Arts, Culture, History
Keziq releases another hit single – UPDATE
Uprising singer, Keziq has released another hit single titled UPDATE. As in his previous hits, the young singer has a message about life but he takes things to a higher […]
BERNARD DADIÉ EST DÉCÉDÉ QUELQUES SOUVENIRS DE JEUNESSE
Par Louis Carl Saint Jean Le célèbre poète et dramaturge ivoirien Bernard Dadié est décédé le samedi 9 mars 2019 à Abidjan, la capitale économique de la Côte d’Ivoire. L’admirable […]
Sir Edmund Iwuagwu Conferred with Chieftaincy Title in Rumuobikani, PH Nigeria
Sir Edmund Iwuagwu conferred with Chieftaincy title in Rumuobikani, Port Harcourt Nigeria Recently, Sir Edmund Iwuagwu was bestowed with the chieftaincy title of “Chim di Nma 1 of Rumuobiokani, Port […]
Fast Rising Nigerian Music Stars Eastorm & Keziq Drop Another Hot Afropop Jam – MATTER
Fast Rising Nigerian Music Stars Eastorm & Keziq Drop Another Hot Afropop Jam – “MATTER” Eastorm and Keziq are at it again!!!.Following the release of their earlier collaboration, ONEDAY which […]
NEW MUSIC DROP – ONE DAY by Keziq Featuring Eastorm – (Produced by Keezy Boiwonda)
NEW MUSIC DROP – ONE DAY by Keziq Featuring Eastorm – (Produced by Keezy Boiwonda) ONE DAY By Keziq X Eastorm (Prod By Keezy Boiwonda) ONE DAY is a […]
MILLY FEDHA of Limpopo Int’l Band Kenya Records Music Video
MILLY FEDHA of Limpopo Int’l Band Kenya Records Music Video Millicent Adhiambo Mumbo, A.K.A– MILLY FEDHA of LIMPOPO INTERNATIONAL BAND KENYA. Her style of music is called (RUMBA). The […]
Nze and Lolo Titleship Celebration of Sir McLord (Akpokuodike 1) and Lady Tessy Akwaugo Diya Obioha
People of Umueke Owerrenkworji in Nkwerre LGA of Imo State Nigeria confer traditional titles on Sir McLord Obioha (Akpokuodike 1) and Lady Tessy Akwaugo Diya Obioha…
City of Newark African American Heritage Parade 2017 in Newark, New Jersey
City of Newark holds African American Heritage Parade 2017 in Newark, New Jersey The City of Newark held its African American Heritage Parade on Sunday, May 28th. The event was […]
AUC Signs MoU With Book of African Records for The African Factbook Project
African Union Commission Signs MoU with Book of African Records for The African Factbook Project December 17, 2016 , Press Release, AUC Chairperson 17 December 2016- The African Union Commission, […]
Igbo Cultural and Support Network (ICSN) Iriji – New Yam Festival in UK
United Kingdom: The Igbo Cultural and Support Network (ICSN) recently held its annual IRI-JI festival at the Oasis Banqueting Hall, Thames Road, United Kingdom. The event was a wonderful celebration […]
Nigerian Igbo Union in Stockholm, Sweden Holds New Yam Festival (Iriji Ndi Igbo) 2016
Nigerian Igbo Union in Stockholm, Sweden Hold New Yam Festival (Iriji Ndi Igbo) 2016 Stockholm Sweden: Recently, the Nigerian Igbo Union in Stockholm, Sweden held their New Yam Festival (IRIJI […]
BOOK RELEASE – Media Law and Policy in Nigeria by Linus Nnabuike Malu
African Events BOOK RELEASE – Media Law and Policy in Nigeria by Linus Nnabuike Malu This study of the state of media law in Nigeria contains analyses of the interplay […]
African Events Artist Profile: Perfecta Ekpo
African Events Artist Profile: Perfecta Ekpo is one of the most hardworking artists around. Born in Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State Perfecta took up dancing, acting, and singing while she was […]
History of An African People: Igbo people of Nigeria; JEWS OF AFRICA – By Dr. Leonard Madu.
“In a White House memo dated Tuesday, January 28, 1969 to President Nixon, former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger describes the Igbos as “the wandering Jews of West Africa – gifted, aggressive, westernized, at best envied and resented, but mostly despised by their neighbors in the federation”(foreign relations document, volume E-5, documents on Africa 1969-1972).”
Book Review – Love & Stigma: The Outcast System By Sir (Chief) Adolphus Ekejiuba, KSJI.
REVIEW: Love & Stigma: The Outcast System – By Sir (Chief) Adolphus Ekejiuba, KSJI. The Outcast System is a practice whereby some people are treated as lower class humans. This […]
Hommage A Jean Emmanuel Jabouin, Un Des Pionniers Du Compas Direct – Par Louis Carl Saint Jean
Jean Emmanuel Jabouin, plus connu sous le sobriquet de Talès, a rendu son dernier soupir le 24 septembre écoulé à l’University Hospital (Tamarac, Floride). Il avait 85 ans. Talès a […]
Mbaise Association Annual New Yam Festival 2015 in USA
Queens, New York: Recently, the Mbaise Community in the New York Area recently held its Annual New Yam Festival (aka – “Iri ji”) 2015 at the Obi Igbo Cultural center […]
Henry T. Sampson – Inventor of The Cell Phone
On July 6th, 1971, Dr. Sampson invented the “gamma-electric cell”, which pertains to nuclear reactor use. …produces stable high-voltage output and current to detect radiation in the ground.
