Judy Austin has reportedly taken her long-running dispute with her former husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi Obasi, to court, filing a ₦1 billion defamation suit against Obasi and actress Rita Edochie. The case follows allegations made by Obasi during a June appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where he spoke about his former marriage to Austin and…
Burna Boy is once again showing why African music’s global growth is increasingly becoming a live-business story, not just a streaming story. Newly reported concert data places the Nigerian singer at the top of Africa’s global touring market, with more than $40 million in revenue from major international performances. The figures put him comfortably ahead…
Tonto Dikeh is entering a very different chapter of her public life. The Nollywood actress and evangelist has unveiled New Wine Prophetic Tabernacle (NWPT), an interdenominational spiritual movement in Abuja focused on prayer, revival, spiritual training and what she describes as genuine transformation. The fellowship will hold every Friday at 6pm at Omni Grand Hotel…
Nollywood is mourning filmmaker Dimbo Atiya, who has died at 52. His passing is a major loss not only because of the films and television series he directed and produced, but because of the space he created for Northern Nigerian stories, actors and production talent within the wider Nigerian entertainment industry. Born in Nasarawa and…
Nollywood is mourning the death of actress and producer Temitope “Tope” Osoba, who has died at the age of 40 following a battle with breast cancer. Her death was announced on Wednesday, August 5, with colleagues and fans paying tribute to an actress whose career stretched across more than two decades. But beyond the heartbreaking…
Peter Okoye has taken an unusually personal step in his long-running fallout with his twin brother Paul: he is no longer celebrating his birthday on the date they have shared since birth. The former P-Square star announced that November 18 will no longer be his birthday celebration date and that he will instead celebrate on…
Nollywood actress Miriam Ogbonna has sparked a conversation about modern relationships after arguing that people who are “too smart” may struggle to build successful romantic partnerships. Ogbonna shared the controversial view online, saying that excessive intelligence can make relationships difficult because partnerships require compromise rather than the pursuit of perfection. Her comment quickly divided social…
For years, the public conversation around P-Square’s family feud has been driven by interviews, social media posts and competing narratives. That may be changing. Former P-Square manager Jude Okoye has responded to fresh financial allegations from his younger brother, Peter Okoye (Mr P), by releasing documents, emails and financial records that he says contradict Peter’s…
Nigeria’s entertainment industry is mourning the death of Iyun Janet Oluwatoyosi Ajilore, better known as Saint Janet or Mama Yabis, a veteran Juju and Highlife performer whose bold personality made her one of the most recognizable figures in Nigeria’s live music scene. She reportedly died after a brief illness, bringing to an end a career…
Nollywood actress Annie Idibia has taken another symbolic step in her post-divorce journey by covering the “Idibia” tattoo on her shoulder with a butterfly, months after her separation from music icon 2Baba (Innocent Idibia). The new tattoo, revealed in recent photos shared on social media, has been widely interpreted by fans as a sign of…
