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Monthly Archives: June 2015

Water Aid has urged African leaders to take sanitation more seriously

June 2, 2015 International development agency WaterAid has called on African leaders to prioritize sanitation from the highest decision making levels and support the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goal to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030. Water Aid recently unveiled its redesigned WASH Watch reporting system to track Africa’s commitment to bring water ... Read More
 

U.S formally removes Cuba from terrorism blacklist

June 2, 2015 America has officially removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist as part of the government’s processes of normalizing relations between enemies in the Cold War. Both countries have begun restoring full diplomatic relations, with two embassies recently opening in Washington and Havana for the first time since 1961, when the U.S. severed ... Read More
 

Michael Jackson’s Neverland residence is up for sale

June 2, 2015 Neverland, home of deceased international superstar and music legend Michael Jackson is now on the market and for a meager one hundred million dollars, you can have it. Reports have it that the listing agents are Suzanne Perkins and Harry Kolb of Sotheby’s International Realty and Jeffrey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland. ... Read More
 

Olympic medalist plans to remain in the game

June 2, 2015 South African Olympic breaststroke gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh, has said he will have to keep up with his efforts to remain among the top swimmers in his specialist event this year if he is to successfully defend his title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Since winning the Olympic gold ... Read More
 

Rio Ferdinand bids soccer farewell

June 2, 2015 Everything that has a start must come to an end, and in this case, the end is the story of former England and Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand, who has hung up his boots, and has announced his retirement from active football. This marks the end of Rio Ferdinand’s 20-year professional career ... Read More
 

Celebs grace Nigerian Presidential inauguration

June 01, 2015 Happy New Month guys! So, a number of celebrated African performers and celebs graced the Inauguration of Nigeria’s brand new President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, which was also Democracy Day in Nigeria. Among those who performed at the event was Pop duo P-Square, Mavin Records’ Korede Bello, fuji King Kwam-1, comedian Akpororo, ... Read More
 

Rapper Jahbless releases 3rd album on Democracy Day

June 01, 2015 Yet in celebration of the new democratic dispensation in Nigeria on Democracy Day, ace Nigerian rapper Jahbless drops his much anticipated 3rd studio album titled “I Am Me”. The JE Records’ signee says the 22 tracker album was deliberately released on May 29 to coincide with the much anticipated change in the ... Read More
 

NFL player Osi Umenyiora weds Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopez

June 01, 2015 Wedding bells! Finally, British-Nigerian American football player Osi Umenyiora tied the knot with his girlfriend of many years, Angolan Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopez, in Angola on Saturday. Present at the wedding was President José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola and his wife Ana Paula dos Santos, as well as Osi’s fellow ... Read More