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Harry Belafonte, musician, actor, and activist, dies at 96

Reading Time: 2 minutes The legendary Harry Belafonte, who began his career as a vocalist with the anthem “Day O” from his hit song “Banana Boat” in the 1950s and later became an activist, has passed away at the age of 96. On Tuesday, Belafonte passed away at his New York City home from congestive heart failure, with his Read More…

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Carlson, Lemon sackings stun American media

Reading Time: 2 minutes American media have been thrown for a loop by Monday’s firings of Fox News and CNN anchors Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Less than a week after parent company Fox Corp settled a defamation lawsuit starring Carlson for $787.5 million, Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. Carlson’s Read More…

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An anthropologist’s journey between two worlds

Reading Time: 4 minutes Part 1 of Keith Hart’s Self in the World is entitled Ancestors. It is divided into three chapters – Writing the Self: A Genealogy, Anthropology’s Forgotten Founders and The Anti-Colonial Intellectuals: Thinking New Worlds. The men he profiles here are his heroes (where are the women?). In their various fields, these personalities are world-renowned for Read More…

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David’s music tops Spotify’s Nigeria, UK, Canada and France streams

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The top streaming countries for Davido’s songs, according to Spotify, are the UK, Nigeria, Canada, and France. Davido’s music may be found on over 10 million user-made Spotify playlists, according to Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa. He claims that Davido’s fan base is undeniably appealing because of the afrobeat Read More…

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Emeka Izeze heads new Nigerian Media Ombudsman

Reading Time: 4 minutes To increase public trust in the media, the Nigerian media on Monday launched a nine-member board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), also known as the National Ombudsman. The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO) launched the commission in Ikeja, Lagos. The NPO is made up of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Read More…

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Portable charged with assaulting a police officer in Ogun

Reading Time: < 1 minutes 28-year-old musician Badmus Okikiola, aka Portable, was charged by the police in Ogun on Monday with assaulting a police inspector while performing his duties. Okikiola, whose residence was omitted, was accused of assault and resisting arrest by the Police.The defendant and other suspects, who are still at large, are accused of committing the crime on Read More…

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Khosi wins BBTitans, gets $100,000

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Makhosazane Twala, 25, better known by her nickname, Khosi, has won the Big Brother Titans competition. The hosts, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka, made the announcement at Sunday’s season finale. This meant that Kanaga Ene placed second and Tsatsii placed third. On January 15th, 24 contestants from Nigeria and South Africa were introduced for the Read More…

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Lagos Metropolitan marks 3rd anniversary soon

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The countdown to the third anniversary of Lagos Metropolitan newspaper (LM) has begun. The online publication was launched at the onset of the global pandemic – COVID-19 – on 13 April 2020. Since then it has been an arduous journey that has taken LM through many encounters, one of which was the #endsars crisis, which Read More…

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Nigeria’s first children’s wildlife show launched by Wild Africa Fund

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr Mark Animal TV Show, a new wildlife-focused television series for children aged seven to fourteen, has been launched by Wild Africa Fund. This was said on Saturday in Lagos by Wild Africa Fund Nigeria’s Representative, Mr Festus Iyorah. “The kiddies show premieres this Saturday and every other Saturday at 8.45 a.m. on Silverbird TV Read More…