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Mercy breaks #BBNaija jinx, wins season four

Twenty-six-year-old Mercy Eke made history, as she is the first woman to win the coveted BBNaija reality TV show prize. Ceece had come close to winning the big prize in the last season, having become one of the two last two finalists, but she missed it. According to her bio...... more

Danfo Drivers’ Mad Melon is dead

One of the ‘Danfo Driver’ duo, Omeofa Oghene also known as Mad Melon is dead. The singer died last night in a hospital in Ajegunle, Lagos, after battling an undisclosed ailment. Music icon, Daddy Showkey who could not bear the pain of his exit, broke the sad news on Instagram on...... more

FG files complaint to NBC over Live Sex on BBNaija

Federal Government of Nigeria has lodged a complaint to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the sexual content on Big Brother Naija. Segun Runsewe, director-general of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) while playing host to Dr Gloria Shoda, president of the National Council of Women Societies, and her team...... more

BBNaija sex: UK police may fire Khafi

One of the contestants in the ongoing Big Brother Naija show, Khafilat Kareem, has come under fire after her employers, Metropolitan Police Force, UK, denied knowledge of her participation in the reality show. The 29-year-old was said to have joined the force as a PC based at Lambeth station in 2015...... more

Big Brother Naija Season 4 Tagged Forget Wahala, Kicks Off June

Pay television channel, Multichoice Nigeria, says Season 4 of its reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, which kicks off in June, will be filmed in Nigeria. Announcing the return of the reality TV show on Sunday, Multichoice said the 2019 edition was themed Forget Wahala. It said that Ebuka Obi-Uchendu would...... more

I regret not being allowed to marry the man of my choice – Patience Ozokwor

Chief Patience Ozokwor is a veteran Nollywood actress, musician, fashion designer and gospel singer, who has won several awards. Ozokwor was among the 100 Nigerians honoured by the Federal Government of Nigeria to celebrate the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 2014. In this interview, she talks about her...... more

I will keep doing things to get people talking about me- Tiwa Savage

The battle for survival and supremacy in the music industry is an arduous task. Great entertainers engage in activities that keeps them in the front burner of their fans’ mind. So when Wizkid enlisted Tiwa Savage to play the role of a video vixen in his controversial ‘Fever’ video, we knew it...... more

I have given up on Nigeria – Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade

For over four decades, popular actor Yemi Solade has warmed his way into the hearts of Nigerians with his acting prowess. However, it seems the actor is fed up of Nigeria and plans on relocating to another country with his family. “For the first time in a long while, I gave...... more

Ras Kimono: Life and times of the Rub-a-Dub Master

On Sunday June 10, Nigerians were greeted with news of the passing of the Rub a Dub Master, Ras Kimono. He died in a Lagos early in the day after slumping the night before at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport. The reggae star, born Ukeleke Elumelu Onwubuya in Asaba, Delta State...... more

Ras Kimono is dead

Okeleke Elumelu, the Nigerian musician better known as Ras Kimono, is dead. He reportedly died at a hospital in Lagos on Sunday morning. Kimono dominated the music industry in Nigeria in the late 80s. “Under pressure”, his debut album, brought him into limelight. Among the hits in that album were “Rasta get...... more

Umahi stops Flavour from performing in Ebonyi

The Ebonyi state government has explained why it stopped the musical show put together by the Nigeria Breweries PLC in Abakaliki which was expected to feature the popular Nigerian Highlife Musician, Chinedu Okoye popularly known as Flavour at Abakaliki last Sunday. The state government said the musical show was aborted on...... more

Innocent Idibia (2Baba) to vie for Political Office

INNOCENT Idibia, multiple music award winner, popularly known as 2Baba, is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political offices. The R&B crooner and songwriter told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, that it is about time good people intervened in Nigeria’s politics. He, however, did not reveal under which political platform...... more

My greatest achievement as musician – Flavour

Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour, is a household name in the Nigerian music industry. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who began his music career as a drummer for a local church in Enugu, has something new in the making. Today, March 31, Okpara Square in the heart of Enugu will...... more

I still buy second-hand clothes- Omawumi declares

Nigerian songstress, Omawunmi has revealed what people hardly know about her. The self-proclaimed wonder woman stunned her fans when she said she buys second-hand clothes despite being a celebrity. Reacting to the question, “Have you ever bought okrika before?” posted by a fan, the pop star retorted, ‘I still dey buy…...... more