Author: Faaji

Wizkid’s Pakurumo video remains a classic. Directed by Banky W and Clarence Peters, its interesting, super funny (Funke Akindele is hi-la-ri-ous) and entertaining from the very beginning.  Hard to believe its already been almost 4 years since it came out. This week’s Throwback Thursday pick of the week is the Pakurumo video from EME.  Watch it after the click.

South African Chris Brown fans are not happy with their guy at the moment.  Many complained that the singer spent much of his performance at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg, lip synching!  One fan, who paid R 1,250 (almost 100 USD) on their ticket to the show commented, ““Oh my God! I have paid a fortune. My money has gone down the drain.”  Ouch. More rants on the click.

Max Siollun, a Nigerian historian, asks the question in this interesting opinion piece where he discusses General Muhammadu Buhari’s past record as leader of Nigeria, in which ” whose overthrow three decades ago was welcomed with relief by his countrymen,” and whether he is (or can be) the democratic leader Nigeria has trusted him to be. Read the piece on the click.

The Kardashians have gone back to their roots. Kim Kardashian, her sister Khloe, ‘Ye and little (adorable) North have landed in Kim’s father’s home country, Armenia, reportedly for Armenian Genocide remembrance events.  The crowd that met the family family at the airport was MASSIVE!  Photos on the click.

Hurraayyyy! I for one am very happy to hear this bit of music news. Jesse Jagz, younger brother of MI Abaga, left his label, Chocolate City, 3 years ago after a difference of opinion with label bosses on the direction of his music. But today, MI confirmed via IG, that Jesse is back! Details on the click.

Got three brand new music videos for your entertainment pleasure – one from South Africa and two from Naija. Watch Donald ft Bucie Don’t Let It Burn (SA), 9ice ft 2Face Idibia’s Life is Beautiful (NG) and Mr 2Kay ft. Seyi Shay & Cynthia Morgan Bad Girl Special (Remix) (NG), after the click.

Apple released its newest iOS update today and in addition to fixing quite a few bugs, it released over 300 new emojis, many with black and brown skin tones. Very cool. And very overdue. Quick – go get the update!

Remember the Boston Marathon bombing? The one that left 3 people dead and 264 injured back in April of 2013? One of the culprits behind it, 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has just been found guilty of all 30 counts against him, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.

The list of successful male artists in Nigeria (and one could say Africa as a whole) is pretty long – we can name at least 15 without hesitation) but you can count the number of super successful female artists on one hand. Osagie Alonge goes in on why the disparity.

Early this morning, a video of 50 year old Walter Scott hit the internet. He was seen running away from a police officer who then shot him 8 times in the back, killing him. What started the horrific incident? A routine traffic stop.