Nigeria: Ace Filmmaker, Kayode Peters, Is Dead
[Premium Times] Peters was best known for producing the hit comedy, Flatmates, in the early 2000s.
Nigeria: ‘Zlatan Knows I Never Touched Mohbad, I Just Wanted What He Owed Me’ – Sam Larry
[Premium Times] “People should ask his wife, Wunmi, why he owed people. I miss Mohbad. He was a good person, and I genuinely liked him.”
Nigeria: Speaking Truth to a Society That Punishes Talent
[Premium Times] There are certain difficult conversations that many Nigerians shy away from. These are the conversations that challenge long-standing beliefs and confront the root causes of poverty, inequality and the dysfunction that has become charac…
Liberia: Stand Rejects Ban On Students’ Celebrations
[New Dawn] The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in firm alliance with WE THE PEOPLE Movement, says it rejects a recent joint statement issued by the Ministry of Education and the Liberia National Police on June 18, 2025, titled “Enforcement …
Nigeria: Gospel Singer Timilehin Ajayi Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Killing Girlfriend
[Premium Times] In January, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ajayi was arrested in Nasarawa State while attempting to dispose of the severed head of a 24-year-old Youth Corps Member serving in Abuja.
Nigeria: Actress Angela Okorie’s Police Escorts Risk Sanctions Over Public Conduct in Viral Video
[Leadership] The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ‘strongly’ frowned at the conduct of some armed police officers seen in a viral video escorting a Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, while she jogged on the street.
Liberia: Labour Ministry Resolves Musicians’ Union Dispute, Orders Induction of Elected Leaders
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Ministry of Labour has validated the September 2024 elections of the Musicians’ Union of Liberia (MULIB), ordering the immediate induction of the elected leadership after months of internal disputes and delay.
Nigeria: Sole to Soul – Adewuyi’s Retrospective Solo Exhibition On Human Endurance, Spiritual Journeying
[Vanguard] On a first observation, works by renowned Nigerian sculptor Adewuyi Kehinde Ken, professionally known as Kenny Adewuyi seem like antiques, but they are actually contemporary pieces.
East Africa: Liberia Film Awards 2025 – ‘Fantasy’ Steals the Spotlight
[Liberian Observer] Liberia’s biggest night in cinema came alive on Saturday, June 21, as celebrities, filmmakers, and cultural ambassadors gathered at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex Theatre in Congo Town to celebrate the 2025 Liberia Fi…
Nigeria: Linc Edochie’s Partner, Yinka, Announces End of Their Union
[Premium Times] “In all things, we say thank you, Lord!! My relationship with Linc is over. There are no hard feelings at all. I am very sad, but in all things we thank God.