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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Designer of the Ghanaian flag passes on

23rd April 2015 We take this time to honor Theodosia Salome Okoh who recently passed on. The designer of Ghana’s national flag, she was ninety two years old. Madam Okoh led an interesting life; she was the first female chairman of the Ghana Hockey Association and the Accra hockey pitch is named in her honor. Madam ... Read More
 

Sand Eagles win bronze at CAF Beach Championship.

23rd April 2015 The last two games where the Sand Eagles of Nigeria met their Ivory Coast counterparts, ended in losses for Nigeria but it does look like the jinx has been broken with their most recent clash at the just concluded CAF Beach Soccer Championship in Seychelles. Nigeria picked up the bronze prize for their ... Read More
 

Oritse Femi set to release 5th album titled “Double Wahala” On May 1

22nd April 2015 Greetings EL Now peeps! Behold, Avatar Record Label signee, Double Wahala singer Oritse Femi is ready to drop his much anticipated 5th studio album titled “Double Wahala” but you all have to wait till May 1. The self-acclaimed musical Taliban celebrates African stars featured on the album such as D’banj, Davido, M.I, ... Read More
 

D’banj, Fally Ipupa, Usher, others perform at Global Citizen Earth Day 2015 in Washington

22nd April 2015 And Nigeria’s afro-pop star D’banj as well as Congolese ndombolo and soukous singer Fally Ipupa were two African superstars who represented the continent at the 45th Global Citizen Earth Day anniversary concert, which went down at Washington Monument Grounds, Washington D. C on Saturday. Other international artists at the event included Mary ... Read More
 

Tiwa Savage celebrates 1 million Twitter followers

22nd April 2015 Over to Mavin Records’ first lady, pregnant Tiwa Savage, who celebrated her increasing popularity marked by hitting the one million twitter followers milestone last week. Tiwa thanks her fans on twitter saying “You guys are the best …. We are about to enter a new chapter, the journey is going to get ... Read More
 

New video alert: Rex “Out Of Love”

22nd April 2015 Check out the latest video from Norwegian-Nigerian rapper Rex for his latest international single titled “Out of Love”. Produced by acclaimed music producer Martin K of Jay Z’s StarRoc record label, the track is a good blend of hip hop and pop, with Rex’s rap and a ... Read More
 

New video alert: Toby Grey – “Gboju

22nd April 2015 And here comes a viral video by budding songstress Toby Grey, titled “Gboju”, which is a cover version of Kiss Daniel’s hit track “Woju” as well as a response to the hit song from a lady’s point of view. In addition to “Gboju”, Toby Grey has two ... Read More
 

Togo amps up campaigns as Presidential elections approach

22nd April 2015 With only 3 days left to its Presidential elections, campaigns are heating up in Togo. The country’s main presidential contenders hit the campaign trail for the elections scheduled on April 25. The vote was originally scheduled for April 15 but was delayed by 10 days after the Economic Community of West African ... Read More
 

The TIMES 100 list has a rather controversial addition

22nd April 2015 TIMES magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world; this year’s list featured 6 Africans. Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Oby Ezekwesili was honoured for her untiring efforts for the missing girls of Chibok and President Elect of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari was also named for ... Read More
 

Mixed feelings as Zimbabwe celebrates its 35th independence anniversary

22nd April 2015 Last weekend saw the celebration of Zimbabwe’s 35th independence anniversary. The country was marking 35 years since the end of white majority rule in the country. The event impacted on different people differently. Some citizens felt there was nothing to celebrate, with an unnamed citizen saying “The 35 years of independence in ... Read More