On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Tiwa Savage took to her Instagram with the message “After years of building globally… It’s time to build at home”. She also announced the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation and a partnership with Berklee College of Music.

The 46-year-old Afrobeats star is on a mission to give young African creatives something she once had to travel far to find: access to formal music education. The first step is a fully funded four-day intensive programme called Berklee in Nigeria: Tiwa Savage Intensive Music Program, taking place in Lagos from April 23 – 26, 2026, for 100 selected participants, tuition-free.

This is also a historic moment. It will be one of the first major Berklee-led programmes in West Africa.

“I know this personally because at the age of 24, I was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music,” she said “It made me realise that talent alone isn’t enough. Structure, education, and exposure are what allow creatives to compete globally.”

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Live performance, songwriting, music production, sound engineering, and the business side of music. But Tiwa also made it very clear that this is not just for artists. “An industry cannot stand on artists alone,” she said. “Behind every global sound is an ecosystem of producers, engineers, entertainment lawyers, publishers, innovators, composers.”

“As technology reshapes music, we must be prepared,” she said. “The question is whether we will be educated leaders in this space, or observers left behind.”

Berklee President Jim Lucchese described Tiwa as “one of our most accomplished and dedicated alumni and called the programme “a tremendous and unique opportunity for global artists.”

Applications opened up February 24, 2026 and will close March 20, 2026. It is open to musicians, producers, songwriters, sound engineers, and music creatives across Africa.

For years, African artists have travelled the world chasing an opportunity like this, but this time Tiwa Savage is bringing the opportunity home.

In a recent conversation with Interview Magazine, Zendaya outlined what she considers relationship red flags. The discussion took place during press for The Drama. She focused on specific behaviours that indicate character. The interview comes amid her ongoing romance with Holland, a relationship they have largely kept private.

How someone treats others, especially when nothing is to be gained, matters deeply to her. She said she admires people who are kind to everyone, not just actors, directors or producers. On a film set, behaviour becomes obvious. Crew members notice who shows respect and who is polite only when it benefits them.

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She also pointed to animals as another indicator of character. Zendaya described animals as good judges of people and suggested that someone’s behaviour around her dog would tell her a lot. Animals respond to tone and patience. She sees empathy toward animals as a sign of empathy.

Zendaya did not describe red flags as immediate dealbreakers. She acknowledged that people are shaped by culture, upbringing and experience, and that growth is possible. A single awkward moment is not necessarily decisive. What concerns her more is consistent meanness or a pattern of dismissive behaviour. Context matters, but repetition does too.

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She reiterated that what she chooses to share publicly is intentional. Being in the public eye has reinforced the need for boundaries. Her relationship with Holland follows that approach, with occasional public appearances but little commentary beyond that.

Her standard is straightforward: observe how someone treats people who cannot advance them and notice how they behave in everyday interactions. For Zendaya, behaviour carries more weight than image.

Mercy Eke has never been one to stay boxed into a single narrative. From reality TV fame to business, real estate, entertainment, she has built a public profile through reinvention and strategic choices. Now, she has added another milestone to her journey; earning an MBA at University of Sunderland in London.

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Mercy’s rise began in 2019 when she made history as the first woman to win Big Brother Naija. That victory was more than just prize money and endorsements. It showed a woman whose confidence and competitive drive, traits that defined her on national television.

In 2025, she revealed she had started a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the UK shared her excitement about returning to school. She described the journey as “Chasing my dreams, back to reality. Learning and leveling up.” Today she achieved that milestone by earning her degree!

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Owing multiple businesses, an MBA reinforces her strategic approach, provides formal structure to skills she already demonstrates; negotiation, branding, investment, positioning and market expansion. This will further strengthen her credibility and professional profile.

In many ways, the MBA is Mercy Eke returning to her core: the ambitious business-minded and resilient woman who existed before the fame. Her journey highlights that visibility opens opportunities, but expertise sustains them.

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For a woman whose public life began with cameras and competition, this academic milestone proves her story was never just about winning a show. It shows her strategic and bold approach to building her career on her own terms.