Entertainment & Society

March 05, (THEWILL) — French media company Canal+ plans to shut down African streaming platform Showmax after the service recorded heavy losses, following the company’s takeover of MultiChoice. The companies confirmed that the service will be discontinued after reviewing...

March 04, (THEWILL) — David and Victoria Beckham have posted birthday messages to their estranged son, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, amid a public family feud. Both parents shared a similar photo on Instagram of themselves in a pool with a young...

March 04, (THEWILL) — Tyler Perry has strongly denied allegations of sexual assault in two active lawsuits, most recently filing a formal response on February 27, 2026, to a $77 million suit. His legal team described the claims as...

March 04, (THEWILL) — The mayor of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, Benoit Payan, has said that Kanye West is “not welcome” in the city, following the announcement of a planned concert in June. West, who now goes by Ye, is...

March 04, (THEWILL) — Media personality, Do2dtun, has asked social media users to stop criticising Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Gold, following controversy linked to old posts associated with his wife, Simi. The issue resurfaced online after Adekunle Gold made his first...

March 03, (THEWILL) — UK grime rapper, Justin Clarke-Samuel, popularly known as Ghetts, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a student in a hit-and-run collision in north-east London. The 41-year-old was sentenced at the Old Bailey...

March 03, (THEWILL) — Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has been named the highest-selling African artist on the global all-time best-selling artistes list by ChartMasters, with 13.18 million equivalent album sales recorded worldwide. He ranks No. 545 out of 641 artists globally,...

March 03, (THEWILL) — Music mogul Sean Diddy Combs is now expected to be released from prison on April 25, 2028, earlier than the previous date of June 4, 2028, according to records from the Federal Bureau of...

March 03, (THEWILL) — Annie Macaulay has responded to fans after the end of her marriage to singer Tuface Idibia. The couple, who were married for several years and share two children, separated in January 2025. Since then,...

March 02, (THEWILL) — Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) has instructed all hotels in the emirate to extend the stays of guests who are unable to depart due to ongoing travel restrictions. The directive, issued...