Sports & Entertainment

Kelly Rowland has released a new single and music video for the track, ‘Coffee’. The new track is synonymous to Rowland’s 2019 single ‘Crown’, an anti-bullying song with the aim of empowering young girls to rock their hair with confidence. Speaking about Coffee, Rowland tells ESSENCE, “To me, ‘Coffee’ is about embracing your individuality, sexuality, or imperfections. Not comparing yourself to...

Nigerian artiste, David Adeleke, has received recognition as the brand ambassador of the great cognac houses, Maison Martell and its new "Standout Swift". Otherwise known as Davido, the artiste is set to enjoy international status as an ambassador for the brand with the intention to pave the way for others and create a legacy for future generations via the...

The Head of Angola's Contemporary Dance Company (CDCA), Ana Clara Guerra Marques, has announced the launch of promotion on an upgrading dance course as part of the Organization's diversity program. Marques explained that the course is directed to dancers, choreographers and dance teachers to improve the technical, interpretive, and creative dance skills of professionals in Angola. The course is scheduled to...

One of Nigeria’s favourite veteran actress recently took to social media to announce she was restarting her music career that has been put on hold for years. Omotola Jalade sounded very determined about getting back into music, reminded her fans about when she revealed she was going to do all she wanted to do after the pandemic. The post reads: “Yasss!...

Large gatherings at public events, such as sports, could remain banned in Los Angeles until at least 2021. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told a group of high-level staffers Monday that "large gatherings" – including sporting events – might not be approved until next year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times. "It's difficult to imagine...

The singer recently shared a picture of herself wearing black pointed heels and a high-necked, black mini-dress with billowing full-length sleeves. It is her first Instagram post since she shared a snap of herself enjoying a Christmas party in December last year. In her post, she thanked first responders and essential workers as she showed off her incredible figure in a tiny black...

Somalia will resume its domestic football season tomorrow after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return was announced by the president of Somali Football Federation, Abdiqani Said Arab who said that the federal government had permeated the resumption of all sport in the country. As such the Somali Premier League will be the first sport in the...

A large amount of sports fans surveyed by ESPN said they are in favour of watching televised sports without fans rather than waiting for sports to resume when fans can be in attendance. The ESPN Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,004 sports fans aged 18 or older, and 65% were in favour of sports returning even if fans can't be...

Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 is the virtual version of the African Freestyle Championships organized by the sports promoter Feet 'N' Tricks International (www.FeetAndTricks.com), the organizers of the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 has announced MTN as the headline sponsor for the fourth annual games kicking off on Monday, July 1, 2020. Valentine Ozigbo, the Chairman of Feet 'N' Tricks International, in a...

Universal Music France (UMF), a company of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, discloses a recently signed partnership with The Aristokrat Group, a prominent African entertainment company known for discovering & developing one of the biggest acts in the African Music industry today – Burna Boy. With over a decade of experience in developing young...