To appreciate them for their contribution to the growth of the platform, YouTube recently rewarded creators, who reached 100,000 subscribers, with Silver Play Button at the YouTube Black Africa Creator Week. The programme was also aimed at educating and inspiring African creators through knowledge building sessions from YouTube experts, motivating them with success stories of […]
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Megan Thee Stallion Predicted Her Success In Throwback Audition Video
“Savage” rapper Megan Thee Stallion had an ambition and she was not going to stop until she achieved it. In an epic throwback video shared by “Love & Hip Hop” on its Instagram page, the Grammy-nominated rapper declared that she is going to be a ‘household name’ one day! The “Hot Girl Summer” rapper almost became […]
YouTube Announces Winners Of Inaugural YouTube Black Voices Creator Grantees From Africa
*Fireboy, Sauti Sol and Madjozi to join Class of 2021 YouTube has released its inaugural class of African content creators set to receive a grant for the development of their channels from the global #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund. In addition to the grant earmarked for content development, the 23 YouTubers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa will […]
The Great Escape: Beautiful Places To Explore In Canada
The conversations on traveling to Canada is mostly centred around migration. However, the North American country has so much to offer other than the promise of a good life. Canada is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. You’ll have to see and experience it to believe it. It is important to note […]
‘My Music Comes From My Spirit, Not Head’
The pandemic was a blessing in disguise for me,” 18-year-old Princewill Emmanuel echoed with confidence. His ambience is as warm as the Wednesday afternoon when we spoke. Better known by his moniker, Alpha P, the Edo State native has just released his second extended playlist, a four-track tape partly inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, titled […]
Rowan Atkinson Says He Doesn’t Enjoy Playing Comic Character, Mr. Bean
British actor Rowan Atkinson, who is best known for portraying the comic character Mr. Bean, has said that he finds the character “stressful and exhausting” – and hinted he will never play role again. Atkinson, 65, is in the middle of developing an animated film of the popular character, but said he finds ‘the weight […]
Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie Reveals How She Came About The Name “Chimamanda”
Celebrated Nigerian writer and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie in a chat with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on his Black Box Interview series on Bounce Radio has revealed that her parents didn’t name her Chimamanda. According to the “Half Of A Yellow Sun” writer, she made up the name herself. She said: “I made up the name; I invented […]
Girl-child development in Ojo’s Fire In The Wind
Just exactly two years after the publication of her first novel, The Fragrance of Roses, Kike Ojo, a proficient translator and comparatist, happy mother, grand-mother and wife of a retired diplomat has released her second novel, Fire in The Wind. Like her first novel, which centres on the development of the girl-child and her rights […]
Festival of Unity… rekindling love, hope in Nigeria
The National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, which was in doldrums for lack of theatrical activities, came aliverecently with the maiden edition of Festival of Unity. With Healing Nigeria, as theme, the three-day colourful event, held from December 18 to 20, 2020. The General Manager of National Theatre, Prof. Sunday Ododo, speaking on the festival, said year […]
Yusuf Ali’s Two Decades Of Forensic Advocacy At The Inner Bar in print
When I received the invitation to review the 2-Volume book, Two Decades Of Forensic Advocacy At The Inner Bar, A Festschrift In Honour Of Yusuf Ali, SAN,” published by Bookcraft (2020) and edited by Prof. Wahab Egbewole et al, I instinctively and enthusiastically responded ‘yes.’ I saw the opportunity to write about the very considerable […]