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Nigerian singer, Victory Gbakara has emerged winner of the season eight edition of the Nigerian Idol. His emergence as the winner was announced on the show on Sunday. The victory closed off the season with a performance of Blessed by Wizkid. The season eight edition of the show started Sunday, April 23, 2023. Nigerian Idol season 8 crowned the winner ...
Movies
July, 2023
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12 July
Veteran actress Cynthia Okereke dies in her sleep
Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away. Her death was announced by her colleague, Joseph Okechukwu, in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. In a post accompanied by a photo of the late actress, Okechukwu wrote, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma .According to the filmmaker, Ms Okereke died in her sleep last night. I’m shattered beyond ...
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12 July
‘Gang of Lagos’: Oba issues 14-day ultimatum to producers over Eyo masquerade
Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has given Amazon a 14-day ultimatum to remove the Eyo masquerade from the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’. The movie, which was directed by Jade Osiberu, was released to the pubic via Amazon’s Prime Video on April 7 ‘Gangs of Lagos’ tells the story of a group of friends forced to navigate the hardship of growing ...
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1 July
12 entertainers who died in 6 mths.. the list is longer !
Death is part of life ! People die here and there . Souls are lost by different professional at intervals. But YOUNEWS Posits that death of entertainers revebrates and echoes ,just like the falling of a stars in the heaves are discernable. In a spate of six months quite a number of practitioners in Nigerian Entertainment Industry have been lost ...
June, 2023
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30 June
Naomi Campbell Welcomes 2nd Child At 53, had 1st @ 50
British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has welcomed her second child at the age of 53. She shared the news on her Instagram account on Thursday saying ‘it’s never too late to become a mother’. Sharing a photo of the newborn, she wrote, “My little darling, know that you are cherished beyond measure and surrounded by love from the moment you graced ...
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30 June
Why Ijakumo is getting bad reviews — Toyin Abraham
Nollywood actress and director, Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi, has blamed political opposition for the bad reviews her movie, ‘Ijakumo’, is receiving on social media. ‘Ijakumo, the Born Again Stripper’ premiered at cinemas in December last year, but was recently released via Netflix on Friday. The new release has been met with mixed reactions on the microblogging platform, Twitter. Several tweeps hailed ...
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25 June
I Regret Getting Married – Veteran Actress, Ini-Edo
Veteran Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, says she was forced into marriage but ended up regretting it. Recall that on November 29, 2008, Ini Edo married American-based businessman Philip Ehiagwina, but the marriage only lasted five years. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the diva said she had second thought about getting married. According to her, her family forced ...
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24 June
Opinion: Oceangate CEO, Stockton’s reckless, avoidable tragedy ?
“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost.These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans. Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during ...
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16 June
Davido: Ifeanyi, not my only son, but l Still Cry Every Morning Over his Death
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has revealed that the thought of his late son, Ifeanyi still brings tears to his face. Recall Ifeanyi drowned at Davido’s Banana Island mansion in October 2022. Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, also revealed that his late son, Ifeanyi, has a younger brother named Dawson. The ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ crooner revealed this ...
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3 June
Celebrity, Jacky Oh!, Dies At 32 After Cosmetic Surgery
Jacklyn Smith aka Ms Jacky Oh, mother of the children of popular YouTube personality, actor, and comedian DC Young Fly, has died at 32, after reportedly undergoing a cosmetic procedure. According to a report by TMZ on Thursday, she died on Wednesday in Miami after undergoing a “mommy makeover.” Jack was already being featured as one of the show’s “Wild ...
