Weekend Recap: Here’s What Happened Over The Weekend

The weekend was filled with news from the sports, Nollywood and music space with things happening on every front. Kenyan And Ethiopian Runners Win Lagos Marathon The Lagos city 2026 marathon which was held on the 14th of February over the weekend ended with Ethiopian Ezra Kering and Kenyan Dinke Meleka emerging as the winners... Read More

The Media Blog

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January 8, 2026

Top 5 Pictures of the Week

Nigerian celebrities have brought the heat pictures-wise this week. From studio pictures to magazine photos and images from official and traditional events, these pictures have left us stunned and anticipating more. The entrepreneur and influencer shared pictures of herself dressed in head-to-toe native regalia designed by ‘Rare by Angel’ while accompanying her father to a... Read More

Fashion

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Zulum Accuses Soldiers, Politicians of Collaborating with Boko Haram

May 22, 2025

For a president who almost lost his son to reckless behaviour, Buhari seems to condone reckless behaviour

One distinctive characteristics of Nigerian leaders is their love for titles, both appropriate and inappropriate ones. It has become quite common place for President Buhari’s media team and advisors to bandy around the appellation “father of the nation” when they refer to him, and call his wife “mother of the Nation”, a title neither has... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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December 1, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé just released the ‘Perfect’ duet; Kunle Remi says he’s NOT Adesua Etomi’s ex | More stories

TGIF plus public holiday means so much to you and we recognise this! So here are the biggest entertainment stories you missed out on yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept and are still buzzing today. Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé just released the ‘Perfect’ duet If you fell in love with British singer, Ed Sheeran’s... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

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September 26, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Cardi B makes history as ‘Bodak Yellow’ hits No 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | More stories

These are the entertainment stories that got people talking the most yesterday plus others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this Tuesday on Entertainment Roundup. Cardi B makes rap history and chart-breaking moves Bodak Yellow has become the number 1 song in the US. Billboard announced on Monday that newcomer rapper,... Read More

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May 18, 2017

Wizkid’s Billboard Music Awards Nomination and The Ghost of “One Dance”

By the end of 2016, Wizkid had toured a string of countries across the world, graced huge stages and performed to an intimidating number of people in attendance. His Instagram page alone is proof of just how big the Starboy brand has gotten home and abroad. This god-like level of success has only been dreamed... Read More

The Music Blog

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May 9, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Celine Dion to mark 20th anniversary of Titanic with a Billboard Awards performance; Yemi Alade replaces 2face on The Voice Nigeria | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Wizkid, Davido, Jidenna makes Forbes Africa Top 10 Richest Musicians Forbes Africa’s list of Most Bankable African musicians is out and four Nigerian artistes have been named on the list. Don Jazzy... Read More

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April 10, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Efe emerges winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija show, Wizkid’s Come Closer video hits 2 million views in 2 days | More stories

Missed out on all the hottest entertainment stories over the weekend? Not to worry! Catch up on all of them and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Efe emerges as winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality show Efe Michael Ejeba is the winner of this year’s... Read More

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March 30, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Billboard features Tekno as next Nigerian act to break into the American market, Iyanya releases first EP with Mavin Records | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Billboard features Tekno as next Nigerian star to break into North America MMMG artiste, Tekno has again been recognized by Billboard Magazine. In an article exploring his prospects of breaking into the... Read More

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March 21, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Nicki Minaj makes billboard hot 100 video, Falz releases video with RMD and other Nollywood legends | More stories

Catch up on all the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this Tuesday morning. Nicki Minaj now has more billboard hits than any female artist Rapper, Nicki Minaj has just made history for having the most Billboard 100 hits by a woman,... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

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February 22, 2017

Rihanna breaks Michael Jackson’s Billboard record, so we celebrate with a playlist

In ten years, seven months and two weeks, Rihanna hits her 30th top 10 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Up until now, she was tied with late pop legend, Michael Jackson with 29 Billboard Hot 100 singles. With her ‘Love on the Brain‘ track moving from 13 to 8 on the chart, she... Read More

Thinking Through

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September 15, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Reekado Banks debut album on Billboard chart | Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny’ video hits 51m views on YouTube

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup Reminisce, Reekado Banks’ albums debut appears on Billboard music chart The first album of Mavin star, Reekado Banks, has landed on the number ten spot on the World Album Category of... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Patoranking makes historical debut on Billboard chart | Empire’s Lucious and Cookie Lyon to get their own show? | More Stories

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. Patroranking’s album debuts on the Billboard Reggae chart It’s being less than 2 weeks since it was released and Patoranking‘s debut album – God Over Everything (GOE) is already making great... Read More

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July 18, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Taylor Swift/Kanye and Kim Kardashian feud gets messy | Yemi Alade lands another Billboard recognition | More Stories

Here are the some stories from yesterday and some stories that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning. Another Billboard recognition for Yemi Alade Since cutting her first big record with Johnny, Yemi Alade has hardly looked back. In the past year, the Effyzie records singer has taken on the task... Read More

