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MUHAMMAD ALI TO GET AIRPORT NAMED AFTER HIM
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali will, three years after he passed, get an airport named after him. His hometown, Louisville, will be naming the Louisville International Airport after Ali. CNN reports that the decision was made after a vote on a recommendation by a working group that’s been studying the renaming for over a year. The airport will be known…
TECNO HOSTS SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER CLASS AT LAGOS PHOTO FESTIVAL
Imagine this: you want to take a picture of a beautiful image or person, what an incredible sight right? You start to visualize how the picture will come out. You pick up your phone and voila! You take the picture. I bet you were not satisfied with that one picture, so you kept taking different…
D’BANJ MEETS WITH GHANAIAN PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO
D’Banj is making moves to take the creative industry to the next level. The entertainment entrepreneur shares photos of himself meeting with the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo. After the meeting, Dbanj said, ‘It was an amazing meeting with the president of Ghana can’t wait to share with you all what’s coming. “Content is the New Crude”….
SEUN KUTI GETS NOMINATED FOR 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS [SEE FULL LIST]
Seun Kuti’s “Black Times” album has been nominated for the 2019 Grammys. Following news of Seun Kuti submitting his recent album, “Black Times” for consideration by the Grammy Awards panel in October, we can now confirm that the Afrobeats acts has officially been nominated for the 61st edition of the Grammy Awards. The nominees were announced…
OLAMIDE ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE DATE FOR YBNL MAFIA FAMILY ALBUM
It was earlier reported that the YBNL all stars debut album was scheduled to be release on Friday, December 7, 2018. The release date has now been postponed as Olamide posted on his Instagram page stating the reason as a need to ”give rich and quality sound” shifting the blame on ace sound engineer, Zeeno Foster. The announcement when…
‘I AM MORE THAN CONTENTED WITH HOW FAR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS BROUGHT ME’ – REEKADO BANKS ON LEAVING MAVIN RECORDS AFTER 5 YEARS
Reekado Banks has shared the news, he will be leaving Don Jazzy‘s record label, Mavin Records after 5 years, so as to pursue other opportunities, which will aid the growth of his career. In a lengthy post on Instagram, the singer said he was grateful to Don Jazzy and the Mavin family for the time they had spent together…
LUKA MODRIC WINS 2018 BALLON D’OR AWARD, ENDS MESSI & RONALDO’S 10-YEAR RULE
Luka Modric has won the 2018 Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris. The Real Madrid and Croatia star becomes the first player other than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi to claim the award since 2007. The prize completes and fine 12 months for Modric, who won the Champions League with his club at the end of last season…
‘I WON’T PLAY A SUBSTANDARD EVENT’ — MR EAZI REVEALS WHY HE CANCELLED TRACE LIVE
Mr Eazi has opened up on why he cancelled his Trace Live concert billed to take place on Friday, November 23. The Banku music singer recently released his ‘Lagos to London’ mixtape featuring Diplo, 2baba, Simi and Giggs. He was billed to headline the fifth in the Trace Live series, which has featured the likes…
DAVIDO, TIWA SAVAGE, 2BABA, FALZ WIN BIG AT #AFRIMA2018 | FULL LIST OF WINNERS
The 2018 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) held last night in Accra, Ghana with a host of African stars converging for a night of music and felicitations. The legendary award was given to the internationally recognized South African singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka. Executive Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode was awarded a special recognition for his contributions…
REBIRTH! #BBNAIJA’S DEBIE RISE REBRANDS AS DEBORAH RISE
Big Brother Naija 2017 housemate Debie Rise is having a rebirth as she rebrands to Deborah Rise. In a series of announcements on her Instagram page, the singer announced that she would now be known as Deborah Rise. She has also announced that her next project will be officially released pretty soon. She says: The 2nd Announcement! With…