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Timaya, Kizz Daniel, to Spice Giants of Africa Festival in Kigali
In a statement, Ujiri disclosed that the festival will bring together 320 young athletes from 20 African nations and more than 20,000 spectators for a week of community, culture, basketball, education, and entertainment.
This year’s Giants of Africa Festival will be a celebration of basketball, entertainment, and service to the community.
The week-long festival will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 26 to August 2, with such stars as Kizz Daniel, Uncle Waffles, Timaya, and others lined up to spice the show.
Giants of Africa is a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering African youth through basketball.
It was founded by Nigeria’s Masai Ujiri, who is the Vice-Chairman and President of the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club of Canada, which plays in the NBA.
In a statement, Ujiri disclosed that the festival will bring together 320 young athletes from 20 African nations and more than 20,000 spectators for a week of community, culture, basketball, education, and entertainment.
” The festival will unite communities, spark potential, and drive transformative change across the continent. Explaining the year’s celebration, Ujiri said in a statement: “Like these kids, I grew up on the continent. As Africans, we know the landscape and what the kids go through.
We know they dream just like we did, and it really inspires me because those kids have so much more talent and intelligence; they have ways to communicate now that we didn’t.
This festival is about showing them that there is a path. We want them to never stop dreaming.”
Entertainment
Tiwa Savage: “Usher is so lovely”
Tiwa Savage is widely known for her genre-blending sound and magnetic stage presence.
Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage has disclosed that American R&B star, Usher Raymond is a lovely personality.
Savage recently made this known during a chat with Rebecca Judd on Apple Music 1 during an intimate and entertaining session.
The self-acclaimed Africa’s number one bad girl reflected on her journey as one of Africa’s most influential music exports while opening up on being brought out by Usher as a surprise guest during his sold-out O2 Arena shows in London.
The ‘Somebody’s Son’ singer said, “That was the second time, the first was at Global Citizen in Ghana,” she shared.
“This one was extra special. I was so nervous, but Usher is just so lovely and professional.
”Tiwa Savage is widely known for her genre-blending sound and magnetic stage presence.
American singer R. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year jail sentence in North Carolina for sex trafficking and racketeering.
According to report, Kelly, 58, was recently rushed to the hospital from prison after what his lawyer described as a near-deadly overdose.
His legal team has now filed an emergency request asking the court to release him temporarily from custody, saying his life is in danger.
Kelly, collapsed in his solitary confinement cell on June 13, just three days after being isolated.
His lawyer, Beau Brindley, claimed that the singer was given a dangerously high dose of medication on June 12, while still in solitary confinement.
The next day, he reportedly fainted and was taken to Duke University Hospital, where doctors said the medication could have killed him.
Entertainment
Multichoice: BBNaija Season 9 Reunion Starts June 23
The programme would be aired on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Family, as well as on DStv and GOtv platforms.
The organiser of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show, Multichoice, has announced June 23, 2025, for the premiere of the season 9 edition reunion show titled ‘No Loose Guard’.
According to Multichoice, the reunion will bring new energy, drama, and excitement, as the 2024 housemates return with heightened emotions.
“Old beef, new energy, new drama. Your favourites are coming in hot. #BBNaijaReunion starts on June 23 at 10:00 p.m. Set your alarms,” the organiser said.
The programme would be aired on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Family, as well as on DStv and GOtv platforms.
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