Nigeria: Don Jazzy Congratulates Rema As ‘Calm Down’ Hits Billion Streams On Spotify
[Leadership] Veteran Nigerian producer and music executive, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has congratulated his signee, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, after the remix of his hit song, ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez became t…
Nigeria: MTV VMAs – Rema Beats Wizkid, Davido, Burnaboy to Win First-Ever Best Afrobeats Award
[Vanguard] Rema and Selena Gomez’s collaboration ‘Calm Down’ has made history by winning the prestigious Best Afrobeats award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs),
Nigeria: Nigerian Rapper Mohbad Dies At 27
[Premium Times] Mohbad is best known for his hit singles Ponmo, Feel Good, and KPK (Ko Por Ke) with Rexxie.
Rwanda: ‘Braille Bible’ Launched to Enhance Accessibility for the Visually Impaired
[New Times] The Bible Society of Rwanda (BSR), a Christian NGO, in partnership with Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB) marked a major achievement on September 11 as they displayed 27 newly published “Braille Bibles”, enhancing their current range of audio…
Nigeria: Nigerian Artist MohBad Dies At 27
[Leadership] Nigerian artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Alabama, a.k.a. MohBad, has passed away at the age of 27.
Nigeria: Olamide, Others Mourn As MohBad Dies Aged 27
[Vanguard] Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, professionally known as MohBad is dead.
Nigeria: Ex-BBNaija Star, Gifty Powers, Threatens to Delete Rema’s Songs
[Leadership] A former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season two housemate, Gifty Powers, has denounced her stance as a fan of Nigerian music sensation, Rema, over allegations of satanism.
Nigeria: American Rapper French Montana Donates 500 Canoes to Makoko Community
[Premium Times] “Makoko, a suburb in Lagos, Nigeria, served as the backdrop for the “Wish U Well” music video”.
Nigeria: Nigerian Bank Opens Entry for 13th Annual Essay Competition
[Premium Times] The first prize winner, according to the organiser, will receive an educational grant of N5 million to study at any African university of their choice.
West Africa: Militant Groups Threaten the Conservation of a Key West African World Heritage Site – New Study
[The Conversation Africa] Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the borders of the three countries. The first part of this 3 million hectare Unesco world heritage site w…