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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Outstanding Newly Found Lyrical Content: Introducing to the World Mi$tuh G. and Mak7teen

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Outstanding Newly Found Lyrical Content: Introducing to the World Mi$tuh G. and Mak7teen – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Thursday, October 14, 2021 · 553,806,653 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Ace comedian Basketmouth signs music deal with Empire

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Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has signed a mega music deal with US-based record label Empire. Basketmouth announced the deal on his official Instagram handle on Wednesday, where he wrote, “Hey guys, did I mention that I have been signed by @empire? Well… I am (sic).” Empire is an independent record label that handles music licensing and… Read More
Human Rights 

Paraguay violated indigenous rights, UN committee rules in landmark decision

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The Committee, which is made up of 18 independent experts from across the world, monitors countries’ adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.   Lands represent ‘home’  The decision on Paraguay (in Spanish) marked the first time it has affirmed that for indigenous people, “home” should be understood in the context of their special relationship with their… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Burna Boy says hypocrisy is the reason marijuana has not been legalised in Nigeria

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Marijuana (also called weed, skunk or Igbo) is still illegal in Nigeria, although it hasn’t stopped its widespread use. A 2018 report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) revealed marijuana to be the most consumed ‘drug’ in Nigeria, being consumed by an estimated 10.8% of the population. During a conversation about it in an interview with… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

“I am glad I got to know him on that level”, Seyi Shay discusses losing her music mentor, Sound Sultan and more #WithChude

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Some losses hit harder than others. For Nigerian singer-songwriter, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, popularly known as Seyi Shay, the death of music legend Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan hit close to home. On this week’s episode of #WithChude, the singer-songwriter discusses her relationship with Sound Sultan as well as her journey through the Nigerian music industry with host… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics

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The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) were selected for their expertise in areas such as epidemiology, animal health, clinical medicine, virology and genomics.   WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the news during his regular briefing from Geneva.  “SAGO will advise WHO on the development of a global framework to… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports

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Agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the death toll from the disease is now at its lowest level in almost a year.  “Reaching 40% needs a whole of government and whole of society approach, which depends on political and civil society leadership. We are working with leaders to support the prioritization and planning that is needed to make 40%… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN honours Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide 

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This Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recognized her world-changing legacy with a special award.    In 1951, while Ms. Lacks sought treatment, researchers took biopsies from her body without her knowledge or consent, and her cells became the first “immortal” cell line, now known as the “HeLa cells”.   ‘Reckoning’ with injustice  Shockingly, as WHO points out, the global scientific community once hid her race and her real story, a historical wrong that Wednesday’s recognition hopes… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

“Help A Woman Without Expecting Sex In Return” – Singer Minjin Tells Men

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Minjin Nigerian Afro-pop singer, Minjin, has sent a new message to his male fans via his Instagram Stories. The “Coupe Decale” crooner, whose real name is Adewale Lawanson Junior, posted that men should help women without expecting sex in return because women are not interested in having sex all the time. “If you wanna be that man she call when… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerian creatives & young global leaders shine at MIPAD Lagos Event

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The global lists were announced on Sunday 3 October, LIVE from ONE UN Plaza in New York City with viewing events around the world, following the opening of the 76th UN General Assembly during MIPAD Recognition and Awards Ceremony as part of the activities marking the annual Recognition Week. The honourees, who were among the two hundred people of African… Read More
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