by Seyi Lawal After celebrating its fifth anniversary last week, the Global Changemakers team is moving on to its next milestone: the Euro-Africa Youth Summit will take place in Brussels on 24-30 June. The call for applications began on Monday, 30 January and ends on Sunday, 19 February. The profile for those eligible to apply is... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The music industry is as big as it has ever been. Great things are happening: D’banj signed with Kanye West, Don Jazzy shared credits on a track on Jay-Z’s latest album and Asa is slowly but surely conquering the world music scene. However before these present pop darlings, there were names, faces... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Young Paperboyz shows no sign of slowing down after the release ‘I’M A Boss’, as they drop this 2 new singles from the upcoming Mixtape, ‘Naija Boss Mixtape’ which will be released this 2012. ‘SMASH The Club’ is a club songs and the video which will drop soon. The song, ‘Shake am’ which features... Read More
by Seyi Lawal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed the ruling of an Abuja High Court which discharged and acquitted the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and his deputy, Bayero Nafada, over a case of corruption and complicity in the embezzlement of N38 billion. The counsel to the... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Chikezie Daniel Onwuchekwa plays around with buttons and Ankara pieces to amazing effect on contemporary outfits. I would love to work with Christian Siriano. He’s young and very talented. What is the origin of your label? Chikezie Daniels Couture started in 2008 with men wears. But down the line, it has designed and... Read More
Call her crazy. Call her hot. Call her America’s official girl. Call her Nawti too and you’d be right on ALL counts! She’s been associated with Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous and other big stars in the American entertainment industry and yeah, she’s the lead vixen in Olu Maintain’s ‘NAWTI’ video. Eromo Egbejule managed to get Natalie... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Paula Abdul, former Pussycat Doll; Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones will not be returning for the next season of the Fox reality tv series, The X Factor. Creator of the series, Simon Cowell put out a Dear John statement thanking the trio for their work: ‘’I want to say a massive... Read More
By Chi Ibe New video from Flowssickk – ‘Lowkey’ has been described by the artiste as a very unusual concept with a dark edgy theme that expresses an extension of his personality. The video figuratively symbolises the birth and celebration of Flowssickk. The “Lowkey” video was directed and produced by award winning music director, Clarence... Read More
by Chi Ibe The management of singer and producer MI Abaga, have confirmed that he will be ‘dropping’ a new single on February 7. The singer confirmed the news on Twitter this morning. “SOOOOOO,” he announcement. “On the 7th of February, I am dropping a new song called 7 days.” This follows a prior announcement... Read More
Summary of the news from the Daily Express By Seyi Lawal Danny Uchechi has experienced it all in his short career. The Nigerian youth international has moved to Pittodrie on loan from Nigerian club Dender. With this move, Uchechi is hoping to get his career back on track after a rather nomadic and fruitless spell in... Read More
By Yomi KazeemThe sabbatical is over, Thoughts of a Young Nigerian is back and better! Catch it every Wednesday on this forum How does a man go from being the most loved person in the country, an apparent Godsend of sorts to being one of the most vilified humans on planet earth in just eight months? The... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo This has been going around BlackBerry for a few days – if you missed it, it’s Basketmouth’s response to news about a 6-figure Blackberry phone! See below the full broadcast: QUESTIONS U SHOULD ASK BEFORE BUYING THE NEW BLACKBERRY PORSCHE (at about N360,000) (1) Does it download food? (2) Does it fly?... Read More
by Chi Ibe Minister of the Economy and Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, suggested recently that the 2012 budget may be reviewed. Okonjo-Iweala hinted that the ₦4.749 trillion 2012 budget could drop by ₦400 billion, as capital expenditure would gulp ₦1.32 trillion and recurrent, ₦2.472 trillion. The minister assured the committee that despite the planned... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo On Wednesday, Facebook filed its much anticipated prospectus for a $5 billion initial public offering – in what has been called the year’s most anticipated technology event. As his company goes public, the founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg has written a passionate letter to potential investors. See below: Facebook was not... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche British singer, Adele has confirmed she will be making her long awaited return to live performances at this month’s Grammy Awards coming up on the 12th. She will be gracing the stage for the first time since undergoing surgery on her vocal cords last November. The six time nominee who won the... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson has lent his voice to those protesting The Recording Academy’s decision to cut the number of categories eligible for awards consideration from 109 to 78. He sent a letter to Neil Portnow, president of the Academy expressing his dissatisfaction with the academy’s decision to slice the award... Read More
