The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Fast rising Nigerian singer and 2020 BET Award nominee, Divine Ikubor alias Rema has said he prefers Burna Boy to Wizkid and Naira Marley. Rema chose his fellow 2020 BET Award nominee over other industry colleagues in a recent interview he shared on his Instagram page today June 22. During the ‘Questionnaire of Life’ with […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244. Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 518. There was a drop in the number of […]
Jada Pollock, the 3rd babymama of Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid has taken out time to celebrate him on Father’s Day. Taking to her Instagram page, Jada P, as she’s fondly called, shared heartwarming message to Wizkid, telling him how amazing he is. She said she could write a whole paragraph for him […]
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Mike Edwards’ wife, Perri Shakes-Drayton has shared photos of herself as she cradles her unborn baby boy. She shared the stunning photo in a recent instagram and twitter post she made today. Recall that weeks ago, the celebrity couple unveiled the gender of their baby, revealing they are expecting a […]
KHARTOUM/ABUJA Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise Sunday across Africa. Sudan’s health officials reported 164 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 8,580. Eight people died, raising that figure to 521. Mauritania The number of cases rose by 192, bringing the total to 2,813. The death […]
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has expressed his desire and love to play for Premier League side Chelsea claiming that the Blues is his dream club. Although the Nigerian forward is currently happy at French side Nantes, but Moses Simon will not hide the fact that he loves to play for the Stamford Bridge landlords. […]
Kizz Daniel, Nigerian singer, has signed a deal with Empire Distribution, records and publishing company in the United States. Empire took to its social media page on Thursday to break the news in a terse post. “Welcome to the Empire family @iamkissdaniel,” the company wrote in the post accompanied by a picture of the singer […]
On Thursday (June 18), a celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur held in the US since August 2019 on charges of computer and wire fraud, changed his not guilty plea to guilty, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Obinwanne Okeke popularly referred to as ‘Invictus Obi’ made the plea in a Norfolk Magistrate Court Room […]
Ex-BBNaija housemate, Tacha has revealed what Mavin Producer, Don Jazzy told her about her relationship with Mercy. Both ex-housemates, with a huge fan base on social media, have been at loggerheads since the end of the ‘Pepper Dem’ season. However, speaking on Wednesday’s BBNaija Reunion episode, Tacha debunked the tension between her and Mercy. She […]
She is for the moment the most formidable African candidate for the post of president of the World Trade Organization. Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala officially received support from Benin, which has withdrawn its candidate Eloi Laourou. South Africa turns to nuclear power South Africa is on the way to reduce its energy deficit after reviving its […]
The feud between Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has continued unabated with the duo firing salvos and tantrums at one another on a daily basis. KnowAfrika examines the implication of the brawl on the fortunes of the All Progressive Congress (APC) […]
Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe popularly known as Kizz Daniel has taken to social media to remember his late father on his birthday. Today June 17 is the birthday of Kizz Daniel’s father and rather than celebrate him, the singer is mourning because he is no more. The singer made this known in recent post […]
The African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), Tuesday, agreed to relocate the headquarters of the organization from Nigeria to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The Council of Ministers approved the recommendation to move the temporary Headquarters of the Organization from Abuja, Nigeria to the permanent Headquarters in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. It also approved the new Host […]
Wilfred Ndidi is the eighth highest rated player in the Premier League for the 2019-20 season, according to WhoScored. Players were selected in all teams and the positions they play and the Leicester City midfielder was selected among the best. The 23-year-old has been the best tackler in the English topflight division in the past […]
Popular Nigerian musician, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, otherwise known as D’banj, has asked the lady who accused him of rape to pay a sum of N100m within 48 hours or face legal action. D’banj made the demands in response to allegation by one Miss Seyitan that the singer raped her in an hotel in Victoria Island, […]
More than 30,000 Nigerians have fled to Niger’s Maradi region in the past two months, the UN Refugee Agency has said. This follows an increase in the number of attacks by armed groups in north-western Nigeria. “They came around 3:00 pm and started killing people. It went on until the sunset prayer. People were fleeing […]
The elder statesman expressed regret that the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has been allowed by his party leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari, “and my respected Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to perpetuate the happenings in Edo State.” The former Federal Commissioner for Information said this in a statement titled: “Edo State APC crisis: No individual is […]
The relationship between popular celebrity couple, Davido and Chioma is reportedly not free from domestic violence and abuse. According to blogger, Cutie Julz, Davido usually beats up his wife-to-be Chioma both at home and in public, and on several occasions, he even sent her out of his house. Cutie Julz wrote; “So currently, our Chichi […]