Category: Entertainment

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw today: 1. Writing US address:1418 5th Ave, Tucson, AZ 87014. Writing Naija address:17 Comrade Bayo Adekunle Street,Off… Read More

<!– Kashy –> Kashy Operatives of EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested one Babatunde Oyerinde Abidoun, a.k.a. Kashy, for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes. Abiodun, who is the owner of CashNation Ent. Ltd., a music record label with singer Barry Jhay as one of its signees, was arrested recently at his residence in Lekki Conservative Estate, Lagos. His arrest followed… Read More

DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and provide up-to-date information on sudden displacement and other population movements A total of 52,119 movements comprising of 38,576 arrivals and 13,543 departures were recorded between 1 January and 14 June 2020. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Biu, Chibok, Damboa, Dikwa, Gwoza, Hawul, Jere, Konduga, Mafa, Maiduguri Metropolitan… Read More

Peter Okoye better known by his music name Mr P, has revealed that he and his family members tested positive for Coronavirus. The Nigerian musician confirmed this in a series of videos posted via his verified Twitter page on Saturday. He added that two of his domestic staff also contracted the virus.He said, “For the past three weeks, I have… Read More

Lil Baby performs during a Juneteenth voter registration rally on June 19, 2020 at Murphy Park Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Ga. One week earlier, he released “The Bigger Picture,” a song protesting police brutality. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paras Griffin/Getty Images Lil Baby performs during a Juneteenth voter registration rally on June 19, 2020 at Murphy Park Fairgrounds… Read More

The Nigerian military has reacted to the new order by President Muhammadu Buhari. Last week, the President directed Service Chiefs to stem the tide of insecurity in the country. On Thursday, the Defence Headquarters said it would collaborate with other security agencies to stamp out security challenges. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, spoke at a news conference in… Read More

On Wednesday, June 18 at about 3pm in New York, I spoke with Kelechi Udoagwu, the young woman who reported being sexually assaulted by Kendall Ananyi, co-founder of a Y-combinator-backed tech startup, Tizeti.  On June 2nd at about 4:46 pm, Udoagwu recalled her encounter with Ananyi, who was invited to serve as her mentor instead he sexually assaulted her. The… Read More

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate on Monday unsealed the Jabi Lake Mall after 10 days, ordering the management to publish an unreserved apology to government through national dailies. The mall was sealed after superstar musician Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley entertained fun seekers around the area. The concert was in violation of Presidential Task Force ban on… Read More

American Rapper, DaBaby Popular American rapper, DaBaby has shared a video of himself celebrating Father’s Day with his child on social media. The rapper, however, caught the attention of his American and Nigerian fans after it was noticed that the background music was an Igbo gospel song. The rapper, had earlier pointed out how much he is fascinated by the… Read More

Jennifer Keshi is the daughter of a former coach of the Super Eagles, the late Stephen Keshi. She tells ALEXANDER OKERE about her dad’s family life and concern about Nigerian football Tell me about yourself. I attended Sonoma State University and I am a medical records abstractor. I have four younger siblings. What was it like growing up with your… Read More