Celebrity

BIG Brother Naija reality stars and cousins, Neo and Venita Akpofure shone bright at the 10th African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards’ cultural day held in Lagos on Friday night. Neo won the Best Dressed Male award, while Venita was adjudged the Best Dressed Female for the second consecutive year. The …

Grammy-nominated singer, Seun Kuti, has disclosed that he did not receive any inheritance from his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Kuti explained that he received nothing because of his late father’s philanthropy. He recalled that as a pupil, his daily allowance was bigger than his teacher’s salary, but when his father died, …

THE Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has continued its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad.  Newsextra24 reports that this investigation was prompted by the invitation extended to Mohbad’s family and the individuals mentioned in the ongoing probe …

VETERAN Nollywood actress, Shan George, has recovered the ₦3.6 million stolen from her bank account by a fraudster.  Newsextra24 reported that the movie star, in a video shared on her Instagram page last Friday, claimed that her Zenith Bank account was drained of N3.6 million by an individual identified as Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro. …

VETERAN Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Tuesday mourned Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia in the 1980s TV sitcom, ‘The New Masquerade’, who died at the age of 81. Kosoko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, described the late actress as a disciplined woman …

NOLLYWOOD superstar, Enyinna Nwigwe, has been adjudged the ‘Overall Best Actor’ by the Jury of the 2024 edition of the Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF). According to a statement by Nwigwe on Monday, the honour was announced during the closing ceremony of the event held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Nwigwe, one …

SINGER Adekunle Gold has lambasted controversial producer-turned-blogger, Samklef, after he called out his wife, Simi for being “ungrateful.” On his X handle, Samklef mentioned Simi and Ric Hassani as the two “most ungrateful” artists he has ever worked with. He specifically vowed never to “fully” forgive if she doesn’t publicly …

VETERAN American singer, Madonna, has broken the record for the largest standalone musical concert in his history. The 65-year-old achieved the feat with the final stop of her Celebration Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to Live Nation, 1.6 million people attended the concert held on the famous Copacabana …

NOLLYWOOD actress Toke Makinwa says her only regret in life was bleaching her skin. According to the on-air personality, it was the “dumbest” thing she ever did. She, however, said she is grateful for her good genes and money, which suppressed the side effects of the skin bleaching. The movie …

VETERAN actress, Shan George has claimed that her Zenith Bank account was drained of N3.6 million by an individual identified as Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro. In a video released on her Instagram account on Friday, the actress said she is “koboless” and appealed to Nigerians to help retrieve her money. The …