On November 4, 2022, Elesin Oba premiered to mixed reviews from the crowd.

Mo Abudu, the executive producer of Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman, which was directed by the late Biyi Bandele, has replied to the criticism that has followed it.

Elesin Oba, a movie made by Mo Abudu and set in the Oyo Empire, tells the tale of a Monarch's horseman who must ritually kill himself in order to join his slain king into the afterlife.

Many movie buffs and fans have taken the time to remark on the movie since it became available on Netflix on Friday, and the majority of them have not been favorable.

In reaction to a comment made by Deyemi Okanlawon, Mo Abudu commended the actor while sharply criticizing the movie's detractors.

Along with Mo, members of the Elesin Oba cast have addressed the movie's detractors on social media. Deyemi portrays them as being unappreciative of art in a tweet.

“Elesin Oba is a work of art – the late Biyi Bandele’s visual rep of Wole Soyinka’s lit masterpiece… but as with any art form you can expect that some, who perhaps lack art appreciation experience, will view it upside down. Rgds, Olunde, Deyemi. Best In Dying in Nollywood Films.”

Netflix has a streaming version of the highly renowned play by Wole Soyinka.

The popular song "Calm Down" by Nigerian musician Rema has received more than 1 billion streams overall.

On Monday, November 7th, Rema announced that his smash hit track "Calm Down" had received more than one billion plays across all platforms while performing in the UK at the 02 Brixton Arena.

On February 11th, 2022, "Calm Down," one of Rema's lead songs from her first album "Raves & Roses," was made available. The song would later gain widespread recognition and peak at number five on TurnTable Top 100.

The song's success, which peaked at 100 million streams in only three months after release, is highlighted in the music video. Similar to that, it has received hundreds of millions of listens on Audiomack and Boomplay in addition to over 173 million streams on Spotify.

American pop diva Selena Gomez contributed a line to the song "Calm Down," which led to an international remix and further boosted the song's popularity. After the remix, Rema made his Billboard Hot 100 debut, reaching at No. 74 and No. 16 on the UK Official Singles Chart, respectively. Additionally, the remix has had over 141 million Spotify listens.

The fact that "Calm Down" has amassed more over a billion streams across all platforms is hardly shocking given the song's phenomenal popularity since its debut. Rema has also gone on tour, selling out venues in several nations and gaining followers thanks to his music.

Notorious internet fraudster, Hushpuppi, has been jailed for over 11 years in the US for his role in an international fraud syndicate and he will serve his sentence of 135 months in a federal prison.

The judge in Los Angeles also ordered him to pay over one million dollars in restitution to two fraud victims.

Last year he pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Hushpuppi had admitted to attempting to steal over $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children's school in Qatar, according to court documents in California.

He also admitted to "several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million in losses", the US justice department said.

Hushpuppi, whose real name is Ramon Abbas, flaunted his wealthy lifestyle on his page which had 2.8 million followers until it was disabled.

At a joint international media conference-host country announcement held at the Hotel King Fahd Royal Palace in Dakar, Senegal on Friday, November 4, 2022, the government of Senegal accepted and agreed to host the eighth edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

The African Union Commission, The International Committee of AFRIMA, and The Republic of Senegal jointly announced that the awards ceremony would now take place from January 12 to 15, 2023, in Dakar, Senegal, moving the previous date back by four weeks. This also implies that the nominations voting deadline has been moved to January 13, 2023, at 23:00. (CAT). After previous editions, this will be the first time the major awards ceremony is hosted in a francophone nation.

AFRIMA delegates, African Union Commission officials, African music stakeholders, 8th AFRIMA nominees and African artistes, Iba One from Mali, DJ Neptune (Nigeria), DJ Moh Green (French-Algerian), Pape, and Special Adviser to the President of Senegal, Dr. Massamba Gaye, were present at the conference. They were also represented by the Senegalese Minister of Culture and Communication, Minister of Tourism and Air Travels, and

The African Union is thrilled that the awards will take place in a francophone territory, according to Angela Martins, Head of the Culture Division of the Social Affairs Division of the African Union Commission (AUC).

“The AUC has been a strong partner and collaborator of the prestigious awards since its first edition in 2014. AFRIMA has grown to become the only continental platform that aims to promote and disseminate musical works and immeasurable talent of African Musicians from both young and old generations.