Jan 11, 2016 Moving on to the recently concluded GLO-CAF Awards 2015, where celebrated African athletes won prestigious awards at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Thursday January 7. Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the biggest award of the night – African Footballer of the Year – which Ivorian soccer star Yaya Toure has won ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 And now for new jams, starting with the brand new tune and video of the man of the moment, YBNL boss Olamide Baddo titled “I love Lagos”. In the video, featuring Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola, Olamide plays the role of a LAWMA official. The patriotic video, which portrays the best sides of ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 And Nigerian-American rapper Jidenna drops the video of his new single titled “Knickers”. In the video, directed by Benny Boom, the “Classic Man” singer hosts an energetic dance party in a club which the cops try to shut down. “Knickers” is one of three new tracks that Jidenna dropped as Christmas present ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia recently celebrated Christmas day according to their own ancient calendar. Ethiopia’s Christmas comes 13 days after December 25, the date recognized around the world. Although the traditions are fairly similar, Ethiopians try to inject their culture into the celebrations as much as possible. Ahead of the festivities, shoppers ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Egypt’s new parliament recently held its opening session since being elected into office. While taking the oath of office, one of the parliamentarians, Hassan Omar Mohamed Hassanein said: “I swear to God, the great, that I will faithfully protect the republican regime, and that I will respect the constitution and law and ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker recently asserted that Poland was in talks with Belgium over two widely criticized laws passed by the new Polish government. He however mentioned that punitive measures by the EU are unlikely. The Polish government recently moved to establish public media in the country directly under the control ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 French President Francois Hollande recently addressed law enforcement during his annual new year’s wishes. During the ceremony, president Hollande inspected police forces and members of the military, before laying a wreath at a memorial to police officers killed on duty. He also thanked the law enforcement officers for their service. “Ladies and ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Three top-ranking sumo wrestlers recently performed a traditional foot-stomping ceremony at a Tokyo shrine to usher in the New Year. Mongolian-born Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kakuryu visited the Meiji shrine to participate in the ceremony. The crowd applauded as each wrestler entered the shrine accompanied by two lesser-ranked sumo wrestlers from their place ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 FIFA Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, recently opened a formal adjudicatory proceeding against Jérôme Valcke based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber. The adjudicatory chamber will however, for reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, not publish further details at the present ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 So the family of late Dr. Stella Adadevoh has threatened to carry out legal actions against the makers of the new Ebola Movie titled “93 Days” for false representation as well as lack of permission from the family. The movie, produced and directed by veteran film maker Steve Gukas, stars Nollywood actress ... Read More
