Lagos, Nigeria

Tems no wan carry last as she dey prepare for the pitch this coming July. The Afrobeats queen go join Doja Cat and J Balvin to perform for the first-ever halftime show at FIFA Club World Cup Final. Na this first time FIFA go include halftime show for di final, and the lineup na pure star power.

Curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay (you sabi wetin I mean?), dis show no just dey for entertainment— e dey promote FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund wey wan raise $100 million to support education and youth football programs. Football and music don find their way connect for dis one, and e fit change lives. Tems don yan say, “We’re going to bring the world together for a beautiful moment – to celebrate football, feel the unity that music brings.”

FIFA President Gianni Infantino don also chime in with im own sweet words. E talk say, “Together, we’re going to make history on a special occasion where football and music unite the world.” Make we hold am for our mind, the FIFA Club World Cup go start on June 13, featuring 32 teams like Manchester City, Chelsea, and Real Madrid. Na serious line up oo!

Now, make we carry our minds go BET Awards. Ayra Starr just enter history book by winning the Best International Act for 2025 BET Awards wey happen for LA. This babe don burst ground as the first Nigerian woman to win di award. She face serious competition from big names like Rema and other international stars but come out as winner!

Held at di Peacock Theatre and hosted by nobody lesser than Kevin Hart (make we just dey laugh small), di night cold but Ayra’s win hot! She don join di likes of Burna Boy and Wizkid wey dey carry Nigeria flag high.

As everybody dey introspect, Kendrick Lamar take home four awards, including Album of the Year, showing say afrobeat and hip-hop dey mingle well for this era. No forget say dis na moment wey go shine for Ayra’s career as she also no win di other categories she for two—Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Best New Artist—but her victory still dey sweet for everybody tongue.

Cinderella stories no dey end for just one win. With our queens like Ayra rising through di ranks, na good time to be Nigerian artist.

Make we ginger ourselves, e be like say entertainment dey hot this year! Tems dey waka enter FIFA while Ayra dey collect awards left and right. Na dem be the ones wey dey fly our Naija flag for di world.