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Music power couple, Jay Z and Beyonce, is said to have added another 18 new people to the payroll now that their son,  Sir and daughter,  Rumi have joined their big sister Blue Ivy at home.

Google CEO and newly appointed board member, Sundar Pichai, is in Lagos for the Google For Nigeria event which is holding presently.

Justin Bieber left a photographer with minor injuries after accidentally striking him with his vehicle near Los Angeles, police said on Thursday. 

For a while, there’s been no update on the arrest, release and trial of Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane in the United States.

Former Minster of  Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was attacked recently by a Yoruba actor, Aremu Afolayan,  for allegedly stealing funds while in office and just after the attack from him, music producer,  Don Jazzy also asked a question about the former minister on his social media page.

Nollywood actress,  Kate Henshaw,  has shared a throwback photo of herself with Emeka Ossai way back in 1992. 

Marvis Nkpornwi is a Nigerian entertainer who was one of the housemates in the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality TV show. 

    Let me say this first before anything- there is nothing as beautiful, intriguing and dangerous as the mind of an artist, it is even more intriguing as it is dangerous when that artist is a woman!

Mavin Records act, Johnny Drille, has released the lyric video for his latest single, 'Romeo & Juliet.'

A few hours ago, award winning rapper,  Drake shared a photo of himself on his Instagram page. On closer inspection, it was actually a tattoo of the Cash Money rapper, Lil Wayne.

Hollywood Actress,  Gabrielle Union and her husband,  NBA star, Dwyane Wade, shared a video of them dancing to Bruno Mars' 24k Magic and it’s beautiful.

Barcelona and Brazilian soccer star, Neymar, who’s currently being linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain in a £195million deal that would see him become the most expensive player in football, took his latest spending spree to another level by splashing £14,000 (above 5 Million Naira) on Nike trainers. 

The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards nominations has just been announced with Kendrick Lamar scoring the most nods this year with eight nominations for his video “Humble.”

Mikel Obi and his babymama,  Olga Diyanchenko,  are sure proud parents as their daughters have finally started nursery school in China.

R&B/soul singer,  Timi Dakolo, is a man wearing many hats; father, husband, in-demand singer, brand ambassador, and much recently, a judge on reality music competition – The Voice Nigeria.

Hours after veteran actor, Adebayo Faleti died, Nollywood has been thrown into mourning as another actor has reportedly died. 

Veteran Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has dashed off to Europe for a holiday after a lengthy time producing her own movie. 

Nigerian-American rapper, Wale Folarin, has taken to his social media page to reveal that he is taking off his signature hair, dreadlocks. 

Manchester City have continued their defender spending spree with the arrival of Benjamin Mendy from Monaco.

After the successful launch of his latest project: Sound From The Other Side album, Wizkid has been swimming in the euphoria of great achievements. 

Nigerian Model, Olajumoke Orisaguna, has released the third episode of her vlog series, Olajumoke Sauce.

Beyonce’s iCloud has been hacked and the hacker released a couple of private videos of the Carters, one of them being of Blue Ivy dancing – and the lil mama sure can dance.

The man behind the whole hilarious tweets you’ve been seeing on the official EFCC Twitter handle has finally been unveiled, but it comes with ‘bad news’ because he no longer works with EFCC.

Ebuka Uchendu oozes class and style on the cover of Guardian life. 

Kevin Hart and his pregnant wife, Eniko Parrish are not backing down on their love and they want the world to know. 

Nigerian Comedian, Funnybone,  made a ‘joke’ about Daddy Showkey by comparing  him to a mosquito. 

Nollywood actor, John Njamah and Angwi, his Cameroonian wife have welcomed a baby girl, Ziorah, on July 21 2017, same day as their first wedding anniversary. 

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe and her children don’t fail to turn heads anywhere they go. 

Actress and wife to Nigerian music legend, Annie Idibia, has taken to Instagram to reveal one thing 2Face doesn’t like about her. 

A Detroit makeup artist, who goes by the name, thee.waynekash, has taken to Instagram to share an amazing transformation photo that will leave you dumbfounded. 

