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Entertainment: Tiwa Savage Nominated Alongside Beyonce At UK Music Video Awards 2020

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwatope Balogun with stage name Tiwa Savage has been nominated alongside other international stars in the UK Music Video Awards. The UK Music Video Awards is an annual event held to honor music visuals for the UK and international arts, one which Tiwa bagged herself two nominations. Her song, ’49-99′ released […]

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Sports: Didier Drogba wins the 2020 UEFA President’s Award

Former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba has won the 2020 UEFA President’s Award. The UEFA disclosed this in a statement released via an official Twitter account on Wednesday. The statement read “Didier is a hero to millions of football fans for his achievements throughout his glittering playing career. “He is a leader and will be remembered […]

Entertainment: Tacha beats Mercy Eke to win “Brand Influencer of the Year” and 2 other awards

Disqualified BBNaija season 4 housemate, Tacha has beaten Mercy Eke to win the “Brand Influencer of the Year” and two other awards at the Scream All Youths Award. The 7th edition of the Scream All Youths Awards held virtually yesterday August 16 and Tacha won big. She was nominated in three categories: Social media influencer, […]

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COVID-19: Kenyan boy who made hand-washing machine awarded

A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the KnowAfrika he is “very happy” after receiving a presidential award. “I now have two machines and I want to make more,” Stephen Wamukota said. They allow users to tip a bucket of water using a […]

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Super Eagles player Moses Simon wins player of the season award at Nantes FC

Super Eagles player, Moses Simon has been named by his French club side, Nantes Fc, as their player of the 2019/2020 season. The French Ligue 1 club made this known in a recent tweet they shared on Twitter yesterday. It could be recalled that Simon joined Nantes on a season-long loan from La Liga club […]

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Professor Yusuf Karodia, named the person of the year for African education

Professor Karodia, Founder of MANCOSA and of REGENT Business School, received the award for his contribution to education and the transmission of knowledge across Africa. During the ceremony, held on 29 February in Sandton, Johannesburg, he was named ‘The Greatest Visionary in Africa for the Development of Higher Education’, underscoring his commitment to developing education […]