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The remains of the late CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and his son, on Friday, arrived in Nigeria from the United States. This is ahead of the funeral service in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Mr Wigwe, his wife Chizoba and son Chizi were part of the 6 people who died on 10 February following a chopper crash in California. The helicopter crashed near the California-Nevada border. Remains of Herbert Wigwe, wife, son arrive hometown for burial (PHOTO CREDIT:…

SZA, Vince Staples, Omar Apollo, James Blake, Pinkpantheress and many more tapped for Kentucky fest this May Jack Harlow has announced his Gazebo Festival, a music fest headlined by the rapper in his native Louisville, Kentucky. Taking place May 25 and 26 at the city’s Waterfront Park, Gazebo will also feature headliner SZA along with sets from Vince Staples, Omar Apollo, Pinkpantheress, Majid Jordan, a DJ set from James Blake, and many more. Trending…

Screenshot: ParamountCaptain Kirk has one. Captain Janeway has one. If Star Trek fans are going to insist on slowly but surely getting every major character a landmark in their hometown-to-be, Jonathan Frakes’ legendary Will Riker is certainly up there as a priority—especially one that celebrates his most iconic tactical maneuver.‘I Saw Jonathan Frakes Giving Patrick Stewart a Noogie’We are, of course, not talking about him flinging an asteroid with a tractor beam like in Star Trek: Picard, but the actual Riker…

The queen of Latin Music, Colombian singer Shakira, has been honored by her hometown, Barranquilla. Shakira took to her Instagram to express her excitement and emotion towards this overwhelming gesture by her hometown. She mentioned in her post that she felt very excited about the tribute to a Colombian woman. This 21-feet statue of Shakira was created by the artistic hands of Yino Marques. It features the iconic dance step of ‘Whenever, Whenever’ singer from the song ‘Hip Don’t Lie’, released in the year…

Richard Hawley is set to open Rock N Roll Circus at Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield, his hometown, on Thursday 29th August 2024. The four-day live music event will open with Hawley’s biggest-ever hometown show. He will be joined on the bill by Northern Irish baroque pop icon The Divine Comedy, Merseyside rock ‘n’ rollers The Coral, plus more special guests to be announced. Hawley joins the previously announced headliners Becky Hill (Friday 30th August) and Milburn (Saturday 31st August). The musician is best-known…

There’s an icy, unforgiving clarity and compositional rigour to this arresting feature debut from Polish film-maker Damian Kocur, made using non-professionals and partly inspired by a violent incident from real life; it won the special jury prize at Venice in 2022.Real-life Polish pianist Tymoteusz Bies plays Tymek, a high-achieving young man studying piano at Warsaw’s Chopin University of Music. He’s returned for the summer break to his drab home town, perhaps based on Ełk in the north-east, where all the kids he grew up…

High up in the penultimate tier of the Albert Hall, two spotlit heralds blast out a fanfare on trumpet and tenor sax. They are answered by a deep dub bassline on stage. A wild-haired pianist limbers his fingers across a keyboard while drummer and Ezra Collective band leader Femi Koleoso – arriving on stage like a boxer to the ring – raises his arms, acknowledging the crowd’s roar, before he’s even hit a snare.Ezra Collective have many things going for them: conservatoire musical chops on the one hand, and an instinctive…

Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, renowned for his exceptional skills as a wicketkeeper-batsman and astute leadership, was recently spotted driving his vintage Mini Cooper on the streets of Ranchi, his hometown. The legendary cricketer seems to have recently added this restored Mini Cooper to his garage and has now been seen driving it in Ranchi. The new old Mini Cooper joins the incredible collection of Mahendra Singh Dhoni at his home in Jharkhand. The delightful moment was captured in a video…

Margaret Cho isn’t the only comedy legend to hail from the Bay, but she might be the angriest. She grew up in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, and began her comedy career doing sets at a local club across from the bookstore her family owned on Polk and California streets. After a few years in stand-up, Cho got her big break as the star of “All-American Girl,” a 1994 ABC sitcom based on her comedy routine. While the show was canceled after a short run, and some disruptions to her career ensued, Cho is a…

TINA’S HOMETOWN TRIBUTE(Photo Credit: Bang Showbiz) Tina Turner’s hometown is planning to erect a statue of the late superstar. The 83-year-old singer passed away earlier this week from natural causes at her home in Switzerland and Bill Rawls Jr., the mayor of Brownsville, Tennessee, where Tina was born, hopes to unveil a permanent memorial for Tina. He told TMZ about Tina Turner, “When Tina stepped on stage, she owned it. We want this statue to represent that passion. Tina was an inspiration to the entire world ……