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Some wild gossip started making the rounds that Burna Boy supposedly kicked his mom, Bose Ogulu, out of her manager role. The whole thing blew up after ChaftsAfrica posted what they claimed was the singer's Instagram story about it, and random people on social media started spreading it around...

Kiddwaya from Big Brother Naija says his father, Terry Waya, was the one who found Banana Island over in Lagos. The reality show contestant dropped this tidbit during a podcast appearance, and he admitted he had no clue about it until someone brought it up while he was traveling. Terry Waya...

Comedian Sabinus told VJ Adams his dad wanted him hitting law school instead of making skits, and the whole thing turned into a family drama when pops found out what he was actually doing. The guy studied Linguistics and Communication at the University of Port Harcourt after law school admission...

Actor Taye Arimoro got hit with an indefinite ban from Nigerian film productions after he attacked crew members during a movie shoot and then went online with a fake version of what happened. The Actors Guild of Nigeria teamed up with the Directors Guild and the Association of Movie Producers to...

Hotplate Grill House boss Benson Muneri says the whole food safety scandal at Dinson Iron and Steel Company in Manhize is complete BS tied to upcoming worker committee elections at the mine. He claims sketchy people are pushing fake contamination stories, and the nasty food pics floating around...

A 44-year-old guy from Chatsworth forgot some stuff at the mine shaft and went back to grab it around 1:30 in the morning. His coworker Munyaradzi Mazungu heard a massive crash from the worksite and ran over to check things out, but the victim was already dead at the bottom of the shaft with a...

The Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners shut down death rumors about legendary Yoruba actor Olalere OsunPaimo after Facebook posts claimed the cultural icon had died. National PRO Adejonwo Oluwafemi said the group checked directly with Lere Paimo's wife and confirmed the veteran...

Veteran actor Dr. Akin Lewis thinks African theater can spark cross-cultural conversations as the second TheatreMania Africa Festival drops at Shodex Gardens in Ilupeju and Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja. The festival pushes the whole Beyond Borders vibe about how African stage productions connect...

Lagos is about to throw what might be the continent's wildest beach party with 100 DJs spinning back-to-back for 96 straight hours from late December through early January. Afroxela CEO Buchi Henry Mbagwu said the whole thing started when people at a Portugal festival kept asking about Detty...

Canada-based petrochemical engineer Precious Ebie Onungwe ditched his day job to chase music full-time back home in Nigeria. The artist goes by Presh, dropped a debut single already, and has an album dropping before the year wraps up. He teamed up with producer D-Tuns because the guy has worked...

Content creator Oluwademilade Abimbola thinks Nigeria runs the creative scene across the entire African continent. The YouTuber and entrepreneur moved from the UK to Lagos after a two-week trip turned her whole perspective around. She hit parties constantly, met a ton of people, and extended her...

Lagos State Deputy Governor's wife, Oluremi Hamzat, is bringing a whole crew of politicians and Nollywood stars to a public book reading before the 16th Best of Nollywood awards ceremony. The event features Tomi Falade's play called Olobun: Matriarch Of Ondo, Mother Of Legacy, which digs into...

Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede is hitting the 20-year mark in the film industry, and she's launching a foundation plus an investment company to celebrate. She wants actors to stop the whole living-in-fame-but-dying-broke thing by getting them to invest in their futures instead of begging for...

MC Gbenga Gold threw his annual white party bash at Citywalk 2.0 in Ondo town, and the whole place turned into a massive celebrity hangout. The comedy and music event pulled dignitaries like Stanley Nzerem from Gozak Nigeria Limited, former gubernatorial adviser Babajide Fadoju, Guinness World...

10dollar Otedola just grabbed the Most Entertainer of the Year trophy at the Epe Division Community Annual Awards after a three-week online voting session. The guy runs 10dollar Entertainment and has been pushing talent development hard across Nigeria, helping artists like Queen Stephire and...

Nigerian wellness brand Femme Flora is doubling down on the natural self-care thing while trying to grow bigger in the industry. Company spokesperson Babatunde Oyebode said they push a full-circle approach where women handle both mental and physical health through their products and community...

House on the Rock is throwing its 20th annual Experience concert at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, and the all-night worship event keeps pulling hundreds of thousands of people from Nigeria and beyond. Pastor Paul Adefarasin runs the whole thing, and this year they grabbed massive gospel names...

Jazzman Olofin just went on social media to clear up the whole thing about Raise da Roof being some kind of Bubble remix, which apparently everyone has been saying for years. The veteran artist explained that Chief Adewale Ayuba only dropped that one bubbling line from his old track when he...

Cross River State has just cleared 500 small business owners to tap into the SMEDAN-Sterling Bank loan program, sitting at 5% interest. The state's microfinance agency pulled this together after sifting through over 1,000 applications, and they put everyone through enterprise training and...

Dangote Fertiliser Limited grabbed the agricultural input prize at Nigeria's 17th National Agricultural Show held in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria chairman said the Dangote Group has been carrying the entire agricultural input sector on its back since day...