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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of Team Gold in the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season Six will be walking home with N500,000 each after winning the Guinness Challenge . The housemates were tasked with making a stage presentation which consisted of choreography and singing, following the theme, “Let Your Black Shine Through.” The Head of House, […]
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Monday, August 9th, 2021
BBNaija: Yerins, Niyi, Beatrice evicted, 4 new housemates introduced (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The television reality show, Big Brother Naija, Season 6, Shine Ya Eye edition on Sunday evicted Yerins, Niyi and Beatrice. The evicted housemates got the lowest votes as follows: Beatrice, 12.95 per cent, Niyi, 8.34 per cent while Yerins got 7.29 per cent. […]
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Salt is calling for creative entries in the second edition of the Dangote Salt art challenge. The opening date for the submissions is 1st of July 2021 and the closing date has been extended to 13th of August 2021. The Executive Director Commercial, NASCON Allied Industries Plc (A subsidiary of Dangote […]
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Saturday, July 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood Actress Racheal Oniga is dead . She died on Friday, July 30, 2021. She was scheduled to resume for another film shoot on Saturday, July 31 when the news of her death filtered into town. Stakeholders in the TV and film industry confirmed her passing away . Nollywood film director, […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage a.k.a Tiwa Savage has lost her father to the cold hand of death. The African super musician took to her Instagram page @tiwasavage on Monday to announce the sad news. She wrote, “Early hours of this morning you made a peaceful transition, you fought till […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced Aug. 2 as the commencement date of the two-week 2021 edition of the Osun Osogbo Festival, and the other activities lined up to mark the event. A statement signed by Mr Toye Arulogun, the Managing Consultant for the festival and made available to […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Giants in Nigeria music industry has taken to their social media handle such as Tiwa Savage, Perruzi, among others to pay their last respect to Obama DMW, a close associate of popstar, Davido. In a tribute posted on her verified Instagram page, iconic singer, Tiwa Savage stated that the whole 30BG squad […]
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Thursday, June 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid, has received his Grammy award plaque. Wizkid became the second Nigerian to receive a plaque after Burna Boy received his own few weeks ago. The singer, who said he was so excited, took to his Instagram handle @wizkidayo to announce the award of plaque to […]
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Monday, June 21st, 2021
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha will be arraigned at an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday over allegations of sexual assault of a minor. Baba Ijesha who has been in custody since his arrest on April 22, is to stand trial before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on June 24 the judge’s […]
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Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the goal of stirring youth to work, Adedolapo Adekanbi, popularly known as DolapoTheVibe is a fast-rising Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and performer on Friday released first official single for the year 2021 titled, WORK. “Work” is created with the aim of encouraging listeners to work for whatever they want, because of course […]
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senior Prophet Celestial Church of Christ Genesis Global, Israel Ogundipe has blamed gospel singer, Tope Alabi, for criticising a popular Christian song, Oniduro Mi. African Examiner reports in a video making the rounds on social media, Tope Alabi said God isn’t her guarantor because He’s more than a guarantor. She said: “God […]
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Friday, June 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afrobeat singer, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy, has received his Grammy awards plaque. The afrobeat singer’s ‘Twice as Tall Album’ won Best Global Music album at the 63rd Grammy awards, which was held in March in Los Angeles, United States of America. The singer took to his Instagram page @burnaboygram to announce […]
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Music star, Oladapo Oyebanji popularly known as D’banj, will this month (June) release a single from his next album entitled “Stressfree” to mark his next birthday. D’banj made the disclosure in Lagos during reward of 10 winners of the May edition of a raffle draw organised by his initiative, CREAM Platform. The […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – American rap artiste, Lil Loaded, the voice behind the 2019 viral summer hit song “6locc 6a6y” has died at 20. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office confirmed his death on Monday to USA TODAY that the young rapper, who’s legal name was Dashawn Robertson, had died. However, the officials did not reveal […]
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Monday, May 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Police Command has granted Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha bail. Baba Ijesha has been in detention for alleged sexual molestation of a minor. His lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana, confirmed the development on Monday. He said: “He has been granted bail about one hour ago. We are working to perfect the […]
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Thursday, May 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yomi Fabiyi staged a protest on Wednesday demanding the release of Baba Ijesha, who has been detained for allegedly molesting a minor on bail. In a letter written by Ojo’s lawyers, The Maverick Forte Legal, it noted that during Fabiyi’s protest, defamatory statements which were attributed to Ojo were inscribed on some […]
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some fans of veteran singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, are presently praying for his health after reports that the singer has been diagnosed with throat cancer and presently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. According to popular online platform, Sahara Reporters, the singer was flown out of Nigeria to […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The single ‘Ye’ by Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy, has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His Mother and Manager, Mrs Bose Ogulu disclosed this on her IG handle @thenamix. With this new feat added to his outstanding international achievement, ‘Ye’ becomes the fastest Nigerian song to […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burna Boy the African Giant has hit the studio again to produce his first official single for 2021 titled ‘Kilometre’. With the song, the Grammy award-winning artiste reminds his contemporaries that he is way ahead of them. The singer uses the song to speak on the journey of his life in the […]
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Thursday, April 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alleged plans to release Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha have drawn the wrath of Nigerians. African Examiner gathered that the 48-year-old actor was apprehended for allegedly defiling a minor. Since the news surfaced online, several Yoruba entertainers have expressed conflicting views on the matter. While some appeared sympathetic […]
