Author: Adekugbe Adedayo

Endeavor, the parent company of WME and the majority shareholder in combat sports powerhouse TKO Group (owners of UFC and WWE), is going private.

This comes after the announcement that the private equity firm Silver Lake has agreed to acquire Endeavor. The acquisition is valued at $13 billion, and shareholders in Endeavor will receive $27.50 per share.

Endeavor in October 2023 announced its “strategic review” to boost shareholder value which may include going private.

“Silver Lake believes that when consolidating all of TKO’s value into Endeavor, the combined total enterprise value of $25 billion will make this the largest private equity sponsor public-to-private investment transaction in over a decade, and the largest ever in the media and entertainment sector,” the companies said.

Formed last year, TKO Groups Holdings will remain a publicly traded company, it “will continue to benefit from its connectivity to Endeavor’s expertise, relationships, and significant capabilities,” – Endeavor and Silver Lake said.

Responding to a post on X (fkaTwitter), a man narrated the real reason why he had to pull the plug in his relationship. The original post was by @HinduMustafa, who asked, “What killed your feelings for someone you were once madly in love with?”

The man who go by Retired Uncle (@uncle_retired) quoted the post and his response caused a discussion on TwitterNG. “She hated it when I helped anyone financially. As long as I’m not giving her the money, I shouldn’t give anyone else,” he said. She would always point out something unnecessary that she could do with that money I just wasted as she termed it. For instance, I could give a family 20k to buy food and she will say “you just wasted that money on people that may be lying to you. The money I could have used for a spa day”

Retired Uncle went on to describe who she was: “You guessed it, she was a “Zainab” too. WITCH“

Here are some of the replies the man got:

From @LanaseUsman: “Congratulations to you sir. A woman like this will not allow you help ANYBODY, not even your family and friends. She will also cause enmity between you and your family members. I am happy for you o. some men don enter am like this.”

From @Nefisah001: “Congratulations. Your eye for peel, I have a married friend whose wife is like this and it is hell, even if the money goes to his own family she’ll complain. Lastly, please o, all the Zainabs I know are amazing pple. Maybe her real name is Precious”

From @iamokecrown: “I have a friend who does the exact same thing… She can’t stand her parents giving money to anyone that is not her. I once visited her and the mother dashed me 5K. She became restless and even stopped talking to me.”

The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place in from 12am to 4am Nigeria time in Dolby Theater, Los Angeles. SZA took home four awards including Song of the year and R&B Artist of the year.

Nigerian artist Rema and Burna Boy were also winners as Rema won Best Collaboration with “Calm Down” ft Selena Gomez and Burna Boy won Best African Music Artist.

This year award was hosted by Ludacris and aired on FOX. In terms of nomination, Taylor Swift led with nine total, followed by Jelly Roll, SZA and 21 Savage with eight nods each. Taylor Swift was won five awards.

Below, find all the 2024 iHeartRadio Awards winners:

All-Genre Categories

Song of the year              

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez                                  

“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                 

“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift                                     

“Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa                                      

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs                                              

“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                

WINNER: “Kill Bill” – SZA                                                          

“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen                           

“Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat                                             

“vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo                                           

Artist of the year

Drake

Jelly Roll

Luke Combs

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Olivia Rodrigo

Shakira

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

Usher

Duo/group of the year

(G)I-DLE

Blink-182

Dan + Shay

Fall Out Boy

Foo Fighters

Jonas Brothers

Måneskin

WINNER: OneRepublic

Paramore

Parmalee

Best collaboration

“All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                            

“Barbie World (with Aqua)” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice                       

“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice                      

WINNER: “Calm Down”- Rema and Selena Gomez                                   

“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                 

“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage

“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage                               

“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown                        

“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B                         

“TQG” – Karol G and Shakira

Producer of the year

Carter Lang

Dan Nigro

WINNER: Jack Antonoff

Kid Harpoon

Rob Bisel

Songwriter of the year

Aldae

WINNER: Ashley Gorley

J Kash

Jack Antonoff

Michael Ross Pollack

Genre-Specific Categories

 Pop song of the year (new category)

