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African club football is on course to receiving a lorry-load of Arab money, as Saudi Arabia wishes to invest $200 million in the new African Super League. Regarding the new league, the Middle Eastern country has been in talks with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for some time. CAF is the administrative body for […]
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First aired in 2021, The Olive is a drama thriller series available on Accelerate Plus app and Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel. It follows the story of Anayo, a man in his forties who, in the wake of his wife’s demise, has to cater for his children, take care of his wife’s restaurant business and maintain […]
3 years ago
First aired in 2021, The Olive is a drama thriller series available on Accelerate Plus app and Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel. It follows the story of Anayo, a man in his forties who, in the wake of his wife’s demise, has to cater for his children, take care of his wife’s restaurant business and maintain […]
3 years ago
As Nollywood, a thriving segment of Nigeria’s entertainment industry, seeks global expansion, founder and CEO of That Good Media, Toyosi Etim-Effiong, hosted a Nollywood Stakeholders’ Forum at 1952 Africa in the heart of Lekki on May 9, 2023. During the forum, the ebullient media entrepreneur spoke extensively about her recent partnership with ESSENCE Festival of […]
3 years ago
It has only been a month since Mavin superstar Rema dropped Rave & Roses Ultra, the deluxe version of the album initially released in the previous year. With songs like Calm Down, Holiday and Charm thriving off the album, the artiste reinstates himself as one of the most sought-after pop and RnB figures of the […]
3 years ago
Before the relatively recent era of New Nollywood productions as Ayinla, King of Thieves (Ageshinkole), Anikulapo and Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman, the Yoruba wing of Nollywood has thrived mainly by numbers and have stood the test of time as its early filmmakers (e.g. Gbenga Adewusi, Yekini Ajileye, etc.) were part of its development in […]
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By Atieno Odera, bird story agency As a young girl growing up in Enoosaen, a rural Maasai village in southwestern Kenya, Kakenya Ntaiya’s fate seemed determined from birth. After undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) at puberty, she was expected to stop her education and start life as a married woman. In the Maasai community, female […]
3 years ago
Challenged by alternative banking solutions and disruptions posed by fintechs and telcos, African banks are shedding their caution and showing greater openness to tech solutions in order to diversify operations and enhance the customer experience. This is according to the third edition of the African Banking Digital Transformation Report, published by African Banker Magazine and […]
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