For 48-year-old Celine Dion, it was an emotional roller-coaster as she was honoured with the ICON Award by Billboard during its Las Vegas ceremony at the early hours of today. Just coming out of her loss of husband René Angélil whom she had known since she was 12 to cancer, the Canadian diva was all shades of emotional as she belted her cover of Queen‘s ‘The Show Must Go On’ to a grand ovation. ‘I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for crying. I want to be so strong for my family and my kids. And I didn’t expect that. I’m so…
Author: David Folami
Hollywood star actress, Angelina Jolie has been appointed a visiting professor at the London School of Economics (LSE), one of Britain’s most prestigious universities. According to Independent reports, she will join former foreign secretary William Hague as a lecturer at the university’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security where she will help to teach students studying for masters degree. Jolie, who has been a goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and is currently one of its special envoys, has been a vocal campaigner on refugee rights, and against the female genital mutilation and the use of rape as a…
It seems like every week brings news of a celebrity collab with a world-famous brand, but the Rihanna x Dior sunglasses collection is one of the most hotly anticipated collaborations you would ever see. And just to say the singer’s Puma line drew major attention from fans, one can only assume that her Dior sunglasses will prove to be just as popular. But if you’re on a budget, will you actually be able to afford the sunglasses? How much do Rihanna x Dior sunglasses cost? Turns out, you’re going to need to save a whole lot to be able to…
Like Shanica Knowles – Beyonce‘s cousin – recently suggested, Jay Z might already be showing more commitment to his marriage with the singer in a bid to mend their alleged marriage crack. The power couple were recently spotted on a date night in ‘high spirits’, enjoying a night out dinner at Del Posto in New York City. As the duo feasted on their Italian menu, they ‘had no quiet moments’ as they chatted away over the course of their meal, a source revealed to E!Online. ‘They showed some affection during their night out,’ the source is quoted as saying. ‘Jay…
Solange Knowles is following the footsteps of her big sister Beyonce into the world of fashion design. She recently launched her clothing collection in partnership with Knowles’ culture website and e-store Saint Heron and Aussie label C/MEO Collective. Two months ago, Beyoncé launched her new ath-leisure fashion line ‘Ivy Park’, which was made available in April. Solange’s Saint Heron x C/MEO Collective range comes in a palette of ‘Clover Green, Rosewood, Blush, Cornflower and Grey Marle’ and features an ‘exclusive Bauhaus print’ on skirts, tops, trousers and dressers.
Paris Jackson, the daughter of late pop star Michael Jackson who died in 2009 has gotten herself another tattoo as an homage to her father. The 18-year-old girl paid tribute to the King of Pop by getting his 1989 multi-platinum ‘Dangerous’ album artwork tattooed on her arm with his eyes surrounded by an intricate frame of animals, including a monkey, elephant and peacock. Paris, who’s now an aspiring actor, shared a photograph of her second permanent tribute to the late superstar on Instagram. She posted the image along with a quote from his 1992 book Dancing the Dream: ‘The meaning…
‘Petty pants’, ‘poop butt’ and ‘Instagram dad’ were just few of the tirades directed at each other by the parents of Royalty, American music star Chris Brown and Nia Guzman. Since the birth of their daughter, the singer and his baby mama have constantly been at each other’s throats, fighting dirty over the custody of their 2-year-old daughter. Their fight was taken to new heights recently on Instagram as Chris lashed out at Guzman for her interview with Latina magazine, discussing her hostile relationship with him. ‘I was very fearful for…everything that’s going on now. I know that he’s young,…
Just by any chance multiple award-winning British singer, Adele finds her way to this shores, one thing not to attempt is film her while she performs. The British music star told off a concertgoer who was busy capturing her performance with a camera on a tripod during her world tour in support of her critically acclaimed third album ‘25′ in Verona, Italy. ‘Yeah, I want to tell that lady as well, can you stop filming me with a video camera because I’m really here in real life,’ the ‘Hello’ crooner said in a video ironically shot with a camera phone…
While fans are still getting around news of the war between Runtown and his record label, Eric Manny Records, another Nigerian record label has just been thrown in crisis. This time, its Baseline Records, home of pop star, Skales. The label in a lengthy petition obtained by Theinfostride dated May 19, 2016 and addressed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Zonal Command, Onikan, Lagos, the label claims that Skales’ manager, Osagie committed fraud against the company with monies totalling N13,374,000. The statement partly reads, ‘Skales introduced Teresa Osagioduwa Osarenkhoe to the Company as his manager and stated…
While Theinfostride cannot independently verify claims that both Skales and his manager, Osagie have been remanded in police custody after reportedly confessing to various charges of fraud and diversion of Baseline Records funds, Cool Fm’s OAP Freeze has shared his thoughts on the issue. In his words, Freeze wrote, ‘Many of these artistes are from the hood. One small hit and they upgrade their transportation from Marwa and Molue to a 2006 Range Rover or G wagen with 2014 bodykit, then they upgrade their housing from mushin or Aj city to LEKKI phase one. ‘But the problem is they don’t…
