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Ever since Tekno was named among the nominees for the Next Rated category at the 2016 Headies Awards, he has shown his deep displeasure at still being counted as an 'upcoming artist'. He went online to say he has been too long in the…

Nigerian singer, Wizkid was stripped off an award wrongfully given to him by MTV. According to reports: “MTV Europe Music Awards has finally stripped off Nigeria’s Wizkid of the Best African Act award and given it to Alikiba after…

Singer Solidstar who is promoting his album WEED has compared Nigeria’s music industry to that of Donald Trump history win in the United States. The singer blame media houses for being partial, called out MTV EMA which withdrew an…

Wizkid was dealt a heavy blow yesterday after MTV EMA announced he isn’t the winner of the Best African Category at the Award ceremony that took place in Sweden last week. The Nigerian star was announced as the winner of the award…

After several deep thoughts and calculation, rave of the moment Tekno has established by calculation that he is bigger than the Headies Next Rated category. The Triple MG star is nominated alongside rapper Ycee and Starboy act Mr.…

The highly-anticipated list of nominees of The Headies 2016 has been released. The list which comprises of 21 categories covers different genre of Nigerian pop music culture. See the complete list of nominees below: (YEAR IN…

COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES: (YEAR IN REVIEW: JULY 2015 – JUNE 2016) BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ PRAY…

Music stars who won big at the 2016 MTV EMAs include Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Drake and Shawn Mendes. Wizkid also copped the award for the Best African Act. See the full list below. BEST AFRICAN ACT Alikiba – Tanzania…

Wizkid is Best African  Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards for 2016. The award ceremony takes place in Rotterdam this evening. The singer beat African music heavyweights including Black Coffee & Cassper Nyovest from South Africa,…

Ronaldo, Messi Lead 2016 FIFA Awards Shortlist Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the contenders on the 23-man shortlist for the 2016 best FIFA Men’s Player Award. Real Madrid quartet of Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and…

v Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match touchline ban for being sent off against Burnley. The Portuguese was sent to the stands by referee Mark Clattenburg for an incident "in or around the tunnel area…

FIFA have unveiled their own individual award for football's best players called 'The Best Awards' to rival the Ballon D'or award they originally co-owned with France Football after ending it's partnership with France football in…

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday rewarded 18 outstanding public servants, with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode urging the state workers to raise the bar of performance and be role models for other public servants in the country. The…

The President said this on Tuesday, November 1 while addressing Niger Delta stakeholders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. "We are determined to make life comfortable and affordable to all Nigerians. If anybody has a country to go…

Ronaldo won both the Champions League with Real and Portugal's first ever major tournament at Euro 2016 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane backed Cristiano Ronaldo's case for a fourth Ballon d'Or on Friday despite the Portuguese…

International pop star and nine-time Grammy award winner, Justin Timberlake, might be facing jail time for taking a selfie. The Singer posted a photo of himself on Instagram while in a polling station , which would normally not be a big…

HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNER – Hugh Masekela (South Africa) ARTIST OF THE YEAR Black Coffee (South Africa) Diamond (Tanzania) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Wizkid (Nigeria) – WINNER!!! Yemi Alade (Nigeria)  BEST FEMALE…

The teenage daughter of US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died on Sunday after a shooting at a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., local media reported. Trinity Gay, 15, – herself a rising track athlete – was shot in the neck about…

The Confederation of African Football has released a 30 man shortlist for the 2016 African Player of the Year award, with John Obi Mikel, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa making the list. The Prestigious award, which will take place…