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Wizkid shades Don Jazzy, resumes hostilities with Davido after three years
By Tosin Brown Afrobeats superstar Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid stirred hornets nest on Monday, April 29, when he threw shades at Mavins music chief, Don Jazzy. It all began when Ladipoe, a Mavins signee, gave an opinion over Wizkid’s controversial “hip hop is dead” statement. “Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artists go through their own,”…
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Akpabio, Eno attend Petroleum Minster’s son’s wedding in Abuja
By Tosin Brown The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno were some of the eminent personalities that attended the wedding reception of Victor Ekpo, son of Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo and his bride, Olayemi. The Akwa Ibom State governor, had in his entourage, the Secretary…
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I relocated to USA to be with my son, says Doris Simon
By Tosin Brown Star actress Doris Simon has revealed that she left Nigeria in 2018 so she could be closer to her only child and son. In a recent chat, Simon said, “As many people know, my child and his father reside in America, and that’s one of the reasons I decided to relocate here.” “I left Nigeria in…
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Osita Iheme gets Nigerian Army’s applaud for promoting unity, peace
By Tosin Brown Nollywood star, Osita Iheme has gotten an applaud from the Nigerian Army for his efforts in fostering unity, understanding, and peaceful coexistence across different groups in the country. This was made known by the Army Public Relations chief, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday. Iheme was lauded for his peaceful advocacy and global recognition. The statement partly reads: “Mazi…
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I’m done playing the blame game, says D’Banj
By Tosin Brown Nigerian singer and showbiz entrepreneur Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo aka D’banj, has said he is done playing the blame game over the crash of Mo’Hits records, which he once co-owned with Don Jazzy. In an emotional tweet ahead of the release of his new song on May 5, D’Banj apologised to his erstwhile partner and all the artists…
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Police officers abducted me, collected N103k from me, Femi Dapson reveals
Music video producer Femi Dapson has revealed how he was ‘kidnapped’ by some police officers for just returning home from a music video shoot recently. The founder and Executive producer at Nouvelle Films made this known in a lengthy story shared on X. “Some policemen left Festac and stopped me on orchid road in Lekki phase 2 and before I…
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I can never leave home without eyelashes, says TolaniBaj
By Tosin Brown Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Tolani Baj, has said she can’t leave her house without having her eyelashes on. TolaniBaj made this disclosure in a podcast hosted by Moet Abebe recently. When asked one thing she can never leave home without and she responded saying, “I can never leave my house without my eyelashes. I always wear my…
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Davido moves DMW artists to new U.S. recording company
By Tosin Brown Grammy nominee and Afrobeats superstar Davido has announced a new music business deal. The hit singer recently announced a joint collaboration with Steve Stoute’s music distribution company, UnitedMasters. The collaboration has birthed Nine+, a new international label created to celebrate the great from the good. Confirming the new music business deal, Davido, in a tweet, noted that…
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Charterhouse defends N42m fee for primary school student
The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos, has defended the school fees of N42million for each student per annum. The defence is coming on the heels of backlashes from the public who criticised the school fees per annum for a primary school student and N2 million as a non-refundable registration fee. The director of Communications,…
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At 56% tax revenue, IMF expresses concern over Nigeria’s debt-service burdens
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about “heavy” debt-service burdens in low-income countries — stating that debt servicing in Nigeria gulps 56 per cent of tax revenue. The Bretton Woods firm disclosed this in its Fiscal Policy Monitor report unveiled during a press briefing in Washington DC at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings. According to the organisation, large shares…
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