A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, has renewed a bench warrant for the arrest of Nollywood actress and producer, Monalisa Chinda-Coker, over alleged tax evasion. The judge, Adedayo Akintoye, renewed the order for the arrest following the failure of the actress to appear in court for trial on Monday after the state charged … Read more
Celebrities and musicians in the entertainment industry are paying tributes to Grammy-nominated US rapper, Nipsey Hussle, who was shot dead in Los Angeles on Sunday. The 33-year-old father of two was gunned down outside his Los Angeles clothing shop, Marathon Store in a shooting incident that left two other people hospitalised. The deceased … Read more
Delectable Nigerian screen diva and producer, Genevieve Nnaji, has expressed that feminism means nothing to her than without the essence of fundamental human rights. At the recent London School of Economics Africa Summit, the Lionheart producer joined a growing list of female celebrities across the world offering their opinions on what true feminism should mean. … Read more
With the furore generated by the scene created at a concert in Zambia drawing widespread condemnations, Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, has offered an update on what really transpired. Along with apologizing, the new Star ambassador said the man tried to rob him while performing on stage in Zambia. A video surfaced on … Read more
President Buhari has departed Nigeria for Dakar, Senegal to attend the inauguration of Senegalese President, Macky Sall. This is according to a statement by Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement in part read “On the invitation of his host, President Buhari, who is ECOWAS Chairman, will be Special Guest … Read more
Ghanian famous artist Shatta Wale cries as he dedicates his award to his Dad at the 3MusicAwards in Ghana.
In a funny live IG video chat, popular musician Davido was seen having a video chat with Mayorkun after complaining of going broke and unable to make a wrist watch with ice box after buying expensive Mercedes benz on his birthday. Meanwhile his record label boss Davido replied him in pidgin, he said “Who send … Read more
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has commenced sitting at the resumed hearing of Justice Walter Onnoghen’s trial for alleged non-declaration of assets. The tribunal had on Friday ruled that Justice Onnoghen has a case to answer. Justice Onnoghen’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, raised concerns that the proceedings from Friday’s hearing have not been made available to them. … Read more
Her name is Sibeth Ndiaye. Previously Macron’s communication adviser, she takes over as government spokeswoman. French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed his Senegalese-born media advisor as government spokeswoman, one of three new faces for his cabinet as it gears up for the European Parliament elections next month. Sibeth Ndiaye, a 39-year-old born in Dakar, only obtained … Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of three Commissioners of Police, Jona Mava, Olushola David and Titus Larmode, to the next rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). The Commission also promoted 8,913 senior Police officers to their next substantive ranks to fill existing vacancies. A statement by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu … Read more
The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has endorsed the candidature of Femi Gbajabiamila for the position of House of Representative Speaker. The former minister his endorsement of Gbajabiamila through a statement obtained by The Blog Nigeria. “I have known Femi Gbajabiamila for 40 years and I can assure you that he will make a … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday evening expressed sadness over the death of a founding father of Lagos State, Pa Hassan Fasinro. Popularly called HAB, Pa Fasinro, a Senator in the Second Republic and the first Clerk of Lagos City Council, passed on at exactly 8:29pm on Sunday evening after a brief illness. … Read more
With many of his fans and music lovers expecting something new from him after his 2018 monster hit, “Wetin We Gain”, Nigerian music act, Victor AD, is out with the video of his latest tune. The just-released visuals are for his collaboration with Davido titled “Tire You” which, like “Wetin We Gain”, is based … Read more
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, prosecuting the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad fringes, have killed senior Boko Haram Commander and 15 of his men in a heavy gun fight. Also destroyed with the help of Air force aircraft attached to MNJTF were five gun trucks belonging to … Read more
A stray bullet from a team of policemen, last night, killed a boy who was watching the English Premiership football match between Liverpool and Tottenham, in Agege area of Lagos. The incident sparked a protest as angry youths took over the street to protest the killing. They barricaded the Agege Road, … Read more
She might have made a splash on the Nollywood scene especially with roles in films like Dazzling Mirage and The CEO, directed by Tunde Kelani and Kunle Afolayan respectively but those who really know Kemi Lala Akindoju can attest to her passion for stage play. And having participated as an actress for the past few seasons, … Read more
Singer, Simi, has apologized to anyone who felt offended or insulted for her line about tribal marks in her #fuckyouchallenge cover. The singer, who wrote “Se mo kola ni? in Yoruba which directly translates to “Do you think I have tribal marks?’’ in English, said the apology was after realising that some people felt offended … Read more
Like most people, Jada Pollock, who has the unique role of being both Wizkid’s manager and his baby mama, got into the Mother’s Day groove on Sunday. In her own message, however, she celebrated herself and praised the Starboy Music boss for his love and support. Posting a picture of herself when … Read more
Gospel singer, Busola Oke, aka Eleyele, has revealed that she will deal with Lil Kesh over copyright infringement on her intellectual property. Oke in her claims alleges that the rapper took a part of her song in and used it in his new song, Undertaker, which was released on February 29. In a chat with … Read more
The death has been announced in Lagos of one of the architects and founding fathers of Lagos,Pa Hassan Fasinro Pa Fasinro, passed on at exactly 8:29pm on Sunday evening after a brief illness at the age of 99. The number one citizen of the state,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode,in a statement credited to his Chief Press … Read more