It’s that time of year again when Bigi, Nigeria’s favourite carbonated soft drink, takes the centre stage as Nigerian Idol Season 10 goes live on Sunday, 25 May. For the fifth consecutive year, Bigi carbonated soft drinks, a product of Rite Foods Limited, sponsors the nation’s music reality show. According to the organisers, this year’s edition promises to be the …

Nigerian Idol contestant, Jennifer, known for her powerful vocals, left the stage with a bang on Sunday night. Despite captivating the judges with her rendition of Andra Day’s Rise Up during the first live show, Jennifer’s journey ended due to receiving the lowest number of viewer votes. However, she did not go down without a fight. After host IK announced …

Rite Foods’ Bigi carbonated soft drink brand fed about 1,000 underprivileged kids in Makoko, a riverside community in the suburb of Lagos, last Saturday as part of the Corporate Social Responsivity’s  project, Share a Smile Slum Food Outreach, which included Chisom, a former contestant on Nigerian Idol, as a team member. The Slum Food Outreach, whose primary focus has been …

Nigerians welcomed the Idol back on screen on Saturday. They had longed for another reality show following the criticism that trailed the just concluded Big Brother Titans. The return of Nigerian Idol Season 8 follows the success of last year’s edition which saw Progress Chukwuyem emerge as the winner. The singer, songwriter, performer and music minister from Delta State beat his …

Popular Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, (well known as D’Banj), has lambasted a man who sang Wizkid’s song, Reckless. The unidentified man auditioned for the ongoing Nigeria Idol. The judges – Dbanj, Simi, and Obi Asika – returned to the show last month after Progress Chukwuyem won last year’s edition. At the audition, which aired on Africa Magic on Sunday, …