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YEMI ALADE BECOMES THE FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE ARTIST WITH THE HIGHEST YOUTUBE VIEWS FROM HER HIT SONG ‘’JOHNNY’’

  Nigerian music star, Yemi Eberechi Alade professionally known as Yemi Alade  gained prominence in the Africa music industry in  2013 with her hit single ‘’Johnny’’ which was produced by Selebobo. In 2014,  “Johnny” music video was released, and in June 2018, the video reached 91 million views. But recently in January 2019, the music […]

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DAVIDO DELIVERS A SUPERB PERFORMANCE AT THE O2 ARENA

­   Nigerian Afropop star David Adeleke professionally known as Davido recently achieved a new milestone on Sunday, January 27th 2019 as he had a sold out music concert at the 02 Arena in the United Kingdom, which has 20,000 capacity. The DMW boss joins other global music stars, such as: Drake, Celine Dion, Wizkid,

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TENNIS SUPERSTAR RAFAEL NADAL ENGAGED TO GIRLFRIEND MARIA PERELLO

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal is engaged to his long time girlfriend of 14 years Maria Perello. According to reports, Rafael Nadal proposed to Maria sometime in May 2018 while they were on vacation in Rome, Italy, but the couple kept their engagement news away from the public.In a recent interview with iHola magazine,  Nadal said

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EMPIRE STAR; JUSSIE SMOLLET HOSPITALISED AFTER SUSPECTED RACIST AND HOMOPHOBIC ASSAULT IN CHICAGO

  American actor Jussie Smollet has been admitted in the hospital after he was attacked at the East Lower Water Street, in Chicago, while  leaving a restaurant in a suspected racist and homophobic attack. According to the police statement, Jussie Smollet was apparently attacked by two men who verbally assaulted him using racial and homophobic

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OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE DISAPPOINTED OVER NON-INCLUSION OF AFRICAN MOVIES IN OSCAR AWARD NOMINATION LIST

  Nollywood star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde has expressed her disappointment over the non-inclusion of African movies in any of the 24 categories of the 91st Oscar award nomination list, which was announced on the 22nd of January 2019.The actress expressed this through her Instagram page saying: ‘’the nomination list is out! So glad most of

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