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Spider-Man actor Tom Holland has said he is stepping back from social media, as he finds it can be detrimental to his mental health. 26-year-old Holland is the latest young star, following the likes of Selena Gomez, to discuss how sites like Twitter and Instagram can have harmful effects. Holland stars as the titular superhero in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which critics praised last year on its release and was hugely successful […]

International advocacy organization Global Citizen yesterday announced the lineups for the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival, taking place in New York City’s Central Park, presented by Citi And Cisco, and Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana, presented by Harith General Partners, on Saturday, 24th September 20. Since it began lighting up Central Park’s Great Lawn in 2012, the global Citizen Festival has become the world’s longest-running global campaign calling for an end to extreme poverty that unites millions […]

Big Brother Naija season 5, Lockdown finalist, Neo Akpofure and Nollywood actress Jemima Osunde, have sparked dating rumours by sharing loved-up photos online. Neo and Jemima Osunde rocked Instagram with beautiful photos of themselves during the shoot of a movie titled Palava. Sharing the photos online, Neo Akpofure claimed he and Jemima are dishing out the Bonnie And Clyde vibes accompanied by their matching hairstyles. Celebrities including Ozo, Efe Irele, Prince, Bimbo Ademoye, Inidima Okojie, Beverly Osu […]

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel has apologized to his fans in Tanzania over his failure to perform at his concert. The singer, who was released from jail after he was arrested for failing to attend a sold-out concert of about 3,000 persons in Tanzania said none of what happened was intentional, contrary to reports making the rounds, stressing that he did not intentionally disrespect his fans. The Afrobeat megastar said, himself […]

Nollywood actor Moses Armstrong has been granted bail following alleged rape of minor. Armstrong was arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in June for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. Reacting to the news at the time of his arrest, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, described the case as a very serious one, distancing the Guild from the horrendous act Rollas revealed […]

The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards AFRIMA says it has received a total of 9,076 entries submitted for consideration for the 2022 edition. The 2022 entry sets a record for the highest entries since the award was created in 2014 to celebrate African music. The record-breaking entries was received from creatives across all Five regions on the continent as well as Europe and North America. The entries submission […]

Trap music star Fetty Wap has been jailed after being accused of threatening to kill a man during a FaceTime call.

Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha was yesterday sentenced to sixteen years in prison by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja domestic violence and sexual offences court.   Delivering the judgement, Justice Taiwo said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him, however, she found the defendant guilty of two of the six counts against […]

The recording academy has announced that the Grammys will return to Los Angeles in 2023. The academy also revealed that the 65th annual grammy awards will take place in its usual month of february, which is on febuary 5, after the pandemic pushed it to march 2021 and april 2022. Los angeles’ crypto.com arena, formerly the staples center, will once again host music’s biggest night, which returns to the site for the first time in […]