On Saturday, Falz—real name Folarin Falana—a Nigerian rapper—declared his favorite meals. When asked about his personal relationships, the rapper dropped hints that plantain is one of his favorite foods and said that if his girlfriend doesn’t like it, it’s a dealbreaker. “Not liking plantain is serious grounds for break up,” he stated on his X … Read more
The son of Afrobeats pioneer Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti has denied rumors that his father and the late great drummer Tony Allen co-founded the genre. Kuti has received many Grammy nominations for his own music. As Fela’s principal drummer and music director, Allen is generally acknowledged by both domestic and international media as one of … Read more
Wasiu Ayinde, well known by his stage name Kwam1, is a well-known Fuji musician from Nigeria. He recently criticized Ayinla Kollington, a senior colleague and mentor of his, for failing to return his favor. According to Naijatrial, Kwam1’s mother passed away on January 18, 2025, and her burial took place on the same day as … Read more
Aishat and Simiat Fashola are the twin kids of Nigerian musician Naira Marley, and Instagram model and TikToker Sandra Benede has come clean about being their mother. Benede came clean about sharing twin girls with Marley on a recent livestream with popular streamer Peller, who brought the subject up. On the other hand, she made … Read more
The idea that Spyro, whose real name is Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, suffered a career setback after working with Davido and Mayorkun has been disputed by the Nigerian musician. The artist, who in 2018 worked on a remix of his song “Funke” with Davido and Mayorkun, was said to have told Hip TV that he thought … Read more
Just weeks after publicly apologizing for calling Runtown a “up-and-coming artist,” popular TikToker Peller dined with the Nigerian Afrobeats artist. As previously reported by Naijatrial, Peller was forced to make a public apology last month following overwhelming criticism for his disrespectful comments about Runtown in a livestream. The fact that the Afrobeats artist treated him … Read more
Highly divisive After Burna Boy gave Portable a present as a reward for defeating him, Nigerian artist Speed Darlington responded. According to the Naijatrial, Portable emerged victorious over Darlington in Friday night’s “Chaos in the Rings” celebrity boxing bout. In his post-match interview, Darlington claimed that Portable had used “juju” to get the better of … Read more
After losing N10 million to CBEX, famous Fuji musician Taye Currency of Ibadan responded. According to Naijatrial, investors were left high and dry when the digital trading platform CBEX went down, rendering them unable to access their funds even after logging out. The Singaporean firm that went bankrupt on April 14, 2025, stole N1.3 trillion … Read more
Big Bolaji, a gospel singer from Nigeria named Bolaji Olarewaju, has passed away. His loved ones released a statement on Saturday confirming his passing. The announcement claims that Big Bolaji passed away after a short illness. The statement goes as follows: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Bolaji Olarewaju, lovingly known as … Read more
Afrobeats musician Davido has said that he and his wife Chioma are not planning to have a family at the moment. The father of five expressed his inability to have any more children, saying that after three children, Chioma deserves a break to focus on her work. This was revealed by the Omo Baba Olowo … Read more