Oct 08, 2015 The Ivorian government recently made public its plans to expel thousands of illegal cocoa farmers from parks and reserves in a bid to save the country’s forests from degradation. According to analyst, the planned eviction may lead to a fall in cocoa production and will ultimately drive up the price of chocolate ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Still recovering from years of political unrest and militant violence, the Egypt’s tourism industry is gearing up to post moderate growth this year. According to Hisham Zaazou, the country’s Tourism Minister, Egypt hosted 9.9 million tourists in 2014. He went on to point out that it was a far cry from the ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, recently said that a Nobel peace prize for medicine is an honor for Chinese scientists and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Speaking at an interview in Beijing, Tu attributed her accolade to the collective success of Chinese scientists. “The prize for ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Prince Harry recently attended the annual awards ceremony for WellChild charity, an organization that cares for seriously ill children. The Prince, who is a patron of the charity, honored a number of children for devoting extra time and effort to help seriously ill children. The WellChild charity was initially set up in ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Philippine boxing champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao recently announced his bid to run for a Senate seat in the country’s 2016 national elections. As a second-term congressman, Pacquiao has authored 15 bills and co-authored 27 others, mostly promoting social welfare and sports-related causes. The 36 year old, who is also an army ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 In the heat of the forthcoming FIFA presidential election, South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon has revealed that he is facing a 15-year suspension by FIFA’s Ethics Committee. Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, the FIFA presidential candidate read out a nine-page statement, addressing the accusations against him. He went on to say ... Read More
Oct 07, 2015 So the 2015 edition of Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards (ELOY) is set to go down as Exquisite Magazine reveals its list of nominees. Nominated for the Music Artist of the year category are Di’ja, Yemi Alade, Simi, Tonye Garrik, Cynthia Morgan and Seyi Shay. And up for the TV Presenter ... Read More
Oct 07, 2015 And newly-wed Nollywood actress and DB Records’ first lady Tonto Dikeh Churchill is the cover girl of Tyron Style Magazine where she is made into Grecian goddess for the October edition. Styled by her best friend and soon-to-be man of honour at her forthcoming white wedding, Jerry Swanky, Tonto Dikeh Churchill is ... Read More
Oct 07, 2015 In the world of new videos, check out the video of Gold Empire signee, Merit, for his September-released track titled “Nakupenda”, which means “I love you” in Swahili. Teaming up with dancehall star of the moment, Patoranking, Merit employs the services of award-winning video director Clarence Peters ... Read More
Oct 07, 2015 And moving over to Kenya, multi-talented afro funky house singer, rapper and music producer Kagwe Mungai drops the video to his latest single titled “Give it to Me” featuring ace Kenyan rapper King Kaka aka Rabbit. In the track, produced by Kagwe himself, Kagwe sings about an ... Read More