“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez                                  

“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift                                     

WINNER: “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus                                                

“Kill Bill” – SZA                                                          

“vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo                                           

Pop artist of the year (new category)

Doja Cat

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift                        

Best new artist (Pop)

David Kushner

Doechii

WINNER: Jelly Roll

Rema

Stephen Sanchez

Pop album of the year

WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, Guts

Country song of the year

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs                                              

WINNER: “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson                                      

“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen                                      

“Rock and a Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman                          

“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown            

Country artist of the year

Jason Aldean

Jelly Roll

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

WINNER: Morgan Wallen

Best new artist (country)

Corey Kent

Jackson Dean

WINNER: Jelly Roll

Megan Moroney

Nate Smith

Country album of the year

WINNER: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Hip-Hop song of the year

WINNER: “All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole                                            

“fukumean”- Gunna                                                     

“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert                                             

“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage                               

“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B                          

Hip-Hop artist of the year

21 Savage

WINNER: Drake

Future

Gunna

Lil Durk

Best new artist (hip-hop)

Doechii

WINNER: Ice Spice

Lola Brooke

Sexyy Red

Young Nudy

Hip-hop album of the year

WINNER: Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villains

R&B song of the year

“Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage                  

“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé                                       

“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage  

“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét                                             

WINNER: “Snooze”- SZA                                                

R&B artist of the year

Beyoncé

Brent Faiyaz

Chris Brown

WINNER: SZA

Usher

Best new artist (R&B)

Coco Jones

Fridayy

Kenya Vaun

October London

WINNER: Victoria Monét

R&B album of the year

WINNER: SZA, SOS

Alternative song of the year

“Lost” – Linkin Park                                         

“Love From the Other Side” – Fall Out Boy                                          

WINNER: “One More Time”- Blink-182                                       

“Rescued”- Foo Fighters                                               

“This Is Why”- Paramore                                              

Alternative artist of the year

Blink-182

WINNER: Fall Out Boy

Foo Fighters

Green Day

Paramore

Best new artist (alt and rock)

Bad Omens

HARDY

Jelly Roll

Lovejoy

WINNER: Noah Kahan

Alternative album of the year

WINNER: boygenius, the record

Rock song of the year

“72 Seasons” – Metallica                                               

“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown                                      

WINNER: “Lost” – Linkin Park                                         

“Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll                                          

“Rescued” – Foo Fighters                                              

Rock artist of the year

Disturbed

WINNER: Foo Fighters

Jelly Roll

Metallica

Shinedown

Rock album of the year

WINNER: Metallica, 72 Seasons

Dance song of the year

“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray                        

“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue                                                          

“Praising You” – Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim                                              

WINNER: “Strangers” – Kenya Grace                                                        

Dance artist of the year

Anabel Englund

David Guetta

Illenium

Kylie Minogue

WINNER: Tiësto

Latin pop / urban song of the year

“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo                                                  

“La Bebe (remix)” – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma                                    

“Lala”- Myke Towers                                                   

WINNER: “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap                                      

“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira                                        

Latin pop / urban artist of the year

Bad Bunny

Feid

WINNER: Karol G

Manuel Turizo

Shakira

Best new artist (Latin pop / urban)

 Bad Gyal

 GALE

 Mora

 Yng Lvcas

WINNER: Young Miko

Latin pop / urban album of the year

WINNER: Karol G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO

Regional Mexican song of the year

“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera                     

WINNER: “Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma                              

“Indispensable” – Carin León                                                    

“Qué Onda Perdida” – Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel                         

“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera                         

Regional Mexican artist of the year

Calibre 50

Carin León

El Fantasma

Grupo Frontera

WINNER: Peso Pluma

Best new artist (regional Mexican)

Gabito Ballesteros

Gerardo Coronel

Grupo Frontera

Junior H

WINNER: Peso Pluma

Regional Mexican album of the year

WINNER: Peso Pluma, Génesis

K-pop artist of the year (new category)

(G)I-DLE

WINNER: Jung Kook

NCT Dream

Seventeen

Stray Kids

K-pop song of the year (new category)

“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” – ATEEZ                                                                   

WINNER: “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY                                                            

“S-Class” – Stray Kids                                                  

“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto                                         

“Super Shy” – NewJeans        

K-pop album of the year

WINNER: Stray Kids, 5-Star                                                  

Best new artist (K-pop) (new category)

