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As part of efforts to secure the musical rights of the works of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned controversial singer Azeez Fashola, Naira Marley, to appear before it. The House Committee on Justice, Youth and Legislative Compliance, also invited Mohbad’s manager, Jiggy Adeoye, to appear on October 31. Mohbad, …

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed his intention to retire from the music industry when the ovation is loudest and before the sound gets silent.   The multi-award-winning singer shared this insight during a video interview that was posted on Instagram by famous blogger and friend, Tunde Ednut. Speaking about his greatest fear about his …

Following the controversies that surrounded the death of hip-hop star, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, the Lagos State government has resolved to enact laws that would enable artistes to gain access to their full royalties. The state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, disclosed this during an interactive session with members of the Association of Nigerian Journalists and …

Two radio stations in the Southwestern part of Nigeria have banned the airplay of songs released by Nigerian singer Naira Marley and other artistes under the Marlian Records label. The two stations, Fresh FM 106.9 FM, in Ekiti State (a privately owned radio broadcast station) Splash FM 105.5 in Ibadan, Oyo State, have both placed a ban on songs waxed …

Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has reacted to the conviction of a medical doctor, Olufemi Olaleye, for sexual assault by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja. On Tuesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced the medical doctor to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s niece. Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was convicted for …

Talented Nigerian dancehall singer, Madrina formerly known as Cynthia Morgan has recalled how she lost her virginity to her half-siblings at the age of 14. In a post on her Instagram page on Monday, the “German Juice” crooner said her half-sister and brothers performed s3xual experiments on her for several months until she was bold enough to tell her mother. …

Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has once again reflected on his marital woes and how he lost everything to his ex-wife Suzzane Emma who filed a divorce appeal at the Lagos Island Customary Court against him on July 13, 2015. The thespian whose marriage to Emma was dissolved on the 3rd of March, 2017, over alleged incessant battery, said that his …

The ‘Reggae Blues’ crooner in a post shared on his official X handle (formerly Twitter) revealed that Kcee whom he described as a ‘bully’ collects 100% of all his royalties. Harrysong who had a huge fall-out with Kcee when he left 5 Star Music in controversial circumstances in 2016 also used the medium to beg Nigerians to appeal to his …

Nigerian artistes Davido and Rema won big at the just concluded 2023 Trace Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, October 21. Rema won two awards; ‘Song of the year’ for his smash hit record ‘Calm Down’ and ‘Best Global African Artiste,’ alongside South African act Nomcebo Zikode. Davido bagged two awards, ‘Best Male and Best Collaboration,’ while Burna Boy …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has set up a special team to unravel the cause of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. Mohbad died on Tuesday and was buried 24 hours later in Lagos. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had during the week mandated the Lagos CP to investigate the cause of the singer’s …