Okoroawusa: I also enjoyed watching URTNA 1/2 hour. The programme exposed us to so many African musics n artistes. I stayed glued to the TV anytime it aired.
URTNA! They always showed Nayanka Bell from Ivory Coast and Zangalewa from Cameroon. They also showed a lot of Alpha Blondy and Lucky Dube's songs.
naptu2: This song was another favourite of NTA2 Channel 5 in the late '80s. It was covered by Shakira for her 2010 World Cup song (Waka Waka).
They were made honorary members of the Cameroon Army by President Biya. They are also the official entertainers of the president.
Djibe, War don come (hey!) Djibe, na me call am (hey!) Djibe, na army (hey!) E djibe djibe. Zangalewa.
E djibe djibe ey! E djibe djibe zangalewa
Zangalewa of Cameroon - Zamina Mina Zangalewa (1986)
seagulsntrawler: It was a constant feature on BBC Africa radio program in the late 90s and early 2000s. To be honest, I did't know who made the fast and rhythmic song. RIP great one!
The European Economic Community (EEC), later known as the European Union, sponsored a series of documentaries in Africa and they were shown on NTA2 Channel 5 in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This song was the theme song of the documentary.
NTA2 Channel 5 also briefly used it in one of their station idents.
The singer Mory Kanté, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, has died in Guinea.
Kanté died in hospital on Friday in the capital, Conakry, aged 70, his son Balla Kanté told the AFP news agency.
His death was the result of untreated health problems, he said.
"He suffered from chronic illnesses and often travelled to France for treatment but that was no longer possible with the coronavirus," he added.
"We saw his condition deteriorate rapidly, but I was still surprised because he'd been through much worse times before."
•BBC Music: Mory Kanté
Kanté was known as a distinguished player of kora - a west African harp. His song Yéké Yéké became a huge hit in the late 1980s and was widely remixed.
Tributes were paid by fellow musicians on Friday, including Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour who said he felt a huge void on learning of Kanté's death and called the late singer "a baobab of African culture".
The president of Guinea, Alpha Condé, said on Twitter that African culture was in mourning. He thanked Kanté, saying his career had been "exceptional".
EXTRA: I’m treated as a COVID-19 suspect in my house, says SGF
21:05. May 21, 2020. by Mary Ugbodaga
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, says he is treated as a COVID-19 suspect in his house.
Speaking at the presidential task force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday, Mustapha appealed to Nigerians to take personal responsibility to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“I don’t know your experiences out there, but I can tell you that it is one thing that has totally disrupted and distorted our social life,” he said.
“I leave my house every day and I return in the evening. I’m treated as a suspect. I have to wash my hands; I have to decontaminate my shoes; I have to walk into my house and barely will I be sitting down, my wife will ask me, ‘have you bathed?’ I will say, ‘I just arrived’.
“I don’t know what your experiences are, but that’s the level of disruption the COVID-19 has brought into our homes and into our lives and it is the way we respond to it that will determine whether we’ll win this war.”
He also called for strict adherence to the guidelines issued for the second phase of the eased lockdown, as part of efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Racoon: Beautiful goal.This was more long range than the other girl's own.Humn! With the French racist supremacist mindset.Go girl! Keep soaring Pls naptu2 are you in the know where Dorherty Courteney ply her trade now? She played with Oparanozie in one of the women world cup.
Courtney Dike. She's an accountant and plays part time in Oklahoma.
Desire Oparanozie's long range goal has been nominated for the most beautiful goal in the history of the French Women's Cup quarterfinals. She is going up against German and Lyon star Dzsenifer Marozsan who scored for Lyon agaonst Rodes.
Here is a video of Oparanozie's goal. She scored a similar long range goal against Paris FC in 2018 and a year later she scored this long range goal against the same club.
naptu2: It seems like Desire Oparanozie likes scoring long range goals against Paris FC. She scored a brace and provided an assist as E.A. Guingamp beat Paris F.C. 3-1 on February 17, 2018. The second of her goals was from a long range shot from the centre circle. And now she’s done it again.
Oparanozie scored another long range goal yesterday evening as E.A. Guingamp defeated Paris F.C. 2-0. Here’s a video of her goal.
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