Submission for the Lagos International Festival of Animation (LIFANIMA) has now closed, with 1,088 entries received from 111 countries, including 24 African countries. This is the highest participation of African countries since the festival started in 2016, LIFANIMA organizers, USP Brand Management have announced. The top five countries with the highest number of entries are the United States, United Kingdom, …

Popular media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has described fame as “a necessary evil that comes with having a career that is public”. He said he has never courted fame, stressing that he does not enjoy being famous. He stated this on Channels TV’s programme, Rubbin’ Minds, co-hosted by reality stars, Beauty Tukura and Prince Nelson. While admitting that there are benefits …

Former Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Hermes Chibueze Iyele has revealed that his mum not being present in his life while growing up, greatly affected his adult life. Hermes said his dad raised him and his siblings single-handedly but instructed them never to hate their mum. He disclosed this while featuring on the latest episode of The Nancy Isime Show …

Lovers of the Big Brother Naija reality TV are in for 70 days of extreme entertainment, as the much anticipated BBNaija Season 8 All Stars hits the screens this July. The BBNaija Season 8 All Stars show will premiere on Sunday, 23rd July 2023, and will air across all Africa Magic Channel on DSTV, GOTV and Showmax. It will feature …

Afrobeats Pop star, Adekunle Gold (well known as AG Baby) has explained the reason behind his anticipated album Tequila Ever After. In an interview with Apple Music Africa Now Radio, AG Baby told the host, Nandi Madiba about the inspiration behind his new album. According to him, he was not in the best of moods after his last album Catch …

Rose May, an Austrian-Nigerian singer and sister of Real Madrid player, David Alaba has revealed that she wasn’t passionate about school while growing up. She said “school was not her thing”. May in a recent interview with Joy Prime TV in Accra, Ghana, said she never dreamt of chasing any profession other than music. Rose May said: “I never wanted …

The Traditional Religion Worshippers Association in Oyo State, on Friday, renewed its call on the state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to follow the steps of other governors in South-West that have given approvals for the Isese Festival holiday in their respective states. A statement by its state Secretary, Fakayode Fatunde, and the Public Relations Officer, Taiwo Fagbohun, respectively, however, commended …

Hollywood’s actors announced Thursday they will go on strike, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production set to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations had ended without a deal on their demands over dwindling …

Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola (popularly known as Portable) has survived a ghastly auto crash. The incident happened at the Osapa London axis of Lagos State, on Wednesday. Confirming the accident in a video message shared on his Instagram page, Portable said he was driving in the rain when he crashed his brand new G-Wagon Brabus. He urged his fans …

Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Victoria Adeyele, better known as Vee, has confirmed the arrest of a plumber who allegedly defrauding N150,000 out of her. On Wednesday, Vee reportedly threatened to jail her plumber for lying to her and collecting N150,000 for a N20,000 job. The reality star confirmed on Thursday morning that the plumber has been arrested. She …