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  • Davido and  Dangote unveil the Dangote billboard in Times Square, New York

    Davido and  Dangote unveil the Dangote billboard in Times Square, New York

    Davido joined Aliko Dangote and members of his family in New York for the unveiling of a Dangote Petroleum Refinery billboard in Times Square.

    The digital billboard carries the message “Made in Nigeria. Built for the World” alongside images of the refinery. Dangote was pictured at the Times Square display with his daughters Fatima Aliko-Dangote and Mariya Aliko-Dangote, as well as other members of the company’s leadership team.

    Fatima and Mariya are both Group Executive Directors at Dangote Industries Limited, overseeing commercial operations across different areas of the business. Davido was also photographed with Dangote, Fatima and Mariya during the New York appearance.

    The Times Square unveiling comes days after Rema shared screenshots of a video call with Dangote on his Instagram Story. The post came as Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering opened in Nigeria on September 14, with 4.1 billion ordinary shares offered at ₦525 each.

    The refinery’s public offer is scheduled to close on October 13.

  • Central Cee walks the runway for Burberry during London Fashion Week

    Central Cee walks the runway for Burberry during London Fashion Week

    Central Cee walked the runway for Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2027 show during London Fashion Week on September 21. photographed the rapper presenting a look during the show at Chelsea College of Arts.

    The Burberry presentation, led by creative director Daniel Lee, closed the official London Fashion Week schedule. The show featured new prints by British textile artist Celia Birtwell, with David Bowie’s music used for the runway soundtrack.

    Central Cee was joined on the guest list by Tems, Jorja Smith, Skepta, Gemma Chan, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jason Statham, Jonathan Bailey, Jodie Turner-Smith, Fiona Shaw, Romeo Beckham and Kim Turnbull, among others.

    Tems attended the show after appearing at H&M’s presentation earlier in London Fashion Week and the SKIMS flagship opening. She was photographed arriving at Burberry on September 21.

  • Tems attends Burberry show during London Fashion Week

    Tems attends Burberry show during London Fashion Week

    Tems attended Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2027 show during London Fashion Week on September 21.

    The Nigerian singer wore black trousers with a matching black crop top and a white wool long coat for the show.

    She was among a number of high-profile guests at the Burberry presentation, including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham, Gemma Chan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Romeo Beckham and Kim Turnbull, Jodie Turner-Smith, Iris Law, and Stephen Graham with his wife Hannah.

    The appearance comes during Tems’ run of London Fashion Week events. She previously attended H&M’s show on September 17 and was pictured at the opening of SKIMS’ first international flagship in London.

    Burberry’s SS27 presentation closed the official London Fashion Week schedule, which ran from September 17 to 21.

  • MatGrooves releases new instrumental “Loving Mood”

    MatGrooves releases new instrumental “Loving Mood”

    Independent artist, bassist and producer MatGrooves has released “Loving Mood,” an instrumental track combining Afro-grooves with melodic hip-hop.

    The track draws on bass-led rhythms and organic textures, reflecting MatGrooves’ approach to instrumental production.

    “Loving Mood” is available on streaming platforms.

  • ALEXATOR releases new instrumental “Through the Fire”

    ALEXATOR releases new instrumental “Through the Fire”

    ALEXATOR has released “Through the Fire,” an instrumental track combining electronic rock, trance and electric guitar.

    The track is built around electronic production and guitar-led sections, with a high-energy arrangement that moves between rock and trance influences.

    ALEXATOR is an electronic music project with a numbered catalogue of releases, with each track forming part of an ongoing series.

    “Through the Fire” is available on streaming platforms.