A lack of legislation stipulating a minimum age at which boys can attend an initiation school and be circumcised has seen boys as young as 12 dropping out of school and heading for ... Read more »
An appeal against a million-euro fine on multinational oil trader Trafigura for the illegal export of toxic waste later dumped in Ivory Coast after a stopover in the Netherlands, ... Read more »
Ex Plantashun Boiz crooner and one of Africa's most respected musician, Tuface Idibia may be bargaining for a showdown with the many women in his life as rumours spread that he is ... Read more »
Miriam Makeba's family took public their battle with her former manager over control of her legacy, three years after the death of the anti-apartheid music icon. Read more »
Popular Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, regained his freedom after 24 days in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on suspicion of ... Read more »
Singer MC Loph who together with his sister Chinwe died in a car accident, while en route to his home town on September 14 for his traditional wedding, has been buried there. Read more »
Popular actor Mr.Babatunde Omidina (also known as Baba Suwe) is due to appear before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja. The appearance of the embattled actor followed an order by Justice ... Read more »
Multi-talented actor, Sam Loco Efe, reportedly died from asthma in his hotel room in Nigeria's Imo State. Read more »
There has never been greater interest in African film. A half-century after Africans started making their own films, supplanting the patronising images evident in colonial cinema ... Read more »
Condolences are pouring in for sungura musician Tongai Moyo who passed away on Saturday afternoon. Dhewa will be buried today. Read more »
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