Lawyer to the embattled popular Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, yesterday, fumed and described as illegal the handcuffing and parading of the singer after he submitted himself to the office of the Lagos State police commissioner to help with the ongoing investigation, hours after a video went viral where he was seen assaulting an officer of […]
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Nigeria: Police Detain Seun Kuti in Lagos
The Lagos State Police has detained Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti over alleged assault on a police officer over the weekend. The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundenyin confirmed this in a statement via his official Twitter handle on Monday. The PPRO stated, “Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, in the early hours of today turned […]
Social media users were kept busy early Monday morning, after a picture of Nigeria musician, Seun Kuti flooded their various timelines. Seun Kuti, who had trended last weekend after he was seen in a video assaulting a police officer on the popular third mainland bridge in Lagos, was pictorially seen in handcuffs, indicating that he […]
Seun Kuti, son of afrobeats maestro, Fela Kuti has boasted of having slapped a number of policemen. The singer made mention of this in a now-trending video on the internet. Although it remains unclear when the recording was made, Seun could be heard saying that his action stemmed from knowing who he is. “Some of […]
Following the disturbing news on the death of popular Nollywood actors, Saint Obi and Murphy Afolabi, another actor, Chikezie Uwazie is dead. The actor, reportedly died in the United States of America few days ago after a second brain surgery. One of the leading stars of the early 2000s, Chikezie Uwazie left Nigeria for the […]
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. The chef, on Monday morning, smashed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by now-former Guinness World Record holder, Lata Tondon. Hilda launched into the competition on Thursday at exactly 4pm […]
The news of Murphy Afolabi’s passing is coming at a time when industry practitioners are yet to come to terms with the news of the death of one of its veterans, Saint Obi. Tragedy struck the Nigerian film industry dubbed Nollywood Sunday when news of the sudden demise of actor Murphy Afolabi filtered in. The […]
Omdurman / Khartoum — The famous Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood was killed during the recently renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman on Friday. Despite the agreed humanitarian declaration that was signed by the two parties during the negotiations held in Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday made a surprise appearance at Amore Gardens in Lekki to motivate and celebrate a young talented Lagos-based chef, Hilda Baci, who is striving to make a global record in the Longest Cook-a-thon contest. Hilda is challenging the current Guinness World Record set by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon who made a […]
The Nigerian movie industry has again lost another actor, producer and director, Murphy Afolabi. Afolabi reportedly died yesterday from a domestic accident when he slipped in his bathroom and sustained serious injuries. Incidentally, the audacious actor who has given more than a decade and half into the movie industry, particularly the Yoruba movie theatre, passed […]
Abuja — The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Baba, last night, ordered the arrest of Afrobeat Singer, Seun Kuti for assaulting a police officer. A statement issued by the Force Headquarters said the musician was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform. But in a social media post, the musician alleged that the […]
Fans and families have continued to pay their last respect to the veteran actor with the hashtags #RIP Saint Obi and #Obinna Nwafor on Twitter. Fans have continued to express sadness over the death of veteran Nollywood actor Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, who reportedly passed on after a prolonged illness. The 57-year-old […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest of Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti, who was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform. The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday, said the incident occurred in Lagos. Mr Kuti is the youngest child of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo […]
Veteran Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi is dead. The talented thespian passed away at the age of 57 on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Jos, Plateau State. Reports said the actor died at the home of one of his siblings. According to sources, disagreement between his siblings was the reason his […]
The book, The Memory of Seasons, is a collection of poems on nationhood, life and humanity. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday headline the public presentation of a book, The Memory of Seasons, a collection of poems on nationhood, life and humanity, written by award-winning journalist, Arukaino Umukoro. According to the organisers, Eternalfilez Media, […]
Contemporary musician Mukudzei Mukombe popularly known as Jah Prayzah is standing on the cusp of history as he will become first artist to unleash a double album in two days. Jah Prayzah will embark on the uncharted trajectory in Harare Friday night as he launches Chiremerera at Old Hararians Sports Club. In a potentially eventful […]
Zimdancehall kingpin Winky D says he remains undeterred in expressing his art through music, inspiring and educating generations. This comes as Winky D is basking in the glory of his Best African dancehall entertainer gong scooped at the just held International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRWMA) in Jamaica for the second time in a […]
Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, has welcomed the recognition of South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th official language of the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Umalusi said it welcomes the adoption of the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill [B1 – 2023] to amend section 6 […]