Nigerian singer Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has candidly admitted that he is not a “perfect musician.” In a recent episode of the Zero Conditions podcast, he acknowledged that he is neither a “perfect” singer nor a songwriter, but he brings vibes and a ‘street lingual’ style to his music. The ‘Obapluto’ crooner explained that this realization led him …

Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has shared how fellow artist Rema served as a source of inspiration for him and other musicians from Edo State, encouraging them to believe in their talents. Speaking on a recent episode of The Zero Conditions podcast, the Benin-born singer expressed that Rema, known for his hit ‘Calm Down,’ became a symbol of hope …

Nigerian sensation Shallipopi recently spoke out about the copyright troubles he faced concerning his hit single, ‘Obapluto.’ In July, Shallipopi encountered a copyright infringement claim for ‘Obapluto,’ where he used a sample from the song ‘Ovonramwen n’ Ogbaisi’ by veteran singer Pa Monday Edo Igbinidu. This led to a 200 million naira lawsuit filed by Pa Monday Edo against Shallipopi. …

Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, made a visit to the home of DJ Splash, a former artist associated with the Marlian music group, who is reported to have experienced mental health challenges during his time with the record label. In the wake of Mohbad’s passing, several disturbing incidents related to the Marlian record label, led by Naira Marley, have come …

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has declared that the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes ceased to be legal tender on February 10, 2023. CBN’s branch controller in Bauchi, Haladu Idris Andaza disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, February 13. This development trails the ruling of the Supreme Court in Abuja that banned CBN from implementing the February 10 expiration …

Popular social media networking platform, Instagram has deactivated the verified Instagram account of suspected internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, famously known as Hushpuppi. At the moment the Instagram account of the already arrested internet fraudster who is currently on trial in the United States for fraud-related activities has been deleted from the social application. Before now Instagram allowed Hushpuppi to share …

In need of capital or investors to fund your music career as an independent artist in Nigeria? There’s more than one way to approach fundraising and to get noticed by those with the capital you need to take your music career to the next level. As we all know, despite having the talent and skill to create good music, having …

Executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have finally suspended its eight-month-old industrial strike. ASUU had been on strike since February 14 this year. According to reports the National Executive Committee, NEC of the union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of …

Arsenal Football Club manager, Mikel Arteta has received a warning concerning the fitness condition of Ghanaian midfielder, Thomas Partey. According to former Arsenal defender, Matthew Upson, Mikel Arteta must do everything within his powers to prevent Partey from sustaining another injury if the Gunners are to maintain a title challenge this season. Upson believes Arteta should manage Partey’s minutes in …

France Football player, Paul Pogba has finally disclosed the reason why he made a return to Juventus from English Premier League club, Manchester United. According to the 29-year-old his time at Old Trafford didn’t go the way he wanted, hence he felt it was the right time for him to return to Juventus. In an interview with GQ Italia, Pogba …