The founder of the Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, has said many ladies are not prepared enough to be housewives even at 28.

He said many ladies nowadays prepare more for the wedding day, than for the marriage life.

The Gospel filmmaker stated this recently in a lengthy Instagram post.

The clergyman said, They [some ladies] are too hasty and not ready to sit down and learn the principles of marital life.

Many ladies are not qualified to be wives even at 28.

They can’t cook properly. They are used to fast food at the eateries and ice cream and indomie and spaghetti plus boiled eggs and Titus, and they spend six months studying the wedding gowns and the accessories for the bridal trails. And they want to marry.

He said his sister is 26, but she is still not yet a wife material.

He admitted that she is beautiful but can’t cook, not spiritually strong and has shallow knowledge of the word of God.

The cleric wondered how such a lady could withstand the spiritual challenges that come against every home.

Bamiloye said his sister is too materialistic and lacks knowledge of home management.

He recalled that one of his sister’s friends got married and bought a book of cookery when she was going to her husband’s house.

Famous singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, was attacked by a yet-to-be-identified man while performing on stage at his Timeless concert in Lagos.

The Omo Baba Olowo crooner threw a homecoming concert at Tafawa Belewa Square to celebrate his record-breaking fourth studio album, ‘Timeless’.

Midway into the concert, the singer was attacked by an aggressive attendee who forced his way through the mammoth crowd to the stage.

In a video making the rounds on social media, the attacker could be seen pointing at the singer, who appeared ready to defend himself.

Fortunately, the security acted swiftly and bundled the attacker off-stage.

The concert continued after the incident.

The Timeless concert is Davido’s first concert since losing his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, in a swimming pool accident last year.

The concert had his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, in attendance.

Hollywood actor, Mark Sinclair, professionally known as Vin Diesel, has revealed his favourite song at the moment.

The American thespian disclosed in a recent interview that ‘Calm Down’ by Nigerian afrobeats sensation Rema is his favourite song at the moment.

Vin Diesel said his 8-year-old daughter influenced him into liking the song.

The Fast & Furious star said, I have to say this, my daughter, Pauline, who is 8 years old, runs around the house going ‘Calm down, calm down, calm down!'

Last week, the remix of Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ featuring American superstar, Selena Gomez peaked at Number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the highest-peaking Nigerian song in the history of the chary.

Calm Down’ has also gone Platinum in the US.

Anikulapo star, Kunle Remi, has reacted to his exclusion from the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, 2023 nomination list.

The organizers of the award have unveiled the nominees for the 2023 AMVCA.

Despite being the lead actor in the movie with 16 nominations, the highest for this year’s entries, Remi was surprisingly missing from the nomination list.

His absence sparked outrage on social media with many movie fans claiming that he was deliberately neglected.

Reacting via his Instagram page, Remi said if he were nominated, he would have won the categories some of his friends were nominated for.

He appreciated his fans for their concerns.

He wrote, I have been seeing all the tags after the AMVCA nomination announcement. It would be nonchalant not to appreciate the love, calls and messages. Thank you kindred.

First of all, congratulations to all my friends/colleagues. This year won’t be great without y’all’s amazing work and effort. God save una, cos if I Dey the categories I for win.

Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, released the visuals for his hit song ‘Unavailable’ featuring South African singer, Musa Keys on April 11, 2023.

While the director of the Zulu-themed video, Dammy Twitch was lauded for his artistic prowess, the video has been widely criticized for introducing Davido as the King of Afrobeat.

In the opening moments of the video, a female voice could be heard saying (in a mix of isiZulu and English), Greetings. You are listening to Timeless FM. After a long time of wondering, where is he? And what is he doing? I’m here to confirm that the King of Afrobeat is back baby!

I’m talking about Davido. He’s back with a brand new album. And I’m talking hit after hit. Thank you Davido. Thank you.

