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D’banj, Fally Ipupa, Usher, others perform at Global Citizen Earth Day 2015 in Washington

22nd April 2015 And Nigeria’s afro-pop star D’banj as well as Congolese ndombolo and soukous singer Fally Ipupa were two African superstars who represented the continent at the 45th Global Citizen Earth Day anniversary concert, which went down at Washington Monument Grounds, Washington D. C on Saturday. Other international artists at the event included Mary ... Read More
 

Tiwa Savage celebrates 1 million Twitter followers

22nd April 2015 Over to Mavin Records’ first lady, pregnant Tiwa Savage, who celebrated her increasing popularity marked by hitting the one million twitter followers milestone last week. Tiwa thanks her fans on twitter saying “You guys are the best …. We are about to enter a new chapter, the journey is going to get ... Read More
 

New video alert: Rex “Out Of Love”

22nd April 2015 Check out the latest video from Norwegian-Nigerian rapper Rex for his latest international single titled “Out of Love”. Produced by acclaimed music producer Martin K of Jay Z’s StarRoc record label, the track is a good blend of hip hop and pop, with Rex’s rap and a ... Read More
 

New video alert: Toby Grey – “Gboju

22nd April 2015 And here comes a viral video by budding songstress Toby Grey, titled “Gboju”, which is a cover version of Kiss Daniel’s hit track “Woju” as well as a response to the hit song from a lady’s point of view. In addition to “Gboju”, Toby Grey has two ... Read More
 

Togo amps up campaigns as Presidential elections approach

22nd April 2015 With only 3 days left to its Presidential elections, campaigns are heating up in Togo. The country’s main presidential contenders hit the campaign trail for the elections scheduled on April 25. The vote was originally scheduled for April 15 but was delayed by 10 days after the Economic Community of West African ... Read More
 

The TIMES 100 list has a rather controversial addition

22nd April 2015 TIMES magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world; this year’s list featured 6 Africans. Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Oby Ezekwesili was honoured for her untiring efforts for the missing girls of Chibok and President Elect of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari was also named for ... Read More
 

Mixed feelings as Zimbabwe celebrates its 35th independence anniversary

22nd April 2015 Last weekend saw the celebration of Zimbabwe’s 35th independence anniversary. The country was marking 35 years since the end of white majority rule in the country. The event impacted on different people differently. Some citizens felt there was nothing to celebrate, with an unnamed citizen saying “The 35 years of independence in ... Read More
 

Nigerian shortlisted for women Player of the Year award

22nd April 2015 Nigerian-born British footballer, Eniola Aluko, is one of five women to be shortlisted for the 2015 Women’s Player of the Year award by the English Professional Football Association. The soccer star plays for the prominent Chelsea Ladies, which is ranked high in this season of the English Women’s League. Eniola’s four contenders are star ... Read More
 

African celebrities condemn xenophobic attacks in South Africa

21st April 2015 What’s up guys! So, reacting to the on-going xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African immigrants, several African celebrities have shown their condemnation of the evil acts, voicing their opinion on social media. Among them is Ghollywood actor John Dumelo, Kenyan songstress Victoria Kimani, Triple MG singer Iyanya, comedian Gbenga Adeyinka, South ... Read More
 

South African musicians march against xenophobia

21st April 2015 Yet on celebs against South African xenophobic attacks, a number of South African musicians have led a march in protest against these attacks in Durban on Thursday. Among them was Xhosa singer Simphiwe Dana aka new Miriam Makeba, singer and TV presenter Nandi Mngoma, DJ Euphonic, DJ Tira, Durban-based singer Zakes Bantwini, ... Read More