BOYNEXTDOOR

WINNER: NewJeans

RIIZE

xikers

ZEROBASEONE

Best African music artist

WINNER: Burna Boy

Rema

Tems

Tyla

Wizkid

Socially voted categories

Best lyrics 

“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan

“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus

“Greedy”- Tate McRae

“Houdini”- Dua Lipa

WINNER: “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift 

“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen 

“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow

“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter

“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat 

“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo

“Water”- Tyla

 “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Best music video

 “3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow 

“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa

“FLOWER”- JISOO 

 “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus 

 “I’m Good (Blue)” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta

 “Kill Bill”- SZA

  “La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma 

 “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat 

WINNER: “Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto  

  “TQG”- Karol G and Shakira

“vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo

“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish 

Best fan army 

Agnation

ATINY

Barbz

Beyhive

WINNER: BTS Army

Harries

Livies

Louies

Niallers

Rushers

Selenators

Swifties

Social star award

Alex Warren

David Kushner

Flyana Boss

WINNER: Gracie Abrams

Jessie Murph

Megan Moroney

Natalie Jane

Noah Kahan

Favorite tour photographer 

Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter

Anna Lee – Coldplay

Carianne Older – Charlie Puth

Catherine Powell – Kelsea Ballerini

Cynthia Parkhurst – Jonas Brothers

David Lehr – Morgan Wallen

WINNER: Joshua Halling – Louis Tomlinson

Mason Poole – Beyoncé

Matty Vogel – Misterwives

Ravie B – Adele

Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer

Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown

TikTok bop of the year

“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice

“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye

WINNER: “Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift

 “Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY

 “Daylight”- David Kushner

 “Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door

 “If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens 

 “Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat

 “Water”- Tyla 

 “What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii 

 “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish

Favorite on screen (new category) 

WINNER:  j-hope IN THE BOX

 Love To Love You, Donna Summer

Louis Tomlinson, “All of Those Voices”

 Prince: The Final Secret

 Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

Jelly Roll, “Save Me”

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

TLC Forever

Favorite tour style

Beyoncé

Carrie Underwood

Doja Cat

Elton John

Harry Styles

Jonas Brothers

Madonna

Måneskin

Sabrina Carpenter

Shania Twain

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

Favorite debut album (new category) 

Jung Kook, GOLDEN

Chlöe, In Pieces

WINNER: V, Layover

Megan Moroney, Lucky

Lauren Spencer Smith, Mirror

Raye, My 21st Century Blues

Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously

Reneé Rapp, Snow Angel  

Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard

Temilade Openiyi, Tems, is a force and talent in the music industry – with no album, she has won multiple awards and international recognition. This year alone she was recognized by Billboard in Billboard Women in Music.

It is a popular culture for artists to release an album in less than two years of gaining recognition, but that wasn’t the case for Tems. She has two EPs; “For Broken Ears” and “If Orange Was A Place.”

Tems recently featured on South African rising star, Tyla’s album “Tyla” in the song No. 1.

This year the world is ready to experience a new side of Tems on her album, whenever it drops.

Watch her speech:

After seeing Wonder Woman 3, the first actress for the iconic DC character, Lynda Carter, described the movie has “really interesting, wonderful and about something important. Not just your typical thing.” She starred in the live-action series from 1975 to 1979.

Lynda Carter made a cameo in Patty Jenkins “Wonder Woman 1984” as Asteria, a legendary Amazonian warrior who was declared missing and dead. For many who believed there will be a third installment after seeing Wonder Woman 1984 they were in shock after hearing it was “Dead.”

In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment she described the ship to the third installment could continue to sail, if there’s enough pressure from fans.

“I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans…I just don’t think they have the mind to do it. And I don’t understand that, because it seems to me that Wonder Woman is different from other characters. She’s not just a superhero. Her whole thing is about peaceful solutions. She’s not aggressive to be aggressive. It’s a different story. It’s about inner strength, outer strength. I don’t know why they tabled it, because it’s a great franchise.”

