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• Burna Boy ranked Africa’s best-selling artiste with 14.46m equivalent album units

  21-07-2026 21:32 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Chartmasters, a global music data platform, has ranked Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as Africa’s best-selling artiste for recording a whopping 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units (EAS).Nigerian music news platform, The Debut Hub, announced the development in a post on its official X handle, @thedebuthub, citing data from Chartmasters.The post reads:“JUST IN! Burna Boy returns as the #1 best-selling African artist of all time with 14.46 MILLION Equivalent Album Sales glob
  
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• ‘Godzilla’ actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, dies in US car crash

  21-07-2026 21:24 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Kaylee Hottle, an 18-year-old actress who appeared in two “Godzilla” films, died early Tuesday in a car accident in the US state of Maryland, police said.Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.“Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision,” said the force, which responded to the scene ar
  
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• ‎’I was supposed to be in Sam Larry’s car day he’d accident’ – Peller

  21-07-2026 18:00 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, better known as Peller, has revealed that he was supposed to be in the vehicle with music promoter Sam Larry on the day of the road accident that claimed the life of the latter’s bouncer.Speaking on the Honest Bunch Podcast, Peller said he believes God saved his life because he was in police custody when the crash occurred.According to him, he and Sam Larry had planned to visit someone at a hotel on the day of the accident, but he was unable to join the tri
  
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• Cardi B breaks silence after sparking dating rumours with Okoye

  21-07-2026 16:38 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Cardi B has addressed the growing speculation around her life days after seeing hanging out with Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.The Grammy-winning artiste made the remarks in a video shared on her Instagram Story on Monday, just days after she and the Udinese goalkeeper were seen having dinner with friends in Venice, Italy.Reacting to the attention surrounding her private life, Cardi B said she feels constantly watched by the public.“No cap, I’m really hip hop’s Britney
  
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• Ex-Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina appears in S/African court to fight deportation

  21-07-2026 15:28 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Former Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, Chidimma Adetshina, has appeared before the Cape Town Regional Court to challenge the Department of Home Affairs’ effort to deport her from South Africa.According to reports, the court appearance followed an application by Adetshina’s legal team contesting the lawfulness of the deportation process by the country’s Department of Home Affairs.Adetshina was arrested in June after Home Affairs alleged that she entered South Africa illegally and w
  
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• If you cheat, you die – Jarvis to Peller

  21-07-2026 09:26 via thesun.ng
  
  TikTok personalities Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and his fiancée, Elizabeth Amadou, known as Jarvis, have shared details of the commitment they say binds their relationship, revealing that infidelity would carry serious spiritual consequences.
  The couple spoke during an episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast released on Monday, just days before their planned wedding on August 1. During the conversation, Jarvis insisted that neither of them could be unfaithful without facing sev
  
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• Peller reveals he was molested at 12 by 40-year-old woman

  21-07-2026 07:52 via thesun.ng
  
  By Lawrence Agbo
  Nigerian TikTok streamer and content creator, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has opened up about a disturbing childhood experience, saying he was sexually abused at the age of 12.
  Peller made the revelation during a recent appearance on the _Honest Bunch_ podcast. A clip from the interview has since gone viral on social media.
  Recounting the incident, the 19-year-old creator said the abuse was carried out by an older woman who was a friend of his friend’s mother
  
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