Nigerian comedian and film maker, AY, has taken to Instagram to disclose that his movie '10 Days in Sun City' won 5 awards at the Golden Movie Awards held in Ghana. 

Nigerian music stars, Wizkid and Davido may have buried the hatchet as Wizkid was spotted with his Official DJ, DJ Tunez vibing to Davido’s hit song ‘IF’ at a Club in Kenya.

Hollywood actor, John Heard, who played Peter McCallister in the Home Alone movies, has died, the Santa Clara County, California, medical examiner’s office said. 

Triple MG boss,  Ubi Franklin and actress,  Lilian Esoro,  dedicated their son Jayden on Sunday at the Revival Assembly in Lagos. 

Veteran Nigerian actor, poet, and writer, Adebayo Faleti, has died at the age of 86. 

American R&B singer, Usher, has reportedly paid a whooping $1.1m to a woman, who he allegedly infected with incurable herpes virus. 

Ailing actress, Halima Abubakar, has defended her colleague, Tonto Dikeh, who was slammed by fans for posting her hospital photo online. 

Nollywood actress, Dayo Amusa,  is a year older taday, Julay 20, 2017 and to mark her day, she shared some ravishing photos from a recent shoot on her Instagram page. 

The 51 year old singer, Janet Jackson, welcomed her son with her middle eastern husband a few months ago.

Mr Eazi has dropped the visuals to his 2nd lead single, “Tilapia”,  off his Chart topping mixtape, “Accra To Lagos” which features Ghanaian artist,  Medikal.

Peter Okoye and Ruggedman are having a filled day, dragging the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Youth Renaissance Group, following reports that its Secretary called on the Federal Government to arrest Peter Okoye.

John Boyega, who recently covered the latest issue of GQ Magazine, has called out hit HBO series,  “Game of Thrones” for its lack of diversity.

Linda Ikeji’s Sister, Laura and husband, Ogbonna Kanu, just welcomed their new baby;  a son, in the United States.

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, got engaged in February to R’n’B singer,  Banky W, a news which broke the internet on announcement. 

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied saying that the Federal Government will ban the overseas production of Nigerian movies and music. 

Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart, was accused of cheating on his pregnant wife, Eniko Parrish,  after photos emerged of him sitting in the backseat with a mystery woman including a video that has been trending on the internet. 

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is  about to host the official unveiling of 9mobile, which is the new name for Etisalat Nigeria.

The traditional wedding between Toke Makinwa‘s sister, Busayo and her beau, Stian Fossengen held  at Civic Centre, Lagos, on Saturday.

David Beckham has debuted a new tattoo in tribute to his four kids. 

Blackface is back on social media, this time he has accused many Nigerian acts of plagiarism.

Davido has taken to social media to show off his newly completed mansion, showering praises on his construction company.

Nigerian music legend, 2Face,  visited Troops of 3 battalion of the Nigerian Army and Internally Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday.

Veteran Congolese – Legendary Makosa/Sukus artiste, Awilo Longomba, returns with a quite amazing single titled ,"Esopi Yo",  featuring delectable and sensational Nigerian artiste – Tiwa Savage. 

Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro, features in a new summer edit for Lagos based fashion brand, DOS Clothing Store. 

A woman with leukaemia at the centre of a campaign to allow her donor Nigerian sister to come to the UK has died.

In response to Nigeria's  Minster of Information, Lai Mohammed’s call to Nigerian entertainers to be stopped from shooting music videos and movies abroad, veteran rapper Ruggedman has written an open letter to the minister of information, pointing out the folly in such move.

Nollywood actress, Omotola Ekeinde,  was a special guest who spoke at the 2017 World Justice Forum on Arts which held at The Hagie, Netherlands on Thursday, July 13, 2017. 

Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar’s brother, Isah Abubakar, while thanking the First Lady of Kogi State,  Rashidat Bello, his sister’s best friend, Tonto Dikeh and fans and well wishers of the actress, disclosed that his sister is suffering from complications which came up as a result of the Fibroid surgery she had in India few months ago.

