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Walk into almost any national museum on the continent and you will feel two stories pulling against each other. African Museums hold the objects, voices and memories that tell who we are, yet many of them were built, named and arranged by the very powers that once ruled us. That tension is the heart of […]
Puppetry came long before cinema screens and streaming platforms, the art of moving carved figures in the firelight had the magic to silence an entire village. African Puppetry is one of the continent’s oldest and least celebrated art forms, and as history reveals it has carried laughter, warnings, history and prayer across generations. Today, as […]
Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele has seemingly reacted following her arrest by the Lagos State Police for violating a lockdown order on Coronavirus. The mother of two sent tongues wagging on Sunday after being spotted in a viral video hosting a crowded birthday party for her husband, JJC Skillz on his 43rd birthday. Recall Yabaleftonline reported […]
Nigerian singer, Apata on friday refused to allow her younger sister, Teni enter her house in Lagos over coronavirus fears. Teni shared video clips which captured the moment her eldest sister locked her outside her house and refused to open the gate. In the video, Niniola admitted she was scared of contracting the deadly disease […]
Sonia Morales, ex-wife of Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna has expressed gratitude that the Coronavirus pandemic never happened while she was with him. According to the mother of one, staying indoors because of Coronavirus would have been bad if it happened 5 years ago because she was staying in a house without a steady light and […]
As residents of Cairo in Egypt try to cope with a curfew, one Egyptian man decided to use his gifts to lift spirits up. Mohammed Aly, a college student serenaded his neighbours from his balcony with his violin on Tuesday March 31. “I wanted to share this with people here, especially since the coronavirus is […]
Nigerian singer and DMW boss, David Adeleke otherwise known as Davido has opened up on his financial status and also confessed that he’s never had the 30 Billion he sang about in his hit song ‘IF’. The Father-of-three who is currently taking care of his son as his fiancee, Chioma battles coronavirus was asked to […]
Veteran Nollywood Yoruba actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, better known as Sadiq Daba is on the verge of losing his sight as his health condition worsens. Popular social media commentator, Faleye Oluwatosin shared the actor’s health condition on his platform stating that the actor needs help. He wrote, “It is a tough time as Government is […]
Singer, Burna Boy has informed a Nigerian man that the responsibility of making life better for the common man lies in the hands of the government and not his. He said this during an exchange with the Twitter user who asked him to go back to his community to do something meaningful for them during […]
Big Brother Naija former housemate Tacha is taking time out to appreciate Mabel Makun, the wife of popular comedian, AY. The queen of Titans said the Midas Interior owner showed her so much love even when Mabel didn’t know her in person. Read Tacha’s message to Mabel who was a year older yesterday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY […]
Nigerian music diva, Tiwa Savage stepped out in style after ten days of self-isolation to get some fresh air amid coronavirus outbreak in the country. The single mother of one shared clips of her on the road as she revealed that she also needed to go and re-stock her safety kits as she hadn’t been […]
Mama King, Tonto Dikeh is using this medium to encourage everyone to still find a reason to smile even when there’s no reason to. The actress and philanthropist says: We will always find reasons to smile.. It takes only a smile to make the tougher days seem pleasant… Don’t Give up your Sunshine. Tonto has […]
Nigerian artiste, Adeleke David (stage name: Davido) has reported on Friday that his girlfriend Chioma (a.k.a Chef Chioma) has tested postive to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The artiste posted this on his Instagram page and related they just “came back recently from America after cancelling tour”. “… I came back recently from America after cancelling […]
Popular BBNaija star, Natacha Akide, has taken to her social media to advocate for people who don’t have food to eat s they stay back at home while the country battles coronavirus. According to the reality star, ‘hunger is deadlier than coronavirus’ so people who have excess should try and supply those who do not […]
As every human on earth whose place of residence is faced with the plague of the novel Corona Virus is practicing ‘self-isolation’ so as to curb the spread of the virus, celebrities are not left out as majority of them even use their platform to raise awareness. Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases is stealthily on the rise […]
Growing up with a celebrity as your parent could mean an automatic tutoring on how to act and carry yourself as a famous person, and most times these set of people usually get the needed support from their parents to start a career in the entertainment industry. Meet 6 Nigerian celebrities whose parents are also […]
Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango is dead, he died at the age of 86. The family of the Cameroonian singer and saxophonist on his facebook page on Tuesday,announced on his death from the consequences of the new coronavirus. The author of one of the biggest planetary hits in world music, “Soul Makossa” (1972), is the […]
TV presenter, IK Osakioduwa, has debunked rumours that he has contracted coronavirus. IK shared a video on Instagram today Monday March 23rd in which he cleared the air on reports suggesting he had attended the 2020 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), which he hosted, after contracting coronavirus while in the UK. […]
Big BROTHER Naija season three (3) finalist, Nina who recently got married to her US based husband via proxy has finally granted Nigerians the “privilege” to see her man’s face. The Imo born reality star who is currently heavily pregnant for her man and attached “Mrs A” to her bio on Instagram after the controversial […]
Veteran Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Gbenga Ajumoko is dead. According to Daily Independent, the actor allegedly died after battling with a chronic ailment. This is coming weeks after Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu died. Gbenga Ajumoko was reported to be critically down with a chronic ailment since 2019. For over […]