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2face Idibia launches his biography titled “A Very Bad Guy: The Story Of Innocent “2face Idibia”

Oct 22, 2015 In the music world, veteran afro-pop and afro-beat superstar 2Face Idibia launched his biography “A Very Good Bad Guy: The Story of Innocent “2Face Idibia”” in grand style at Terra Kulture in Victoria Island, Lagos on Tuesday. Gracing the event were entertainment heavyweights such as Tiwa Savage, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ali Baba, ... Read More
 

New video alert! Asa – “The One That Never Comes”

Oct 22, 2015 Over to new videos, French-Nigerian indie-pop singer Asa drops the video to her track “The One that Never Comes” off her acclaimed album “Bed of Roses”. The video, directed by her favourite video director Meji Alabi shows clips of Asa’s 2015 Europe tour.
 

New video alert! Flavour ft M.I & Phyno – “Wiser”

Oct 22, 2015 And 2nite entertainment star Flavour Nabania teams up with leading rappers M.I and Phyno in the video of “Wiser”. The track, which is off Flavour’s latest album “Thankful”, was produced by Masterkraft. The video was directed by prolific video director Clarence Peters.
 

New music alert! Solidstar – “Good Woman”

Oct 22, 2015 And afro-pop singer SolidStar dedicates a new tune and video to all the good women out there, titled “Good Woman”. The video was directed by video director of the moment Clarence Peters.
 

“FIFTY” catches world attention few days after premiere. Less than a week after its premiere, Ebonylife Films’ presentation “fifty” has literally become huge sensation. The movie recently premiered at the BFI film festival in London amidst huge fanfare. Speaking during the red carpet, Mo Abudu, the movie’s executive producer said: “Fifty is in the love category of the film festival…and my rose represents love….I love my mum…” With great review from movie lovers and critics, “Fifty” is taking social media by storm. Viva Naija, a popular UK-based blog, was full of praises for the movie. On its review, the blog said: “There was already a lot of hype surrounding FIFTY even before I went to view it: it is no small feat being selected by the BFI under the ‘love category’, and the trailer was certainly very polished and intriguing. This alone made me a tad nervous: I have been here before – all hyped up with satisfactory finish – so I was deliberately trying to remind myself to be cautious. I needn’t have bothered; FIFTY is a triumph – both as a standalone piece and as a Nollywood effort” After the premiere, Mo Abudu sat down with BBC's Simon McCoy to share her determination to tell the African story from its proper perspective. “I remember a few years ago, while hosting Moment with Mo…I could be as traditional as I want to be, but I could also go out there and do what women globally are doing” When asked about the reception of the film by non-African audience, Mo said: “We’ve had two screening at the London film festival…it was mainly a white audience and the applause at the end was overwhelming…

Oct 22, 2015 Less than a week after its premiere, Ebonylife Films’ presentation “fifty” has literally become huge sensation. The movie recently premiered at the BFI film festival in London amidst huge fanfare. Speaking during the red carpet, Mo Abudu, the movie’s executive producer said: “Fifty is in the love category of the film festival…and ... Read More
 

Security forces guard polling station in Giza

Oct 22, 2015 Having gone three years without a parliament, Egyptians recently headed to the poll to vote in a new parliament. While addressing the nation, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said: “I, and in a direct form, call on all Egyptians to go to polling stations, and to strongly assemble to achieve our last ... Read More
 

Mexico's Zocalo celebrates graffiti urban art for international fair

Oct 22, 2015 Mexico City’s Zocalo square recently burst with colors as international graffiti artists and aficionados converged at the metropolis to celebrate all things urban art. The graffiti painting event, tagged: “Meeting of Styles Mexico”, saw artists joining forces to create a mural of different graffiti aesthetics. Speaking at the event, Mexican artist, Secta ... Read More
 

Rio 2016 and UN programme launch green passport for sustainable tourism

Oct 22, 2015 The Olympic organizing committee in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) recently launched “Green Passport”; an initiative to promote eco-tourism throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro. UNEP, in partnership with the Ministries of Environment and Tourism, had initially launched the campaign to promote sustainable tourism in Brazil in 2008. ... Read More
 

FIFA members arrive for executive committee meeting

Oct 22, 2015 FIFA’s executive committee recently met for an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Zurich. Although the committee didn’t disclose the details of the meeting, sources have it that one of the possible topics could be delaying the election of its next president. UEFA have already said it does not want the election ... Read More
 

Zambia to revamp flagging aviation industry

Oct 21, 2015 Zambian government recently announced its intention to revive the country’s aviation sector, as it prepares to re-establish a national airline. Over the last two decades, foreign carriers such as Kenya Airways, South African Airways and smaller operators like Fastjet have dominated Zambia’s airspace. Prior to 2009, Zambia had two main airlines at ... Read More