Social Circle
Dangote gives daughter out to Abubakar
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Friday in Kano gave out his daughter, Fatima, in a wedding Fatiha, to Jamilu Abubakar, son of a former Inspector-General of police, Muhammad Abubakar.
President Muhammadu Buhari acted as the bride’s father at the ceremony which took place at 1 [...]
Osinbajo holds engagement for daughter at the Villa
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo last Thursday held a traditional engagement ceremony for his daughter, Damilola.
Osinbajo, it was learnt, had insisted on a private ceremony for the wedding which comes up on March 17.
Damilola is getting married to Oluseun Bakare, a pastor in the Redeemed Ch [...]
Tiwa Savage files for divorce from TeeBillz
Popular Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has allegedly filed for divorce from her estranged husband Tunji Balogun, a.k.a TeeBillz.
According to media reports, all attempts by the couple to resolve their differences have failed, and Tiwa, has allegedly call it quit, citing ‘unsolvable issues&rs [...]
“An event without a DJ is like being without a soul”
Music is life and in every human occasion, music and sound play vital roles. To achieve this professionally, the disc jockey known as DJ, plays an important part. Our correspondent, Ere-Ebi Agedah-Imisi, spoke with the president, DJs Association of Nigeria, who noted that DJ-ing has come a [...]
Usher part ways with wife Miguel
Usher Raymond, American singer, and his wife Grace Miguel has called it quit after two years of marriage and nearly 10 years together.
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Why I hardly attend other comedians’ shows –Gbenga Adeyinka
For a while, there have been rumours that ace comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka shuns his colleagues’ events because he hardly headlines any despite the fact that Nigerian comedians are seen as one big happy family.
The rumour mongers stated that instead of him featuring in his colleagues’ [...]
Adichie’s ‘Americanah’ named among books shaping fiction in 21st century
Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Americanah, has been listed in the New York Times’ list of 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.
Adichie is no stranger to accolades as her first novel Purple Hibiscus wa [...]
Nigeria’s ‘Lion’s Den’ TV reality show underway
The Nigerian version of the globally acclaimed business reality television show, ‘Lions’ Den’ is currently in the works.
The producer of the show, Ultima Studios, revealed this last Wednesday during a media interview in Lagos.
The show, the first of its kind in [...]
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