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During a visit to the Ivory Coast for the Copa Cola-Cola Youth Tournament, Samuel Eto’o, Striker on both the Cameroonian Lions & Chelsea, sat down to talk about his thoughts on Africa’s chances in World Cup Brazil 2014, Yaya Toure, comments about his age and more. Highlights after the click.
Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhh. Two reasons why I’m feeling this track Ice Prince just dropped featuring MI and Joell Ortiz – 1) It’s the best form of hip hop (lyrics, beat, etc.) ANDDD 2) they name drop God at least 3 times 😀 – take a listen to ‘Can I Talk’ after the click.
Seems like everything REALLY IS a-okay in the Carter Camp. Beyonce, Blue Ivy (with her super cute hair), Jay, Solange, Jules, Mama Tina and Solange’s man Alan Ferguson were all snapped having brunch at the Ccourtyard Restaurant Cafe Amelie in New Orleans. Click for the photos.
Sigh. Yet another group is terrorizing parts of Nigeria. On Monday, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) took responsibility for the Port Harcourt Refinery Jetty bombing on Sunday, claiming they had help from NNPC agents. More on the click.
The end of May looks like it’s going to be poppin’ in preparation for the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards. On May 30th, Federal Palace Hotel will be hosting the Lagos edition of the Road to MAMA club tour, organized by MTV Base and featuring MAMA nominees – Davido, Burna Boy, Chidinima & More. More details on the click.
Nominees for this year’s BET Awards have been announced and some of your favorite artists from West Africa, the UK and the States have been nominated! A full list of nominees are waiting for you after the click.
In South Africa, Judge Thokozile Masipa has ruled that athlete, Oscar Pistorius must receive mental health tests in order to ascertain whether he suffered from an anxiety disorder, causing him to shoot and kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Details on the click.
One can only imagine the types of conversations that have been going on in the Carter household since the now infamous video of Solange attacking her sisters husband hit the interwebs. Read what they said in their official statement about the incident on the click.
This video is two minutes of pure laughter. During the mother-son dance at a wedding reception, the two break out into a medley of dances including Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and ‘N Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye.” And the mom was getting it too! Catch it after the click.
You could feel the energy in Monrovia just through the pics and Instagram videos! Starboy Wizkid came to the Liberian capital to perform at the ATS Stadium and the fans showed up and showed out. Watch the footage from him coming in + more, after the click.
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