Singer Skales and wife welcome first child

Skales apologizes to wife on her birthday after social media drama

Popular singer Skales has taken to social media to tender a heartfelt public apology to his wife, Precious Hassanity, on her birthday. In a sweet note posted on March 15th, 2023, the musician sought to clear the air after a public spat in October 2022 when he accused his wife of fake mourning the death... Read More

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November 2, 2022

“Never thought I would be married to the devil”- Nigerian Singer Skales

Skales, a Nigerian singer who recently lost his mother, has moved on from publicly criticizing his wife, Precious a.k.a. Hasanity, to releasing a diss track in which he talks about his marriage. Remember that the singer told people not to marry a heartless woman, and he also criticized his own wife, whom he said was... Read More

From worst to best, we rank the tweets from Nigerian celebrities against #xenophobiaattacks in South Africa

Check your social media feed. Till now, the dust is yet to settle following a recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa against Nigerians and other African nationals, resulting to chaos and looting of shops and businesses. The origin story of this latest xenophobic act is quite nebulous – a South African taxi driver... Read More

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September 4, 2018

Dotain Asfawosen emerges as Fews Next Face Africa 2018

After months of anticipation and preparation, Few Model Management and IMG Models concluded their model scouting competition on Monday, 3rd September with Ethiopian model Dotain Asfawosen emerging as Fews Next Face Africa 2018. Patrons and supporters of the fashion, advertising and modelling industries gathered at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, to watch the finale of... Read More

Today’s Noisemakers: Skales, Kenny K’ore, Adegoke Pamilerin, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

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May 17, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Skales, John Cena, Pius Adesanmi, others

Opinion

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May 2, 2018

J.Cole came to Nigeria and showed us all M.I was right all along

When rapper M.I Abaga released the first single off what was supposed to become his return project ‘You rappers should fix up your life’; he started an anticipated maelstrom. Understandably, M.I rose out of relative obscurity in the mid 2000’s after spending several years battle rapping in the US, into stratospheric fame with ‘Crowd Mentality’;... Read More

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October 30, 2017

The Big 5: Skales says he didn’t copy Olamide in his video, Adeosun extols the whistleblower policy and, other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: Abdulrasheed Maina, a former pension boss, got fired from his job recently after allegations of about N100billion pension fraud he partook in 2013 resurfaced. But, as if that was not enough, Maina has once again been linked to another N17 billion pension... Read More

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October 29, 2017

I only got inspired by Olamide, I didn’t copy him – Skales

Singer Skales has said he “would not go against anyone” who says he copied the concept of Olamide’s ‘Wo’ video in his new visuals for ‘Agolo’. Skales had been said to have stolen the concept in the new video. But in an interview with Punch, the artiste said there was nothing bad if artistes inspired each... Read More

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September 25, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Psquare reportedly go separate ways following termination of agreement; Idyl wins The Voice Nigeria Season 2 | More stories

If you’re the least excited about another Monday, then we have remedy. Here’s all the entertainment gist you may have missed out on while you turned up through the weekend and others that broke over Sunday night. Psquare have split up? For days now, the brothers that make up singing duo, Psquare have been reportedly... Read More

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September 25, 2017

How Olamide gave me money to shoot my video | Skales reveals

Baseline records artiste, Skales has revealed that fellow star, Olamide paid for the video of his super hit “Shake body”. Skales revealed this on Twitter on Sunday. According to the artiste, he was broke and could not afford to shoot a video for the song until the YBNL owner came to his rescue. He wrote,... Read More

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September 6, 2017

Skales speaks on his relationship with Nicki Minaj

Nigerian singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng known as Skales had featured American rapper, Diplo on a music video, and got the attention of Nicki Minaj who shared the video with her over 80 million fans. In a chat with SoundCity TV, Skales described how his relationship with Minaj has been going on fine from that time... Read More

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May 31, 2017

Album Review: Skales’ The Never Say Never Guy album is an easily forgettable body of work

Raoul John Njeng-Njeng also known as Skales released a sophomore album with twenty tracks, a bit too much if you ask me. This album gets a C score at most with its best showings in the features. While Skales in his own right is not a horrible musician, he lacks a particular spark; this spark... Read More

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May 31, 2017

[The Music Blog]: Why Skales’ new album is important for the culture

At the album listening party for his latest album, Skales told notjustOk.tv invariably that he has the biggest ‘grass to grace’ story. The declaration is not completely apt, but it still manages to get Skales’ point across without blurring the details of what we already know about him. To recap, Skales had been in the... Read More

The Music Blog

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May 30, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Skales releases second album “The Never Say Never Guy”, Harry Styles calls 14-year-old Manchester terror attack victim | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept through Monday night – and are buzzing this morning. Phyno is mad at PulseNG over an article Online magazine, Pulse published an article it claimed contained the backstory of the fresh controversy surrounding American singer, Pia Mia’s song “I’m a fan”... Read More

