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Abubakar Yakubu Emerges As New AGN President

09.12.2025

Incumbent national secretary of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Alhaji Abubakar Yakubu, has been elected as president of the body.‎The election which took place on Saturday December 6, 2025, at the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, Edo State, saw Abubakar winning with 116 votes against his contender, actress Rita Daniels who polled...

Akwa Ibom Governor Gifts House, ₦100m Studio To Visually Impaired Gospel Singer

09.12.2025

The governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno, has unveiled a life-changing empowerment package for a rising gospel singer, Chris Vic. In a statement shared on X on Sunday, Governor Eno outlined a comprehensive plan to support the singer, who captured nationwide attention after finishing third in the De9ja Spirit Talent Hunt. De9ja Spirit Talent...

TikTok Blocks Late-night Live Streaming For Nigerian Users

09.12.2025

TikTok has temporarily restricted access to its live feature for users in Nigeria during late-night hours. The decision was communicated through an in-app notice to creators and linked to an ongoing safety investigation. Reports indicate that the restriction does not only affect Nigerian users attempting to go live, but blocks access to live broadcasts from...

‘Why I Refused To Sign Flavour On My Record Label’ – Kcee

09.12.2025

Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has revealed why he once turned down the opportunity to sign fellow musician, Flavour, on his record label. Speaking in a recent interview with a Lagos-based radio station, Kcee said he did not see potential in Flavour at the time. He explained that talent manager, Soso Soberekon,...

Kcee Features Wyclef Jean In New Album

09.12.2025

Nigerian music sensation, Kcee, has dropped his highly anticipated album, ‘Okonkwo and Sons Unlimited’. The album, a 12-track masterpiece that blends traditional highlife sounds with modern Afrobeats energy was released recently under Five Star Music. LEADERSHIP gathered that the new album features collaborations with notable artists such as Teni, Zoro Swagbag, Umu Obiligbo, Ejyk Nwamba,...

Paramount Skydance Outbids Netflix With $108bn Offer For Warner Bros Discovery – Leadership Newspapers

09.12.2025

Paramount Skydance has made a fresh offer of over $108 billion to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, in a move aimed at outbidding a rival proposal from Netflix to purchase the company’s studio and streaming networks. The company, backed by the billionaire Ellison family, announced that it has submitted a direct offer to shareholders of $30...

KWAM1’s Ambition Hits Dead-end As Jadiara Royal House Disowns Fuji Artist – Leadership Newspapers

09.12.2025

Dreams and aspiration of popular Fuji music icon, Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly referred to as KWAM1 of becoming the next Awujale of Ijebu-Ode and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, may have reached a dead end as the Jadiara Royal Family has denied any genealogical linkage with him. A statement issued in Ijebu Ode by the...

‘I Wont Go Hungry’, Peller Reacts To TikTok’s Night-Time Live Ban In Nigeria

09.12.2025

Popular Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has dismissed claims that he would suffer financially following the temporary ban on TikTok’s night-time LIVE feature in Nigeria. LEADERSHIP reports that TikTok restricted access to its LIVE feature for Nigerian users during late-night hours as part of what the platform described as an ongoing safety...

Shallipopi Wins ‘Artist Of The Year’ At 2025 TikTok Awards

09.12.2025

Nigerian music sensation, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has clinched the Artist of the Year title at the 2025 TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, held Friday, December 5, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The annual awards recognise creators whose work has shaped conversations and driven trends across the platform. TikTok described 2025 as the year...

Seun Kuti Defends Korra Obidi’s Twerk On Fela’s Grave

09.12.2025

A tribute by dancer Korra Obidi at the gravesite of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti has ignited a spirited debate online after receiving a surprising endorsement from Fela’s son, musician Seun Kuti. During a recent visit to Nigeria, Obidi filmed herself performing a twerking dance at Fela’s burial site in Lagos. Sharing the video on Instagram,...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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