Wizkid is back. The international superstar and Afrobeats legend has returned with a new single that also happens to be the first single off his long-awaited Made In Lagos album. Wizkid has long teased the MIL album and has described to be it his best work yet in some interviews.

While fans waited eagerly for the album, the star boy kept his audience fed with features on songs by other artists and his Soundman Vol.1 project which he released late last year. But now, the Surulere native is ready to release what might be his biggest album yet in terms of the impact it could have and the impressive guest features like H.E.R, Damian Marley, Skepta, Burna Boy, Tems, Tay Iwar amongst others.

The new song called Smile features Grammy-winning R&B star H.E.R with production credits going to his frequent collaborator P2J, who has also produced for the likes of Burna Boy and Beyonce. Wizkid, H.E.R, and emerging artist Eight9fly have writing credits on the new song with background vocals from Teni Tinks. As it stands, we are in for an amazing second half of 2020 as we are about to get albums from the likes of Davido, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Olamide, Joeboy, Fireboy DML and of course Wizkid. 

"I guess about four and a half years ago I started a friendship with August. We became really really good friends and it all started with him needing some help and me wanting to help his health and mental state," she said.

Pinkett goes on to reveal the time their marriage was going through tough times and how she got entangled with Alsina in a romantic relationship. "From there you and I were going through difficult times. I think from there as time went on I got into a different entanglement with August," she said. "One thing I want to clear up is about you giving permission and the only person who could give permission at that time is myself." "But what August was probably trying to communicate because I can see how he would perceive it, because we were separated amicably and I think he wanted to make it clear that he is not home wrecker which he is not."

Pinkett's statement is coming less than two weeks after Alsina revealed that he had a romantic relationship with her. Alsina says he met Jada in 2015 after he was introduced to her by her son, Jaden, and the two became close when he vacationed with the family in Hawaii in 2016. He went on to reveal that he fell in love with her immediately they met. He commented by saying that "He can die happy today knowing that he truly loves someone (Jada)."

Seun Ayeni GGG has once again shown why that last G, which stands for Genius, was added to his stage name

He was able to take advantage of the COVID19 lockdown situation to direct the music video and got his lovely wife (Debbie Dee) to handle the camera and give him the shots.

According to him, it took his 2-man crew (him and his wife) one day to complete the shoot at home, and one day to complete the edit.

We are excited to show you this home-made music video titled Roll In, full of energy and good vibes. See Link to video:

Nigerian Afrobeats, King Adekunle Gold has joined the likes of Burna Boy, Wizkid and Davido who are all dropping their albums this month. In a tweet on Monday, Gold announced that his album dubbed 'Afropop' will be dropping on July Friday, July 17.

Freshman Inc reports that 'Afropop' will be the singer's third album after 'Gold' in 2016 and 'About 30' dropped in 2018. Music lovers are sure to have banging singles making up their playlist for the month of July, as Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy had also announced that they are dropping their album soon. The top music stars who have never disappointed their fans when it comes to dropping back to back hits earlier made the announcements on their social media handles as their fans patiently wait for the release dates.

Wizkid had taken to his Instastories to give a hint that his album ‘Made In Lagos’ will drop on July 16 and as usual, Starboy received accolades throughout the whole day, even without them knowing the full content. Just when fans of Davido were yet to have enough of ‘A Good Time’ that he released in November 2019, he announced that "A Better Time" will be released in July, precisely 8 months after "A Good Time" was released. On his part, Burna Boy, while replying to a fan about his loss at the 2020's Grammys said: “Sick. Totally sick. But my musical Mother@angeliquekidjo told me everything I needed to understand about the Grammys. So now, I’m ‘Twice as Tall’ (that’s the name of my next Album, by the way, dropping in July by the grace of the Most High."

By Freshman Inc

Following the announcement of the much anticipated reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, which is set to commence July 19th, preparations for the incoming housemates is ongoing.

According to a report, the organisers of the reality show, during a virtual press briefing, revealed that after rigorous verification and online sorting of over 30,000 entries, selected housemates have proceeded on quarantine since Wednesday, in line with the guidelines provided by the NCDC.

The organisers hinted that for this year’s edition of the popular reality TV show, carefully tested measures have been put in place to ensure minimal contact with outsiders once the housemates are in the house and also revealed that the favourite ‘ninjas’ may not be very visible during the show owing to COVID-19 realities.

The show’s main sponsor, sports betting company, BetWay, also revealed a bigger payout for the winner of the show this year, as well as other mouth-watering prizes for fans of the show.

The United States has denied the bail applications of Nigerian suspected fraudster, Ramon Abbas better known as Hushpuppi.

Freshman Inc understands that his lawyer Gal Pissetzky had applied for him to be granted bail with an electronic tag and live with his uncle.

However, the US prosecutor denied the bail application on claims that he could commit crimes with smartphones and pose much of flight risk. Reacting to prosecutors’ argument, Pissetzky “He is loved, respected and he is a celebrity. “I don’t see the reason why he would want to ruin his credibility in the world and his status rather than stay here and face this allegation. “Anywhere he goes, people will know. ”Having grown up very poor in Nigeria, Mr. Abbas is now paid to pose with high-priced items such as Louis Vuitton bags that people would buy after seeing his posts on Instagram. “He is an influencer. That’s a job today, as much as it is hard to imagine this is actually a full-time job,” Pissetzky said.

The Judge, Jeffrey Gilbert however ordered that the suspected Nigerian fraudster be remanded in custody until he is taken to a court in California. Meanwhile, Pissetzky, days ago, claimed Huspuppi was not extradited to the United States, but kidnapped by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Speaking with the BBC, Hushpuppi’s lawyer said: “In my opinion, the FBI and the government here acted illegally when they kidnapped him from Dubai without any legal process to do so. “There was no extradition, there were no legal steps taken, there were no court documents filed, it was simply a call to the FBI. He is not a citizen of the United States, the US had absolutely no authority to take him.”

The Chicago lawyer had also said that Hushpuppi is “absolutely not guilty of charges they are accusing him of". Hushpuppi known for his flamboyant lifestyle on social media platforms was picked by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in UAE on June 10, 2020, after he was embroiled in a $35 million ventilator scam.

By Freshman Inc – Nigeria

Following a directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) has commenced investigations into the allegation by a lady, Seyitan Babatayo that musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’Banj raped her. Consequently, both the musician and the accuser have been invited to the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Abuja to give written statements and for interrogation. It was, however, gathered that while D’Banj has reported on three separate occasions at FCID for interrogation and statement, the accuser, Seyitan Babatayo, has constantly refused to show up. Her non-appearance is what prompted the Force CID to dispatch officers to Lagos to invite Seyitan for her written statement and interrogation on the alleged rape, according to a police source.

The police source said that having made the allegation, it was necessary for her to come forward to give a statement to back up her accusation which she has not done hence detectives were sent to Lagos to get her statement.

When his attention was drawn to allegations that Seyitan was arrested and detained by Police operatives at Ikeja in Lagos for 24 hours, the source said there may have been a mix up by the legal representative of Seyitan as she was only invited to give her written statement and be interrogated. The source, however, disclosed that investigation into the allegation of rape is still ongoing. 

Freshman Inc News (2020)