Entertainment & Society

December 11, (THEWILL) — Nigerian filmmaker and actor Stanley Ajemba, widely known as Stanley Ontop, has been released from police custody after spending a night at the Delta State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Asaba. Ajemba was arrested on...

December 08, (THEWILL) — UK grime rapper, Justin Clarke-Samuel, popularly known as Ghetts, has admitted causing the death of 20-year-old student, Yubin Tamang, in a hit‑and‑run crash in north‑east London. The crash occurred on October 18, 2025, when Ghetts’ BMW...

December 08, (THEWILL) — Paramount Skydance, on Monday, entered the bidding war by making a hostile all-cash offer of $30 per share for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), valuing the company at about $108.4 billion. Paramount says its offer is a...

December 08, (THEWILL) — The 83rd Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced Monday by actors Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall. This year’s awards include 28 categories across film, television, and, for the first time, podcasts. In film, One Battle After...

December 08, (THEWILL) — Former BBC Radio 1 DJ, Tim Westwood, has pleaded not guilty to 15 sexual offence charges spanning more than three decades, from 1983 to 2016. The 68-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, confirmed his...

By Ezaga Evi-Ben US President Donald Trump has raised concerns about Netflix’s plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie studios and HBO streaming networks in a $72 billion deal. On Friday, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced the landmark deal,...

December 08, (THEWILL) — Nigerian artist Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artist of the Year at the Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. The award ceremony took place on December 6 in Johannesburg, South Africa. TikTok described...

December 07, (THEWILL) — The Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Lt/Gte (MCSN) is set to disrupt the collective management scene positively with its plan to phase out general distribution of royalties to members, starting from next year.  Director-General of MCSN,...

December 07, (THEWILL) — Nollywood stood so tall with high  commendations  last week when legends of Nigerian film industry got honoured by Artiste Managers Association in Nigeria at the well promoted AMAN at 30 anniversary and Awards 2025. It was...

December 05, (THEWILL) — Nigerian music icon, Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, has publicly condemned what he described as persistent and harmful interference by members of his family in his personal life, warning that the situation has escalated into a serious...