The National Association of the Nigerian Students (NANS) has pledged its support for the Organised Labour on the N30, 000 new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country. Mr Danielson Bamidele, NANS President, made the pledged at a news conference held on Friday in Abuja. According to Bamidele, NANS has observed with utter dismay, the unfortunate turn of things in our dear country. “The disturbing issues of the moment ranging from arbitrary increase in tuition fees, lack of adequate attention to education and poor funding of education. “Also, the near absence of student welfare on campuses or welfare facilities…
Author: David Folami
Swizz Beats has been building hype for his album Poison for months now. The veteran producer’s execution behind the keyboard is legendary, and a long list of artists can attribute their success to Swizz Beatz’s ear for hit records. He effectively cultivated the talent of the entire Ruff Ryder crew in the 90’s and early 2000’s, and blessed Jay-Z, among others, with hits throughout the decades. After dropping off several singles for Poison, Swizz has arrived as promised with the full-length project. Swizz may drop some bars of his own, but we already knew the strength of Poison’s potency would…
Nicki Minaj has broken many records. She recently dropped her fourth album “Queen” and is featured on a new bop with BTS. Back in April, iHeart Radio reported Minaj was the first female rapper to sell 5 million per album, and she beat Aretha Franklin’s record of having the most Billboard Hot 100 entries than any other female artists. But Beyonce recently swiped Minaj’s title on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart, “Queen” only debuted at No. 2 and she’s constantly in beefs. Is she the Queen of Rap? Hip-hop is a male-dominated genre, but Minaj managed to break through and has…
She’s been busy promoting her single Let You Love Me and performing at high-profile events and Halloween parties for the past few days. And Rita Ora looked ready for a break as she made a low-key arrival in Berlin, Germany, on Friday. The singer, 27, put her own spin on laid-back chic, wearing a loose-fitted sweater teamed with light-blue flared jeans. Making a fashion statement, the Hot Right Now hitmaker looked cosy on her outing in a thick grey jacket with a bright orange fur hem and collar. Rita framed her features with minimal make-up and sported slim black shades…
She reassures fans of her intentional money moves. Fans were excited to hear of Cardi B’s collaboration with El Alfa. When “Mi Mami” finally dropped, however, some fans were left with feelings of disappointment. They had expected the duo to release a dembow track and were offered a reggaeton trap song instead. Cardi has internalized the criticism and offered her following a breakdown of their choice to hop on the current trend before introducing dembow music to the mainstream audience. The female rapper hopped on Instagram live to discuss the matter. While she would love to offer dembow later, the…
Queen Bey has done it again! The 37-year-old music icon and her husband JAY-Z, 48, killed the couple’s costume game this year with a second Halloween look. Beyoncé dressed as the fastest female runner in history, Florence Griffith–Joyner, aka Flo Jo. For the holiday, she wore a custom unitard design by Death By Dolls with one pink leg and one nude leg, white boots designed to look like track shoes, and her hair styled just like the famous olympian’s. The rapper complimented the look as Tommie Smith dressed in a Team USA tracksuit and a gold medal. Griffith-Joyner set the…
Toke Makinwa has shared some interesting photos of herself wearing an exciting white bikini. She does this as she celebrates her 34th birthday. Today on Instagram, she posted pictures of herself at a beach. Under the bright shadow of sunset, the OAP shows her followers how to glow. In one of her posts, she wrote, “The book of TM…. Chapter34 – 3/11 Woman thou shall love yourself. It’s my birthday.” It is all about improving on past achievement for the author who seems set on more accomplishment.
