A viral video has shown Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole rubbing a woman’s foot aboard a private jet. The trending video of the Edo North Senator and former Governor has continued to spark outrage across social media platforms. Speculations suggest that the woman maybe Oshiomhole’s wife, Iara Fortes, a Cape Verdean lawyer and former model. The…
Founder of the David Christian Centre and popular relationship coach, Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo, has doubled down on his decision to get a tattoo, saying there is no scripture that says a child of God cannot have a tattoo. The cleric’s decision to get a tattoo reading “3:16” in Roman numerals, a reference to John 3:16…
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, and his wife, Chioma Adeleke, have sparked a buzz on social media over their outfits to the 2026 Grammys. Recall that the 68th Grammy Awards was held at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, with popular faces from the music world storming the event in…
South African pop star, Tyla, has once again stamped her authority on the global music stage after winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, defeating Nigeria’s biggest exports — Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr and Wizkid — in a fiercely contested category. Tyla secured the honour with her viral record,…
Kunle Afolayan, the Nigerian filmmaker, has clarified his recent statements on the demanding nature of modern film promotion. In a recent interview with Arise TV, Kunle stated that his words were misinterpreted and led to an unintended public disagreement with colleague Funke Akindele. The controversy originated during Afolayan’s appearance at the Lagos Business of Film…
A Lagos-based caterer, Theresa Sappor, says preparing Nigerian jollof rice for American online streamer iShowSpeed has transformed her business, drawing patronage, as she credit the cooking to holy spirit In a now-circulating interview with The Plug, the caterer, who runs Sappor Cuisine at Freedom Park, an old colonial prison, which is now a tourist attraction…
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has made history as the first African artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy. The late music icon was posthumously honoured at the 2026 Special Merit Awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 31, on the eve of the main Grammy Awards ceremony. The award was…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fast-rising Nigerian singer and vocalist Ifunanya, popularly known as Nanyah_music, has reportedly tragically passed. According to people in the know, the singer passed away after being bitten by a snake at her home. She was said to have been rushed to a hospital, but despite medical efforts, she did not…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has seemingly reacted to comments made by fellow filmmaker Kunle Afolayan on the pressures of promoting cinema movies, sharing a series of pointed messages on her Instagram story. In a series of posts shared on Instagram on Saturday, the actress, whose movie Behind the Scenes recently hit two billion…
Renowned filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has said he is not interested in box office records or competing for cinema revenue, stressing that his focus is on creative control and long-term value rather than headline earnings. Afolayan made the remarks while speaking at the Lagos Business of Film Summit on January 30, where he criticised what he…
