Adieu, an ardent lover of theatre and a great actress Although she was born in humble and inauspicious circumstances in the rural Ilu Ola community of Kwara State on October 10, 1960, veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs. Folake Aremu, popularly known as ‘Orisabunmi’, had become one of the best known and beloved stars in the Yoruba […]
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Another popular Yoruba actor, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, has passed on. She died at the age of 60. The Kwara born actress dies four months after the death of her ex-husband, Jimoh Aliu, who was popularly known as Aworo. President of the Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji […]
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Evergreen Musical Company moves to preserve indigenous music By Banji Ayoola The late legendary comedian, Chief Moses Olaiya Adejumo, MON, popularly called ‘Baba Sala’, and variously described as father or pillar of Nigerian comedy, has been conferred with a post humus Life Achievement Award for his monumental contributions to the development of theatre and comedy […]
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Popstar, Davido, known to flaunt his wealth and jewellery on social media has stated that material things are becoming useless to him. The Fem singer who was featured on Apple Music Radio’s Africa Now with DJ Cuppy said that what matters to him the most is the air he breathes. The multiple award-winning artiste revealed […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, mourned an actor, Jimoh Aliu, who died at the age of 80. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari mourns popular dramatist, Jimoh Aliu,” Buhari said the deceased would be missed by al lovers of good drama. The statement read, “President […]
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Nigerian Juju music megastar, King Sunny, has turned 74. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, national award holder of Member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, MON, is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and fame. He is known for his longevity […]
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Veteran Yoruba actor Olusegun Akinremi, popularly known as, “Chief Kanran” is seeking financial assistance following the loss of his house and properties. Kanran, in an interview with a radio talk show host, Kola Olootu of Lagelu FM 96.7, Ibadan, revealed that he is homeless after he lost his house and film equipment in a fire […]
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A female On Air Personality, master of ceremony and engager, Miss Adeola Omitusin popularly known as Sisi Junction, has identified creativity as the juice of entertainment. She made this known while speaking in an interview with Friday Extravaganza. She noted that radio broadcast is very dynamic and practitioners have to look beyond what they are […]
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On Tuesday morning, news of the death of Majekodunmi Fasheke, Nigerian reggae singer and guitarist better known as Majek Fashek, broke the internet. He passed away at 57, after battling with cancer for over a year. The news marked the end of an era for a legend who took the showbiz industry by grip. Though one man, […]
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Concerned fans have flooded the fiancee of Nigerian music superstar, Davido, with good wishes for her to be free of the notorious coronavirus infection and regain her radiant health soonest. This happened once the news of her being tested positive of the virus hit the internet like a thunderbolt. Davido had in a social media […]
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