Wizkid Becomes First African To Sell Out At Royal Albert Hall London

Nigerian born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has made history by being the first African artiste to sell out the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The concert which held last night 29th September was said to have been sold out two days before the actual concert.

Wizkid’s collaborative track with Drake ‘One Dance’, up until 22 September was the most streamed song on Spotify, a feat that earned him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The globally adored Nigerian artiste became the first African artiste to headline a show and sell out his tickets.

The show which was broadcast live on Wizkid’s Facebook page featured British act Yxng Bane and Wande Coal, his one-hour stand-alone performance highlighted hit tracks from his early days in the industry to his recent days as Africa’s biggest artiste.

Starboy joins a list of international superstars who have headlined at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Fans have taken to Twitter to celebrate the star and a number of them have begun to make comparisons to Wiz’s fellow hitmaker, Davido who just completed his 30 billion World Tour which was a success in its own rights.

See photos from Wizkid’s concert below;

The crowd at the Royal Albert Hall to see Wizkid perform

Wizkid prays

Wizkid strutting his stuff before his fans in London

Wizkid

Star Boy Wizzy’s fans go crazy

Bad Boy Wizzy

Diddy, Drake Top Forbes' List Of Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists Of 2017

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Hip-hop's richest man for 2017 is...

Forbes magazine has once again published its list of the 20 highest earners in hip-hop music, with 2017's rankings featuring some new rising faces, but mostly a lot of older, familiar mainstays.

Topping the list once again this year was Sean "Diddy" Combs, who's been in the game for over twenty years, forging a legacy that few have equaled, before or since. A big chunk of his $130 million in earnings have come through deals with Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila, both of which are very popular brands in the booze business. “I’ve always understood that if I give the customers my best and service them differently, whether music, clothing or vodka, I’ll get a return on my hard work,” he explained. Other income came from his Bad Boy Reunion Tour and selling off a chunk of his Sean John clothing line that was worth around $70 million, putting his pre-tax total head and shoulders above his competition. 

Drake comes in at No. 2, bringing in $94 million due in large part to the success of his Boy Meets World tour. He'll be headlining a slew of new dates in Australia and New Zealand in the coming months as well. Jay-Z earned the last podium spot, taking home third place with an estimated $42 million in income. It's a nice salute to a rapper whose comeback was somewhat unexpected, given that many in the hip-hop community felt that he had taken a step back from making music prior to the release of 4:44. He also has a $200 million deal with Live Nation that will continue to boost his wealth status for the next decade.

Elsewhere on the list, young guns like Lil Yachty and Kendrick Lamar present a look to the future on a list that's mostly full of tried-and-true commodities like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Peep the entire list, in ascending order, below.

20. Lil Yachty - $11M
18. Rick Ross (tie) - $11.5M
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $11.5M
17. Lil Wayne - $15.5M
16. Nicki Minaj - $16M
15. Snoop Dogg - $16.5M
14. Swizz Beatz - $18M
13. J. Cole - $19M
12. Birdman - $20M
11. Kanye West - $22M
10. Future - $23M
9. DJ Khaled - $24M
8. Pitbull - $27M
7. Wiz Khalifa - $28M
6. Kendrick Lamar - $30M
5. Chance the Rapper - $33M
4. Dr. Dre - $34.5M
3. Jay-Z - $42M 
2. Drake - $94M
1. Diddy - $130M

Bisi Alimi strips down to his briefs, shows off his eggplant in new photo

Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi stripped down to just his briefs and showed off his eggplant in a new photo he shared on his IG page. he captioned it; "Good morning......Be kind to one another. Show some ? it’s another Friday!"

Peter Okoye celebrates his wife Lola omotayo and sisters- lnlaw on IG, thanks them keeping it real.

Peter Okoye aka Mr. P took to his Instagram page this morning to celebrate his wife, Lola Omotayo, along with sisters-in-law Anita and Ifeoma Okoye. This comes just a day after it was reported that his estranged twin brother, Paul unfollowed Lola on Instagram. See his message to the Okoye wives below.

Former Queen of Ife Dedicates Humanitarian Award To Women Who Can't Be Tamed

Olori Wuraola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, was awarded the “Humanitarian Of The Year” award for “Kechie’s Project” at an event during the UN General Assembly week.

She shared the news on her Instagram page adding that her outstanding contributions to women and children across the globe earned her the award.

CNN anchor, Don Lemon, and former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, were also awarded at the ceremony. 

In her acceptance speech, Ms. Wuraola dedicated the award to women who "refused to be tamed and lived their life unapologetically."

Meanwhile,  the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has embarked on a seven-day seclusion exercise, which took off on Sunday.

This is preceding the 2017 Olojo Festival, which is the biggest annual festival in the cultural calendar of the ancient city. 
By secluding himself, the Ooni separates himself from the people to cleanse his palace and himself of all the evil forces. After the cleansing, he leads the people to Okemogun shrine and renews his vows as a king.

It is also expected that the monarch unveils the new queen, who is said to be Olori Bolanle Ogunwusi at the festival this weekend. This is because the former queen had left the palace and officially declared that she is no longer the wife of the king.

The Ooni and Ms. Wuraola stepped out together for the Olojo Festival back in 2016. 

Ms. Wuraola ended her 17-month-old marriage to the Ooni of Ife back in August, where she made an official statement on her Instagram page. 

Olori Wuraola Accepting Her Humanitarian Award

LASU Dispels 2017/2018 Admission Cut-Off Marks Rumour

The Lagos State University (LASU), has dispelled the rumour of a publication of its purportedly released cut-off marks for different courses and departments for the ongoing 2017/2018 admission exercise on the social media.

Mr Adekoya Martins, the Acting Head, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations (CIPPR), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the said publication was not from the information arm of the university.

Martins described the purported publication as “misleading” and warned the public to disregard it.

READ: 10,000 Nigerians granted admission into U.S. varsities this year, says envoy

He disclosed that the university’s official cut-off mark for candidates to apply for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening had been put at 190.

“The public should kindly disregard the misleading publication and always check the university’s dedicated social media platforms for genuine and valid information about the institution,’’ he said.

Buhari Writes Paul And Peter: The Unity of P-Square Is Non-Negotiable By Emmanuel Ugwu

Dear Paul and Peter,

I have just been informed that one of you unilaterally announced the ‘split’ of the crisis-prone P-Square. That’s an act of self-determination. It is treasonable and worthy of classification as terrorism.

I recall that your late mother paid me a visit at my Daura home a couple of years ago. We shared dinner and discussed late into the night. And we agreed that the unity of P-Square would forever remain non-negotiable.

My aides told me that you 'separated' sometime last year, tasted uneventful solo musical careers, reconciled, and went back to making great music. I missed the story. Nigerian newspapers conspired to leave me in the dark by not doing cartoon impressions of the development. But you can’t try that secessionist stunt on my wide-awake watch.

You were made a group by fetal amalgamation. You were created twins. Your unity is a settled matter.

I am aware that your relationship has been dogged by rancor, discord and spite for a long while. You barely manage to function as one singing unit. Yet, you must endure the attrition and accept that you have been trapped by fate. You must continue to collaborate and conjure love songs from your shared bitterness.

None of you can go his separate way. You must stay together even though your group can hardly agree on anything except that you both mutually resent each other and can’t address the root cause of the contention.

I am told both of you are talented dancers. You must quickly return to the normal of hostile partnership. You don’t want my troops to teach you a lesson in Python Dance.