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NECLive 6 To Focus On How Technology Can Help The Nigerian Entertainment Industry

On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the sixth annual Nigerian Entertainment Conference will take place in Lagos to discuss issues pertaining to the entertainment industry in Nigeria. This year, the focus…

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#NECLive 6 To Exploit Tools, Trends And Possibilities of Technology Globally

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Married To The Struggle: Winnie Mandela Lived For A Country That Did Not Always Love Her Back

When Gertrude and Columbus Madikizela had their fourth daughter in 1936, they gave her the name ‘Nomzamo’. If indeed parents have premonitions of their children’s future lives, then Winnie Mandela was…

Brymo’s “Heya” Video, A Review: Of Coarse Buttocks, Avant-Garde Art And Good Music

Ai f’eni pe’ni, ai f’eyan pe’yan; lo je ki ara oko san bante wo’lu. It is impudence that makes a country dweller travel to the city wearing only a loincloth-…

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES: On This Day 40 Years Ago, Fela’s Kalakuta Republic Was Burned Down By ‘Unknown Soldiers’

On February 18, 1977, a battalion of soldiers descended on Kalakuta Republic– the sprawling compound where Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti lived. By the time the day was over, the…

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Remembering Fuji Icon Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Who Would Have Been 70 Years Old Today

A post shared by Nigerian Entertainment Today (@thenetng) on Feb 9, 2018 at 1:36am PST Sikiru Adeyinka Ololade Ayinde Balogun- better known to millions of fans all over the…

Grammys 2018: Kendrick Lamar And Bruno Mars Win Big

The 60th annual Grammy Awards held last night at New York’s Madison Square Gardens. At the end of the glamorous event which many consider to be the holy grail of…

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6th Edition Of Nigerian Entertainment Conference To Hold In Lagos On April 25

The sixth edition of Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive), holding in Lagos on Wednesday April 25th 2018, will focus on how the creative industry can study, understand and access opportunities in emerging…

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South African Jazz Icon Hugh Masekela Dies At 78

As far as music legends go, Hugh Masekela will go down as one of the most iconic. This morning, his family announced his death at the age of 78, after…

Review: SoundCity MVP Awards Saved 2017 From Being A Heartbreaking Year For Nigerian Music

2017 was the best year for Nigerian music in a long time. Long, long time. Nigerian artistes took the baton and ran away with him. Apart from Wizkid and Davido,…

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NECLive 6 To Focus On How Technology Can Help The Nigerian Entertainment Industry

#NECLive 6 To Exploit Tools, Trends And Possibilities of Technology Globally

Married To The Struggle: Winnie Mandela Lived For A Country That Did Not Always Love Her Back

Brymo’s “Heya” Video, A Review: Of Coarse Buttocks, Avant-Garde Art And Good Music

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: On This Day 40 Years Ago, Fela’s Kalakuta Republic Was Burned Down By ‘Unknown Soldiers’

Remembering Fuji Icon Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Who Would Have Been 70 Years Old Today

Grammys 2018: Kendrick Lamar And Bruno Mars Win Big

6th Edition Of Nigerian Entertainment Conference To Hold In Lagos On April 25

South African Jazz Icon Hugh Masekela Dies At 78

Review: SoundCity MVP Awards Saved 2017 From Being A Heartbreaking Year For Nigerian Music

US Singer D4vd faces murder charge, accused of possessing a ‘significant amount’ of child pornography on Phone

Goodgirl LA announces departure from record label ‘VMF’

Adekunle Gold announces ‘FUJI XTRA’ deluxe album, featuring Olamide, TML Vibez, and Simi, drops May 8

Street Credibility was first recorded with 9ice’s chorus and verse — ID Cabasa

My Ex-Label is trying to destroy me after suing me for $1M — Qing Madi accuses JTon Music of pulling ‘Pepper Me’ featuring Zinoleesky from Spotify

Wura is back and more ruthless than ever — Here’s What You’ve Missed

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New Tumi, Raw Emotions: Sharon Rotimi steps in as Wura’s past Leaves fans shaken

Paramount Pictures, Nile Entertainment seal West African deal for ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

Court orders Bill Cosby to pay $19M to former waitress in 1972 sexual assault case

Valerie Perrine, Oscar-nominated actress and ‘Superman’ star, dies at 82 after battle with Parkinson’s disease

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and Action icon, dies at 86

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