Nia Long and Ime Udoka expecting a child

Well Nia Long has been telling people that she is pregnant and rumors were flying about who the father was.  In a statement to People Magazine, she revealed that the father of the child is NBA basketball player, Ime Udoka. “This is the most exciting time in our lives. Words can’t explain how thrilled we are by the new addition to our family. We feel truly blessed and appreciate all the well wishes and prayers.”Nia Long and Ime UdokaUdoka is a Nigerian-American, son of  a Nigerian of Ibo descent. Mfon Udoka, his sister,is also a great basketball player in her own right.  Udoka was able to play for the Nigerian basketball...

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Chris DeShield releases ‘Wickedest Whine’ Video.

Chris DeShield recently released a song that he wrote for Cadsongs, called ‘Wickedest Whine’ which has been a big hit, especially in the East African market.  The original song is produced by K’Nel of Anglohili, and Mugo Nganga of Waithaka Entertainment, this song has gotten a heavy rotation on Kenyan stations and received lots of great reviews.  This remix version is courtesy of DJ Snake from Cape Verde/Portugal.Chris DeShieldHis new video, directed by Alex Acosta of Prestige Filmworks, is now available for viewing.  Acosta has worked on videos for Raheem  Devaughn,  Boobe, Gorilla Zoe, Lola Monroe, Cassidy Da Hustler,...

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Kenyan and South African Photographers win prestigious Photoafrica awards in Spain

June 12th, Tarifa, Spain – Photographers from South Africa and Kenya won prestigious awards at fourth Photoafrica contest, which took place within 8th African Film Festival of Tarifa. First place award, endowed with €1,500, went to Jessica MacLeod from South Africa for her photograph titled “You see a shack, I see my house”. Second place award, endowed with €1,000, went to James Muriuki from Kenya for the photograph  titled “44”.  Third place, endowed with €500, went to Mimi Cherono from Kenya with the photograph titled “Khusi and the Giraffes”. “It was incredibly difficult to decide about winners, as the fourth edition of...

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Kwab Asamoah opens ‘Kustom Looks Clothier’ in Accra

Award-winning US based Ghanaian designer, Kwab Asamoah has finally opened his first shop in Accra. Kustom Looks Ghana, located inside the A&C Mall in East Legon, has been opened to the general public to allow them enjoy top class handmade suits and garment made not for just anybody but their body, as the clothier’s tagline implies. As the President and CEO of Kustom Looks, Kwab Asamoah is the tailor to some of the most prominent African American political and business leaders in the Washington area. He has managed to create a stellar reputation in the fashion industry that has his competitors taking notice. In less than six years,...

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D’banj signs up to Kanye West’s Good Music Label

A new drift has been set as far as collaborations and partnerships among Africans across the Diaspora.Award winning Nigerian artist D’banj (Dapo Oyebanjo) has today, signed a contract to work under GOOD MUSIC Label owned by Kanye West. Sunday Are, D’banjs manager confirmed the news of the finalized contract between the two artists saying, “Yes there have been discussions between the two parties lately. They have been exchanging contracts but now the wait is over, he said.”D’banj a celebrated artist all over Africa, has been setting records with his music. He only recently released a video for the remix to his song Mr. Endowed with American...

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Jackie Appiah looking stunning in new photos

Perhaps, no Ghanaian actress has the ‘good girl’ public demeanor as much as the lovable Jackie Appiah does. In these times when sexiness sells and most female celebrities bare more in going for the ‘sexy look’ in various photo shoots, Jackie remains conservative but always manages to look wholesome and stunning, as is evident in a new set of photos that were taken recently. It is not clear what these leaked photos would be used for but most of the photos show the actress with one musical instrument or the other. Could it be that the actress is following the musical footsteps of her Nollywood sisters, Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola? That...

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Arena Task: Battle of Great Heights

As was to be expected this evening, Headsmates headed out to the Arena for some unusual activity - this week they had to battle in the sky in a Gladiators type of set up. On arrival, the Heads quickly grabbed pool noodles with which they fought one another.The twist to the battles was that they had to do the fighting while airborne. Some Housemates were more at home in the sky than others. Wendall, being a pilot, was one Headsmate that appeared the most comfortable in the air, while Felicia was the most rattled by heights.All in all, Headsmates were in good spirits and even sharing jokes while they thumped one another with noodles. Who...

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Nyasha Matonhodze – The new face of Louis Vuitton

Nyasha MatonhodzeNyasha Matonhodze is a Zimbabwean living in London.  She is the new face of Louis Vuitton, a move they made to help revamp their look for 2011 (young and fresh as opposed to sophisticated and mature, I guess).  The former look had used models including Kristen McMenamy, 46, Raquel Zimmermann, 28, and Freja Beha Erichsen, 23.This young aspiring model is doing really well considering that she has only been modeling for 2 years. She began her career in 2009 when she won a modeling contest. She hit the ground running when she debuted at the London Fashion Week, Spring 2011 by walking for Louise Gray, Clements...

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