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67th Grammys: Tems Wins Best African Music Performance Category

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Nigerian music sensation Tems has made history once again, clinching her second Grammy award at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

The globally acclaimed singer-songwriter won the Best African Music Performance category for her song Love Me JeJe, marking a significant milestone as her first solo Grammy win.

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The 2025 Grammy Awards saw a strong Nigerian presence in the Best African Music Performance category, with Tems emerging victorious over other top contenders.

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Her track Love Me JeJe triumphed over: Chris Brown’s Sensational featuring Davido & Lojay, Asake’s MMS featuring Wizkid, Yemi Alade’s Tomorrow, Burna Boy’s Higher

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This marks the second instalment of the category, which was first introduced at the 2024 Grammys. South African singer Tyla won the inaugural award for her hit single Water.

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Tems’ victory in the Best African Music Performance category is historic, making her the first Nigerian artist to win in the category as a solo act.

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Her award-winning track, Love Me JeJe, serves as the second single from her critically acclaimed 2024 debut album Born in the Wild. The album itself was nominated for Best Global Music Album, a highly competitive category. However, the award ultimately went to Matt B and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Alkebulan II, beating out nominees such as Ciro Hurtado’s Paisajes, Rema’s HEIS, Antonio Rey’s Historias De Un Flamenco, Tems’ Born in the Wild

Despite missing out on the Best Global Music Album award, Tems’ Grammy victory underscores her growing dominance in the international music scene. With an impressive eight career Grammy nominations and two wins, she continues to break barriers and elevate African music to greater heights.

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VIDEO: Moment Davido Told His Friends To Stop Smoking Out Of Respect For His Dad

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Afrobeats singer, Davido, temporarily banned his friends from smoking at his wedding over the weekend out of respect for his father, Dr Adedeji Adeleke.

The clip making the rounds on social media has earned Davido praises, with many hailing him for being respectful.

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“My daddy is coming, if you’re smoking off it,” Davido was heard saying to his groomsmen that includes his cousin, B-Red, singer Zlatan Ibile and others.

Davido and his wife, Chioma, held their long-anticipated white wedding in Miami over the weekend.

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Interestingly, Pastor Joseph Adebisiola and the two other priests who officiated the ceremony were the trio who presided over the wedding of Davido’s parents.

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VeryDarkMan Reacts To Visions Of His Death

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Popular Nigerian activist, VeryDarkMan, has reacted to the revelations of his demise by prophets.

Two prophets from Nigeria and Ghana had given revelations about VeryDarkMan’s death.

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One of the unidentified prophets, in a video while addressing his congregation, said in Yoruba: “There are activists in this country that they will soon end in Nigeria. One of the activists will be imprisoned. The other one will be killed because they said they have nothing to lose.”

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The second prophet said: “This is for VDM. Bad politicians have taken him to a river. VDM is dead in the river but still alive in the physical world. And it’s very bad for your face to be inside a river. Whether VDM likes it or not, he will leave the world unexpectedly.”

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Reacting to the videos in a post shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, VeryDarkMan, also known as VDM, stated that death is inevitable.

He further asked the prophets to see a vision about how Nigeria will be great.

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You heard the pastor, although he didn’t mention my name, but he made reference to what I usually say, which is I have nothing to lose. That’s number one.

“You are seeing vision for me as if I’m one person that sees himself to be important. I’m not important. Death is inevitable and is coming for all of us. Tell us a vision about our country. Tell us when Nigeria will be a great country.”

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Why I Divorced My Ex-wife Actress Halle Berry — David Justice

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Former American baseball player, David Justice has revealed why he divorced his ex-wife, actress Halle Berry.

Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘All the Smoke’ podcast with co-host Matt Barnes, Justice explained that he left Berry because she doesn’t do house chores and lacks motherly instincts.

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I’m looking at my mom, I’m a Midwest guy. So in my mind, I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, and I’m thinking OK, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with and build a family with? And at that time, as a young guy, she don’t cook, don’t clean, don’t really seem like motherly,” he stated.

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Justice said that the marriage could have been saved if he had known about therapy.

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He explained that he was young and naive then and had only been in one relationship before his marriage to Berry.

He, however, maintained that he is not to be blamed for the divorce, adding that the movie star was “dead wrong” for making the world believe he was the problem in their failed marriage.

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Justice married Berry on New Year’s Day 1993, but they divorced on June 20, 1997.

He has since been married to wife Rebecca Justice for 24 years, the mother of his two kids.

Berry is in a long-term relationship with Van Hunt. Previously, she was married to Oliver Martinez (2013 to 2016) and Eric Benet (2001 to 2005). She has two kids: Nahla, 17, whose dad is Gabriel Aubry, and son Maceo, 11, with Martinez.

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