by Chi Ibe The State Security Service (SSS) announced this evening in Borno state today thatit has arrested Abul-Qaqa who is spokesman of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnati Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (Boko Haram), the sect that has taken the lives of over 1000 Nigerians, especially in the country’s north. According to the Daily Trust, “senior official of... Read More
by Emmanuel Osanedum Winners & Losers is a new column that does a roundup of the day’s major news by distilling the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the day’s news cycle. As always, you are welcome to agree or disagree sharply below! WINNERS: Nigerian university students After eight harrowing weeks, the Academic Staff Union of Universities... Read More
by Daniel Essien Fast rising artiste, Wizboy, has dropped a second official video for his hit song, ‘Infinity’. The track features Slim Brown. The video is a Godfather Production and was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa. ‘Infinity’ is basically an anthem for those who want to work a little but live large and it was... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang This weekend, the fourth edition of Open Mic Theatre comes to town. With Valentine a couple of days away, the theme is passion. Some of the performers expected to show off their talents include Joseph Benjamin, Najite Dede, OC Ukeje, Lala Akindoju, Uzo Osimkpa, etc. If you have been to any of... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Thursday, 2, February 2011, photographer Lakin Ogunbanwo’s will hold his debut exhibition in Sub-saharan Africa at the popular arts and culture centre, Terrakulture. ‘The Mask’ is a one day display of twenty photographic works taken in celebration of the mystery of the human mind and face. Inspired by Lakin’s yearning to use photography as... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang A court ruling in Lagos has annulled the whirlwind marriage between Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke and former Super Eagles player, Chikelue Iloanusi. According to reports, the judge said the marriage never existed and couldn’t have been valid, as Iloanusi was married legally to another woman in the US at the time he... Read More
by Daniel Essien Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha has joined top female producers like Emem Isong, Stephanie Okereke, Uche Jumbo and Rita Dominic, as she cincludes production of her new movie titled ‘On Bended Knees’. The movie stars Hollywood based Chet Anekwe, who sizzled alongside Genevieve Nnaji in Mildred Okwo’s ’30 Days’, Seun Akindele, Nichole Ndigwe and Zimbabwean... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo So there’s that popular song about being used as a “roll-on” – and if you heard Seun Anikulapo-Kuti on Rubbin’ Minds in January, he made it clear that as far as he is concerned, the Federal Government is using the citizens of Nigeria as a “roll-on” anti-perspirant; to be used and dumped.... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Following criticism in 2010 that Vanity Fair’s famous annual Hollywood Issue ignored bright new star actresses of colour (especially when it ignored Precious’ Gabourey Sidibe last year), the magazine seems to have paid attention – and it’s good news for Nigeria! Just like the 16th edition in 2010, the 18th edition of... Read More
Factory78tv Video: Iceprince and May7ven live performances at Afrobeat Sundays hosted by Dj Abrantee
By Chi Ibe Factory78tv was live at the just concluded ‘Afrobeats Sundays’ event on 29 January, 2012 at the Indig02 London. The sold out event was hosted by Dj Abrantee of ChoiceFm and it had performances by guest DJ’s and artistes such as UK/Nigerian songstress May7ven, UK/Ghanaian act Vibes Squad, Ghanaian artiste, Dee Money and headline act... Read More
Fellowship Programme The Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent provides participants with an intensive learning opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations human rights system, instruments and mechanisms, with a focus on issues of particular relevance to people of African descent. The Programme will allow the participants to better contribute to the... Read More
by Chi Ibe It’s Bez featuring Praiz on ‘That Stupid Song; which turns out to be a cleverly crafted track. The concept for the video is brilliant too and the lyrics will definitely put a smile on your face as it takes you back to your childhood days. Enough said, just hit play and enjoy!
‘Ifreke Inyang On Monday, February 6, Nigeria LNG Limited will honour Adeleke Adeyemi, essayist, journalist and former Editor with Next group of newspapers, at public presentation by the Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Literature. Last year Adeleke Adeyemi, whose pen name is Mai Nasara, emerged winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature with his book... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been called off this morning. This follows a meeting by its National Executive Council at the University of Abuja yesterday. YNaija broke the news exclusively on Twitter this morning after speaking to the chairman of the University of Lagos chapter... Read More