South African singer, Tyla has won the Best African Music Performance category at the Grammys.
There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened as a result of a long-time rivalry between two groups in the schools.
It was a poor outing for Nigerian artistes, none of whom bagged an award at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles., United States on Sunday. Five artistes of Nigerian descent – David Adeleke, aka, Davido; Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy; Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake; Olamide Adedeji, aka Baddo; and Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr; all lost out of the Grammy in their combined 10 nominations across different award categories. In November 2023, the five artistes were nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Below is the full list of winners of the 66th Grammy Awards:
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Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has achieved his first career Billboard Hot 100 entry.
Veteran actor Sam Dede is set to return to his popular role as ‘Ebube’ in an upcoming sequel of the 2001 action-packed Nollywood thriller ‘Issakaba’. The Nollywood actor recently teased the sequel on his Instagram account. “Issakaba!!! The Myth returns. A river does not flow through a forest without bringing down trees. Men with evil minds lurk in the dark. But….. Justice is mine,” he wrote. Lancelot Imasuen, the original director, will also oversee the new project.
Nollywood actress, Tosin Adekansola has stated that she supports premarital sex. Adekansola claimed that it is beneficial for prospective couples to explore their sexual compatibility before marrying. She said this in an interview with media personality, Debbie Shokoya. The thespian added that infidelity in marriage is mainly caused by sexual incompatibility. “Sex before marriage is good. Test the thing before getting married. Because some women are fornicating while still married because their husband can’t perform in bed or is too overactive in bed,” Adekansola said.
When Africa Magic announced that Chichi Nworah would be producing its most prominent series in recent times and that it would be titled ‘Slum King’, people wondered about Chichi’s newfound obsession with the slums. She was still reeling from her ‘Shanty Town’ success, shot deep in the ghetto; now, she was about to put her name on another ‘slum’ story. Shanty Town had swept ten nominations at the 9th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), and despite only securing one win, it was still one of the viewers’ favourites in 2023.
Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has joined the film industry as both an actress and producer. She announced that her debut film, ‘Water and Garri,’ will be released later this year, with her as the lead actor.
The management of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has revealed that the singer didn’t leave behind a will. Recall that Mohbad’s dad, Joseph Aloba had in a recent interview claimed that his son wrote a will before his death.
Popular Nollywod actor, Kunle Remi has ushered in the new year with the announcement of his marriage to his lover, Tiwi. The actor made the announcement on his official Instagram profile on January 1, 2024, while posting some adorable photos of himself and his wife.
Nigerian street singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known by his stage name, Portable has given a hint to marrying his baby mama, Omobolanride Akinyanju better known as Ashabi.
Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Empress Njamah is celebrating one year of surviving her estranged lover, Josh Wade. The movie star, took to her Instagram page to share an Angelic video of herself as she noted how this same time last year, the devil touched her.
Afrobeats artiste, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has bemoaned how difficult the year 2023 was for him.
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In a recent interview, fast-rising afrobeat singer Shallipopi expressed his surprise when people approached him, explaining how his music had significantly impacted and changed their lives.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, is currently struggling for his life at a hospital in Abuja.
Fans of Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, aka Davido were thrilled on Monday to see clips of the singer attending a crossover service at Harvesters Church in Lagos. Davido could be seen in company of his aide, Israel DMW and some others as the camera flashed through them to appear on the big screen to the cheers of the congregation. The moment Davido was seen in Harvester’s end of the year service🥰🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/kK52lErvPG — _kennyd_ (@olakennyd) December 31, 2023 How Davido crossed over at harvesters, Wait for the part he was speaking in tongue pic.twitter.com/L1HbLQz67h — Dami’ Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) January…
