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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has established a crisis team after last year’s shocking incident in which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Chief Executive of the Academy of Motion Pictures Bill Kramer revealed the award ceremony will be “prepared for anything” with its new crisis team. The …

The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 27, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Charles Emmanuel Afaha, a former staff of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. …

An investigation carried out by the police, has revealed that security guards at Brixton Academy, the south London venue for Nigerian singer, Asake’s concert where two people died in a stampede, allegedly took bribes to let people without tickets into concerts.    A security guard who worked on the night of …

The Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, has died.   According to reports, she passed away at the St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, on Monday, January 9, after a brief illness.   Confirming her passing on social media, her colleague in the movie industry, Obi Emelonye, shared a …

Premier League club, Brighton have confirmed that their former midfielder Enock Mwepu will become their Under-9’s academy coach in the New Year.   The Zambian was forced to retire in October aged just 24 after he was diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition.   However, he will stay in football and help develop …

Other prizes awarded include an internship in South Africa with a South African production company to Oluwatoyosi Fowode and an internship in India with an Indian production company to Emmanuel Nuvor. At the graduation, the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice, John Ugbe also announced the CEO Award of N2 million …

According to Harvey, the academy had a meeting with Afrobeats creatives that includes artists, producers, songwriters, and executives where they talked about Afrobeats and its many Genres. He further revealed that the members of the academy will have to submit a proposal for the addition of a new category before …

Kanye West has revealed that he has never read a book while disclosing that students at his new $15,000-a-year private Christian school, Donda Academy will learn rocket science.   The American rapper, 45, sat down with Alo Yoga’s CEO and co-founder Danny Harris for the sportswear brand’s new podcast, Mind Full, during which he compared …

The partnership with The Orchard will give seven amazing African talents an opportunity to introduce themselves and their music to the global music industry. Founder of the MBA, Godwin Tom states that, “The MBA for Africa Talent Project is an activity we developed to ensure that students have an avenue …

The Grammys voting academy is a culturally diverse group of select music connoisseurs, and inductees must pass a rigorous top-tier international screening by a college of judges tasked with inducting new voting members. This noble and enviable accomplishment exemplifies Tito Da.fire’s unrivaled passion, growth, and command of music; composition, arrangement, …