Founder of Mavin record label, Don Jazzy has revealed how his record label found popular singers, Ayra Starr and Rema. Rema and Ayra Starr’s songs have continue to gain recognition in the world. Ayra Starr’s ‘Bloody Samaritan’ has remained one…

NIGERIA’S MARISTELLA OKPALA, WINS BEST NATIONAL COSTUME AT MISS UNIVERSE 2021

Maristella Okpala, Miss Universe Nigeria, was awarded the Best National Costume award at the just concluded Miss Universe 2021 pageant. Okpala strutted down the runway in a costume inspired by a “Mmanwa”, a traditional masquerade of the southeastern tribe of…

NFVCB, filmmakers, stakeholders move to ban smoking in Nigerian movies

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has begun engaging with practitioners and stakeholders in the Nigerian movie and entertainment industry to enforce the law banning smoking in movies. Adedayo Thomas, executive director (ED), NFVCB, made this known on Saturday while…

TINFF 2021: Yvonne Jegede brags as ‘Marrying a Campbell’ bags nine awards

Nollywood actress and producer, Yvonne Jegede, on Monday celebrated herself as a movie which she co-produced, Marrying a Campbell, bagged nine out of 10 awards at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. The proud actress took to her verified Instagram page…

Why BBNaija’s Pere replaced Ayoola in ‘The Men’s Club’ series – Director

Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Pere Egbi, has been officially announced as the new actor to play the role of Aminu Garba in the popular Nigerian web series, The Men’s Club. Also known as TMC, the Nigerian…

Ayefele Narrates Encounter With Davido In US

Yinka Ayefele, veteran gospel singer, has described Hip Hop Act, Davido, as humble. Ayefele said this after an encounter with the artiste at Atlanta, USA He commended Davido for being down to earth when they met abroad. Ayefele, the CEO…

Nollywood stars congratulate Odunlade Adekola’s wife

Nollywood stars took to social media on Tuesday to celebrate Ruth Adekola, the wife of Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola. The congratulatory messages began to pour after the actor penned a sweet note to his wife who clocked 40. “Happy 40th…

Premium Times Books publishes “The Sokoto Caliphate”, first PhD thesis by University of Ibadan

Murray Last, author of The Sokoto Caliphate, was a graduate student at the prestigious Yale University when he first heard about the ‘Fulani Empire’ in northern Nigeria. That was in 1959, the year Northern Region – the jurisdiction that succeeded…

People said I’d die carrying you, Toyin Lawani celebrates two-month-old daughter

Celebrity fashion designer, Toyin Lawani, has revealed that some unnamed people wanted her dead during the pregnancy of her two-month-old daughter. The mother-of-three took to her Instagram page on Tuesday to gush over her newest baby, stating that some people…

GULDER ULTIMATE SEARCH TAKES ELITIST INNUENDOES TO THE JUNGLE

If you ignore the poor audio quality of Gulder Ultimate Search: The Age of Craftsmanship, the latest instalment of the once most-watched reality show on Nigerian television, long before BBNaija established itself as a cultural staple, what viewers are treated to…