Glo, Chicken Republic, Sterling Bank others For Fela!

Mar. 22 | Broad chested corporate bodies like Lagos State, Hi-TV, M-NET, Chicken Republic, Skye Bank, GDN, Sterling Bank, M-net, among other top brands have thrown in huge supports for FELA! an original Broadway musical produced by Shawn ‘JayZ’ Carter and Will...

Nigerian students at York University to host fanfare gala

Mar. 1 | By Nigerians Abroad news wire Nigerian Students’ Association, York University - a non-profit student group committed to promoting Nigerian culture and bringing together York University’s students of Nigerian heritage - has concluded...

Fela! makes historic arrival in Lagos, Nigeria April 20-25, 2011

Feb. 28 | The hit Broadway musical about the life and music of Nigerian performer and political activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is scheduled to be performed in his home town of Lagos, Nigeria making it the first Broadway show to be performed in Sub-Saharan Africa. FELA!,...

Lady Gaga alien egg-vessel rocks Grammy

Feb. 14 | By Nigerians Abroad news wire Famous American pop singer, Lady Gaga in her usual over-the-top fashion wows audience at the 53rd Grammy Award in Los Angeles, California, with her egg shaped vessel. The pop singer whose latest album ‘Born This Way’...

D’Banj, Snoop Dogg collaboration hits the web

Feb. 9 | By Nigerians Abroad staff writer Foremost Nigerian hip-hop artist, D’Banj much anticipated video collaboration with renown American rapper, Snoop Dogg has finally hit the web and making wave. For months the Nigerian musical industrial was agog with...

Work begins on Dagrin movie

Feb. 3 | …Daniel Adenimokan now to direct …Audition holds on Saturday BigSam media - As a way of ensuring that the life, works and ideals of the late award-winning popular rapper, Dagrin, is sustained for future generations to learn from, Stingomania...

Ronke Oshodi-Oke’s Burden: Adopted sister diagnosed with Bone Cancer

Feb. 2 | Yoruba actress Ronke Ojo who is popularly known as “Oshodi Oke” is not smiling at the moment. Her adopted sister who has been with her for over six years is down with cancer of the bone. Oluwabunmi Esther Akinleye, who came into the actress’ life...

Nigerian celebrity philanthropist Omotola makes charity donation

Jan. 21 | Big Sam Media - When at her album launch the award-winning actress cum musician, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde promised that twenty percent of proceeds from the sales of her album would go to charity, many thought it was another empty promise from a celebrity...

Saint Paul set to release album

Jan. 19 | BigSam Media - Ladies can once again look forward to more serenading on the dance floor as another R&B singer, Saint Paul signed on to Cross Roads Records is set to take the Nigerian music industry by a storm. Saint Paul whose full name is Osayande...

Lilian Bach and Yemi Blaq dazzle in ‘Eletan’

Dec. 29 | BigSam Media - For beautiful actress, Lilian Bach there is no better way to end the year than to set out plan to start the new one in a big way. The actress who has been busy crisscrossing the world since the beginning of 2010 and putting finishing...