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I was mocked while at US college for being black – Davido

Davido has disclosed in an interview that he was mocked for being black at the college of Alabama in the States.   Speaking to the organizers of the Grammy Awards, Recording Academy, he recounted some of his experiences with racism. ...

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Bollywood’s Bachchan back at work as India relaxes on-set rules

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is back at work filming India’s version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” following a bout of COVID-19, while authorities eased coronavirus curbs on movie and TV shoots.   A blanket ban on studio activity ...

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“Don’t assume you are in a relationship with a guy that never asked you out” – Actress Nkechi Blessing

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has dished out a piece of advice to her fellow ladies regarding relationships with men.   Taking to her Instagram page, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has urged ladies to stop having that mentality that they are ...

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Funke Akindele, hubby JJC Skillz celebrate 4th wedding anniversary

It’s celebration time for Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and husband rapper Abdul Rasheed Bello, a.k.a JJC Skillz as they marked their 4th wedding anniversary with fresh vows of love.   The two love birds married in London on 23 August ...

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Nollywood actress, Omotola Ekeinde shares COVID-19 experience, reveals she infected her children

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has shared her coronavirus experiences after confirming that she tested positive.   She added that she infected her children with the viral disease. The 42-year-old actress made this known on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic, ...

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50 Cent losses lawsuit against Rick Ross over “In Da Club” remix

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has lost his lawsuit against rival rapper Rick Ross over an unauthorized sampling of his song “In Da Club.”   In a $2 million trademark infringement lawsuit that has lasted 5 years, 50 Cent claimed that ...

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My father wants to meet my boyfriend – Omo Ibadan

Popular skit maker and actress, Adeyela Adebola, popular called Lizzy Jay or Omo Ibadan, has said she’s not in a hurry to get married even though her parents are eager to meet her man.   The actress, who said she ...

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Why my marriage plans have been suspended – Harrysong.

For entertainers and social media influencers, having baby mamas has somewhat become a norm in the entertainment industry. However, 39-year-old ‘’Kingmaker’’, Harrison Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong says he doesn’t want a baby mama.   Speaking with Saturday Beats, the ...

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Actress Yetunde Bakare coverts from Islam to Christianity

Nollywood actress, Yetunde Bakare has revealed on her instagram page that she has converted from Islam to Christianity.     She wrote; ”I was born and brought up as a Muslim 🙏 and my sunnah name is MODINAT 🥰 but ...

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Kanye West blocked from Wisconsin presidential ballot

The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Thursday to keep American rapper Kanye West off the state’s presidential ballot in November.   On a 5-1 vote, the bipartisan commission ruled that West’s team failed to file its nomination by the deadline of ...

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Kanayo O. Kanayo’s daughter Valerie graduates from Babcock

Nollywood veteran, Kanayo O. Kanayo couldn’t contain his emotions as his firstborn, Valerie, graduated from Babcock University.   The movie star took to his Instagram page on Thursday, August 20, 2020, where he shared the good news. “Hello friends, my ...

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Fake watch buster goes after AY comedian over his watch

Fake Watch buster has gone after comedian AY  with real names as Ayo Makun.   The Instagram handle which calls out influential people that wear fake watches, made the call out yesterday which happens to be the comedian’s birthday. Ay ...

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I told my dad I don’t need him no more – DJ Cuppy

DJ Cuppy has tweeted the information she told her dad, Billionaire Femi Otedola. According to her, she doesn’t need him anymore.   Adding a symbol of music to her tweet, she said; “I told my daddy I don’t need him ...

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Rapper Erigga set to wed… releases pre-wedding photos

Emirate Empire artist and one of Nigeria’s hottest rappers at the moment, Erigga is about to tie the knot. He released his pre-wedding photos showing his wife-to-be on Insatgram and then told his fans it’s for real. ”Incase you hear ...

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Media personality, Dolapo Oni welcomes second child (photo)

Media personality, Dolapo Oni and her hubby Prince Adegbite Sijuade. son of late Ooni of Ife, have welcomed another bundle of joy — a baby girl.   Dolapo who turned a year older yesterday penned down a touching note yesterday ...

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Bobrisky boasts of being the most talked about in Nigeria as he almost hits 3 million followers on Instagram

Bobrisky has thanked his 2.9m followers on Instagram and boasted about being the most talked about male/female in Nigeria… well he thinks in the world too.   He made a screenshot of his profile on Instagram and posted it directly ...

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Veteran actress, Iya Osogbo reveals why she stopped acting

Veteran Yoruba actress Grace Oyin-Adejobi popularly known as Iya Osogbo has disclosed why she gave up on appearing on screen again as she clocks 90 on Sunday, August 23.   Iya Osogbo is the widow of the late Yoruba actor ...

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Popular Ghanaian singer, Efya reveals why she may not get married

Popular Ghanaian singer, Efya has disclosed that she is not considering getting married anytime soon.   Speaking in an interview with Adom Tv’s Abena Abrafi Agyemang, the 33-year-old singer stated that enjoying a great career does not mean she should ...

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Actor Sunkanmi Omobolanle and wife welcome baby girl [video]

Actor, Sunkanmi Omobolanle and wife, Kudirat Abimbola are parents again.   The actor announced the arrival of his newest child on Instagram. He shared a video of her while praying for her and revealed her name as ADERINSOLA. ”ADERINSOLA .. ...

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”What’s the point?” – Singer Simi questions the essence of formal education when people rarely use what they were taught in school

Singer and songwriter, Simi has questioned while formal education is still important as many who go to school come out, forget what they were taught and “end up doing something else with their lives.”   According to her, the “educational ...

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Wizkid makes Obama’s 2020 summer playlist with ‘Smile’

  Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his way into the ears of Barack Obama, making the former U.S. president’s 2020 summer playlist.   Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, is at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”, ...

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Allow Cinemas To Reopen, Falz Tells Buhari Government

Ace rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has called on the Federal Government to reopen the entertainment industry.   The son of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, made this known in a string of tweets on Monday shortly after ...

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