News Wizkid and Asake’s “Jogodo” Holds No. 1 Spot on NG Spotify Chart Wizkid and Asake’s “Jogodo” holds No. 1 on Nigeria’s Spotify Top Songs chart, posting 898,710 third-day streams and racking up 5 million global streams. BY Henry-Damian Justice
News Paramount Skydance Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Over Netflix Deal Paramount Skydance has filed a lawsuit seeking financial disclosures related to Warner Bros. Discovery’s proposed Netflix deal and plans to nominate a rival board slate. BY Henry-Damian Justice
Business “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Breaks IMAX Box Office Records Avatar: Fire and Ash crosses $159M in IMAX globally, becoming the 7th highest-grossing IMAX film ever BY Henry-Damian Justice
Business “Cheburashka 2” Emerges as Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide Among 2026 Releases Cheburashka 2 becomes the highest-grossing film worldwide among 2026 releases as Russia’s holiday corridor fuels a dominant start. BY Henry-Damian Justice
News Dave and Tems’ “Raindance” Surpasses 100 Million Streams on Spotify Dave and Tems’ collaboration “Raindance” surpasses 100 million streams on Spotify, becoming the most-streamed song from Dave’s album The Boy Who Played Harp. BY Henry-Damian Justice
News “Behind The Scenes” Nears ₦1.8B And a Historic Box Office Record Funke Akindele’s Behind The Scenes climbs to ₦1.76 billion after a minimal fourth-weekend drop, closing in on the all-time Nigerian box office record. BY Henry-Damian Justice
News The Oscars Leaves ABC for YouTube The Academy signs a landmark deal moving the Oscars from ABC to YouTube starting in 2029, making the ceremony free to stream worldwide and ending a decades-long broadcast partnership. BY Henry-Damian Justice
Business “Warlord (Olori Ogun)” Earns ₦49 Million in Second Week Odunlade Adekola’s Yoruba epic Warlord (Olori Ogun) earns ₦49M in its second week, topping the Nigerian box office and pushing its total to ₦108.6M. BY Henry-Damian Justice
Business “Wicked: For Good” Crosses $450M At Global Box Office Wicked: For Good has crossed $450 million worldwide after four weeks in cinemas, ranking among the highest-grossing musical adaptations ever as its theatrical run begins to slow. BY Henry-Damian Justice
Business “Zootopia 2” Crosses $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office Disney’s Zootopia 2 has crossed $1 billion at the global box office in just 17 days, becoming Hollywood’s fastest animated film to reach the milestone and the second-fastest worldwide. BY Henry-Damian Justice