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Veteran Nollywood actor Elegbeje Ado dies
Nollywood actor Taiwo Adeshina, popularly known as Elegbeje Ado Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Taiwo Adeshina, popularly known as Elegbeje Ado, is dead. The actor’s death was confirmed by fellow actor Kunle Afod in a tribute shared on Instagram on Tuesday. “We regret to announce the passing of one of the legends of the Yoruba Nollywood…
BET Awards 2026: Tems Shines With ‘What You Need’ Performance, Joins Star-Studded Lauryn Hill Tribute
Later that evening, Tems joined rapper Tierra Whack in performing the Fugees’ “Fu-Gee-La” during an all-star tribute celebrating Lauryn Hill as the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award recipient. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 28: Tems performs onstage during the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Paras Griffin/Getty…
Teyana Taylor, Clipse Lead BET Awards 2026 Win As Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake Miss [FULL LIST]
The ceremony, held on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by comedian Druski, celebrated achievements across music, film, television, and sports, with Teyana Taylor and rap duo Clipse dominating the night’s honours. Despite securing some of the night’s biggest international nominations, Nigerian music stars Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, and Asake failed…
Ex-President Obasanjo Blames Greed, Carelessness For Global Warming
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria, also revealed that he had personally planted more than 3.5 million trees as part of efforts to combat climate change. A file photo of former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has attributed global warming to human greed, selfishness, and reckless exploitation of the environment,…
Spice Girls’ Debut ‘Wannabe’ Turns 30, Amid Reunion Talk
“Wannabe” with its catchy refrain — “I’ll tell you want I want, what I really, really want” and its insistence that “friendship never ends” — became an anthem for a generation of young women. It has been played almost 1.5 billion times on Spotify. Members of the British pop group The Spice Girls – Posh…
Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed in New York? Clues abound
The couple, who announced their engagement in August last year, have been seen in various spots around New York of late, and clues have multiplied that the Garden could be their venue of choice. (FILES) US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (L) and boyfriend US NFL football player Travis Kelce attend the men’s final match between USA’s…
British-Nigerians Akinola Davies Jr, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, PC Williams Invited To Join Oscar Academy
British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr., actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, and costume designer PC Williams are among the 529 artistes and executives selected for the Academy’s 2026 class. L-R: Akinola Davies, PC Williams and Sope Dirusu. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited three professionals of Nigerian descent to join its membership, further…
I Didn’t Set Out To Make ‘Intellectual Comedy’ — Layi Wasabi
He said his journey into comedy began with stand-up performances after he realised through feedback from people during his school years that he was funny. Photo of Layi Wasabi Popular Nigerian skitmaker, comedian and actor, Layi Wasabi, has said he did not begin making comedy to be seen as an intellectual but simply created content…
‘The Bear’ Ends Its Run With Renewed Focus, but Not Quite Redemption: TV Review
“You did this,” Donna Berzatto (Jamie Lee Curtis) kvells to her daughter Natalie (Abby Elliott), offering praise in the middle of a particularly stressful day. (Though in this family, all days are stressful days.) She’s referring to the restaurant that bears — pun intended — a shortened version of their family name, and which serves as the namesake…
Inside the 2026 Forbes Creator List: How iShowSpeed, MrBeast Upended Traditional Media Margins
Elite creators like Dhar Mann ($65M) and iShowSpeed ($30M) are capturing unprecedented media revenue with fractional overhead. The digital media landscape has officially reached a billion-dollar tipping point, but the true story lies in the structural mechanics of how that money is made. When Forbes dropped its 2026 Top Creators list, the headline figure crossed a historic…
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