The African entertainment space is buzzing with a series of press and social media releases by highly influential African female actors and celebrities who have announced that they will be starring in a feature film to be produced in Nigeria “Bodies of Influence” by Ogelle, a usergenerated video sharing app for African content only. Search is on for the next female actor. Bodies of Influence boats already of a pan African cast including former Miss Tanzania Wema Sepetu who is …
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Former French footballer, Christophe Dugarry has apologised after calling Barcelona captain Lionel Messi ‘a kid who’s 1.50 metres and half-autistic’ The 1998 World Cup winner with France made the foul-mouthed remark during a rant about his counterpart Antoine Griezmann’s poor performances for the Spanish club. Griezmann signed for Barcelona in a €120 million (£107m) deal from Atletico Madrid last summer but he has struggled to make an impact since arriving at Camp Nou. He was brought on as a substitute …
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos has shared an email he received from an angry customer expressing his dissatisfaction over his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Recall, the World’s richest man declared his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and announced a $10 million donation to organizations working to bring about social justice and improve the lives of Black and African Americans in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Posting the email to his Instagram page, a …
A family reportedly held a funeral for their son who has been missing for years, only to later discover that he was in prison after he was picked up during a random police raid. Tobijulo narrated the sad tale on Twitter during a conversation about how people are picked off the streets randomly and sent to prison without trial. She wrote: “A former colleague told me how her cousin went out one night to buy Suya down the …
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, says Nigeria will continue its clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID19 patients despite the suspension of the drug by the World Health Organization WHO. Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced it has suspended the use of hydroxychloroquine in solidarity trial for the treatment of COVID-19. The organization said the drug trial was suspended on grounds of safety concerns following a report published by Lancet, which …