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Why I Didn’t Want Man City To Win Champions League Final – Burna Boy

Superstar Afrobeats singer, Burna Boy, has opened up on why he did not want Manchester City to win the UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan.

Recall that City pipped Inter 1-0 to clinch their first-ever Champions League trophy in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday night.

Burna Boy who made history as the first African artiste to perform at the Champions League final, spoke with Paramount+ shortly after the game.

He said he didn’t want City to win because he is a fan of their rival, Manchester United.

He said, “This was most amazing thing, even though I honestly didn’t want City to win for sentimental reasons, it’s okay.

“It is amazing performing at the UCL final.”

Burna Boy thrilled fans with a medley of his hit songs ‘Last Last’ and ‘It’s Plenty’ at the kickoff show powered by Pepsi.

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I Became Depressed After I Was Expelled From University – Mr Macaroni

Popular Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Adebowale Adedayo, aka Mr Macaroni, has revealed that he became depressed after he was expelled from the university in 2017.

He said he was depressed because it was the fourth university he was attending.

The skit maker disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Saturday.

He wrote, “I was dealing with depression late 2017/2018 —- That was the period I was expelled from Uni. And it was the 4th University at the time.”

Mr Macaroni said he also suffered another round of depression in 2018 because of his inability to find acting gigs.

He said it was during that period that he started creating contents and posting online and achieved stardom.

He added, “From 2018-2019 was another round of depression. I continued hustling for roles again in Nollywood. I have been acting on and off since like 2011… From one audition to another. Dem scam me tire. I dey pay for form on top say I wan act….

“I started creating contents and posting online late 2019 when depression wan finish me. God picked my call same year.” [sic].

Mr Macaroni clarified that he was later recalled by the institution that expelled him and graduated successfully.

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I’ll Be Happy If I Win Grammy – Davido

Afrobeats star,  Davido, has said he would be overjoyed if he wins a Grammy.

He, however, maintained that he didn’t release his latest album, ‘Timeless’ with the intention of winning awards.

Davido started this in a recent interview with Brut.

The ‘Dami Duro’ crooner said he is a digital artiste, but for his collaboration with The Cavemen and Grammy-award winning Beninese legend, Angélique Kidjo ‘Na Money’, he had to do a live record.

He said, “I was happy that I was out of my space and able to deliver that song [‘Na Money’]. Because I’m a digital artist; I record music digitally.

“But for that song [‘Na Money’], we had to record it live because The Cavemen record live.”

He continued, “If I win a Grammy, I will be happy, but I didn’t make this album [‘Timeless’] because I wanted to win anything.

“I made this album going into it, you know, happy, natural, you know what I’m saying!”

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I And Wizkid Used To Sleep On The Same Bed – B-Red

Popular singer, Adebayo Adeleke, better known as B-Red, has revealed that he and his colleague, Wizkid used to sleep on the same bed when they lived at Mo’Hits mansion.

He disclosed this on a recent episode of the Echoo Room audiovisual podcast hosted by Quincy Jonze.

B-Red, who is a son of the present Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, said he lived in Mo’hits’ house for over two years.

He said, “Me and my brother, Sina Rambo were Mo’hits PAs in America. If them land na me and Sina dem go call; ‘ we are landing by this time, pick us up’.

“I lived in Mo’hits’ house for two years and two months in Maryland. Before even Wizkid blow, me and Wizkid dey sleep for special bed, the same bed.”

He said despite his dad being a millionaire, he struggled to be where he is now.

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The First Time I Saw Burna Boy, He Was Running After Me And Davido’s Car

Popular Nigerian singer, Bred has recounted how he met Grammy-winner, Burna Boy.

Speaking during an interview with Echo Room, B-Red said he first saw Burna Boy in Port Harcourt when he was running after a car he was in with his cousin,  Davido.

This is coming hours after a video of Davido addressing Burna Boy and others as “new cats coming up in the industry” went viral.

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People Want To Associate With Me Or Give Me Deals Because Of My Looks – Ashmusy

Popular Nigerian skit maker and influencer, Amarachi Amosi aka Ashmusy has disclosed that she gets lots of deals because she is good-looking.

