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Party season hits hard when everyone's throwing events, and the pressure to show up everywhere starts draining wallets faster than people realize. Financial experts are warning that saying yes to every December invite is basically setting yourself up for a brutal January when rent and bills come...

Fashion designer Veekee James laid down the law about her marriage to Femi Atere, saying he's banned from having a female best friend because she needs to be the closest woman in his life. She told VJ Adams on the Off the Top podcast that other guys can do whatever if their partners are cool...

Bunmi Obakoya threw a birthday bash for Fuji legend Pasuma at her Tipsy Club and Restaurant spot in Lagos, and the 58-year-old artist went off for hours. The entrepreneur, who goes by Mama Paso, has been backing the musician's brand for years and makes hosting his annual celebration a tradition...

Wizkid gave Asake his flowers during an Apple Music radio session with DJ Tunez, calling the singer one of the most talented vocalists coming out of Africa right now. The Grammy winner said Omo Ope first got him hooked, but Remember turned out to be his favorite track from Asake's catalog. Big...

Don Jazzy hopped on X to remind everyone that Afrobeats is basically still figuring itself out compared to older genres. The Mavin Records boss talked about how production budgets have absolutely exploded, going from 20 million Naira being considered wild just six years back to some videos...

Nigerian Gen Z keeps cooking up new slang every year, and 2025 dropped a whole bunch that went viral across social media, music, and street culture. Terms like Ganusi, Achalugo, and Labubu are everywhere right now, basically capturing how young Nigerians communicate and vibe. Some highlights...

Toke Makinwa went on her podcast with Tacha and flipped the gold digger conversation on its head. She called out dudes for being the real money chasers, saying men actively target women from rich families, and nobody bats an eye. The media personality pointed out that guys marry into...

Afrobeats producer Afolabi Ebenezer Ayomide just rebranded, switching from SpecBeatz to BeatzbySpec. The guy split his whole operation into three parts: Boyspec for performing, Spec's Lab for the studio work, and BeatzbySpec when he's producing for other artists. He started learning instruments...

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...