The blockbuster film, ‘Oloture’ has sparked an ongoing controversy and copyright infringement allegations between Ebonylife CEO Mo Abudu and an investigative journalist, Tobore Ovuorie. “Òlòtūré” details the story of a young, naïve Nigerian journalist who goes undercover as a prostitute to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking and even gets raped in the process. Controversy started in 2020 when...
YouTube today released its inaugural class of African content creators set to receive a grant for the development of their channels from the global #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund. In addition to the grant earmarked for content development, the 23 YouTubers (from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa) will also take part in an intensive three-week incubator programme followed by bespoke training, workshops and...
There is a new challenge on social media, the first for 2021, called the BussItChallenge. Similar to the WipeItDown Challenge, the individual in the video starts off in plain clothes, no makeup, and maybe glasses, and their hair in a ponytail or messy bun. In the video, they’re dancing to Erica Banks’ song “Buss It,” and once the beat drops...
Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, the double first-class law graduate, has been awarded an automatic scholarship up to the Ph.D. level at any university in Nigeria or abroad by Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State. Blessing made headlines in 2020 when she became the first female first-class law graduate from Niger Delta University (NDU), a feat she also repeated at the Nigerian...
The Federal Government is considering postponing the Jan 18 resumption date of schools in Nigeria in light of the increase in COVID-19 cases. But at a briefing on Monday, Adamu Adamu, minister of education, said there are concerns about the scheduled date. “It (January 18th date of school reopening) is not sacrosanct. When we decided on that date it was...
Renowned make-up artist, Bimpe Onakoya has opened up on her battle with COVID-19 and admonished those saying it’s a hoax. In a video she shared on Instagram, she revealed how she survived the dreaded disease in Kenya. She wrote: I survived the Covid!! Since the 23rd of December when I tested positive it didn’t relent, my temperature was constantly btw...
A lady Halima Idris Ifade took a bold step on Twitter after she launched a hunt for a partner for her grandmother barely 4 days into the New Year. The tweet got everyone talking and has over 3k retweets and 1k replies as of the time of writing this post. She wrote: I am looking for a partner for my...
Women supporting Women is a phrase that can never go out of style. Ex-BBNaija housemate, Lucy took to social media to reveal that fellow housemate, Nengi supported her Boli business with a six-digit figure. Recall that the pair had a major fallout while in the house where they called each other names but all that is now in the past....
Love is limitless and has no limitations and this story proves that. That’s the beautiful story of a Nigerian divorcee, Bose Daramola in her 50’s and her husband, Patrick a widower in his 60s who recently got married. The lovebirds had no idea love certainly had grand plans for them. Well after a dinner set up by Patrick’s eldest son,...
Every New Year brings a fresh start and also a time to make new year resolutions. Reality Star, Tacha is off to a great start (she was recently followed by singer Nicki Minaj) in 2021. She is sharing all of her resolutions in her new vlog. Watch Video Below...