Nigeria Entertainment News API

Get the live top entertainment headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Nigeria Entertainment News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Nigeria.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ng&category=entertainment&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 15752,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "79beee95aaa9f6a7566897185e8b8c04",
            "title": "A Nigerian Makeup Artist's Story",
            "description": "A makeup artist shares her story of living with vitiligo in Nigeria, from diagnosis and social stigma to her journey of resilience and self-acceptance.",
            "content": "Titilola Aderinsola, a makeup artist, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about how she began to notice changes on her body, which were later diagnosed as vitiligo—marking the start of a journey filled with questions, resilience, and self-discovery after her... [11597 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/market-women-called-me-a-deity-because-i-have-vitiligo-makeup-artist/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/25220314/Aderinsola.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:44:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "853b7a9cde751968bf3102bc7126963f",
            "title": "Kaffy passes dance legacy to her children Sean and Eliana",
            "description": "Nigerian dancer Kaffy is nurturing the next generation as her children, Sean and Eliana, follow in her footsteps, showcasing their inherited talent.",
            "content": "Popular dancer Kafayat Shafau, widely known as Kaffy, appears to be nurturing a new generation cut from the same creative cloth.\nHer children, Sean and Eliana, are already stepping into the rhythm of her legacy, mirroring her passion and flair for da... [1435 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/kaffy-passes-dance-legacy-to-children/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/25214714/Downloaded_Instagram_Image-1-1200x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:10:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5f1b8f27ce87ad7d22e2c93d3427eaf",
            "title": "Wasila Coded on Daughter's Emotional Acting Debut",
            "description": "Actress Wasila Coded shares her emotional reaction to her daughter Amida's acting debut and how she balances pride with protecting her childhood.",
            "content": "Actress, Adebimpe Akintunde, popularly known as Wasila Coded, has opened up about her emotional reaction the first time she saw her daughter, Amida, whom she fondly calls Ashabi, make her on-screen debut.\nSpeaking in an interview with Sunday Scoop, s... [1765 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/wasila-coded-reflects-on-daughters-acting-debut/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/25214308/WASILA-CODED-AND-DAUGHTER-417x630.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:02:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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