Burna Boy, the award-winning Afrofusion star, is set to hold his first-ever music festival in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The ‘Last Last’ hitmaker announced the five-day concert in his native city during an Instagram live session on Friday. Burna Boy revealed that the festival will be held between December 21 and 25. “We are trying to push the…
Wizkid, the award-winning Nigerian singer, has opened up on the thought process behind ‘Morayo’, his forthcoming album. Speaking in an interview with Esquire, the ‘Bad To Me’ hitmaker said the album is a tribute to his late mother. The singer lost Jane Dolapo Balogun, his mother, in August 2023. She was buried in October of the same year. “It pays…
Davido has threatened to sue Dammy Krane over alleged defamation of character and cyberbullying. Krane, in a post via X on Friday, accused Davido of being a “murderer” while hurling curses at the ‘OBO’ hitmaker. He also shared a video of Davido and Chioma and alleged that the 31-year-old is getting married because “your girl caught you cheating”. Reacting to…
Beyoncé, the Grammy-winning singer, says she is no longer motivated by music charts and sales. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, the singer said her career grew to an extent where charts and numbers are no longer exciting. She said her latest album ‘Cowboy Carter’ is a testament to how she has poured her life, pain, growth,…
Victony has released his debut album ‘Stubborn’ featuring his industry colleagues Asake and Shallipopi. The 14-track album, released on Friday, also features Shorae Moore, Saint Jhn, and Teezo Touchdown. Some of the tracks on the project include ‘Oshaprapra’, History’, ‘Ludo’, ‘Anita’, ‘Everything’, ‘Risk’, ‘Sunday School’, and ‘Street Affair’. Victony had earlier put out ‘Stubborn’ and ‘Kolo’, two tracks…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it will gradually eliminate paper-based examinations. Amos Dangut, head of WAEC’s national office, said electronic devices will be provided to all centres in the country for future exams. He said the process would start in schools with electronic facilities and then gradually incorporate schools that do not have one. Dangut…
Robert Page has been sacked as manager of Wales after a disappointing sequence of results, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) announced on Friday. “The Football Association of Wales has taken the decision to end Rob Page’s contract as Men’s National Team Head Coach,” read a FAW statement. Page guided Wales to their first World…
A top Namibian court on Friday struck down the African country’s colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships, in a victory for the LGBTQ community. The high court in the capital, Windhoek, declared the crimes of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” as “unconstitutional and invalid” in a ruling hailed by LGBTQ rights groups. “We are not persuaded…
Simi, the singer and songwriter, has announced the tracklist for her much-anticipated album titled ‘Lost and Found’. The singer took to social media on Thursday to share the tracklist for the 14-track project. The album is to be released on July 5. In the body of work, Simi enlists the juju singer Ebenezer Obey, Asa, Lojay and…
Donald Sutherland, the ace Hollywood actor, has passed away at the age of 88. Kiefer, the son of the actor, announced his father’s death on Thursday. He described his father as “one of the most important actors in the history of film” who “never felt apprehensive” in any role. Kiefer said his father lived well by showing…
