Portable pulls out of boxing match, calls for ₦100m fight with Anthony Joshua
“I’m not fighting Speed Darlington again; I want Anthony Joshua with 100m,” Portable declared.
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PMAN slams NBC over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest song
“The first major mistake is banning the song because it’s going to make the song even go viral right now,” he told The PUNCH. “The song has practically pinched the government somewhere.”
‘Truth is always a crime’: Eedris reacts to NBC ban on new single
Veteran Nigerian hip-hop artist and social activist, Eedris Abdulkareem, has accused the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of banning his latest single, “Tell Your Papa”, a politically charged track that he says delivers “truth and constructive criticism” to those in power.
Eedris Abdulkareem slams FG over ban on “Tell Your Papa”
The NBC, in a memo dated April 9, 2025, declared the song “Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB)”, citing Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code which prohibits content deemed offensive.
NBC bars Eedris Abdulkareem’s ‘Tell Your Papa’ from airplay on radio, TV
Abdulkareem has defended the track, describing it as a reflection of societal frustrations.
US court summons Davido ‘for stealing, $45,000 debt’
Davido has been ordered by a U.S. court to appear within 21 days over accusations of intellectual theft of a song and failing to settle a $45,000 debt with Nigerian artistes.
‘My career and business suffer whenever I fight Chioma’ – Davido
“If I’m fighting her, she will say, ‘you are fighting me? Sebi your album is coming, you want to fight me right?’ And I will start pleading with her. She has that grace”.
Kemi Olunloyo rejects condolences, distances self from late father
“My father destroyed our family unit… He tortured us emotionally and physically.”
Eedris Abdulkareem drops scathing track ‘tell your papa’ targeting Tinubu’s govt
“Seyi, tell your papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey die. Tell your papa this one don pass jagajaga,”
Michelle Obama’s new podcast falls flat – here’s its position on the streaming charts.
The podcast currently ranks 34th on Spotify’s top podcast chart and 21st on Apple Podcasts