It’s already been a week since the BBTitans launch weekend. The 24 housemates have entertained millions of viewers across Africa in the past seven days. The show initially kicked off with 20 housemates. However, in a twist at the pool party on Thursday, Big Brother surprised the housemates by inviting four more guests to join them on the show. Sandra, …
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Biggie Pulls First BBTitans Twist, Introduces Four New Housemates
The first iteration of Big Brother Titans, which sees South African and Nigerian housemates under one roof, has been ongoing for about four days, and it’s all anyone can talk about. Despite only being on air for about four days, the housemates have already provided much entertainment, and Biggie is taking things up a notch. In the season’s first twist, …
Read More »Heineken Collaborates with Afrozones for First-Ever Pre-Grammy Party in Nigeria
Ahead of the 65th Grammy Award scheduled to hold on February 5, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), Nigerian Breweries’ Heineken beer brand collaborated with Afrozones to host the Nigerian leg of a series of pre-Grammy parties. The event which honours Grammy-nominated Nigerian rapper, Tobe Nwigwe as a homecoming party, will serve as a precursor to the pre-Grammy …
Read More »The Real Housewives Franchise Takes Nigeria’s Capital City
African video streaming service, Showmax has just teased the second instalment of the Real Housewives franchise in Nigeria, The Real Housewives of Abuja (RHOAbuja). A teaser image for the show was published on Showmax’s social media pages in the early hours of Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The Instagram caption read, “Stepping into the luxurious world of the Abuja babes. The …
Read More »Nigerian Idol: Auditions For Season Eight Begins
Auditions for Nigerian Idol season eight are officially open, and you don’t have to leave the comfort of your house! Following the success of Nigerian Idol season seven, which saw Progress Chukwuyem emerge as the winner, MultiChoice Nigeria is bringing back the competition for an eighth edition, starting with online auditions. Online auditions for the eighth season of Nigerian Idol …
Read More »Mmeli Becomes The First Titan To Hold Head of House Title
Big Brother Titans premiered yesterday, Sunday, January 15, and it was the most exciting entertainment event of the new year. Building on the expectations, the housemates had the first game to determine the season’s first head of house. As is usual with Big Brother, the games were divided into two parts. The first game had all 20 housemates construct six …
Read More »Showmax Originals Lead the Most-Watched Shows on the Platform in 2022
What a year 2022 was! Showmax released a number of great shows that sparked social conversations online and offline – a testament to the fact that local content is gaining popularity among audiences. And it’s no surprise that some of these Originals made it to the platform’s list of most-watched shows of the year. In alphabetical order, here are five …
Read More »Countdown to First BBTitans Season Begins – Nigeria Meet South Africa Show To Begin January 15
The countdown to the latest iteration of the Big Brother franchise in Africa has officially begun. Big Brother Titans, a first-of-its-kind on the continent, sees the coming together of youths from Africa’s most prominent nations, Nigeria and South Africa, in one house. The show, which MultiChoice announced days before the end of the last season of BBNaija Level Up in …
Read More »Rema, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr make Dataleum’s List of Top 10 Nigerian Artistes on YouTube in 2022
Global Data and Intelligence Company, Dataleum, have published research that analyzes the most mainstream music videos on the largest online video sharing and social media platform with more than 2.5 billion monthly users, according to the number of views, from one of the largest worldwide music businesses. Dataleum, the first winner of the Lagos State government award for Startup …
Read More »Afro And The Beats Broadcasts to 55 African countries as FESTAC “77 Experience is Relived
Obesere and his band put up some superlative performances party goers have not seen in a long time. Festival Goers enjoyed the performance that lasted for 1 hour 30 minutes as they danced sensationally to the beats and tunes of afro juju. Furthermore, the festival came alive as BNXN (Buju) mounted the stage and started with the rendition of his …
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