Nigeria: Why Meta Is in Trouble in Nigeria and What This Means for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Users
[The Conversation Africa] Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Com…
Nigeria: Author Interrogates Negative Effects of the Silence Culture
[This Day] An author and strategic communicator, Nono Ogochukwu Eloike, has radically interrogated the negative effects of the silence culture on women through her self-help book ‘Ichabod’.
Nigeria: Music Distribution Platform Nextxtar.Com Rebrands As Singnify.Com
[Vanguard] NextXtar.com, a dynamic platform for music distribution and publishing, has officially transformed into Singnify.com.
Nigeria: How ‘Shake Body’ Gave Skales Second Shot At Fame, As Singer Trends in Spain
[Premium Times] At 34, Skales is experiencing a renewed wave of attention, thanks to his 2015 hit single ‘Shake Body’, at a time when his musical future once appeared uncertain
Nigeria: Everybody’s a Star – How Clout Is Killing Craft in Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry
[Premium Times] “Another challenge I face as an actor is hearing that one would not get a role until one has one million followers on Instagram. Does the number of followers on Instagram determine how good one is as an actor?
Liberia: Liberian Musician Jzyno Visits Quarantined Comedian Battling Monkeypox
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Liberian Afrobeats artist Jonathan Lee, popularly known as JZyNo, Tuesday paid a visit to fellow entertainer and comedian Jabateh Thekruman, who is currently quarantined as he battles a confirmed case of monkeypox.
Liberia: Kpelleh-Speaking Liberians Launch National Cultural Association in Gbarnga
[Liberian Investigator] Gbarnga, Bong County — In a spirited display of unity and cultural pride, hundreds of Kpelleh and Kpelleh-speaking Liberians gathered Saturday at the Gbarnga City Hall to launch the National Association of the Kpelleh and Kpell…
West Africa: Liberia Film Awards Reveals Nominees for 2025 Edition
[Liberian Observer] On Friday, May 16, at the Sierra Leonean Embassy in Monrovia, the nominees for the 4th Annual Journey Home Film Festival and Liberia Film Awards were unveiled, marking a significant moment for three motion pictures — “Fantasy”, “Th…
Nigeria: A New Song At Nimasa
[This Day] Workers of the agency express delight at a fresh air of incentives. Vincent Obia writes
Nigeria: Kano Censorship Board Suspends Streaming, Airing of 22 Hausa Film Series
[Vanguard] Kano — The Kano State Censorship Board has suspended the streaming or airing of 22 Hausa Film Series for violating the Board’s guidelines, which require all films to be censored before public release.