Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Nigerian photographer Bolaji Alonge’s photographs of the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos have been featured in a new limited-edition vinyl release of Fela Kuti’s Zombie. The edition is a collaboration between American fashion brand Denim Tears and the Fela Kuti Estate, with designer Tremaine Emory reimagining the album’s packaging. According to Partisan Records, Emory used…
What was billed as a press conference ahead of Chaos in the Ring’s Independence Day showdown lived up to its name on Tuesday as tensions boiled over at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, Lagos. The build-up to the 1 October fight card quickly turned into another spectacle, with skit maker Carter Efe and rapper…
President Bola Tinubu’s return to Lagos on Tuesday evening triggered heavy traffic around the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and adjoining parts of the city as security operatives restricted movement on roads along his route. The restrictions began before 5 p.m. and left motorists and commuters stranded for hours, with traffic building up around the airport…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed concerns over his health, declaring that he is fit, sound and ready to resume work following his return to Nigeria from a working vacation in London and Paris, France. Speaking with journalists shortly after arriving at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday,…
Nollywood has broken a Guinness World Record after more than 51,000 people gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos to watch the crime thriller, Black Market, on Saturday. The record was achieved on Saturday at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, where thousands of movie lovers gathered to watch the crime thriller. The Guinness World…
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 veteran Innocent “2Baba” Idibia previewed his forthcoming album, “Oldest Young Man”, on Saturday at a listening party held to mark his 51st birthday in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event drew his children, mother, friends and prominent entertainment figures, including Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo “D1” Adeneye, Wande Coal, African China, Ayo Makun, Faze, Tony Tetuila, Jide…
Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemates Abisola “Abi” Ayoola and Oluwaseyifunmi “Araga” Sosanya have been evicted from the reality show. The duo were evicted on Sunday, during the Week 7 live eviction show hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. Their exits bring the housemates to 14, following the earlier disqualification of Whitney “Nomy” Chukwu. Abi, 25, a…
Content creator and streamer Carter Efe is set to face rapper and social media personality Speed Darlington in a celebrity boxing bout scheduled for 1 October , at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. The fight, billed as “Chaos in the Ring”, was officially announced by Balmoral Promotions on Sunday. It will be held on…
Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Femi Adebayo, is set to take audiences back to 19th-century Lagos with King Kosoko: The Battle for Lagos, a Yoruba-language historical drama scheduled to hit cinemas nationwide on August 28, 2026. Directed by Adebayo Tijani, the film tells the story of Oba Kosoko, the 12th Oba of Lagos, and the political…
