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Nearly two years after publicly disclosing his battle with kidney failure, Nigerian music-video director ThankGod “TG” Omori has opened up about the full extent of the illness, including a failed transplant involving his younger brother and the moment he became unsure he would survive. Omori made the revelations during a nearly two-hour interview on the…
Nigerian Afrobeats stars Davido, Rema, and Omah Lay will headline the seventh edition of Afro Nation Portugal alongside Congolese music star Fally Ipupa, as organisers unveiled the festival’s first wave of performers for 2027. The three artistes were announced on Wednesday as the major acts for the festival, which is scheduled to take…
Sharon Ademefun, the elder sister of Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that she holds weekly finance meetings with the singer to review how his money is spent. Sharon made the disclosure while speaking on The Morayo Show, where she discussed her relationship with Davido, her involvement in his career…
Fuji music icon Wasiu “Kwam 1” Ayinde has brokered a truce between rival transport union leaders Musiliu “MC Oluomo” Akinsanya and Mustapha “Tafa Sego” Adekunle after years of tension between their camps. The reconciliation took place on Tuesday at Ojusagbola in Ijebu, Ogun State, in the presence of several transport union chieftains. At the meeting,…
•Concert a waste of public funds — APC Oyo State governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Engineer SeyiMakinde, has declared that the party will record victory in the 2027 general elections, saying the defection of thousands of supporters from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the APM was an indication of…
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, says his three-night residency at Lagos’ National Theatre will demonstrate the capacity of African artistes to stage major global music events from Nigeria. Davido is scheduled to headline the renovated National Theatre from December 17 to 19, with the residency expected to feature songs from his…
Music icon Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has celebrated his longtime brother and fellow music legend, Sunday Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade (KSA), on the occasion of his 80th birthday, describing his musical journey as a testament to God’s uncommon grace and faithfulness. In a goodwill message titled “KSA at 80: Celebrating Grace, Legacy &…
Tunji Braithwaite The contest for the presidency of Nigeria in the election on 11 August 1979 was between five candidates. Nnamdi Azikiwe of the Nigerian Peoples Party was born on 16 November 1904. On election day in 1974, he was over 74 years. Obafemi Awolowo of the Unity Party of Nigeria was over 70. He…
In this interview with Subair Mohammed, High Chief Waheed Muraina, the Agbaakin Bashorun of Yorubaland, shares his life’s journey and thoughts on Yoruba culture and tradition. Excerpts: CAN you tell us about your childhood, especially how you started as a mechanic to a farmer and later became a land agent? I was born in Obafemi…
From the sacred hill of Ori-Odo, through the tip of Ago Ishaga in the heart of Ilaro, Egungun Eyeba gyrated in its multi-layered regalia, throwing an excited crowd into ecstasy. It was at the Oronna Festival — Ilaro’s most significant cultural celebration — and the mammoth crowd screamed in celebration of the 17th-century generalissimo who…
