Film

African Cinema: Afrinolly Short Film Competition Records Over 500 Entries

Over 500 entries from fourteen countries have been received in the inaugural edition of the Afrinolly Short Film Competition, where submission closed on Thursday, January 31. The short film competition comes with total prize money of $100,000 and submissions lasted three months after it kicked off on November 1, 2012. With submissions ranging from the …

Music

VIDEO: Latin Grammy Nominated Artist Sensato Debuts Spanish ‘Oliver Twist’ Remix ft. Pitbull and D’Banj

‘Oliver Twist’ a song originally sung by Nigeria’s music super star D’Banj, which was produced by his former label mate and business partner Don Jazzy, makes its remixed debut in Spanish. The song which is popular  across Africa also made a big splash in the UK in May of 2012 when it debuted on the …

News

Nduka Obaigbena’s Arise Launches Global TV Network ARISE NEWS

London 03.02.13 GLOBAL LAUNCH OF ARISE NEWS After two days of test broadcasting, a 24-hour international TV news operation set to rival existing giants in the global market will ‘soft launch’ today, February 4, 2013, broadcasting from its main News Centres in London, New York, Johannesburg and Lagos. ARISE NEWS, will have a strong African …