17th July 2014 And finally, the HKN boys have yet another brand new hip hop song by Shina Rambo titled “Wa Ba Mi Lo” featuring his cousin and HKN boss himself, Davido aka Omo Baba Olowo. Is Davido experimenting with rap now? Let us know if you think this is ... Read More
17th July 2014 In a message on the Caine Prize website, Kenya’s Okwiri Oduor was announced as the winner for what is commonly thought of as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled ‘My Father’s Head. We’re told that she was announced by the Chair of Judges, Jackie May MBE, at a dinner ... Read More
17th July 2014 Football this year has been as full of drama as a soap opera, with beleaguered coaches, wrestling players and more goals than anyone should have to contend with in a single match. One of the bits that kept catching our eye was the Will he- won’t he game played by South Africa ... Read More
17th July 2014 Guinea is in the news with a lightning sensor weather warning system that shows great promise in helping African nations respond more quickly to floods, thus reducing their effect on life and property. The system, created by Earth Networks is an African first and is already showing its value through lives saved ... Read More
16th July 2014 The latest gist is that Olympic blade runner Oscar Pistorius was out clubbing during the weekend in Pretoria, South Africa, had a couple of drinks and started to insult the President, Jacob Zuma. A clubber named Jared Mortimer approached and questioned Oscar about his trial for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva ... Read More
16th July 2014 On to the music world, prestigious Time Magazine has honored Nigerian rapper Reminisce as one of the best rappers in the world. Time Magazine rates the versatile Nigerian rapper alongside seven other versatile international rappers whom Time Magazine believes are revolutionizing rap music around the world and could even be as good ... Read More
16th July 2014 Still on rappers, British-based Nigerian rapper and afro-pop artist JJC has just dropped a new song and video titled “Feeling This”. The video which was shot in Johannesburg and Lagos tells the story of a man who is “feeling” a pretty lady who on the other hand ... Read More
16th July 2014 And lawyer turned afro-pop artist Falz aka Bahd Guy has released a video for his hit song “Toyin Tomato”, which is one of the tracks from his debut album “Wazzup Guy”. The song was produced by DJ Woske while the video was written and directed by Mex.
16th July 2014 And finally, Ghollywood actress turned singer Juliet Ibrahim has a video for her new single “It’s over now” featuring Nigerian reggae and dance hall star General Pype. The supposedly post-break-up song produced by First King Music is Juliet Ibrahim’s second single from her anticipated album expected to ... Read More
16th July 2014 Now guys, I know we’re not the only ones worried about the recent FIFA ban; there is a lot of football to be played and Nigeria should definitely be playing. Well, we can all heave half of a collective sigh of relief with the news that FIFA has given Nigeria a little ... Read More