This year, this Mother’s Day, I am conflicted. On one side, my thoughts lie solely with the mothers of the missing schoolgirls, the victims of a heinous crime. Although terrorism is a tragic fact of life in today’s world — across all borders and all walks of life, when it ... Read More
09 May 2014 EL Reports recently brought you the information that online hotel booking portal Jovago had expanded operations into Senegal and Kenya. Following this, the company has announced yet another step forward with the expansion of its operations into South Sudan, in a bid to reach a wider audience and bring easy and transparent hotel ... Read More
09 May 2014 Nigeria is still contemplating the implications of its rebased economy especially as it has highlighted the various sectors of the economy and their effect on the GDP. 12 sectors have now been highlighted as the country’s fastest growing, with great potential for investments, job creation and poverty reduction. They are electricity, motion pictures, ... Read More
09 May 2014 More from the Oscar Pistorius trial which is set to resume again just after being adjourned for a day due to elections in South Africa. On Monday the Blade Runner denied accusations that he had made a “sinister” comment to a friend of Reeva who was present in court. The athlete allegedly ... Read More
09 May 2014 Kenyan Author Ngugi Wa Thiongo has been honoured by the University of Bayreuth in Germany The tertiary institution said it awarded him an honorary doctorate because it recognized Ngugi’s “outstanding contribution to the profiling of African literatures, especially in African languages According to the University Ngugi’s literary works, like “The devil on ... Read More
09 May 2014 Speaking of Clarence Peters, what’s not to love about the Ace Director. The Director has been nominated in the newly introduced Absolut Transform Today Award category of the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards, MAMAs. Alongside been nominated for videos “Run My Race’’ by Burna Boy and ‘’SOS’’ by Young L in the ... Read More
09 May 2014 Miss Kedike , Emi ni Baller singer Chidinma has wowed fans with yet another spanking new video release. The singer released the video for her single “Oh Baby” on her birthday night last week. The video which was directed by Clarence Peters features Flavour and stars star actress Ngozi Nwozu sees the ... Read More
It’s been more than three weeks since members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, dressed in Nigerian military uniforms, stormed an all-girls secondary school and kidnapped nearly 300 school students, disappearing into a nearby forested area. The social media campaign under the hashtag – #BringBackOurGirls started trending in Nigeria two ... Read More
08 May 2014 In Sports news, the 2nd Okpekpe 10 kilometre road race has come to an end, with Ethiopa making an almost complete sweep of the medals table. ThisDay Live tells us that Teshome Asafan came first in the male race with the race’s first sub 29 minutes time of 28 minutes 36 seconds ... Read More
08 May 2014 BusinessDay announces that partner companies of Grow Africa – a programme established by the World Economic Forum, NEPAD, and the African Union to accelerate the transformation of African agriculture, doubled their investment commitments to $7.2 billion in 2013. This information was according to the Grow Africa annual report released recently. $970 million ... Read More
