The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) has opened submissions for Nigeria’s entry in the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the 99th Academy Awards, marking the country’s return to the Oscars selection process after it failed to submit a film…

South African comedian and former host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, has returned as the face of a new international tourism campaign promoting South Africa. However, the initiative has sparked mixed reactions online, with critics arguing that it overlooks…

Thirty-nine scholars have graduated from the MUSON School of Music Diploma Programme, marking 20 years of partnership between the MTN Foundation and the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in music education. The graduates, representing the programme’s 19th cohort, completed a…

Nigerian singer Peter “Mr P” Okoye, one half of the defunct music duo Psquare, has apologised over his comments questioning the value of Nigerian languages, while accusing his twin brother, Paul, known as Rudeboy, of consistently trying to pull him…

Days after his wedding dominated conversations on social media, self-proclaimed financial expert Emmanuel “Geh Geh” Obruste has said he has no issue with relationships but opposes women who enter them as a way out of poverty. He made the remarks…

Music executive and talent manager Soso Soberekon married his partner, Princess Ebiere of the Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Soberekon paid Ebiere’s bride price on Wednesday in Benikrukru Community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State,…

Fuji music icon Wasiu “Kwam 1” Ayinde has responded to public allegations that he fathered and subsequently abandoned a 12-year-old girl, Azizat. The singer addressed the matter while performing at the 10th coronation anniversary of the Onikate of Ikate, Lateef…

Nigerian comedian and singer, Otolorin Kehinde Peter, popularly known as Kennyblaq, will return to the stage this Sunday for the sixth edition of his annual comedy concert, The Oxymoron of Kennyblaq. The event, themed ‘The Bridge’, is scheduled to be…

Veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu has appealed to Nigerians for financial assistance as she battles an undisclosed illness. In an emotional appeal video she posted on her Instagram page on Thursday, the 62-year-old disclosed that she needed N30 million. Nwosu’s financial…

Veteran actor Hanks Anuku has spoken openly about how the death of the mother of his two children affected his career and nearly pushed him to withdraw from the world. Anuku shared these details in a viral video recorded during…

Kannywood actor Uzee Usman has attributed the slow growth of the Hausa-language film industry to insufficient investment and sponsorship. Although the industry has produced hundreds of films and cultivated a loyal audience across northern Nigeria and parts of West Africa,…

Business leaders, entrepreneurs and members of Nigeria’s literary community gathered in Lagos on Monday for the public presentation of The Challengers, a book by Nigerian author Eghosa Imasuen, which chronicles the journey of the founders of VFD Group. The event,…

GLG Communications has honoured 50 outstanding public relations and strategic communications professionals at the fifth edition of the PR Power List Soirée and Awards, held in Lagos as part of activities marking World PR Day 2026. The invitation-only event took…

Mr Tinubu is seeking a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with Vice President Kashim Shettima remaining his running mate. He is expected to face familiar rivals, including Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress…

Afrilition sets out a critical pathway towards African excellence… Afrilition is about a systemic realisation of Africa as a global community that exemplifies diversity and alignment, not in competition or comparison with other peoples or parts of world, but focused…