Aug 20, 2015 In the face of a two year insurgency campaign targeted at toppling his government, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has recently approved an anti-terrorism law that is aimed at nipping terrorism at the bud. The law, which details sentences for various terrorism crimes ranging from five years to the death penalty, ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Hubert Sauper’s has explored the effects of colonialism and globalization on Africa through his latest film, “We Come as Friends”. The Austrian documentary filmmaker spent six years in the creation of his latest piece which was largely set in Africa’s newest nation, South Sudan. Commenting on the title ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Recently in London, Monsters and creatures of all shapes and sizes were on display at the first ever ‘Creaturegeddon’ event. The event, which was held at the Renaissance Hotel in London, had in attendance movie fans and students from all around the United Kingdom. Participants were given a once-in-a-lifetime treat with the ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Indonesia recently marked its 70th independence from Dutch colonial rule with a state ceremony at the national palace. The ceremony was led by President Joko Widodo, the country’s seventh president since gaining independence in 1945, and saw the president inspecting the guard of honor, Air Force and Navy in a solemn ceremony ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Oscar Pistorius, a South African athlete will be released on parole on August 21 after serving 10 months of his five-year sentence for culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law graduate and model, was shot on Valentine’s Day in 2013 by the star athletic through his toilet door ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Following the endorsement of Michel Platini by Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of the Asian football confederation, South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon has formally launched his bid to run for FIFA presidency. This was made known during a press conference in the French capital, Paris. During the conference, Chung Mong-joon, who is ... Read More
Aug 19, 2015 Hi there and welcome, Let’s head off to Namibia where congratulations are in order to Steffi van Wyk who just recently got crowned as the 2015 Miss Namibia at the Windhoek Country Club and Casino. Steffi who is a sports manager couldn’t contain her joy when she was called as the winner ... Read More
Aug 19, 2015 In the movie world, Pirates of the Caribbean star Hakeen Kae Kazim is set to star in new Nollywood movie, ‘Marrying a Campbell’. He will be featuring alongside other notable faces such as Yvonne Jegede, Chelsea Eze, Emmanuel Ikubese amongst other. This will not be the first time the Hotel Rwanda star ... Read More
Aug 19, 2015 Global news channel Aljazeera has Nigeria in focus for a new yet-to-be-released docu-series titled, ‘My Nigeria’. The 30 minute episodes will be beamed on the stories and lives of six prominent Nigerians of diverse backgrounds. We gathered they are Kate Henshaw,Deola Sagoe, Femi Bamigboye, Bright ‘Basket Mouth’ Okpocha, Gbenga Sesan and Sandra Aguebor.
Aug 19, 2015 And so the nominees have been announced. We’re talking about the All Africa Music Awards. Topping the nominees tables are Nigerian artists such as Diamond Platnumz, Psquare, Wizkid, Davido and Yemi Alade. Nigerian musicians lead the awards categories for Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year.
