Tag: Aretha Franklin

Editor December 26, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Billy Graham, Kofi Annan… These 10 deaths shook the world

May their souls rest in peace. This is the YNaija2018Review definitive list of globally recognised persons whose deaths shook the world. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served…

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Omoleye Omoruyi November 6, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Rihanna sends ‘cease and desist’ to Trump; 2Face sheds tears as Pero and Annie end rift | Other top stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Mac Miller’s cause of death revealed Mac Miller died from a…

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Omoleye Omoruyi August 29, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Pete Davidson thinks Ariana Grande must be “blind” for accepting his proposal; Davido resumes NYSC | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Singer Davido resumes NYSC Nigerian music artiste David ‘Davido’ Adeleke…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 23, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: NBC clears air on ‘ban’ of #ThisIsNigeria, Report reveals Aretha Franklin died without a will | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today: The National Broadcasting Commission has refuted the allegation that the 'ban'…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 22, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Davido releases much anticipated ‘collabo’ with Duncan Mighty, gifts fan N1m | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today: Afro-Pop Star and 2018 BET International Act winner, Davido has released the much anticipated collaboration…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 21, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Childish Gambino wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, Nollywood’s Queen Nwokoye welcomes baby girl | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today: American rapper and actor, Donald Glover, better known as Childish…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 17, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: ‘Queen of Soul,’ Aretha Franklin passes on; Blackface sues Wizkid, Banky W over copyright infringement | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today:  Music icon and legendary singer, Aretha Franklin (76), on Thursday…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 16, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Cardi B to open 2018 MTV VMA, Detroit Church holds vigil for ‘Queen of Soul’ | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today: Nigerian hip-hop recording artiste, Olamide has dropped a new single,…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq August 14, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: MURIC mocks Falz over NBC’s ban of #ThisIsNigeria video, Aretha Franklin gravely ill | More stories

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed the decision of the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to ban the song 'This is Nigeria’, Falz’s cover of  Childish Gambino's 'This is…

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Tolu February 10, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Tiwa Savage attends DJ Khaled’s album party, George Clooney and wife Amal expecting twins | More stories

Here are the top entertainment stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept - and are still hot stuff this morning. Tiwa Savage parties with the biggest stars…

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Isime Esene April 16, 2015

Leke Alder: #TheMusicIssue – Can a Christian artiste sing secular songs? (Part 2)

by Leke Alder The foregoing leads us to the tendentious issue of whether a Christian can even do “secular” music. Must a Christian sing only gospel? Should a Christian perform…

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Isime Esene April 16, 2015

Leke Alder: #TheMusicIssue – Can a Christian artiste sing secular songs? (Part 1)

  by Leke Alder The foregoing leads us to the tendentious issue of whether a Christian can even do “secular” music. Must a Christian sing only gospel? Should a Christian…

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Kolapo Olapoju September 17, 2014

“My ideal partner shouldn’t necessarily be pretty” || 20 things you never knew about Asa at 32

by Kolapo Olapoju Nigerian international singer, Bukola Elemide, popularly known as 'Asa' turns 32, today, 17 September. Asa recently released her third studio album 'Bed of Stone' to critical acclaim with…

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February 15, 2012

What they said! An all star tribute to Whitney Houston

by Wilfred Okiche Grammy award-winning superstar and vocalist par excellence, Whitney Houston passed away Saturday night. Her body was discovered submerged in a bath tub, in her room at the Beverly…

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