Afrobeat vs Afrobeats

The terms afrobeat and afrobeats have long been conflated. While they may appear similar both in writing and pronunciation, they are two distinct genres.

According to Wikipedia, afrobeat (without an “s”) is a West African music genre that involves the fusion of traditional musical styles such as fuji, folk, highlife and American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.

Afrobeats on the other hand is less of a style per se, and more of an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that takes in diverse influences and is an eclectic combination of genres such as hip hop, house, jùjú, afrobeat, R&B, highlife and soca.

The National Association of Emerging Artists (NAEA) has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the ‘Gangs of Lagos’ movie.

NAEA said it was disappointed with the portrayal of artists as “criminals” by the producer and director Kemi Akindoju and Jade Osiberu.

The group made this known in a statement recently released by its spokesperson, Unadey Jones.

The statement partly read, “Casting artists as criminals have harmed the pop cultural fabric of Nigeria and upholded harmful musician stereotypes.

The director cast singers Chike, Pasuma, and Zlatan Ibile in gangster roles in the movie.

Chike, particularly, played the role of Ify, aka Panamo, a rising artist who was involved in gangsterism and was eventually killed by his gang members to cover up a secret.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has also described ‘Gangs of Lagos’ movie as a cultural misrepresentation.

The State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, frowned at the promoters of the movie for depicting the Eyo Masquerade as a gun-wielding villain while adorning the full traditional regalia.

Earlier, the Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, the Apesinọla Ẹyọ Ọba Alakẹtẹ Pupa Ọkalaba Ẹkun, a cultural group, ordered the promoters of ‘Gangs of Lagos’ to withdraw the movie immediately, describing it as ethnic profiling, sacrilegious and outrageous trash.

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido’s fourth studio album ‘Timeless’ could indeed be timeless as it has been shattering records since it dropped.

The 17-track album officially arrived on March 31, 2023, through Davido Music Worldwide, Columbia Records, and Sony Music Entertainment.

The album features guest appearances from Nigerian artists such as Asake, Fave, The Cavemen, DMW’s latest additions, Morravey and Logos Olori, as well as Grammy-award-winning Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo, British rapper Skepta, South African music producer/DJ Musa Keys, Jamaican dancehall/reggae singer Dexta Daps, and South African rapper, Focalistic.

Despite an initial partial leak, Davido’s ‘Timeless’ album has been breaking and setting records since its release.

Highest Charting African Album In US Apple Music History

Less than 24 hours after its release, Davido’s ‘Timeless’ peaked at Number 2 on the US Apple Music Album chart, becoming the highest charting album by an Afrobeats artiste, in the process.

Biggest First-Day Streams On Spotify Nigeria

Davido’s ‘Timeless’ album broke the record for the biggest first-day streams on Spotify Nigeria set by Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’.

The album garnered 4.91 million streams on its first day of release— surpassing the previous record of 1.36M by Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ (July 8, 2022).

Biggest First-Day Streams For An African Album On Apple Music

Davido’s ‘Timeless’ broke the record for biggest first-day streams for an African album in Apple Music history.

Davido is breaking global records.

The Nigerian superstar’s #Timeless had the most first-day streams ever for an African album on Apple Music,” Apple Music announced via their verified Twitter handle on Monday, April 3, 2023.

Biggest First-Day Streams On Boomplay

Davido’s ‘Timeless’ album also broke the record for the biggest first-day streams on Boomplay— the largest music digital streaming platform in Africa.

The album tallied 7.25M streams on opening day surpassing the previously set record by Burna Boy’s “Love, Damini” (3.38M).

Biggest First-Day Streams On Audiomack

Audiomack announced via their verified Twitter page on Monday, April 3, 2023, that Davido’s ‘Timeless’ has broken the record for the biggest album first-day streams in the history of the platform.

“RECORD-BREAKING: @davido’s #Timeless had over 12 MILLION streams in its first 24 hours, more than any other album on Audiomack, ever!,” Audiomack Africa tweeted.