Nigerian Celebrities Simi And Chigul Expose Sexism In Music And Nollywood
Nigerian celebrities have recently opened up publicly about the sexism they have faced after multi-award winning singer Simi spearheaded the #NobodyLikeWoman trend on Instagram. It provided a safe space for stars, and other women, to share their experiences of discrimination. They tended to post black-and-white photos of themselves, scrawled over with the words of their […]
Towering Musical Theater Master Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91
Stephen Sondheim, one of Broadway’s premier lyricists and composers for stage and screen, has died at his home in Connecticut. He was 91. Sondheim won multiple Grammy awards, an Oscar, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. For more than 6 decades, his music has reverberated through iconic Broadway theatres. Sondheim influenced several generations of theater […]
Jay-Z Beats Paul McCartney Leads List Of Most-Nominated Artists In Grammys History
Rapper Jay-Z rose to the top of the list of artists with the most Grammy nominations on Tuesday, hitting a lifetime total of 83 that put him just ahead of former Beatle Paul McCartney. The three latest nominations for Jay-Z came for collaborations with other artists. He made guest appearances on DMX song “Bath Salts” […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Street Closures, Balloon Inflation, Performers And More
The 95th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is returning to its pre-pandemic form this year. Last year’s celebration was made for TV only, but this year’s parade will include roughly 8,000 marchers through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m. The spectacle will once again delight New York City spectators and a […]
Kevin Spacey To Pay $31m To Studio After Abuse Claims
A mediator has ordered Kevin Spacey to pay nearly $31m (£23.2m) to the studio that made the hit Netflix show, House of Cards, for breach of contract following sexual harassment allegations against the US actor. The secret ruling was made last year, but became public on Monday after lawyers for the studio, MRC, filed a […]
He Has Dementia With Lewy Body: Wife Opens Up On Actor’s Health
Veteran actress, Joke Silva has opened up concerning the health condition of her husband and fellow actor, Olu Jacobs. The actor has been off the movie screens but recently he was seen publicly at Africa International Film Festival Awards (AFRIFF) in Lagos, looking frail. The actress in an interview with Chude Jideonwo aired on Channels […]
Davido To Disburse N250 Million Across Nigerian Orphanages
David Adeleke, popularly known by his stage as Davido, has stated that he is more intrigued by fans who sent him small amounts of money because it might be all they have. “It wasn’t even about the millions of naira that I was posting,” Davido stated in a video shared on his Instagram page, “but […]
N100m challenge: Wema Bank Officials From Lagos Pay Davido A Visit In Dubai
David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, an award-winning singer now in Dubai, spoke with Wema Bank officials from Lagos about his N100m challenge, which netted over N185m in two days. The visit comes barely two days after the musician revealed on his verified Twitter account that the bank with which he created the donation account, Wema Bank, wished […]
‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin ‘Won’t Talk’ About Missing Spouse
A detective in Florida investigating the disappearance of Carole Baskin’s second husband said Thursday that the “Tiger King” star had three times refused requests for interviews, and that the probe was ongoing. Cpl. Moises Garcia of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa held a news conference to provide an update on the investigation into […]
Davido Tests Celebrity Power, Looks To Raise N200m On Social Media
One of Nigeria’s A-list hip-hop acts, David Adeleke, who goes by the stage name, Davido, on Wednesday set the social media ablaze with a N100 million challenge to mark his birthday this year, but ended up surprising himself with a sweeping response, which not only saw him surpassing his initial target but setting a new […]