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May 19, 2017

Skales, Korede Bello, Humblesmith, Harry Song to Perform at Yaw’s #APERE on May 28 in Lagos

Comedian and OAP Steve ‘Yaw’ Onu will be staging his annual ‘Yaw Live on Stage’ event titled APERE featuring Sound Sultan on Sunday, May 28 2017 at Eko Hotels Convention Centre, Lagos and some of the best musicians in the country have been confirmed to perform at the show. Artists such as Korede Bello, Iyanya, Skales, Harry... Read More

The Thread: “Efe and Marvis should marry” “Bisola’s got an extraordinary mentality” “Efenomenon” | Nigerians cannot get over Efe’s 25M win

As you might imagine, Twitter NG is lit today. Different topics are trending at the same time, all having #BBNaija as the common denominator. So if you glance at your TL and see Funmi Iyanda, #BossNation, Warri, ‘Based on logistics’, just know that Nigerians are yet to exhaust the outcome of the BBNaija finale show.... Read More

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April 3, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: #BBNaija draws to a close as final five contestants emerge, Brad Pitt is shockingly skinny in new photo | More stories

Here are the biggest entertainment stories from the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this Monday. Bally bows out of Big Brother Naija, five housemates left in the finals Last night’s eviction show marked the end of the journey for BBNaija housemate, Bally. After one week of... Read More

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March 12, 2017

Album Review: Shaydee’s Rhythm and Life makes for pleasantly safe listening

by Will Fred Rhythm and Life, the debut album by Shaydee, perhaps the most underrated artiste of his generation arrived like Shaydee himself, quietly and without the kind of hype that his label Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) would have reserved for former flagbearer Wizkid, or even CEO Banky W. Understandably too, for while the Starboy... Read More

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January 1, 2017

#YNaija2016Review: Top 7 things that should change in Nigeria’s entertainment industry in 2017

by Tolu Omoyeni Nigeria’s entertainment industry saw a palpable growth in 2016. Artistes worked harder, the hard work paid off for most, new artistes emerged, the shows got bigger, Nigerian movies broke records, Nollywood diversified for good and Nigeria marked her place on the world’s showbiz map. As the year wrapped up, it was safe... Read More

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December 21, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Skales buys his mum a house, Drake and Jennifer Lopez are reportedly dating | 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. Skales buys his mum a house few days before Christmas Nigerian singer and rapper, Skales has accomplished a goal he set for himself. That goal was to buy his mother a... Read More

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November 10, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Brad Pitt cleared in child abuse investigations, Yemi Alade featured in Fader magazine | More stories

Here are some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Brad Pitt cleared after investigation into child abuse allegations Brad Pitt has been cleared of abusing his 15 year old son, Maddox on a private jet in September. The Los Angeles County... Read More

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October 23, 2016

Nigerian artistes take One Africa Music Festival by storm (PHOTOS)

Nigerian artistes were the star of the One Africa Music Festival that held early Sunday morning in Houston, Texas, the United States. Performances from 2baba, Dbanj, Olamide, Flavour, and Tekno thrilled the audience. Other acts who showcased the country’s musical prowess include Psquare, Banky W, Vector Tha Viper, Reekado Banks and Skales.

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August 14, 2016

#YNaijaTwitterInterview: Banky W talks Wizkid’s depature from EME, marriage, upcoming projects and more

To the ladies, he’s a dream hubby, to the guys he’s an ideal model and to the fans he’s all-round entertainer. Gifted with other abilities such as acting, directing and more, Bankole Wellington alias Banky W has been able to redefine the phrase ‘Jack of all Trades master of none because he is indeed a master... Read More

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August 9, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Banky W edges towards marriage | Viola Davis reveals slave-trade heritage | 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. Davido has ‘another one’ with popular EDM maestro, DJ Snake Just like Wizkid, Davido has also been rolling with the big wigs in the American music industry. The HKN singer and... Read More

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July 30, 2016

#YNaijaTwitterInterview: ‘Wizkid leaving EME put no pressure on me’ – Shaydee

Delivering a beautiful chorus on Sun Mo Mi – one of the hit tracks off EME’s 2012 Empire Mates State of Mind album, Shadrach Adeboye Folarin a.k.a Shaydee grabbed the attention of the Nigerian entertainment industry as many favoured him to be the next big success from the popular Nigerian label following the likes of Wizkid, Skales... Read More

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June 28, 2016

Skales drops video for ‘Nobody’s Business’ (WATCH)

After resolving his dispute with his record label, Skales released Nobody’s Business, a collaboration with Banky W. In the song, Skales sent out warning shots to his detractors saying that whatever is going on in his life is “nobody’s business.” The video for the song has been released. Watch the Paul Gambit-directed video

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June 21, 2016