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Here in Africa, we have had an elite share of our own comical characters in movies, TV and other media: We’ve had South Africa’s Leon Schuster, Nigeria’s notorious pair “Aki and Pawpaw”, but these days, Bridget Bema is the new face of mischief in Africa. Bridget Bema is a 9 year old schoolgirl from Nairobi, …
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Nigerian musician and reality star of the Big Brother Naija fame, Olamilekan Agbeleshe aka Laycon, finally gets Twitter verification ! The young star began to write his name in the sands of time of Nigerian entertainment upon his admission into the Big Brother Naija House for the Fifth Season of the reality show, endearing himself to …
Laycon – “Honorable landlord” While the coronavirus pandemic put billions of people on compulsory house arrest, Big Brother Naija Season 5 reality show tagged LOCKDOWN was where Olamilekan Agbeleshe aka Laycon was setting things in motion to change the narrative of his life in Nigeria. The reality show has been a conversation started between family …
LAYCON: From the walls of BBN to the hall of fame & new lavish walls Read More »
The Uganda Police Force announced the arrest of two Nigerian musicians creating high waves in the African music industry, Omahlay and Tems on its official Twitter and Facebook accounts. Real names; Stanley Omah Didia and Temilade Openiyi. Following the arrest, the Damn singer in cuffs with Tems informed his followers of the arrest on Twitter. …
OMAHLAY AND TEMS: The joint dilemma that has nothing to do with hit songs Read More »
Organizers of the 4th annual Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPAwards) recently honored top African celebrities across the movie, comedy, music, and arts industry. The virtual event was with the theme – “I Am Because We Are One”. The 2020 edition was hosted by the duo of Michael Blackson and Zari Hassan with winners like …
Top entertainers are currently leading massive protest in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The protest tagged EndSars total lockdown 2.0 is targeted at shutting down the entire state to drive home the demands from government. Others states like Lagos, Edo are currently experiencing pockets of riots and total shutdown of activities It would be recalled that Edo …
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Nigerian singer, Flavour, has raised the alarm over threat to his life. The singer took to his verified Twitter account to state that if anything happens to him or other #ENDSARS protesters, the Enugu State Government should be held accountable. The singer leads the #ENDSARS protest in Enugu with fellow entertainers KCee, Phyno, Masterkraft and …
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Lupita Nyong’O and Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ series adaptation will not be premiering anytime soon. According to an exclusive report by Variety, the anticipated adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s 2013 novel of the same title, has been put on indefinite hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Production for the HBO Max series was originally billed to kick off …
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Big Brother Naija Lockdown season’s second runner-up, Nengi Rebecca Hamson may have gotten her first film role, Pulse reports. The reality star is currently in Cape Town with the cast and crew of the upcoming ‘Rattlesnake’ remake. The cast and select members of crew are reportedly in South Africa to complete filming for the anticipated …
BBNaija Nengi joins ‘Rattlesnake’ cast & crew in SA Read More »
Contemporary musician, Burna Boy, and fast-rising Mavins record star, Rema Rema have been nominated for the 2020 MTV EMA awards under the Best African Act category, vanguard reports. Burna Boy, who won the category of Best African Act in 2019 has once again been nominated in the same category. Other African singers in the category include …