Football legend, Kanu Nwankwo’s wife, Amara Kanu, has launched her fitness book titled: “Healthy Living with Amara Kanu” at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium.

Baseline Records artiste, Skales, has replied a Wizkid fan who accused him of hating the ‘Come Closer’ crooner because he didn't give Wizkid a birthday shout out. 

Veteran Actor,  Jide Kosoko, is not happy with the way Chinese filmmakers are making films with Yoruba subtitles.

Chidinma Ekile, one of Nigeria’s finest female musicians, has been very quiet about her relationship life as there have been rumours circulating concerning Chidinma, who won MTN Project Fame in 2010, most especially after her video with Flavour.

Woju crooner,  Kiss Daniel,  has definitely come a long way in the music industry. With many awards in his kitty, his songs have also topped charts across Africa. 

Veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo’s phone was stolen by a fan at the 13th Africa Movie Academy Awards held at Eko Hotel in Lagos over the weekend. 

A young blind Liberian boy, Semah G. Weifur, not only had the unique opportunity to record with his favourite musician, Flavour, but took it one step further and shot the video for their collaborative single, “Most High” – the final track on his “Ijele – The Traveler” album.

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has revealed that she is working on cleaning all the tattoos on her body. 

OAP, Gbemi Olateru, who attended Toke Makinwa’s sister’s wedding over the weekend,  has declared that if her cleavage offends anyone, they should kindly look away. 

Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of acting president, Yemi Osinbajo added a year on Saturday and TY Bello took some gorgeous photos of the 50-year-old woman.

The X-Men have grounds for a lawsuit. The latest trailer for the forgettably-named upcoming action-thriller, 'American Assassin' begins with a squadron of new recruits going through a training exercise in a high-tech virtual facility. 

Don Jazzy shared a video of his dance battle with Mavin colleague, DJ Bign, both of them busting moves to prove who is the best dancer but many people agree that Jazzy beat his partner hands down. 

Hollywood actress, Taraji P. Henson, is one whose clabback game is second to none, at least on the television series, 'Empire'. 

Music producer, JJC, has stated that he believes himself and wife, Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele,  would have children together. 

Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has condemned women who hide their pregnancy in order to avoid spiritual attacks and ‘Village people’, according to him ‘It’s foolish’. 

Ghanaian actress and film producer, Yvonne Nelson, is reported pregnant. 

Nigerian comedian, Bovi, sent a very touching message packed with loads of life lessons to Rita Dominic on her birthday. 

Rap star, Wale, has dropped the video to ‘Fine Girl’, his single which features Nigerian music stars, Davido and Olamide. 

Multi-award-winning Nigerian actor, comedian, and T.V presenter, Ayo Makun popularly known as AY, has been placed on a blasting platform for wishing Freda Francis a happy birthday. 

Award-winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan,  has been enlisted by Sahara Group to create the short film, 'Hanatu'. 

Vlogger cum author, Toke Makinwa is currently in an all expense paid trip to Ibiza, Spain by Ciroc.

Nigerian musician & entrepreneur, D’banj, took to Twitter to celebrate his dad, Daniel Duro Oyebanjo, who clocked 70 on Wednesday, acknowledging him as the real Kokomaster. 

Nollywood Actress, Uche Jombo’s husband, Kenney Rodriguez, has publicly debunked rumours of marital crises between himself and Uche, while apologising to her for the negative press the false news has caused. 

Nollywood actors, Timini Egbuson, Sharon Ezeamaka and Jemima Osunde are the first stars ever to make the global Shuga cover. 

Ademola Adeleke is the father of singers, B Red and Shina Rambo and uncle of superstar, Davido. 

Sultry Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic,  who is not only known for her sensational acting but also for her exceptional dress sense, is a year older today, July 12, 2017.

Lola Margaret born Lola Margaret Oladipupo is a Nigerian actress, film producer and director whose career came into limelight after she starred as the lead character in the movie, Bisola Alan. 

The 44-year old British actor, Idris Elba, who is the cover star for Esquire Magazine’s August 2017 issue, takes front page again for Essence Magazine.

