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Kizz Daniel surpasses 1 billion Spotify streams across all credits

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Nigerian international sensation Kizz Daniel is one of Afrobeats most prolific hitmakers who has consistently dished out chart-topping singles.

In a landmark feat, Kizz Daniel has now surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams across all credits on Spotify.

Kizz Daniel’s hit single has enjoyed streaming success with his hit single ‘Necessari’ featuring Philkeyz leading his streams on Spotify with 111 million streams at the time of writing this report.

‘Cough’ is second on the list with 94 million streams while his international hit record ‘Buga’ featuring Tekno has garnered 91 million streams.

Kizz Daniel’s hit records ‘Lie’ and ‘Gwagwala’ also rank in his top 10 most streamed songs on Spotify with 60 and 56 million streams respectively.

Kizz Daniel hasn’t needed much help reaching 1 billion streams with only two out of his top 20 songs on Spotify being guest appearances.

1DA Banton’s ‘No Wahala’ is his seventh most streamed song with 37 million streams while Young Jonn’s ‘Big Big Things’ ranks at NO. 20 with 12 million streams.

With this landmark feat of surpassing 1 billion Spotify streams, Kizz Daniel becomes the 12th Nigerian artist to reach over a billion streams across all credits on the platform.

Nigerian artists with over 1 billion streams across all credits on Spotify.

  1. Wizkid – 7.3B
  2. Burna Boy – 6.9B
  3. Rema – 3.9B
  4. Tems – 2.7B
  5. CKay – 2.2B
  6. Davido – 2.1B
  7. Ayra Starr – 1.8B
  8. Mr Eazi – 1.7B
  9. Omah Lay – 1.6B
  10. Fireboy – 1.5B
  11. Asake – 1.5B
  12. Kizz Daniel – 1B

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Jackson 5 legend, Tito Jackson, dies at 70

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Tito Jackson, an original member of the iconic Jackson 5 and brother of the late Michael Jackson, has died at 70.

Known for his timeless hits like ABC and I Want You Back, Tito’s death was confirmed by his sons in a heartfelt Instagram post on Monday.

An official cause of death is yet to be revealed.

The Jackson family mourns the loss of another music legend.

Tito performed in the iconic ensemble with brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who died in 2009.

Steve Manning, a long-time Jackson family friend and former Jackson family manager, told Entertainment Tonight that Jackson died on Monday.

The news was confirmed in an Instagram post by his three sons, Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson, who were themselves an R’n’B/pop trio, 3T, in the 1990s.

“We are shocked, saddened and heartbroken,” they wrote. “Our father was an incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being.”

They continued, “He will be missed tremendously. It will forever be ‘Tito Time” for us.

“Please remember to do what our father always preached and that is ‘Love One Another’. We love you Pops.”

The Jackson 5’s hits included ABC, The Love You Save and I Want You Back.

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Court bars event in memory of Mohbad

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A High Court in Ogun State has imposed an interim injunction prohibiting a planned event in memory of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.

The legal team of the deceased family disclosed this in a statement signed by its representative, Monisola Odumosu, and exclusively obtained by PUNCH Metro, on Sunday.

Odumosu noted that the court’s decision, handed down by Justice O. Osunfisan, on Thursday, was in response to a motion filed by the late Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, represented by Emmanuel Oroko.

According to the statement, the injunction specifically targeted plans to host the ‘Sing for Mohbad and Win’ event, scheduled for September 12-14, 2024 in the state or any other location.

“In the motion with suit number HCT/871/2024 Justice Osunfisan ordered as follows ‘ An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondent whether by himself servants, agents,assigns or otherwise however called from holding any event titled ‘Sing for Mohbad and Win’ organised by the respondent which is set to be held on September 12, 13, and 14, 2024, at the Aqua Lounge or any other place pending the determination of the originating motion for interlocutory injunction dated and filed on September 6, 2024. The order of interim injunction hereby granted today, the 12 day of September 2024, is to last for seven days following the provision of the Rules of Court,” the statement read in part.

The Aloba family, who initiated the legal action, had previously appealed to the public to respect their moment of grief and refrain from commercialising the occasion by exploiting the goodwill of their late son.

Odumosu however stated that the matter was set to return to court on October 7, 2024, for the hearing of the originating motion for interlocutory injunction.

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Mercy Johnson under fire for campaigning for APC’s Okpebholo

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Mercy Johnson-Okojie, the Nollywood actress, has been criticised on social media for campaigning for Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming Edo election.

A now-viral video shows Mercy soliciting votes for Okpebholo at a rally. She also assured the crowd that the APC gubernatorial candidate will “bring positive changes” to the state.

“Are you not tired? No light, water, healthcare, security and good roads. If you will vote for senator Monday, raise your hand,” she said.

“…So when you get to that field early in the morning, vote for Monday, vote for APC, vote for the broom.”

The video has triggered backlash on social media with critics slamming the actress for supporting the ruling party despite widespread economic hardship.

“Mercy Johnson is just a cheap opportunistic agbero with zero class and zero morality in my opinion. Imagine supporting blabbing Tinubu and now also supporting Illiterate Monday Okpebholo of all people. Talent is really not enough,” an X user wrote.

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