4th Grader Wins Annual Poetry Finals Prize Reciting African Poem “Our Fathers Who We Become.”
A 4th grader Karsten Chima representing Air Base Elementary School Homestead Florida at the 39th Annual Theodore Gidbson Oratorical Competition finals at Miami Dade College – North Campus Florida, United […]
Memorial Tribute To Late African Artists in New York
Recently, veteran musician and producer Emperor Adichie and friends came together to pay a memorial tribute to late African artists who once lived in New York and its surrounding states […]
Food For thought – A Collection of Gifts of Wisdom By Bob Marley
Many may not know him or believe in his belief of Rastafarianism. Yet if one puts aside the cloak of religion, politics, and race, and rather listen to the substance of his lyrics, one could find a lot of helpful gems of individual and societal food for thought…
Rejected, oversized dress fetched me beauty pageant crown – Cassandra Iwule, Miss Imo-USA
She is the reigning Ada Imo-USA (Miss Imo USA) and currently contesting for Miss Nigeria-USA. At 19, still studying Health Science at Queenborough Collage in the United States of America, […]
Tidbits about Nigeria’s history, wildlife, people, and places
Most times Africans worry about the fact that much emphasis is placed on the negative news about Africa rather than the the positive. However, mention and credit has to be […]
Speech For Compensation at Amistad 25th Anniversary in Connecticut By Hon. Minister Alpha Kanu of Sierra Leone
…through help of former President John Quincy Adams, the Africans won the case. Somebody must take responsibility and damages must be paid. Spain, having joined the action must take the greatest responsibility to pay compensation
La Musique Haitienne À La Loupe (The Haitian Music In The Loupe) – By Louis Carl Saint Jean
Depuis la rédaction magistrale d’« En écoutant Haïtiando » en mars 2000 par l’ex-président Leslie François Manigat, l’article « Toujou sou konpa » publié en juillet 2014 par Vincent Joos […]
Bringing African Culture to The African Diaspora: Commendable Practice For African Cultural Posterity
“…a people or generation without an identifiable artistic heritage or cultural orientation will inevitably suffer from a strange emptiness that could drastically impede the psyche of not only that generation but the ones to follow.”
New Book Goliath & The Ant by Okechukwu Okugo Focuses On Power Of Love
“Goliath and the Ant” is about the developing love between Prince Odike and cocoyam farmer and peasant, Ngwamma. Being a prince, Odike has confidence in his abilities to change the world…
Book The AKUNESI Masquerade Presented by Mbano Community Inc For Your African Event
Amongst the Ibos of southeastern Nigeria, one of the most common expressions of cultural artistry is through performance and celebration of masquerades. Understandably, there are many legendary masquerade’s across Iboland. […]
Salif Keïta
PROFILE: Salif Keita is an Afro-pop singer, songwriter Salif Keïta, (the long-time ambassador of Malian music) born August 25, 1949 is an afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali. He is unique not […]
Homowo Festival by the Ga people from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana to celebrate their harvest
According to Ga oral tradition, a severe famine broke out among the people… They were inspired by the famine to embark on massive food production exercises which eventually yielded them bumper harvest. Their hunger ended and with great joy they “hooted at hunger” HOMOWO.
Imilchil Marriage Feast where up to forty couples tie the knot in the Middle-High Atlas Mountains, Morocco
“Imilchil Marriage Feast is a Berber marriage festival where up to forty couples tie the knot. It takes place in Imilchil in the Middle-High Atlas Mountains near Marrakech, Morocco. The festival is a great way to experience Berber culture including music and dance.”
Usman Danfodio’s Jihad Never Forced People to Accept Islam – Says Sultan of Sokoto
“Our religion says no compulsion on religion. We are not supposed to say what we don’t do…Usman Danfodio’s Jihad never forced people to accept Islam. It only came in to transform Islam to teach Muslims to practice Islam…”
2000 Year Old Mummy Still Has Natural Hair Intact
an archaeological and her colleagues studied hair samples taken from 18 mummies. The oldest is around 3,500 years old, but most were excavated from a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, and date from Greco-Roman times, around 2,300 years ago.
FORGOTTEN? The Africans who fought in World War Two
…anniversary of World War II is being commemorated around the world, but the contribution of one group of soldiers is almost universally ignored. How many now recall the role of more than one million African troops? Yet they fought in the deserts of North Africa, the jungles of Burma and over the skies of Germany….MORE
Caribbean Nations Seek Slavery Reparations, Citing Lasting Harm.
“Our constant search and struggle for development resources is linked directly to the historical inability of our nations to accumulate wealth from the efforts of our peoples during slavery and colonialism,” said Baldwin Spencer, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, in July this year. Reparations, he said, must be directed toward repairing the damage inflicted by slavery and racism….MORE
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Oliver Oscar Mbamara
PROFILE: Oliver Oscar Mbamara, is an attorney, filmmaker, actor, writer, & poet. Background and Legal Career: Oliver Oscar Mbamara started writing and acting while pursuing a legal career in Nigeria […]