Entertainment & Society

Hollywood veteran Walter Koenig, best known for his portrayal of Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek television series and seven films in the science-fiction franchise, has died at the age of 90.

American singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, over an attack on music producer Abraham Diaw at a London nightclub in February 2023.

The veteran actor's reported death follows months of speculation about his health and comes two years after the devastating loss of his 15-year-old son.

Popular Nigerian gospel singer and minister, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has died hours after ministering at a worship programme in Ibadan, Oyo State, and months after surviving a road accident involving members of his band.

The sentence brought a dramatic measure of justice to a murder that haunted Shakur’s family, frustrated investigators and fuelled speculation across the music world for three decades.

American actor and disability rights advocate, RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in the award-winning television crime drama, Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34, triggering an outpouring of tributes from colleagues and admirers.

Hollywood actress Selma Blair has been arrested after an alleged violent confrontation aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York spilled beyond the aircraft, leaving two cabin crew members injured and triggering accusations that she subsequently attacked a police officer and a nurse.

Popular Nigerian content creators, Peller and Jarvis, have announced that they are expecting their first child together, two months after they got married in a civil ceremony in Lagos.

Veteran Nigerian musician Olusegun Osaniyi, widely known as Lord of Ajasa, has officially become a United States citizen after completing his naturalization ceremony.

His family announced his death on Tuesday, October 6, saying he died the previous night. The statement was shared through his official social media account.