.   A first of its kind, ‘BBTitans’ which premiered on January 15, 2023, with contestants drawn from Nigeria and South Africa was held...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s biopic, ‘Last Man Standing’ set for release in May

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 1, 2023

The production of a political biopic about the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, ‘Jagaban: Last Man Standing’, is currently being wrapped up ahead of its premiere in May. Seun Oloketuyi, the producer, enlisted Lateef Adedimeji as the lead actor, Gbenga Adeyinka, Segun Arinze, and Jide Kosoko among others for the movie. The movie which documents certain parts of Tinubu’s life, particularly his tenure as the governor of Lagos state, saw Adedimeji playing the role of the president-elect....

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