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Burna Boy Makes History as First Nigerian Surpassing 4bn YouTube Views

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Nigerian Grammy winning artiste, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first Nigerian artiste to surpass four billion views on YouTube.

The milestone was achieved through the combined views of music videos and other content on the artiste’s official YouTube channel.

The development underscores the global appeal of Burna Boy’s music and the growing international reach of Afrobeats.

The singer’s catalogue includes popular songs such as “Ye,” “On the Low,” “Last Last” and “For My Hand”, which have collectively attracted hundreds of millions of views on the video-sharing platform.

Burna Boy had earlier made history in 2021 by becoming the first Nigerian artiste to surpass one billion total views on YouTube.

The achievement comes amid a series of international milestones recorded by the artiste, whose music has continued to attract audiences across Africa, Europe, North America and other parts of the world.

Industry observers say the achievement reflects the increasing role of digital platforms in taking Nigerian music to a global audience.

Also, the milestone places Burna Boy among the leading African artistes on YouTube and sets a new benchmark for Nigerian music. (NAN)

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BBNaija’s Dorathy Begins Breast Reduction Journey

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Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has taken the first step towards breast reduction surgery, three years after first considering the procedure.

Bachor disclosed this on Wednesday in a post on her X handle, saying she had finally attended a consultation.

“Finally got that breast reduction consultation.

After 3 years of procrastinating, I’m finally facing my fears.
2027… New year, New Me”, she wrote.

The post indicates that the reality TV star is targeting 2027 for the procedure, although she did not announce a specific date.

Bachor rose to fame in 2020 during the fifth season of Big Brother Naija, titled ‘Lockdown’, where she emerged as first runner-up behind winner Laycon.

She gained instant popularity in the house, largely due to her bust size, which later inspired her business venture.

In 2021, she launched her lingerie brand, My Full Chest, aimed at catering to fuller-busted women.

Since leaving the show, Bachor has built a career spanning entertainment, influencing and entrepreneurship.

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Withdraw all Charges within Two Weeks, Speed Darlington Appeals to Burna Boy, Apologises

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Controversial Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has appealed to Grammy-winning artiste Burna Boy to withdraw all charges against him within two weeks, while promising to stop making comments about the singer’s sexuality.

Darlington made the appeal in an apology video addressed directly to Burna Boy, admitting that he was wrong to assume that everyone viewed issues from the same perspective.

“This video is for Burna Boy.

Burna, this is an apology video. I apologise for any pain that I have caused you, any [unclear] that I have caused you. I made a mistake of thinking that everybody vibrates at the same frequency.
That’s wrong of me,” he said.

He promised that if Burna Boy withdrew the charges, he would no longer make direct or indirect comments about his sexuality.

“I give you my word that if you withdraw all charges and let everything die, I give you my word that I will never make any direct comment regarding sexuality. Even indirect comment, I will no longer try such thing. I give you my word. Let peace reign,” he pleaded.

The singer specifically asked Burna Boy to withdraw the charges within the next two weeks, adding that he would never mention the Grammy winner’s name again.

“I promise that I will never use my mouth to mention your name,” Darlington added.

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Actress Ademoye Rejects Apology over Movie Demonetization

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Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bimbo Ademoye, has rejected an apology from a man who filed a copyright claim against her YouTube movie, My 30th Wedding, insisting that she remains angry over the incident.

The actress had earlier offered a ₦1m reward for information about the individual, identified as Mazi Enemuo, after a copyright claim temporarily affected the monetisation of the movie, which has reportedly garnered about 29 million views.

The film was released on October 1, 2026, on her YouTube channel.

On Monday, Ademoye took to Instagram to express her frustration, alleging that Enemuo had uploaded a song from the movie and used it to claim earnings from the project.

She said the soundtrack, titled “We Can Take It (My 30th Wedding)”, was specially produced for the film by musician Progress and that she owned the rights to it.

Ademoye also urged her followers to report the individual across social media platforms and called on YouTube and YouTube Africa to intervene.

She later announced that monetisation on the movie had been restored, thanking her team for their intervention.

However, she maintained that her ₦1m bounty on Enemuo remained in place.

Enemuo subsequently apologised, saying he had uploaded the song to help promote the movie’s soundtrack and reach a wider audience, rather than infringe on Ademoye’s rights.

In a public apology, he said, “Unfortunately, the distribution platform has laid a YouTube Content ID claim on the content. I take full responsibility for the situation and have since taken down the song from all streaming platforms.”

He added that the song would be removed from all platforms within 24 to 48 hours and that he would contact the distributor to ensure that no residual claim remained.

But responding to the apology on Instagram on Tuesday, Ademoye described it as insincere and questioned his explanation that he had intended to help her reach a wider audience.

“Mr Enemuo, while I see your apology, I call it complete bullshit! I took multiple breaths and I’ve counted 1-10 multiple times to ensure I calm down and not say anything out of pocket but guess what, I’m still very angry!

“You claimed you wanted to help me reach a wider audience, I’m not sure you thought that statement through, you wanted to use your 250 subscribes to help me reach a wider audience with my almost 2 million subscribers?” she asked.

Questioning why Enemuo uploaded the particular soundtrack rather than another song from the movie, she said, “You specifically took the song I didn’t properly copyright of all the songs in the movie. Why didn’t you take hammerboi’s song? If anything, that’s the viral one I’d have loved to go even more viral song.”

She also questioned why he attempted to claim earnings from the movie after allegedly uploading the song to promote it.

“After you ‘helped me reach a wider audience’ why did you try to claim my earnings? Why did you monetise it and have me demonitised?” she asked.

The actress further warned that she would pursue the matter, writing, “But I’d make an example out of you. Don’t ever take my silence for weakness, believe me when I tell you I AM NOT THAT NICE AT ALL! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MY WORK.”

In a postscript to her response, Ademoye also dismissed suggestions that she was using the controversy for publicity or had failed to protect her work through copyright registration.

She shared screenshots of messages from people who, according to her, had contacted her after their channels were taken down following copyright enforcement on her projects.

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