Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the award at the concluding ceremony of the singer's year-long birth centenary celebrations at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on November 29, says CM Sarma
Ghanaian music artiste Jackline Acheampong, known professionally as Gyakie, has revealed the artiste she dreams of collaborating with. Meanwhile, Gyakie, also known as the Songbird, is a Ghanaian R&B and Afro-fusion singer.
Lionel Messi received Spain’s most prestigious sports award on Friday in recognition of his glittering career and his work for disadvantaged children’s access to health and education. After leaving the Catalan club in 2021, Messi spent two years at French giants Paris Saint-Germain and currently plays for Inter Miami in MLS.
By Adegboyega Adeleye Reality TV star Natacha Akide has urged Big Brother Naija organisers to take a break and re-strategise, saying the show needs fresh ideas to hold viewers’ attention in an entertainment landscape increasingly shaped by social media. “They need to cook, like they need to try to do something different which will be much more mind-blowing and more interesting to Nigerians because Nigerians are hard to please,” she added Tacha rose to prominence on the 2019 “Pepper Dem” edition of BBNaija, but was disqualified following a physical altercation with fellow housemate Mercy Eke.
Maya Jama and her fellow hooded murderers seem to be totally flying under the radar so far. None of the faithfuls suspect her, and both the other traitors are terrified of her.
Ghanaian emerging artiste BLACQ GOAT, born Fredrick Amankwah Acheampong, is set to release a six-track project titled A Coaster in the first week of December 2026. The lead single, THROAT, features MEAK, whose talent BLACQ GOAT says he had admired before approaching him for the collaboration.
Richard Francis Duru was born on July 27, 1969, in Cameroon to Nigerian parents from Imo State. Francis Duru and his wife, Adokiye Duru, on their 23rd wedding anniversary five months ago.
The Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has accepted an invitation to chair the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) 30th anniversary celebration and Awards. “I gladly accept to chair the GJA Awards and I’m happy to do it with my big brother, Otumfuo Osei Tutu,” he said.
In Orijinal , the time travel trope becomes an excuse for the portrayal of a man introspecting his life choices and then using the accidental gift of time travel to make amends, not always in the right way
Tinubu condoles family of Nollywood veteran, Francis Duru. By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Francis Duru, extending his heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, fans and the Nigerian film industry. He affirmed that Duru’s contributions to Nollywood will remain part of the industry’s rich history and cultural heritage.
‘Imagining Justice’ is the theme of the 17th edition of the international theatre festival to be held in Thrissur from February 21 to 28
The daughters of late Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, say they plan to pursue careers in the film industry and continue their father’s legacy. Taiwo Halima Olamide, known as Lima Ogogo, and her sister, Shakirat Taiwo, popularly called Kira Ogogo, announced their plans in an appreciation video shared on social media on Wednesday, October 21.
By Adegboyega Adeleye Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker Jide Kosoko says he is in debt after his film, Eleko: Kosoko’s comments echo concerns raised by actor and filmmaker Ramsey Nouah, who has said that releasing a film in cinemas does not always make financial sense.
Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are rumoured to be the final candidates taking screentests this weekend. This weekend, the identity of the next James Bond is finally expected to be known – to the insiders, at least.
Prompted by the threat, law enforcement authorities have launched a comprehensive investigation to verify the authenticity of the message
That’s the premise behind director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, Possible Love, and the idea for it first came more than a decade ago, when mass layoffs resulted in a standoff that “fundamentally changed the Korean labour movement”. “Until that point in time in Korea, labourers’ rights were widely accepted,” Lee says, speaking through an interpreter in a central London hotel; “however, afterwards, the basic rights of labourers changed; to the public, they couldn’t be seen as more important than market profitability or corporate competitiveness.”
New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas Europe live – latest updates As riot police encircled Place de la République last week, lobbing teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators, the conductor Étienne Jarrier and his orchestra played on. They kept playing even after everyone else had disappeared and teargas was being fired into the central Paris square.
Some Nigerian actors have expressed grief over the death of veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru, describing him as a talented performer whose contributions to the film industry would be remembered. Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, in a tribute shared on his Instagram page, described Duru as a consummate actor and one of Nigeria’s most versatile and prolific performers.
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is the latest to hit the buffers. Since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, only one Star Wars film, the aforementioned Mando and Grogu movie, has actually made it into cinemas.
Logeist Group Limited is supporting the Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in its initiative to honour veteran journalist Kofi Badu at the 2026 Ashanti Media Excellence Awards. His career offers lessons in professional growth, institutional leadership, innovation and the enduring importance of journalism in national development,” said Kofi Adu Domfeh, Chairman, GJA Ashanti.
When thousands of dying crabs washed up on a Yorkshire beach in 2021, Stan Rennie’s livelihood was immediately threatened. Five years later, he’s leading the fight back against toxic ocean pollution – and corporate coverups It was an otherwise typical day on 25 September 2021 when thousands of dead and dying crustaceans washed up on beaches in Yorkshire and the north-east of England.
Officers of the Tamil Nadu State Civil Service, who were recently appointed to the Indian Administrative Service, also called on Mr. Vijay at the Secretariat on Thursday
At a swanky restaurant in LA, four people aglow with self-importance embark on the time-honored ritual of discussing the screenplays they’re working on – specifically, the screenplay Martin (David Schwimmer), is “working on”. Schwimmer, of course, is still best known for playing a perpetually and comedically exasperated sitcom character; it’s hard to square that extremely familiar voice with Martin’s dark bluster on how “drug-addled gen Zers” have “no respect for the communal aspect of the cinema”, an off-putting rant that is also a tad intriguing – who is more pretentious here, the sweaty…