Adeleke Receives Congratulations From American Singer Chris Brown
Chris Brown, a well-known American musician, congratulated Ademola Adeleke on winning the governor’s election in Osun state. On Saturday, Gboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor, was defeated by Adeleke, who ultimately won. Against Oyetola’s 371,000 votes, the “dancing senator” received over 400,000 votes. Davido, a popular musician from Nigeria who is good friends with Brown, has […]
Rapper Kodak Black Is Arrested On Drug Charges In Florida
Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance. The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he awaits a bond hearing. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a release that troopers pulled Black […]
US Actor Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Assault
Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men, in his first appearance at London’s Old Bailey. The 62-year-old also pleaded not guilty to a fifth charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Mr Spacey, wearing a light blue suit, replied “not guilty” […]
Nollywood Actor Baba Ijesha Sentenced To 16 years Imprisonment
The Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Baba Ijesha was arraigned before the court on a six-count charge of indecent treatment of a child, defilement of a child, sexual assault by penetration, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault. […]
Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Actor Kenneth Okonkwo Abandons The APC
Actor Kenneth Okonkwo of Nollywood has left the ruling All Progressives Congress due to the party’s choice to run a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 election. Despite criticism from some quarters of a same-faith ticket, the APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu announced former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima as his running mate on Sunday. The […]
Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father, Dies At 88
Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 88. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” the media mogul wrote. “We […]
Larry Storch, Zany Cpl. Agarn On TV’s ‘F Troop,’ Dies At 99
Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, died Friday. Storch was 99. Storch died of natural causes early Friday in his New York City apartment, according to his manager, […]
Jerry Harris: Star Of Netflix’s Cheer Sentenced To 12 Years
Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on child sex abuse charges. He pleaded guilty in February to charges of child pornography and travelling across state lines with the purposes of having sex with a child. He was also sentenced to […]
Carlos Santana Collapses During Michigan Concert Due To Heat Exhaustion, Dehydration
Legendary musician Carlos Santana suffered a medical emergency Tuesday night during a performance in Michigan, according to his management team. Santana was “over-taken by heat exhaustion and dehydration,” according to a statement by his management team posted on his official Facebook page. He was performing at Pine Knob Music Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater in Clarkston, which is […]
ESSENCE Festival Makes Triumphant Return In New Orleans
For three full days, the New Orleans Superdome drew hundreds of thousands of people to the beauty carnival, the fan zone, the vendor marketplace, and other main attractions of the ESSENCe Festival. As the exclusive entertainment partner – Disney brought its own iconic magic to the Big Easy. From ABC7NY anchor Sade Baderinwa with the […]
