Celebrity Gist

  The Federal Government has released the list of recipients of National Award with top musicians, High Court Judges, Governors, Garba Shehu, Laolu Akande, Tolu Ogunlesi, among others making the list. In a statement signed by the office of the ...

  Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has reacted to the public apology tendered by her junior colleague, Juliana Oloyede, after their years-long feud. In her reaction to Oloyede’s post on Instagram, Akindele said she missed Oloyede, who came into the limelight ...

  Singer Kcee finally addresses female colleague, Asa calling him an ‘idiot’ Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has finally addressed his female colleague, Asa’s outburst against him last year. Asa had in an interview with media personality, ...

  Celine Dion has cancelled her Courage world tour as she continues to battle with a neurological disorder. The singer, 55, had previously postponed her planned shows after publicly sharing in December she’d been diagnosed with the disorder known as ...

  Seun Kuti has recounted his experience in police detention. The singer was remanded at the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the orders of the Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer in a ...

  Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has left Nigeria for Switzerland where he will be commencing a summer tour in Europe. This comes after he regained his freedom from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command following his arrest and ...

  Tina Turner expressed regret over not taking better care of her kidneys in an Instagram post shared two months before her death. The legendary singer, best known for her her hits “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and ...

  Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has accepted that ‘gym life’ is the best as she begins a keep fit journey. The actress disclosed this today on her Instagram page. She cried out that she wants to live long, and her ...

  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 ...