Personality
Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, the genre-blending film and television composer behind the musical scores of “Mission: Impossible,” “Bullitt,” and “Cool Hand Luke”, died Thursday at the age of 93, leaving behind a career of nearly 100 works scored. Famed composer Lalo Schifrin, who created themes for a host of hit Hollywood films and television shows – including the […]
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States was elected pope on Thursday, becoming the first American pontiff in history. He is to be known as Pope Leo XIV. A crowd tens of thousands erupted in prayer and emotion as Leo, successor to the late Francis, appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to […]
Early Life and Background Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor, preferably called Papa Ayo was born on November 10. He was born into the family of Mr. Joseph Monday Oritsejafor and Mrs Roli Durojaiye Oritsejafor. Ayo Oritsejafor grew up in the southern region of Nigeria. His early exposure to Christianity, particularly through the Pentecostal movement, […]
Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, is dead. This was made known in a statement by the president of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) , Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin on Instagram on Thursday. He wrote, “#tampanglobal announces the passing of […]
Veteran South African actress who starred in the popular Black Panther movie, Connie Chiume, is dead leaving behind two sons and two daughters. The trained teacher turned actress died at the age of 72 at a hospital in Johannesburg hospital on Tuesday afternoon after she was admitted for a medical procedure. A message from […]
American singer, Taylor Swift has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year. This makes her the first woman to appear twice on Time Magazine’s Person of the Year cover. Swift was also named Person of the Year in 2017, when she was recognized as one of the Silence Breakers who inspired women to speak out […]
After the death of the 67-year-old pastor and founder of the Fountain of Life Church, late pastor Taiwo Odukoya, his son Jimmy Odukoya has been announced as the senior pastor to head the affairs of the church. The new successor of Fountain of Life Church is a Nigerian actor who has played several […]
Smooth-voiced South African jazz musician Gloria Bosman has been lauded for her contribution to the country’s music industry in a career spanning more than two decades. Bosman died on Tuesday following a short illness, her family announced. “After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family,” the family said […]
Eugene Konboye, a Nigerian artist, is turning discarded plastic flip-flop sandals into colourful portraits in an effort to help clean up the environment in the country. What started as an assignment in college in 2017, has become a full time job for Konboye, whose studio Abeokuta, Ogun state now trains aspiring artists who want […]
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the tributes Tuesday as Brazil says a final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. After holding three days of national mourning, Brazil has been paying its last respects to the player known as “The King,” who died […]
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