‘Ẹlẹ́ṣin Oba: The King’s Horseman’ is Biyi Bandele’s Netflix adaptation of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s play that tells the story of a Yoruba chief in British-occupied Nigeria whose plan to commit ritual suicide is resisted by the colonists. Ẹlẹ́ṣin Oba: The King’s Horseman,” the last movie by Biyi Bandele- the Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker, who died in August […]
The Commanding General of the United States Army Cadet Command, Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera on Thursday morning announced that Amanda Azubuike, a United States Army officer of Nigerian descent, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the force. Amanda received her 1st star from Gen. James Rainey during a ceremony with family, friends, & fellow community leaders, the […]
Femi Otedola, a multibillionaire businessman and philanthropist, went above and beyond to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. Otedola, for his 60th birthday, spent roughly €3 million to charter a super-luxury boat by Christina O. The legendary motor yacht Christina O made its debut as a Canadian frigate in World War II. In 1954, Christina O was purchased by the […]
Real Madrid and France’s Karim Benzema won the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or tittle after topping the 2021-22 season voting. The 34-year-old had been the strong favourite heading into the Theatre du Chatelet and has now been named the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane back in 1998 with Juventus. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches last season for […]
In commemoration of the Black History Month 2022, the African Community in Surrey and Sussex held a ‘Black Book Launch’ on 12th October 2022 at Horley Library. The event was the first of its kind and the first on the activities scheduled for the commemoration of this year’s Black History Month. The association also plans to host a training […]
Temilade Openiyi—the Nigerian singer better known as Tems—was tucked up in bed in West London when Beyoncé’s album Renaissance dropped online. “I had a show the night before, so on Friday I was just sleeping the whole day,” she says. Openiyi had a guest vocal—in the standout track “Move” alongside Beyoncé and Grace Jones—on what would immediately become the biggest album […]
The Recording Academy has acknowledged that there are now discussions about adding an Afrobeats category to the Grammys. The CEO of the Recording Academy, Harvey Manson Jr. confirmed the new addition. In order for the academy to decide to create a category for Afrobeats, a proposal must be submitted. This is what is currently being worked on to ensure […]
Until her death on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96, Elizabeth Alexandra Windsor, also known as Queen Elizabeth II, had ruled the United Kingdom for the longest period of time. To an estimated four billion viewers on Monday, the state funeral was live-streamed. A crowd of about a million people gathered in and around the royal palaces […]
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has married Mariam Anako on Tuesday. The wedding was held at the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. After a few formalities at the building’s entrance, the new bride was led into the palace. According to reports, she was brought into the palace’s inner court where her husband and other guests were […]
American professional golfer Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods was born in Cypress, California, to Earl and Kultida “Tida” Woods. Woods, who was born on December 30th, 1975, started his career in 1996 when he was 20 years old after a standout junior, collegiate, and amateur golf career. He won his first major, the 1997 Masters, by 12 shots in a […]
