The BET Awards is the biggest guilty pleasure on TV; a huge occasion which feeds our endless appetite for star gawking has emerged as one of the biggest nights in black entertainment.

Relentless deals with the consequence of wars on the psyche of the contemporary African. From Rwanda (genocide), the Congo (the African world war), Burundi (ethnic struggle for power) to Cote d’Ivoire and Darfur.

I got a chance to watch “White Waters” again this weekend. I remember the first time I watched this movie with my sister – she was simply in awe of the content and the scenery. I remember she turned to me and asked, “are you sure this is Nigeria?”

Today we heard from our friend Bob Shingleton, who writes a leading classical music blog, On An Overgrown Path. He blogs from the United Kingdom, where Black History Month is observed in October: “Hi Bill, interesting news of concerto for kora and symphony orchestra by Malian musican Toumani Diabaté plus more on the kora and [...]

“I have faced a lot of stereotyping and negativity dressed up as positive criticism”.

I am working with the Red Cross and we are raising monies to build hospitals all over the state to give free medical care to the poor.

Nollywood has very good stories. People should try to look at the good sides, that a lot of people are working very hard so that Nollywood and its actors can have enough impact in the world of film making.

FARE THEE WELL – ELEHINMI OF OJA VILLAGE

“Oba ti waja” is the popular saying in Yoruba land when a King Passes On. For in Yoruba tradition, a king cannot die, but climbs up higher. This could account for the Sunday Tribune report on 24th August 2008 when it categorically reported that:

“CONTRARY to news [...]

The 26th July 2008 was bound to be a historical day to be remembered even by those who did not attend the much anticipated event; with the crowning of the first ever Mr East Africa UK, the third Miss East Africa UK and the surprise crowning- Miss Kenya UK and it’s all thanks to the [...]

Prospect Park, Brooklyn was the place to be on Sunday August 3rd 2008, [click to watch video footage] – as popular African guitarists took the stage and wowed the listening audience with different sounds from Africa.
Here is a photo slide of the event:

The Guitar series was a seven hour [...]