By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Nigerian singer and former member of popular music group, P Square, Peter Okoye has revealed that he and his family tested positive for Covid-19. According to him, he’d been sick for the past 3 weeks and kept it to himself. “I had Covid-19 for…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment Fashion and Sports Desk) Ibidun (nee Ajayi), wife of Nigerian pastor, Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House Church and a former beauty queen has been laid to rest. The former event planner reportedly lost her life to cardiac arrest on June 14, while she was in Port Harcourt at…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment Fashion and Sports Desk) Daniel ‘Dan’ Foster, a prominent Nigerian-American broadcaster, has passed on. According to reports the veteran radio host died around 1pm on Wednesday. Read also: Edo 2020: Why Parties Must Conduct Primaries In 10 Days, INEC Tells APC, PDP, Others The versatile radio veteran was…
Prominent businessman, icon, community leader, and Nigeria's foremost steel merchant, Chief Philip Bivese Djebah, popularly known as P.B. Djebah has passed on. Chief P.B Djebah, KSM, KSGG, JP, the patriarch of the Djebah family of Okwagbe, and Okpako- orere (eldest person) of Okwagbe Community, is revered as the very last of his generation in the…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment Fashion and Sports Desk) The comedian, who is known for mimicking President Muhammadu Buhari, Obinna Simon popuparly known as MC Tagwaye has tied the knot with his beautiful fiancee. Comedian MC Tagwaye joined the league of men who have left bachelorhood for good recently. Tagwaye, took to his…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) J.K. Rowling, well known British author, has opened up for the first time about being a survivor of abuse and sexual assault. The British author spoke out in a lengthy statement seeking to clarify previous comments she  made about transgender people, which have been…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment Fashion and Sports Desk) Deluge of reactions have continued to trail the arrest of Dubai-based Nigerian Instagram big boy popularly hailed as Hushpuppy The flamboyant internet celebrity was reportedly arrested in Dubai on Wednesday by International Police (Interpol) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over alleged fraud. He…
Following the violence that has erupted in the United State over the killing of George Floyd, and recent killings in Nigeria, hip hop star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun has labeled President Donald Trump and his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari as clueless. The international artiste popularly known as Wizkid took to his verified Twitter handle to…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment Fashion and Sports Desk) Popular Nigerian dancer, Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known by her stage name Kaffy, has been thrown into mourning following the death of her mum. The celebrity dancer took to picture-sharing app, Kaffydance on Instagram to share the sad news of her mum’s passing on…