Author: Faaji

Check out this DB Records/D’Produkt affiliate act CheekyChizzY’s new single “Merry Go Round” featuring Special Ed. Bump it below. Sounds good and is a definate booster for any dude’s holiday toastin’ game.

Okay Google! 80 new languages added to Google Translate inlcuding Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.  People are already playing around with it to see if the english translations of some of the funniest phrases are actually accurate.  Check it out at google.com/translate; more info about the additions after the click.

IrokoTV, the global leader for distribution of African movie content online, has raised 8 million USD in its Series D funding round. This brings its investment total to $21M; investors include Tiger Global, Kinnevik and US based Rise Capital. Good stuff for Africa’s internet scene. More after the click.

Meet Pela Okiemute, a beautician from Delta State, who claims he hasn’t experienced any negative sideffects from bleaching and that it has been an effective strategy in his business. SMH na for money be that o. People going ghost for the naira, dollar and cedi. lol more after the click.

Beyonce gets better and more unpredicatable with age!  Just after midnight, she dropped a visual album featuring 14 tracks and 17 videos. One of the tracks features Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus and recently, Americanah.  Slayage, to say the least. Watch the preview after the click.

Did you know Nelson Mandela had THREE wives? He did; they were – Evelyn Mase with whom he had 4 children, Winnie Mandela, who he had 2 daughters with and Graca Machel who was the widow of former Mozambique indepdence leader, Samora Machel. Madiba and the women who loved him. Read the interesting story after the click.

Business moves today for the Silverbird Group.  They just announced that they will be opening a second Silverbird Theater in Ghana, serving movie goers in Weija, Dansoman, Lapaz and their surrounding communities. More on the click.

“The eagle has landed. The koko is loaded. In fact, the koko has loaded.” lol Dbanj opens up the single, Why You Love Me letting folks know he’s hereeeeee. Check out brand new visuals for the track – featuring a fan girl, falling lights, lots of kokolettes, and a human leapard – after the click.

Sex, scandal, relationships and heartache characterize Season 3 of MTV’s Shuga, a scripted series about a group of friends in Lagos.  Watch Tiwa Savage as “Sade” and Chris Attoh as “Nii” and the show’s other break out stars after the click.

The Africa Magic at 10 Anniversary Party went down recently, with tons of your favorite Nollywood celebrities and entertainment personalities on hand, looking handsome and gorgeous for the event. Photos from the Red Carpet and inside the party after the click.