The searches carried out in the residences of American rapper Sean Combs, alias “P. Diddy”, are the product of a “witch hunt based on unfounded accusations”, his lawyer reacted this Tuesday March 26. Federal agents raided the rapper’s luxurious villas in Los Angeles and Miami at the beginning of the …
Read More »Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor passes away
Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor died on Sunday at the age of 62 following kidney failure, local media reported. His death comes just a few days after he appealed for help to raise funds for a kidney transplant in India. During his career, Muonagor appeared in dozens of films, including …
Read More »Barack Obama calls for “investing in the care” of Earth rather than in the colonization of Mars
“The environment on Earth must be preserved, well before humans even think of colonizing Mars, which will never be as livable,” underlined this Wednesday March 13 in Paris Barack Obama, exceptional guest star of a conference on the energetic transition. The former US president spoke of “the tycoons of Silicon …
Read More »Idris Elba changes perception of Africa with Sierra Leone smart city
Film star Idris Elba, who is leading the construction of a smart city in Sierra Leone, says he took on the project to change the stereotypical perception of Africa. Elba is building the eco-city on the rural Sherbro Island off the coast of West Africa along with Siaka Stevens, a …
Read More »Tanzanian music star Zuchu apologizes after being suspended
Popular Tanzanian singer Zuchu has apologized after authorities in the Zanzibar archipelago suspended her. She was suspended from all artistic activities on the archipelago for six months over a performance they deemed inappropriate. Zuchu’s performance on Zanzibar’s Kendwa island last month featured sexually explicit language and gestures. The Zanzibar Arts, …
Read More »Nigerian music star Rema cancels shows to focus on his health
Nigerian music star Rema announced he has cancelled all his shows in December to focus on his health. In an Instagram post, the Afrobeats star said he had neglected his health due to constant tours. The star, who had shows lined up across Nigeria and in South Africa later this …
Read More »Rapper Key Vhani kills manager in the street after an argument
A young rapper among the most prominent in Florida is being prosecuted for “murder”, suspected of having killed her manager in the middle of the street after an altercation on the evening of October 9 near Wynwood Walls, in Miami. On video surveillance images obtained by the NBC branch in …
Read More »Nigerian musician Oladips died at the age of 28
Popular Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known as Oladips, has died at the age of 28, local media reported, citing his management. “We are still in shock as we speak,” his management said in an Instagram post. It did not give the cause of his death, but said that the rapper …
Read More »French rapper MHD sentenced to 18 years in prison
The Paris Assize Court sentenced rapper MHD to 18 years in prison for the murder in Paris in 2018 of a young man, lynched as part of a settling of scores between rival gangs. The rapper denied on Wednesday having participated in the murder of the young man but was …
Read More »The ancient site of Cyrene in Libya, classified by UNESCO, risks collapse
The imposing ancient Greek site of Cyrene in Libya, classified since 2016 by UNESCO as world heritage in danger, is at risk of collapse after the devastating floods which hit the east of the country, according to testimonies and an archaeologist. “It is a gigantic site and the largest Greek …
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