AMAA CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe steps down as CEO after ten years.

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

Reggae artist Oritsi Wiliki to make a comeback with new album in August.

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

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o acquires rights to shoot Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’.

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

U.S Author And Poet Maya Angelou Passes On At Age 85

29 May 2014 And finally, celebrated US author and poet Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. Angelou provided eloquent commentary on race, gender and living life to its fullest in poems and memoirs such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which brought her wide acclaim after its 1970 publication. ... Read More

D’banj chills out with Uk’s Tinie Tempah, Labrinth and Alan Pardew in Monaco

29 May 2014 Celeb spotting! Guess who’s living it up in Monaco. It’s Ejanla HIMSELF D’banj who is living large chilling chilling with UK A-listers. Spotted here with IK’s Tinie Tempah and Labrinth, we suspect a juicy collabo in the offing. He was also spotted with Newcastle FC coach Alan Pardew. D’banj has gone far ... Read More

Tiwa Savage shocks in new raucht Video, ‘Wanted’.

29 May 2014 New music alert! Well hello there you sexy, sexy mama. Newly-wed singer TiwaSavage appears to have bared all in a super raunchy new video Wanted. From the Once Upon A Time album, this video is definitely the most raunchy we have seen yet from the happy-go-lucky Eminado crooner. The video is directed by ... Read More

NEW VIDEO ALERT: PHYNO – ALOBAM

27 May 2014 Over now to new music with Igbo rapper Phyno who has cracked out the video to the track Alobam. Directed by Clarence Peters, it was shot in Festac Town, Lagos where Phyno mentions his Alobam – which we guess means his paddies of life.

‘For Coloured Girls’ to hit the Stage 15th of June.

27 May 2014 From Nollywood to stage! EL Now news gathers that theatre play, ‘For Colored Girls’ is making a comeback to the stage. Directed by Wole Oguntokun, it will be featuring a star-studded line up of big name such as Carol King as the Lady in Red, Funke Akindele as the Lady in Orange, ... Read More