Ugandan musician Edrisah Musuuza, popularly known as Eddy Kenzo on Wednesday, August 5, 2021, survived what appears to be a nasty road accident. The Sitya Loss hitmaker is reported by Sqoop to have been traveling along the Kampala-Maska highway when the accident occurred. He later explained the accident happened near Stabex fuel station in Maya […]
“Soyinka established a tradition of voicing out against miscarriage of justice.” It was a rendition of eulogies as authors, poets and others converged Saturday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to celebrate Wole Soyinka at 87. Mr Soyinka is a professor of Comparative Literature and the 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Literature. He turned 87 on […]
Zimbabwean music star, Rockford Josphats better known by his stage name, Roki, has collaborated with other African stars Koffi Olomide and Rayvannny for the release of his long awaited song titled, “Patati Patata”. Roki, after a long break from the music scene was recently signed under Passion Java records, a deal that revolt and breathed […]
ROCKFORD ‘Roki’ Josphats’ much anticipated collaboration, Patati Patata with legendary Congolese soukous singer and dancer star, Koffi Olomide and Tanzanian BET award winner, Rayvanny, has failed to match its hype. The recently released track had set social media abuzz as fans could not contain their excitement after Rayvanny and Koffi jetted into the country last […]
The much anticipated collaboration between rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide, local star Rockford ‘Roki’ Josphats and Tanzanian musician Rayvanny which was dropped yesterday morning has showcased the performance abilities of the trio. The song hit more than 30 000 views and received overwhelming responses from fans within one hour of being uploaded. Is it the Koffi […]
Mixed emotions shroud the much-anticipated offering from urban grooves musician Roki, Rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide and Rayvanny titled “Patati Patata” released earlier today. While the song has excited some, there is a group trashing the offering especially the part where Koffi Olomide appears to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “At this moment Roki was just thinking […]
Juba — A South Sudanese former child soldier who now performs comedy says he wants to put smiles on the faces of South Sudanese who have been traumatized by years of conflict. He also wants to educate soldiers on how to associate with civilians. South Sudanese soldiers harass civilians with the intention of extorting money […]
Opening in cinemas across the country on 4 August, OSS 117: From Africa with Love is the third film in the comedy spy series, featuring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney and Senegalese actress Fatou N’Diaye. Screened at Cannes as the closing film, hopes are high that the saga will provide a boost for French […]
Less than 9% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Africa. Experts say the award is too Eurocentric. But in Africa, there’s also a lack of structures and political will to preserve cultural and natural heritage. This year, eight mosques in northern Ivory Coast and Ivindo National Park in Gabon have landed one of the […]
Many are called but a few are chosen. For Tafadzwa Sadindi, aka Moodha, music is his calling but when it comes promoters, he feels not chosen. He has not been very lucky. Listening to his music, the Afro-Jazz crooner is good, extremely talented in voice projection, lyrical content and instrumentation. But promoters seem to elude […]
The indictment of Abba Kyari beams international searchlight on habitual abuse of power, unhindered corruption and misconduct in Nigeria’s law enforcement. Abba the Hushcoppi had better invest in good lawyers. What we know is what has been unsealed. What was unsealed may yet be the tip of the iceberg. We have no idea what remains […]
Big brother Naija housemate, Maria rejects Pere’s love advances towards her and this got many fans talking on social media. Less than 24hrs after Pere gave Sammie a ‘Bro code’ advice about his tactics on how he gets women, he said “when I see a woman I like, I like to neg her first before […]
White Money known by fans as the chef of Big Brother Naija season 6, Shine Ya Eye edition has successfully bought hearts of some housemates and many viewers with his meals which left viewers asking the question, is White Money’s cooking a strategy to stay longer in the house? White Money took up the role […]
Only nine per cent of parents read a story to a child, according to data by Save the Children, and three per cent of the children have at least read a Kinyarwanda storybook. And, while the government and some development partners have been implementing initiatives aimed at promoting reading in the country, 75 per cent […]
After years of pressure, Germany recently announced that an agreement had been reached to return hundreds of priceless artefacts and artworks that had been looted from Nigeria in colonial times and were on display in German museums. Commonly called the Benin Bronzes, these beautiful and technically remarkable artworks have come to symbolise the broader restitution […]
The pianist was a musician’s musician who valued passing on his vast knowledge. As one collaborator put it, there’ll never be another piano player with his sound. “Waa gat jy vir iemand anders kry?” The late guitarist Errol Dyers would ask this repeatedly about his friend and fellow musician Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi after his death, […]
As tributes pour in for late Eric Mabedi, one of Malawi’s legendary drama actors, kind thoughts have been shared on social media that Malawian legendary artists need to be accorded ‘deserved’ national recognition. Mabedi — whose stage name was Jacobo in a duet performances with late John ‘Izeki’ Nyanga — passed on in the early […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has described blood donation in the state as awfully low, stating that only 54 percent of blood needs in the state had been met, as against the World Health Organisation’s requirement. Speaking at the commissioning of a Blood bank donated to the Police Hospital, Falomo, Lagos, […]