Davido is heading back to Jennifer Hudson's talk show for another sit-down, and this time he'll be chatting alongside Niecy Nash-Betts about his latest project. The Nigerian artist has been making waves with his album 5ive, and the appearance signals how much traction Afrobeats keeps gaining with American mainstream audiences.
Jennifer Hudson's platform has become a regular stop for Nigerian talent lately. Tems performed there last year, and Burna Boy showed up recently with a whole cultural moment. Davido already hit the show before, so this return visit shows he's locked into that US media circuit while repping the genre on a bigger stage.
Nkechi Blessing got someone locked up after they snapped an unauthorized gym photo that ended up making the rounds online. The actress cried on the Honest Bunch podcast while talking about how the whole thing went down, and she called out people who get cosmetic work done but then turn around and clown on natural bodies.
She tracked down the woman who took the pic and had her arrested, but she said the gym tried to hide info that would have helped identify who did it. Nkechi made it clear she's good with how her body looks after having a six-year-old kid, and she wasn't about to let someone with surgery mock her for staying natural.
CeeC went on the Echo Room podcast and talked about how people in Nigeria keep mixing up her self-assured vibe with being stuck-up. She said folks there will hear one bad thing about someone and just run with it without ever actually checking if the gossip is true.
The reality TV personality mentioned that this whole thing has dinged her brand because randos assume she's full of herself before they even shake hands. But she claims anyone who gives her a shot and meets face-to-face always walks away with a totally different take. She makes it a point to flip that script whenever someone actually gives her the chance to show what she's really about instead of whatever reputation is floating around.
Tems hopped on X to chat with fans and basically said her music career blew past anything she thought would happen back when she was stuck at a desk job. The Grammy winner admitted she already crushed her original goals, and she's just rolling with whatever comes next.
She bailed on digital marketing back in 2018 to chase the music thing full-time, and it paid off when Essence with Wizkid hit number nine on the Billboard charts. After that, she became the first woman in Afrobeats to snag a Grammy, and she picked up another one later for Best African Music Performance at the big awards ceremony.
Nin just jumped on board with Croatia's tree-planting tourism thing, where they're trying to cut down on car travel emissions while making the whole country look more eco-friendly. The Croatian National Tourist Board is basically funding local spots to plant trees, and Nin already had that European Destination of Excellence badge, so this fits their whole vibe.
The program ties into EU goals about adding millions of trees by the end of the decade, and every coastal town that plants stuff is part of the bigger climate picture. Nin sits on a lagoon island with sandy beaches and ancient history, so they've been playing the sustainable tourism game for a while with their salt pans and healing mud.
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Hvar hotels just finished another killer season, and they're dropping cash on upgrades for the main spot in their lineup. Hotel Amfora is getting refreshed rooms, updated bathrooms, and a whole new lobby, plus bar situation. The vibe will lean into warm cream and brown colors with some modern touches to play up that Mediterranean beach energy.
Hotel Palace Elisabeth already got some clout this year when Michelin handed out their new hospitality keys, and it snagged two of them. The brand has been steadily leveling up since 2006, when new owners took over what used to be mostly budget properties.
Americans can hit up the island way easier next season because direct flights from New York to Split are finally happening, cutting the trip...
Synergix Africa wrapped up its first webinar series for young Nigerian entrepreneurs with a big celebration in Abuja. The program ran for several weeks online through WhatsApp, Google Classroom, and Google Meet, where participants learned about validation, branding, finance, compliance, and pitching. Founder Ken Nwokike got emotional talking about how everyone pushed through power outages, doubt, and money problems to finish.
Ijeoma Chinechelum Onwuadi took home six million naira as the top winner, while Luqman Sulaiman Naibi and Eloghosa Lester Oviahon each got two million naira as runners-up. A bunch of people who had only met digitally finally hugged it out at the reception, and they're all getting digital certificates plus access...
Transafam Power dropped their first-ever senior citizen wellness program in the Okoloma-Afam community over in Rivers State, and they hooked up more than 30 elderly folks with medical checkups plus care packages. The power company CEO, Vincent Ozoude, said the event will happen every year since they generate almost 20 percent of the country's electricity through their operations. Each person walked away with a blood pressure monitor, vitamins for three months, and boxes filled with food and household supplies.
Doctors from Avon Medical Practice ran health talks about managing hypertension and diabetes prevention before checking vital signs and handing out medications on the spot. Community leaders said the initiative showed real...
Finance pros told the government they need to shake things up before 2026 hits because inflation keeps eating the naira alive, and the country leans on oil way harder than it should. ICAN Lagelu chair Omokemi Oladipo said at their awards dinner that policy tweaks plus backing local businesses could actually fix things, and she thinks the economy is improving since more people are farming and running side hustles that pump up food supply.
Board member Prince Oyebade Oyedepo said the country is broke despite having mad resources, and manufacturers need investment instead of just importing everything while interest rates stay through the roof. Professor Ishola Rufus Akintoye dropped a keynote telling accountants to keep learning and think...
