Nigeria: Nollywood Stars Laud Olu Jacobs Ahead of 80th Birthday
[Leadership] Stakeholders and practitioners in the movie industry have felicitated and praised the iconic thespian, Olu Jacobs, ahead of his 80th birthday anniversary
Nigeria: Burna Boy Assures Fans of Daily Teasers Till New Album Release
[Daily Trust] Grammy award winner Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has assured his fans that he would release a daily teaser of tracks from his upcoming album “Love, Damini”, up until the album’s set release date.
Nigeria: Bbnaija Returns With N100m Grand Prize
[This Day] Popular Reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, will be returning for its seventh season on July 23 with a N100 million grand prize.
Nigeria: Kent University to Honour Tiwa Savage With Honorary Degree
[Premium Times] Tiwa completed a degree in Business Administration at the University of Kent before winning a scholarship to study Professional Music at the Berklee College of Music.
Nigeria: Bbnaija Season 7 – Organisers Announce Premiere Date, N100m Prize Money
[Premium Times] The funding will cover about 57 projects, including nature-based measures to reduce climate change vulnerability, combating deforestation and desertification, and a waste-to-energy initiative in Cross River State.
Nigeria: Exclusive – Again, U. S. Court Postpones Sentencing of Fraudster, Hushpuppi
[Premium Times] The sentencing of Hushpuppi was initially moved from February 14 to July 11, and has now been moved to September at the counsel’s request.
South Africa: The Case of the Acclaimed South African Novel That ‘Borrows’ From Samuel Beckett
[The Conversation Africa] Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt: may those who utter our words before us perish. This lighthearted Latin curse speaks a truth many readers and writers have felt: to have our thoughts articulated by someone else.
Namibia: Rural Gang Unleashes ‘Strives 4 Legacy’
[Namibian] PINEHAS NAKAZIKO
Ghana: 2022 African Goju Awards Held
[Ghanaian Times] The 2022 African Goju awards ceremony was held at the Bukom Arena in Accra on Saturday with Patrick Mintah winning the Reggie Gwira Martial Artist of the Year gong.
Africa: Rabat Launched as Capital of African Culture
[CAJ News] RABAT, Morocco’s capital city, has officially been launched as the Capital of African Culture, a development that raises the city’s international profile.