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Toke Makinwa returns to reality TV as Gulder Ultimate Search anchor

Toke Makinwa returns to reality TV as Gulder Ultimate Search anchor

By Ayo Onikoyi Toke Makinwa continues to shine as the host of the season as she returns as the anchor of the much-awaited survival reality TV show, Gulder Ultimate Search. You have to admire her work rate as she’s spent over a decade building herself up to this moment. She was relatively unknown in 2010 […]
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Nigeria not the only country popular for internet fraud— Actress, Stella Damasus

Nigeria not the only country popular for internet fraud— Actress, Stella Damasus

Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus Aboderin, may not have joined the recent campaign against internet fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo in Nigeria, but because the international community has been misled to believe that it is only in Nigeria that the crime is rampant, she has decided to share her view on the matter.

Wizkid, Larry Gaaga turn me on – Mercy Aigbe

Wizkid, Larry Gaaga turn me on – Mercy Aigbe

Nollywood diva, Mercy Aigbe, may not be as controversial as she has been touted but she sure knows how to court public attention whenever the need arises. The latest is her crave for popular pop music singer, Wizkid and record label executive cum artiste, Larry Gaaga.

Los Angeles city council honours Stephanie Linus

Los Angeles city council honours Stephanie Linus

Ahead of the 2019 edition of Pan-African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), a festival held annually to celebrate black history, the Los Angeles City Council has recognized and honoured Nollywood actress, Stephanie Linus, for impacting the world with her 2014 movie, ‘Dry’, a movie with special focus on vesico-vaginal fistula condition and underage marriage among young women in Nigeria

Amadi’s burial plans released

Amadi’s burial plans released

Burial arrangements for late Vanguard’s group entertainment editor Mr Ogbonnaya Amadi has been released by his family.

Why I’m dropping new album, 50yrs after my first  — 83yr old Pa Ajilo

Why I’m dropping new album, 50yrs after my first — 83yr old Pa Ajilo

At 83, Chris Ajilo is one of the oldest surviving legends of highlife music in Africa. But this is not the news. The story is that 50 years after he released his first album, the Ijebu-Ijesha, Osun State born famous producer is perhaps set to break into the Guinness book of world records by dropping a new album.

Dating beautiful, powerful women gave me fame –  Okposo

Dating beautiful, powerful women gave me fame – Okposo

Dating beautiful and powerful women gave Sammie Okposo fame but it also brought him pains. In this interview, the Delta State born ace producer, singer and actor shares the gains and pains of stardom. He also discloses why he took his time to settle into marriage. Enjoy

Help! Afro-beat is dying

Help! Afro-beat is dying

Seun Kuti, son of legendary Afro-beat musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti in this interview raised an alarm over the dying state of the music that gave fame to his late father Fela saying “if nothing is done to change the trend, we may lose that genre of music to foreigners”.

It’s absurd to think I’m gay – Charly Boy

It’s absurd to think I’m gay – Charly Boy

Maverick musician, Charly Boy has been blowing hot following the publications last week by two national newspapers, (not Vanguard) which reported that he is a gay and a member of the illuminati, a secret cult.

Jeffrey Daniel speaks! Nigerian Idol, an ‘accident’

Jeffrey Daniel speaks! Nigerian Idol, an ‘accident’

I was born and raised up by a single mother and two sisters in Los Angeles in the projects in the East Side of Los Angeles and were raised, on food stamps in the 60s; food stamps are what you get from the government to take to the market to buy food rather than using cash money.

We share everything, except men – Oshadipe twins

We share everything, except men – Oshadipe twins

The Oshadipe twins need no introduction. They have been around in the music industry for a while . In this interview, the twins who are graduates of English Language and Literature from the University of Lagos, open up on the interesting lifestyle they share together as twins.

How I survived as cart pusher in Alade market – 9ice

How I survived as cart pusher in Alade market – 9ice

•Says he’s forgiven ex-wife Toni but… •Speaks on his double album
Call him whatever names you like, it does not remove the fact that music sensation, 9ICE, real names Abolore Akande stands a world apart from many of his contemporaries with his genre of music and bluesy delivery. With an album that every track is a little masterpiece and a reflection of his wealth of experience on the streets, 9ICE in this interview with Showtime Celebrity recalled how many things fell into place to create a double album that is powerfully raw and is fast creeping to have a chart-topping commercial success with an ambitious concert come March. Excerpt:

Music, no longer  male affair  — Yinka Davies

Music, no longer male affair — Yinka Davies

Her music is an eclectic mix of Jazz, soul and the drum. It defies definition. It encapsulates everything, the beat, the sound and the drum. It is a whole entity that cannot be divided as yet. Welcome to the sonorous world of Yinka Davies, one of the best female voices in Nigeria. Our guest on this week’s edition of Weekend Groove, Yinka takes us through a passage of time that defines her identity.