Category: Entertainment

ONE of Nigeria’s filmmaker and photographer, Tony Sebastian Ukpo shone like a bright star in France when he pitched his new project to a standing-room-only international audience of broadcasters, video-on-demand platforms, and potential producers at the Series Mania Forum, a film industry market aimed specifically at TV series, in Lille, France

Ukpo, was at the market alongside Angela Wamai from Kenya, Chantel Clark from South Africa, and Jessica Hagan from Ghana, after a rigorous six months mentorship, coaching, and support by the AuthenticA Series Lab initiative.

Ukpo pitched his horror genre series, Masquerade at the film market. His story is about 13-year-old Nigerian-American teenager, Aduni, who after losing her father, finds herself feeling trapped in the harsh, remote boarding school in Nigeria, a country still struggling to escape the shadow of its colonial history, where spurned local spiritual practice and folklore remain strong and very real. Her grief manifests in the form of a malevolent spirit, and she realises that not facing her grief can have monstrous consequences.

South African music act, Lloyiso has joined Nigeria’s Victony, Lojay and other acts as Apple Music’s Africa Rising artist development program recipient.

The Port Elizabeth-born pop singer-songwriter noted that it is an honour joining other recipients of the artist development program.

“It’s an honour to be selected as the next Africa Rising artist on Apple Music,” Lloyiso says. “Apple has been a major supporter of mine from the very beginning and I’m so excited to continue working together via this program. This is just the start of what’s to come – I’m taking my music all the way from South Africa to the world.”

Lloyiso caught the attention of the public after he entered SA Idols in 2015. After placing fifth, Lloyiso went on to perform around the country till he gained him viral notoriety before making history as the first South African artist signed to Republic Records in America.

THE Real Housewives of Abuja had its fair share of drama, with tension running high between Princess Jecoco and Comfort Booth.

Princess had developed a habit of referring to Comfort as “Mummy G.O,” a nickname that had clearly become a sore point for Comfort.

However, when Princess used the name again in episode five at Arafa’s house, Comfort lost her cool, and the two women got into a heated argument.

In a heated exchange, Comfort exploded in anger, telling Princess that she would no longer tolerate being called that name.

Princess, feeling defensive, argued back, insisting that Comfort was being too rigid and needed to lighten up.

The argument quickly escalated, with Arafa struggling to diffuse the situation but only making it worse. The damage had already been done, with Comfort feeling hurt and disrespected by Princess’s use of the term.

The situation was made even worse by the ongoing debate about Tutupie’s alleged drunkenness. Comfort had been insisting that Tutupie must have been drunk at the club, while Princess was defending her friend and denying that she was drunk.

Despite the tension, Comfort was determined to move forward and invited Tutupie and Arafa to a golfing activity. To the surprise of everyone, including Comfort, Princess arrived at the golf course with Tutupie.

SHOWMAX Nigeria has announced the release of the top five most hilarious videos from the TikTok Naija Comedy Festival.

On November 10, 2022, Showmax Nigeria teamed up with TikTok to host the Naija Comedy Festival, an event designed to showcase the best up-and-coming comedy talents in Nigeria.

The partnership brought together the best and brightest rising comedians from Nigeria to showcase their talents and compete for the chance to win amazing prizes from TikTok and Showmax, respectively.

The competition was a huge success, garnering over 13 million views on the hashtag #NaijaComedyFestival as comedy fans tuned in to watch the competition unfold.

The top five TikTok content creators, who have made their Showmax debut include Ndah Kerim, Peter Odeh, Oni Daniel Oluwagboyega, Ediri Egwolo, and Paschal Chukwuebuka Nwokocha.

The five TikTok content creators also got a mentorship session with Mr. Macaroni.

DAVID ‘Davido’ Adeleke has completed his full return to the music scene after a social media post on Tuesday, March 21.

The 32-year-old father of two announced the completion of his hiatus on the scene, which was occasioned by the tragic death of his only son, Ifeanyi David Adeleke on October 31, 2022.

The singer announced his readiness to release his fourth music album on March 31, exactly five months after the passing away of his son.

In the social media post, he wrote, “There is a time for everything. A time to Grieve and a time to Heal. A time to Laugh and a time to Dance. A time to Speak & A time for Silence. Thank you to everyone out there for your love and that has held me down. My next album TIMELESS is here, March 31st.

“All the love and messages while I was away, the gifts sent, the concerts you all threw! I appreciate it all. Today, I want to remind you all that what is now Timeless, was once new. It’s time for new.”

Davido’s team describes the album ‘Timeless’ as a body of work that remains true to Davido’s core as an artist.

Timeless is “a body of work that goes beyond fashion and trends. It’s an authentic body of work that remains true to Davido’s core as an artist, using his music to bring joy to his fans across the world. The songs you hear today will be just as relevant tomorrow, that’s why it’s Timeless.”

In the same vein, Spotify is celebrating the new album with his selection of the genre’s most timeless tracks. As Davido returns to the arena with the announcement of the new album, Spotify is unveiling the Timeless Afro playlist to celebrate some of Afrobeats’ most classic and enduring records, as curated by the global star.

According to Spotify, Davido curated a playlist of Afrobeats tracks that he considers timeless. The Timeless Afro playlist, as it is called, contains some of the defining songs of the Afrobeats era, including hits by his peers, Wizkid, Tekno and Mr Eazi. The playlist also includes some of the most familiar classics from Afrobeats’ golden era, with songs by Sunny Neji, 2baba and Naeto C, as well as foundational tracks that have inspired multiple generations of Afrobeats acts including Fela Kuti’s Zombie.

POPULAR gospel singer and songwriter, Mercy Chinwo has released her latest project entitled, ‘Confidence.’

The body of work, which is released with its visuals, was produced by Israel Dammy, and visuals directed by Pink.

Speaking on the inspiration behind the song, the minister said it was inspired by a challenging period in her life.

According to her, challenges compelled her to trust God entirely.

“Confidence is more than just a song; it’s a call to action for her fans who have eagerly anticipated the release of this song — an invitation for them to put their trust in God completely. ‘Confidence’ gives hope and assurance of who Christ is,” she said.