Afrobeats star Ayra Starr is set to make history as the first major African artist to headline an NFL halftime show when she performs at the 2026 NFL London Game on October 11. The National Football League announced the development on Thursday, with the Nigerian singer also confirming the performance in a post on her official Instagram account. Ayra Starr...
Miss World Nigeria 2026, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, won the Top Model for Africa title on Thursday at the ongoing Miss World competition in Vietnam. Her victory secured her a place in the Top 40 quarterfinals of the 2026 Miss World competition. Karibi-George emerged ahead of representatives from Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Kenya, and South Africa at the Top Model competition held during...
If you grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s, then you know this is the most exciting news ever. Okin Biscuits is making a comeback to the Nigerian market after a 17-year hiatus as it resumes production after the restart of its production line at its factory in Offa, Kwara State. The company made the announcement via its...
The family of Mary Habila has revealed the cause of her death. The 25-year-old nurse died of cardiac arrest, thereby putting an end to the controversy surrounding her death. This came to light as she was buried in her hometown of Nok, Jaba LGA, Kaduna State, on Friday. Habila died on June 27, 2026, at the Uburu, Ebonyi State, residence...
As the world continues to mourn the death of the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, at age 80, we remember her life, including her songs, her impact, and her legacy. Parton passed away on Tuesday, August 26, in Nashville, surrounded by loved ones after a brief bout with cancer, representatives said in a statement on Tuesday. In this post,...
Amusan Tosin Chukwunonso, a female student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has made history after graduating from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.99 on a 5.00 scale. Amusan, who shared the achievement in a post on X on Wednesday, said she became the first student in her department,...
Country music legend Dolly Parton, whose career spanned music, TV, and film and included 11 Grammys and inductions into the Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, is dead at age 80. Parton’s nephew, Brian Seaver, announced the news on the singer’s social media handles on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. “My name is Brin Seaver, son of Cassie Parton,...
A Nigerian woman who was born without fingerprints has shared her experience navigating biometric identification systems, such as during Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) examinations, the National Youth Service Corps programme and banking transactions. The woman identified as jidds. xo on Instagram recently recounted her ordeal in a video. She recalled discovering the condition in 2017 while registering for her first...
Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Beninese music icon was honoured on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, during a ceremony in Los Angeles, where she unveiled the 2,854th star in the Recording category. The star was unveiled at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, opposite the...
A mother named Chinyere set the internet buzzing about a week ago when she gifted her son, Promise Okoro, a goat during his department’s sign-out ceremony. In the viral video, many were surprised by the act as she presented the goat to her son, a final-year student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State. Speaking in an interview with BBC...