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Nigerian afrobeat singer Yemi Alade has been added to the artiste lineup for the Essence Street Style 2018 happening on the 9th of September in Brooklyn, New York. This news was officially made by Essence via their Twitter account on the 8th of August where they announced that Yemi Alade …

A day after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) froze the bank accounts of Benue State government, the anti-graft agency has replicated the action in Akwa Ibom. According to TheCable, “top official of the government” disclosed this to them on Wednesday. The report quoted the source as saying: “The …

UEFA has today announced the names of the players shortlisted for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League positional awards. The awards will honour the best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward from the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season, and will be presented during the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in …

Verizon and Apple announced an exclusive partnership on Wednesday (Aug. 8), and the news comes with an exciting new offer. On August 16, all Verizon Unlimited customers can sign up for a free six months of Apple Music. The offer applies to both new and current users of the telecommunications …

Linda Ikeji has been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree from Trinity International University, Georgia for her work in media in Africa. The popular blogger who is also expecting her first child shared photos from the conferment ceremony which held today, Wednesday 8th August. In attendance were the media mogul’s …

Nicki Minaj has announced her first Apple Music radio show “Queen Radio,” which is set to premiere Thursday (Aug. 9) at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST. on Beats 1. “The new dynasty begins on @beats1official tomorrow at 7pm PT/10pm ET. AND I might have something special for you too!” Nicki …

Less than 24 hours after Showtime announced a LeBron James-produced docu-series titled “Shut Up And Dribble,” comes news of another LeBron-produced show that has been picked up by CBS. According to Deadline, CBS has ordered “Million Dollar Mile,” a 10-episode competition series from LeBron and Maverick Carter’s Springhill Entertainment, Big …

Vulture confirms that the upcoming Spider-Man sequel will add the capable talents of Samuel L., who is set to once again reprise his role as Nick Fury. He’ll also be joined by the stalwart presence of Cobie Smulders, who has consistently held it down as Shield’s Maria Hill. Though Infinity …

Amidst mourning the death of their son, Daniel The Third, DB Records CEO, D’banj has come out shower his wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow,with love and support in new song. According to a recent post on his Instagram, the singer’s new single titled “Letter To My Wife” is set to drop …

Congratulations are in order for Peter Okoye as nutritious milk brand, Olympic has for the fourth year, announced the pop star as its brand ambassador. The contract was signed yesterday at the PZ Cussons head office in Lagos and Mr P, as he is fondly called has already made the …

It has been five years since Netflix began launching original content. Before they were the streaming giant we know them as today, Netflix was just beginning to enter into the production game. The first series Netflix released was House of Cards, which is based on novels of the same name. …

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has terminated the appointment of Department of State Services (DSS) DG Lawal Daura. This was made known in a series of tweets by Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) Laolu Akande. He said: AgP Yemi Osinbajo has directed the termination of the appointment of the …

Emmanuel Amunike has been unveiled by the Tanzanian Football Federation (TFF) as the country’s national team coach. The announcement was made via the official Twitter handle of the TFF during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Dar es Salaam on Monday.

Amidst an alleged move to impeach the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the senate minority leader Godswill Akpabio has released a letter announcing his resignation. In the letter dated 4th August, 2018 and addressed to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, Akpabio thanked the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the …

Niniola makes history today with over 1million listeners on Spotify,making her the first female Nigerian artiste ever to cross the 1million mark. The AfroHouse singer released her debut album ‘This is me’ in November 2017 to critical acclaim and fan praises with Maradona leading the trend with over1.7 million streams …