Afrobeats singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has disclosed that one of his childhood dreams was to be a basketball. According to the singer, as a young child, he so much dreamt of building a career around professional basketball playing. Naija News gathered that the grammy award-winning singer …
Read More »‘I had dreams of playing in the NBA as a kid,’ Burna Boy reveals
Speaking before his performance at the halftime show Burna Boy said he had dreams of someday playing in the NBA but he got to perform at the NBA all-star game instead so he guessed he made it after all. The Grammy-winner was joined by Nigerian superstars Rema and Tems in …
Read More »‘I had dreams of playing in the NBA as a kid,’ Burna Boy shares
Speaking before his performance at the halftime show Burna Boy said he had dreams of someday playing in the NBA but he got to perform at the NBA all-star game instead so he guessed he made it after all. The Grammy-winner was joined by Nigerian superstars Rema and Tems in …
Read More »Reims’ 30-year-old British manager Will Still has dreams of managing in England one day: ‘It would be amazing’
Will Still has been excelling in Ligue 1 since taking over Reims in October 2022, helping stabilise the club in the league with seven wins, seven draws and one loss at the time of writing. Only 30-years-old, Still has quickly developed into one of the most-promising young managers in Europe, …
Read More »Fulfilling the UN dreams of Kale, a teenager battling cancer
A year ago, Kale, who lives in California, started to have blurred vision in his right eye. After taking medical tests, his family received the devastating news that he had a tumour located in his right optic nerve. “This year has been a struggle for Kale,” says his father, William, …
Read More »‘Gut punch’ ends Kokkinakis’ repeat dreams
Thanasi Kokkinakis has been left to rue what could’ve been after blowing nine break point opportunities in the final set of his loss to Roberto Bautista Agut. As he has done all summer, the Aussie played some fantastic tennis, taking it right up to the Spanish No.4 seed who eventually …
Read More »Dreams of escape: island adventures in the Lake District
The idea at first was to find a bunk hole, a hideaway, a place to weather out the pandemic – or would it be a nuclear exchange courtesy of a disgruntled Russia? Whatever the catastrophe, it was looming. I grew up watching The War Game, The Day of the Triffids, …
Read More »‘Far From Home’: An engaging story about dreams and ambition that everyone needs to see [Pulse Review]
And if you haven’t, it’s the exciting, new young adult 5-part miniseries from Nigeria. Its the second Netflix original series, and it’s beautiful to watch. Ishaya Bello (adequately played by Mike Afolarin) is a spirited teenager who, like his father, is a visual artist. He enters a competition to get …
Read More »Seun Kuti taps Black Thought for ‘African Dreams’ remix
Song Title: African Dream Date of Release: December 9th, 2022 Length: 3 minutes 55 seconds Features: 1 – Black Thought Details/Takeaway: On this impressive collaboration of Afrobeat and Hip Hop, Black Thought delivers a thought provoking verse that matches Seun Kuti’s electrifying delivery.
Read More »‘Kill the Impostor’ beautifully exhibits the realities of societal pressures, repressed dreams and self doubt
This is why excellent filmmaking in the eyes of the audience is often not determined by how cinematic tropes are efficiently executed, the quality, camera angles, or shots, but by how well they can relate to the representation of reality on screen. This makes a Nollywood short film like the …
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