dsnaoau

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NIGERIA AND AFRICA NEWS            Asake Concert Ticket Price Backlash: Singer Asake's upcoming homecoming concert in Lagos faced significant fan outrage on social media over the high ticket prices, some reportedly as high as ₦300,000. Burna Boy Cancels US Shows Amid Fan Fury: Nigerian superstar Burna Boy faced significant backlash from fans and subsequently canceled his U.S. tour dates. Fellow comedian I Go Save condemned other Nigerians who celebrated the cancellation. BBNaija Season 10 Records High Illegal Streams: An executive from MultiChoice raised an alarm that the current season of Big Brother Naija recorded over 5 million illegal streams. OAP Dotun Accuses US Embassy: Popular OAP (on-air personality) Dotun accused the U.S. Embassy of assisting his estranged wife in eloping with their children. Wizkid Sparks Debate with Self-Appraisal: Wizkid ignited discussions online with a statement asserting, "I built my own struct...

West Africa’s Coup Trend Is a Warning We Must Not Ignore West Africa is slipping into a worrying cycle. In the last four years alone, the region has recorded over seven coups and attempted coups, the highest concentration anywhere in the world. From Mali and Burkina Faso to Niger, and now the strange, staged political drama - “coup”, in Guinea Bissau. The pattern is unmistakable: democratic progress is under real threat. Guinea Bissau’s episode is particularly troubling. A president announcing his own “overthrow” while freely speaking to the media is not a genuine coup; it is political theatre designed to interrupt an election. When leaders toy with democracy this openly, the damage goes beyond politics, it erodes public trust and invites instability. Nigeria’s recent scare in October 2025 adds to the tension. Reports that 16 military officers were detained over an alleged plot immediately stirred national anxiety. Even though the military denied an active coup attempt, the reaction sh...