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My music is Afrofusion, not Afrobeats – Burna Boy

Village Reporter,
Superstar singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has said that his style of music is called Afrofusion and, therefore, cannot be labelled as Afrobeats. The Last Last crooner stated that all genres of music from Africa should not be labelled as Afrobeats, adding that there were diverse sounds from the continent. Burna Boy made this assertion in an… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

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WHO is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as the region faces acute food insecurity caused by conflict, extreme weather events – including the worst drought in 40 years – induced by climate change, rising international food and fuel prices and the impact of the pandemic. Over 80 million people in the eastern African region are food insecure and… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

World Bank Board Approves New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR)

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The devastating human, economic, and social cost of COVID-19 has highlighted the urgent need for coordinated action to build stronger health systems and mobilize additional resources for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR). The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the establishment of a financial intermediary fund (FIF) that will finance critical investments to strengthen pandemic PPR capacities… Read More
Human Rights 

Libya: new suspected mass graves found in Tarhuna, says UN human rights probe

Village Reporter
Speaking in Geneva, Mohamed Auajjar, chair of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, told journalists that a culture of impunity still prevailed across the war-torn country, representing “a great obstacle” to national reconciliation, truth and justice for the victims and their families. Regarding Tarhuna specifically, the report gathered testimonies and found evidence of “widespread and systematic perpetration of enforced disappearances,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

50 Independent Rappers and Singers Receive Helping Hand From Media Music News

Village Reporter,
50 Independent Rappers and Singers Receive Helping Hand From Media Music News – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, July 4, 2022 · 579,702,868 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

MTN to pay Nigerian musician N20m for using his song as caller tune without consent

Village Reporter,
A High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria to pay an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams twenty million naira over copyright violation. Justice Mary Ojukwu while delivery the judgement on Thursday, June 30, 2022 asked MTN to also render an account of profit for the illegal use of the song for three years. It was reported that,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Dex Arson Joins The Outlaw Ocean Music Project, An Unusual Collaboration with Journalist Ian Urbina

Village Reporter,
Dex Arson Joins The Outlaw Ocean Music Project, An Unusual Collaboration with Journalist Ian Urbina – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, July 4, 2022 · 579,667,970 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

‘Ashewo’ politics and the future of Nigeria

Village Reporter,
Professor Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha             ‘Ashewo’ originally a Yoruba word, is our local street word for a prostitute. Of course, it connotes debauchery, sex for money, loose character, a woman of easy virtue. In modern parlance, we call them ‘runs girls’, or ‘commercial sex workers. Other local terms for them include ‘Opio’, ‘Kpons’, ‘Olosho’, Igberaja’, ‘One Chance’, Asharamuta’,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Afronation: Omah Lay apologises for performance, offers fan VIP concert ticket

Village Reporter,
Following backlash for unsatisfactory performance at the Afronation concert in Portugal, Nigerian artiste, Omah Lay, has offered a disgruntled fan VIP access to his ongoing tour. A TikTok user, @akuvimusic, who claimed to have attended the concert on Saturday said certain artistes from West Africa, “especially Omah Lay and partly Rema”, were “not singing” According to her, the audience could… Read More
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