Sports & Entertainment

Bankulli, Nigeria’s talent manager and music mogul, announced today his invitation to the Recording Academy (The Grammys) to become one of its members. Recently, the Recording Academy announced that it has extended membership invitations to more than 2,300 established artists, songwriters, producers, and other music professionals from all races. Academy members can vote in the annual Grammy Awards, submit their...

History has been made today in Germany’s football following the appointment of Daniel Thioune as Hamburger SV’s new coach. Thioune is the first German-born Black coach in any of German football’s professional divisions. Thioune was born in Germany to a Senegalese father and German mother and holds dual citizenship. The 45-year-old joins on a two-year deal from fellow 2. Bundesliga side...

The organisers of Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality TV show have retained ace TV presenter, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as host for the fourth season which will be on screen in less than fifteen days This was made known on Twitter by Ebuka who took to the social media platform to share the news with his teeming fans. Ebuka who started hosting the show...

Africa’s biggest pay-TV firm, Multichoice Group Ltd, has started streaming live sports including Premier League soccer through an upgraded version of its Showmax service. According to the head of the company’s Connected Video Division, Niclas Ekdahl, Multichoice is offering the new Showmax Pro in Nigeria and Kenya as of Tuesday and will add more sub-Saharan African countries over the next...

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...

The 33rd edition of the biennial tournament due to begin in Cameroon January 9, 2021, has now been pushed forward to January 2022. Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the continent. This was announced after the recently held Executive Committee meeting. The next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been postponed by 12 months while cancelling the African...

In less than twenty days one of the biggest shows in Africa will hit the screens. Following the conclusion of the online auditions in May which recorded over 30,000 entries from across Nigeria, Big Brother Nigeria season five will premiere on July 19, organisers revealed in a statement issued in on Monday. “Given the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, MultiChoice Nigeria...

A short teaser trailer of a new visual album, "Black Is King," was unveiled on Saturday night at beyonce.com. The trailer shows the superstar reading a well-worn copy of Robert Farris Thompson's 1971 book “Black Gods and Kings.” In one visual, she smiles and cradles a baby in her arms by the water, while a basket sweeps by on a...

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...

By Ruth Okwumbu Sony Music Entertainment Africa (SMEA) recently announced its partnership with Celebrity Services Africa (CSA) to develop new talents and facilitate existing artiste-brand opportunities on the continent.  The partnership will see both companies utilising their strengths to develop an all-round solution for artiste support & brand integration, and afford artistes greater opportunities in the creative industry. CSA has an excellent track record of working with...