Nigeria's Cynthia Erivo has been nominated for best actress for her portrayal as Harriet Tubman in Harriet and best original song for co-writing and performing the film's number "Stand Up," at the Oscars 2020 Awards. She is the only...
19 year-old musician 'Rema' has been earmarked for great success in 2020 by the BBC UK.
The Nigerian star, who had won the Headies 'Next Rated Award' in 2019, kicked off this year with a spot on the prestigious BBC...
Senegalese player and Liverpool forward was announced winner of the award ahead of two EPL players.
He beats Liverpool's teammate Mohammed Salah and Manchester City’ s Riyad Mahrez to win the award at the annual awards ceremony staged in Hurghada...
Efe Ajagba nicknamed The One and Only is a Nigerian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 African Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, Ajagba holds the record...
British-Nigerian Actor John Boyega attended the European premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker donning an agbada, a traditional Yoruba dress.
On Wednesday evening, the actor, who portrays Stormtrooper-turned-rebel Finn in the intergalactic film series, joined his co-stars in...
Singling out the top Burna boys music videos of all time is a tough task given that Nigeria's number one Afro-beat/fusion export just keeps outdoing himself. His song "On the low," was released in 2018, and already it has...
United States Oprah Winfrey has been named the world's most powerful black woman for 2019 in a wide-ranging list intended to celebrate the 100 most influential females of this year.
Forbes' 2019 edition of its World's Most Powerful Women, released...
MMA fighter, Kamaru Usman popularly referred to as Nigerian Nightmare knocked out Colby Covington Sunday morning to retain his welterweight title at the UFC 245.
MMA fighter, Kamaru Usman knocked out Colby Covington Sunday morning to retain his welterweight title...
Nigeria's Nyekachi Douglas was crowned Miss World Africa 2019 during the Miss World 2019 beauty pageant held in London on December 14.
Nyekachi Douglas, who represented Nigeria at the Miss World 2019 contest in London on December 14, won...
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the largest group of Black film critics in the world with members hailing from the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa, have chosen Jordan Peele's “Us” as the top black film...
William Gibbons, born around 1825 in Albemarle County, Virginia, was an African American who was enslaved by a professor at the University of Virginia.
