In about two weeks, I will commence my fourth month in the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at Pan-Atlantic University’s School of Media and Communication. It is a six-week residential programme spread across six months for media practitioners in Nigeria.…

Popular Yoruba actress Temitope Osoba has died. She was 40. Her colleagues, Oladipupo Okanlawon and Foluke Daramola-Salako, announced her death in separate Instagram posts on Wednesday, revealing that she died on Tuesday. Although they did not disclose the cause of…

I listened to St Janet just as I listened to Fela’s Na Poi. I have always loved creativity in all its forms, just as I cherish freedom. My instinct is to let people create, speak, sing and imagine as they…

Lara Kudayisi Don-Momoh, the wife of renowned radio presenter Teddy Don-Momoh, has died. She was 42. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Teddy Don-Momoh married Lara, a certified relationship expert, in 2023, nine years after his wife, gospel music star,…

The alleged baby mama of Fuji music icon Wasiu “Kwam 1” Ayinde, Ogechi Eleana, has said she is ready to undergo a DNA test to determine the paternity of her 12-year-old daughter, Azizat, while denying reports that she sued the…

Former P-Square manager Jude Okoye has responded to fresh allegations made by his younger brother, Peter “Mr P” Okoye, insisting he never diverted the group’s earnings and challenging authorities to jail him if he is found guilty. Jude’s response comes…

Another celebration has taken place in the House of Oduduwa as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has welcomed a baby girl with one of his wives, Olori Oluwatosin. The traditional ruler announced the birth on his official social…

When Davido announced Oriadé, expectations were inevitably sky-high. Released on 31 July 2026, Oriadé is Davido’s sixth studio album and his most concise project yet. Unlike ‘Omo Baba Olowo’, ‘A Good Time’, ‘A Better Time’, ‘Timeless’ and ‘5ive’, all of…

Popular Juju and Highlife musician Janet “St. Janet” Ajilore is dead. Nigerian gospel juju-tungba musician, composer and songwriter Akinola “Alayo Melody Singer” Michael broke the news on his Instagram page on Sunday. Publisher and socialite Femi Davies also announced, in…

Peter “Mr P” Okoye, one half of the defunct music duo P-Square, has begun publicly sharing his account of the long-running family disputes that have repeatedly fractured one of Africa’s biggest music groups. In a series of videos posted on…

Fresh off the release of his sixth studio album, ORIADÉ, Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has opened up about how marriage, fatherhood and 15 years in the music industry have transformed both his personal life and the way he runs…

What began as a planned homecoming for South African singer Tyla has become the latest flashpoint in the long-running tensions between Nigeria and South Africa, with her scheduled Lagos concert removed from the itinerary of her APOP World Tour amid…

Street-pop singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has alleged that actor Charles Okocha bit him during their celebrity boxing rematch in Lagos, saying the incident prompted him to leave the ring before the contest ended. Portable made the allegation…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a ₦5 billion copyright lawsuit filed against gospel singer Osinachi “Sinach” Egbu over her global gospel hit, Way Maker. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa delivered the judgment in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/402/2024, holding that…

Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, hosted an exclusive listening party in New York City on Thursday night ahead of the release of his sixth studio album, ORIADÉ. The event, presented by Martell, took place at the Amber…