Simi looks sharp in a suit she was spotted on at Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi’s wedding. The latter got hitched with talent manager Femisoro Ajayi today. On her Instagram the pop singer appeared ready for the occasion in a sharp suit looking like one not to mess with. She tried out some word play in her comments acknowledging her own beauty. Simi is more confident in another picture with a wedding guest. She was cocky when she wrote,”It’s not a sin, when we make a scene…” in a caption accompanying her post. The singer’s rumoured lover Adekunle Gold also looked like a…
Just because Halloween has come and gone doesn’t mean we can’t still appreciate the costumes people wore on October 31, particularly celebrities. Take singer Ciara, for example. For this Halloween, which follows eight months after Black Panther’s release, she decided to dress up as a citizen of the technologically-advanced nation of Wakanda. Those are some nice-looking threads! Ciara’s costume isn’t a recreation of the clothes worn by the Wakandan royals or Dora Milaje in Black Panther, but the costume nonetheless makes her look like she belongs among T’Challa, Shuri, Okoye, Nakia and the rest of the Black Panther gang. I…
A Vancouver casino says it “categorically” stands against racism after Drake accused it of “profiling” him. In a post on Instagram, the Toronto rapper called Parq Vancouver “the worst run business” he has ever witnessed. He says the casino did not allow him to gamble, despite his providing “everything they originally asked” him for. Drake didn’t elaborate and his representatives declined to comment further. Following Drake’s post, Parq Vancouver’s website was flooded with negative comments, with one user saying, “It’s 2018 not 1945.” In a pair of statements on Saturday that did not name Drake, the casino first said it…
Rihanna, is that you? The 30-year-old singer was almost unrecognizable as she joined scores of celebs at Rita Ora’s Halloween party at the Laylow club in London on Wednesday. Rihanna wore bright pink skull face makeup, complete with a burgundy lip color, paired with a black patent leather bustier and matching skintight pants and gloves, and black heels and sunglasses. The singer was not spotted with a date at the bash. She was last linked romantically to Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel. The two were last spotted together this past summer. Other celebs spotted at the party included Mick Jagger—who wore…
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have confirmed their readiness to star in the third sequel to Sony Picture’s franchise, Bad Boys. Bad Boys III will be coming 15 years after the second sequel, while reports say Sony Pictures plans to kick off production of the movie in 2019. Both actors confirmed their readiness to star in the movie in one joint and two separate Instagram posts. In their joint Instagram confirmation posted on Will Smith’s page, the actors, who played the roles of Detective Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett in the movie said their participation in the movie is official.…
Joseph Benjamin has landed himself a role in one of the many drama series on Oprah Winfrey owned network, OWN. The Nollywood actor has joined the cast of the drama series that was commissioned by Oprah Winfrey Network and Lionsgate TV. The former host of talent reality show, MTN Project Fame, joined the series playing the character of ‘Mr Joseph Obi,’ the new accountant to the Greenleaf family’s sprawling Memphis megachurch with predominantly African-American members. Joseph’s first role saw him acting opposite Kim Hawthorne, who plays the role of Kerissa in the drama series and Lamman Rucker. He made his…
Banky W will be returning to the big screens after the success of the Wedding Party. The award winning singer will return in the Inkblot and Anakle films produced movie, ‘Up North.’ Directed by Tope Oshin, Up North features Adesua Etomi Wellignton, Kanayo O Kanayo, Michelle Dede, Hilda Dokubo, Rekiya Attah, Tboss, Rahama Sadau, Funky Mallam, Bala Adamu and Nafeesa Butu. Shot in Bauchi, the Northern region of Nigeria and other locations in Lagos, the movie stars Banky W as the lead character. “Up North” explores love, friendship and family politics, all of which collide, creating memories to last a…
Tekno has shared the visuals to his new single, ‘You Can Get It’ featuring 2Kingz. It is another banger alert as Tekno teams up with celebrity disc jockey duo, 2Kingz in what is set to be another favorite tune this end of the year. The song which has the Ghanaian vibe is a groovy tune and was produced by Stunna.
Runtown has released his latest collaboration with Nasty C titled, ‘No Permission.’ Following the success of their 2017 offering, ‘Said’, Runtown and South African rapper, Nasty C, have come together for yet another power record. ‘No Permission’ has Nasty C delivering stellar bars as Runtown complements with his syrupy laid verse as they talk about having freedom to do whatever they want.
Simi has shared her latest single, titled, ‘Lovin.’ X3M Music singer, Simisola who is set to headline her debut London concert at the O2 Academy Islington on Sunday, November 11th has released a new single, which she calls ‘Lovin.’ The melodious song which has the highlife vibe tells the story of love as she describes how she feels everytime she comes across her love interest.
Yvonne Jegede has welcomed her first child with husband, Olakunle Fawole popularly known as Abounce. The Nollywood actress took to her Instagram account on Thursday, November 1, 2018 to share the good news with fans and family members. Reports said that the little toddler is a boy. They were officially joined as husband and wife in a civil union in Lagos on February 8, 2017. The couple’s first child is coming two years after the death of Abounce’s mum and veteran actress, Bukky Ajayi. Abounce proposed to Yvonne on August 25, 2016 during her birthday. Yvonne is known for the…
Mr Eazi is set to release his sophomore project, ”Life Is Eazi – Vol 2; Lagos To London” on November 9th. Ahead of the much anticipated release of the body of work, the singer has now shared the official tracklist of the mixtape alongside the names of all the featured artists. ”Lagos To London” consists of 15 tracks and features a number of guest appearances including established names like 2Baba, Burna Boy, Simi and Maleek Berry, international acts like Diplo, Giggs and Sneakbo as well as fast rising talents in Lady Donli and more. In a separate tweet, Eazi appreciated…
Mr Eazi has opened up on how he met his girlfriend, Temi Otedola saying DJ Cuppy didn’t introduced him to her. In an interview posted on Tunde Ednut’s Instagram page, the singer said he met Temi when her sister, DJ Cuppy, who is his friend invited him for one of her numerous events in London, United Kingdom. He further said they were left at the same table and got talking after DJ Cuppy left the table for the stage to perform. He said, “I met Temi in London. It was an event, her sister invited me for an event. Her…