Tag: Africa Music

Introduction Over the past few years, Nigeria has grappled with a growing femicide epidemic that has recently surged to alarming levels. This horrifying trend has become even more evident as social media platforms have been flooded with reports of brutal killings of women in less than 24 hours. Such tragic incidents demand our attention, urging us to acknowledge the gravity… Read More

Posted by African Examiner Entertainment News, Latest News Monday, July 17th, 2023 (African Examiner) – As the love and appreciation for Fuji music continue to soar among Nigerians at home and diaspora, Penthouse Production, a PR company in America has announced that popular Nigerian Fuji singer and actor, Akorede Babatunde Okunola, aka Saheed Osupa, will be performing in Baltimore, Maryland… Read More

Levels Nigerian Cuisine is the newest culture restaurant to the ‘Wash Ave.’ entertainment scene. Owner, Ono Ikanone and his wife Justice Johnson are bringing the robust Nigerian culture, music, and food to the Midwest. A proud Nigerian, Ikanone has felt it is a part of his responsibility to share his culture with the city he has grown to love. “Being… Read More

On Tuesday, May 16, the Embassy held its annual reception in honour of Israel’s Independence Day in the capital city of Abuja.  More than 700 guests attended the event, including government ministers, over 30 senators, governors, and senior religious leaders, including imams and heads of churches. Pastor Adeboye, who heads the Redeemed Church, with over 40 million believers in Nigeria… Read More

Blues-Rock Star Joe Bonamassa Announces 19-date, East Coast Spring U.S. Tour – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, July 17, 2023 · 644,872,591 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions?… Read More

Gospel singer, Victory Gbakara, on Sunday night, emerged winner of Nigerian Idol Season 8. He defeated Precious Mac to clinch the N100 million grand prize, part of which is N35 million in cash and a brand new car. The prize also includes a music record deal and a video shoot. Speaking shortly after emerging victorious, Victory thanked his fans for… Read More

Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has reckoned that he has more than enough musical catalogue to retire. The singer, who turned 33 on Sunday, July 16, 2023, had an interview with Capital Extra’s Manny Norte. The interviewer had said the last time they met, the Starboy honcho told him that he “got enough music to retire.”… Read More

When we talk about the Nigerian Afrobeats scene, we can’t ignore the pioneers who paved the way for its global acclaim. We’re talking about the legends, the ones who laid the foundations before “Afrobeats” became the buzzword of the 2000s. Artists like Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade deserve a shoutout for their invaluable contributions, but for now, let’s focus… Read More

Victory Gbakara, winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 8, said on Sunday that going forward after the show, he would continue to make music. Gbakara, who said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the grand finale ceremony in Lagos, added that for him, it felt great to be the winner of… Read More

…The right to be informed “…..If I had to choose between a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter…..” We start this intervention by joining those celebrating the life of Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi (1951–2023) who joined his ancestors on the 29th of May, 2023. This was really a… Read More