Sports & Entertainment

Words couldn’t express the feeling of Africa’s top musician and BET award winner David Adeleke popularly known as “Davido” when his Fiancée tested negative after being confirmed positive weeks ago after returning to Nigeria from London. It turns out that many Africans are also super excited about the news as they posted their warm regards on the comment section when...

Reports of progress on the preparations for the 10th edition of the Botswana Music Union (BOMU) awards have emerged with the union has entrusting Total Music Group as their consulting firm for the event. Giving an update on the preparations in Gaborone, the Director of Total Music Group, Seabelo Modibe, disclosed that the awards would hold in Gaborone on July...

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...

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...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, BET 2020 awards slated for May 20 will now air on Sunday, June 28 (for Africa, Monday, June 9). This year’s nominees have been announced, and the list reflects an abundance of creative expression and black excellence across music, television, film, sports, and philanthropy. The company’s release stated in part, “Using an array of innovative...

According to Forbes, Tyler Perry is officially a billionaire. The details of his success are written in a long-form article entitled “From “Poor As Hell” to Billionaire: How Tyler Perry Changed Show Business Forever“. The filmmaker owns the entirety of his creative output, including more than 1,200 episodes of television, 22 feature films and at least two dozen stage plays, as well...

The Secretary-General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Veron Mosengo-Omba, has announced that the delayed draws for the rescheduled Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Cameroon within the first 15 days of August as the country is expected to host it. The new timeline for the draw was disclosed by Mosengo-Omba, who led a CAF inspection team...

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola’s mother died earlier in the day from contracting Coronavirus. Dolors Sala Carrio, 82,  was diagnosed with the disease after showing symptoms in Barcelona, with the Premier League club announcing her tragic death, Monday afternoon.  The club tweeted: “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrió in Manresa,...

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...

The first African coach to take a team to the European Champions League, Ndubisi Egbo of Albanian side KF Tirana, has spoken of the racial abuse he received this season on his way to making history. KF Tirana was last weekend confirmed as winners of the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian men's football His achievement was even more remarkable...