The Godfather and Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies At 95
Oscar-winning actor and The Godfather star Robert Duvall has died aged 95, his family have confirmed. With a career spanning seven decades, the filmmaker and actor passed away on Sunday (February 15). Regarded as one of the greatest actors of…
Popular Nigerian Actress Aunty Ajara Dies After Illness
A doctor confirmed her death to her family earlier on Thursday, February 5, 2026, following what relatives described as a brief battle with the illness. Popular Nigerian small-screen actress Ajara Lasisi, popularly known as Aunty Ajara, has died after battling…
Snakebite: The truth about how Abuja singer Ifunanya died — Choir
Snakebite: The truth about how Abuja singer Ifunanya died — Choir Late singer Ifunanya Nwangene The Amemuso Choir has given a harrowing account of the final hours of its soprano singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, who died on Saturday after being…
Grammy CEO Explains What It Takes to Win Award, Urges Artists Not to Feel Cheated
The Chief Executive Officer of the Recording Academy, Harvey Jay Mason Jr., has explained the criteria for winning a Grammy Award, stressing that the process is strictly based on peer evaluation and not popularity or commercial success. Mason made this…
Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to receive Lifetime Grammy
Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammys. He’ll be the first African to achieve the honour since the award was introduced in 1963. Kuti…
Grammys 2026: Tyla makes history with back-to-back African music wins
South African singer, Tyla, has won the Best African Music Performance award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, beating Nigerian stars Burna Boy, Davido and Ayra Starr in the category. Tyla clinched the prize with her song, Push 2 Start, ahead…
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria to shift from importing tech to local manufacturing
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move decisively beyond importing technology to manufacturing it locally, warning that sustained dependence on foreign technology weakens the country’s industrial base and constrains job creation in…
French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies at 91
French film icon Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation of the 1950s and 1960s who turned her back on cinema to devote herself to protecting animals, has died aged 91, her foundation said Sunday. Bardot was hospitalised in October…
Nollywood actress Allwell Ademola is Dead
The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of popular actress, producer, and filmmaker, Allwell Ademola. Ms Ademola reportedly died on Saturday. She was 43. Ms Ademola, a Yoruba actress, was pronounced dead at…
Fela set to become first African to receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat pioneer, will be posthumously honored with a Special Merit Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Grammy Awards, becoming the first African musician to receive the honor. The Nigerian legend will be honored with other international…