This video below has been floating around the blogosphere this week. CNN… recently did a report on Nigeria’s hip hop industry noting that the industry is making more money in Africa than in America. The video features P-Square who is
As Nollywood continues to rise in popularity, Hollywood might just begin to see Nigeria as the perfect background for its movies. Why not? A city like Lagos has all the scenic drama you would need for the perfect action scene.…
It’s impressive when our young people abroad decide to go back to Nigeria and give their time to create change, implement a groundbreaking community service initiative and not just to make money. I have been extremely proud of the high…
I’ve always considered myself a mainstream girl…my music tastes have never ventured past the Top 40s. I never really had that illuminating music discovery phase in high school where you find some strange unconventional music that changed your life, well…
Happy Women’s History Month!… Nigerian, Temitope Esisi was given the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at the Vital Voices 2009 Global Leadership Awards last night. Vital Voices Global Partnership is the preeminent NGO that identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women
While India and the rest of the world raves about the cute kids in the Oscar winning Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire, Africa can also revel at our own little star. 11 year old Tunji… attended yesterday’s Oscars ceremony yesterday due
The economy was definitely the un-fierce elephant in the room as many fashion week attendees felt this year’s fashion week was much scaled back. A lot of the main designers decided not to show this year and if they did,…
Young intellectuals of African descent will be attending the 2009 Harvard Africa Business Conference next week to gain a deeper understanding of African economic and policy issues, participate in intellectual exchange, and be exposed to amazing networking opportunities. The theme…
It’s official…Nigerian designers MOMO and Tiffany Amber in tandem with Xuly Bet of Mali and Stoned Cherrie of South Africa will be presenting their collections at New York Fashion Week as part of the African Fashion Collective sponsored by This…
There’s inauguration fever in the USA as we countdown the days till Pres-Elect Barack Obama is sworn into the White House and President Bush is booted out. It has been estimated that over 5 million people will descend upon Washington…
