Nigeria: Olamide Announces New Album, Enlists Wizkid On New Track
[Premium Times] This collaboration comes exactly 14 years after their first ever feature in ‘Omo To Shan’, released in 2011.
Nigeria: The Deadly Madness of ‘Prank Culture in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] In a country already battling the scourge of kidnapping, ritual killings, and rampant insecurity, the last thing Nigeria needs is a dangerous new wave of “pranksters” playing with human lives for social media clout. Yet, that is exactly w…
Liberia: Liberian Poet Aria Deemie Unveils Debut Chapbook ‘Humans for Sale’
[Liberian Investigator] Liberian poet and journalist Aria Deemie, a rising literary voice and two-time Press Union of Liberia award winner, is set to make her debut in the global poetry scene with the release of Humans for Sale, a searing chapbook conf…
Nigeria: Alleged Currency Mutilation – E-Money Celebrates Release
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that the EFCC arrested E-Money at his residence in Omole, Lagos, on Monday night.
Liberia: EU-Liberia Concludes Two-Week Film Festival Across Montserrado and Western Liberia
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia — The European Union Delegation to Liberia has concluded a two-week film festival aimed at promoting advocacy and dialogue in communities across Montserrado County and three counties in western Liberia.
Africa: All of Africa Today – April 30, 2025
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Nigeria: King Sunny Ade Speaks Amid Kidnap Rumours
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that Damilola Esther, one of the 78-year-old musician’s children, raised concerns about his whereabouts on Monday night.
Nigeria: Kidnap Concerns – King Sunny Ade’s Daughter Raises Alarm Over Father’s Whereabouts
[Vanguard] Damilola Adeniyi, daughter of renowned Juju musician King Sunny Ade, has raised concerns over the whereabouts and well-being of her father, expressing fears that he may have been kidnapped.
Nigeria: Comedian Okey Bakassi Appointed Traditional Ruler in Imo Community
[Premium Times] Okey Bakassi, the only Nigerian entertainer recently assuming a traditional ruler role, was a senior special adviser (SSA) on entertainment matters to former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim.
Nigeria: Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband to Death By Hanging
[This Day] Abuja — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Monday sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, to death by hanging over the death of the late musician.