Sensational Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, aka Rema has reached a new milestone. The singer has surpassed Wizkid’s record for the longest-running African song atop the Billboard World Digital Song Sales. Rema’s hit song with Selena Gomez, ‘Calm Down’ has spent a record 18 weeks at No. 1 on the chart this week, surpassing Wizkid and Tems’ 2020 ‘Essence’ which spent 17 weeks atop the chart. However, ‘Calm Down’ slipped one step down to No. 5 this week on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart. Recall that the song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week, making it the highest-charting and longest-running Nigerian song in the history of the chart. ‘Calm Down’ also debuted at No. 5 on the official Billboard Song of the Summer chart, making it the first African song to appear on the chart.

Superstar Nigerian singer, Davido has opened up on how he met his beautiful wife, Chioma Rowland.Davido, in an Interview with YouTuber and vlogger Tayo Aina, said he first met Chioma while they were both studying at Babcock University.The singer mentioned he was pursuing a degree in music, while Chioma studied Economics.He said in part, “I was in school for a year before I blew up. That was when I met my wife. I remember the day I saw her. I can never forget it.“I was in a Prado, and I looked behind and I saw this girl walking. Just there with her bag, it was Chioma.“I told Lati omo I like that girl, go and call that girl for me.“He called her but she did not answer me at the time. Later on, she came to Lagos and we linked up. And I was like, yeah, I got you.”

Biola Adebayo, a popular actress, has talked about her marriage.She explained the reason behind not having a long courtship with her husband before signing the dotted line.She stated this while recounting her love story on her YouTube channel.She said, “I realised that we had a lot of things in common. Me and my husband did not court for too long. We got married in less than six months (after we started dating). That was because I knew what I wanted.”Adebayo added that marrying a Christian was an important consideration in her search for a life partner.She said, “First, I was looking for a believer (Christian). That was utmost for me. I was looking for somebody that lived in Nigeria and was not ready to ‘japa’ (relocate). I got a lot of advances from guys abroad but I did not want to leave Nigeria. My former husband lived abroad. I can speak Hausa, and my husband can speak the language too. We have many things in common. When we finally met, I realised that I could give him a chance. After about two weeks (of knowing each other), we met in person.Adebayo also stated that she was not desperate about marriage.She added, “I was never desperate about marriage. Rather, I was patiently waiting. I knew the kind of person I wanted, and I knew that God would bring that person in His own time, so I was not bothered.”