Jan 08, 2016 Yet in the movie world, Lilian Esoro, Adesua Etomi and Ademola Adedoyin star in a new 2016 movie titled “Couple of Days”. Also in the movie are Kiki Omeli and Okey Uzoeshi while ace rapper FalzTheBadGuy has a cameo appearance. The romantic movie directed by Tolu Tanner tells the story of three ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Over to South Africa, where black celebs have lent their voices to the recent racist comments by white realtor Penny Sparrow who was trending on twitter for publicly calling black South Africans monkeys on the beaches on New Year Eve. Among them were DJ Sbu and Zakes who opened a police case ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Moving on to new music videos, Coco Benson, the granddaughter of legendary highlife singer Bobby Benson, has dropped the video of “Taxi Driver”, a remake of Bobby Benson’s classic track of the same title. The track was produced by celebrated music producer Tee Y Mix while the video was directed by HG2Films ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 And ace music producer Chopstix drops a star-studded tune and video featuring Ceeza, Dremo, TuBurna, Ichaba and Dnyra. The track, titled “Sai Baba” is off Chopstix’s upcoming debut album called “Parallax” which is expected to drop soon. The track was produced by Chopstix while the video was directed by Director Q.
Jan 08, 2016 In the last piece of our “Africa in retrospect” series, we take a glance at the African film industry. From action movies to documentaries, the continent’s filmmakers were busy 365 days. However, film-making anywhere in the world can be a tough business and that was the story of Wakaliwood, Uganda’s first action ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 The Algeria’s government recently unveiled draft constitutional reforms. The proposed amendments will include a two-term presidency limit, an obligatory consultation with parliament before naming a prime minister and making local Amazigh an official language. Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, had earlier promised a package of amendments to strengthen democracy in the North African ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 U.S. Brigadier General Diana Holland recently assumes her role as the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Holland, who is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, assumed the leadership post after being honored in a packed ceremony at the academy. “I’m very grateful for ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Several couples recently tied the knot in a mass wedding in Harbin, one China coldest cities. The 15 couples, including one from Ukraine, made their vows and exchanged wedding rings under temperatures of as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. Speaking after the ceremony, one of the brides Sun Liyun said: “First of ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan recently published his election manifesto. The 40-year-old Jordanian royal, is one of five men looking to replace Sepp Blatter in next month’s election. Prince Ali’s manifesto calls for a maximum of two four-year terms as there are currently no limits for the FIFA ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Zinedine Zidane recently made his debut as Real Madrid’s coach on the training pitch, amidst excitement from fans attending the club’s open training session. Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid coach came on the heels of Rafa Benitez’s exit from the Bernabeu. The 43 year old former French international is a fan hero, ... Read More
