For the first time in its history, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana, United States, will be led by a Ugandan. It was recently officially announced in Washington, D.C., that Pope Leo XIV has appointed 53-year-old Simon Peter Engurait as the next Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. The announcement came through Većeslav Tumir, chargé d’affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, in the […]
Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo has added another major milestone to her growing list of international accolades. Her thought-provoking installation on Lagos markets, featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, has earned a prestigious Special Mention Award, placing her firmly in the spotlight of the global design world. The Venice Biennale is widely regarded as the most significant event on […]
Nearly three decades after his passing, the pulse of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s music is louder than ever. The late Afrobeat pioneer has been posthumously inducted into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame, honoured for his seismic 1976 album Zombie, a fearless, genre-defining project that shook the foundations of Nigerian society and gave voice to a generation. The Grammy Hall […]
Jamie Foxx’s Emotional Comeback At the 25th BET Awards in Los Angeles, Jamie Foxx received the prestigious Ultimate Icon Award, marking a triumphant return after suffering a near‑fatal stroke in April 2023. Presented by Stevie Wonder, Foxx broke down during his acceptance speech, calling it his “second chance” at life. He offered heartfelt thanks to his sister Deidra and […]
Nigerian rap veteran Olamide has dropped a new collaborative single titled 99. The track, which hit streaming platforms on Monday, sees the YBNL boss teaming up with some of the industry’s most magnetic voices: Asake, Seyi Vibez, Young Jonn, and British-Nigerian vocalist Daecolm. 99 is not just another feature-heavy Afrobeats drop. It is a textured sonic experiment that fuses […]
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been appointed to the Council of Advisors of the prestigious World Food Prize Foundation. The announcement, made by the Foundation’s President, Mashal Husain, reinforces Adesina’s enduring legacy as a global voice in agriculture, food security, and economic transformation. Adesina, a Nigerian economist and internationally respected development […]
Afrobeats heavyweight Rema has flipped the script, not with a chart-topper, but with a gesture of solidarity and quiet power. Rising rapper Odumodublvck has publicly disclosed that Rema personally donated a staggering N40 million to support his new record, Pity This Boy. The revelation came via a candid post on X (formerly Twitter), where Odumodublvck called for the act […]
For Nigerian music powerhouse Tems, the global stage is no longer new territory, but on Sunday, 13 July 2025, she will mark yet another landmark in her meteoric rise. The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter has been officially announced as one of the headline performers at the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show, alongside Latin music giant J […]
For the first time in its 50-year history, Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is hosting a solo exhibition by an African artist, and it is Nigerian contemporary painter John Madu who is leading this historic shift. His exhibition Paint Your Path, unveiled on Friday, is not only a creative triumph but a bold statement on representation, global influence, and artistic […]
On a clay court drenched in tension and Parisian anticipation, 21-year-old Coco Gauff rose from the fire, rallied from behind, and clinched her first-ever French Open title, toppling Aryna Sabalenka in a fierce three-set final that will echo through tennis history. The scoreboard read 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. But those numbers barely scratched the surface of the emotional grit and […]