2017 Wonder Woman had an audience score of 83% and Wonder Woman 1984 got an audience score of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s quite unfortunate the 2022 sequel to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman didn’t get much reception from fans, many preferred the 2020 version and called it the best in the past decade.

Any expectation for a new Wonder Woman reboot under Gal Gadot will be decided by DC Studio new co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran.

“I have to give a lot of credit to Patty and Gal because the interest in my show had peaked when they came on the scene. [Their vision] was intentional — and how I played the character was intentional. To be good, kind, strong and do everything for the right reasons. Even when she was angry, she was angry at the right people.” – Lynda Cater

Jenkins had already been developing Wonder Woman 3 when the news broke to him. “I never walked away. I was open to considering anything asked of me. It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now,” Jenkins via Twitter (Now X).

Finding Messiah tells the story of freedom over oppression and terror, written and directed by Ghanaian-Nigerian music executive Oscar Heman-Ackah. This cinematic masterpiece is set in the fictional nation of Zambay and will serve as his directorial debut.

Working with his wife, Kemi Adetiba, Oscar created a unique world with its culture, language, values, and story.

The trailer released on March 28th, 2024, is so relatable—a world with political unrest, oppressors unwilling to give the people freedom, and people killed and arrested for speaking against oppression. Starring Bucci Fraklin, Pete Edochie, keppy Ekpeyoung, Segun Arinze, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Ngozi Ezeonu, Ejike Asiegbu, Alex Usifo alongside Majid Michael, Sunshine Rosman, Daddy Showkey and Lilin Afegbai.

Watch Trailer

🍿Oscar Heman-Ackah’s “Finding Messiah” Official Trailer 🤯

Directed by Kemi Adetiba

pic.twitter.com/gOu40OFZac

— Music on Streamdorm 🎧 (@Streamdorm) March 29, 2024

One of the greatest challenges I faced in creating this film was the struggle to bring the beautiful, yet fictitious world of Zambay to life. It meant I needed to customize EVERYTHING to ensure that it is as believable as possible.
As crazy as it sounds, we had to build a mini community to achieve this goal… Houses, executive villas, offices, streets… you name it, we built it.

Finding Messiah produced by Sol Tracka Production, will feature its original soundtrack. The music score is expected to be spectacular. Oscar is known for his achievements in the music industry; he has worked with notable Nigerian music stars and global stars like Rihanna and Chris Brown. He is also known for crafting the 2014 World Cup theme song.

There is no official confirmation of the release of FInding Messiah yet.

Connecting point A to point B can be extremely difficult, especially if these two points are intercities. Say all you want about Africa, but you can’t deny its beauty, especially in infrastructure.

Bridges affect our daily lives, directly or indirectly. The goods you bought are from the other side of a bridge. They help boost trade, connections, and relationships within and outside countries.

In this article, we’ll discuss the top 10 longest bridges in Africa, but first, let’s appreciate the innovative designs and hard work of all involved.

10. Katima Mulilo Bridge – 900m

9. Mkapa Bridge, 970m

8. Wouri Bridge, 1.8 km

7. Qasr Al-Nil Bridge, 1.93 Km

6. Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge, 2.37 Km

5. Dona Ana Bridge, 3.67Km

4. Mozambique Island Bridge, 3.8 Km

3. Suez Canal Bridge, 3.9 Km

2. Third Mainland Bridge, 11.8 Km

1. 6th October Bridge, 20.5 Km

On Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, Sony held the 2024 edition of Sony’s Creators Convention in Lagos, Nigeria. This year’s edition aims to redefine the creative landscape for content creators. In attendance were prominent off-screen and on-screen content creators. Every participant in this year’s event was assured access to the necessary resources to stay motivated, educated, and armed with the tools required to elevate their content creation abilities.

The Sony Creators Convention 2024 took place at the Nexthought Creative Hub in Lekki, Lagos, with Daro Umaigba as the host. The efforts and contributions of creators in diverse areas like art, culture, and digital content creation were celebrated.

Jobin Joejoe, Managing Director at Sony Middle East and Africa, says, “We are proud to support and empower Nigerian creators as they continue to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. The Creators Convention serves as a testament to our commitment to support content creators and provide them with the best available technologies, create lasting connections to learn and network, and establish collaborative opportunities together.”

