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15th March 2021 was a day to remember for the Nigerian Music industry as Nigeria music stars, Wizkd and Burna Boy finally brought the much-coveted Grammy Award home. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year, won with his Twice as Tall album. The 29-year-old beat four others...

Nigerian afrobeats artiste Damini Ogulu, otherwise known as Burna Boy, has been nominated for the Grammy awards for the second time running, consecutively. This makes him the first indigenous artist to be nominated for the awards in two consecutive years. The songster was earlier nominated in the Best Global Music category of the 62nd Grammys ceremony with his African Giant...

Former Boxing champion, Mike Tyson, believes Anthony Joshua still has more to learn as he is not yet a finished article. The former Boxing champion, who is set to face Roy Jones in a bout of his own on November 28, revealed that Joshua may find it difficult beating smaller boxers when pitched against them. Presently, Anthony Joshua holds the WBA,...

The Camerounian comedy industry is probably at its infancy at this time in comparison to the immense growth the sector has seen across the globe, especially in Europe and America. This slow-paced growth has seen some rapid nudging in recent times following the tremendous progress that has graced the industry in other African countries such as Nigeria and South...

Born in Ughelli, Delta State, in the South Southern part of Nigeria, Efe Ajagba is in line for a major heavyweight battle. After his ruling success over American fighter Deontay Wilder, ruling WBC champions Tyson Fury is preparing for his United Kingdom homecoming battle on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Fury dominated Wilder before he took out the tough-talking American in the...

Six times Formula 1 racing champion Lewis Hamilton has lent his voice to the ENDSARS movement against police brutality and violence, signified by a protest carried out by Nigerian youths across the country After two weeks of protests by Nigerian youth across the country for over two weeks now. He wore a branded T-shirt with a green #ENDSARS inscription written...

The meteoric rise of popular Nigerian skit makers Ikorodu Bois in recent times has continued as they get featured virtually on Steve Harvey's TV Show in America. The team of three comprises of Muiz Sanni, 15, Malik Sanni, 10, and their 13-year-old cousin Fawas Aina. Ikorodu Bois are popularly known to recreate thrillers of top Hollywood movies including seasonal movies...

23-year-old Mary Cholhok has become the second professional netball player from the east African country Uganda. She hopes her story will inspire other young African girls to pursue their dreams. Mary, originally a native of South Sudan moved to Uganda with her family after the death of her father during the civil war in Sudan. Mary, who grew to a height...

Hollywood giants Disney is partnering with FilmOne Entertainment, a Nigerian movie production & distribution company to market its new releases in West Africa. The deal gives FilmOne Entertainment the sole rights to distribute movies owned by the American entertainment conglomerate in Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana. One of the directors at FilmOne Moses Babatope in a statement said, 'It is a major...

Apart from deploying drones, vans mounted with loudspeakers and arresting violators, the African country Rwanda has turned to artists to create awareness about health protocols to stem the spread of COVID-19. A group of 14 artists has launched a project called "Kurema Kureba Kwiga" ("To Create, To See, To Learn"), for designing creative themes to inspire positive behavioural changes...