Abuja, Nigeria – Naija no dey carry last! This week, two big stories dey trend for everywhere – Sheryl Lee Ralph and her husband, Senator Vincent Hughes, don renew their wedding vows for their 20th anniversary, and our own music stars don shine bright for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Emmy-winning actress wey sabi pass, just show say love fit sweet no be small. The couple do am big time for Philadelphia, climbing the famous Rocky Steps. E dressed fine fine for Monsoori Haute Couture gown wey dey stretch reach 80 feet (Chai! Na train or na slow-moving snake?). With 22 ballerinas wey dey gidigba to perform ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, na so love take dey dance dem!
As Ralph step down the dance, she yan, “I walked every one of those Rocky steps in an 80-foot train. Yes, darling, every single one! Because love is worth the climb.” Na wah! Only love fit make person carry all dat train waka like say na picnic! The gathering turn from small kind engagement to 250 guests as dem start to show love and share handwritten vows. Hughes, wey no gree wear anything less than fine white suit, tell Ralph say she be all that and a bag of barbecue potato chips. Sweet talk just dey fly everywhere!
Meanwhile, for the music side, Naija no come dull at all! Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, Asake, and Ayra Starr all dey shine for the Best Afrobeats category for the 2025 MTV VMA! No be joke. Asake and Tems pair up dey blow minds, while Burna Boy dey sing for ‘Higher’ wey don even enter Best Video for Change category.
Other artists like South Africa’s Tyla dey join the party, and na only six out of seven nominees for Best Afrobeats be Naija stars. Na big one this o! Lady Gaga lead with 12 nominations, no easy to take that crown, but we dey sure say our boys go give her a run for her money!
Omo, this year’s VMAs go hold for September 7 at the UBS Arena for Elmont, New York, and we dey look forward to how our Naija stars go shine for di global stage! Wetin you dey expect? Each year dey better pass the last! Abeg make we prepare our dancing shoes for that one.
As if the music news no plenty, we got Fivio Foreign wey just come out from jail after 196 days! Chai, this guy don finally see sky again. E don drop some serious stress for that wahala wey give am time served and three years of probation. We dey hope say e go use dis second chance well well!
So as we dey sip our palm wine and gist, we fit remember say love and music dey run this life. Naija stars no dey play with their shine! On top all dis gist, make we just think say tomorrow go better, and music go continue to make us dance.