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May 25, 2016

Kiss Daniel’s album goes global… makes Billboard world album chart

Just two weeks after its release, Kiss Daniel‘s debut album- New Era is already making great strides, not only in the country but also on the world stage. The album has now made the Billboard world album chart. The 20 track album sits at number 8 on the chart, surpassing the 2 other Nigerian albums (2face Idibia’s Ascension... Read More

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September 17, 2014

Power move: Beyonce and Jay Z to work on joint-album project

by Kolapo Olapoju According to reports, American power couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z will be teaming up in the studio to work on a joint-album project. Karli Henriquez, Vice President of Pop Programming at Dash Radio, revealed to E! that the pair, who have been married for six years, will be putting together a “huge... Read More

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September 14, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: President Jonathan is in a big mess

by Tunde Fagbenle President Goodluck Jonathan seems deep in bad mess, but mostly out of no fault of his. That is not saying the mess is all undeserved, but I am persuaded that the president, bar the still missing gift of eloquence, is lately of carriage and mien looking the part of president of the... Read More

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September 6, 2013

No, it’s not a SEX shop: Commuters can’t believe this highway billboard was put up by a church (LOOK)

A billboard installed on a highway by a Texas church is turning heads – and not because it warns drivers of hellfire and damnation. The giant sign put up by River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas, advertises ‘LOVE SEX’ – the title of a new series of sermons the church has organized about having ‘healthy’... Read More

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May 19, 2013

Femi Aribisala: Coincidence my foot! My God is not a coincidental God

by Femi Aribisala On one occasion, I asked the Lord a question while driving. When I looked up, the answer was there; boldly written on a billboard. My DVD player has a slow-motion application. When you press it, you see the film you are watching in slow-motion. That way, you are likely to notice things... Read More

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September 7, 2012

TICKER: #Rare – TobyMac’s Christian album No. 1 on Billboard chart

Christian singer TobyMac’s “Eye on It” landed the top spot on the Billboard 200 Wednesday — only the third time ever that a Christian album hit No.1 on the main U.S. album chart. “Eye on It” was also the first Christian disc since 1997 to notch the top spot on the Billboard 200 after selling 69,000 copies in its first... Read More

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December 30, 2011

What a year! Is Asa unstoppable or what?

by Wilfred Okiche It has been a phenomenal year for Nigerian born soul diva, Asa. Her sophomore album, ‘Beautiful Imperfection’ released late in 2010 carried over into 2011 and was one of the most played albums of the year. She cut a beautiful video for the disc’s second single ‘Why can’t we’ and had us... Read More

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September 29, 2011

Go girl! Asa cracks U.S Billboard charts

by Wilfred Okiche ‘’Beautiful Imperfection’’ the second studio album by Nigerian singer Asa entered the Billboard’s top world music album chart at the number 5 position last week following the U.S release of the album, almost a year after it was released in Nigeria. It made a steady climb this week following decent reviews and... Read More

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Weekend Recap: Here’s What Happened Over The Weekend

Top 5 Pictures of the Week

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Zulum Accuses Soldiers, Politicians of Collaborating with Boko Haram

For a president who almost lost his son to reckless behaviour, Buhari seems to condone reckless behaviour

Entertainment Roundup: Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé just released the ‘Perfect’ duet; Kunle Remi says he’s NOT Adesua Etomi’s ex | More stories

Entertainment Roundup: Cardi B makes history as ‘Bodak Yellow’ hits No 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | More stories

Wizkid’s Billboard Music Awards Nomination and The Ghost of “One Dance”

Entertainment Roundup: Celine Dion to mark 20th anniversary of Titanic with a Billboard Awards performance; Yemi Alade replaces 2face on The Voice Nigeria | More stories

Entertainment Roundup: Efe emerges winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija show, Wizkid’s Come Closer video hits 2 million views in 2 days | More stories

Entertainment Roundup: Billboard features Tekno as next Nigerian act to break into the American market, Iyanya releases first EP with Mavin Records | More stories

Entertainment Roundup: Nicki Minaj makes billboard hot 100 video, Falz releases video with RMD and other Nollywood legends | More stories

Rihanna breaks Michael Jackson’s Billboard record, so we celebrate with a playlist

Entertainment Roundup: Reekado Banks debut album on Billboard chart | Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny’ video hits 51m views on YouTube

Entertainment Roundup: Patoranking makes historical debut on Billboard chart | Empire’s Lucious and Cookie Lyon to get their own show? | More Stories

Entertainment Roundup: Taylor Swift/Kanye and Kim Kardashian feud gets messy | Yemi Alade lands another Billboard recognition | More Stories

Kiss Daniel’s album goes global… makes Billboard world album chart

Power move: Beyonce and Jay Z to work on joint-album project

Tunde Fagbenle: President Jonathan is in a big mess

No, it’s not a SEX shop: Commuters can’t believe this highway billboard was put up by a church (LOOK)

Femi Aribisala: Coincidence my foot! My God is not a coincidental God

Obi Asika, Obi Asika & all that cool stuff: 7 reasons Social Media Week rocked

TICKER: #Rare – TobyMac’s Christian album No. 1 on Billboard chart

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Go girl! Asa cracks U.S Billboard charts

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