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Kheengz
King Bawa (born 8 July 1992), better known by his stage name as Kheengz, is a Nigerian rapper and actor born in the Northern part of Nigeria. He currently works under his own independent record label called YFK Entertainment. His debut album ''Voice of Arewa'' was released 25 December 2019 was a huge success up north. His single ''I Am North'' made wave in the music scene as it is about stereotyping arewa. Early life Kheengz was born in Zaria, Kaduna and was raised in Bida, Niger. He is of Kadara ethnicity. He was the third of six children. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Career Kheengz began writing rap songs while in secondary school in 2006. He started recording in 2010 at university. He released a cover of Sarkodie's hit song ''You Go Kill Me (Azonto)'' and later freestyled Ice Prince's hit song Aboki, which got him the attention from M.I Abaga. 2013–2014: ''College Kid m''ixtape On 30 August 2013, Kheengz r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy, Lovely, Cool
''Crazy'', ''Lovely'', ''Cool'' is a Nigerian Television series directed by Obi Emelonye and in production partnership with The Nollywood Factory (TNF) and Trace TV. Premise ''Crazy, Lovely, Cool'' is a coming-of-age TV series that takes a fond look at the lives, joys and struggles of a group of charismatic students whose paths cross on the campus of Nigeria's largest university via the shocking revelations of an eponymous gossip blog. The production of the series was a partnership and production of Obi Emelonye, The Nollywood Factory and Trace TV according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Principal photography happened in 2017 at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It also features the music of ID Cabasa and a few cast members 'Kheengz' (King Bawa) and Ceeza Milli. Cast * Adesua Etomi-Wellington ''as Funmi'' * Enyinna Nwigwe ''as Izu'' * Uru Eke ''as Dr. Douglas'' * Zynnell Zuh ''as Nana'' * Lorenzo Menakaya ''as Ubong'' * Anthony Monjaro ''as Doctor'' * Obi Okoli '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Gyang
Ngohide Ruby Ann GyangGyang, better known by her stage name Ruby Gyang, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She is currently signed to Chocolate City. Life and career Ruby Gyang was born in Jos, Plateau State, where she spent her early years. Her journey to stardom begun when she formed Loopy Music alongside MI, Ice Prince and Jesse Jagz. Ruby Gyang has worked and collaborated with artists such as MI, Jesse Jagz, Show Dem Camp, Ice Prince and Bez. Ruby Gyang joined Chocolate City Music after Loopy Music's merger with Chocolate City Music in 2015. She has released an EP under the label. Discography ;Studio albums *''This is Love'' (2016) Singles * Kale Ni *Oh Holy Night * Oya Dance * Crushing * Har Abada (feat. Classiq and Kheengz King Bawa (born 8 July 1992), better known by his stage name as Kheengz, is a Nigerian rapper and actor born in the Northern part of Nigeria. He currently works under his own independent record label called YFK Entertainment. His debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falz
Folarin Falana (born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and actor who began his career while in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with his friend before his professional career as a music artist began in 2009. Falz became more well-known after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade. He currently owns an independent record label called Bahd Guys Records. He released his debut album ''Wazup Guy'' in 2014. His second album ''Stories That Touch'' was released in 2015. He released ''27'' in 2017, and his fourth studio album ''Moral Instruction'' in 2019. Early life and education Falz was born in the local government area of Mushin, Lagos State, to lawyers and human right activists Funmi and Femi Falana. He was called to the bar in 2012 after graduating from the Nigeria Law School in Abuja. Falz completed his basic and secondary school education at St. Leo's Catholic P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erigga
Erhiga Agarivbie (born 30 March 1987), better known by his stage name Erigga, is a Nigerian singer and rapper. Biography Erhiga Agarivbie was born in Warri, Delta State, where he grew up with his family. He is the first of five children. He attended Standard International School both primary and secondary. Erigga began his music career in early 2010. He has worked with several producers, including Mr Nolimit,C Major,Beatsbymellow_ , and Even Prinx Emmanuel. Erigga's first musical release was "Mo Street Gan". The music video for the song was shot in Nigeria, directed by AKIN Alabi. The song became Radio Continental's theme song. In 2013, Erigga released "Coupé Décalé ft Shuun Bebe". The music video for the song was endorsed by TV stations in Nigeria. In early 2014, he released another single titled "Love No Be Garri", featuring Jimoh Waxiu. In 17 July 2017 Erigga released his album ''A Trip To The South'' which includes Orezi, Skales Raoul John Njeng-Njeng (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheCable
