The management of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Poco Lee has publicly defended Zlatan Ibile after online criticism suggested that the rapper had failed to support him during his ongoing UK legal case. In a statement issued on September 16, Poco Lee’s management said Zlatan, along with others, had been “extremely supportive and helpful” throughout the…
Nigerian streamer Peller is facing a difficult career decision after revealing that he has received a two-year US scholarship offer that would require him to step away from social media and streaming for the entire period. The streamer, whose real name is Habeeb Hamzat Adelaja, asked his fans whether he should accept the opportunity. The…
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for an EU social media ban for children under 15, taking the fight to Brussels after France’s attempt to introduce similar restrictions was blocked by the country’s Constitutional Council. In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dated August 29, Macron called for new European legislation…
A Nigerian woman has gone viral after asking social media personality VeryDarkMan to help her unemployed husband find work, only for the discussion to take an unexpected turn. According to a video from VeryDarkMan’s livestream shared widely online, the woman said her husband had been looking for work for about eight years after completing his…
Meta is introducing stricter limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram in the United States after reaching an agreement with a bipartisan group of 52 state attorneys general. The changes include a default two-hour daily limit for teens, along with a nighttime block from midnight to 6 a.m. The move is more than a…
Nollywood star Funke Akindele is celebrating her 49th birthday with gratitude, but the occasion also highlights just how much her career has changed the Nigerian film industry. The actress and filmmaker shared glamorous studio photographs of herself in a shimmering white gown on Monday, August 24. In her birthday message, she thanked God for her…
Meta is facing one of its biggest legal tests yet as a landmark US trial examines whether Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep children and teenagers hooked. A coalition of US states accuses Meta of using features such as infinite scrolling, recommendations, likes and notifications to maximise the amount of time young users…
Veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, is battling stage 4 cancer, with his daughters making an emotional appeal for doctors, hospitals and cancer specialists who may be able to offer further treatment options. The actor’s daughters, Kira and Haleemah, disclosed his condition in separate emotional videos shared on Instagram. They said several…
Nigerian actress Chidera Dior Adiele has turned a deeply personal family dispute into a wider conversation about parental expectations, financial responsibility and the right to set boundaries with family. The 32-year-old actress recently shared an emotional account online, saying she wants her mother to leave her home. Adiele claimed that she had been paying rent…
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…
