3 June 2014 Did Davido truly graduate from Babcock University on Sunday? News has been swarming that Davido was among the over 500 graduands at the Babcock University’s convocation on Sunday. Well here’s the gist. Was Davido at the Babcock University graduation ceremony? Yes. Was he a graduand? No. Davido was at the ceremony with ... Read More
3 June 2014 Moving on now, we have sad news that Nigerian r&B and soul singer Bez Idakula lost his bother in-law, Adebola in a car crash on Eko Bridge last Thursday. Mourning his brother in-law, Bez paid tribute to Adeola by posting a picture of himself on his Instagram. Bez had married Bolatito, Adebola’s ... Read More
3 June 2014 Over now to the music scene –Chocolate City rapper Ice Prince has just released a new music video for his song “Whiskey” which features early noughties highlife musician Sunny Neji. The AJE Filmwork production from Ice Prince’s second album “Fire of Zamani” was officially released mid- last week. The music video is ... Read More
3 June 2014 On the African scene, South African singer Simphiwe Dana has taken to twitter to announce that she signed a contract with Sony Music. The Xhosa singer and song-writer is known for her unique combination of jazz, afro-soul, traditional music and even rap. She’s even rated as the new Miriam Makeba.
2 June 2014 From the stables of Ebonylife TV, congratulations are in order as the CEO Mo Abudu was yesterday honored with a Doctorate Degree from Babcock University. Babcock University handed out the degrees to both Mo Abudu and economist and Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. What can we say, Dr. Mo Abudu does have ... Read More
2 June 2014 Moving on now, we gather AMAA boss Peace Anyiam-Osigwe has announced that she’ll be retiring from the position of CEO after ten years in office. She made the announcement at the conclusion of the 2014 AMAA which held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. EL Now news gathers that she’s decided to apply ... Read More
2 June 2014 So who remembers ace Reggae Artist, Oritsi Wiliki? Well the gist is that he’s set to launch a new album this August. He intends to bring the old and the new together in the celebration that will feature his contemporaries such as Daniel Wilson, Ras Kimono and Andy Shoreman alongside new generation ... Read More
2 June 2014 Is Kenyan Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o wrapping her hands around a film adaptation of Chimamanda’s Americanah? Well, apparently, yes. The Hollywood actress last Thursday acquired the right to the movie of “Americanah”. She made the announcement at the Stylist Magazine’s Book Club in London. Lupita gushed that she now has the ... Read More
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY MO ABUDU EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND CEO, EBONYLIFE TV, AFRICA’S FIRST GLOBAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE NETWORK ON THE OCCASION OF AWARD OF HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE IN HUMAN LETTERS (HONORIS CAUSA) BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, JUNE 01, 2014 The Chancellor The Pro Chancellor The ... Read More
LAGOS (JUNE 01, 2014) Executive Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network, has been conferred with an honorary award of Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) by the Babcock University Administration at the institution’s 12th convocation ceremony which held today, Sunday, June 01, 2014. Ms. Abudu was the ... Read More
