American Music Awards Have Nominated Wizkid, Asake, Rema, And Tems
Wizkid, Rema, Asake, and Tems have been nominated for the Favourite Afrobeats Category at the 2025 American Music Awards. They will be competing with South African star, Tyla, for the prize. The 2025 American Music Award show will hold on May 25, after failing to hold in the past two years, and will be hosted by singer […]
Tiwa Savage Announces Her Fourth Album “This One is Personal”
Afrobeats superstar, Tiwa Savage, is set to release her fourth studio album titled “This One is Personal” Tiwa announced this yesterday on Instagram with a video, saying the project is for every time she fell and still found a way to shine, every lesson dressed in pain and every smile she wore during the rain. […]
Tunde Onakoya Sets 64-hour Chess Marathon World Record
Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has set a 64-Hour chess marathon world record. The new record set by Onakoya and his chess partner, Shawn Martinez, at Times Square, New York, broke the 61-hour record achieved by the chess marathon record of 61 hours, 3 minutes, and 34 seconds, […]
Mo Abudu Makes List of TIME 100 most Influential People
TIME magazine has named Nigeria’s Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Group, in its 2025 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people. The annual list celebrates individuals who are making significant global impact through innovation and achievement. Abudu, a media mogul and entrepreneur, was recognised for her work in reshaping the global perception of […]
Lil Nas X Suffers From Partial Face Paralysis
U.S Rapper and musician, Lil Nas X, is suffering from a sudden partial paralysis of the face. Posting to Instagram from hospital, the 26-year-old star, whose real name is Montero Hill, told his 10.4 million followers that he has “lost control” of the right-hand side of his face. In a follow-up post, Lil Nas X […]
Portable Remanded In Kwara Prison Over inability To Meet Bail Conditions
Controversial singer, Okikiola Badmus, well known as Portable, has been remanded in the Oke Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, over his inability to meet N1 million bail imposed by an Upper Area Court in the state. The singer had appearance in court today on the charges of defamation of character levelled against […]
I Did Not Attack Seyi Tinubu With “Tell Your Papa” – Eedris Abdulkareem
Nigerian singer and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem says he did not attack Seyi Tinubu with his new song ‘Tell Your Papa’, stressing that he only replied to a statement he made that his father, President Bola Tinubu, is Nigeria’s best-ever president. Speaking yesterday in an interview on Rubbin’ Minds, Abdulkareem said the song was a call […]
Portable Arrested by Saheed Osupa
Portable, the controversial singer, has been arrested by the officers of the Kwara state police command. The ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker was apprehended at the weekend over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination. The arrest followed a petition filed by fellow musician Saheed Osupa, accusing Portable of using abusive and insulting […]
Nigerian Artists Win Big At The AAEA Music Awards
Burna Boy was named the Best Overall Male Artist of the Year at this year’s AAEA Music Awards, which took place recently in Nairobi. Wizkid’s ‘Piece of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz got the prize for the Best Afro-R&B song, just as British-Nigerian singer, Darkoo, won the award for the Best Diasporan Act for her hit single ‘Favourite Girl’ whose remix features Rema. Asake’s ‘MMS’ featuring […]
Drake Becomes The First Artist To Surpass 500M RIAA Certification units
In a report by music chart news platform Chart Data, Canadian superstar, Drake, has become the first artist in history to reach 500 million RIAA certification units. This feat is a testament to Drake’s status as one of the most commercial artists globally, especially in the United States where he holds multiple charting records. He recently set a […]