Nigerian singer Ayra Starr talked about how happy she was to meet Grammy-winning artist Rihanna.

Ayra Starr, who recently met Rihanna at the Authentic Woman event in London, stated that she was unaware of the Barbadian singer’s “real” status prior to their encounter.

Speaking in a recent interview with NewsLive Prime, Starr said: “I have a lot of pinch-me moments. I met Rihanna the other day. I didn’t think she was real. When I saw her, I was like, ‘Oh, you’re like a human being like me; beautiful and amazing.’

“It just feels so good to sit down with her and talk about my career and her giving me advice. It was the most amazing thing.”

On why Afrobeats is gaining a global appeal, the ‘Rush’ hitmaker said, “It [Afrobeats] is high-vibrational. There’s a lot happening in the world. After COVID-19, there was a lot of sadness and negativity in the world. Afrobeats was that thing that came to give everybody ginger and high-vibrational positivity again. I feel like we are just blessed.”

The coroner’s inquest into the untimely passing of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, famously known as Mohbad, has hit a roadblock as the autopsy fails to provide a definitive cause of death.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, addressing reporters during the proceedings in Lagos State on Wednesday, revealed that due to significant decomposition, the pathologist couldn’t ascertain the cause of death.

He said, “According to him (pathologist), the cause of death cannot be determined because by the time they conducted the test, the body had decomposed and that it is not possible for them to determine the cause of death.

“So, in summary, he is saying the cause of death cannot be ascertained. When you say the cause of death cannot be ascertained, it means it is suspicious, it is not clear. No particular reason.”

Shittu elaborated that the pathologist also suggested the possibility of the late singer’s death being linked to a reaction from drugs administered prior to his passing.

“He went further to say that he does not know whether it is those drugs that led to the death,” he added

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Nkechi Blessing Sunday, an actress in Nollywood, expressed her thoughts on the feud amongst Nigerian celebrities on social media.

She claims that celebrities who criticise one another online simply do so to gain influence.

In a recent interview with Hip TV, Nkechi Blessing said, “My thoughts on celebrities bashing each other on the Internet, I feel it’s some form of publicity stunt.

“By the time they come out on social media to exchange words, is either they have a new single coming up or they’re about to drop a song. So most times when I see celebrities fighting online, I just walk away because most times we sit down and plan these things.

“Sometimes, it’s not actually bad blood. As I said they might want to release a single so they will need all the clout and engagements to get their songs out there in your faces. So that’s it literally.”