Early life
Onweagba grew up in the suburbs of Lagos, Nigeria with her two brothers and sisters. She is the daughter of a civil servant father and mother who was a nurse. When Onweagba was 16 years old, she won the "Face Of Africa" contest. In August 2005, she married her longtime companion, Italian fashion designer Luca Orlandi. Onweagba's first name comes from the Igbo language and means "God's Work". Read more.....

P-SQUARE CONCERT| LIVE AND DIRECT IN DC/DMV

(MTV Winner, KORA Winner, Hip-Hop World Winner, MOBO Winner, and Channel O Award Winner)
Performing Live

DATE: JULY 17, 2010
LOCATION: Bowie State Univesity (James Complex)
Time: 7pm-11pm
Tickets: $35 Inadvance(Till July 1st)
VIP: $100 Includes
(Exclusive Meet and Greet Pre-party, No wait in Line Admission, Front Row Access, VIP-After Party)

Performing Hit Song: Do Me, No one Like you, Ifunanya, Roll It, E NO Easy, and Many more

For Ticket Info and VIP, contact: 443-763-1332 or 703-200-6973

In what may appear as a significant break through for the Nigerian music industry, P-Square and MI were rated in the list of nominees for the 2010
BET Award which was released during the week.

Stella born in Kenya, but moved to Norway as a 4-year old. In 2006, she
released an EP with some famous Kenyan guest artists, and became
the best female newcomer in Kenya. Her songs is used on many TV
series and movies like “American Pie”, “Save the Last Dance 2”, “CSI
New York” and “Ghost Whisperer”. READ MORE

Morroco’s own Sanaa Hamri’s second major movie hits theatre’s this
Wednesday August 6th.

Sanaa is known for directing music videos from Prince, Common, and other A-
listers in the music biz.

Her first big movie was with the other Sanaa, Lathan that is, for the movie
Something New.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 was directed by Sanaa and stars America
Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, and Alexis Bledel. It is the sequel to the
successful first movie popular with the tween and young lady set.....READ MORE

Nollywood producers are ganging up to
ban Ghanaian actors who are plying their
trade in Nigeria. READ MORE

JJC

Nigerian-born hiphop artist JJC and fans celebrated the UK's Black
History Month with the release of a new single and music video titled
"We Are Africans." This militant anthem calls for unity among people
of African descent, with JJC and his crew, Big Brovas, shouting out to
the continent and the diaspora. "As long as you've got black in your
skin, say it loud, say it proud: you are African!" READ MORE

Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji is undoubtedly the most misunderstood actress in
today’s emerging movie industry in Nigeria. But by all yardsticks,
she’s also the most prominent right now. In this interview by
Naijarules.com editor, Sola Osofisan, you will meet the Genevieve
Nnaji you have never read about – in her own words. In the most
extensive interview she has ever been put through to date, she
talks about the pains of stardom. READ MORE

Liz Ogumbo

Fashion Model, Model Agency Owner, Fashion Designer and Singer Liz
Ogumbo is one to watch. The woman with many creative hats launched her
clothing line (House of Imani) in 2006 and this year had a big break as one of
the many African designers to showcase at the first ever Pan-African Arise
Africa Fashion Week.

Independent of her clothing line, Ogumbo who spent ten years in the United
States, in 2004, launched Imani Models modeling agency, an agency based in
Nairobi, Kenya. Today Imani Models is one of Nairobi’s leading modeling
agencies. When Ogumbo is not busy juggling running a fashion label with a
model agency, she manages to drop some solid jazz/neo-soul tracks that is
bound to get you grooving. READ MORE

Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African actress
and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best
Actress for her role in Monster (2004).

She was first featured in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), starring
alongside such actors and actresses as Danny Aiello and
Teri.....READ MORE

Dobet Gnahoré is a young singer, dancer and
percussionist from Africa's Ivory Coast. She not only
possesses a incredible voice but she also has a
commanding presence on stage.

Will Wale ever trade that mic for a Grammy?
D.C. rapper Wale has always inhabited a no-man’s-land between mainstream
hip-hop and its go-go derived counterpart indigenous to the District. His five
mixtapes happily married tracks backed by UCB (his go-go house band) with
more radio-friendly hits like “Nike Boots.” Wale has always coolly struck a
balance between the two, but his long-awaited debut album, Attention Deficit,
finds him a slightly less successful arbiter. READ MORE

K’Naan who was born in Somalia, this time had the honor of singing the theme
song for World Cup 2010 entitled Wafin ‘Flag. He is a Canada hip hop artist, he has
voiced about unity and celebration which connect with the song titled “Wavin Flag”
after the wong was selected as the official 2010 Coca Cola World Cup.

K’Naan has made a special version of the song for the tournament hosted by South
Africa. The remix of “Wavin ‘Flag’ is part of the marketing campaigns of Coca-Cola
globally integrated” inspired by the joyous celebrations dance familiar to Africa.”
These tracks will be used as a musical element in the entire campaign, including
as a soundtrack for all the television ads, for all tour. READ MORE