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YouTube has unveiled its official 2025 Nigeria Year-in-Review, spotlighting the music videos, digital creators, and entertainment content that dominated viewing trends among Nigerian audiences over the past year. From the newly released list, gospel singer Akinade “Gaise Baba” Ibuoye and famous Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli emerged as the most outstanding figures on the platform. The announcement was made through a statement signed by YouTube’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Addy Awofisayo. Gaise Baba dominated the music category with his viral hit “No Turning Back II,” which features Lawrence Oyor, finishing as the most streamed Nigerian music video on the platform for the year. The video, which was released in mid-May, quickly spread across the country and gathered more than forty-one million views within six months, earning massive engagement from fans. Most-Watched YouTube Music Videos in Nigeria Gaise Baba – “No Turning Back II” featuring Lawrence Oyor Shallipopi – “Laho” D...

Ckay has made history as the first Nigerian artist to have a solo song reach 1 billion streams on Spotify. He achieved the milestone with his 2019 hit Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah), which recently surpassed 1 billion streams on the platform. Ckay is also the first solo male African artist to reach this landmark. Reacting to the achievement, the elated singer wrote via his X handle, “First solo nigerian song to cross 1 billion streams. Grateful to God and the people involved in this historic success! thank you for streaming.” Wizkid was the first African artist to join the Spotify 1 billion club in 2017 through his collaboration with Drake on One Dance, which holds the Guinness World Record as the first song to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. However, Rema is the first African lead artist to have a song surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify, achieving the feat with the remix of his hit Calm Down featuring American superstar Selena Gomez. South African singer Tyla is the first African female...

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed her major red flags in a potential partner. In a recent interview with American outfit Complex, the Love Me Jeje crooner said she can’t date unfriendly or uncurious men. According to her, the essence of relationship is lost if a partner isn’t friendly and curious about their spouse. “My dating terms are someone who is not trying to be your friend is a red flag. Anybody that isn’t curious about you is also a red flag. Because what are we doing? Why are we here if you don’t want to know me? “If he or she doesn’t want to know more about you, end the relationship,” she said. Tems said she is a “lover girl” but trying to be careful due to past experiences. She added that she is more focused on self-love currently.

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Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has accused members of his family of repeatedly interfering in his personal life, alleging that their actions contributed to the collapse of his marriage to Annie Idibia. The singer added that family members are now endangering his relationship with Natasha. In an emotional video shared online, the award-winning singer said the situation has escalated beyond normal family disputes, claiming that Natasha is now receiving death threats as a result of the ongoing crisis. According to him, his family “destroyed” his marriage with actress Annie Idibia through constant interference, false narratives, and internal conflicts. He warned that the same pattern of behaviour was now being repeated this time against his current partner, Natasha. 2Baba stressed that he is mentally sound, not in danger, and capable of making decisions about his own life, dismissing what he described as attempts to portray him as unstable. He expressed de...

Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has declared himself as a “Biafran.” He argued that every Igbo person is a Biafran, claiming that Biafra is an ethnographical region like Arewa and Oduduwa, and not a separatist identity. Kcee spoke in a recent interview with Yanga 89.9 FM, Lagos. “As far as I am concerned, every Igbo man under the sun today is a Biafran. I am a Biafran. I am an Igbo man and Biafra is where we are from. It is just like the Arewas and Oduduwas,” the singer expressed. He added, “Biafra was created in 1967. Frank Opigo from Bayelsa suggested that name for the Igbos and we adopted it in 1967. Before 1967, who are we? Igbos. Being Igbo means you are still a Biafran.”

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has taunted his colleague Davido after his album Morayo emerged as Apple Music’s most streamed album of 2025 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Morayo beat Davido’s 5ive, which ranks at number two on the list. Before the release of his project, Davido had boasted that his album would overshadow those released before it. Many believed it was a shade at Wizkid, who had released an album during the same period. “Album go swallow album,” Davido had boasted in Pidgin. Following Morayo’s emergence as the number one Sub-Saharan African album of the year on Apple Music, ahead of Davido’s, Wizkid appeared to have shaded Davido in a recent tweet referencing the earlier boast. Wizkid wrote, “Dem say album go swallow album dem dey ground dey smell now! ” His tweet has been interpreted by many as a direct shade at Davido, with some fans fearing it could reignite their social media rivalry. However, Davido has yet to respond.