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Nigerians have unearthed an old tweet and photo showing Burna Boy attending Cubana Chief Priest’s nightclub opening in Owerri, sparking renewed conversations amid their ongoing social media feud.   The resurfaced tweet and image, which date back to the early stages of Burna Boy’s career, captured the singer at the grand opening event hosted by Cubana Chief Priest in Owerri, …

The box office queen has done it again, breaking the record of Nollywood’s highest-grossing one-day performance with ₦87.8 million and the biggest opening weekend of all time with ₦206 million. If there’s one thing Funke Akindele knows how to do, it’s give us hits. And her latest December release, Everybody Loves Jenifa, has proven she’s still the queen of the …

Basketmouth’s debut cinema, A Ghetto Love Story has grossed ₦22.3 Million at the box office in its first weekend.  Following the numerous positive reviews and buzz the film received during its pre-official cinema premiere, it is no surprise that this romantic drama will rake in these numbers very early into its release. In an Instagram post, the film distributor, FilmOne Entertainment …

A video has shown the performance displayed by the military from different African countries at the opening ceremony of the Africa Military Games 2024.   The second African Military Games started on Wednesday 20th November 2024 with the opening ceremony at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.   There was a military parade, with soldiers from the different countries performing.   A video …

There were questions over India’s batting coming into the series, after being bowled out for 46, 156 and 121 in their 3-0 defeat by New Zealand. Opener and captain Rohit Sharma is missing this game after the birth of his second child, while number three Shubman Gill was not considered for selection after injuring a thumb in India’s intra-squad warm-up. …

Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Gladiator II has made an impressive debut at the Nigerian box office, grossing ₦99.1 million in its opening weekend making it the second-highest opening of the year. According to data from the Nigerian Box Office, the epic, directed by Ridley Scott, gained ₦8.13 million on Wednesday and ₦8.96 million on Thursday, ahead of its weekend release. …

Tyla edged Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, and Tems for the Best Afrobeats prize. She also beat Ayra Starr, DBN Gogo, Diamond Platnumz, and TitoM & Yuppe to the Best African Act. During her acceptance speech for the Best Afrobeats Act, Tyla gave a shout-out to Afrobeats for opening doors for African music. “Thank you to Afrobeats, It has …

A new bill has been proposed in Nigeria that will make it mandatory for individuals involved in banking, insurance, stock-broking, and other financial services to provide a Tax Identification Number (TIN) before opening a new account or operating an existing one.   The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting …

The movie has also become the highest Nollywood opening weekend for an 18-rated film in 2024 and the 4th highest Nollywood opening weekend in 2024. This was revealed in an official announcement by the film’s distributors, Filmone Entertainment. “Farmer’s Bride has smashed box office records in its opening weekend! Thank you for making this film a massive success! If you …

The movie has also become the highest Nollywood opening weekend for a non-holiday period and highest Nollywood weekend by an independent distributor in 2024. ‘Queen Lateefah’ makes 57 million naira in its opening weekend [Instagram/@cinemaxng] Pulse Nigeria This was revealed in an official announcement by the distributors of the film, Cinemax Nigeria. “Queen Lateefah just hit 57.7m on its opening …