Award-winning actress, producer and director Funke Akindele known for her remarkable career and record-breaking box office successes, has revealed some of the things that make her tick and the secrets behind her immense success in the Nigerian box office. Akindele has dominated the Nigerian box office, delivering hit after hit. When asked by Chude Jideonwo what fuels this consistency, she …

Media personality Toke Makinwa has stirred the conversation pot again, saying she wouldn’t mind becoming someone’s second, third, fourth, or even fifth wife. On a recent episode of her podcast, Toke Moments which was shared on her Instagram page on Saturday, the outspoken host made the bold statement with a playful tone, saying, ‘At this point in my life, if …

Nollywood actress Opeyemi Aiyeola has taken to Instagram Live to further address her feud with her colleague Eniola Badmus, clarifying her intentions and urging fans not to escalate the matter on her behalf. Aiyeola’s live video comes after she publicly slammed Badmus for making a public comment on her hair loss, which she perceived inappropriate. The comment from Badmus which …

The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) ban on rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s trending song, ‘Tell Your Papa’. In an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, IPMAN President, Pretty Okafor, emphasised that the ban was likely to backfire, as it only serves to amplify the song’s reach and relevance in light …

Famous Afrobeat singer, Davido, has officially announced his white wedding date with Chioma. He made the announcement ten months after their traditional marriage. It was reported that the couple traditionally tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony in June 2024, at Eko Hotels, Lagos. The singer in his latest interview with Breakfast Club announced that their highly anticipated white wedding …

A new fashion brand, 2006.MMVI, is set to re-awaken desire for luxury and style in Nigeria with a scheduled launch on Sunday, 20 April 2025. According to the Founder/Creative Director, Folakemi Obasunloye, 2006·MMVI is set to open up a movement, where strength meets style and luxury in the world of fashion. With the theme, ‘The Awakening: A 2006 Fashion Experience”, …

Veteran comedian, Atunyota Akpobome (popularly known as Alibaba) has identified frustration with the country’s infrastructure, security concerns, and the financial burden of maintaining a family in Nigeria are some of the factors for the rising trend of Nigerians relocating abroad popularly called japa. In an interview on Outside the Box Podcast, aired on YouTube on Saturday, Alibaba recounted the lifestyle …

Actress and businesswoman, Liz Anjorin, has expressed respect for veteran gospel singer, Tope Alabi, despite the latter’s decision to shun a surprise birthday event organised for her. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, Anjorin maintained that the situation would not affect her admiration for Alabi stating, ‘I have a lot of projects I am working on for me to be …

A major lacuna in Political Science, Public Administration, and governance scholarship, which we have so often referenced, is the tendency to undertake analysis of social formations, and the workings of their political economy, only at the macro level, to the exclusion of the nuances presented by the sub-national realm. The immediate implication of this marginalisation culture is that the particular …

Nigerian music star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has promised to purchase a house for his father, Fatai Odunsi, and cover his medical expenses. This comes just days after Odunsi publicly accused Asake of abandoning him since his health started declining in 2022. Odunsi, who has been battling stroke, alleged that despite Asake’s fame and fortune, he had not …