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Kigali — Rwanda's Tusker All Stars winner Alpha Rwirangira, yesterday evening arrived at Kigali International Airport after winning the Tusker All Stars music competition in Nairobi Kenya.
Alpha scooped the first spot, while Uganda's Davis Ntare and Peter Msechu from Tanzania emerged as the first and second runners-up respectively, in the competition.
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Mixed reactions Monday continued to trail the death of veteran actor, Mr. Sam Loco Efe, who died on August 7, in Owerri, Imo State at the age of 66.
President Goodluck Jonathan, while commiserating with the late actor’s family said, Sam Loco’s professional accomplishments helped to raise the profile of the Nigerian actor on the contemporary stage.
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 11th Aug, 2011 at 07:59AM in Entertainment Source:nigeria movies.com
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NIGERIAN popular actor and comedian, Sam Loco-Efe is dead. Efe was found dead in his hotel room on Orlu Road, Owerri, capital of Imo State, on Sunday August 7.
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Jingiri Abubakar, confirmed the death to journalists looking for clarification on the incident. He said the famous actor had been
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Motswana dancer and singer Naledi Kaisara known as Slizer in music seems to have fallen in love with Zimbabwe! She returns to the country next month to release a CD and DVD on Zimbabwe and its tourist sites.
In an interview from her base in Botswana, over the weekend, Slizer who was recently in Zimbabwe for
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Of the Housemates that made it to Week 11, Bernadina, Zeus and Mumba became the three that would not continue the Amplified road any further.
Bernadina's name was the first to be called out and she left the House after embracing and kissing fellow Housemates. Once on stage, she was shown the identity of those that
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 18th Jul, 2011 at 07:52PM in Entertainment Source:Peacefmonline 0
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CHRISTY Uduak Essien-Igbokwe, MFR, popularly known as "Lady of Songs", has died.
According to family sources, the singer passed on after a brief illness at a private hospital in Lagos on Thursday morning.
She was aged 51.
Born few weeks after Nigeria's Independence, on November 11, 1960, she hailed from
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The Big Brother Amplified Monday night nomination show turned into a surprise reunion for the two sets of housemates.
Big Brother started the surprise during dinner time in the Heads house when he called Hanni to the dairy room.
Hanni was asked to put on a blind fold and then assisted out through
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 29th Jun, 2011 at 02:45PM in Entertainment Source:Peacefmonline 0
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It’s called Big Brother Amplified for a reason so; tonight’s Nominations Show reveals yet another twist to the game.
If you thought the announcement of the two winners and doubling the prize money to US$400 000 (US$200 000 per winner) was the end of Biggie’s twists, then you better ready yourself for more Amplified action.
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 27th Jun, 2011 at 03:27PM in Entertainment Source:Nigeriafilms.com 0
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The eviction fever has crossed to the 'Heads' and our Sharon has not survived the chopping block as she is up for eviction with Zeus, Lomwe, Millicent, Felicia, Hanni, Vimbai and Wendall.
All housemates from Malawi(Felicia, Lomwe) and Zimbabwe (Wendall, Vimbai) are up for eviction followed by Hanni from Ethiopia, Millicent from Kenya and Botswana's Zeus
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 21st Jun, 2011 at 03:51PM in Entertainment Source:ugandaonline.net 0
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IT’S fast fingers first this week for Zimbabwean fans of Big Brother Africa as both the country’s representatives in the M-Net TV show are up for eviction.
For the first time since walking into the Big Brother house in a quiet Johannesburg suburb on May 1, Wendall Parson is up for eviction following Monday’s nominations. Vimbai
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 21st Jun, 2011 at 03:41PM in Entertainment Source:newzimbabwe.com 0
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Ghana Music Awards 2011 “Artiste of the Year” winners VIP will proudly fly the flag of Ghana high on International Television with their banging Hiplife tunes.
The Nima based trio made up of Lazzy (Abdul Hamidu Ibrahim), Promzy (Emmanuel Promzy Ababio) alongside Prodigal (Joseph Nana Ofori) will hit the stage of Big Brother Amplified live eviction
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In what is the most sensational revelation ever, this Big Brother Amplified Season will see two people walking away with USD 200 000 each!