Dr. Emmanuel Iwueke, Ifiok Effanga, Timi Agbaje, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, and Precious Omoregie were the speakers at the event, addressing issues that impact creators, such as the preservation of intellectual property. In a panel discussion on crafting content with widespread appeal, Debo Adedayo, Maryam Apaokagi, Dami Dawson, and Hauwa Lawal.

Kelechi Amadi-Obi gave a presentation on turning inspiration into action. Adaora Mbelu, Tobi Ayeni, Fisayo Fosudo, and Salem King shared insights on diversifying revenue streams and forging lasting partnerships.

Anjola Awosika, Tilewa Odedina, and Ify Igwe also facilitated a riveting masterclass in food photography, offering practical tips for elevating creative pursuits to professional heights. 

Participants had the opportunity to engage in sessions tailored to their interests during the event and an opportunity to network and collaborate.

Skincare routines are essential to maintaining and achieving the perfect skin, but how do we achieve it? What do we do next? What are the best types of products to use? Once you’ve finished reading this article, you should have the best skincare knowledge at your fingertips.

The key to getting your perfect glow is applying the right products that work for you, and the key to maintaining it is consistency. Sadly, some people skip the important steps and wonder why their product doesn’t work for them.

Should you wish to attain a glowing complexion, here are the general skincare steps you must not skip in your routine.

Cleaning: Face washing with soap and water sounds nice, but it isn’t advisable. What you should do instead is use a face cleanser. It removes the dirt and impurities accumulated over time. Make sure you use a cleanser that works with your skin type, and depending on your skin type, you can get a soft face cleanser.

It is advisable to cleanse your face twice a day, and before you do, use a face wipe to clean off the sweat.

Exfoliate: This process helps achieve smooth and spotless skin. It removes dead skin cells, excess oil, and deep-settled oil, and promotes cell turnover. For skin that is more radiant and glows, it’s recommended to exfoliate at least twice a week. Remember to use a mild exfoliant and don’t be excessive; you want to avoid irritation.

Toning: You might not notice this, but even after the steps involved in cleansing and exfoliating, traces of dirt and bacteria can still linger on your skin. These processes open pores, which can invite bacteria and lead to acne. A toner will thoroughly clean the skin, balance your skin’s pH levels, and tighten pores.

Hydration: Before you continue, if you haven’t drank water, do so now. Drinking water is essential for healthy skin; it keeps your skin plump and nourished. Drink enough water and stay hydrated.

Moisturizing: Lock your hydrated skin with a moisturizer. Another function of a moisturizer its keep your skin protected whether oily or dry. Choose a moisturizer that works for you and stick with it. Moisturize twice daily, morning and night.

Sunscreen: Considering the increasing daytime temperatures in most regions, it will be a good idea to use sunscreen. It’s advisable to keep your skin sun protected. In a sunny condition, it is recommended to apply at least every three hours especially if you’re outside hence apply every morning.

If you reside in an environment that is extremely hot, do not stay under the sun for a long period of time.

Watch Your Health: Don’t rely on only products, get in shape, and eat healthy. Whatever may affect your health avoid it and if you need help, seek a dermatologist.

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Big Brother is coming back for a ninth season. MultiChoice has announced that the auditions for the upcoming season will commence on March 27th via Big Brother’s official X account.

This year’s show will be a bit different as the organisers are exploring a Dynamic Duo in its audition. What this means is that to audition, you must come with a pair, which can be family, friends, or lovers. This new twist differs from the single-contestant audition used in previous seasons. Contestants are to submit a three-minute video showcasing their personalities, strengths as a duo, and why they should be in the house for BBNaija Season 9.

The X post reads:

Exciting News! Biggie is back for #BBNaija Season 9 auditions with a twist! The audition requires 2 people

This year, its a search for Dynamic Duos that love the show and can turn up the heat in Biggie’s house!

Can you make a Dynamic Duo? Simply swipe and follow the instructions!

Auditions open, 27th March at 8pm!’

Contestants are encouraged to submit a three-minute video showcasing their personalities, strengths as a duo, and why they should be in the house for BBNaija Season 9.”