Category: Entertainment

Headies denies turning down Wizkid’s nomination bid.

Ayo Animashaun, the CEO of Smooth Promotions, organisers of the Headies Awards, has debunked speculations that he stated Wizkid submitted his latest album, ‘More Love, Less Ego’, for the 16th…

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Cynthia Okereke, an actress, has died.

Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke is dead. Announcing the unfortunate incident on Wednesday in an Instagram post, popular actor and filmmaker, Joseph Okechukwu, stated that Okereke died on Tuesday evening.…

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Nominations for the 16th Headies Awards (full list)

The nominations for the 16th edition of the Headies Awards' voting and non-voting categories have been withdrawn. Headies unveiled the nominees for the “Rookie of the Year” category on Tuesday.…

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In response to Jaiye Kuti’s remarks against veteran actors, Yomi Fabiyi says, “Let Them Breathe If You Can’t Help.”

Nigerian actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has reacted to a post by his colleague Jaiyeola Kuti, slamming veteran Yoruba colleagues who publicly seek financial aid on social media in trying times. Jaiye…

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Bobrisky had surgery to increase his butts.

Controversial Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, better known by his stage name Bobrisky, is a transgender from Nigeria. The socialite shared a video of himself undergoing butt enlargement surgery via Snapchat recently.…

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Burna Boy becomes first African artiste to sell out US stadium

Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has made history as the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America. The…

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The final words of my mum defined who I am as a comedian, AY

Ayo Makun, aka AY, a well-known comedian and director, has said that his late mother's final words of wisdom to him before she died had a profound impact on his…

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Jay-Z buys Vinicius Jr.’s representation.

The American billionaire hip-hop entrepreneur Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI) has finished buying Brazilian football agency TFM Agency. The acquisition, webteam@ipledge2nigeria learnt was part of RNSI’s expansion into the…

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Funke Akindele responds to criticism of her post on Threads with, “I’ll write what I like.”

Famous Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele has responded to critics of her post on Meta’s newly launched platform, Threads. Threads is a text-based app similar to Twitter, launched on…

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Previously, Asake was my dancer – Skiibii

Nigerian singer, Abbey Toyyib Elias, aka Skiibii, has revealed that the rave of the moment, Asake, used to be his dancer before his musical career skyrocketed. He said the ‘Amapiano’…

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