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A disagreement over a shirt escalated into a physical altercation between Big Brother Naija Season 11 finalists Keivo and Tram on Monday night, forcing other housemates to step in and separate the pair. How it started The trouble began when Tram noticed Keivo wearing a shirt he insisted belonged to him. Tram said he had come into the house with…
Big Brother has disqualified Keivo after a fight with Tram, leaving nine housemates in the race for the ₦160m prize at the 4 October finale.
Updated 17:56 WAT, 29 Sep 2026: Big Brother has disqualified Keivo after a physical altercation with Tram, leaving nine housemates in the race for the ₦160m prize. Big Brother Naija's eleventh season, Show Ya Sef, is down to nine housemates in its final week after Keivo was disqualified on Tuesday following a physical altercation with fellow finalist Tram. Aikou, Barry,…
Madonna won artist of the year and best collaboration on her VMAs return, Taylor Swift became the show's most-awarded artist, and Afrobeats had no category of its own this year.
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards took over the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday 27 September, with Snoop Dogg as host, and the night belonged to two pop giants from different generations. Madonna opened the show with her first VMAs performance in 23 years, joined by Sabrina Carpenter on their single 'Bring Your Love'. The pair later picked…
Endgame Encore made an estimated $26 million in North America, beating new films with Brad Pitt and Robert Pattinson as Marvel warms up for Doomsday.
Who needs a brand-new film when you have Thanos? Seven years after it first stormed cinemas, Avengers: Endgame is back at number one in North America. Disney and Marvel Studios' re-release, Avengers: Endgame Encore, made an estimated $26 million over the weekend of 25 to 27 September from 3,060 locations, according to Boxoffice Pro and The Numbers. The film's lifetime…
Nollywood crime thriller Black Market drew a verified 51,000 people to Tafawa Balewa Square, beating a record that had stood since 2015.
Nollywood has a new world record. Black Market, the crime thriller directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay, drew 51,000 viewers to a single screening at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on Saturday, 26 September, setting the Guinness World Record for the largest audience at a film screening in one location. That 51,000 is the figure Guinness World Records verified, and it…
The Algarve beach festival moves to earlier June dates for its seventh edition, with Omah Lay and Victony also on the first lineup.
Afro Nation Portugal has named the first headliners for its 2027 edition, and Nigeria is front and centre again. Davido and Rema will top the bill with Congolese star Fally Ipupa when the festival returns to Praia da Rocha beach in Portimão, on Portugal's Algarve coast, from 9 to 11 June 2027. The lineup was announced on Wednesday, 23 September.…
Nigeria's juju legend turned 80 on 22 September, drawing praise from President Tinubu and talking up his plan for an African music archive and school.
King Sunny Ade, the man who carried juju from Lagos party halls to stages around the world, turned 80 on Tuesday 22 September. For many Nigerians, his guitars are the soundtrack of owambes, wedding receptions and Saturday mornings at home. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye on 22 September 1946, KSA began his professional career in the 1960s. He cut his teeth…
The Grammy winner returns to Stade de France on 25 October for Steelers v Saints, the first regular-season NFL game ever played in France.
Burna Boy is heading back to Stade de France, this time with American football as the backdrop. The NFL has named the Nigerian star as the halftime headliner for its first regular-season game in France, when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday, 25 October 2026. The announcement, made on 17 September, carries a…
Apple's streaming service is now bundled into every paid iCloud+ plan in Nigeria, alongside Apple Arcade, with the cheapest tier at ₦1,300 monthly.
Apple has changed how Nigerians get Apple TV. The streaming service, home to shows such as Severance and Ted Lasso, now comes bundled with every paid iCloud+ plan in the country, together with the Apple Arcade games service. Apple announced the change on 15 September as part of an iCloud+ expansion covering more than 100 countries, with the rollout running…
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