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• Singer Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack

  01-07-2026 20:15 via vanguardngr.com
  
  A Los Angeles jury has found American singer Chris Brown liable for negligence in a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2020 dog attack that seriously injured his former housekeeper, Maria Avila.The verdict, delivered after a two-week trial, requires Brown and his company, Black Pyramid LLC, to pay Avila $12.9 million in damages, according to Billboard.Avila sued Brown after she was attacked by a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd named Hades while taking out the rubbish at Brown’s home in Tarzana, C
  
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• BLord advises youths against rushing into marriage

  01-07-2026 18:08 via thesun.ng
  
  Celebrity Nigerian businessman Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as BLord, has advised singles to ensure they are financially and emotionally prepared before getting married.
  Speaking on a recent episode of the Adult Gist podcast, the entrepreneur criticised the growing trend of young people rushing into marriage because of societal expectations and peer pressure, despite lacking financial stability.
  B-Lord urged Nigerian youths to avoid making marriage a race, insisting that marriage sh
  
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• Nigerian singer Yemi Esho touches lives in UK care homes

  01-07-2026 18:06 via thesun.ng
  
  By Rita Okoye
  UK-based Nigerian recording artist and inspirational vocalist, Yemi Esho, is demonstrating another powerful dimension of music by using live performances to create moments of comfort, connection and emotional well-being within local communities.
  Esho has developed a distinctive artistic journey that combines professional recording with meaningful community engagement.
  As a versatile singer whose repertoire spans inspirational music, gospel, contemporary classics and nostalgic favou
  
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• Why I quit acting in 2019 — Deyemi Okanlawon

  01-07-2026 15:51 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Popular Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon has disclosed that he temporarily stepped away from acting in 2019 after becoming dissatisfied with the quality of roles he was offered and the financial rewards that came with them.Speaking during a recent episode of the CreativiTea podcast, the actor reflected on a challenging period in his career, explaining that acting no longer gave him the sense of fulfilment he had hoped for.Okanlawon said he had resigned from his corporate job to pursue acting fu
  
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• Debola ‘Santa’ Ogunshina on the inspiration behind Boys Don’t Sing and the quiet sound of men growing old

  01-07-2026 14:51 via thenet.ng
  
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  There is a scene in Debola ‘Santa’ Ogunshina’s upcoming short film, Boys Don’t Sing, in which an old man struggles to pee. Nobody or nothing on screen explains why. The words “prostate cancer” are never spoken.
  debola ‘santa’ ogunshinaAnd yet, when the teaser landed on Instagram and Facebook on the 21st of June 2026 (F
  
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• Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74

  01-07-2026 14:13 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit “Y.M.C.A.” became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has died, his spouse said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. He was 74.“It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. Victor passed away on Tuesday June 30, 2026 as a result of a short, but aggressive illness,” the post on Willis’s official page said.The Texas-born musician co-founded V
  
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• KAP Film & TV Academy and Benin Republic SOPA Partner to Train 20 Aspiring Filmmakers in 12-Week Pan-African Bootcamp

  01-07-2026 13:58 via thenet.ng
  
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  The KAP Film & Television Academy has partnered with the Republic of Benin’s Société de Productions Audiovisuelles (SOPA) to launch a groundbreaking Pan-African filmmaking bootcamp designed to nurture the next generation of African storytellers.The initiative, titled “Owning the Narrative,” will provide intensive training for 20 e
  
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• Nollywood star Grace Bassey announces engagement

  01-07-2026 10:16 via thesun.ng
  
  Former Nollywood actress turned United States Navy officer Grace-Charis Bassey Effah has announced her engagement, describing the milestone as the fulfilment of long-held prayers.
  Bassey shared the news in a Facebook post on Tuesday, posting photographs of herself with her fiancé. Although she chose not to reveal his identity, she proudly displayed her engagement ring while expressing gratitude for finding love.
  “Answered prayers.
  “It feels like a dream, but when true love fin
  
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