Walt Disney has elected a woman to chair its board for the first time in the entertainment giant’s 98-year history. Susan Arnold, who has been a Disney board member for 14 years, will succeed Bob Iger at the end of this year. She was formerly an executive at global investment…
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The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has likened the controversial travel ban imposed by the UK, Canada and a number of mainly Western countries to apartheid against Africa and says it is endangering the lives of people on the continent. Adesina also called for the…
Destination Ondo, Ondo State’s strategic intervention in tourism, has unveiled uniquely curated tour bus and car services for tour operators and allied service providers both domiciled in and outside the state for the purpose of tour operations within the state tourism circuit. This is to extend the frontiers of developing…
Picture by The crazy Tourist Berlin, 28 February 2020 – ITB Berlin 2020 will not take place. Due to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Economics have stated their opinion that ITB Berlin be cancelled. This evening at 1827…
Grimes seemingly took several subtle digs at ex-boyfriend Elon Musk in her new single, “Player of Games.” Before their split in September, Grimes and Musk who is SpaceX founder and an avid PC gamer dated for three years and share one child together: son X Æ A-12, aka “Baby X.…
Two–time World Cup silver medallists Nigeria continued from where they left off in the second round by hammering hosts Congo 4-0 in the first leg of their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying third round fixture in Brazzaville on Sunday. Goals by Mercy Idoko in the 38th minute, Flourish…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has won the Artist of the Year award for African region in the Apple Music Awards 2021. This announcement was made by Apple via its official website on Tuesday, as Wizkid emerged as one of the five artists to emerge…
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, has described Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s call for a peace walk as a political move to secure a second term in office. Kuti said this in a video shared on his Instagram page while rejecting the governor’s invite for…
Dorsey has been under pressure to resign. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (Business Insider) Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of the company. CNBC cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter, while reporting the development. Reuters and The New York Times have separately reported that they have been told…
The historical drama based on Queen Amina of Zazzau premiered on the streamer on November 4. Amina Izu Ojukwu’s newly released film, ‘Amina’ has broken a new Netflix record. The film which premiered exclusively on the streaming platform recently became the first Nigerian film to make the global top ten…
There is really no stopping the former youth international and Liverpool youngster in Germany Taiwo Awoniyi has scored more Bundesliga goals than anyone in Union Berlin history. Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi has continued to show he is one of the best forwards in Germany following another successful outing for his modest…
Africa is a cultural megaforce inspiring global trends with its unique flavours of music, fashion, film, art, and design. It’s also one of the biggest and most important growth markets in the world for Campari, an iconic global brand born from passion and the pursuit of celebrating and inspiring creativity,…
After a one-year hiatus, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is ready to roll out its red carpets. Ahead of the award ceremony’s eighth edition, its organizers have announced a call for submissions. Filmmakers are expected to submit their films in line with the awards’ guidelines between December 3,…
The 2021 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held on Sunday, 28 November at the Marriot Hotels, Ikeja, hosted by comedians Funnybone and Chigurl. Chuko and Arie Esiri‘s film “Eyimofe” won five awards including Achievement in Editing, Achievement in Sound and Best director at the award ceremony. Kelechi Udegbe won Best Actor in a Supporting…