Glo-Sponsored African Voices Hosts Music Star, Patoranking

Posted on February 18, 2025

African Voices, the popular magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) International, will this weekend feature Nigerian music star, Patoranking. 

Host of the show, Larry Madowo, leads the musician to tell the story of how he rose from the slums of Lagos to global fame.

The programme equally hosts Derrick Cobinnah who has been using his Forces Help Africa to turn the fortunes of Ghanaian war veterans round for good.

Patoranking, whose full name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, hails from Onicha in Ebonyi State. He was born in Lagos on 27 May 1990. He is a Nigerian Afrobeats and reggaedancehall singer and songwriter who starred out in life as a street musical performer.

He has won notable awards including Headies, Vodafone Ghana Music Awards as well as the MTV Africa Music Award in recognition of his hit albums including  God Over Everything (2016), Wilmer (2019), Three (2020) and World Best which was released last year.

Patoranking has used his wealth and his position as a  UNDP Regional goodwill ambassador to champion the cause of youth development in Nigeria.

His show counterpart, Derrick Cobinnah, has been employing his  Forces Help Africa, a Non-government organisation to   render help and support to war veterans who are sick, injured, displaced or destitute.

The current edition of African Voices started airing on DSTV Channel 401 om Saturday, with repeats coming up on Sunday at  7p.m. and at 4 a.m. on Monday.

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