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Monthly Archives: July 2015

President Buhari promises a return to financial security.

June 30, 2015 And in Nigeria, President Buhari has vowed to recover billions of dollars allegedly stolen by officials. The President has also vowed to restore financial “sanity”. Nigeria’s states are currently having a hard time of it, with governors saying they need federal government support to offset a funding crisis. Most of the states ... Read More
 

Chinese vice premier calls for stronger cooperation to enhance global economy

June 30, 2015 At the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia, China’s Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli urged all economies to strengthen cooperation for better global economic growth.  In his speech, the Vice Premier noted that a global recovery is still in great uncertainty, and wants all economies to stick to embrace a win-win cooperation through increased policy coordination, opposing protectionism and ... Read More
 

Thailand says condition of first MERS patient improving.

June 30, 2015 Officials from Thailand’s Health Ministry on June 22 announced that the health condition of Thailand‘s first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome patient, a 75-year old man from Oman who entered the country seven days ago, has been improving. The unidentified man whom laboratory tests confirmed had MERS, was a patient at the Bumrungrad Hospital, before he was later moved to an infectious disease institute. Bumrungrad Hospital has since quarantined 58 of ... Read More
 

Farah denies doping, says missed tests 'simple mistakes'.

June 30, 2015 Mo Farah, Britain’s double Olympic champion has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs, saying the rumors and speculation which were fueled because of the two times he missed drug tests “are completely false”. The 32-year-old track star has been under the spotlight since his coach Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules in a BBC documentary ... Read More
 

Thousands take part in a dragon boat contest in Taiwan.

June 30, 2015 In celebration of the traditional dragon boat festival in Taiwan, thousands of racers took part in a dragon boat contest on a local river in Taipei on Friday, June 19 in the Da Jia River. More than 250 teams with around 6,000 racers participated in the annual competition. For some participants; this was more than a rowing competition; team leader Chen Huo-Mu, who ... Read More
 

Kate Henshaw’s Lekki home gutted by fire

June 30, 2015 And it hasn’t been all rosy for Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw lately as her Lekki home gutted fire on Thursday. The fire was reported to have started when electricity was restored after an outage, which sparked fire from an air-conditioner while the Nollywood star was out. Kate Henshaw’s neighbors were said to ... Read More
 

Ayo Jay working with American rapper Fetty Wap on “Your Number” Remix

June 30, 2015 And Nigerian One Nation Records’ singer Ayo Jay is set to collabo with American rapper of the moment Fetty Wap on the remix of Ayo Jay’s track titled “Your Number”. The Nigerian singer made the revelation on his Instagram page by posting a picture of himself with the American star, stating that ... Read More
 

New video alert! Fuse ODG – “Only”

June 30, 2015 Towards the end of May, we brought you the new track of UK-based Ghanaian afro-pop star Fuse ODG, titled “Only”, inspired by his recent trip around Africa. Now the video to the track is here, with Fuse ODG showing us all the beauty that is only found ... Read More