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Guterres condemns deadly ‘vile act of racist violent extremism’ at supermarket in Buffalo, USA

The suspect, 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron, who is white, live-streamed the attack, which was carried out at a Tops supermarket in a predominantly black area of the city, located in the northeastern United States. Most of the victims were African American. Strong condemnation Mr. Guterres was appalled by this “vile act of racist violent extremism”, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq… Read More
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VIDEO: Burna Boy performs at Billboard Music Awards

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made his debut performance at the Billboard Music Awards which was held in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Burna Boy joined global stars like Megan Thee Stallion, BTS, Machine Gun Kelly, and others to perform at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In his performance, Burna Boy sang his latest… Read More
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Burna Boy performs ‘Last Last’ for first time at Billboard Music Awards

Globally-recognised Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, performed his latest song, Last Last, for the first time at the Billboard Music Awards. It was another first for the Ye crooner as he also made his debut BBMAs performance. Last Last, which was released on Friday, was Burna Boy’s first single off his next album, Love Damini. In… Read More
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Burna Boy Performs ‘Last Last,’ ‘Kilometre’ at 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Hot off his recent Billboard cover story, Burna Boy hit the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (May 15) night to close out the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Wearing a stylishly flayed black suit jacket and shorts, the Nigerian singer delivered his new single, the Toni Braxton-sampling “Last Last,” and the dub-flavored, laid-back single… Read More
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Nigerian saxophonist, Julius Ekemode, for burial May 28

Nigerian Saxophonist, Julius Ekemode, popularly known as “Orlando Julius”, who died April 14, at the age of 79,  would be laid to rest May 28 in his hometown, Ijebu Ijesha in Osun State. This was disclosed by Bimbo Esho, Managing Director, Evergreen Musical Company, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Esho said that… Read More
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Rive Music Video Promotion and Distribution presents: Chrystabell – The Midnight Star Tour and “Clouds For Breakfast”

Rive Music Video Promotion and Distribution presents: Chrystabell – The Midnight Star Tour and “Clouds For Breakfast” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Sunday, May 15, 2022 · 572,562,103 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events &… Read More
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Music: The African artists finding a global audience via TikTok

Nigeria’s CKay and South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly at a concert in Lagos, April 2019. EMMANUEL AREWA / AFP Since the phenomenal success of the song “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)”, released in 2019, millions of fans have been singing along to the Igbo lyrics by Nigerian singer CKay featuring his compatriot Joeboy and Ghanaian star Kuami Eugene. The track was… Read More
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American Envoy Applauds Growing U.S.-Nigeria Cultural Ties

Posted by Eric Ojo Entertainment, Latest News, News Across Nigeria Sunday, May 15th, 2022 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has lauded the growing transcontinental relationship between America and Nigeria, particularly in the creative industry. The American envoy said the U.S. government is committed to strengthening the burgeoning cultural ties between the two countries… Read More
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Blasphemy in Nigeria’s legal systems: an explainer

A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Islamic law expert AbdulRazzaq Alaro to explain the judgement. Is blasphemy a criminal offence in Nigeria?… Read More
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