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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Lagos hosts Taekwondo classics

May 12 , 2015 The Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos is currently hosting about 300 athletes from Nigeria and other parts of Africa such as Niger, Mali, Ghana, and Congo. The athletes, consisting of 212 men and 88 women, are participating at the Lagos International Taekwondo Classics. They are vying for N3.5m prize money in ... Read More
 

Hear word Naija is on in a theatre in Lagos

May 12 , 2015 What do you get when you bring Nigeria film and theatre heavy weights such as Joke Silva, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Bimbo Akintola, Omonor Shomolu, Kate Henshaw and mix them up with rising stars such as Lala Akindoju, Odenike, Deborah Ohiri and a host of others? The answer, dear people is Hear Word ... Read More
 

Ghana’s Soul Nana is ‘dedicated’ to mothers.

May 11 , 2015 Welcome to Monday. On the news beat, we kick off with Ghana’s Soul Nana who’s new video titled ‘Dedicated’ is a tribute to Sunday’s Mother’s Day celebration around the world. Teaming up with Nigeria’s Meaku, this track is for all the momma’s out there. We love you.
 

Actor Omotola heads one campaign on women empowerment

May 11 , 2015 On to another celebrity mummy who in recent times has been vested in social causes. We’re talking about Nollywood star Omotola Jalade Ekeinde who recently was in SAs Johannesburg shooting the campaign ‘Poverty is Sexist’. Under the ONE Campaign initiative, Omotola will be heading this project for women empowerment following the ... Read More
 

Sounds Sultan gets 2,000 retweets, drops ‘Oba Lola’

May 11 , 2015 After a weekend of twitter fiendishness, Sound Sultan has finally made true his promise of dropped his new song ‘Oba Lola‘ after 2,000 retweets. The track which was produced by Docdef aroused so much interest that the requested nymbe of tweets were delivered within 23 hours – silencing both haters and ... Read More
 

Tonto Dike holidays in Dubai

May 11 , 2015 And finally a bit of celeb spotting as we gather Pokolee has been spotted traipsing the UAE with buddy Aiworia. The Nollywood actor apparently is on vacay in Dubai’s Atlantis and has been spotted kissing Dolphins and enjoying some high class gourmet. Work hard, play harder!
 

“Sarkodie is my favourite rapper” – President John Mahama

May 8 , 2015 Hi everyone, So it might not be much news for Nigerians, but the good folks over in Ghana have in recent times been facing some challenges with electricity. So much so that celebrities such as actor Yvonne Nelson and rapper Sarkodie are said to be planning a protest against the John ... Read More
 

Ghanian pro boxer challenges Mayweather.

May 8 , 2015 Still on the Gold Coast, meet professional boxer Bukom Bukom who has challenged undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather to a fight. Now before you guffaw, Bukom Bukom whose name is Braimah Isaac Kamoko is also an undefeated champion who has won all of his 27 fights. He’s taken to Facebook with ... Read More
 

Osas Ighodaro and Gbenro Ajibade to wed July 4.

May 8 , 2015 Away now from the pugilists to a more delicate scheme of things as actor and TV host Osas Ighodaro celebrated her bridal shower a couple days back ahead of her wedding to Gbenro Ajibade on the 4th of July. We’re loving that stunning Toju Foyeh gown!
 

New video alert! Cynthia Morgan: Come And Do.

May 8 , 2015 Before we wrap it up, let’s take a look at some hot new music in town. What do you all think of this new video by Cynthia Morgan dubiously titled ‘Come and Do’? The Northside Inc singer is fast carving a saucy niche in riske dancehall.