The city of Cape Town stood still on Sunday as Nigerian and South African celebrities stormed South Africa for the premiere of Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” In attendance were Mercy Eke, Bimbo Ademoye, Nancy Isime, Fave, Lilian Afegbai, Erica Nlewedim, Sharon Ooja, Brown Mbombo, etc. Check out their glamorous and breathtaking outfits below. 1. Mercy Eke View...
AMVCA Releases 2023 Nominees List Nominations for the 9th edition of the biggest entertainment award in Africa, The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards have been announced. Anikulapo received the most nominations (16), followed by Jade Osiberu’s Brotherhood (11) and Shanty Town(11). The 2023 edition of the prestigious award is set to hold in Lagos on the 20th of May. Below...
Comedienne Lepacious Bose is in a joyous mood as she turns 50 today, April 15th. Taking to Instagram, the health and wellness influencer shared beautiful photos as she expressed gratitude for her milestone age. She wrote: OMG!!! Am already 50 in Mauritius and still 49+ in Nigeria It’s wonderful knowing I can count down twice hehehehehe This is fifty, fabulous,...
15-year-old Fatima Adamu Maikusa has set an exceptional record after winning seven Mathematics medals in different competitions worldwide. Fatima, who has become a role model to many girls, started displaying her mathematical strength at the age of nine. Fatima is from Gombe State, Nigeria, and is currently an SSS 3 student at the Nigerian Tulip International School (NTIC) in Kano,...
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending King Charles III’s coronation, Buckingham Palace has said. There had been speculation about whether the couple would travel to the coronation but it has now emerged that Prince Harry will attend alone. The prince will join more than 2,000 guests at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. On April 12, it...
Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, a former deputy governor of Lagos State, has pledged to resign her citizenship if Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president. Ojikutu, who is the first female deputy governor in Nigeria served from 1992 to 1993 and was the deputy governor to Michael Otedola until the military takeover of 1993. Speaking to reporters in Lagos on Wednesday,...
Nollywood actress, Biola Adebayo has welcomed her first child, a son via surrogacy. Sharing the news on Instagram, the 41-year-old actress revealed that a surrogate birthed her child after one failed IVF and three failed surrogate attempts. She wrote: After one failed IVF One canceled surrogate circle After three failed surrogate attempts in two years, God has finally blessed my...
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie has slammed United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for congratulating President-elect Bola Tinubu. Adichie said this in her open letter to Biden on The Atlantic titled, ‘Nigeria’s Hollow Democracy’ on Thursday where she expressed dissatisfaction over the process of the presidential election conducted on February 25. She said the election was full...
Apo Maria Whang-Od Becomes Vogue’s Oldest Cover Star At 106 She is the last female mambabatok of her generation A Filipino tattoo artist, Apo Maria Whang-Od has become the oldest person to ever get featured on the cover of Vogue. Whang-Od, who turned 106 in February, unseats Judi Dench as the oldest-ever Vogue cover star. Dench was featured in British...
When it comes to renouncing one’s faith, it is usually more common to hear of those who convert to Christianity from other religions than the other way around. Over the years, some Nigerian actresses have converted to Islam due to one reason or another. Here are seven of them. 1. Fathia Balogun Popular Nollywood actress Fathia Balogun was born a...