Sony Acquires 90 % Stake In EMI Record With $2.3Billion

Sony Acquires 90 % Stake In EMI Record With $2.3Billion

Sony says it has agreed to buy a controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing for $2.3bn (£1.71bn) as it looks to boost its music portfolio.  The deal would mean Sony would indirectly own about 90% of the record label and...
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Shade Okoya Marks Low Key Birthday

Shade Okoya Marks Low Key Birthday

Lagos socialite and wife of foremost industrialist and billionaire businessman, Chief Razak Okoya, Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Shade Okoya was 41 on Wednesday,  25th Of April, 2018.     Unlike 2017 when she rolled out drums in flamboyant party, Mrs Shade Okoya...
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UBA’s RED TV Unveils Season 2 of Inspector K

UBA’s RED TV Unveils Season 2 of Inspector K

On March 16th 2018, the online lifestyle network powered by the United Bank for Africa, REDTV, held an exclusive screening for season 2 of the hit series, Inspector K , at Filmhouse Cinema in Lekki, Lagos. Inspector K is a...
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Tonto Dikeh, Estranged Hubby Celebrates Son’s Birthday

Tonto Dikeh, Estranged Hubby Celebrates Son’s Birthday

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill, on Friday came together to celebrate their son,  King’s birthday at his school in Abuja.  The estranged couple looked happy together as they joined their son to cut his birthday cake...
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Shakira makes history, wins Best Latin Pop Album twice

Shakira makes history, wins Best Latin Pop Album twice

Pop singer, Shakira marked an historical feat at the Grammys on Sunday, when she became the first artist to win Best Latin Pop Album twice. The Columbian native won the award category for her album ‘Eldorado’ following her 2001 win...
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Transcorp Hilton Abuja Wins 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards

Transcorp Hilton Abuja Wins 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards

Nigeria’s Landmark hotel, Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has emerged the winner of two 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards in the Best Luxury Contemporary Hotel (Nigeria) and Best Luxury City Hotel (West & Central Africa) categories.   The multiple award-winning fi...
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Bollywood legend, Shashi Kapoor, dies at 79

Bollywood legend, Shashi Kapoor, dies at 79

Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has died aged 79. Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital. He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty,...
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‘Any programme to be consumed by Nigerians must be produced in Nigeria’

‘Any programme to be consumed by Nigerians must be produced in Nigeria’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated the government’s decision that any programme meant for Nigerians must be produced in Nigeria, saying he was not appointed Minister to develop the economy of other countries a...
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REDTV gets multiple 2017 NEA awards nomination

REDTV gets multiple 2017 NEA awards nomination

The pan-African online network REDTV has received nominations in several categories in the prestigious Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA). The lifestyle entertainment network is powered by the United Bank for Africa. In its second year of operation, REDTV has...
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PwC Report: Nigeria to emerge world’s fastest-growing entertainment, media market in five years

PwC Report: Nigeria to emerge world’s fastest-growing entertainment, media market in five years

The most rapid growth rates in Entertaiment and Media (E&M) revenues over the coming five years will be in less-developed markets and economies, where entertainment and media spending on a per capita basis is generally quite low, PwC’s Global entertainme...
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UBA powers music, business masterclass facilitated by Berklee College of music

UBA powers music, business masterclass facilitated by Berklee College of music

The countdown has begun to the most anticipated and insightful learning experience at the Runway Jazz 2017 Music and Business Masterclass, taking place on April 29, 2017 in the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria.  The Masterclass is a...
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Minister seeks support for Nigerian TV, film content producers

Minister seeks support for Nigerian TV, film content producers

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, onWednesday hailed Nigerian TV and film content producers for their impressive work in deepening the industry, but challenged them to do more to tell the Nigerian story and do more of co-production...
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AT&T explains $86B deal with Time Warner

AT&T explains $86B deal with Time Warner

(BBC) The US telecoms giant AT&T has announced that it will buy entertainment group Time Warner for nearly $86bn (£70bn). The deal was agreed at a meeting of the two boards on Saturday but will still need to be approved...
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Emirates Photo News

Emirates Photo News

L-R  Nigerian Actress/MC of Occasion, Mrs Shaffy Bello; Emirates Sales Manager ,Sales & Commercial, Mr Eghe Ekhator; CEO Modela Courture, Mr Adebayo Adegbe; FADAN President, Mrs Funmi Ladipo; and FADAN Ambassador/CEO Tiannah Styling, Mrs Toyin Lawani, at ...
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