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The famous Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, famed for his ‘Playboy’ roles on the big screen, is currently grieving the loss of his mother, Mrs Comfort Ike. The actor shared the heartbreaking news with his followers on Instagram, expressing his deep sorrow and bidding farewell to his beloved mother. Emeka Ike shared the sad news on his Instagram page, stating, “My …

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made history as the first-ever African artiste to secure a UK Number 1 album with “I Told Them.”   Official Charts Company confirmed on Friday that Burna Boy’s seventh studio album, “I Told Them,” debuted at number 1 this week on the UK albums chart. The ‘African Giant’ …

Nigerian music star, David Adeleke aka Davido, has been nominated in three categories for the 2024 Grammy Awards in the United States. Also listed on Friday for the prestigious awards are the duo of Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy. The nomination was Davido’s first while Wizkid and Burna Boy are past …

A 22-year-old housemate, Ilebaye Odiniya, on Sunday, won this year’s Big Brother Naija reality television show tagged: “All-Stars Edition.” She took home a cash prize of N120 million, an SUV, and other incentives for her efforts in the house. Ilebaye brushed aside competition from the 2019 winner of the contest, Mercy Eke, who finished in second position at the end …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle, has stated that the famous Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has not individually accomplished anything outstanding in the music industry. This is coming a week after Burna Boy in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe said that afrobeat is “literally nothing and has no lyrical substance.” The actor in a Facebook post on Wednesday, …

Police operatives in the United States have arrested a man in connection with the murder of music star, Tupac Shakur, 27 years ago. The rapper was shot dead by a mysterious man in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996. Details later… Join the conversation Opinions Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at …

Mrs. Omowunmi Aloba, wife of the late Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, on Tuesday explained how her relationship with the singer’s father became strained. She told a coroner’s court investigating the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death in September that she used to relate well with her father-in-law, Mr. Oladimeji Aloba, and that both of them were very close until things between …

Nigerian singer Iyanya Mbuk popularly known in music circles as Iyanya has stated that Yvonne Nelson’s allegations about their relationship almost made me lose his current relationship. Recall that Yvonne Nelson in her book ‘I Am Not Yvonne Nelson’ accused her former boyfriend of cheating on her with Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, while they were still dating. Yvonne Nelson also …

Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known in social circles as Bobrisky has taken to social media to react to the arrest of suspected gay men in Delta State. Recall that the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, revealed in a statement issued on Tuesday that the gay men (numbering up to 67) were arrested at a hotel …

Hilda Baci Chef Hilda Baci, the Nigerian chef, who formerly held the world Guinness World Record for longest cooking marathon, has congratulated Irish Chef, Alan Fisher for beating her record. This comes after the Guinness World Records on Tuesday disclosed that Fisher from Ireland cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan. Chef Baci congratulated Alan …