CAF sends 15-member team to Nigeria for final check before awards and assembly
A 15-member CAF team is due in Lagos on Friday for a final check on venues for the CAF Awards on 7 December and the General Assembly in Abuja on 21 November.
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- American R&B singer Brandy Norwood will headline Flytime's House of R&B at Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, on Sunday, 20 December 2026, Flytime announced.
- The Brandy show opens six straight Flytime nights: Rhythm Unplugged on 21 December, Flytime Fest from 22 to 24 December and Flytime Circle on 25 December 2026.
- As of 5:30pm WAT on Saturday, 10 October 2026, Flytime had not published ticket prices for Brandy's Lagos concert.
Brandy to headline Flytime’s House of R&B in Lagos on 20 December
The Grammy-winning American singer opens six straight nights of Flytime shows at Eko Convention Centre, after dates in Cape Town and Pretoria. Ticket prices are not out yet.
American R&B singer Brandy will headline Flytime's House of R&B at Eko Convention Centre in Lagos on Sunday, 20 December, Flytime announced this week. Her Lagos concert opens six straight nights of Flytime shows over Detty December. Flytime founder Cecil Hammond called her one of the most influential voices in R&B, EURweb reported. Her stop in Lagos comes days after…
- Content creators Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, known as Jarvis, announced on Instagram on Thursday, 8 October 2026 that they are expecting their first child.
- The announcement came about ten weeks after the couple's civil wedding in Lagos on 29 July 2026 and their white wedding on 1 August 2026.
- After the wedding, the couple brushed off pregnancy talk and blamed Jarvis's weight gain on late-night meals, Pulse Nigeria reported.
Peller and Jarvis expecting first child, two months after wedding
The TikTok couple shared maternity photos on Instagram on Thursday, 8 October, weeks after brushing off pregnancy talk as weight gain. A slip on a livestream had already given fans a hint.
Two months after their Lagos wedding, Peller and Jarvis have confirmed what fans had guessed for weeks. The Peller and Jarvis pregnancy is official: the TikTok couple are expecting their first child, they said in a joint Instagram post on Thursday, 8 October 2026. The post was built around a maternity shoot, with Jarvis showing her bump. In the caption,…
- Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs was honoured at a funeral service at This Present House, Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, 2 October 2026.
- Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun attended, TVC News reported on Friday, 2 October 2026.
- Olu Jacobs, who died on 16 September 2026 aged 84, was buried at a private cemetery after the Lekki service on Friday, 2 October 2026, ThisDay reported.
Olu Jacobs funeral: Hamzat, Amosun join Nollywood’s Lekki farewell
Family, friends and Nollywood colleagues gathered at This Present House in Lekki on Friday, 2 October, 16 days after the actor died at 84, as Darey sang a song that featured Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva.
Updated 11:30pm WAT, Monday, 5 October 2026: Olu Jacobs was buried at a private cemetery after the Lekki service on Friday, 2 October, ThisDay reported. Veteran actor Olu Jacobs was honoured at a funeral service at This Present House church in Lekki, Lagos, on Friday, 2 October 2026, 16 days after he died at 84. Family, friends and Nollywood colleagues…
- Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has approved the Aloba family's petition for a fresh investigation into Mohbad's death, family lawyer Oladayo Ogungbe said in a statement dated 29 September 2026.
- The family's petition cited inconsistencies in the first investigation and asked for a forensic review; the IGP forwarded it to the Lagos State Police Command and a new team of Special Enquiry Bureau officers is handling it, Ogungbe said on 1 October 2026.
- As of 11:20am WAT on Friday, 2 October 2026, the Nigeria Police Force and the Lagos command had not publicly confirmed the new probe; their spokespeople did not respond to Premium Times.
Mohbad: IGP approves fresh probe into singer’s death, family says
The Aloba family's petition, filed in April, has gone to detectives at the Lagos police Special Enquiry Bureau, their lawyer says. It comes days after a court in Abuja threw out an NGO's bid for the same thing.
Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: As of 15 October, the Nigeria Police Force had not publicly confirmed the reinvestigation, and no arrests, new police statement or appeal by Break the Silence Foundation had been reported. Updated 11:20am WAT, Friday, 2 October 2026: the family's petition cited inconsistencies in the first investigation and asked for a forensic review, according to…
- Lagos dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, known as Bendancer, finished a 168-hour dance marathon at Freedom Park, Lagos, on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, Vanguard reported.
- The Guinness World Records title for the longest individual dance marathon is 127 hours, set by Indian dancer Srushti Sudhir Jagtap in 2023.
- Guinness World Records told Vanguard on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 that no record can be confirmed until it has reviewed and verified Bendancer's evidence.
Bendancer finishes 168-hour dance marathon, now Guinness must rule
The Lagos dancer came off the floor at Freedom Park on Tuesday, 29 September, well past the 127-hour record. Guinness World Records says his evidence must pass review first, and Hilda Baci's 2023 wait shows what that involves.
Seven days on his feet. Lagos dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, known as Bendancer, completed his 168-hour dance marathon at Freedom Park on Tuesday, 29 September, in a bid for the Guinness World Record, Vanguard reported. That is 41 hours more than the current mark. The record for the longest dance marathon by an individual is 127 hours, held by Indian…
- Nollywood actress Joke Silva turned 65 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, and Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) marked the day with an Instagram tribute.
- RMD's message noted that Joke Silva is mourning her husband, veteran actor Olu Jacobs, who died aged 84 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
- Olu Jacobs' Night of Tributes held on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, and his funeral service is at 10am on Friday, 2 October.
Joke Silva turns 65 a day before Olu Jacobs’ Night of Tributes
Richard Mofe-Damijo marked the veteran actress's birthday on Instagram with a tribute to four decades of friendship, 13 days after the death of her husband, Olu Jacobs, whose Lagos tributes night holds on Wednesday.
Updated 12:50pm WAT, Thursday, 1 October 2026: speeches and guests from the Night of Tributes added, including Joke Silva, her sons Gbenga and Soji, and arts minister Hannatu Musawa. Updated 7:50pm WAT, Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Olu Jacobs' Night of Tributes held on Wednesday evening at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos; details added. Joke Silva turned 65 on Tuesday, 29 September,…
- Danielle Adewusi, a medical doctor representing Lagos State, was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 on Sunday, 27 September, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
- Anita Osikhena of Edo State finished first runner-up to Danielle Adewusi at Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 on 27 September, Pulse Nigeria reported.
- Danielle Adewusi will represent Nigeria at the 75th Miss Universe in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 24 November 2026, according to Pulse Nigeria.
Miss Universe Nigeria: doctor Danielle Adewusi wins the 2026 crown
The Lagos State representative, a King's College London-trained physician, beat 19 contestants and will fly Nigeria's flag at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico.
Danielle Adewusi, a medical doctor representing Lagos State, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026. She won the title on Sunday night, 27 September, at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Pulse Nigeria and Vanguard reported. Who is Danielle Adewusi, Miss Universe Nigeria 2026? Adewusi studied at King's College London, where she earned a medical degree (MBBS) and…