Buchi and friends are coming! Date + Time: 6pm – 11pm, Mon 29th May 2017
Comedy Show 2017: Aki-PawPaw and Friends —> 29th May —> Baab-e-Salaam, Manchester
Its coming to London, Birmingham and of course, Manchester. Some of the biggest comedians and musician will be there. AY will be there I go Die will be there Mercy Johnson will be hosting and even Harrysong on the mic. Check out the full list of entertaining guests and get your (cheapest) ticket as soon […]
Comedy Show 2017: Aki-PawPaw and Friends —> 27th May —> Irish Centre, Birmingham
Its got to be the biggest comedy show yet guaranteed to literally laugh-cry, cry-laugh. Naija’s most funniest duo Aki and Paw Paw take their friends to Birmingham. Check out the full list of entertaining guests and get your (cheapest) ticket as soon as is possible. Date + Time: 6.30pm – 11pm, Sun 27th May (London)
Comedy Show 2017: Aki-PawPaw and Friends —> 28th May —> Lighthouse, Camberwell
Its got to be the biggest comedy show yet guaranteed to literally laugh-cry, cry-laugh. Aside from one of the most loved, funniest comedy duos – Aki & Paw Paw : Just check out the full list and get your (cheapest) ticket as soon as is possible. Date + Time: 6.30pm – 11pm, Mon 28th May […]
The #bowwowchallenge gone viral
Ha, you can pretty much find out anything on the internet these days, something Bow Wow AKA Shad Moss forgot, pulled a fast one and swiftly became the butt of jokes. Two days ago (9th May), Bow Wow, 30, posted an image of a private jet swamped around cars on his Instagram page and a […]
Saraya Paul among Chibok girls not wanting to return to “their old lives”
According to a mediator – Zainab Mustapha, 83 Chibok girls were supposed to be released by Boko Haram on Saturday May 6th, instead of only the 82 eventually freed. The proposed 83rd – Saraya Paul – chose not to leave as she had built vested interest – a husband, and this instance happens to be […]
Kemi Adeosun to obtain list of Nigerians who own UK properties – it does not go down well
Nigeria’s finance minister – Kemi Adeosun – faced backlash after revealing that the UK government will provide a list of properties owned by Nigerians on twitter. While some twitter users felt it was a far-fetched task, others suggested the minister should look home before going abroad. How this is going to work legally remains unknown. […]
Newly engaged Banky W, Victoria Kimani and Falz lead celebrities arriving for One Africa Music Fest
He was the talk of the town last weekend following his introduction to actress Adesua Etomi, and he is still the talk of the town as Banky W arrives in London to host one of Afrobeat’s biggest concert – One Africa Music Fest. The musician turned actor was arrived early this morning to prepare but […]
UK Nigeria High Commission still short of passport booklets despite NIS announcement
UK’s Nigeria High Commission continues to have passport shortages despite an earlier announcement by The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) that its booklets are now available. A statement released on Monday in Nigeria, signed by NIS’ Public Relations Officer – James Sunday claimed that there were passport booklets across all the service’s issuing centres in Nigeria […]
Kenya born Lucy Gichuhi becomes the first black African senator in Australia
She was born in Kenya, grew up and studied there, but 18 years after moving to Australia, 54 year old Lucy Gichuhi has become the first black African to take seat in its federal parliament. After being sworn in, Lucy said: “I am honoured and humbled to be sworn in today as the first ever […]
Names of the 82 Chibok girls freed from Boko Haram in Nigeria
The names of all 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed from Boko Haram’s abduction over the weekend have been released after President Buhari’s meeting with the now young women. Supposedly these are the #chibokgirls. Lined up to see Mr President #buhari before he came to London A post shared by Nigerian Britico (@nigerianbritico) on May 8, 2017 […]
How to add multiple photos/videos in Instagram
Instagram now gives the opportunity to show a bigger picture of stories we want to share with the world – in up to 10 images or videos. Below are the steps to join in on the fun. Step 1 – In your Instagram home page, select the + sign Step 2 – Tap the ‘SELECT […]
Banky W and Adesua’s loving engagement tributes to each other
In the announcement of their engagement, actors, Banky W and Adesua Etomi posted gushing tributes about one another on Instagram. From their messages, Banky and Adesua have only been officially together for months but their 2-year friendship of learning about one another could be the seal of a forevermore relationship. Read their loving posts below ⬇⬇
International Women’s Day: Tiwa Savage and DJ Cuppy feature on CNN’s African Influencers
Yesterday was the globally renowned International Women’s day. Happy International Women! Ghana’s Nicole Amarteifio, Benin Republic’s Angélique Kidjo and our very own Jane Michael Ekanem, Tiwa Savage and DJ Cuppy were among 12 African Influencers CNN asked to tell people their favourite African quote. Press play, listen and BE inspired!
