May 25, 2015 Barely 2 weeks to the inauguration of President Elect Buhari into his official position, the ruling APC Party is already planning for the next 4 years with a 2 day policy dialogue held in Abuja. One of the topics under discussion was, Exploring the Sports, Tourism and Creative Industries for Job Creation. ... Read More
May 25, 2015 Murder charges have been dropped against Wasila Tasiu, a 15-year-old girl accused of using rat poison to kill her 35 year old husband, Umar Sani in Nigeria. The case was reported last year and the matter brought the issue of child brides and forced marriages into the limelight, while attracting attention and ... Read More
May 25, 2015 Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for countries in the developed world to invest in the opportunities that abound in Africa. She believes this is important to curtail the current rate of emigration, as the migration of many Africans to Europe is motivated mostly by unemployment. Ms Kadaga was speaking ... Read More
May 27, 2015 Over to Ghana, celebrated Ghanaian British afro-pop singer Fuse ODG unleashes a new single titled “Only”. Produced by award-winning music producer Killbeatz, this party-jam has Fuse ODG singing about the hotties which are only found in Africa. Apparently the track “Only” was inspired by Fuse ODG’s recently ... Read More
May 27, 2015 Greeting EL Now fans! The Nigerian music industry is not only attracting more international attention with cross continent collabos, but it is also uniting Nigerian artists together more than ever, as American rapper Fetty Wap reveals that we should be expecting his collabo with top Nigerian artists, for the remix of his ... Read More
May 27, 2015 So, kukere master Iyanya has been hit by the on-going menace of fuel scarcity in Nigeria as he is not able to make his way to Liberia for the “Ebola Free Concert” which he is supposed to headline. This was because Iyanya was not able to secure a flight to Liberia, as ... Read More
May 27, 2015 Still on Ghana, shortly after the release of the video of his collabo with Nigerian dancehall star Patoranking, Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale unleashes yet another video, this time for his new single titled “Reality”. Here Shatta Wale does his thing at a deserted property all alone ... Read More
May 22 , 2015 The University of Ghana’s World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmaco-vigilance will play host to attendees of the second African Society of Pharmaco-vigilance Conference in Accra from November 25 to November 27 this year. Ghana was picked as the host country because of the country’s remarkable leadership ... Read More
May 22 , 2015 Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the recipient of an honorary Doctorate degree from Yale University, one of the most prestigious tertiary institutions in America. She was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters at Yale’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Read More
May 22 , 2015 The Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development in Uganda has won a Silver Award at the 2015 African Responsible Tourism Awards in Cape Town, South Africa. The community-based tourism and conservation organization manages and promotes sustainable tourism around the Bigodi wetland sanctuary in Kamwenge district. George Owoyesigire of KAFRED who ... Read More
