The studio of TopRadio 90.9 Fm, the host station of The Vintage Talkshow where the first-of-its-kind Wale Olomu Memorial Award (WOMA) took place, was agog on Saturday as music superstar, Alhaja Ibiwunmi Salawa Abeni bags the WOMA Lifetime Achievement Award (in indigenous music sustenance). Abeni, who popularised a Yoruba music genre – waka – and earned the sobriquet, Waka Queen, …

The Nigerian entertainment industry, known for its captivating sounds of Afrobeat music and the enthralling performances in its movies witnessed the death of several celebrities in 2023. This report honours their legacies and celebrate the lives they lived. Here are the entertainers that passed away in 2023: 1. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Trailblazing filmmaker, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, died on Tuesday, 10th January in …

Nigerian singers Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy are among eight Nigerian artists nominated for the forthcoming MOBO Awards. Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, and Adekunle Gold will battle it out in the Best African Music Act category. Also nominated in the category are South African duo Tyla and Uncle Waffles and Cameroon’s Libianca. The Nigerian representation does …

Famous singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, is number one on the list of most followed Nigerians on social media. With a total of 56.1 million followers across various social media platforms, the ‘OBO’ crooner sits comfortably at the top of the list released on Tuesday by entertainment statistics company, Top Charts Africa. Grammy-winning singer, Burna Boy is number two with …

Famous South African Afro-pop star Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has passed away. She died in a Johannesburg hospital on Monday night, at the age of 36. Her passage was announced on Tuesday in a post shared on her Instagram page by her family. Reacting to her death, the South African Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, …

Popular American rapper, Belcalis Almánzar, popularly known as Cardi B, has officially ended her six-year marriage with her husband, Offset. The duo’s union has been speculated to have developed hiccups following a series of cryptic posts that appeared on Cardi’s Instagram page last week. In one of these posts, the rapper mentioned shedding “dead weight” in the upcoming year, specifying …

Self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Okoro (popularly known as Blessing CEO), has publicly renounced her wayward lifestyle as she expressed a desire to find a husband. Sharing a video of herself fervently praying at a Living Faith Church yearly program, ‘2023 Shiloh’, the single mother of two stated that she’s tired of fornication. She openly declared her decision to abandon her …

Yemi Alade says she is proud to be one of the artists from across Africa to record  ‘Akwaba’, the theme song of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which means welcome in Baoule language in Ivory Coast. Alade said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to her, the 2024 AFCON …

Indigenous rapper, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru (popularly known as Reminisce) has recalled his “first major” rejection in the music industry. The ‘King Of Boys’ star said his first major rejection was when a radio station rejected him and singer, 9ice’s CDs because they performed their music mostly in Yoruba. He disclosed this in a recent interview with Zikoko. Reminisce said, “My …

Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has finally opened up about why she ditched Christianity for Islam. Recalls that the thespian converted to Islam following her marriage to filmmaker Kazeem Adeoti in 2022. Speaking in a recent interview with TVC, Aigbe said that she converted to Islam because of her love for her husband. Aigbe, now known as Hajiah Amminah, said her …