Reekado Banks is a Nigerian recording artist, singer, and songwriter

Nigerian singer, Banky W, will be in New York till September.

Nollywood actresses, Juliet Ibrahim and Ebube Nwagbo hosted Glo Lafftafest 2017 in Abeokuta on Sunday July 9, 2017,  at the Silver Jubilee hall. 

Ace Nigerian comedian, Alibaba, has called out those criticizing Davido’s uncle, Ademola Adeleke’s dance video, released after he was declared winner of Osun West Senatorial bye-election. 

Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, put aside their differences as he took to Instagram to wish her daughter, Michelle the very best on her 16th birthday.

Just a few days shy of five years since it was released, Psy‘s ‘Gangnam Style’ music video’s record as the most-watched on YouTube has now been overtaken.

As part of his grand plan for music from Africa taking over the world, global music star and entrepreneur, Akon, just added another name to his music empire, Konvict Music, by signing producer, DeeVee.

Iyabo Alice Ojo is a prominent award-winning Nollywood actress, director, and producer known mostly for her roles in Yoruba movies. 

Popular Nigerian celebrities, Chief Chiwetalu Agu, Chioma Chukwuka and Uti Nwachukwu have been named brand ambassadors of Stanel Group.

Duncan Mighty has dropped the visuals of a lovely tune titled “Mama Born Dem“ off his much acclaimed “The Certificate” album.

Yemi Alade hit the renowned Maida Vale Studios in London to perform her hit-single “Charliee“,  for the celebrated DJ Edu on BBC Radio 1Xtra. 

Etisalat has terminated its management agreement with its Nigerian arm and given the business time to phase out the brand in Nigeria, the Chief Executive of Etisalat International told Reuters on Monday.

Big Brother Naija 2017 third runner-up, Debie-Rise and Melvin Oduah also a previous Big Brother contestant, are currently touring Dubai.

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, who is currently shooting a Hollywood movie, shared a video from the set of a movie where she stars as Muna.

Media personality, Toke Makinwa’s ex-husband, Maje Ayida,  took to his Instagram page to lament about the Lagos Island flood which has rendered lots of families homeless with several properties lost.   The fitness junkie shared a meme of the present and ex-governors of Lagos state and wrote; “All I see are jokes and memes. "Homes have been wrecked, lives affected, but we make jokes. In other parts of the world emergency services would be deployed, what do we have, Twitter and the gram. Where is the help, this is a man made problem, what are we doing? We can’t pray it away, it will keep happening unless there is actual action. Hey, at least one thing is consistent, no electricity. Relief? Aid? Maybe when they return from that UK trip or that wedding.. or maybe when @cnnafrica cover it… #lekkiunderwater." All I see are jokes and memes. Homes have been wrecked, lives affected, but we make jokes. In other parts of the world emergency services would be dep

Comedian,  AY Makun’s younger brother, Omoniyi Makun, popularly known as Yomi Casual is engaged. 

Yul Edochie, who was slammed for his recent post on domestic violence, has clarified his statement, saying he was just trying to implore women to treat their husbands with respect.

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo and his wife Dolapo attended the wedding ceremony of Ayomide Amosun, daughter of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and Dipo Dabiri, son of Abike Dabiri, SSA to the President on Foreign Affairs .

Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has been heavily criticised by fans for sharing photos of grieving actress, Remi Surutu, who buried her daughter on Thursday, July 6, in Ikoyi, Lagos.

English Footballer and Bournemouth player has penned a heartfelt tribute to Sunderland fan and mascot, Bradley Lowery, who died on Friday, July 7 after a batter with cancer. 

For those hoping to see talented comedian, Julius Agwu, on stage doing what he knows best anytime soon, they would have to wait a while longer. 

Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu, two of the Chibok schoolgirls, who escaped from Boko Haram captivity in 2014, read a letter applauding U.S. President, Donald Trump,  during a recent visit to the White House. 

Dakore Akande has been in the public eye for many years. The actress came into the old Nollywood scene about 25 years ago, fresh-faced with her signature dreadlocks.