Oct 23, 2015 Over 2,000 protesters in Libya’s city of Benghazi took to the streets to voice their opposition to a new national unity government proposed by the UN mission to Libya. According to the protesters, Bernardino Leon, the special representative of the UN to Libya, has given too much away to Islamist politicians. One ... Read More
Oct 23, 2015 Mexico City’s Zocalo square recently burst with colors as international graffiti artists and aficionados converged at the metropolis to celebrate all things urban art. The graffiti painting event, tagged: “Meeting of Styles Mexico”, saw artists joining forces to create a mural of different graffiti aesthetics. Speaking at the event, Mexican artist, Secta ... Read More
Oct 23, 2015 Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani recently held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Han Min-koo in Seoul. According to the South Korean Defense Ministry, the two ministers discussed ways to boost military cooperation between the two countries. In September, Japanese parliament voted into law new security bills, which could let Japanese ... Read More
Oct 23, 2015 Real Madrid recently paid homage to Cristiano Ronaldo as their outright leading scorer even though the official statistics show he has yet to overhaul former Spain striker Raul. Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Raul’s goal scoring record when he scored his 324th goal in a recent La Liga game at home to Levante. During ... Read More
Oct 23, 2015 OK it’s time to check out Google’s weekly trends, where we bring you the top trending entertainment stories on Google for the week. Top on the list is the movie adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s novel titled “Beast of no Nation” starring Idris Elba and Ghanaian child actor ... Read More
Oct 23, 2015 Yet on African women doing great things, Kenyan-American Oscar award-winner Lupita Nyong’o has added another feather to her hat as October 20 was declared as Lupita Nyong’o day in Harlem. The honorary award was presented to her by Congressman Charles Rangel. Congratulations Lupita!
Oct 23, 2015 And then there is renowned blogger Linda Ikeji, who got everyone talking about the mansion she just bought at Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, estimated at the region of half a billion naira.
Oct 23, 2015 Up next is the week-long Felabration – the annual music and arts festival in honour of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, which went down from October 11 to October 18.