Oct 14, 2015 Ahead of the 2016 Games, mountain bikers recently braved the scorching heat as they tore up Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic mountain bike course in an official test event. Some top prospects gunning for Olympic glory next year took a spin on the Olympic course, with current world champion Nino Schurter of Switzerland ... Read More
Oct 14, 2015 Portugal finished their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign on a high note after beating Serbia 2-1. The Portuguese fielded a makeshift side, missing top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and several other regular starters. Nani gave the visitors an early lead and Joao Moutinho sealed the win for the portuguese after Zoran Tosic equalized for ... Read More
Oct 14, 2015 After 10 weeks of shooting, “A Place in the Stars” movie director Steve Gukas rounded off the principal shooting of his much-anticipated forthcoming Ebola movie titled “93 Days”, on Friday. “93 Days” stars Hollywood actor Danny Glover, Nollywood actors Gideon Okeke, Bimbo Akintola playing the role of late Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh and ... Read More
Oct 14, 2015 Still on Nollywood, “Desperate Housewives” actress Bissong Omotu stars in a new movie titled “2Broken” alongside Belinda Effa, Iyke Michaels and Princess Chineke. Written by Lani Aisida, the movie is based on a true life story of a lady’s fight for womanhood. “2Broken” was produced and directed ... Read More
Oct 14, 2015 Over now to new music videos, starting with veteran Nigerian rapper Modenine’s remix of his hit track titled “Oyea Rappers”. In the video, shot in London, Modenine hangs out on the streets where he drops his fierce lines. The track was produced by Pherowshuz.
Oct 14, 2015 And fast-rising first lady of Hit the Ground Records’ singer Sunkanmi teams up with ace rapper CDQ in the video of her latest track titled “Marry Joanna”. The video tells a love-triangle story of a lady who is in love with a guy, who is in love ... Read More
Oct 14, 2015 Over to Kenya, ace Kenyan songstress Sanaipei Tande aka Sana is back after a brief hiatus as she drops a new track and video titled “Rastaman”. The video, shot on a rooftop has Sana displaying sexy dance moves. The track was produced by Wawesh Mjanja while the ... Read More
Oct 13, 2015 Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet recently won the Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011. Speaking during the announcement, Kaci Kullmann Five, Chairperson of the Nobel Committee said: “The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded ... Read More
Oct 13, 2015 Ahead of 2016 elections, Martin Kobler, head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently told the UN Security Council that lasting peace in the country remains uncertain. Critics of the incumbent president have accused him of manipulating the election calendar in a bid to cling to power at ... Read More
Oct 13, 2015 During a press conference at the annual Meeting of the IMF and World Bank, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF said the ongoing global economic restructurings needed to be managed closely. She also stressed the importance of increased communication and experience sharing among policymakers globally. “The slowdown of growth is a ... Read More
