23rd July 2014 The World acknowledged and marked the birthday of South African freedom fighter and hero, Nelson Mandela on the 18th of July 2014. The day is recognised by the United Nations as Nelson Mandela day and organizers had urged people to carry out acts of kindness for 67 minutes, in recognition of Mandela’s ... Read More
23rd July 2014 West Africa is well on its way to establishing a more unified identity with the recent report that the Economic Community of West African States Heads of State have decided to do away with residence permits for community citizens. The body will instead introduce a biometric identity card as it works towards ... Read More
23rd July 2014 We loved this satirical news piece from Yesiyesi Ghana, taking a look at some of Ghana’s realities through a humorous lens. The story is of a young man who has received a most unusual request for his fiancee’s brideprice. Not cows or jewellery or money….no, nothing so ordinary. His prospective inlaws are ... Read More
23rd July 2014 Let’s jump right in with actress and singer Tonto Dike whose seemingly harmless Instagram post of her domestic staff has caused quite the stir in planet social media. So the gist is that that Poko Lee instagramed the picture of the young lady with the inscription, “My daughter/maid off for her exams ... Read More
23rd July 2014 Over now to someone who doesn’t mind being described as a maid. She’s in fact playing one! We’re talking about Nollywood’s Stephanie Okereke-Linus who has been spotted in a Hollywood production of the movie Boonville Redemption. Stephanie here plays the role of Doris – a Nigerian woman from the slave generation set ... Read More
23rd July 2014 From that movie, we hop on down to the gist that Half of a Yellow Sun will be opening to cinemas around the country. This cinema release began this morning in Calabar Cross River State, where EL Now was on ground. So was the movie worth all the hype and wait? Stay ... Read More
23rd July 2014 And now to new music, Waje outs hot new video titled Onye. The song features MAVIN records first lady Tiwa Savage. Directed by Kemi Adetiba, the video features cameo appearances from hottie Bryan Okwara and Waje’s bestie, Omawunmi.
22nd July 2014 EL Now news has more exclusives from Ebonylife TV’s interactive studio event. Guests got to watch their favourite TV host live on the studio floor of the Tinapa studios. Tosin Odunfa had a chat with some of the presenters to gauge how they felt about having a live crowd join in the ... Read More
22nd July 2014 Still on ELTV’s golden faces, EL Now news gathers Moments with Mo co-host Bolanle Olukanmi has bagged a gig as the new co-host on Project Fame. Speaking to EL Now news, she’s described the opportunity as ‘really exciting and looking forward to the experience’. She’ll be presenting this year’s edition with actor ... Read More
22nd July 2014 Let’s scoot over now to gist from this Saturday when RNB crooner Tuface Ascended to his 6th Album with an official release party. EL Now was there live witness to the event in the person of our correspondent Tosin Odunfa. Meanwhile, PSquare’s Peter Okoye was spotted there at the event with Michael ... Read More
