The police in Uganda have charged two Nigerian singers and their manager for violation of Covid-19 guidelines. They are STANLEY OMAH DIDIA alias OMAH LAY, TEMILADE OPENYI alias TEMS, and MUYIWA AWONIYI. The three Nigerian nationals are jointly charged with four other Ugandans, and all seven accused persons have been remanded in custody.
Nigerian singer, AYODEJI IBRAHIM BALOGUN, popularly known as WIZKID, has won the Best African Act at the Music of Black Origin Awards. WIZKID beat the likes of DAVIDO, BURNA BOY, TIWA SAVAGE, STONEBWOY, and SHATTA WALE, among others. WIZKID was crowned at the 2020 MOBO Awards, which returned for the first time since 2017 with an online…
Renowned Nigerian poet and playwright, JOHN PEPPER CLARK, has died at the age of eighty-five. Family members said the literary icon died in a hospital in Lagos where he had been receiving treatment. JOHN PEPPER CLARK was popular for his poems Abiku and Night Rain, which were compulsory reading for students of English literature across Africa at…
Davido Music Worldwide, also known as DMW Records, has terminated its recording contract with popular rapper, Lil Frosh, whose real name is SANNI GORIOLA WASIU. A statement by DMW Records, which was circulated through DAVIDO’s twitter handle, noted that the action against LIL-FROSH is because of his alleged involvement in a case of domestic violence. DMW Record…
The American film industry is in shock of the death of actor THOMAS JEFFERSON BYRD, who was shot and killed in the US. Reports say BYRD was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the back at Belvedere Avenue, southwest Atlanta, on Saturday. Atlanta police spokesman Officer ANTHONY GRANT told US media that detectives were working to determine…
The release date for “No Time to Die”, which features DANIEL CRAIG in his last role as James Bond, has been shifted to April next year. The movie was originally meant to be released in April this year but was delayed till November due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the November date is no longer possible because…