Nigerian Icons of 2023: Top 100 Personalities of the Year
As we bid farewell to 2023, a year filled with challenges and triumphs, let’s take a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements of some of Nigeria’s brightest personalities across various fields. From the world of sports to entertainment, activism, and innovation, these top 100 personalities have left an indelible mark both at home and […]
A Glance at 2023’s Top 10 Artistes in Nigeria
The year 2023 witnessed an enthralling journey in the world of music, with artistes captivating audiences globally. From streaming sensations to rising stars, let’s explore the Top 10 Artistes in Nigeria, who defined this remarkable year. Read more about Entertainment Burna Boy: Streaming Sensation Burna Boy continued to dominate the music scene in 2023, earning […]
Seven Nigerians Made it to the 67th Grammy Nominations List
The list of nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards is out, with seven Nigerians making the cut. Davido, Burna Boy, Fireboy, Asake, Olamide, Tems, and Ayra Star have all been nominated for the 2024 edition of the Grammy Awards. However, out of the seven Nigerians on the Grammy nominations list, only Burna Boy and Tems […]
Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary: Hero of the Week
In an awe-inspiring act of heroism, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, a dedicated staff member at Eko Hotel and Suites, demonstrated extraordinary honesty by returning a misplaced sum of $70,000 to a guest in Lagos. This remarkable display of integrity has not only earned her praise but also restored faith in humanity. Read more about Personality […]
Davido Gives 250 Million Naira Donations To Orphanages And Foundations Across Nigeria
Two days ago in my previous article, I discussed how superstar rich kid Davido received 180 million Naira from fans and friends after he jokingly dropped his account number soliciting for donations ahead of his birthday. Read more about Entertainment Within the first 10 minutes after this announcement, the “OBO” crooner received 7 million Naira. […]
Fans Raise Over 180 Million Naira For Davido: Lessons And Takeaways
On the 17th of November, the social media space went agog over Davido’s controversial request for financial support, ahead of his birthday coming up on the 21st of November. Read more about Entertainment The “Skelewu” and “Gobe” crooner took to his verified Twitter handle to ask his fans who love his music to donate money. […]
10 Facts And Figures About The 14th Headies
The 14th Headies is scheduled to have happened at about the time this will get published. Now, many people have their grouses with Headies organizers and those issues have seen many acts shirk attendance on a consistent basis but it remains the industry’s headline event by sheer reputation and size. Read more about Entertainment […]
2021 Time 100 Next Features Five Nigerians
Times Magazine released its list of the 100 Next, an expansion of its Time100 franchise. The list celebrates an emerging group of leaders who Time deems to be setting the tone for the future across the world. The list is only in its second year and features five Nigerians who achieved prominence in the past […]
Entertainment Takes: CN’s Valentine’s Day Playlist
Although every day is a chance to let those you love know you love them, Valentine’s Day and the buzz around it intensifies the atmosphere with all the discounts and corporate events packaged for the day and season itself. Well, in doing this we would be contributing to the culture admittedly but that said, […]
Social Media Roundup
This week opened just like any other since #EndSARS as most hot topics were built around the protests and aftermath. The social media space has been heavy with news of this kind ever since. Read more about Social media roundup #FreeToyin Last week on social media, the major trend was built around the government’s […]
Top 10 Songs of 2019
You might be wondering why songs like Beginning by Joeboy or Try Me by Tems aren’t here; those songs practically defined Nigerian music in 2019. But never fear, we have a complimentary list with more of the biggest songs in 2019. See our list of the Top 10 Music Videos of 2019. This is a […]
Social Media Roundup
Burna Boy Refunds Fans Money For Not Dancing During His Show This week, Afrofusion star Burna Boy, shocked fans when he stopped midway during a performance to berate a fan for not dancing. He went on to refund the man’s money and asked security to escort him out of the show. However, he reportedly later […]
Social Media Roundup
Xenophobia Following the recent spates of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other immigrants in South Africa, many Nigerians have taken to social media to express their disapproval of these attacks from The Rainbow Nation. The week saw a bombardment of tweets from several individuals ranging from celebrities to regular folks. AKA responds to Ycee One […]
Davido’s Moment with 50 Cent in New York
It isn’t clear if Davido broke the record set by Wizkid in 2018 at the O2 Arena by selling all 20,000 seats. A few days after his performance on the 27th of January, he shared an image on Twitter that seemed to prove the concert had been sold out. But according to an article in […]
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Dominate Song Sales on Billboard World Chart
August is looking like a good month for Nigerian music. 2019 has definitely been a good year. Wizkid’s latest feature, Brown Skin Girl, has spent 2 weeks at Number 1 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart. Davido is at Number 3 with Blow My Mind, and Burna Boy made two new entries on the […]
Social Media Roundup
The Music Collaboration Between Davido And Chris Brown Blow My Mind, the song by Davido featuring Chris Brown has been the highlight of the week. It should be recalled that Chris Brown’s last collaboration with an African artist was on the song “African Bad Gyal” by Wizkid. Blow My Mind happens to be the second, […]