Scarlett Johansson is set to star on-screen and behind the camera at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organisers said Thursday as they unveiled the line-up of films that will compete for honours on the French Riviera. Johansson will appear alongside Benicio Del Toro and Tom Hanks in Wes Anderson’s new movie “The Phoenician Scheme”, one…
Nigerian musicians, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Tems, Darkoo, Ayra Starr and others dominated the winners’ list at the 2025 Africa Arts Entertainments Awards, AAEA. Nigerian music stars won multiple categories at this year’s AAEA Music Awards. This was announced by the AAEA on its official page. Wizkid’s ‘Piece of My Heart’ featuring US singer,…
Legendary Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has reacted to the Federal Government’s ban on his newly released anti-Tinubu song, Tell Your Papa. The FG, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, banned the Tell Your Papa song on Thursday, labelling it “offensive”.Reacting to the ban in an Instagram post on Thursday evening, Abdulkareem described the Nigerian government’s…
Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has revealed his godfathers in the music industry. The ‘Declan Rice’ crooner revealed that YBNL boss, Olamide Adedeji, a.k.a Olamide, and Mavin Records CEO Don Jazzy are his godfathers. He disclosed this on social media on Thursday, boasting that no one can oppress him with the duo…
Famous Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele, has accused her estranged husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skillz, of not taking responsibility for their children. The estranged couple got married in 2016 and welcomed their twins in 2018. In June 2022, JJC Skillz announced his separation from the actress on his Instagram page. He said, “I’m…
Nigerian street-hop sensation Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has opted out of his planned celebrity boxing match with fellow artiste Darlington Achakpo Okoye, a.k.a. Speed Darlington. The controversial singer made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram page, where he dismissed Speed Darlington as an unworthy opponent and instead called out former…
Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) ban on the broadcast of Eedris Abdulkareem’s song “Tell Your Papa,” describing it as a violation of freedom of expression and the right to access information. In a statement released on its official Facebook page, Amnesty International stated that the ban, which categorized the song…
Actress Doris Ogala has recounted her near-death experience, saying that she died and visited heaven before being sent back to earth. In a post on Instagram on Thursday, she said she was told to return to the earth because her time had not yet come. Ogala described heaven as a peaceful place where all her…
Actress Opeyemi Aiyeola took to Instagram on Thursday to address a comment made by her colleague, Eniola Badmus, which she deemed inappropriate and insensitive. Aiyeola responded to the remark in a video, expressing her disappointment at Badmus’ comment which read, “Ope, where is your front hair?” “I understand the way social media is, and that…
Famous Nigerian singer, Davido has disclosed that his career and business go down whenever he has misunderstanding with his wife, Chioma.Davido, who made the claim in his recent interview on the ‘Breakfast Club’, attributed his success in the music industry to Chioma. “My wife has always had this thing over me since we were young….