For the first time in Big Brother Africa history, there will be two winners, who will share a cool USD 400 000. This announcement was made by IK during the Live Eviction
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 13th Jun, 2011 at 05:53PM in Entertainment Source:bigbrotherafrica.dstv.com 0
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A Senegalese female universal artist is currently in The Gambia to promote her music as well as seek for assistance to develop her career.
With one album under her belt entitled 'Force Marriage', the masterpiece album basically talked about the current appalling situation in which young girls are forced into early marriages. Tabara Diop, a 23
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One of The Gambia's prolific and outstanding DJ's in recent years, DJ Lamin Cham of the Champion Sound Movement recently bagged an international award in recognition of his participation in the successful celebrations of the African Liberation Day (ALD) held in Luckville Maryland US.
Champion DJ as he is fondly called was awarded by The Gambian
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Olinda Marowa, Bethan Pasinawako and Kudzi Nyakudya were wounded after a kombi they were travelling in veered off the road 80km outside Chiredzi at the weekend.
The singers were billed to perform at Yadhuma Gospel Concert in Chiredzi when a Toyota Hiace carrying 16 passengers including the singers and their backing groups veered off the road
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 8th Jun, 2011 at 10:26AM in Entertainment Source:Daily Champion 0
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters Life!) – Influential South African ANC youth leader Julius Malema says in a new documentary that the country's mines must be nationalized to return mineral wealth to the black majority that was stolen by white colonists. Malema, head of the African National Congress's Youth League, is one of the best-known politicians in the country and his comments
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After making the biggest breakthrough of his career by co-starring in a Hollywood horror movie, The Dead in 2010, Prince David Osei is set to star in another Hollywood blockbuster this year.
Although information about the movie deal is sketchy, Prince confirmed in an interview with Myjoyonline.com that, “there is a deal for me to play
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 24th May, 2011 at 04:39PM in Entertainment Source:Myjoyonline.com 0
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One exciting aspect of the Big Brother Africa reality show is the love relationship that brews up between housemates in the house.
Often, the relationships spices up the show and depending on how intense that relationship turns out to be, the two couples do receive huge attention and coverage in and outside the house.
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Nigerian rapper Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, member of Chiddy Bang has set a new world record for the Longest Freestyle Rap.
Chiddy who is based in Philadelphia began the quest to break the record at MTV O Music Awards which took place at Las Vegas Thursday.
The Guinness World Records title for Longest Rap
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Iconic hip hop superstar Busta Rhymes has been named to headline the two-hour launch show for this year’s M-Net’s Big Brother Amplified when it kicks off Sunday, May 1.
The legendary performer is jetting into Johannesburg this weekend to perform on the Big Brother stage on a night when the continent will meet the new Big
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PREPARATIONS for this year's edition of the "Bob Marley Commemorations" have started with organisers expecting over 30 reggae groups from Jamaica, England, South Africa and Zimbabwe to grace the three-day festival.
Trevor Hall popularly known as Ras Jabu and organiser of the event, said this year's edition of the festivities to be held from May 13-15
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A two-day Reggae concert in Rusizi ended on a high note, leaving thousands of Reggae fans yarning for more.
The concert was organised by Juice 7 Production and Rubavu Motel and it featured various Reggae artists: Natty Dread Mitali, Holy Jah Doves, Ras Banamungu, Jean Paul and Pacco Production. Also in action were Congolese artists, Elion
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The organisers of the Namibian Music Awards have acted quickly to try and defuse controversy over some of this year's choices.
Dissent and Namibia's premier music event are joined at the hip, so it was no surprise that some fans were hopping mad. Again!
Most of the sound and the fury this year
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 31st Mar, 2011 at 07:16PM in Entertainment Source:Daily Nation 0
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The issue of contemporary African art and Western curators speaking on behalf of African practitioners has been very interesting and problematic. Here I would like to revisit the contemporary African art developments, which are constantly shaping the artistic and curatorial developments in and outside Africa. African people have always been seeking to tell their own story since the birth of
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Confirmation of Fabolous’ April performance date in Ghana, has caused excitement within the Ghanaian hip hop-loving community and the artiste’s local fan base. The American superstar’s West African debut has created a global buzz, with bloggers, social networks and several media platforms, both home and abroad, heavily feeding on the exciting news. The organizers, a new production outfit dedicated to
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 14th Mar, 2011 at 02:09PM in Entertainment Source:Peacefmonline 0
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