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Toluwanisings burial underway in Ibadan

Toluwanisings burial underway in Ibadan

The announcement of the singer’s burial followed the intervention of the Oyo State Police Command in a dispute over his final resting place involving his family. Family members, friends and colleagues have gathered in Ibadan,…

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SIR PATRICK STEWART DIES at 86

SIR PATRICK STEWART DIES at 86

British actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at the age of 86. Stewart died at his home in Los…

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Nollywood Mourns As Veteran Actor Francis Duru Dies At 57

Nollywood Mourns As Veteran Actor Francis Duru Dies At 57

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has passed away at the age of 57. A family source said that Duru died at about 10 p.m. on Thursday at the National Hospital Abuja (NHA). He is survived…

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Family Confirms Death Of Gospel Singer Toluwanisings

Family Confirms Death Of Gospel Singer Toluwanisings

Gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, better known as Toluwanisings, has passed away, the family said in a statement issued late Wednesday.  In the announcement posted on his verified social media pages, the family said he died…

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Crime drama leads China’s National Day box office as market dips from last year

Crime drama leads China’s National Day box office as market dips from last year

Crime drama “Traces of Justice” topped China’s National Day holiday box office, in a market that fell from a year earlier, with some analysts citing the absence of a blockbuster-scale title. The seven-day holiday frame…

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Rhythm & Blues Legend Freddie Jackson dies at 70

Rhythm & Blues Legend Freddie Jackson dies at 70

​Freddie Jackson, who was originally from New York, began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. ​American R&B singer Frederick Jackson has passed away at the age…

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Nollywood film ‘Agbara Nla’ breaks preview record with N71m sales

Nollywood film ‘Agbara Nla’ breaks preview record with N71m sales

Nollywood faith-based film, Agbara Nla: The Return, has recorded about N71m from single-day preview screenings ahead of its official release. According to Nigerian Box Office (@NGAboxoffice), a Nigerian box-office analysis and consultancy platform, the film…

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Nkechi Blessing, others mourn as Nollywood actor Cjay Nwokafor dies

Nkechi Blessing, others mourn as Nollywood actor Cjay Nwokafor dies

The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of Nollywood actor Chijioke “Cjay” Nwokafor. His colleague, actress Nkechi Blessing, announced his death on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing videos of herself with…

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‘Black Market’ Breaks Guinness World Record With Over 51,000 Viewers At TBS

‘Black Market’ Breaks Guinness World Record With Over 51,000 Viewers At TBS

Nollywood crime thriller Black Market has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening in a single location, with more than 51,000 people watching the movie at Tafawa Balewa Square…

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Nkechi Blessing and Phyna take social media clash to the ring in celebrity boxing battle on October 1

Nkechi Blessing and Phyna take social media clash to the ring in celebrity boxing battle on October 1

Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing and BBNaija winner Phyna will face off in a celebrity boxing bout in Lagos after a recent social media clash. Nkechi Blessing and Phyna will face each other in a celebrity…

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