July 30, 2015 Hi there and welcome, Let’s start with news for all Nollywood lovers in the Diaspora as we gather veteran film director Lancelot Imaseun is on the ready to tour the US with his film ‘Invasion 1897’. The award-winning film which is based on historical events in the Benin Empire in the 18th ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Next up is gist that iconic Nigerian musician King Sunny Ade is set to launch his own radio station. The veteran juju musician plans to open up the station in his home state Ondo and is said to be taking his time to assemble the right crew for the job. We gather ... Read More
July 30, 2015 And this August will see the release of Banky W’s new video High Notes. The Jaiye Ori Mi singer is working in the video in South Africa, where it was shot at the Cantare Restaurant in Jozi. Banky might have written and co-produced this track, but it ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Over now to South Africa where EL Now commiserates with popular DJ Tshabalala who lost his son in a fire that ravaged his home. EL Now gathers Nadiff Kgoleng, the 11 year old son of Tshabalala went into coma but sadly didn’t make it through. The cause of the fire, that gutted ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Still on President Obama’s visit to Kenya, let’s give you a little behind the scenes gist on all the security preparations that went into the visit of the President of the United State on his first official visit to Kenya, since his election as president. The city of Nairobi was put on ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Burundi’s electoral commission has announced incumbent President, Pierre Nkurunziza as winner of the nation’s presidential election. Despite widespread criticism, Nkurunziza ran for a third five-year term as the leader of the African nation. Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, head of the electoral commission, speaking to newsmen said: “And so we are here at the ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Kyrgyzstan has renounced its bilateral agreement with the United State of America, an agreement which allowed U.S. aid material to Kyrgyzstan to be brought in and out of the country without taxes, customs duties or any other payment. Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Emil Kaykiyev who issued an official statement for the government ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Following a dramatic heat wave, The Vaud department in Switzerland resorted to military measures to help thirsty cows on the Jura Mountains The Swiss army used three “Super Puma” helicopters to fill eight water reservoirs in the Jura Mountains and then airlifted it, to provide drinking water for about 20,000 cows. Talking ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Four Chelsea fans have received a five year ban from participating in sporting activities following a racism charge. The incident occurred in February when the Chelsea supporters refused to allow Souleymane Sylla, a black Frenchman, board a train, while chanting “We’re racist and that’s the way we like it”. The happy-to-be-racist trio, ... Read More
July 30, 2015 Children at the M’bwetu Community Based Childcare Centre in Malawi were delighted to welcome Roger Federer on a very special visit to their centre. The Roger Federer Foundation helps to provide education for young children in Switzerland and southern Africa and the center is one of many across southern Africa that it ... Read More