TheCable is an independent online newspaper in Nigeria. It was launched on April 29, 2014 by Simon Kolawole, the former editor of the This Day newspaper. Its publisher Cable Newspaper Ltd was established on November 29, 2011. Kolawole is a Chevening alumnus, Mo Ibrahim Fellow, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Breaking news and major stories The newspaper was the first to state that Akinwunmi Ambode will become the governor of Lagos state. It was the first to break the news on President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list, long before the Nigerian senate revealed the list. It reported that Yemi Osinbajo was going to be the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), four months before he was picked by Buhari. It broke the news of the divorce case of Chris Oyakhilome, leader of Christ Embassy church, and Anita, his wife. Key staff * Fisayo Soyombo, Pioneer Editor (April, 2014 to January, 2017) *George Taiwo, Former Editor (March 2017 - January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and Culture, cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian (Nigeria)
''The Guardian'' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in Lagos, Nigeria History ''The Guardian'' was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the '' Daily Times'' newspapers, with its model copied from the original ''The Guardian'' in the UK. ''The Guardian'' was a pioneer in introducing high-quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. It started daily publication on 4 July 1983. During the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, reporters Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor were both sent to jail in 1984 under Decree No. 4 of 1984, which suppressed journalistic freedom. On 26 August 1989 ''The Guardian'' published a long letter by Dr. Bekolari Ransome-Kuti, a human-rights activist, entitled "Open Letter to President Babangida", in which he criticized what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BellaNaija
''BellaNaija'' is a lifestyle, entertainment and fashion website in Africa. headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. History BellaNaija was founded by Uche Eze in 2006 as a media startup which later metamorphosed into BellaNaija.com while studying for her undergraduate degree at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ..., Canada. BellaNaija in its early form featured scanned magazine articles, pictures and interviews of Nigerian fashion personalities. Achievements In 2013, ''BellaNaija'' was ranked 4th in ''AfricaRankings "Top 10 African Entertainment Websites". Uche Pedro & BellaNaija was mentioned in the SME 100 List of 100 most innovative female-owned businesses in Nigeria, completed Stanford Seed programme and BBN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yobe State
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Potiskum. Geography The state borders four states: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, and Jigawa.Yobe State shares borders with Borno State to the east, Gombe State to the south, Bauchi and Jigawa States to the west and Niger Republic to the north. It borders to the north the Diffa and Zinder Regions of Niger. Because the state lies mainly in the dry savanna belt, conditions are hot and dry for most of the year, except in the southern part of the state which has more annual rainfall. History Yobe State came into being on 27 August 1991. It was carved out of the old Borno State by the Babangida administration. Yobe State was created because the old Borno State was one of Nigeria's largest states in terms of land area and was therefore considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premium Times
''Premium Times'' is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory. It was launched in 2011. The online medium is notable for investigative journalism and Reports among other fields. Awards and nominations In 2013, ''Premium Times'' was nominated for the 'Website/blog of the year' award at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award. In 2017, ''Premium Times'' reporters shared in the Pulitzer Prize for participating in the international consortium that investigated the Panama Papers, revealing corruption and offshore tax havens used by highly placed people. In November 2017, Global Investigative Journalism Network announced that ''Premium Times'' was awarded Global Shining Light Award for the investigative work on the extrajudicial killings in Nigeria's South-East and How the Onitsha Massacre of Pro-Biafra supporters was coordinated. See also * List of Nigerian newspapers Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
