Burna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

EntertainmentLifestyleMusicNigeriaBurna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2022

Burna Boy’s latest album, Love, Damini, is the most streamed album in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. This is according to the list of the top albums and songs for 2022 released by Apple Music, a music streaming platform, on Tuesday. The album is the most streamed on Apple Music Nigeria, Apple Music Ghana, and Apple Music Kenya, and the third most streamed album on Apple Music South Africa in 2022. Asake’s Mr Money With the...

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Chimamanda Adichie Makes Second Appearance on Marie Claire Magazine

LifestyleNigeriaPeopleChimamanda Adichie Makes Second Appearance on Marie Claire Magazine

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2022

After making her debut appearance on the cover of Marie Claire Brazil magazine in 2019, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has again been featured on the cover for this month’s issue. Photographed at the Dior Gallery in Paris, with pieces from the Cruise 2023 Collection, the Nigerian writer shared her views on human rights and the importance of representation with Marie Claire. In a feature story titled: Chimamanda: icon of black feminism talks about democracy, police violence...

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Chacha Eke Reunites With Husband, Blames Bipolar Disorder for Break-up

LifestyleNigeriaChacha Eke Reunites With Husband, Blames Bipolar Disorder for Break-up

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2022

Five months after announcing the end of her nine-year-old marriage on social media, Chacha Eke has reportedly reunited with her husband, Austin Faani. The West African Pilot News reports that in June the Nollywood actress disclosed that she has been ‘living a lie these past years’ with the filmmaker, noting that there has been trouble in her ‘perceived paradise’. “I sincerely and publicly apologize for living a lie these past years. True to random speculations,...

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Sammie Okposo’s Family Announces Singer’s Death

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaSammie Okposo’s Family Announces Singer’s Death

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 26, 2022

The family of gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo on Friday released an official statement confirming his death. The statement, signed by Hector Okposo, was released hours after the news of the gospel singer’s death went viral on social media. “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to God that I announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, minister of God, Sammie Okposo,” the statement read. “Sammie slept and went to...

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Wizkid Wins Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWizkid Wins Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 22, 2022

At the 2022 edition of the American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night, Wizkid won the Favourite Afrobeats Artist. The Sony Music/RCA artiste was nominated in the category alongside Burna Boy, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy DML. The award for the Favourite R&B Song also went to his Tems-assisted Essence. Essence competed with Beyoncé’s Break my soul, Muni Long’s Hrs and Hrs, Silk Sonic’s Smokin’ out the window,...

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“AY Must Not Perform in UK, He’s Homophobic” — Gay Activist

LifestyleNewsPolitics“AY Must Not Perform in UK, He’s Homophobic” — Gay Activist

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2022

British—Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist and ordained Anglican cleric, Rev. Jide Macaulay, has asked the British government to stop AY from holding his AY Live London 2022 tour in the United Kingdom for being homophobic. Macaulay made the appeal while reacting to a 2018 video of the standup comedian inciting hate and violence against the marginalised LGBTQ community in Nigeria. “God no approve am (homosexuality). We get to help government make we stop all this gay...

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Tems, Burna Boy Nominated for 2023 Grammy Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaTems, Burna Boy Nominated for 2023 Grammy Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 16, 2022

The nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday and Nigerian artistes Tems and Burna Boy made it to the list of nominees. Both artistes got two nominations each. Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, was nominated in the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ and ‘Best Rap Song’ categories for her Drake-assisted contributions to Future’s ‘Wait For U’. Damini Ogulu MFR, also known as Burna Boy’s sixth album ‘Love, Damini’ was shortlisted for...

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Foster Daughter of Nollywood Actor, Ibu’s Ends Marriage Weeks to Traditional Wedding

LifestyleNigeriaNollywoodFoster Daughter of Nollywood Actor, Ibu’s Ends Marriage Weeks to Traditional Wedding

PilotnewsNovember 14, 2022

She broke the news in a series of Instagram posts on Monday, posting their wedding photo with “The End” boldly written on it. Okafor said she’s ending the marriage because her husband did not inform her that he was previously divorced and has three children from the marriage. According to her, she cannot settle for such a ‘tiny lie’. “My marriage was so beautiful and full of love. My husband literally worshipped me. I don’t...

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Burna Boy Beats Ayra Starr, Tems, Black Sheriff to Win ‘Best African Act’ at 2022 MTV EMAs

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaBurna Boy Beats Ayra Starr, Tems, Black Sheriff to Win ‘Best African Act’ at 2022 MTV EMAs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 14, 2022

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, MFR, known professionally as Burna Boy, won the award for the ‘best African act’ at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards. The event took place at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, 13 November 2022. Burna Boy was nominated in the category alongside Black Sheriff of Ghana; Tanzania’s Zuchu; South African singer, Musa Keys; Ayra Starr and Tems from Nigeria. Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, was also nominated for...

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Phyna Becomes Youth Ambassador for Edo, Delta

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsPhyna Becomes Youth Ambassador for Edo, Delta

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 10, 2022

Phyna, the winner of the seventh edition of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) tagged ‘Level Up’, has been appointed as a youth ambassador for Edo and Delta states. Phyna, born Ijeoma Otabor, announced the appointment by the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, via her Instastory on Wednesday. “Through the commissioner of youth and sport, the governor of Edo state announced me as the incoming mid-east (Edo/Delta) youth ambassador,” her post read. Last month, Phyna won the 2022...

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