Disruptive Africa Innovation Growth Workshop
Technology, environment and the media largely influence value perception, and this value is used by the consumers/employers to decide whether or not to purchase your products and services. 5 years down the line will your customers still want your products/services considering the rise of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Machine learning, Augmented, Mixed realities […]
Jonathan & Alaba Emerge Winners Of Coca-Cola Golf Tournament
Over the weekend, Coca-Cola hosted a golf tournament tagged Road to Mauritius at the Ikoyi Golf club, Lagos, to celebrate its loyal customers. Jonathan Ukoko and Alaba Adetunji were the top golfers at the end of the tournament, and have both qualified qualified to participate in the AfrAsia Mauritius Open Pro AM Games which is scheduled […]
Mr P Wins First Award for Best International Male Artist
Former member of the now defunct P-square, Mr P, has won his first award since the duo split last year. The singer won the award for Best International Male Artist over the weekend at the 2018 edition of the International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA). The Ebeano singer was nominated in two award categories; Best Male […]
Adekunle Gold’s ‘About 30’ Makes NEA Nominations For ‘Album Of The Year’
The nomination list for the 2018 edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) has been released by the organisers, with Simi, Olamide, Adekunle Gold, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid and Davido leading with two nominations each. Adekunle Gold‘s About 30 album is being nominated for Album of the year along with Simisola by Simi, Sugarcane by Tiwa […]
Celebrating Mo Abudu At 54
One of Nigeria’s foremost media entrepreneurs, Mosunmola Abud (known as Mo Abudu), turned fifty-four on the 11th of September 2018. CEO of Africa’s Foremost Global Black Television Network Abudu is the CEO of EbonyLife TV, located at Tinapa Resort in the South-South Nigeria tourist city of Calabar. The network, founded in 2013, is Africa’s pioneer […]
Nigerian Students Win Third Prize at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition
Two Nigerian students have the clinched third prize at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition, which held last week in Sweden. They secured the top three finish at the international contest for their idea, a unique nature-based technique for water purification. The students, Blessing Umoukpong and Edward Inisong, both from the Northern Annang Secondary Commercial […]
Joke Silva Receives Woman of Integrity Award
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, will be receiving the Woman of Integrity Award next month at the Nigerian Association of Christian Journalist’s Annual Integrity Lecture/Awards. The actress will be presented with the award alongside Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, who will be honoured as the Integrity Man of the Year. Other important personalities that […]
Bisola Wins Surprise Award At AMVCA 2018
The biggest award event on the continent that celebrates actors, filmmakers and other contributors in the film industry took place on Sunday evening, 2nd September, at the Eko Hotel, Lagos. AMVCA AMVCA 2018 was sponsored by Konga, Airtel and H2o. It featured a brand new category called the AMVCA Achiever’s Award and had a surprise award […]
Deadline To Submit AppsAfrica Awards Entries
Leading tech ventures across Africa have until Friday, September 14th to submit entries for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continent’s most innovative ventures in Cape Town on November 12th, 2018. With over 300 entries last year from 31 countries the Awards […]
Women You Should Know: Adenike Ogunlesi
Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi is the Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer of “Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, a children’s clothing line with 150 employees and 13 branches across the country, as well as several distributors round the West African coast. For Mrs Nike, business started as one would stumble on beautiful piece of artwork. However, the success that […]
Adesua Etomi Joins Notable People On Wolverhampton University’s Wall Of Fame
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, has just added another one to her long list of accolades. The beautiful actress has been added to the University of Wolverhampton Wall of Fame. Wall of Fame The wall of fame showcases some of the school’s alumni, who have gone on to achieve great things. Etomi joins other distinguished alumni: Judge […]
Top 10 Nigeria Tour Operators To Receive The Akwaaba Africa Top 100 Tour Operators’ Awards
Recently Akwaaba Africa Travel Market announced the names of Tour Operators from about 17 African countries that would be beneficiaries of the Africa Travel Awards. The awards are to recognise the tour operators who encourage African tourists to travel within Africa. The award presentation is usually held on the first day of the event to […]
Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2018: Nominees Anounced
Nominees for the 2018 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was announced over the weekend. AMAA According to entertainment executive and founder of the AMAAs, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, AMAA has established itself as the biggest and most credible jury-based awards for African filmmakers and professionals in the motion picture industry, in the continent or in diaspora. […]
AFRIMMA Awards: The Nominees Are…
The nominees for the 2018 African Music Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) and Music Festival have been announced. Each category has at least one Nigerian, with most having as much as three or four. Included on the nominee’s list are the usual – Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, DJ Neptunes, Cuppy, Flavour, Burnaboy, Zorro, Mayorkun and others. A […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Duke University Honorary Award
Nigeria’s literary icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recently added to her fleet of feats a honouree of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, on the occasion of the varsity’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony. The author is a recipient of the award alongside five others: General Motors Chairman and CEO, Mary Barra; former Durham Mayor, William Bell; […]
Mr P Celebrates First Ever Award Nomination (IARA 2018)
Peter Okoye, aka Mr P, of the defunct PSquare has been nominated by the International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA) for Best Male Artist and Best International Male Artist award categories for IARA 2018. The IARA nominations are the first-ever nominations the artist has gotten since he began his solo career after the breakup of the […]