Entertainment

Asake’s third album ‘Lungu Boy’ has been named the biggest album of 2024. This revelation was made by TurnTable in the release of its annual end-of-the-year chart. ‘ Lungu Boy’ garnered 214.4M (143,000 units) to top the list. The album released on August 8, 2024, features guest appearances from Nigerian Grammy winner Wizkid, British rappers Stormzy, Central Cee, and Brazilian …

Grammy-nominated guitarist Promise Aroninuola (aka Promisetheguitarist) is pulling back the curtain on his extensive catalog of hits. The mastermind behind some of Afrobeats’ most iconic guitar riffs announces 50 Hits, One Guitar which will serve as a showcase of his top collaborations that have shaped the genre. From Davido’s chart-toppers to Olamide’s classics and Asake’s recent smashes, Promise’s guitar work …

In another landmark feat, Grammy nominee Ayra Starr has emerged as the NO. 1 female artist across all platforms in Nigeria in 2024. This feat was revealed by TurnTable in its annual end-of-the-year chart. The music chart publication which is the only chart in Nigeria that aggregates streaming data, radio and TV airplay data shared that the 22-year-old singer’s performance …

This January, Showmax is rolling out an exciting lineup of entertainment that promises to be an unmissable thrill ride! The start of a new year often comes with fresh resolutions. What’s January without some quality screen time? As the holiday dust settles and routines begin to take shape, Showmax is here to make sure your entertainment lineup is anything but …

Premiering this Sunday, January 12, the new season of Real Housewives of Lagos brings with it some exciting additions to the cast. The Real Housewives of Lagos returns with a fresh season, offering a glamorous peek into the lives of women navigating different paths, experiences, and backgrounds, all bound by one thing: their place in Lagos’ elite high society.  Joining …

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has a new piece of advice for Nigerians who are married. The controversial movie star, in a new post on his Instagram page, asserts that married individuals should not be comfortable with their spouses not hyping them up like his wife, Judy Austin does. He further went on to eulogise her. He wrote, If your spouse …

In 2015, Nigerian music was on a speedy ascension as a new generation of stars were consolidating their dominance in the mainstream. As of 2015, Olamide Baddo was five years into his career and he had become the voice of the street as he famously sang in his hit song. With his place at the summit of the mainstream firmly …

For decades, Nollywood has given us tales of love, betrayal, resilience, and family drama. But amid all the entertainment, some storylines carried deeply ingrained misogynistic tropes. Nollywood has been the mirror reflecting our society’s ideals, struggles, and biases. As we reflect on the strides Nollywood has made, let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit these problematic narratives that …

Nollywood actor, Segun Padonou Aina, popularly known as Segun Arinze, has offered his thoughts on the prevailing claims of homosexuality practised in Nollywood. In a recent interview with Arise TV, the 59-year-old Badagry native affirmed that he is not a party to any conspiratorial sect that practise homosexuality in the Nigerian film industry. In the words of the veteran film …

Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has said that child battery is not part of the African culture. The Egypt 80 band leader said this in a video addressing the public on his Instagram page. The 41-year-old alumnus of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts went down memory lane, recollecting how his father, Fela Kuti, would issue a warning letter to his …