For Iwalogboneda Abolore Omotayo, founder of Darabeauties, success in the beauty industry is not just about building a strong client base or creating flawless looks. It is about creating opportunities for others to grow. While she has built a reputation as a skilled makeup artist known for clean and elegant results, her focus has increasingly…
Nollywood actor Mercy Johnson Okojie just pulled back the curtain on everything she has been working on, and the list is longer than most people manage in an entire year. The actress has written a book on puberty, titled, “YOU-berty,” for children aged 10 to 13, designed to guide young minds through one of the…
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, widely recognised as Tems, has officially surpassed her South African counterpart Tyla to claim the title of the African artist with the highest number of monthly listeners on Spotify. Recent figures show Tems reaching 38.3 million monthly listeners on the platform, narrowly edging past Tyla’s 38.2 million. The achievement marks a…
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage has launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new initiative aimed at supporting young African creatives across different areas of the music industry. The foundation is designed to broaden access to professional training for aspiring producers, songwriters, sound engineers and other creative professionals who play key roles in shaping the…
Street pop star Seyi Vibez has set a new record for the biggest streaming tally for a Nigerian artist in a single year. The artist whose music captures the pulse of the street and moves the people whose love and patronage have rocketed him to superstar status. In another major feat, the hit maker has…
As the Daniel Ford Elite Youth Table Tennis Championships enters its third edition, its sole sponsor, Yemi Edun, reflects on the tournament’s growing impact on the sport in Nigeria. In line with the new vision of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), the organizers of the annual Daniel Ford International Youth Invitational Table Tennis Championships…
Two decades ago, ID Cabasa’s contribution to Nigerian music was more direct. As a founding member of Coded Tunes, ID Cabasa (real name Olumide Ogunade) was instrumental in shaping Yoruba Rap and South-Western Afropop. He produced the bulk of 9ice’s first three albums, crafted Olamide’s debut, Rapsodi, and worked with a constellation of rappers in…
Prada announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Versace, bringing two major Italian luxury fashion houses under one roof. The $1.38bn (£1.04bn) deal is well below the roughly $2bn that Versace’s former parent company, Capri Holdings, paid for the brand in 2018. The acquisition expands Prada’s portfolio of designer brands – including Miu Miu –…
Singer, Songwriter, Ayra Starr has officially confirmed that she has relocated to New York City, marking a new chapter in her fast-rising global career. The Afrobeats star revealed the news during a recent video interview, where she spoke candidly about adjusting to life in the American city and why it feels surprisingly familiar. When asked…
One of Nigeria’s foremost music promoters, Biliamin Olabanji who is popularly known in the entertainment circuit as Billy Que has revealed how himself and other UK based showbiz music promoters like SMADE, Ayo Shonaiya, DJ Abass, Tim Westwood among others pushed Afrobeats music into the UK mainstream music industry by inviting and staging various promotional…
