Following the complaint of the road users over the gridlock caused on the busy road by the club users, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), on Sunday, sealed off the Quilox nightclub in the Victoria Island area of the city. According to a statement released on Sunday, the Lagos agency also warned Sol Beach,…
Nigerian rapper, musician, and CEO of YBNL, Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as “Olamide”, has been named the most influential street pop artiste of his time by Spotify. Benewaah Boateng, Spotify’s Editor for West Africa, while announcing the recognition in a statement made on Thursday in Lagos, emphasised the impressive rise of the subgenre “Street Pop”…
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, on Monday, in a countersuit, slammed famous Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, with a suit demanding N1bn. The Informant247 recalls that the counsel of the Marlian Record label boss recently sent out a pre-action notice demanding that the actress pay N500 million in damages for allegedly linking the singer…
Famous Nigerian singer Harrison Tare Okiri, fondly known as Harrysong, has accused his former boss, Kcee of Five Star Music Record Label, of collecting the royalties of his big songs for over seven years while calling on well-meaning Nigerians to appeal to his ex-boss and colleague in the music industry to pay him his royalties…
24 hours after Jumia’s food delivery service announced its exit in Nigeria by the end of 2023, the Shoprite Mall on Friday announced that it will close its Kano State branch on January 14, 2024, saying its decision was based on budgetary limitations and the significant expenses associated with conducting business in the country. According…
Nigerian skitmaker, Mark Angel, has issued an apology following the uproar caused by a viral video featuring child comedienne, Emanuella, dancing in a spaghetti black dress with a high slit. The video, which sparked online outrage, prompted social media users to express surprise at Emanuella’s growth, with some calling for caution and expressing displeasure with…
Jumia’s food delivery service will cease operations in Nigeria by the end of 2023. According to Mr Francis Dufay, the company’s CEO, in a statement, said its current priorities are the Jumia Pay platform and its primary physical goods business, which it operates in Nigeria and ten other countries, adding that it will also shut…
Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef, on Thursday, said she does not want a man who is a cook while emphasising that she doesn’t want a man who will outshine her in the kitchen, adding that she doesn’t mind her man ordering food for her. The Guinness World Records breaker,…
American rapper Cardi B has officially announced her separation from her husband, Offset. The Informant247 gathered that the mother of two revealed how she has been single to her 169 million Instagram followers during a recent Instagram Live session, claiming that she had been meaning to show her relationship status but was unsure of how…
Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, the multi-award-winning Nigerian musician, thrilled fans with a recent announcement of an N100m gift to kids as Christmas presents. The Informant247 learned that the Surulere crooner made this known via his Instagram story, indicating that this will begin in the Surulere area of Lagos State, adding that the action…
Yul Edochie, the Popular Nollywood actor, has disclosed that he will not tolerate insults on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his father, Pete Edochie. Edochie made this known in a recent interview session on White Pearl Studios TV. He said, “Only two people must not be dragged in my presence: my father and President Bola…
Following a recent death hoax perpetrated, famous Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has apologised to Nigerians for “the confusion” while insisting that it was “never a prank”, stating that he was “very sick.” Oladips, while featuring in an interview with Naija FM in Lagos, said, “To Nigerians and my core followers, I…
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, the Grammy-award-winning musician, in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, United Kingdom, said being a Nigerian woman was “a miracle.” According to Oscar-nominated diva, “Being a Nigerian woman is a miracle because being a Nigerian, for anybody, is tough. But I think if you can tap into your…
Teniola Apata, a famous Nigerian singer and songwriter popularly called Teni, has given an account of how she was raised in a polygamous household where her dad had three wives and ten children. Teni, in an interview with the Zero Conditions’ podcast, spoke about how she loved her life in a polygamous home and would…
Popular Nigerian actress Bisola Badmus, on Tuesday, thanked God for making her celebrate another birthday despite battling with Encephalopathy for over a year, saying she couldn’t wish her enemy such an illness as it was a tough one. Badmus, in a lengthy Instagram post, noted how she also lost her mother this year, making life…
Nigerian singer Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as Dbanj, has been cleared of rape and fraud allegations by the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Informant247 gathered that an affidavit deposed by Toheeb Lawal of Abuja-based law firm Law Corridor before the District Court of Abuja disclosed…
Nigerian hip-hop star Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni, has disclosed that she learned the Yoruba language from YouTube. The Informant247 gathered that the 31-year-old singer, in a recent podcast episode of Zero Conditions, revealed that even though her parents are Yoruba, she learned the language while living in America by watching YouTube Yoruba films….
Nigerian Rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, who was earlier reported dead on Thursday, held an Instagram live session with his fans, promising to share reasons for the death hoax, adding that this would happen as soon as he feels better. The rapper was reported dead on November 11 after suffering from a health…
The residence of the Nigerian hip-hop star Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, has been gutted by fire According to the singer, who confirmed this on his Instagram story on Thursday, said no life was lost. In the post, the Afro-pop recording artiste said the property loss is a sign of more extraordinary things…
Following a controversial report surrounding the death of a Nigerian singer Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, the singer on Thursday, removed the obituary post from his Instagram profile, thereby uploading a fresh video of himself grooving to a song off his most recent album, Superhero Adugbo. It would be recalled that the rapper, according…
