Entertainment

French multidisciplinary artist Prune Nourry, in collaboration with Obafemi Awolowo University, has produced a movie in memory of Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Borno State in 2014. The movie, which is titled ‘Statues Also Breathe’, was...

Heard of Hubert Ogunde, a Nigerian actor, playwright and theatre extraordinaire? Well, Hubert, who is fondly referred to as the father of Nigerian Theatre, was married to many wives and had many children. The Ogunde patriarch established the Ogunde Theater, which...

Rising musicians often need help to gain recognition and reach their career peak. This has ignited discussion of how best to nurture the next generation of Afrobeats singers within a saturated industry. Music star Joeboy, discovered in 2017 by singer...

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed 9 April to sentence controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, for Naira abuse. Justice Abimbola Awogboro reserved ruling on Bobrisky’s ruling after the social media celebrity pleaded guilty to...

Nollywood actress Simi Gold, who was convicted of Naira mutilation in February, has expressed solidarity with her friend, embattled crossdresser Bobrisky, whose sentencing has been postponed to a later date. The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday found Bobrisky...

A Nigerian gospel singer, John Kola-Idowu, has urged Nigerians to adopt the lyrics of the Yoruba version of Songs of Psalms as prayer points to end kidnapping, banditry, terrorism and other insecurity challenges in the country. Mr Kola-Idowu also recommended...

Like Nathaniel Bassey, gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa, have taken legal action against five social media users for criminal defamation. The couple filed a lawsuit after Mr Bassey petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode...

The EFCC has detained popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky. The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the crossdresser’s detention to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday. Mr Oyewale said Bobrisky was arrested for naira mutilation. He said: “Yes, he’s with...

Gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has filed a petition with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over allegations that he fathered Mercy Chinwo’s son. The petition, submitted by his lawyers Peter Abraham, Uche Matthew, Gbenga Agunloye, and Anthony...

The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, has stated the Nigerian police’s stance on specific moral issues and cross-dressing in the country. Mr Adejobi, in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today Tuesday, suggested that crossdressing is not an offence in Nigeria. In...