SmartMoney’s Arese Agwu advertises for photographers and videographers for upcoming London tour
Arese Agwu, author of Smart Money Woman is coming to London on a book tour and she has advertised for photographers and video-graphers. Do you have what it takes to take part in the project? Perhaps you know someone that do. See poster below for details. The roles are for Arese’s upcoming book tour in […]
BookTour: The SmartMoneyWoman by Arese –> 17 March –> Chelsea London
Following her financial-advice book, Smart Money Woman, Arese is coming on tour to London to share successful tips. At approximately £36 to attend, the event may be pricey but Arese and her host, Seun have promised to discuss the smart money lessons within the book, investment opportunities in Nigeria including real estate offerings and banking, and give […]
Lord Sugar trumps on Arnold and begs the president for USA Apprentice job
He has not been a fan of the US president, but Lord Sugar has expressed his wish clearly to become the US Apprentice boss by dismissing recently sacked Arnold Schwarzenegger and begging Mr Trump for the job. The UK Apprentice boss popularly know for twitter fights with
BBNaija 2017 offical host – Payporte – distance themselves from Kemen
Following a serious incident leading to the dismissal of Kemen out of Big Brother Nigeria, Payporte has issued a statement condemning his actions from the night before. The night before, a video showed Kemen jumping into a bed where TBoss was sleeping and started to operate down her private parts. TBoss seemed fast asleep, amounting to
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo turned 80 today
Happy Birthday to Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo. Though he once expressed he had no idea of his real day and year of birth, celebrations went ahead to day to mark his 80th. While Obansanjo partied with friends, Mr Buhari – still currently in London – paid tribute and Kemi Olunloyo posted a personal instagram message to […]
Scary spice, Mel B loses dad aged 63
Melanie B has revealed her dad, Martin Brown, has sadly passed away after 5 years of battling cancer. Mel, 41, shared the message on her instagram with a picture of her and her sister’s hands holding Martin’s during his final hours. He died from multiple myeloma cancer leaving behind Mel, Danielle and 5 grandchildren. It […]
The men and their outfits at the #AMVCAs 2017
Some celebrity men at last night’s Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Award, like the women, did not come out to play. Adunni Ade made sure her boys stood out from the crowd, Nollywood legend, sir Olu Jacobs represented in a contemporary agbada and the detail in IK Ogbonna’s suit… Here are some of the men and outfits […]
Last night at AMVCA 2017: The winners and nominees
Last night, Africa Magic did not disappoint in celebrating pan African filmmakers, actors and technicians who have contributed to the movie and music industries. The event hosted by Nigeria’s IK Osakioduwa and South African, Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini, took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, where some stars forked out N100,000 to get the VIP […]
The ‘Why Now?’ dressed ladies at #AMVCAs 2017
Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards 2017 has come and gone til next year, and a host of celebrities excitedly showed off their outfits. Some actually slayed while others thought they were slaying…here are some of the nodding head, squeezing face outfits of the night.
‘They did not come to play’: The ladies that slayed at #AMVCA 2017
Another year of Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards arrived, and streams of celebrities excitedly lined its red carpet to show off their outfits. Slay upon slay was happening right in front of our eyes, but who were the real Queen Bees? Here are some favs in ascending order.
3-month temporary wait for Nigerian Passports to the UK due to shortages
Nigeria’s UK High Commission is warning Diasporas that there are shortages of passport booklets coming from Nigeria and essentially if you have – or are about to apply for a new passport – expect a 3-month wait. Full notice below.
