Month: February 2026

Lagos State Judiciary has scheduled April 14, 2026, for the commencement of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu, the 21-month-old son of celebrated Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

It was recalled that Nkanu died on January 7, 2026, after suffering complications linked to a series of preparatory medical procedures.

Following the incident, the family served a legal notice on the hospital involved, alleging that acts of medical negligence and professional misconduct contributed to the child’s death.

The inquest date was fixed by Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji of the Yaba Magistrate Court after counsel for all parties formally announced their appearances.

Kemi Pinheiro appeared for the Adichie family, while Adebola Rahman represented the Lagos State Attorney-General.

Legal teams for Atlantis Hospital and Euracare were also present in court.

Magistrate Adetunji stated that the inquest was initiated at the request of the Attorney-General, noting that the Lagos State Government has a vested interest in ensuring that the circumstances surrounding the death are thoroughly examined.

“The Lagos State Government is also bereaved; that is why the Attorney-General has taken this step. It is not just the family of the deceased that is affected,” she said.

The court directed all parties to file and exchange their witness statements ahead of the hearing.

According to the magistrate, the primary objective of the proceedings is to determine the exact cause of death.

The inquest will begin with the presentation of the autopsy findings.

Counsel to the family informed the court of their intention to tender evidence suggesting alleged gross medical negligence, including claims of possible overdose, wrongful prescription, improper administration of propofol, and misdiagnosis.

The family is expected to call five independent medical experts as witnesses, alongside the child’s father, who is also a medical doctor.

The magistrate further ruled that Euracare will open its case when the inquest begins, after which the Adichie family will present their evidence, followed by Atlantis Hospital.

The matter was adjourned to April 14 for the formal commencement of proceedings.

Investigation begins into death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son

Nigerian Afrobeats artiste, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has opened up about his pre-show rituals.

In an interview with Dazed on the sidelines of the Milan Fashion Week, where he walked the runway for Diesel, Rema revealed that he drinks alcohol, smokes cigarettes, and prays before going on stage to perform.

He added that he also does sound-check with his team to make sure modalities are in place for a good performance.

“A little Tequila, a little cigarette, pray, tap in with the team and make sure everything is on cue,” he stated when asked about his pre-show rituals.

Rema said performing is more stressful than walking on runway, stressing that “performing has a lot to do with your breathwork and you have to keep the crowd going.”

On the music that has been inspiring him lately, Rema said “I have been listening to a lot of Sudanese cultural live music.”

He admitted that smoking cigarettes is his “biggest vice.”

I smoke, pray before going on stage to perform – Rema

Rahman Jago, a socialite and associate of Grammy-winning singer, Burna Boy, has confirmed that the singer has converted to Islam.

Burna Boy, who comes from a Christian background, sparked reports of his conversion to Islam after stating in a podcast a few weeks ago that he embraced Islam “at some point’ in pursuit of truth.

His religion has remained a subject of speculations since the podcast interview.

Recently, his associate Rahman Jago shared a video of Burna Boy praising Allah with himself and other men in what looked like a bar, on his X handle with the caption, “Allahu Akbar.”

Bashir Ahmad, former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, reposted the video, stating that the singer “seen so so happy” and urging Allah the make his journey with Islam easy for him.

Taking to the comments section, a curious fan asked Ahmad if the singer has truly converted to Islam. Ahmad responded that some of Burna Boy’s close associate stated that he converted but the singer is yet to confirm the report.

Quoting the curious fan, Rahman Jago stated that Burna Boy has now converted to Islam and he is now a Muslim.

“He converted. He is now a Muslim,” Jago wrote.

Burna Boy’s associate, Rahman Jago confirms singer converted to Islam

Ace Nigerian music producer, Osabuohien Osaretin, popularly known as Sarz, has explained why music streaming revenues are incredibly lower in Nigeria compared to the United States and other Western countries.

Appearing in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, Sarz noted that the revenue for a million streams on Spotify in the United States is between 3,000 to 5,000 dollars while in Nigeria, the revenue for the same streams is a meager 300 or 500 dollars despite the cost of marketing and promotion being almost the same.

“A million streams from the United States is maybe $3000-$5000..That same 1 million streams from Nigeria is arguably maybe $300-$500 but it will cost you the same amount to market or promote a song in Nigeria as much as it would cost you abroad,” he remarked.

Sarz explained that the disparity in revenue payments is due to economic reasons, stressing that subscribers in Western countries pay far more than Nigerians because they have better economies.

He noted that Nigerian love and desire to patronise music but lack the resources to afford premium subscriptions thereby making streams from Nigeria less economically valuable than Western countries.

On the way forward, Sarz said, “We [Nigerian entertainers and executives] are waiting for the state of the country to get better so other things can start improving.

“I think we have done very well with the resources that we have and with all the obstacles against us.

“I mean, people are streaming music, the people that can’t stream, can’t afford it. But people listen to music across the country and if they can’t afford streaming, it just means that they don’t have the money to.

“And how do we empower them? Back to the government. So, we are just waiting till the economy gets better.”

How bad economy is affecting streaming revenues in Nigeria – Sarz