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Headies: Airtel Nigeria congratulates Asake for Album of the Year’ win
Hitmaker and afrobeats singer, Asake, has been congratulated for winning the Album of the Year award at the 16th edition of The Headies, held September 3 in Atlanta, United States of America. Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, gave the congratulatory message after the wave maker won the award category sponsored…
Read More »Kenyan beats Baci’s cook-a-thon record
Nigeria’s Hilda Baci’s record has been surpassed by a Kenyan cook, Maliha Mohammed. Mohammed, achieved the feat a few months after declaring her intention to pursue it. 26-year-old Hilda Baci had achieved the longest cooking marathon with a time of 93 hours and 11 minutes. She was on Tuesday,…
Read More »Interswitch returns with One Africa Music in UK
The highly anticipated music fiesta, Interswitch One Africa Music Fest (IOAMF) is returning to three cities in the United Kingdom in August 2023. The Interswitch One Africa Music Fest is a unique celebration of African music. Proudly sponsored by Quickteller, Interswitch Group’s leading digital payments platform, the annual festival…
Read More »Rap star, French Montana speaks to CNN on recipe for success
In the latest episode of African Voices Changemakers, CNN’s Larry Madowo meets rap superstar French Montana who speaks about his journey from being a Moroccan immigrant in the US to a multi-platinum selling artist. Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch, was 13 when he and his family moved…
Read More »Asake sets new record with most nominations
Singer, Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake has set a new record as the debutant artist with the most Headies nominations. Organisers of the Headies Award unveiled the nominees for the 16th edition of the award show on Wednesday. Asake snagged a total of eight nominations, becoming the first…
Read More »Plumber arrested for swindling BBNaija star, Vee
Victoria Adeyele, better known as Vee, a former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, has confirmed the arrest of a plumber who allegedly swindled her of N150,000. Vee according to report had on Wednesday threatened to jail her plumber for lying to her and collecting N150,000 for a N20,000 job.…
Read More »Portable survives ghastly motor accident
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has survived a ghastly auto crash. The incident happened at the Osapa London axis of Lagos State, on Wednesday. Confirming the accident in a video message shared on his Instagram page, Portable said he was driving in the rain when…
Read More »Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke dies at 63
Twelve months after her ordeal in the hands of kidnappers, veteran Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, finally dies. She died at 63. Confirming the sad news Emma Onyemeziem, Chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Delta State chapter, said Okereke died Wednesday morning in Enugu, after a brief illness. His Enugu State…
Read More »DiCaprio funds scholarships for ‘Next generation of climate warriors’
Leonardo DiCaprio will fund scholarships and a climate education program at the UCLA-based elementary school where he was once himself a scholarship student, the actor and the college said Tuesday. The Leonardo DiCaprio Scholarship fund and the Climate Justice Education Program are set to begin in the forthcoming school…
Read More »Britney Spears’ ‘The publishing event of the year’ to be released in October
Pop legend, Britney Spears announced she is releasing her highly-anticipated memoir in October and it’s being called “the publishing event of the year.” “The Woman in Me” will be published by Gallery Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint, Oct. 24, according to People. Spears confirmed the news on her…
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