Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Wednesday, spoke about racial issues in America and the continual reports of black people killed by police. In her novel Americanah, her protagonist, Ifemelu, starts a blog about race in America from her perspective as a Nigerian immigrant. The blog, called “Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-­American Black," is funny as well as insightful. "The blog in Americanah—I wanted it to be funny. I wanted to poke fun, because I think many of the ways race manifests itself in this country are actually quite funny so I hoped that people would laugh," Adichie said at the Washington Ideas Forum, an event produced by The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic. Her interviewer, Mary Louise Kelly, a contributing editor at The Atlantic, asked what Ifemelu might say about racial issues in America today. "I think what’s going on now just doesn’t give me

In a strange turn of events, Twitter followers found themselves scrambling for their phones tonight after Blac Chyna tweeted Rob Kardashian 's phone number out to her 674,000 followers. The tweet simply said, "Robert Kardashian Number," with what we've confirmed is actually Rob's cell number. The line was disconnected shortly after the tweet was sent out. Blac Chyna took to Snapchat to explain why she chose to tweet that out, saying "To assure your man is not texting no bitches, just tweet his number out. How's that feel Rob? How ya feel?...Get your number changed, thank you." Yeah, he was standing right next to her the entire time. She continued, &quo

Singer Beyonce took to Instagram to share images of her latest athletic gear with her 85 million followers. Queen Bey struck a number of poses showing her amazing show of flexibility. More photos after the cut...

Read his piece below... As Nigeria marks its 56th Independence Anniversary, very few Nigerians would expect any form of celebration or excitement. Independence from colonial rule in 1960 has brought the country so much to be cheerful about, but 56 years later, also a lot of regrets. I am not one of those who imagine that we would probably have been better off if we had remained under British rule, but that there are some Nigerians who still entertain such impossible thought indicates the depth of the people’s anxiety about Nigeria’s post-colonial reality. The big issues are well-known: the failure of leadership, corruption, and perpetual anxiety about the future. Every October 1, Nigeria is described as “a crippled giant”, a “toddler”, “a broken nation”. And the various editorials, year after year sound so repetitive as they focus on an economy that is not working, the failure of public infrastructure, leadership crisis, the bad habits of the political eli

Abuja-based production company, Take 7 Media, will soon be releasing an exciting new thriller, titled Fidelity. The movie was directed by Abimbola Olagunju, and it stars Empress Njamah, Paul Sambo, Iyke Adiele, Happy Julian-Uchendu, Gina Castel, and Pau Ramon. It was shot in Nigeria and Spain. FIDELITY addresses fraudulent practices in Nigeria, and it is about two friends who perpetrate Internet fraud for a living. The movie is a high quality production, which features brilliant acting from the impressive cast. Movie lovers across the board will undoubtedly find it interesting and captivating. The official synopsis of the movie, reads: "Michael and Dele are best friends who run an Internet fraud ring in Spain. When they are tracked down by Spanish police, Dele takes the fall for their crimes, and is sent to prison. Michael moves back to Nigeria, where he proceeds to live discreetly. After completing his prison sentence, Dele also returns to Nigeria. Dele

Off his  “God Over Everything” (GOE)  album, patois spitting Nigerian dancehall act, Patoranking, dishes out the video to  “Money”  which features Penthauze lead act & rapper, Phyno. Quite an exceptional performance. Watch below as directed by Sesan and share your thoughts. Patoranking – “Money” ft. Phyno

Singer, Brymo , has revealed he was never paid for his part in Oleku, a song owned by former label mate, Ice Prince. The ‘Alajo Somolu ‘ crooner, who spoke with Sahara TV, said he was never paid by his then label, Chocolate City for the song. He said: “Remember Oleku right? I got no award for it. I was a fool, there was no contract”. Speaking further, he said, as at that time, he was so broke, he basically lived off M.I another ex-label mae, who happens to be the president of Chocolate City now. “Oleku was a pro-bono work for Chocolate City. I felt maybe because I didn’t have a contract and I was new, it was my trial period. So I signed a contract in April 2011 but nothing changed. The label didn’t provide money for upfront project recordings. “But there’s always a way out of that. There are other musicians on the label. MI was the first to blow up and he had gotten a place. In that period, I was always at MI’s place.” “In the case of the record label, the