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Nigerian musician Oludipe Oluwasanmi David—better known as Spyro has officially announced his engagement to Janet Atom, a makeup artist. The “Who’s Your Guy?” hitmaker revealed on September 19, 2025, that he’s preparing to marry Janet, in what has become one of the most heartfelt moments making the rounds in Nigerian pop culture. He says their.
The BBNaija Season 10 house has been anything but boring. From messy entanglements to surprise nominations, one housemate has been quietly stealing hearts without the chaos: Kayode ‘Kaybobo’ Oladele, the soft-spoken hunk with a smile like sunrise and the kind of résumé that makes you sit up straight. But before Kaybobo’s face became a regular.
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has sparked controversy on social media after releasing his top 10 rap songs of all time, and not a single Nigerian artist made the list. Let’s go back to what led to this controversial list. The minister, who some have described as Nigeria’s coolest minister, was fielding questions.
Nollywood actress and activist Iyabo Ojo says her fight for justice in the mysterious death of singer Mohbad has come at a terrifying personal cost, including death threats against her and her children. Ojo made the revelation on Instagram after a disturbing video surfaced showing a man identified as Saheed Jamiu cursing her out and.
Today marks four years since Nigeria lost one of its most beloved and socially conscious artists, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan. The music icon passed away on July 11, 2021, at the age of 44 after a quiet battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. But his legacy continues to.
Today, May 17, the Nigerian social media has been buzzing over the wedding between Leona Adesanya and Asa Asika, popular music executive and Davido’s longtime manager. Many eyes are on the couple, Davido and other celebrities at the wedding, but the father of the bride, billionaire Leno Adesanya, is barely mentioned. Yet, he’s perhaps the.
Gifted thespians, Femi Adebayo and Chioma Chukwuka, won the keenly contested ‘Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress’ categories at Nollywood’s biggest night – Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2025. The duo clinched the prize for their exceptional roles in ‘Seven Doors’. As usual, the 11th edition of the awards, held at the Eko.
This is the story of African slavery, the role played by the Church of England, and how it twisted faith into a tool of oppression. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were violently uprooted from their homelands and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in what remains one of the greatest.
One of Nollywood’s veteran actors, Kanayo O. Kanayo, is asking a vital question many wouldn’t dare – Why is black still used to signify failure? Earlier today, the centuries-old ritual unfolded once again inside the hallowed halls of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. As tradition dictates, a plume of black smoke rose from the.
After nearly three decades leading one of America’s most influential megachurches, Bishop T.D. Jakes officially handed over the leadership mantle of The Potter’s House to his daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and her husband, Touré Roberts. The announcement was made during a moving Sunday service last weekend in Dallas and marks a generational shift that could.
