Legendary US country music singer, Don Williams who had great success with his easy-going singing style, has died aged 78. According to his publicist, the native of Texas passed away after a short illness. Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits which included “You’re My Best Friend,” “Lord, I […]
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Ace American rapper and Grammy winner, Lil Wayne was rushed to the hospital on Sunday afternoon after suffering an epileptic seizure and was found unconscious in his hotel room. Wayne was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where according to TMZ, he got hit with another attack. This won’t be the first time the 34-year-old would […]
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The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has banned five Nigerian songs by Olamide, 9ice and Davido, classifying them as “Not to be Broadcasted.” The banned songs are Olamide‘s “Wo” and “Wavy Level“; Davido‘s “Fall” and “If (Remix)“; and 9ice’s “Living Things.” The corporation released the list on Tuesday, saying it has banned the 5 songs from […]
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Popular Nigerian singer Oyindamola Emmanuel Johnson-Hunga, known as “Dammy Krane” is a free man, as a court in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, has struck out a charge of credit card forgery, armed conspiracy and grand theft filed against him. Dammy Krane was arrested in June for allegedly booking a private jet service with stolen […]
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The Koko Master and Boss of DB Records – Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly called D’Banj is out with a new tune single off his much awaited “King Don Come” album. This is coming after the release of the audio and visuals to “It’s Not A Lie” featuring Harrysong and Wande Coal. The new song is titled […]
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REDTV, the dynamic online lifestyle channel that spotlights Africa with a distinct global appeal is set to drop the second season of its original series, Here and Now: The Adventures of TASA. The show, which documents the experiences of 4 young women, Taje Prest, Ajifa Atuluku, Seyitan Atigarin and Amiola Aguda, focuses on the real life friends and […]
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The lead singer of rock band Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, was found dead on Thursday (July 20) at his southern California home in an apparent suicide, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office said. Coroner’s office spokesman Brian Elias said his office had been notified by law enforcement of the death of Bennington, 41, on Thursday […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday announced the establishment of a $1m venture capital to boost the Nigerian creative industry. The minister stated that the $1m venture capital would provide seed money for young and talented Nigerians to set up businesses in the industry. This was revealed at the opening […]
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Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, shared a picture online, which subtly confirms rumours that her colleague, Halima Abubakar, is very sick. Abubakar has not been seen in public for a long time now, until Sunday, when Tonto Dikeh shared an image of the actress who appeared to be on a hospital bed. Alongside the image on […]
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The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry popularly called Nollywood to improve and support aspiring practitioners. According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Patricia Deworitshe, on Friday in Abuja, the money, which is the second tranche […]
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