Ari Lennox Wants Out Of “Manipulative” Dreamville Contract
Dreamville and its parent label, Interscope, were blamed by Ari Lennox for not putting her career first. Both sides have been “playing with her all month,” she said, and she’s tired of it. She further charged that Dreamville had no idea how to promote her artistic abilities. “I’m so tired of people treating me like […]
Don Jazzy Names Tega The New President of Mavin
The founder of Mavin (Records) Global, Michael Collins Ajereh, Don Jazzy, names Tega Oghenejobo the new President of the company. In a recent post on his X, Don Jazzy stated that Tega’s role has been expanded to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of the label. In his words, “I’m proud to […]
Wizkid Features Brent Faiyaz in His New Single
Wizkid’s new single ‘Piece of My Heart’, featuring Brent Faiyaz, has become the song with the biggest week streams on YouTube Nigeria. Released on October 18, the single has garnered 1.20 million streams, surpassing the previous record of 1.18M streams held by Fireboy’s ‘Peru’ remix featuring Ed Sheeran. ‘Piece of My Heart’ is off the ‘Morayo’ album, set to drop on […]
A Police Inspector was Dismissed for Shooting a Nigerian Musician
The police in Enugu State have announced the dismissal of Joseph Ozonwanji, an inspector, who shot dead a Nigerian musician, Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Its spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said in the statement that the police found the inspector culpable after his orderly room trial and, therefore, dismissed him […]
President Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of Ministerial NomineesÂ
The Senate today received request from President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at the beginning of plenary. The Ministerial nominees as […]
Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion Plan For Afropolis Dance Event
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan for the forthcoming Afropolis Dance event. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement yesterday noted that the event, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, was scheduled for nine days, starting Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, […]
A Passenger Falls Overboard on Taylor Swift-Themed Cruise
A passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Taylor Swift-themed cruise has fallen overboard. It was reported that the missing 66-year-old woman, who fell Tuesday night, was still underway Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, a representative for the U.S. Coast Guard told PEOPLE that the 66-year-old woman fell from the Allure of the Seas ship in the Bahamas, 17 miles north of Nassau, […]
Super Falcons Open Camp in Lagos Ahead of Algerian International Friendlies
Captain Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie and Gift Monday are now in the Super Falcons camp in Lagos ahead of the two international friendlies against Algeria this month. The trio are among the foreign-based players invited for the double-header friendlies by caretaker coach, Justin Madugu. The remaining overseas-based stars are expected in camp yesterday. The Super […]
Netflix: Blood Sisters is Set to Return For Season Two
Mo Abudu, CEO of Ebonylife Group has announced that the popular Netflix drama series, Blood Sisters is set to return for season two. In an official statement, Abudu took to her Instagram page to make the announcement says Nearly all the favourite characters are back, with the second season directed by Daniel Oriahi and Kayode […]
Paul Calls for Stronger IP Laws to Protect Nigeria’s Music Legacy
In a recent podcast interview, Nigerian music icon, Paul Play, advocated the need to address Nigeria’s lack of proper intellectual property law. Paul Play said the nature of his agreement with his then label, Kennis Music, has made it impossible for him to make his songs available on streaming platforms. He also shared that since […]