She stated that her looks has favoured her because people want to associate with her because of it.

She said this while speaking on Punch Saturday Beats.

“Good looks favouring someone is a general thing. It is not just about the entertainment industry. Good looks have favoured me. Some people want to associate with me or give me deals, because I am pretty,” she said.

The influencer and brand ambassador also spoke on what had motivated her to gift two cars to her two most loyal staff.

Ashmusy said:

“First, one of the cars was for my real estate staff, and it is a company car. The second car was for a member of staff of my beauty company.

What motivated me to buy the car for her (staff of beauty company) was because she had been with me since I started the business about six years ago. She has been loyal and active. She deserves even more than that. It was a pleasure giving her that car.”

She also spoke on how being popular has impacted her life and gave instances of moments she wished she wasn’t a popular figure;

”For instance, when I go out and I just want to have fun and do whatever I like, the fact that I am popular restricts me. I can’t really be myself in certain places. I have to look a certain kind of way and talk in a certain way.

When I want to start a relationship, it is usually scary for me because I feel the guy may have a problem with me being popular. I am usually anxious that I might lose the man, when he gets to know I have many followers. That actually scares off some men.”

She was also prompted to speak on whether she gets pressured to get married by her family, others or self;

“Marriage pressure is a thing generally, and I am experiencing little from my family. My family members know how successful I am and how much I still want to achieve. They know I am doing great and they do not pressure me on marriage anymore.

“I pressure myself too sometimes though. It’s not because I cannot wait to be with a man forever. Rather, it is because I desire to have my own home and children,” she said.

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Tiwa Savage Excited As Veteran Singer, 9ice Pays Her Visit

Tiwa Savage, the world-famous Afrobeats singer, has been left excited after a visit by 9ice.

She described the recent visit from the popular musician as unforgettable.

Dubbed ‘Afrobeats queen’ by many, Tiwa shared a footage on Instagram page where she is energetically rocking to 9ice’s hit track, ‘No be mistake’ off his ‘Tradition’ album.

Interestingly, she also sampled a line from 9ice’s ‘No Be Mistake’ in her recently released song ‘Pick up’.

She is seen positioned at the entrance of the door, dancing enthusiastically as she awaited the arrival of her legendary guest.

When the glass eventually slid open for 9ice, Tiwa jumped with utmost joy with her guest pleasantly taken aback while the Number 1 African bad girl bowed and proceeded to hug each other.

She appreciated the ‘Gongo Aso’ crooner for his visit, tagging him as a legend and boss.

“A visit from the legend @9iceofficial thank you so much Boss,” she captioned the clip.

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Actor Saidi Balogun Loses Younger Sister

Idiat Balogun Amin, the younger sister of Nigerian actor, Saidi Balogun is dead.

The actor took to his Instagram page to mourn the tragic demise of his beloved sister.

He Wrote;

”اجِعُو
ʾinnā lillāh

wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūna

With great sadness in my heart, I mourn the passing away of my lovely younger sister, Idiat Balogun Aminu.

I am grateful to God that I shared womb with you, Idiat. You will forever live in my heart and mind. Rest on my dear sister. I will miss you”

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Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Ayra Starr Nominated For 2023 BET Awards

Superstar Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake and Ayra Starr have bagged nominations for the 2023 BET Awards.

Grammy award winner, Burna Boy, was nominated for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Viewer’s Choice, and Best International Act categories.

Tems, who is also a Grammy winner was nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artiste, Best Collaboration, and Viewers Choice categories.

Asake got a nod in the Viewer’s Choice and Best New International Act category, while Ayra Starr was nominated in the best international act category Burna Boy was also nominated for.

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Burna Boy’s Sister Shades Davido

Nissi, the sister of Grammy-winner, Burna Boy has taken a swipe at Davido following his comment about her brother.

Davido in an interview shared on social media said that he and Wizkid were the first young Nigerian artists to hit stardom and described Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun and Asake as ‘new cats’, which implied up-and-coming artiste.

This has since generated alot of controversy from fans of both singers.

Reacting to this, Nissi shared a video from Burna Boy’s concert on her Instagram account and wrote in Pidgin English, “New cats dey face their hustle.”