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Samsung Mobile unveils Joeboy as its latest brand ambassador

Popular mobile phone manufacturers Samsung has unveiled Nigerian singer Joeboy as its latest brand ambassador.  The emPawa Africa music star Joeboy just bagged one of the biggest ambassadorial deals in his career so far with Samsung Mobile. The new mouth-watering deal comes just a little over a week into the new year. Samsung Mobile Nigeria via its official twitter handle unveiled Joeboy as the face of its Samsung Galaxy A-series. Joeboy who was also excited took to his social media account to announce the good news to fans. The new deal between Samsung Mobile and Joeboy is said to be worth millions of Naira. Congrats to the singer. Excited to announce that I am now part of the @samsungmobileng family! #Celebration time Young Legend x Samsung Mobile #GalaxyAseries pic.twitter.com/ojdw...

I stayed with Mo’Hits for a year before I blew up – Davido

Davido gives fans an insight as to how he came up to be the pop superstar he is today.  A twitter user assumed that DMW boss Davido did not go through the upcoming phase as a musician. The twitter user tweeted ‘Davido doesn’t have when I never blow stage. Came in with a hit’. The tweet came around to Davido’s timeline and he decided to address some of the misconception about his emergence in the Nigerian music industry. He revealed in a reply that there was a time he was hustling to get into limelight. According to him, he was in Mo’Hits House for a year. “I did o .. we all did … I was in mohits house for a year …”, he tweeted. Davido doesn’t have “When I never blow” stage. Came in with a hit. — Mazi Ibe (@MaziIbe_) January 6, 2021 I did o .. we all did … I was in mohits house for a y...

Watch Burna Boy perform ‘Way Too Big’ on Late Night With Seth Meyers

Don’t miss out on this new video of Burna Boy on Late Night Show With Seth Meyers performing his hit song ‘Way Too Big’.  Atlantic Records singer Burna Boy kicked off the year on a high as he performed on the NBC network. He was the guest artist on Late Night With Seth Meyers and he had the opportunity to perform his song Way Too Big‘ on set. This episode of the show premiered on Monday, January 4. Enjoy the video below. [embedded content] Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.

Top 15 Music Schools in Lagos, Nigeria

Music is a very essential and vital part of life and its everyday importance can never be overemphasized. Here are the top 15 music schools in Lagos, Nigeria. Humans in every walks of life listen to different types and genres of music daily and in recent times musical consumption has been on an exponential increase with music artists and record label executives raking in millions of dollars annually across the world, ranging from online streaming incomes to appearance fees and endorsements deals. African music has in the past decades successfully drawn the attention of the world to the continent with lots of talented music artists making amazing sounds ranging from the indigenous Afrobeats to the high life, Afro-pop, and Afro dancehall, etc. Recently American artists including Beyonce, Dra...

‘Someone is trying to kill Davido’ – Kemi Olunloyo alleges

Controversial Nigerian journalist Kemi Olunloyo alleges that someone is trying to kill pop superstar Davido.  Shortly after the well publicised fight between Davido and Burna Boy, Nigerian journalist has reported that the 30BG leader’s life is endangered. In a series of tweets, Kemi said ‘someone is trying to kill Davido‘. She also added that the only person who knows what transpired between the two popular Nigerian artistes in Ghana is already dead. Kemi also referred to a post made by Davido, where the singer said he is not afraid of heaven. She asked the ‘Fem’ crooner to stay in doors and also reach out to the Nigerian police authority to ensure his safety. Someone is trying to KILL DAVIDO.The only person that can tell us what happened at Twist is already dead. David said he’...

The 10 Best Nigerian Gospel Songs of 2020

Featuring Mercy Chinwo, Nathaniel Bassey, Dunsin Oyekan, Sinach, GUC, Moses Bliss, Ada Ehi, Tim Godfrey, and Victoria Orenze. 2020 has been a challenging year, but we’ve survived and we are just a few days away from a new year. It calls for thanksgiving and the best way to do it by offering songs and praises to God who kept us alive through it all. In the light of this, we’ve rounded up our top 10 Nigerian gospel songs of the year to get you right into a thanksgiving mood. Here are our top 10 gospel songs of 2020 1. Mercy Chinwo ‘Obinasom’ [embedded content] Mercy Chinwo is the rave of the moment in the gospel music arena and one of the most streamed artists in Nigeria. She made 2020 joyous despite the challenges with Obinasom. It’s a song of thanksgiving where she tells of how happy she i...

The African Knockout Show Finale Is Here!

