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Month: June 2023

Entertainment Lifestyle 

Beyoncé Donates $10,000 To Save Nigerian Restaurant In London

Village Reporter,
Beyoncé performs onstage during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May … 30, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood) WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé has donated £8,000 ($10,168) to a Nigerian tapas restaurant as part of a million-dollar pledge to bolster black-owned businesses globally. Chuku’s, which has positioned itself as the world’s… Read More
Africa 

Sierra Leone: Police fire tear gas at opposition HQ as vote tally continues

Village Reporter,
Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters on Sunday evening, officials from the opposition said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election. Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) presidential candidate Samura Kamara said on Twitter that live bullets had also been fired at his office inside the party headquarters in the… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerian Artists Take Center Stage at BET Awards 2023: Burna Boy Wins Best International Act, Davido’s Stellar Performance (See Complete List of Winners)

Village Reporter,
The BET Awards has become a pivotal platform for Nigerian music to gain recognition in the early stages of Afrobeat’s infiltration into the US. This year’s event showcased exceptional talent, including Burna Boy, Tems, Wizkid, Asake, Ayra Starr, Libianca, and more, who secured nominations. Here are some memorable highlights from this year’s awards. Davido’s Moment of Glory: Mesmerizing Performance Leaves… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

A Pulse interview with Nigerian music producer Ragee

Village Reporter,
One song on the album that has struck listeners all around the globe is the speaker-rattling Ampiano Dance record ‘Unavailable’ which is setting the pace as the biggest Afrobeats song of 2023. From social media down to the street, the single has become an anthem as Davido once again shows why he’s Africa’s most reliable hitmaker. Behind this monumental record… Read More
Africa Investments 

Kenya: African Development Bank Group Board okays funds to support women and youth in agribusiness

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of €18 million in the Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF) and another €1.2 million to support youth and women entrepreneurs engaged in agricultural value chains in Kenya. The funding, approved on June 6, 2023, was provided by the European Union (EU) under its partnership with the… Read More
Africa 

BET Awards honor hip-hop at 50, Burna Boy wins best international act

Village Reporter,
The 2023 BET Awards are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party. Busta Rhymes took home the Lifetime Achievement Award with a star-studded tribute performance. A masked Lil Uzi Vert opened the show at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater before it… Read More
Africa 

Zimbabwean women challenge outdated law banning ‘taboo’ Sex Toys

Village Reporter,
Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak. In socially conservative Zimbabwe, divorced women and single mothers are often cast as undesirable partners for men, and in her frustration Dewa decided she wanted to use sex toys. The problem is sex toys are… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Final 2023 Carrousel of Nations weekend sees inclusion of Ghana and Nigeria

Village Reporter,
People from the Ghanaian and Nigerian communities of Windsor are celebrating their inclusion in the city’s annual multicultural festival. Following last weekend’s addition of Bhutan and Nepal to the Carrousel of Nations, the second weekend saw Ghana and Nigeria represented with their own carrousel villages for the first time in the festival’s 45-year history. For Zule Ankamah, lead organizer for… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Capulet Fest 2023 with Memphis May Fire, All That Remains, Norma Jean, Anberlin And More

Village Reporter,
Capulet Fest 2023 with Memphis May Fire, All That Remains, Norma Jean, Anberlin And More – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, June 26, 2023 · 641,488,808 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More