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Real Housewives of Lagos cast member Mariam Timmer said she vibed hardest with Annie Mthembu from the Durban franchise during the Ultimate Girls Trip filming. The reality star mentioned their chemistry clicked right away on both personal and business wavelengths, and she also got tight with...

Actress Wumi Toriola threw a colloquium and year-end party at Radisson Blu in Ikeja, where she got Nollywood people talking about industry standards and where things are headed. Professor Mojisola Bimbo-Manuel gave the keynote and basically told everyone the sector needs actual entry...

The Wale Olomu Memorial Awards people are running their roundtable discussion segment ahead of the actual ceremony later this month, and they pulled together panel members from across Nigerian entertainment. Wunmi Obe from Punch Nigeria, former Saturday Independent editor Olumide Iyanda...

Nigerian Breweries is throwing a concert at the Polo Club in Ibadan with Wande Coal, Zlatan, Shoday, and DJ Neptune headlining under the Goldberg brand banner. Jerry Shaffer and Tolu Daniels are also locked in for the gig that aims to connect with Southwest culture during the holiday rush...

The film censorship board chief, Shaibu Husseini, sent props to Abubakar Yakubu after he won the Actors Guild of Nigeria presidency at their Benin City convention. Husseini said the guy earned it through years of grinding as secretary general, and he has the chops to run things properly. The...

Wale Ojo dropped a comedy called This is not a Nollywood Movie that just premiered at iMax Lekki, and the actor known for dramatic stuff like Breath of Life switched lanes hard into funny territory. Boma Akpore produced the film that shot scenes in Nnewi and Lagos with Brother Shaggi, Bimbo...

The Shakara Festival at Nautica Beach Resort in Elegushi dropped Brymo and Johnny Drille as major performers for their four-day December run in Lagos. The whole thing is meant to be an annual Detty December staple with DJ Obi's house party crew handling the late-night slot on the 20th through...

Ito Omu Kingdom coordinator Ololade Oshin said her area in the Epe Division is putting together the Olomu Festival for next year, and local chiefs already signed off on the whole thing. The woman runs the eco-cultural event as Iyalaje of Ito Omu, and she told people the community wants to drop a...

Producer Ope Banwo just fired off a letter to the Association of Movie Producers boss Queen Ebigieson, calling out their handling of the Taye Arimoro versus Peggy Ovire set drama from Pieces of Love. The filmmaker slash lawyer thinks the guild verdict looked totally lopsided, and he listed seven...

The Tinubu administration just rolled out an urban farming training scheme in Lagos through presidential aide Yejide Ogundipe, teaming up with UNESCO REF and the Police Officers' Wives Association. The whole thing connects to a 500 billion naira fund from the Produce for Lagos initiative that...

Nigeria's maritime regulator, NIMASA, and Tanzania's shipping agency, TASAC, just signed an MoU on the sidelines of an IMO General Assembly meeting. NIMASA boss Dayo Mobereola and Tanzania's IMO rep Devotha Edward Mandanda put pen to paper, with the deal covering surveillance coordination...

Cross River State just locked down a public-private partnership with Mesotho Group to build the Calabar Ultramodern International Market in the Esit Ebom community. Commerce Commissioner Abigail Orok said the whole thing has been Governor Bassey Otu's pet project since he took office, and the...

Some energy advocacy crew called the Forum for Energy Accountability went after the House of Representatives for basically turning NNPC into a punching bag with back-to-back investigations that make foreign investors nervous about putting money into Nigerian oil and gas. President Ebikeme...

Osun State petroleum regulator Kunle Adeyemo from NMDPRA told gas station owners to quit hoarding fuel or messing with pumps during the holiday season, while warning locals against stockpiling products at home because of fire risks. The agency coordinator said supplies are solid across depots...

Nigerian Breweries boss Thibaut Boidin wrapped up the EDGE training program in Lagos after hitting 360 retail partners and sub-distributors across 12 regions with business skills since July. The brewing company built the whole thing after customers kept saying they were drowning trying to manage...

Jesufemi Adeogun from New Chip Technology told reporters at Ikeja Club that government policies look decent on paper but completely miss what small businesses actually need to survive. The CEO pointed out how entrepreneurs at Computer Village and Alaba International Market burn cash on...

Cross River Governor Bassey Otu locked down World Bank backing for a maritime training program that gives locals the technical chops to work in Nigeria's blue economy sector. Deputy Governor Peter Odey showed up at the Calabar launch and said the state's long coastline makes it perfect for...

Nigeria rolled out 40 electric buses in Abuja through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, with Gas Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo backing the clean energy push. PiCNG boss Ismael Ahmed said these vehicles will hit the streets by next week to cut transportation costs during the holiday...

Sahara Group Foundation dropped a new initiative called the Sahara Community Impact Project that wants to build specialized business hubs across African communities. Director Chidilim Menakaya said the foundation will connect local entrepreneurs with resources and training while cutting down on...

PZ Cussons decided to keep its Africa operations after getting offers from buyers who wanted the whole thing. The consumer goods company is betting on population growth across the continent and plans to expand its brands like Imperial Leather, Venus, and Premier into men's grooming and beauty...