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Cardi B surprises Offset with a Lamborghini for his 29th birthday
On Monday night — as Offset celebrated his 29th birthday — his wife Cardi B surprised him with a luxurious gift: a golden Lamborghini Aventador SVJ.
Lakers’ James is TIME’s Athlete of the Year
LeBron James, who won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers and formed a coalition to battle voter suppression, was Thursday named Time magazine’s 2020 Athlete of the Year.
Kanye West named Billboard‘s gospel artist of the year
Popular American rapper Kanye West has been named Billboard‘s top Gospel Artist of 2020.
Nicki Minaj drags Grammys over ‘Best new artist’ award
She wrote: “Never forget the Grammys did not give me my best new artist award when I had seven songs simultaneously charting on billboard and bigger first week than any female rapper in the last decade and went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Iver.”
Charli D’Amelio hits 100 million TikTok followers
Charli D’Amelio is the first TikTok creator to hit 100 million followers. She’s the first by some distance, too — only two other creators have cracked 50 million. On TikTok, that makes her more than twice as big as Will Smith, three times as big as The Rock, four times as big as Selena Gomez, and five times as big as Kylie Jenner and Ariana Grande.
Whitney Houston makes history with third diamond album
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston’s 1987 sophomore album, “Whitney,” has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. Her self-titled 1985 debut album and 1992′s “The Bodyguard” soundtrack were already diamond successes, selling 13 million and 18 million units, respectively.
Screen unveils the 2020 Stars of Tomorrow
Screen International has unveiled Stars of Tomorrow 2020, its annual, eagerly anticipated talent showcase of the most exciting new actors, writers, directors, producers, and heads of department emerging across the UK and Ireland. Screen International...
#BBNaija: Why I entered Big Brother house – Laycon
Laycon, Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, has revealed that he actually entered this season’s reality show to ‘catch cruise.’
Sinach tops Billboard USA Christian songwriters chart
Nigerian gospel singer-songwriter Osinachi Joseph better known as Sinach has become the first African to top the Billboard USA Christian songwriters chart.
Gospel singer Troy Sneed dies of coronavirus
Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died due to complications from coronavirus. He was 52 years old.
Drake breaks Beatles’ 54-year-old record
Billboard announced during the week that the rapper became the first male artist to have debuted three songs at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
APC prepares for post-Oshiomhole era
The All Progressives Congress appears to have begun preparations for life after the chairmanship of Adams Oshiomhole.
APC crisis: Adams Oshiomhole’s banner removed as party prepares for NEC
Signs that the days of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, are numbered further emerged on Thursday when the billboard and banner containing his picture and that of President Muhammadu Buhari was removed by the party.
Billboard is changing its albums chart to count YouTube streams
Video streams from other platforms will also count, including Apple, Spotify, Tidal, and Vevo, and Billboard says the change will also impact genre album consumption charts, like country, Latin, and others. Billboard’s charts have historically been seen as a barometer of success within the music industry.
Davido asks fans to name upcoming album
Singer David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has asked fans to help him title his upcoming album.
Wizkid becomes first African to hit eight million monthly listeners on Spotify
Afropop star Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has become the first African artist to hit eight million monthly streams on Spotify.
Wizkid lands second Billboard entry with Beyoncé’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’
Afrobeat star Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has earned his second Billboard Hot entry with his feature on Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’.
Davido becomes most viewed Nigerian artist on YouTube
Afro pop star David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has become the most viewed Nigerian artist on streaming platform, YouTube.
Amazon strikes at Spotify with new free streaming music with ads
Billboard recently reported that Amazon had entered discussions to launch an answer to Spotify’s free music streaming tier, and apparently, those talks were productive. The Seattle company today announced an ad-supported Amazon Music option that’s available through Alexa-enabled devices in the U.S.
Lawyer: Rapper 21 Savage granted immigration bond
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was granted bond for release Tuesday after spending more than a week in federal immigration custody, but he wasn’t freed right away, his lawyer said.
Election: INEC inaugurates team to track campaign finance
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has inaugurated an inter-agency campaign finance monitoring group ahead of the general election.
Grammys 2019: Seun Kuti performs, loses category to Soweto Gospel Choir
Seun Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat musician, lost in his first attempt to win a Grammy award.
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Zamfara governor: Abduction of Jangebe schoolgirls won’t stop my talks with bandits
As the Zamfara government says it is awaiting the release of abducted schoolgirls in Jangebe, Governor Bello Matawalle insists he will not relent in his peace process with bandits despite efforts to stop it.
Deceased Ogun monarch’s daughters sue Ogboni Society for N50 billion ‘hijack’ of corpse
Three daughters of the late the Alaye-Aba of Aba, Aiyepe, Ogun State, Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, have sued the unincorporated Osugbo Society of Ijebuland (known as the Ogboni) over the alleged hijack of the late monarch’s corpse.
Former French president jailed for corruption
The politician, 66, who was president from 2007 to 2012 was convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a Paris court and handed a three-year prison sentence of which two years are suspended.
WTO chief accepts apology from Swiss newspaper over ‘grandmother’ remarks
The first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization on Monday welcomed an apology from a Swiss newspaper that had dismissed the seasoned international professional as a grandmother.
President Buhari felicitates with Speaker Gbajabiamila’s mother at 91
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African swine fever detected in South Africa’s Western Cape
South Africa’s Western Cape region has reported its first cases of African swine fever at two small farms, after outbreaks in other parts of the country, the provincial head of agriculture said.
Abuja crash: Tears, emotions as NAF buries seven slain personnel
Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama, Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo, Flying Officer Michael Okpara, Warrant Officer Bassey Etim, Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi, Sergeant Ugochukwu Oluka, and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson died on Sunday, 21 February 21 in Abuja while on active duty in service to their Fatherland.
Ooni unveils ‘herbal remedy’ for coronavirus
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has unveiled a series of traditional medicines, made from local herbs, that boost the human’s immune system against infectious diseases, including the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19).
DHQ warns against obstructing vehicles conveying food from north to south
The defence headquarters has warned individuals who obstruct the movement of goods from one part of the country to the other to desist from such acts or face the wrath of the law.
Former Manchester United player diagnosed with dementia
A former Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds defender Gordon McQueen, who was capped 30 times for the Scottish football team, has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. Confirming this through a statement, his family asked that attention be paid to the occurrence of this amongst today’s crop of players.