Nigeria: Singer Tems Cancels Rwanda Show Over M23 Support
[Vanguard] Nigeria’s Grammy-winning singer Tems announced on Thursday she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo.
Kenya: TikTok Tight-Lipped On Monetization for Kenyan Creatives
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Chinese social media platform TikTok has announced that it has no plans to monetize Kenyan creators.
Nigeria: Femi Pedro At 70 – Between Fate and Diligence
[This Day] According to Edward Morgan Forster, English novelist, and short story writer, “failure and success seem to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting with their star or against it, and in th…
Nigeria: NIS to Honour Eleyae, Lalong, Soname, Onyema, Others At 50th Anniversary Celebration
[This Day] As part of activities lined up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) in Lagos, some ex students of the institute as well as six eminent Nigerians have been listed to be inducted into its…
Nigeria: My Sister Lost Over N50m to Crypto – Seun Kuti
[Daily Trust] Seun Kuti, the youngest son of late Afro-beat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has claimed that his sister lost over N50 million in cryptocurrency.
Africa: Africans Struggle With Interethnic Trust but Embrace Coexistence
[Afrobarometer] Nine out of 10 citizens express openness to cohabitation – as neighbours or married-in family members – with people of other ethnicities.
Nigeria: Funke Akindele, Wunmi Toriola Make 2024 Highest Grossing Lead Actresses
[Vanguard] Nollywood actresses, Funke Akindele and Wunmi Toriola, have emerged highest grossing lead actresses in 2024.
Zimbabwe: Stoevring’s New Book Promotes Cultural Heritage
[The Herald] Historian, academic, and researcher Joern Stoevring has published an insightful book exploring the San cave paintings’ traditions, particularly focusing on the relationship between humans and animals.
Nigeria: Gov Radda Congratulates Masari On Winning Thisday Lifetime Achievement Award
[Premium Times] Mr Radda also noted that the recognition celebrates not just an individual, but a legacy of dedicated service to Katsina State and Nigeria as a whole
Nigeria: Govt Launches Ultramodern Fashion Hub in Borno, Targets 48,000 Jobs
[This Day] The federal government yesterday, launched one of Nigeria’s largest ultramodern fashion manufacturing hubs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a target of generating over 48,000 jobs through the facility in the state.