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  1. Fewer than 350 tickets remained on Friday, 16 October 2026 for Davido's three-night Oriadé residency at the National Theatre, Lagos, according to a fan tally the singer shared on X.
  2. Some Nigerians had threatened to boycott the 17–19 December shows after Davido's uncle, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke, pledged support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election.
  3. Tickets on Davido's DMW website cost between ₦80,000 and ₦2 million per night when GistMatrix checked at about 8:20pm WAT on Friday, 16 October 2026.
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Music · 4 min read

Davido’s Oriadé residency nears sell-out despite boycott calls

Fewer than 350 seats were left across his three December nights at the National Theatre on Friday, a fan tally Davido shared with one word, two days after critics vowed to skip the shows over his uncle's backing of Tinubu.

The boycott was meant to hurt. The tickets kept going anyway. Davido concert tickets for Oriadé: The Residency, three nights at the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, from 17 to 19 December, were down to fewer than 350 across all three dates on Friday, 16 October. That figure comes from a post by the fan account @oyl2he on X on…

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  1. The 18th Headies ceremony has moved from Friday, 23 October 2026 in Toronto to Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 11 April 2027, the organisers said on Saturday, 10 October 2026.
  2. The Headies organisers said the delay lets them expand the programme in Nigeria and Canada, and "Road to The Headies" events will still run in October 2026.
  3. Nominations for the 18th Headies were announced on 25 August 2026, with Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems and Ayra Starr among the nominees.
Gist Reel

Music · 4 min read

Headies 2026 postponed: Toronto ceremony moves to April 2027

The 18th Headies, due in Toronto on 23 October, will now hold its finale on 10 and 11 April 2027. That puts nearly two years between ceremonies, and nominees from August face a wait of nearly eight months.

The 18th Headies will no longer hold its ceremony in Toronto on Friday, 23 October. Organisers moved it to Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 11 April 2027, in a statement on the award's official Instagram page on Saturday, 10 October, TheCable Lifestyle reported. The reason given is growth, not trouble. "We're expanding the programme in Nigeria and Canada ahead of…

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  1. Maria Avila, the housekeeper mauled by a dog at Chris Brown's Los Angeles home in December 2020, accepted a reduced $9.5 million award on Thursday, 1 October 2026.
  2. Judge Huey Cotton called the jury's $12.9 million award "excessive" in a conditional order on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, offering her the lower sum or a retrial on damages.
  3. Brown admitted negligence before the June 2026 trial but disputed her injuries; as of 7:35am WAT on Friday, 2 October, he had not commented on the reduced award.
Gist Reel

Celebrity · 4 min read

Chris Brown dog attack: housekeeper accepts $9.5m to avoid retrial

The singer's former housekeeper gave up $3.4 million of her jury award rather than face a second trial over the 2020 mauling at his Tarzana home. Her own lawyer had urged the judge to cut it only to $11 million.

Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: Avila has asked a Los Angeles judge to issue an arrest warrant for Brown, alleging he has failed to provide dates to appear with his bank records so his finances can be examined, according to court documents reported by TMZ on 12 October. Chris Brown's former housekeeper Maria Avila has agreed to take $9.5…

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  1. Afro Nation Portugal runs 9–11 June 2027 at Praia da Rocha, Portimão
  2. Davido, Rema and Fally Ipupa top the bill; Omah Lay and Victony also confirmed
  3. The festival moves from its recent July slot to June for 2027
Gist Reel

Music · 2 min read

Davido, Rema and Fally Ipupa to headline Afro Nation Portugal 2027

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.…

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