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American Idol Candidate, Funke Lagoke Who Fell On Stage Speaks

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) A former Miss Nigeria USA winner and American Idol contestant Funke Lagoke has reached out to her fans after millions watched her scary fall on Monday night. It happened that during the Hollywood Week stage of the ABC competition show, judges Katy Perry,…

Nigerian Teenager, Ugochukwu, Signs Deal With Formula 1 Team 

Yet another Igbo boy has done Nigeria proud abroad. He is 13-year-old racer, Ugo Ugochukwu, who has been signed by Formula 1 team, McLaren after his win in FIA European carting championship. With his latest contract, McLaren will be supporting him as he scaled through the junior categories of the sport. “We’ve been watching Ugo’s…

63rd Grammys: Full List Of Award Winners, Nominees

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Beyond the pomp and pageantry of the 63rd Grammy Awards night held inside Los Angeles Convention Centre, U.S on Sunday March 14, 2021, the full list of the award winners and nominees will help music fans unravel what went down on the ecstatic…

Nigeria’s Kamarudeen To Defend UFC Welterweight Title

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Come the early hours of Sunday, February 14, 2021, 33-year-old Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, Kamarudeen Usman, (a.k.a The Nigerian Nightmare) tackles 34-year-old Brazilian, Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns (a.k.a Durinho), in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), at the UFC…

Laycon’s New TV Series To Stream In 26 Foreign Countries

Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Internet Television Service provider Showmax says it will be streaming “I Am LAYCON”, it's first Nigerian television show, will be streamed in the U.K, France, Australia and 23 other countries outside Africa. Showmax’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria Onna Okafor, who made the disclosure…

Leaked Video: Dangote’s ex-Mistress Reveals More As Billionaire Slams $30,000 Lawsuit On Her

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Aliko Dangote's $30,000 lawsuit against his erstwhile American mistress, identified as Autumn Spikes appears to have triggered more revelations about the duo's past secret affair. Recall the lady, Spikes, also known as @Allarounda1 on social media had shared a video early this month…

Larry King, Iconic TV Broadcaster, Radio Host Dies At 87

Renowned US television broadcaster, Larry King has died aged 87 in Los Angeles. A production company he co-founded, Ora Media, did not state a cause of death on Saturday but media reports said King had been battling COVID-19 for weeks and had suffered several health problems in recent years, including a near-fatal stroke in 2019…

FCMB: Adam Nuru’s Reputational Crisis Triggers 6% Drop In Trading

FCMB Records 10% Drop in Morning Trading but stood at 6% in the Evening... In a seeming dramatic move, Nigeria’s leading tier-2 bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) recorded significant losses at the first trading session of 2021 at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). The New Diplomat's early morning checks show that NSE reports indicate…

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American Idol Candidate, Funke Lagoke Who Fell On Stage Speaks

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) A former Miss Nigeria USA winner and American Idol contestant Funke Lagoke has reached out to her fans after millions watched her scary fall on Monday night. It happened that during the Hollywood Week stage of the ABC competition show, judges Katy Perry,…

Nigerian Teenager, Ugochukwu, Signs Deal With Formula 1 Team 

Yet another Igbo boy has done Nigeria proud abroad. He is 13-year-old racer, Ugo Ugochukwu, who has been signed by Formula 1 team, McLaren after his win in FIA European carting championship. With his latest contract, McLaren will be supporting him as he scaled through the junior categories of the sport. “We’ve been watching Ugo’s…

63rd Grammys: Full List Of Award Winners, Nominees

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Beyond the pomp and pageantry of the 63rd Grammy Awards night held inside Los Angeles Convention Centre, U.S on Sunday March 14, 2021, the full list of the award winners and nominees will help music fans unravel what went down on the ecstatic…

Nigeria’s Kamarudeen To Defend UFC Welterweight Title

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Come the early hours of Sunday, February 14, 2021, 33-year-old Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, Kamarudeen Usman, (a.k.a The Nigerian Nightmare) tackles 34-year-old Brazilian, Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns (a.k.a Durinho), in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), at the UFC…

Laycon’s New TV Series To Stream In 26 Foreign Countries

Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Internet Television Service provider Showmax says it will be streaming “I Am LAYCON”, it's first Nigerian television show, will be streamed in the U.K, France, Australia and 23 other countries outside Africa. Showmax’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria Onna Okafor, who made the disclosure…

Leaked Video: Dangote’s ex-Mistress Reveals More As Billionaire Slams $30,000 Lawsuit On Her

By Oyinlola Awonuga Balogun  (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Aliko Dangote's $30,000 lawsuit against his erstwhile American mistress, identified as Autumn Spikes appears to have triggered more revelations about the duo's past secret affair. Recall the lady, Spikes, also known as @Allarounda1 on social media had shared a video early this month…

Larry King, Iconic TV Broadcaster, Radio Host Dies At 87

Renowned US television broadcaster, Larry King has died aged 87 in Los Angeles. A production company he co-founded, Ora Media, did not state a cause of death on Saturday but media reports said King had been battling COVID-19 for weeks and had suffered several health problems in recent years, including a near-fatal stroke in 2019…

FCMB: Adam Nuru’s Reputational Crisis Triggers 6% Drop In Trading

FCMB Records 10% Drop in Morning Trading but stood at 6% in the Evening... In a seeming dramatic move, Nigeria’s leading tier-2 bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) recorded significant losses at the first trading session of 2021 at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE). The New Diplomat's early morning checks show that NSE reports indicate…

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