Nigeria’s Visa on Arrival Scheme is only for the select few
Nigeria has a Visa on Arrival scheme at its port of entry which has been going on for some years now and is available to business travellers, tourists and transit visitors who were unable to obtain a visa from a Nigerian Embassy in their county of residence or where no embassy exists. However, these visas […]
Angel Duffy! The Ghanaian benefit cheat with three different names and a compulsive disorder – LYING
Last night’s episode of Britain on the Fiddle was a captivating one. We had Micky Pitt, who smuggled duty-free cigarettes into the UK with his home-made boarding pass. We also had the Belgium-based-claiming-living-in-the-UK benefit cheat, but nothing beats Angel Duffy, sorry Angel Jackson, oh no Paris Anderson. Wow! Ghanian born Angel Duffy, 52, was suspected […]
‘Call me Nkechi Amare Diallo’: Oyinbo-blooded Rachel Dolezal changes her name
Despite being shamed for lying about being black, Rachel Dolezal has gone ahead and changed her name to Nkechinyere, meaning “what god has given” or “gift of god” in Igbo language. Rachel, 39, first came into light back in 2015, when she claimed the black man she took a photo with was her father and […]
British MP, John Howell, pays a second visit to Nigeria to strengthen ties
British MP for Henley, John Howell paid a two day second visit to Nigeria in the hope of further strengthening ties between the two countries. John, 61, who is the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria arrived on the 27th to a very short and busy schedule. He started his day at Centenary City where […]
Hot tea to end a glorious Saturday: the best of Remy Ma vs Nicki Minaj memes
So, the verdict is out, fans have been taking sides and it looks like Remy Ma is winning with thousands of hilarious memes on social media shaming Nicki. So far, there are over 2,000 #ShETHER hashtags on twitter and 1,000s more on Instagram – lots more being continously added. ??? That 7 min of Torture […]
Ahn Ahn! Wetin Nicki Minaj do Remy Ma to release a diss track?
Jheeez, social media has seen, heard and developed a permanent headache. Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma is at war, Trey Songz gets dropped in, Meek Mill is there and Azealia Banks tries to get in on too, but most of all the fans are loving it. The drama began as Remy’s track titled ShETHER – dissing […]
Toke Makinwa attends to her London ‘On Becoming’ book launch while Maje sues her for ₦100m in Nigeria
Have you read her ‘On Becoming’ book? She was pretty intimate and dished out the goodies on her ex-husband and his plenty side chicks, one of whom is the now baby mama Anita Solomon. The book has made 32 year old Toke, Nigeria’s bestselling author with tours around countries in Africa and now in London. […]
How celebs are making money from subtle Instagram ads
Tonto recently came under fire from fans following a paid for advert of Flat Tummy Tea. Many who believe that the tea helps you loose weight felt Tonto was fooling them with the advert given some of her recent pictures show her the heavy side. Regardless, some fans bought the idea and Tonto is laughing last as […]
Tonto Dikeh’s fans lash out at her fake slimmed down image for paid ad Flat Tummy Tea
Tonto Dikeh recently celebrated her son, King Andre’s one year old birthday with a stunning picture that has attracted nearly 100,000 likes. Two days later she posted another picture of her average sized body in a beautiful dress as she attended a friend’s wedding. Today, Tonto posted a slimmer looking picture for the sake of […]
Heartbroken! 16 month old boy dies in Benin city weeks before ₦2 million treatment
Amb Dion Osagie has been featuring a lady and her ill son for sometime. Last night he delivered the sad news that the boy has died – a video of the corpse was also released. Two months ago,
‘Are we going Dutch?’: The #awkward conversation between Elaine and Steve on Channel 4’s First Dates
Elaine and Steve were having fun – a beautiful chat, dancing together – until it was time to pay the bill. When the waitress brings the bill, Steve who did not have enough money asks ‘Are we going Dutch?’ meaning “are we paying for ourselves?” If you are not yet feeling as awkward as the […]
BaeWatch: Khloe X Tristan holiday in Jamaica
Khloe shows off her banging body in a one piece swimsuit standing next to the basketballer she calls ‘The One’ – 6’9″ Tristan. The 32 year old posted this snap on Instagram along with another which shows her catching fun with her crew. Tristan, 25, who just welcomed a baby boy in December have been (publicly) […]
‘The President is still resting’ says Femi Adesina on the FIRST direct contact with Mr Buhari since January