Today, May 31, 2016 marks the 8th wedding anniversary of popular comedian, Julius Agwu and his amiable wife, Ibiere. In celebration of their union, the humour merchant took to Instagram to share their wedding photos along with a message; ‘#HappyWEDDINGanniversary to US… #8YEARSofBLISS I SHALL continue to hold on to THE#WORDofGOD ” HE WHO FINDS A WIFE; FINDS A GOOD THING AND OBTAINS FAVOUR … ” #AlmightyGODMay our #SMILEandJOY know no bounds; and in all Odds and Life’s Pressure, MAY WE CONTINUE TO#GLOWandGROW in #MARITALbliss in JESUS Mighty Name #AMEN,’ he wrote on IG. The couple exchanged marital vows in…
UK-based Nigerian international actor, Wale Ojo is one of the entertainers doing Nigeria proud in diaspora. Having spent the better part of his life abroad and featured in several foreign films, the Ibadan-born actor believes Nigerian movie industry, widely known as Nollywood, is on the path to greatness. In a chat with TheNETng, the ‘Phone Swap’ actor revealed that his conviction that Nollywood will ‘explode’ is one of the reasons why he’s championing a campaign called ‘New Nigeria Cinema.’ ‘Nollywood is going to explode. I have a movement which I termed ‘New Nigeria Cinema.’ The movement is to help improve…
Just when we thought issues between Lil Wayne and Birdman was being resolved, it turns out that they are still at it with their feud. Over the weekend, Weezy opened up about the beef during his performance at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona after the parties reportedly called off settlement talks last week.
An official trailer has been released for the upcoming and anticipated third season of Starz hit series “Power.” In the trailer, everyone wants Ghost (Omari Hardwick) dead. From his mentor turned enemy, Kanan (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) to his best friend Tommy (Joseph Sikora), everyone wants to see Ghost dead. Other cast of “Power” featured in the clip include Angela (Lela Loren), Tasha (Naturi Naughton), Andy Bean (Greg), Lucy Walters (Holly) and Jerry Ferrara (Joe). The second season premiere of ‘Power’ , which premiered on Saturday, June 7, 2015, emerged as the ‘most ever watched’ for a Starz Original series…
Snoop Dogg slammed the new “Roots” miniseries, which premiered on Monday, May 30, 2016, and called on his fans to boycott it. “Roots” paints a historical portrait of American slavery, focusing on the journey of one family and their will to survive and to carry on their legacy despite hardship. “I’m sick of this shit. How the fuck are they going to put Roots on, on Memorial Day?” the rapper said. “They going to just to keep beating that shit into our heads about how they did us, huh? I ain’t watching that shit, and I advise you motherfuckers as…
Bolanle Olukanni is back with a new episode of her web series “On the Carpet with Bolinto.” The presenter caught up with your favourite celebrities at the Yaw’s “Shalanga” stage drama show, which held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on Sunday, May 29, 2016. On the new episode, Richard Mofe Damijo spoke on being back on screen, Alexx Ekubo talked about his craziest love experience ever, and Juliet Ibrahim spoke on her 2016 projects. The celebrities were also quizzed about the last military president of Nigeria.
Falz the bahd guy drops the video for his recent single ‘Bahd Baddo Baddest’ featuring Davido and Olamide. The singer has collaborated in recent times with iLLbLISS in ‘Ayakata’ and ‘Boosit’ with Cobhams Asuquo. The video was directed and photographed by Unlimited L.A. Enjoy.
Music icon, 2face Idibia is currently in the United States of America spending time with his three kids with his baby mama, Pero Adeniyi. Just recently 2Face’s wife, Annie Idibia was called out by Pero’s sister, Funmi Bazuaye for harassing 2Face’s baby mama and sending evil messages to the children According to Bazuaye, Annie is a hypocrite who harasses Pero anytime 2Face tries contacting his children. She also accused the budding actress of cutting off the kids from their dad. She claims 2Face has to hide to call or facetime them just because he doesn’t want the actress’ troubles. All…
Popular Nigerian singer, Simi paid a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi at the royal palace, Ile Ife. Simi took to her Instagram page on May 29, 2016 to share a photo of herself sitting before the king. “Your gift will make way for you before Kings…” she captioned it. We can see a smiling Simi and the laughing Ooni as they pose for the camera. Simi, real name Simisola Ogunleye, in a recent interview published by HipTV, denied that anything is going on between her and Falz, except for the apparent professional relationship. Stating that she…
After a lot of boycotting and what not, Kylie Jenner and new boyfriend, PartyNextDoor, have decided to make their romance public. Following reports that the rapper, whose name is really, Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, has been chasing the 18-year-old model for the past two months, the couple now making their romance a little more public. The pair were pictured together out on the town at a bowling rink in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, as Kylie, rocking a black and white leather jacket is seen with her arms casually slung over the 22-year-old rapper’s shoulder. Their pose simply speaks of comfort…