Nigerian skit maker, Lasisi Elenu said he ventured into skit making/social media comedy in order to be famous. Lasisi, born Nosa Afolabi revealed this in an interview with The Punch’s Blessing Enenaite on Sunday. The 31-year-old comedian and actor disclosed he was pursuing a career in music alongside skit making at the inception of his comedy career. While making music, Lasisi revealed he saw skit making as another way of being famous in Nigeria, which eventually worked...

Rema, whose real name is Divine Ikubor, has shared why he made a transition from gospel to secular music. The 21-year-old singer, who once headed a gospel rap group in Christ Embassy church, noted that poverty was the reason he ventured into secular music. The fast-rising Nigerian singer made this known in a chat with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday. The Benin-born singer noted that the switch began when he started going to...

Nigerian rapper Eva Alordiah has urged parents to take out time and teach their children about sex to restrain them from learning from somewhere else. In a tweet thread, Eva opined that parents should stop hiding behind the curtain of hypocrisy and religion and teach their children things about sex. The rapper warned that at this age when information is now easily accessible, if parents fails to carry out their duties diligently, the kids would...

Afro-fusion artiste and songwriter, Adekunle Gold has sold out the tickets for his concert in Toronto, ONT for his Catch Me If You Can North America Tour. The father of one made the announcement on his official Instagram page on Sunday with a photo of his sold-out banner. He captioned the photo, “Toronto Sold Out! What City is Next???” The North America tour which is named after his recent album is slated between June 2...

Legendary singer and multiple Grammy Awards winner, Angelique Kidjo has revealed that she is a Nigerian. Kidjo said this in a recent interview with Smooth FM in Lagos state. According to the multiple Grammy Awards winner, she is originally from Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria. The 61-year-old singer who was born in the Benin Republic said her mother made the revelation to her. She also claimed that she has lots of relatives in Nigeria even though...

Big Brother Naija season 4 housemate, Tacha, and Basketmouth have hailed Nigerian singer, Davido for his feature on the 2022 FIFA World Cup soundtrack. Davido had made history and made Nigerians proud as he, alongside Trinidad Cardona and Aisha, sang the 2022 World Cup soundtrack titled ‘Hayya Hayya’ (Better Together). Since this development and after his performance in Qatar on Friday night, many of his colleagues such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy,...

Ayra Starr, Nigerian singer and rising pop superstar, has emerged as the latest #UpNow cover artist on popular music streaming platform, Audiomack. The #UpNow program, launched in 2020, is dedicated to spotlighting and promoting the next generation of global music superstars. Each quarter, Audiomack handpicks a minimum of three artists across all genres to provide them with specialized marketing, editorial programming, social promotion, playlisting, custom videos, and experiential events in a bid to promote their...