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Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has placed a $50,000 wager on the Super Eagles ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match against Morocco on Wednesday.

The popular singer shared a betting slip via his Instagram page on Wednesday, showing his confidence in Nigeria’s performance against the Atlas Lions in Wednesday’s crucial encounter scheduled for 9 pm Nigerian time

He wrote, “Nigeria to make the finals and I’ll double my stake on my slip…. 💰 #stak.e”

The bet, placed on popular betting platform Stake, shows Davido backing a combination of outcomes including both teams to score and the Asian total over 1.5 goals, with attractive odds of 6.97.

If the predictions come to pass, the Grammy-nominated artiste reportedly stands to win an estimated payout of $348,274.07 (approximately ₦500 million at current exchange rates).

Nigeria last won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and the Super Eagles will be hoping to overcome a formidable Moroccan side that has been one of the tournament’s standout performers.

Recall that the DMW Records boss had reportedly earned a payout of $96,564 (approximately N150 million) for predicting the outcome of Nigeria’s opening match at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, having staked a wager on the Super Eagles’ Group C encounter against Tanzania in Fes, Morocco, predicting that both teams would score in the fixtures.

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Famous Nigerian filmmaker, Funke Akindele’s newly released movie, ‘Behind the Scene’ has become the first Nollywood film to surpass N2 billion in cinema sales.

FilmOne, a leading Nigerian film distributor, announced that Behind the Scenes’ movie grossed N2,103,039,706 in just one month of its release.

The distributor in a post on X, revealed that the new achievement makes Funke Akindele Africa’s most commercially successful filmmaker in Africa, highest grossing producer, writer, and director in West Africa’s history.

The actress was also named as the first filmmaker to rank number one for three consecutive years at the African box office.

Also celebrating the achievement, the actress, in a video on her Instagram page on Monday evening, said “we have every reason to thank God. 2 billion and counting is not a joke. Ladies and gentlemen, Behind the Scenes to the world.”

“Joy overflows, my heart is full of gratitude to God and my amazing fans. Reaching this incredible milestone and still counting would not have been possible without you. I’m deeply grateful”, she said.

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Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been remanded in custody by the Ogun State High Court sitting in Onipanu, Ota, following his arraignment on multiple criminal charges.

Portable is facing counts bordering on assault, felony occasioning harm and resisting arrest. Prosecutors told the court that the musician allegedly attacked one of his wives, Ashabi, and obstructed a female police officer, Inspector Ogungbe Olayemi, while she was performing her official duties. He was also accused of assaulting the officer during the incident.

The court further heard that Portable allegedly attacked other individuals at his Odogwu Bar on New Year’s Day.
Although the alleged victim, Ashabi, was absent from the proceedings, her two siblings were present in court as witnesses. During the hearing, Portable became emotional and reportedly broke down in tears.

His counsel applied for bail, but the presiding judge declined to grant the application, stressing that the assaulted police officer was not present in court. The judge noted that her testimony was crucial before any decision could be taken on the bail request.

Consequently, the court ordered that Portable be remanded in custody until January 19, when his bail application will be considered.