By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Sad news today. Another light in Nollywood has gone out. Chief Kanran, the veteran actor we all knew, is gone. He was 70. It was movie producer Seun Oloketuyi who confirmed it. Posted it on Instagram Friday morning. Just said that the popular actor, whose real name was Olusegun Akinremi, had…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It happened on a hot, dusty afternoon in Auchi. No warning. One minute the fresh graduate was laughing with friends, the next—screech, crash, silence. A hulking truck, said to fly the Dangote badge, tore through the lane. Driver bolted. People yelled. A lecturer in a beat-up Corolla chased him down, got…
By: Akinde s. Oluwaseun ‘Losing my son changed everything,’ Davido told ABC News in a recent chat. The Afrobeats star — real name David Adeleke — is still grappling with the pain. His three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, died in 2022 after drowning in a pool at their home in Lagos, Nigeria. Daily Post reported the tragedy…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The clip raced across timelines—Comfort Emmanson dragged off a plane in Lagos, clothes slipping, dignity slipping too. Simi saw it and winced. She says the airport staffer who filmed and uploaded the unedited video—no blur, no care—should be sanctioned. Privacy matters. Professionalism, too. Yes, Ibom Air says she refused to switch…
It’s been a wild week in Nigerian aviation. Pilots grounded. A superstar in the middle of it all. And now, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) is speaking up. Loud and clear. Saturday, NAAPE’s president, Galadima Abednego, dropped a statement. He wants the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to rethink things. Two…
It was Miami. Sun, sea, and a whole lot of love. Davido and Chioma, finally saying “I do” in a white wedding that had everyone talking. August 10, 2025. Mark the date. Chioma stood there, looking at Davido. You could see it in her eyes. She meant every word. “You’re my love. My best friend….
