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Lateef Adedimeji tells Muslims to reflect on faith
A remembrance event for a late music legend became the stage for a passionate call to live out faith publicly. Lateef Adedimeji's message to Muslims Lateef Adedimeji urged Muslims to let Islam visibly shape their everyday actions. Adedimeji spoke at the 5th remembrance event honoring the late Sound Sultan. Faith should be detectable in every profession and personal interaction, per the actor. He called Islam beautiful and credited Allah's mercy for his journey. Remembering Sound Sultan Adedimeji never collaborated with Sound Sultan professionally during his lifetime. The late Afrobeats icon's legacy still hits hard for the Lisabi star. His music and spiritual devotion are what Adedimeji misses most deeply. Sound Sultan's influence...
Pascal Atuma celebrates success and 52nd birthday
A 52nd birthday turned into a full-blown endorsement speech, and the man did not hold back on calling out old politicians. Pascal Atuma hits 52 Pascal Atuma marked his 52nd birthday on Sunday, 22 February 2026. His career spans both filmmaking and football entrepreneurship across borders. Atuma views storytelling as a culture-preserving, mind-shaping force beyond entertainment. Capacity development drives everything he does on set and on the pitch. From cameras to football scouting Atuma sees football entrepreneurship as a natural extension of his core mission. Young talent gets platforms to discover gifts and build real potential through his work. He firmly believes opportunity should build legacies, not just line pockets. Scouting...
Tosin Bee says music and ministry are intertwined
A gospel career built on the idea that music and ministry are literally the same gig just got its biggest chapter yet. Tosin Bee on faith-driven artistry Oluwatosin Adejumobi, known as Tosin Bee, insists music and ministry share one purpose. His creative output functions as an extension of spiritual calling, not a separate lane. Prayer, service, and obedience to God shape every track and platform decision. Bee views music as a ministry tool that works way beyond church walls. Praise Unlimited 3 is here Tosin Bee just dropped the third installment of the Praise Unlimited live series. Volumes 1 and 2 have already pulled millions of listeners worldwide. Praise Unlimited 3 marks a big milestone for the franchise overall. BeezleNation...
Nkan will release the California Love single
A Tupac track literally playing on loop in someone's head ended up predicting both her relocation and a real love story. Nkan drops California Love Oluwakemisola Otekaiye, known as Nkan, is releasing California Love this February. Her 2025 EP Surulere already earned critical praise before this single. Nkan's self-coined Kosmopolitan sound blends Nigerian roots with American influence. Long-distance romance and sun-soaked nostalgia fuel the track's theme. Sound shift from past work California Love ditches the heavy percussion found on tracks like Pepepe. Lush, atmospheric production takes center stage to spotlight her vocals. Nkan designed it as a bridge between her heritage and her years stateside. Personal storytelling meets a...
Dax Vibez denies that music financed his lifestyle
A decade-long career only started paying real money last year, and that pretty much sums up the music industry's financial reality. Dax Vibez on music not paying bills Dax Vibez flat-out said there is no real money in the music industry. His mansion and lifestyle were bankrolled by side businesses, not songs. Property and assets were already locked in before any hit track dropped. Musicians pretending their wealth comes from music are lying, per Vibez. The actual breakthrough timeline Vibez kicked off his career roughly a decade ago but blew up way later. His first solo concert was the genuine turning point financially. Booking gigs covered daily expenses but never built long-term wealth. Steady income only materialized after that...
Full Figure will return to Salt TV after training
A broadcasting suspension just got flipped into a comeback story after some forced media schooling paid off. Full Figure's return to Salt TV Jenifer Full Figure is heading back to the Omusunsuzi morning show on Salt TV. Uganda Communications Commission yanked the program off the air for violating broadcast rules. Her co-host on the suspended show was Charles James Ssenkubuge. Omusunsuzi is locked in to resume on 2 March 2026. Media training arc Full Figure enrolled at United Media Consultants and Trainers to level up. UMCAT's coursework lined up with UCC conduct standards. She wrapped her studies and was visibly hyped about finishing. Salt Media confirmed both hosts will stick to UCC guidelines going forward.
Jose Chameleone will retire when Museveni exits
A music career's expiration date just got tied to a president's grip on power, and it's exactly as wild as it sounds. Jose Chameleone's bizarre retirement pact Jose Chameleone will quit recording when President Museveni exits office. Mayanja, a loyal NRM supporter, rallies hard for the ruling government. His studio doors shut permanently once Museveni's presidency wraps up. Old tracks would stay in rotation, but fresh material dies there. Why he says he is done eventually Chameleone feels his musical era has run its full course. Everything he built happened under the current regime's watch. Live gigs would keep going, just zero new songs dropping. Peaceful aging is the endgame once that political chapter closes.
Comium Gambia hosted a media Iftar in Banjul
A Ramadan Iftar hosted by Comium Gambia brought journalists, editors, and communication stakeholders together on Wednesday evening to tighten media-telecom ties. Comium's pitch to the press Hassan Kabbani, Comium's CEO, framed the event as a celebration of media partnership. Kabbani called journalists strategic partners in national development. Network expansion, better service quality, and digital inclusion are on the company's agenda. Transparency and open communication are supposedly baked into how Comium operates. Minister weighs in on media's role Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, attended the Iftar. Ceesay called the media a bridge between institutions and the public. His remarks praised...
ECOWAS field monitors concluded a training in Lome
A three-day AI-focused training for 74 field monitors from 12 ECOWAS member states just wrapped up in Lomé on Friday. What the training covered The ECOWAS Early Warning Directorate ran the sessions from 25 to 27 February in the Togolese capital. Data collection, verification, and reporting skills all got upgraded. Gender-sensitive indicators were folded into platform updates. Data quality and reporting consistency were tackled as ongoing pain points. AI enters the early-warning game Onyinge Nkechi Onwuka, acting Director of the Early Warning Directorate, pushed for tech integration. Onwuka acknowledged that human capacity has real geographic-coverage gaps. Artificial intelligence is being eyed to sharpen data collection and...
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