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  • Burna Boy Makes History as the First Nigerian Artist to Smash 4 Billion YouTube Views

    Burna Boy Makes History as the First Nigerian Artist to Smash 4 Billion YouTube Views

    Precious Nwonu, Enugu

    Nigerian Afrobeats powerhouse Burna Boy has made history by becoming the first Nigerian artist to surpass four billion total views on YouTube, setting a historic new milestone for the country’s music industry.

    The Grammy-winning global icon, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, officially crossed the monumental threshold on Thursday, September 3, 2026. He accumulated more than 4.02 billion views on his official YouTube channel, which currently boasts a massive community of over 7.21 million subscribers.

    This latest digital achievement highlights the continuous international expansion of his music and his dominant online audience.

    Over his illustrious career, Burna Boy has systematically built an extensive catalogue of high-budget music videos and digital content that consistently pull in millions of views from across the globe. Some of his most-viewed blockbuster tracks leading the charge on the platform include:

    “On The Low”

    “Ye”

    “Last Last”

    “For My Hand”

    This four-billion-view breakthrough builds directly upon the singer’s previous trailblazing track record on the platform. Back in 2021, Burna Boy shattered digital records by becoming the first-ever Nigerian artist to cross the one billion views mark on YouTube.

  • Adekunle Gold, Burna Boy, others, slammed by NDLEA Boss for exalting drug abuse in lyrics

    Adekunle Gold, Burna Boy, others, slammed by NDLEA Boss for exalting drug abuse in lyrics

    Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has slammed Nigerian artistes who glorify the abuse of drugs and substances in their songs.

    Marwa lamented how the drug-promoting lyrics from songs have become a buzzword among youths, noting how the young population, on the strength of these songs, have come to see drug abuse as a ‘grand idea of leisure’.

    The NDLEA boss who was represented by Dr. Segun Oke said this during the 2nd edition of the Vanguard Mental Health Summit held in Lagos on Thursday with the theme being: ‘Mental Health in a Distressed Economy’.

    According to Marwa, drug abuse is a ‘serious’ problem in the country, revealing that 10.6 million Nigerians abuse cannabis.

    He stated that the agency has continued to put measures in place to curb the abuse of drug and substances in the country.

    “The “high syndrome” is so entrenched among young people it has become a sort of self-prescription therapy for dealing with some of life’s issues. For some, it is the grand idea of leisure. It is a buzzword in their everyday life and a motif in popular music. Offhand, I can give you three quick examples of hit songs that glorify the abuse of psychoactive substances in the name of “getting high”.

    ” ‘I just want to be high’, ‘I need Igbo and Shayo’, ‘Sometimes food no dey give man joy, but Canadian loud, the feeling is different.’ These street anthems motivate young people to abuse alcohol, cannabis and other illicit substances. It is now commonplace for young people to organise cannabis parties,” he said.

    Marwa lauded the reporters for putting together the summit, emphasizing how silence, passivity and complacency have contributed to the rise in the level of drug abuse in the country.

    “Our silence, passivity and complacency in the past is what led us to where we are today. That is why every effort to now salvage the situation, including this summit, is welcome and laudable and most importantly, must be decisive and sustained.

    (Vanguard)