Less than three days after scoring his first goal for new club West Brom of England, Osaze Odemwingie has been hit by a remark that might come across as been racist by a lot of people in the sporting world.
At the heart of the race storm is Russia, one of the bidding nations for the [...]

Review- A Man, A Woman, A Genie, A Gun
Do you believe in genies? Yes or No??  Whichever you chose, there’s something for you in this film. (Which happens to be short, only 17mins).  All of the 17 minutes were worth keeping my eyes opened for. My hands are tied here, can’t give much away [...]

It’s not unusual for sport stars from countries with poor political structures to seek political power. So when Wyclef jean, a man known better for his musical genius decided to follow the footsteps of George weah (Liberia) and Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) by announcing his candidacy for Haiti’s upcoming presidency, not many were surprised.
For years, Wyclef [...]

The Nigerian Movie Industry, known as Nollywood, is currently being researched and discussed by the Western Media because of the rapid progress it has made in the last ten years. While some of our actors and actresses are gradually becoming popular in the western world, it is hard to find Nigerian Film Producers who are [...]

My people, sorry for my absence, Just been tied up with work and exams. You know your girl must survive now, can’t rely on these no-good London blokes. And yes, I’m still reeling from my disappointment of my fairytale cyber-love who turned out to be more of a frog than a prince. Just so you [...]

I recently came across a picture of 50 cent looking lean as if he had been kept in a famine concentration camp.
According to reports, the generally beefy rapper slimmed down for a movie role alongside Val Kilmer and Sharon Stone. He is to play a cancer patient who is fighting the dreadful disease.
50 cent who [...]

While his contemporaries like Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, Augustine Eguavoen, Mike Emenalo, Sunday Oliseh and Ben Iroha have coached our National teams or are currently employed by the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) and European football clubs, Rashidi Yekini has been reclusive and has shunned government appointments. No one knows where he is at [...]

The creative output of the Nigerian Hip-Hop and Dancehall movement has been rewarded with the nomination of MI [ Jude Abaga ] and P-Square, for the Best International Act Award by Black Entertainment Television ( BET). The Nigerian Acts will vie with other respected performers like Estelle, Chipmunk, Kojo Antwi, Sade, K’naan, Corrine Bailey [...]

On the 8th of May 2009, The Applause Magazine continued their commendable tradition of promoting African Talents. They sponsored a show at Zereoue, NYC, tagged Blunt Fusion featuring Toba Gold alongside Koleurz and MC’ed by comedian Jedi. “The idea was to showcase something different in the African community”, said Adebowale Folorunsho, CEO of the magazine, “We [...]

Have you ever walked past a street and think WTF, what kind of weird ass name is this? Well, we have taken time to look for pictures of some of the weirdest names you will ever come across. I know in Nigeria we have mad names like EBIPEJO LANE (The snake is Hungry lane), but [...]