The African Knockout Show Finale Is Here! Missed episode 8? Watch the highlights of the fight between Rage VS Machine Gun Shegs. [embedded content] Don’t miss out on all the grappling, boxing, drama, tears and blood this Sunday on the final episode of the first season of THE AFRICAN KNOCKOUT SHOW. Gunning for 3rd place, it’s about to go down between Machine Gun Shegs and The Marine Boxer during the semi-finals! The most anticipated fight of the season will have you glued to your TV screens. The champion spirit is about to unleash between Ndidi (Rage) Alonu and Daniel (Big Shaq) Emeka. The winner takes all – a $100,000 international contract with Brave CF, 6 Million Naira cash prize, and a brand new car, courtesy of one of the gold sponsors, Mikano International. Follow us on all our social...

Watch the moment Falz surprised his neighbours with Christmas Gifts

Nigerian rapper and actor Folarin Falana aka “Falz the bahd guy” in the spirit of Christmas decided to pay a random surprise visit to his next door neighbours with gifts boxes on Christmas day. The trained lawyer turned entertainer showed his humanitarian side when he showed up unannounced at the doorstep of his neighbours to share and celebrate the special occasion with them. The neighbours who were visibly surprised and shocked couldn’t hide their excitement as they met the talented rapper. In a trending video post shared online by the bop daddy Crooner, some of the neighbours were so happy to see him as they celebrated and took pictures together. Randomly showed up at my @thehavenhomes neighbors’ houses to surprise them! This year rough for everybody, share love however you can ♥...

Mr Eazi meets President and Vice President of Sierra Leone

Nigerian musician and entrepreneur Oluwatosin Ajibade better known as Mr Eazi recently paid a courtesy visit to Sierra Leone. emPawa Africa boss Mr Eazi was in Sierra Leone recently were he paid a visit to the country’s President and Vice. He shared photos with the President Julius Maada Bio and the Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. The ‘Lento’ crooner said he was briefed about what the government was doing to make entrepreneurs in the country have an enabling environment for their businesses to thrive. On the same breath, Mr Eazi shared a more personal information that his father who served in the Nigerian Army was serving in Sierra Leone while he was born. His father was stationed at Lungi Airport from 1990 – 1992. See tweet below. Was an Honour Meeting His Excellency Julius Maada Bi...

Tems and Omah Lay charged to court in Uganda

Embattled Nigerian singers Tems and Omah Lay have been charged to court in Uganda. New update about the welfare of Omah Lay and Tems is that the two music stars have been charged to court. Over the weekend, the music stars were arrested by the police after the performed at a show they were billed for. It is reported that the show was not authorised by the government and that local artistes were angry that Nigerian counterparts could perform in the country and they could not. Shortly after arresting the two Nigerian artists, they have now been officially charged to court. New photos showed Omah Lay and Tems have their day in court. Omah Lay and Tems have been charged to court in Uganda. pic.twitter.com/JMGvOEljdV — World Publicist (@IsimaOdeh) December 14, 2020 Share this: You Deserve to Ma...

‘Yes I’m with the Ugandan police’ – Omah Lay confirms arrest

Nigerian singer Omah Lay speaks up from police custody in Uganda.  Earlier we brought you a report that ‘Bad Influence’ crooner Omah Lay was arrested by Katwe Police in Uganda. It was gathered that the concert he performed at was not authorised by the government. He was arrested alongside the venue manager and events manager. Also Nigerian songstress Tems was also picked up by the police. While Nigerians continue to call for his release Omah Lay has spoken up from police custody. In a few tweets he admitted that he was indeed arrested by he Ugandan police because the show he performed at last night. He also told fans ‘Everything would be fine’. See his tweets below. Yes I’m with the Ugandan police… something about the show from last night. Everything would be fine… Omah 💜 — Om...

Omah Lay arrested in Uganda for performing in the country

Raving Nigerian music star Omah Lay has been arrested for performing in Uganda. News making the rounds is that the Ugandan Police have arrested Omah Lay for breaching rules against performing at social gatherings in Uganda. The arrest was effected by the Katwe Police as reported. The Venue manager, Events Manager were also taken into custody by the police. Omah Lay’s arrest came shortly after Ugandan artistes protested that they could not hold events and perform in their country while Nigerian artistes flew in and performed. At the moment, there is no word from Omah Lay’s management on the incident. More details coming soon. Omah Lay has been reportedly arrested for performing in Uganda pic.twitter.com/DU4VgWn87N — Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) December 13, 2020 Omah Lay reportedly got arre...