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Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika has announced she's no longer in a relationship with musician Otile Brown. Taking to social media on Friday, the video vixen said Brown had dumped her and accused the young singer of using her to gain fame before ditching her. “Otile Brown and I are no longer in a…

American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin, famously known as “The Queen of Soul”, has passed on. Franklin passed away on Thursday at the age of 76. It was reported last week that she had been admitted in hospice care suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. She has won a total of 18 Grammy…

Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi brought Times Square in New York city to a 'standstill' after he posed as an African traditional healer (witch-doctor). The entertainer, who landed in New York a few days ago for his annual comedy tour in the US emerged at Times Square donning a regalia commonly…

Kenyan music band Sauti Sol’s guitarist Polycarp Otieno has finally married his long-time Burundian girlfriend Lady Mandi. Polycarp tied the knot to Mandi in a stunning traditional wedding ceremony held in Burundi. Mandi is a Kenya-based Burundian fashion stylist. News of their wedding was made…

Tanzania bongo flavour superstar, Diamond Platnumz has come out to defend his sexuality  following social media rumors claiming he could be gay. The rumors surfaced after Diamond was spotted wearing an anklet during one of his performances. His sexuality also came under sharp scrutiny after he…

US fashion house Calvin Klein has named Kenyan Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong’o as its brand ambassador. Lupita will be Calvin Klein’s brand ambassador of a new fragrance to be unveiled on August 15th alongside fellow Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan. "A new @CalvinKleinfragrance…

Lulu Hassan and her husband Rashid Abdalla are set to become the first couple in the country to anchor news together. The two will make a debut on Citizen TV's 7pm Swahili news, Nipashe Wikendi on Sunday following the departure of Lulu's long-term anchoring partner Kanze Dena. Dena left Citizen TV…

Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika is set to appear in an upcoming Hollywood reality show dubbed  'The Pearls of Beverly Hills.’ The social media celebrity revealed the news in a post on her Instagram page. She said other female heavy weights from Africa will feature in the new television show that…

Tanzania musician Diamond Platnumz’s father, Abdul Juma has accused his son of neglecting him. Speaking to Tanzania’s Ijumaa newspaper, Abdul said the award-winning bongo flavor superstar has refused to appreciate and acknowledge him while he is still alive, noting that he will regret once he…

Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan says that she made musician Diamond Platnumz who he is today, but that the Bongo flavor superstar later turned his back on her. Speaking during an interview with Tanzanian publication Mwanaspoti, the social media celebrity said Diamond had no plans for the future when…