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7 Reasons Why We Love Joke Silva

Fifty-one years and still exuding great magnetic quality and radiant beauty, Joke Silva is a notable icon of the Nigerian movie industry. A mother, an actress/director, a wife and partner to her husband at the Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts

AMAA to Reward African Journalists with $5000

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, has revealed it will be rewarding African journalists with a special recognition award, Media Recognition Award, which will also come with cash prizes of $5000, $3000, and $2000 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions

Love in the Air: Close-Up Launches Cupid Games Ahead of St. Valentine’s Day

Closeup, a leading toothpaste in Nigeria, has set the pace for an engaging and fun-filled Valentine season among Nigerian youths with the launch of the digital social game, “Cupid Games”. The St. Valentine’s Day, an annual celebration of love,

Who Wants to be President?

Every little child has had dreams of, one day, becoming the president of his country. While such dreams fizzle into pipe dreams for most children as they grow into adults, there is hope for fun-loving adults to put their abilities

Nigerian-British Actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor Nominated for Oscar Award

Nigerian-British actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, has been nominated in the ‘Best Actor’ category for his role in the award-winning movie, ’12 Years a Slave’ at the 2014 Oscar Awards. Ejiofor was recently nominated for ‘Best Actor’ at the just concluded Golden

Top 30 Gospel Songs of 2013: Bouqui, Godfrey, Flo Rocka Listed Among World Best

Nigerian gospel artistes Bouqui, Tim Godfrey and Flo have had their songs ranked among the Top 30 Gospel Songs of 2013. The compilation of the top 30 songs was carried out by Global Gospel Media Company, Gospel Innovation, a company

Bouqui’s Blaze of Glory

Nigerian female Gospel act, Bouqui, recently had her song ‘Celebrate’ ranked among the top 30 Gospel songs in the world. In this exclusive chat with Connect Nigeria, she explains the feeling that comes with the honour of being internationally recognized.

Obi Asika’s Short Film ‘We Are Nigerians’ to be Staged at the Nigerian Entertainment and Lifestyle Awards

As one of the key events that would highlight the third edition of the Nigerian Entertainment and Lifestyle Awards slated for February 8, 2014 in the United Kingdom, ‘We are Nigerians’ a story of Nigeria’s Amalgamation, would be shown to

Kunle Afolayan’s ‘October 1’ Wins Award

October 1, the latest movie produced by Kunle Afolayan, has won an award in the ‘Best Fiction Trailer’ category during the International Movie Trailer Festival. The movie, which is yet to be released, won the award in 2013 just as

Sean Tizzle, Iyanya, O.C. Ukeje, Two Other Stars that Rocked in 2013

The Nigerian entertainment industry in the year 2013 was a busy one; new stars were born and some were made superstars. In our 2013 review series, we look at five entertainment personalities who had a fantastic outing in 2013. In

#2013: Album Releases, Endorsements and Events in Nigerian Entertainment Industry

2013 is almost over. Still in our 2013 review series; we look at major happenings in the Nigerian entertainment sector. Endorsement deals 2013 was the year of endorsement deals with the telecoms sector signing almost every artiste worthy of representing

D’Banj Signs Endorsement Deal; Becomes Glo Ambassador Again

DB Records boss, D’banj, yesterday made a return to telecom giant, Globacom, as its brand ambassador. The pop star was revealed at the Mike Adenuga Towers yesterday, 23 December 2013 at a press gathering. Although news filtered in weeks ago

Diary of a Nigerian Student in the United Kingdom

The shrill alarm reverberated around the room piercing the silence. It was 5 a.m and the noise that emanated from the alarm set on the mobile phone could wake any living organism that lay around. A motionless figure lay on

5 Nigerian Books to Watch Out for in 2014

Are you wondering what books to read in 2014? There are a handful of titles that are sure to hold your attention once you turn the first page. A literary scholar, Arthur Anyaduba, provides Connect Nigeria a list of books

Top 10 Nigerian Books in 2013

How do you begin anew? A wise one would say to look back and see what was done right to make it better and see what was done wrong to avoid making the same mistakes again. Our stories have so

A Jazz Festival Worth Remembering

The Lagos Jazz festival that kicked off on 28th November and lasted till 1st of December was one of a kind as Muri Okunola Park was kept alive on those days by families, friends, vendors and really great Jazz music.

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