The president is alive and still resting, Femi Adesina revealed today in his latest facebook post. Thank goodness for the news, but Mr Adesina also revealed this was his first direct contact with Mr Buhari in more than a month. Despite being the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Mr Buhari, it becomes clear […]
What mbok and other Nigerian slangs mean
#Mbok, not the English language one which stands for Mentoring Body of Knowledge but the Nigerian version. The one that is short but sweet, almost explanatory of the writer’s intention. The word is an ibibio language which comes from
‘Bomboclats in Peckham’: Bini hairdressers fight over one customer then with a Jamaican
The hairdressing hustle in Peckham is for real. On a daily basis, women – including those with brand new hairs – get asked “are you doing your hair today?”, and on some occasions the hairdressers battle it out to see who gets one customer. That occasion has been caught in a video showing a group […]
Comedy Show 2017: FunnyBone Untamed —> 14th April —> Lighthouse Camberwell
Basketmouth Valentine comedy show just happened, the next one is in March featuring Lolo1, then this show and laugh it out loud, the comedies are coming in non-stop. Here is your next dose of laughter – Funnybone Untamed. Date + Time: 5pm – 11pm, Fri 14th April 2017
Basketmouth’s valentine day show hits a jackpot then next year’s date is confirmed
They gave it their all to make history with 10,000 lovers, using ‘The Queen’ to promote and the host himself even met the Mayor of Brentwood. It would seem their effort paid off as 7,000+ queues of people packed into SSE Arena last night with special guests including Billionaire Otedola’s children DJCuppy and Temi, Niyii, […]
Happy Valentine from Mercy Johnson, Rita Dominic, Omosexy, Tonto Dikeh, Neymar and more
Its Valentines day and the stars are out to play! ❣???? But before going on, “what does valentine mean to you?”… A post shared by hellomediatv (@hellomediatv) on Feb 7, 2017 at 11:21pm PST We’d want marriage to be like this too. #jjc #jjcskillz #funkeakindele #marriage #heraldentertainment A post shared by The Herald Nigeria (@heraldng) on […]
Millionaire stock-trader – Elijah Oyefoso – hijacked in his Rolls Royce Wraith by “haters”
“They tried to get me, they tried to get me, but am still here” he says in his snapchat video uploaded by the Dailymail. The millionaire stockbroker then shows the damage done to his £250,000 bullet proof Rolls Royce Wraith by ‘haters’ who boxed him and tried to steal the car on the streets of Lewisham […]
Comedy Show 2017: Laugh It Out —> 30th April —> Crystal Palace
A family friendly show for couples and singles to go, laugh and get entertained. Hosted by chief organiser, Dazzling Daizy and comedian Dee-One for the 4th year running, the event will bring together comedians, singers and entertainers from all around UK. Date + Time: 5.30pm, Sun 30th April 2017
“Why don’t you keep it in your pants” king Kyle holidays with his former nanny-turned girlfriend
We all know him to say “why don’t you keep it in your pants” or “the dna test proves you are a liar, a scum, a…” you get the drift. Anyhow, Jeremy Kyle, 51, was spotted with his 35 year old nanny-turned-girlfriend of 2 months – possibly more – holidaying in Barbados. It comes a […]
In Ghana: Dead man’s body is seized from coffin but eventually returned
Mortuary men literally carried this dead man out of the coffin and start walking away with him. Supposedly the man’s family stilled owed GH¢40 balance for the preparation of his body but they sneakily took the corpse out of the mortuary and went straight to bury him. Luckily
Police fraud team investigates Rufus-KICC disastrous investment scheme
The City of London Police have opened a criminal investigation against Charlton Athletic footballer, Richard Rufus, who lost £3.9m of Kingsway International Christian Centre’s money through investments. Between 2009 and 2010, Rufus, a then trustee, encouraged the church to give him £5m to invest in financial markets, promising a 55% return per year. He took […]
Nigerians, Ghanians and other commonwealth citizens may soon have easy access into the UK
MPs are crusading for citizens of all 52 commonwealth countries to have “fast-track” visa to the UK since Brexit. A letter organised by Jake Berry – MP for Rossendale and Darwen – has been sent to the Home Secretary – Amber Rudd to “extend the hand of friendship to our Commonwealth partners” as revealed in […]
Why Reekado Banks was not at Runtown X Reekado Feb 12th concert
Reekado banks was not present at his and Runtown’s billed concert because: