Further stamping its authority as the biggest and most talked about award ceremony in Nigerian pop culture, organisers of The Headies released its 2016 list of nominees a few days ago and fans, artistes, the media and the industry as a whole have had varying reactions and opinions about it. The list, which comprises 21 categories, covers different genres of Nigerian pop music culture and examines July 2015 to June 2016 as its year in review. The organisers have now taken time to explain in detail some of the contentious categories and criteria behind them. In a statement, the organisers…
Author: David Folami
YBNL leader, Olamide has signed a fast-rising rapper to his label. The young rapper, Shokoya Oluwasegunfunmi David a.k.a Davolee is a street rapper and a native of Ogun Staten who is mostly known for his viral cover of ‘Panda’, a hit single by American artiste, Desiigner. Before joining YBNL, Davolee had it rough as he once hawked pure water on the streets of Mushin, Lagos and has been struggling to get attention with his songs before his path crossed with Olamide. Davolee will now join Adekunle Gold, Chinko Ekun, Viktoh and Temi Ovwasa.
Not a lot of personal information about veteran rapper, Modenine is easily accessible to fans and the media. The rapper, in a recent interview with Punch, has revealed why he is the discreet type when it comes to information concerning his private affairs, which he guards with his life. In his words, ‘I guard my personal life with my life. I tell my family members to shy away from the press. My interviews are about my works; I drop an album and I want you to buy it. I don’t want people to know about my personal life, because I…
Nigerian jockey, DJ Neptune is an unhappy customer right now. The DJ who boarded a flight from Lagos to Enugu with Arik Airlines, is very pissed that his flight was delayed for three hours with no reasonable explanation and lost his DJ equipment. According to DJ Neptune, ‘It is not a must to do business, if you can’t act right kindly pack up and stop frustrating passengers.’ In June 2016, singer, Nikki Laoye called out Arik Airline in a similar issue. In 2014, Lami Philips had a similar complaint about Air France as well Read DJ Neptune’s rant below… ‘Dear…
TV stars, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Dream Renee Kardashian, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on November 10. The adorable tot, whose mother did the viral mannequin challenge during her childbirth, has now made her debut on photo-sharing platform, Instagram. With just two photos and over 160,000 likes, Dream’s Instagram page (@Dream) which is run by her parents has already been verified and has more than 330,000 followers. She will be joining other celebrity babies on Instagram, which include Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz’s daughter, Princess Tiffah Dangote (@princess_tiffah) who now…
Kim Kardashian did celebrate Halloween after all! Rob Kardashian took over Kim’s website and shared some truly adorable photos from Halloween evening. Kim was all dovey with North as matching Princess Jasmines, and little Saint took charming to the next level as Aladdin. These are some of the first photos we’ve seen of Kim Kardashian since she was robbed in Paris. It’s good to see her smiling, and it’s good to have some cute AF kid Halloween costume photos to get us through some tough times.
Yung6ix drops new single featuring Davido titled ‘Let me know’. The The skilled rapper teams up nice with Omo Baba Olowo to give out what is a super dope track. Listen up and share your thoughts.
On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, Rahama Sadau spent the morning at the office of the well known Pan African Film Festival. The actress met with the executive director Ayuko Babu, the director of programming Asantewa Olatunji, the director of Operations Steven Minor and other stakeholders. Also present at the meeting was Michael Novak, CEO One Plus Two Media, Inc. Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding among peoples of African descent. PAFF is dedicated to racial tolerance through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. Since…
An actress, Lilian Afegbai rose to fame after her stay in the Big Brother Hotshots house. The actress was without one of the interesting housemates of the season, who made the show an interesting one. Today, November 11, is Lilian Afegbai’s birthday, and we are sharing three things we remember from her stay in the BBA 2014 house. The first fight in the house occurred barely four hours into the show, and Nigerian housemates were present to set the pace. The first heated argument was between Nigerian housemates, Lilian and Tayo, and the duo argued over love and money. Lilian…
On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, Rahama Sadau spent the morning at the office of the well known Pan African Film Festival. The actress met with the executive director Ayuko Babu, the director of programming Asantewa Olatunji, the director of Operations Steven Minor and other stakeholders. Also present at the meeting was Michael Novak, CEO One Plus Two Media, Inc. Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding among peoples of African descent. PAFF is dedicated to racial tolerance through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. Since…
Sugar Boy of G-Worldwide fame dishes on his beginnings, how he bumped into music and discovered he wanted to build a career around it. He describes his musical influences, the impact he hopes his music leaves on the listener and more in this interview. How long have you been doing what you do? How did you get started? I would say from age 14. I started from going to the studio with my friends to freestyling in my ghetto. But officially it was in 2010 when I featured on a record ‘Badman’ by Modenine. Is there an early memory you’d…
“I want to say I have performed with two of the people I watched growing up. I have lived the dream”, M.I Abaga declared happily, through his set. This of course is true, but smacks of needless modesty. While Abaga still likes to project an image of himself as a humble star who’s just rolling through the motions and receiving gifts of fortune, the truth is you don’t become the best rapper on the African continent without working your butt off. At Buckwyld N Breathless concert, M.I Abaga keeps his 60-minute performance under deceptively tight control, working his ass off…
Rapper, Modenine, has revealed that he is the discreet type when it comes to information concerning his private affairs, which he guards with his life. Considered one of Africa’s tightest MC, the rapper feels his relationship with the fans should be about his music, as opposed to things personal to him. Modo revealed this in an interview published by Punch News’ Saturday Beats on November 12, 2016. “I am not going to answer personal questions and if you notice my modus operandi, I guard my personal life with my life. “I tell my family members to shy away from the…
England must learn to be more streetwise but ward against arrogance, interim manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier against old enemies Scotland at Wembley. Southgate said the difference between arrogance and confidence had come up during a squad meeting before the game, which is the third assignment of his four-match tenure. ‘Arrogance’ has become a buzzword for some modern coaches, with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Belgium national coach Roberto Martinez among those to have hailed its importance. But Southgate said: “I think arrogance suggests you take the opposition for granted, that you can’t be hurt…
Premier League clubs are set to discuss proposals to re-introduce standing areas at English top-flight grounds for the first time in more than 20 years when they meet in London next Thursday. The issue of so-called “safe standing” areas will be on the agenda of a Premier League shareholders’ meeting. Moves to make all-seater stadiums compulsory in the top division of English football followed a recommendation made by Lord Justice Peter Taylor’s report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which saw 96 Liverpool fans standing on a terrace at Sheffield Wednesday’s ground effectively crushed to death. Yet with many traditional English…
Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has revealed that he fleetingly thought he was offside just before he scored Nigeria’s second goal in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Algeria in 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifying. Mikel appeared to be offside shortly before he scored though television replays showed an Algerian defender had played him onside at the last moment. The captain was pleased about the goal which saw the Super Eagles take a 2-0 lead into the break. “I had just one thing at the back of my mind (when I received the pass from Oghenekaro Etebo) and that was to…
Atletico Madrid stars Antoine Griezmann, Yannick Carrasco and Jose Gimenez are all targets for Manchester United, according to the Mirror. There has been long-standing interest in Griezmann and Gimenez at Old Trafford, but the Red Devils are now looking at Carrasco too, and even sent scouts to watch him in action for Belgium against the Netherlands. The 22-year-old, who scored for Los Colochoneros in the Champions League final last season, penned new terms just last month, which included the same buyout clause as Griezmann, reportedly set at €100 million.
Nigeria dismissed Algeria with a 3-1 win on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo to open up a four point gap at the top of their 2018 World Cup qualifying group. Two goals from Victor Moses, either side of teammate John Obi Mikel’s strike helped seal the deal despite some nail-biting moments occasioned by Nabil Bentaleb’s ferocious drive from distance. Here are five thoughts from the match: It’s hard to imagine what Algeria were thinking when they decided to travel with their own water and bedding. OK, water one can almost understand, even if they can just go…
Top level Premier League football has changed during the past couple of seasons. It wasn’t long ago that everyone appeared obsessed with possession play and high-ball retention statistics were considered essential to creating a winning side. That attitude has changed significantly in the past couple of seasons, not simply because of the re-emergence of counterattacking football, epitomised by last season’s title winners Leicester City, but also because managers have placed a greater emphasis upon pressing. And while pressing isn’t quite an opposing concept to possession — the whole idea is to regain possession quickly, which is why a manager like…
Former Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat says relegation from the Premeier League might allow the Black Cats to overhaul their squad and come back stronger. The Dutchman, who saved Sunderland from the drop in 2014-15, compared the situation with local rivals Newcastle, who are thriving under Rafa Benitez despite demotion in May. “Maybe it’s better to go down, to build a new team like Newcastle who have a great club, a great fan-base and a great stadium just like Sunderland,” Advocaat is quoted as saying in the Mirror. “Sunderland simply cannot go on this way because other clubs invest in the…