Sep 3, 2015 Legendary American singer and rapper, Lauryn Hill has fulfilled her promise by coming to Nigeria after failing to show up in May. The former member of the defunct group Fugees wowed her fans at the Ms. Lauryn Hill Live in Concert which went down at Eko Hotel and Suites over the weekend. ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Over now to Britain’s biggest street party, the annual Notting Carnival, with this year’s Nigerian Corner seeing many Nigerian celebs taking to the streets of London. Among them were DJ DJ Jimmy Jatt, Nikki Laoye, Emma Oh My God, JJC Skillz, Shiikane, Tillaman and many more.
Sep 3, 2015 Now for new videos, EME boss Banky W drops a star-studded dramatic video for his track titled “High Notes”, which gives cameo appearances to Stephanie Coker, DJ Dimples, Praiz, Lynxxx, Shaydee, Iceberg Slim and Iyanya. The video was directed by Banky W himself in Johannesburg, while the ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 And here comes Eric Manny’s frontline singer Runtown in the video to his Del B produced hit single titled “Bend Down Pause” featuring StarBoy Wizkid and Jamaica-bred producer Walshy Fire of the group Major Lazer. Directed by Jay Will, the video was shot in Malibu, California.
Sep 2, 2015 As Egypt takes its final steps towards democracy, the election commission recently announced that the long-awaited parliamentary election is due to hold in two phases starting from October 18th. This was announced by Ayman Abbas, Head of the High Elections Committee during a press conference: “The election process will be held in ... Read More
Sep 2, 2015 The United Nations Security Council recently acknowledged that the peace deal signed by President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar was only the first step in dealing with the crisis in South Sudan. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations therefore called on the parties to fully honor the peace agreement. ... Read More
Sep 2, 2015 Preparations were underway in Havana in preparation for a visit from Pope Francis in September. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, will be visiting the island from September 19 to 22. According to sources, the visit will also feature an outdoor mass at the Revolution Square for the country’s Catholic faithful. ... Read More
Sep 2, 2015 Usain Bolt recently secured a clean sweep of the sprint gold medals at the IAAF world championships for the third time when he helped the Jamaican relay team to a fourth successive 4×100 meters title in Beijing. Prior to the race, the 29-year-old world record holder had already won the 100 and ... Read More
Sep 2, 2015 In the build up to next summer’s Olympics, Eduardo Paes, the Mayor of Rio recently presented the BMX cycling track at the Deodoro Sports Complex. The event which marked the official completion of the track also had in attendance the President of the Organizing Committee for Rio 2016, Carlos Nuzman. The official ... Read More
Sep 2, 2015 Greetings folks! Multiple Grammy award winning American rock star and lead singer of U2, Bono, collaborated with African music heavyweights such as D’banj, Femi Kuti, Banky W, Diamond Platnumz and Cobhams Asuquo in the remix of The One campaign theme song titled “Strong Girl”. Produced by Cobhams Asuquo, the track “Strong Girl”, ... Read More
