Entertainment

Bose Adewoyin, a veteran Nollywood actress famous for her role as Madam Tinubu in the 1989 classic ‘Efunroye Tinubu’, is dead. The thespian passed on Tuesday morning and was buried on the same day according to Islamic rites. Some members of the movie industry broke the news of her death …

Nollywood Veteran actor, Alhaji Gbolagade Akinpelu also known as Ogun Majek is dead. Reports have it that he gave up the ghost Thursday morning at his Imalefalafia, Oke-Ado, Ibadan home. The President of Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr Latin, also confirmed his …

Popular Nigerian-American broadcaster, Dan Foster has been reported dead. The versatile radio veteran who was said to have died of the novel Covid-19 pandemic. As at the time of this report, cause of his death is yet to be confirmed but reports gone viral claim he died of the deadly …

Hollywood studios and labour unions have proposed extensive Coronavirus testing and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members to resume movie and TV show production in the United States. An entertainment industry task force sent dozens of recommendations to the governors of California and New York, two of the …

Legendary Nigerian singer, songwriter and guitarist, Majekodunmi Fasheke popularly known as Majek Fashek, has died. According to reports, the “Send Down the Rain” crooner, aged 57 died in a hospital in New York on Monday June 1. Our sources are yet to confirm the cause of his death. He was …

As Sunday 31st of May, 2020 draws nearer, preparations are also in top gear for the hosting of the first, largest online Christian concert tagged ‘Worship Without Walls’. Organized by the The Cyber Embassy, a first 100 percent online Christian ministry, the concert which is billed to parade 50 A-rated …

The Federal government on Tuesday inaugurated Post-COVID-19 Initiatives Committee for Creative Industry in Nigeria. Inaugurating the committee, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed said that the establishment of the committee became critical considering the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the nation, and the Creative Industry in …

The Theater Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners’ Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has expressed displeasure over non inclusion of its members in the composition of a committee of the creative industry stakeholders which was constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The official reaction of TAMPAN was contained …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of ace comedian, Ali Baba, as Chairman of a committee of the creative industry stakeholders to look into and advise the Federal Government on the best way to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. The committee, led by Ali Baba …

The Federal Government says it will revive the creative industry immediately COVID-19 pandemic is over as the industry is one of the sectors of the economy mostly affected by the pandemic. The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dropped the hint at the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 …