Nigeria: Patoranking Selected to Perform At Qatar 2022
[This Day] Nigeria’s reggae-dancehall singer, Patoranking (real name Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie), has been selected along with DJ Aseel and Hassan Shakosh to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to kick off on November 20 in Qatar.
Nigeria: Oscars Did Not Order Nigerian Selection Committee to Re-Vote, Says Nosc’s Chairperson
[This Day] Chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC), Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi has said that the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) did not order the Committee to undertake another voting exercise as speculated in…
Nigeria: Linus Idahosa – Recalibrating Nigeria’s Creative Ecosystem Through the Lagos Film City
[This Day] Linus Idahosa is a signature; a debonair, ebullient, suave and serene individual with an unflinching fervour for the extraordinary. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has been outstanding for many things. The proposed Lagos Film City, whic…
Nigeria: Nollywood Producer, Egbegbe, Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment
[This Day] Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Nollywood filmmaker and producer, Olajide Kareem (aka Seun Egbegbe), to seven years imprisonment ‘with hard labour’ for fraud.
Nigeria: Stolen Artefacts – U.S. Returns 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
[This Day] Bronzes were transferred in a ceremony at the National Museum of African Art in Conjunction with the National Gallery of Art
Nigeria: Govt Hails U.S. Over Repatriated Benin Artefacts
[This Day] The federal government has applauded the United States of America over the repatriation to Nigeria, 23 Benin Bronzes, which were part of the thousands of artifacts that were looted by the British during their invasion of Benin Kingdom in 1897.
Nigeria: Henkel Nigeria Gives BBNaija Season 7 Housemates More Reasons to ‘Level Up’
[This Day] Big Brother Naija Season 7 sponsor and makers of WAW laundry products, recently, brought the entertaining, dramatic and vibrant housemates of the just-concluded Big Brother Naija show under one roof once again.
Africa: Simon Okeke Emerges Only Afro Beats Producer to Represent Africa At 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards
[This Day] Nigerian music producer and artist manager, Simon Okeke has recorded yet another big win, and his fans are proud of it.
Nigeria: Phyna Wins Big Brother Naija Season 7
[This Day] For the second time in the history of Big Brother Naija, a female housemate, Phyna, emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija season 7.
Nigeria: What a Grammys Afrobeats Category Means for Nigerians
[This Day] Following the Global Citizen Festival held in Ghana recently where The Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr announced the possibility of adding an Afrobeats category to the Grammys, the definition of Afrobeats has taken centre-stage.