Sep 11, 2015 As the MTV Europe Music Awards 2015 inches closer, the Best African Act award nominees have been unveiled, with Nigeria on the lead with Johnny singer Yemi Alade and O.B.O Davido. Also nominated for the prestigious award is Tanzanian bongo flava singer Diamond Platnumz as well as South African self-acclaimed king of ... Read More
Sep 11, 2015 And this story comes Straight Outta Wole Soyinka’s famous Play Death and A King’s Horesman. We’re talking about Abobaku – the late Ooni of Ife’s designated escort to the afterlife who was rumoured to have disappeared for destinations unknown. We were soon assured Mr Abobaku was not AWOL and was ‘ready and ... Read More
Sep 11, 2015 Before we end this Friday news with Google, here are the Top 5 Nigerian musicians who have been trending online: They are Skiibii, Harry Song, Olamide, Dekunle Gold and Yemi Alade.
Sep 10, 2015 So, the 10th edition of Nigeria Entertainment Awards went down at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York on Sunday with celebrated African entertainers carting away prestigious awards. Among them was Johnny singer Yemi Alade who emerged as the Best Female Act while Wizkid was Best Male Act. Kiss Daniel ... Read More
Sep 10, 2015 And congratulations to Kenya’s two-time athletic world champion David Rudisha who is now a father as he welcomes his first child with his wife on Tuesday. David Rudisha who is still basking in the euphoria of his 800 meters win at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Beijing took to his ... Read More
Sep 10, 2015 In the movie world, check out the official trailer of Uzodinma Iwela’s adapted novel “Beasts of No Nation”. Starring Sierra Leonean-British actor Idris Elba and young actor Abraham Attah, the Netflix original movie is expected to premiere on October 16. The movie adaptation, “Beasts of No Nation”, ... Read More
Sep 10, 2015 Moving over to new jams, the much-anticipated debut album of Sprisal Entertainment singer Orezi, titled “The Ghen Ghen Album” finally dropped Yesterday September 9. The 21-tracked album features hit makers such as Davido, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Flavour, Timaya and 9ice. The album is available in stores and online on iTunes.
Sep 10, 2015 And, Achievas Entertainment’s afro-pop singer SolidStar drops the video to his June-released hit single titled “In my head”. The track, produced by ace music producer Kuk Beat is flavoured with Makossa and Soukous inspired beats. In the Clarence Peters directed video, which features on air personality Yaw, ... Read More
Sep 9, 2015 So, South African pay-media giant MultiChoice concluded its week-long 2015 MultiChoice Africa Content Showcase Extravaganza in Mauritius during the weekend. This is the second year of the event, which brought together content providers and media personnel for showcasing of the best international and local media content. Present at numerous shows of this ... Read More
Sep 9, 2015 And beloved Nollywood actress Stephanie Linus has been unveiled as the new Ambassador for the “Stop Violence against Women in Elections” campaign, by USAID and NDI at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja last week. As an ambassador of the campaign, Stephanie Linus is expected to create awareness on violence against women before, ... Read More
