Popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on Thursday night. He posted Olofa Ina’s picture […]
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The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy Hannatu Musawa has urged Nigerians to pray that the ailing movie star Zack Orji receives healing soonest. She disclosed that the veteran actor had brain surgery on January 1, 2024. Zack, 64, slumped on December 29 and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the […]
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Prayers from celebrities and netizens have started to pour in for a veteran Nollywood actor, Zack Orji after a video of him in the hospital went viral on Sunday. According to his friends who reached out to Linda Ikeji’s blog, the actor was “rushed to the hospital two days ago after he slumped in the […]
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Grammy-nominated singer Seun Kuti recently shared his experiences of facing stigma while growing up as the son of the late Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo kuti. Speaking with Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, Kuti revealed that his paternity had a significant impact on his life, even affecting his relationships. He recalled instances where he couldn’t visit his […]
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Afrobeat singer Davido has taken time out to appreciate his fans, throughout the year 2023, in what he describes as an avalanche of achievements while referring to the year. Davido who released “Timeless” sometime this year feels satisfied after the achievement recorded by the album, from won’t of the Year to winning album of the […]
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-flight researcher, Ijeoma Uchegbu, on her election as President of Wolfson College, one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Sunday in […]
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By Kolapo Lawson (This tribute is on behalf of my wife, Adeyinka and myself.) When Alaba married my uncle, Kehinde (the younger brother of my late father, Chief Adeyemi Olusola Lawson), no-one could have predicted that this young unassuming lady would go on to live a life that would impact thousands and who would end […]
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By Yinka Fabowale My son, Oluwamayowa, began his secondary education career years ago with an impressive academic result, leading the entire Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 of a reputed boarding school in Oyo, in the first term mathematics test. By the turn of the session, however, the boy’s performance had incredibly and disappointingly sagged to […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr next February in the Riyadh Season Cup. Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, who joined the US squad in July and sparked a championship run in the League Cup against US and Mexican clubs, is expected to meet Ronaldo, a five-time […]
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Nigeria’s Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala celebrates her goal in the 72nd minute against Australia on Thursday, July 27, 2023 Nigeria internationals Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been nominated for the 2023 Globe Soccer Award. Organisers of the award, which is the 14th edition this year, announced the nominees on their X on Tuesday. […]
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