Sam Adebanjo Sings for Mothers in ‘Mama’ featuring Rooftop MCs’ Snatcha.

Though Mother’s Day 2014 is still a couple of months away, one of Nigeria’s finest voices is reminding folks the need to revere mothers all the time. Singer, Sam Adebanjo, has released a new single titled Mami a special one

Africa Offers Great Opportunities for SME Growth – DHL

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa have an abundance of opportunities to tap from, said Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express, in a statement. Brewer added that SMEs are clearly the growth engine for Africa and the critical

Facebook Acquires WhatsApp for $19 Billion

Facebook Inc., a popular social media networking service with about 1.2 billion users, has acquired WhatsApp, another social media service that thrives primarily on mobile phones. The recent acquisition is estimated to be worth around $19 billion. Facebook had earlier

Iyanya, D’banj, 2Face, Others Bag World Music Award Nominations

Some of Nigeria’s music stars including Tuface, Iyanya, D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Davido, and Wizkid have bagged nominations at the 2014 World Music Awards in various categories. With the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) providing the organizers with the

UBA Organises Social Media Summit for Journalists

A one-day summit on how journalists can use and maximise social media networking in news reporting will hold in Lagos tomorrow, February 20th. The event tagged ‘Functional Social Networking for Nigerian Journalists’ is organised by Everything Journalism and the United

Former Super Eagles Captain, Jay Jay Okocha, Signs Endorsement Deal with New Age Chargers

Former Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers FC skipper, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has been unveiled as brand ambassador to New Age Chargers. The deal with New Age Chargers, manufacturer of devices for charging mobile gadgets, is believed to be worth

Glo Evergreen Series Will Feature My Best Performance – Sunny Ade

Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade, has stated that the Glo Evergreen Series, will feature his best performance in his 50 years on stage. The event, which will hold at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, February 28th, is organised by

Super Eagles Striker, Bright Dike, Out of World Cup with Injury; Osaze Odemwingie Likely Replacement

Super Eagles striker and 2014 World Cup hopeful, Bright Dike, has picked up a torn Achilles injury. Dike’s injury means that he’s out of the Eagles squad for the World Cup in Brazil. The injury comes almost two years after

Social Media Week Lagos Kicks Off

The Social Media Week 2014 officially kicked off in Lagos and a host of other cities around the world yesterday and will last till February 21st. With this year’s event, it celebrates its sixth year of existence around the world

Venture Capitalists Plan to Boost Investment in Nigeria

African Private Equity and Venture Capitalists Association (AVCA) has expressed its preparedness to promote investment opportunities in Nigeria. Mrs. Michelle Kathryn Essome, Chief Executive Officer of AVCA, while announcing the association’s forthcoming annual conference from March 31st to April 2nd,

Enterprise Creative Offers Work Space with HotHouse on Allen Avenue

Enterprise Creative has created a new hub called HotHouse, a co-working space for creative and digital entrepreneurs in Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. According to the Enterprise Creative CEO, Nkiru Asika, co-working spaces have become the hottest business trend around the

Iyabo Ojo Talks About Child Abuse in New Movie ‘ Silence’ Starring Joseph Benjamin, Alex Usifo, Tina Mba

Nollywood actress in the Yoruba genre, Iyabo Ojo, has followed the footsteps of her fellow Yoruba actress-producer, Dayo Amusa, by pulling Nollywood bigwigs including Joseph Benjamin, Alex Usifo, and Tina Mba, in her latest flick, ‘Silence’. Last November, Dayo Amusa

Online Mall, Konga.com, Improves Trading Platform

One of Nigeria’s online shopping malls, Konga.com, has announced its intention to launch a restructured trading platform that will improve the shopping experience for shoppers in the mall. The trading platform, according to Konga, will be launching in the coming

Payment Platform, PesaPal Launches in Malawi; Plans Expansion To Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia

Kenyan-based web and mobile payment platform, PesaPal has launched in Malawi to enable users pay for goods and services online via credit cards and mobile money services like M-PESA and is already planning its expansion to Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia.

Total Appoints First Female CEO

Mrs. Elisabeth Proust has been appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Total upstream companies in Nigeria (Total E&P Nigeria Ltd, and other subsidiaries). This is the first female Managing Director in the over 50-years in the company’s history in Nigeria.

BAFTA 2014: Chiwetel Ejiofor Wins Best Actor for 12 Years a Slave

Nigerian-British born actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, has won the award for ‘Best Actor’ for his role in Steve McQueens slavery drama 12 Years a Slave at the 2014 British Academy and Film Awards. The actor beat the likes of Tom Hanks,

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