Celebrity Gist

  Lupita Nyong’o understands why people may believe she and Janelle Monáe had a romantic relationship. The pair have been friends since they met at the Met Gala in 2014, when Nyong’o was relatively new to the entertainment scene and ...

  Nigerians on social media have expressed concerns about Nollywood actress-turned-politician Funke Akindele’s depression message. The expressions of concern erupted after Funke, shared an emotional tweet about depression. The Jenifa actress tweeted: “Depression is real. Please be kind to others. ...

  Former United States President Barack Obama has penned a touching tribute to global music icon Tina Turner, following her death, at age 83. While remembering the What’s Love Got to Do with It hitmaker on his social media accounts, ...

  The Vatican announced that celebrated Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie wrote the preface of the much-anticipated book “Hands off Africa”, authored by the Pope. Written in Italian, the book contains all the speeches made by Pope Francis during his various ...

  A Brazilian influencer has been shot dead in her car in front of her boyfriend and their two-year-old son in a botched robbery following a high-speed chase in Rio. Luanne Jardim was sitting in the passenger seat while her ...

  Floyd Mayweather has wowed fans by showing off his eye-watering collection of 17 black supercars. Mayweather, 45, retired from boxing with a flawless record of 50-0 after stopping UFC legend Conor McGregor in his final professional fight. The former ...

  The Yaba Magistrate’s Court of Mrs Adeola Olatunbosun on Wednesday ruled that the police cannot be the complainant and also the prosecutor at the same time. The magistrate stated this on Wednesday morning, as she sat in her filled-to-capacity ...

  The legendary singer, passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was known as the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’. ‘With her, the world loses a music legend ...

Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade has broken her silence over claims that she is owing her late colleague, Murphy Afolabi. Adunni Ade was publicly called out by late Murphy Afolabi’s burial committee for allegedly owing the deceased N250,000 before his death, ...

  Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has been released from police custody after meeting his bail conditions last night. Kuti was detained by the police for allegedly assaulting a police officer some days ago on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Recall that ...

  Jamie Foxx is said to have had a stroke after it was previously claimed he suffered a mystery health scare last month, according to Mike Tyson. The actor, 55, has been treated at a facility in Chicago, which specializes ...

  Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has expressed gratitude to his family members, friends and legal advisers for their support towards his release from police custody. Recall that the Afrobeat singer, was last night released on bail from Police custody, seven days after ...

  Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said ...

  The committee planning the burial ceremony of Murphy Afolabi has appealed to actress, Adunni Ade to refund the N250,000 given to her by the deceased actor before he died. The appeal was issued at an event held to honour ...

  Popular celebrity auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, a.k.a IVD, has left many talking on the internet after describing his alleged lover and self-acclaimed relationship expert Blessing Okoro Nkiru as his ‘G for life’. IVD stated this in a post on ...

  Using his last two albums; Made In Lagos and More Love, Less Ego, to buttress her point, the OAP said the singer lacks lyrical content. She stated this on the latest episode of her podcast, Jenni Speaks which featured ...

  Nigerian pop star, Davido, has recounted how he once asked his fans to storm the social media page of an American club that refused him entry. He said he told his fans to blast the club. He stated this ...

  Foluke Daramola excited as daughter graduates in US   Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola Salako is an excited mum at the moment as her daughter graduates in the United States. Taking to her Instagram page, she wrote; ”It’s been God ...

  Convicted s3x trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly blackmailed Bill Gates and threatened to expose his alleged affair with a Russian bridge player. The late paedophile threatened to expose the Microsoft co-founder’s supposed affair with Mila Antonova if Mr Gates didn’t ...

  The Amazon boss, 59, got down on one knee to his Emmy Award winning journalist girlfriend, 53, on board his $500million superyacht. Lauren has been seen flashing a giant diamond ring on her wedding finger after canoodling on board ...

  Singer Small Doctor has revealed that he neither drinks alcohol nor smokes. He disclosed this in a recent interview with Beat FM, Lagos. He said he has been vices-free even before he became famous. Small Doctor said, “I don’t ...

Popular Nigerian skit maker and comedian, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, aka Sabinus, has explained why he does not like n3dity in his skit. Sabinus says its okay to use a fine girl in a skit, but showing bumbums and bobbies is ...

  A fashion police has cautioned Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, over her outfit to the just held 9th edition of the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA). Funke was among the celebrities that brought their fashion A-game to the event. ...

  Kanye West’s partner Bianca Censori has confirmed that she is “married” in a new video. Censori, an architectural designer, has been romantically linked with the rapper and fashion designer since January, two months after his divorce from Kim Kardashian ...

  Kim Kardashian opened up about the struggles of being a single parent. On an upcoming podcast episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Kim got candid about the challenges that she faced being a single mother after getting ...