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Entertainment Lifestyle 

City 105.1 FM to syndicate Turntable top 50 as part of partnership

Village Reporter,
On November 19th, 2020, TurnTable Charts launched the record-breaking TurnTable Top 50 which combines freemium streaming services, Radio, and Television airplay to create an accurate representation of music consumption in Nigeria. The first installment of the TurnTable Top 50 saw “Ginger” by Wizkid featuring Burna Boy become the first number-one song on the chart. ALSO READ: Pulse chats with Ayomide… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Jena Nahnsen to Serve as Aspire2STEAM Advisor

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Jena Nahnsen to Serve as Aspire2STEAM Advisor – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Thursday, March 4, 2021 · 536,284,384 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More
Human Rights 

Environmental racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’, must end, say UN human rights experts

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Originally dubbed “Plantation Country”, Cancer Alley, which is located in the southern state of Louisiana along the lower Mississippi River where enslaved Africans were forced to labour, serves as an industrial hub, with nearly 150 oil refineries, plastics plants and chemical facilities.    The ever-widening corridor of petrochemical plants has not only polluted the surrounding water and air, but also subjected… Read More

Two Nigeria Boys Tensioning Social Media With Their Flamboyant Lifestyle Are Caught During Robbery Operation [Photos+Video]

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Two men were caught engaging in a robbery operation and it turns out they are young men who have been sharing videos of themselves living large to social media. One video of the men shared online shows them lounging in a hotel room while smoking and listening to music. Not long after the video was shared, the men were allegedly… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

(Opinion): Is reggae music dying or dead?

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Related Articles Reggae is one special kind of music that changed the world. It’s Apostles come in different forms, acts and styles…. Some are highly “spiritual”. Some are very philosophical. Some are very mystical. Some are realists. Some are social crusaders. Some are humanists. Some are activists….Some are nationalists. Some are freedom fighters. Some are preachers. Some are teachers. We… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Cadence 808: Meet American singer doing Afrobeat music

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American singer Cadence 808 is going against the grain by pursuing Afrobeat music which originated from West Africa. Often times, we hear of African musicians seeking to do music with a Western touch. In fact, many of our musical genres are exports of Western nations- Hip Hop, Rock, whilst local genres are often influenced by sounds from the West. However, an… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

The list outing Nigerian male celebrities hurts both heterosexual and LGBTQ people

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A list of gay/bisexual men in Nigeria, compiled by self-styled investigative journalist known only as Queen Aisha, has made the round of Naija Twitter and is picking up more speed by the day.  The list, comprising essentially of actors, music artists and internet influencers bears the name of almost every male celebrity out there. It will be laughable if it… Read More
Human Rights 

Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village

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Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, have condemned the move, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.  Humsa Al-Bqai’a is a traditional Bedouin village located in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank.   The experts said its ongoing destruction by… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Untreated hearing loss threatens nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide – WHO 

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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) report, launched ahead of World Hearing Day 2021 on Wednesday, says that in less than 30 years, nearly 2.5 billion people globally face the threat of hearing loss – at least 700 million of whom will require ear and hearing care as well as other rehabilitation services, unless action is taken.  That figure would mark… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Old skool music: An immortal vinyl treasure in Douala, Cameroon

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Related Articles RFI | In the Deido neighborhood of Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital, you’ll find a small shop belting out authentic music on vinyl from the 1980s and 90s—Disco Saint Paul. A shining example of how traditional records still remain the top choice for music purists over modern streaming and mp3s. Record store owner and manager Ntchagna Paul owns up… Read More
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