Bozoma Saint John has been named the chief marketing officer at Netflix, exiting her current CMO post at Endeavor, a position she has held since 2018. Saint John will take over for Jackie Lee-Joe, the former BBC Studios CMO who was tapped to lead marketing at Netflix in July 2019. Lee-Joe had been filling a role previously held by Kelly …

For Nigerian celebrities to share their experiences with substance abuse in Nigeria, you know that things have become serious! Actors Ini Edo, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Chinedu ‘Nedu’ Ani Emmanuel and David Jones David; ViacomCBS presenter, Folu Storms; singer and vocalist, Praise ‘Praiz’ Ugbede, discussed substance abuse and the lure of drugs in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Dakore Egbuson shared how she …

The most anticipated Pan-African virtual conference, FIX-IT Conference is almost here and it has a lineup of fantastic speakers from all over Africa. The Fix-It Conference is a life-changing webinar that is aimed at helping you take your life, business or career to a whole new level. We believe our rise as Africans and as a continent can no longer …

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today that it has raised more than $7.8 million dollars in contributions for its COVID-19 Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA artists in dire need. On March 16, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, along with the SAG-AFTRA Motion Picture Players’ Welfare Fund, launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA members. Since activating the Fund, the Foundation has already given over …

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the Emmy Awards stage as show host for the 2020 ceremony. This will be the third time Kimmel takes over the wheels as show host at the Emmys. He hosted in 2012 and 2016. “We know Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a uniquely entertaining, funny and moving Primetime Emmys show,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment. …

Today I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had been sitting in his living room during the Covid-19 lockdown, watching coverage of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the United States. He was perplexed and sat glued to his television as he watched images beamed from America, Canada, Australia and from …

James Bennet, editorial page editor for the New York Times has resigned from his post following internal and external backlashes received from a published column under his supervision. On Wednesday, May 27, Republican Senator Tom Cotton published a column in the New York Times Opinion Section titled ‘Send in the Troops’, which later caused a huge uproar on social media. …

Today marks the birthday of a remarkable woman, our very own Madam Frema Osei Opare, Ghana’s first female Chief of Staff. We were privileged to have her feature as a cover personality of our Women of Power issue along with Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Catherine Afeku. She shared her life story as well as nuggets of wisdom with …

Amidst the COVID-19 struggles and uncertainties happening all over the world, Nigeria has suffered not one but multiple inhumane acts that have led to the death of three young innocent girls in the country. On Wednesday, May 27 2020, 16-year-old Tina Ezekew was shot dead by a police officer who according to reports, was aiming for the arrest of a …

The entire world’s attention has been drawn to Minneapolis in the United States of America, where unarmed African American George Floyd was unlawfully killed in the custody of police officer Derek Chauvin in the presence of three other officers. Following the death of Floyd, the entire country has been hit with protests and riots calling for justice for the deceased …