Grammy-winning Nigerian music sensation, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has expressed excitement ahead of her performance at the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show.

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to hold between June 14 and July 13 in the United States, with the highly anticipated halftime show billed for  July 13 at the MetLife Stadium.

According to a statement by Global Citizen, producers of the show, Tems will headline the show alongside Colombian hitmaker, J Balvin and American pop star, Doja, of a performance that will be broadcast live.

In reaction to the historic performance, Tems expressed excitement about the significance of the show.

“We’re going to bring the world together for a beautiful moment — to celebrate football, feel the unity that music brings, and help improve the lives of millions of children through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund (FGCEF).”

“I can’t wait. See you at the FIFA Club World Cup final!”, she said.

According to the organisers, the performance is part of a broader effort to raise awareness and support for the FGCEF.

The FGCEF is a joint initiative led by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and Global Citizen co-founder, Hugh Evans.

The fund aims to raise $100 million to expand access to quality education and football for children across the globe. (NAN)

 Star-studded Nollywood series “The Party” is set to premiere on Netflix May 30, its producer has said.

The producer of the acclaimed series, Judith Audu, disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page.

The Party is a three-part murder mystery series that tells the story of how everyone became a suspect when a young, successful, newly married man died unexpectedly and dramatically.

The series, directed by Yemi Morafa, features a lineup of A-list Nollywood actors, including Shaffy Bello, Uzor Arukwe, Mide Martins, Kunle Remi, and James Gardiner.

The series showcases brilliant performances by Tope Olowoniyan, Ben Touitou, Ray Adeka, and introduces Eva Ibiam in a standout debut.

The Party, a fully independent production of Ope Ajayi and Captain of Sea Productions, was originally conceived as a feature-length movie.

However, after being acquired by Netflix, it was restructured into a three-part series.

Earlier, Ajayi, in a post on his social media page, said that the Netflix series was one that would keep the audience guessing about the culprit.

In his words; “You’ll never be able to guess who did it.”

He further added: “The performances are perhaps one of my favourite things about the series.

“Everyone brought their A-game!”(NAN) 

A Nigerian content creator, Chukwueze Odinaka, aka ‘Mama Uka’, has called on colleagues seeking for gay relationship with him to desist from such act.

Odinaka, who specializes in skit making, in a video clip message shared via his Instagram page, threatened to expose some of his colleagues and other men if they did not desist  from such demand.

According  to him, he is tried to be polite with his gay admirers, telling them that he is straight, but they have continued to make advances at him.

He  added that since they were adamant to his refusal, he promised to expose anyone who approach him for a gay relationship regardless of their positions.

“This message is for my colleagues and others who do not want to respect themselves.

” If anyone comes to my DM again as my fellow man to ask me out, I will screenshot it and post.I won’t mind your status.

”  And you know Nigerian blogs like that kind of news, they will post you. This is the last warning.

“I have tried to be mature about this by telling you privately that I am straight.

“I am a father, also I come from a very sacred place, Enugu Ezike. We do not misbehave

“If any of you comes to my DM again to ask me out, I will post it,”he wrote.

Odinaka professionally known as  Mama Uka  is a Nigerian comedian and content creator, who shoots comedy using the guise of an elderly woman. (NAN)