Ayra Starr tops Spotify’s 2025 impact list, beats Tems, Burna Boy, others
Spotify has announced Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, known as Ayra Starr, as the leading artiste in its Global Impact List for 2025. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for…
Outrage as 11-year-old girl commits suicide over parents’ deportation bullying
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old sixth grader reportedly took her life after experiencing months of relentless bullying from her sixth grade classmates over her family’s immigration status, with some students…
67th Grammys: Tems wins Best African Music Performance award
Tems receiving Best African Music Performance award at 67th Grammys on Sunday Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Tems, has won the 67th Grammy Awards for Best African Music…
How Diddy allegedly forced 3 women into ‘commercial sex acts,’ revised indictment claims
Embattled Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing additional allegations of sexual abuse and racketeering, according to an amended indictment in the music mogul’s ongoing criminal case. Combs, who was charged with…
Many feared dead as aircraft collides with Army helicopter mid air
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, with many feared dead….
2Baba, Annie Idibia 13-year-old marriage collapses
2Face Idibia (2Baba) in a new video addressed his fans following an update about his Instagram account being hacked, confirming that his marriage to Annie Macaulay has collapsed. 2Baba, who…
Wife faces jail term for allegedly checking husband’s WhatsApp messages
In a case that’s sure to set a legal precedent in Eswatini (formerly Swalizand), a woman faces up to three years in prison for alleged digital crime of WhatsApp snooping….
Oborevwori urges private sector to invest in NYSC scheme
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has appealed to the private sector to invest in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme by sponsoring community development projects undertaken by corps members….
‘Everybody Loves Jennifer’ rakes in N1.6bn in cinemas, highest in West Africa
Actress Funke Akindele’s new film, Everybody Loves Jennifer, has been declared the highest grossing film of all time in West Africa. The movie released to cinemas exactly one month ago…
Tragedy: Nigerian drowns in Australia beach; family, friends grieve
A Nigerian living in Australia, Mr. Christopher Onuorah, has drowned off a Victorian beach and was found floating in the water by a jet ski rider last Friday off a…