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Last Wednesday, popular political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil (aka Dan Shagamu) was brutally murdered in Kumbotso, Kano. He had his throat slit. Known for his scathing Hausa posts on Facebook and TikTok, Khalil was a fierce critic of the APC-led government, President Bola Tinubu and the military. Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf also frequently drew his…
Nigerian dancer and hypeman Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, has made his first public appearance following reports that he has been released from custody in the United Kingdom. The entertainer appeared alongside Afrobeats star Burna Boy in a video shared on social media by activist and content creator Martins Otse, popularly known as…
Members of Nigeria’s National Assembly have resolved to suspend official visits to South Africa and boycott legislative seminars, conferences and other activities organised or hosted by the South African parliament. Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Ogunlana, a lawyer, said the decision was prompted by the…
Nollywood actress Temitope Kofoworola Osoba, popularly known as Tope Osoba, has been laid to rest in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, weeks after her death generated controversy over the circumstances surrounding her passing. Osoba, who died on 4 August, at the age of 40, was buried on Thursday, September 10, following a funeral service attended by…
Nollywood actress Tope Osoba has been buried in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, more than a month after her death at the age of 40. Osoba was laid to rest on Thursday, September 10, after a funeral service attended by members of her family, friends and several colleagues from the Nigerian film industry. The funeral…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from a purportedly filed petition filed on its behalf against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two others before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, challenging the result of the Osun State Governorship Election conducted on the 15th of August, 2026.…
British singer and rapper Khyra Wilson, popularly known as Kwn, has set the record straight about her heritage, revealing that she is half-Nigerian rather than Jamaican, as many people have assumed due to the influence of Jamaican culture and music on her work. Speaking on an episode of the Culture podcast, Kwn explained that her…
Waka music icon Salawa “Queen of Waka Music” Abeni has opened up about the challenges she faced at the beginning of her music career, revealing how jealousy and alleged “diabolical attacks” from senior colleagues nearly forced her out of the industry. The 65-year-old began her career in 1976 with the release of her debut hit…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for stronger bilateral relations between the State and the North African country known as Tunisia, particularly in sports development, grassroots football and institutional collaboration. Gov. Abiodun, made the call when the Tunisian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, visited Abeokuta in connection with the CAF Confederation Cup engagement…
In 1969, legendary Yoruba Sakara music lord, Yusuff Olatunji, serenaded and celebrated the sterling qualities of the Seriki of Egbaland, Chief Abdul-Wahab Amódemájá, who held an Egba high-ranking military-derived civil title. In his Volume 3 album entitled Amódemájá, using a twin engine of dense metaphor and vivid imagery, Olatunji advocated for the place of good people…
