Patience Ozokwor is a Nigerian actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. She was among the 100 Nigerians honoured by the government to celebrate the amalgamation of the North and Southern protectorates in 1914. Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria Aya Ishig...
Her funeral was attended by some 10,000 people, including four of five living US presidents. She was temporarily buried on the grounds of the King Center until being interred next to her husband. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame and was the first African American to...
“This announcement gives me great pleasure because it speaks to organic growth with flavourings of longevity, ... AfDB, partners to mobilise $520 million for Nigerian agro-processing zones Nigerian finance minister Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed named the seven states that will p...
Joseph singles out “two truly global moments” as highlights of the past 18 months. The first was the release ofHackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones’ first album of original material in 18 years, which topped the charts in 20 countries, according to UMG. The second was The Beatles’ final...
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks; expansion into Australasia — through the acquisition of publisher Native Tongue and the subsequent creation of Concord Music Publishing ANZ — and West Africa through the signing of Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido and a joint venture with Immensum Music...
According to a report by Andy Rowell in the Village Voice (11/21/95), there is evidence that Shell has been bankrolling Nigerian military action against protesters and that two key prosecution witnesses admitted in sworn affidavits that they were offered bribes by Shell to unjustly incriminate ...
From debuter Bello, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Ph.D. candidate at the Black Mountain Institute. Khalid, Zain. Brother Alive. Grove. Jul. 2022. 352p. ISBN 9780802159762. $26. LITERARY Dayo’s heritage is Nigerian, Iseul’s is Korean, and Youssef’s undefinedly Middle ...
Sade Adu's mother, Anne Hayes, is British and Caucasian, and her father, Adebisi Adu, is Yoruba Nigerian. Age: 66 Birthplace: Ibadan, Nigeria Also ranks #26 on The 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time Also ranks #28 on The Best Singers Who Only Need To Go By One Name Also ra...
Rosen, who for the past decade has served as CEO of ARIA, was named president of Warner Music Australasia effective Feb. 1. Rosen concurrently had held the post of CEO of the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia. With advanced degrees in business and law, Rosen has been praised as ...
Co-presidents, Roc Nation Label While its clients include Rihanna, JAY-Z and J. Cole, Roc Nation’s label division takes pride in developing younger talent, including recent signings Snoh Aalegra, Kalan.FrFr and Maeta, as well as the continuing advancement of Rapsody, Belly, and Jaden and ...