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It appears that Adele is about to give us the feels once again. Not with a song this time, but by doing the ultimate act of romance - getting married! Super-amazing news, yeah? The ‘Hello’ singer and her boo Simon Konecki have…

The defunct US news website Gawker has settled a lawsuit won by retired US professional wrestler Hulk Hogan for $31m (£25m). The privacy case forced Gawker to declare bankruptcy earlier this year, after a jury awarded Mr Hogan $140m…

When you are a grandmother, things such as a primary school certificate you didn’t get some decades ago doesn’t matter to you, but that’s not the case for this 72 year old great- grandmother, identified as Cheptakar Kakuko Tukongole is…

Don Jazzy is fresh out of announcing the biggest Nigerian music deal of the year as he signed Iyanya to his Mavin records label. What better way to celebrate than to spoil yourself on a vacay trip to Los Angele, California. The Mavin…

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…

A Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, risks losing properties worth about N500m if she fails to explain to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission where she got the money to buy the houses. Impeccable…

Timaya just signed a deal with Globacom as their brand ambassador. According to Vanguard; “Globacom, has signed Inetimi Alfred Odon, popularly known by his stage name Timaya, as its newest brand ambassador. The company revealed…

Telecommunication giants Globacom have terminated the endorsement deals of celebrities including Wande Coal, Wande Coal, Sammie Okposo, P-Square among others on Friday. Earlier in the year MTN also released some of it’s biggest brand…

A fire in Exeter has destroyed historic buildings including what is described as the oldest hotel in England. The fire began at around 05:00 BST in buildings on Cathedral Green in Devon and spread to the Royal Clarence Hotel, which…

Afro Soul diva, Aramide has released the album art for her anticipated album titled ‘Suitcase’. One of the most creative album art this year, the photo shows a portion of a suitcase up-close with Aramide’s identity. “When you are…

With its evening gowns, celebrity judges and tears of joy, the beauty pageant in Kenya’s capital was like others elsewhere, except for one thing – all 20 contestants who strutted, sashayed and swaggered down the catwalk had albinism.…

Davido has reacted to the dramatic outburst by dancer Kaffy. Kaffy described the 23 year old singer as a motherf*cker in a 1 minute long Instagram video (Watch here). The singer reacted to the development in an interview last night.…

The Presidency on Wednesday expressed delight at the latest World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 ranking report released on Tuesday which ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in the overall Ease of Doing Business rank. The…

The Peoples Democratic Party, has called on Nigerians to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from borrowing $29.960b for the execution of key programmes and infrastructural projects across the country. It also asked the National Assembly…

State governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Monday expressed their displeasure on how they were being sidelined in the choice of those being given federal appointments in their states by President…

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…

As expected Tekno serves up  the official video to his latest single “Diana”. The Triple MG superstar is ending the year on a very high note, same way he started the year. Dropping chart-topping singles and accompanying them with amazing…

Rave of the moment, Tekno in an Instagram video this morning urged Nigerian men to allow their girls to cheat a little as well. According to the 23 year old singer, it is impossible for a man to be with only one woman and as such…

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…