Ayra Starr has now surpassed Yemi Alade as the most-viewed Nigerian female artist of all time on YouTube. The 22-year-old overtook Alade (805 million views) after accumulating 811 million views on the platform. Starr’s most-viewed video on the platform is her hit single ‘Rush,’ with over 395 million views. ‘Rush’ is also the most-viewed music…
Singer, Joe El Amadi, has opened up on the downsides of his striking resemblance to his colleague 2Baba. Appearing on the ‘Hoha’ podcast, Joe El said being compared to 2Baba because of their resemblance has negatively affected his career. He said some music executives and media personalities had denied him access to their platforms just…
Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, AKA Agbako, is dead. His death was confirmed by actor Jide Kosoko on Instagram. It was gathered that he passed on Thursday morning. The actor, however, didn’t disclose the circumstances surrounding Agbako’s death. He wrote on Instagram, “Good night ooo, Baba Charles. a.k.a Agbako, 102 years, ba wasa ba. R I…
Nigerian singer and content creator, Oluwadolarz, has revealed that he started providing for his family at age 11. Oluwadolarz stated this while speaking about his childhood struggles in his latest interview on ‘WithChude’ podcast. The content creator explained that his father died when he was two years old. He emphasized that his father’s death made…
Social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has apologized to the Nigeria Police Force for wearing a police uniform in one of his recent videos. DAILY POST recalls that the police had condemned his unauthorized use of the uniform and initiated an investigation. In the controversial video, VeryDarkMan was seen wearing a police uniform…
Singer, Tiwa Savage has hinted that the Nigerian music industry might have its own version of Sean Combs, aka Diddy, the American music executive who is alleged to be involved in sex trafficking. She dropped the hint during a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos. “I think Nigerian music might have our own…
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has broken the record for the most-watched TikTok live stream in Africa with 389,800 viewers in total. He broke the record during a livestream co-hosted by TikToke stars, Peller, Jarvis and Jo Blaq on Wednesday, October 30. Over 164,000 people simultaneously watched the stream live. Davido received over 377…
German multinational corporation, Adidas, has ended all legal proceedings with popular American rapper, Kanye West known as Yeezy. DAILY POST reports that Adidas terminated its deal with Kanye in 2022 following the public pressure by the American Jewish Committee, AJC, over the singer’s antisemitic comments. However, speaking on Tuesday, the firm chief executive, Bjorn Gulden…
American rapper, Rubi Rose, has revealed what she loves most about Nigeria. The model who is currently in Lagos on a visit, said Nigerian men are her “favorite things” about the country. She said she also loves Nigerian cuisine. She spoke during an interview with Almera Danjuma. Almera asked, “What’s your favourite thing about Nigeria?”…
Big Brother Naija reality show star Tacha has broken her silence after she fell on the runway while modelling at Lagos Fashion Week on Saturday. The reality star stumbled after missing her steps on the stage. The video of the incident went viral on social media. Reacting to the trending clip, Tacha shared the video…
Singer, Tiwa Savage has joined the conversation about the “Big 3” or “Big 4” in the Nigerian music industry. Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy are widely regarded as the current top three Nigerian artists and are collectively referred to as the “Big 3.” There are also conversations about adding a fourth name to the list,…
American rapper, Curtis Jackson, popularly known as 50 Cent, has claimed that he rejected a $3m offer to perform at Republican Party candidate Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York. He disclosed this during an interview on The Breakfast Club. 50 Cent confirmed that he “got a call” and had also been asked…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed that she used to mimic American rapper Lil Wayne when she was younger. Featuring on ‘The Cruz Show’ on Real 92.3 FM, the Oscar-nominated diva disclosed that she used to “pretend” to be a rapper and Wayne was her role model. “Hip-hop is my…
Famous social activist and skit maker, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has said Nigerian politicians lack regard for Nigerians. According to him, this is because they have never been accountable to the people. The statement comes after a member of the House of Representatives from Abia State, Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh threatened to make…
Veteran Nigerian actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has narrated how her state abandoned her during illness. Speaking in an interview with Nollywood on Radio, the Abia State born explained that she can never render any free services to her people because of their lack of support. “I have personally decided that there is nothing my Abia State…
Nigerian highlife musician, Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour, has seemingly accused his colleague, Kcee of copying his style. The ‘Nabania’ crooner took to his X handle on Monday to throw shade at someone for copying him. He wrote, “Copy copy akaria.” While Flavour didn’t mention anyone, it didn’t take long for fans to figure…
Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has disclosed that she met her husband during an outing with one of her ex-boyfriends. Regina Daniels, however, said her mum and entire family opposed her marriage to Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko. Disclosing this during a live on Instagram, the actress said: “I went to visit my boyfriend and…
Social media critic, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, has filed a petition against Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the Federal House of Representatives. This coming after a a trending video online captured the Abia lawmaker threatening to beat up the cabman and lock him up in his generator house. The Rep member also slapped the driver…
Nigerian content creator and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has stated that he became fearless after his arrest in 2021. DAILY POST reports that following the massacre of the #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020, many Nigerian youths kicked against the recommendation for reopening the tollgate. In…
Gospel singer, Tope Alabi has lamented what she described as fake love among gospel artistes in the music industry. Tope Alabi said this in Ibadan on Sunday, at the ‘Celebrating Jesus 7.0’ concert. Speaking before her performance, she expressed frustration over the level of jealousy and bitter rivalries among her peers in the industry While…
