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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Peter of Psquare floats football agency

Jan 27, 2016 We start off with pop star Peter of P-Square twin who announced the floating of his very own football Agency called “P-Classic Football Agency” to help grassroots football. Taking to his Instagram account, Peter Okoye expresses his love for football, which had prompted him to sponsor a football club in Omole where ... Read More
 

Mercy Johnson’s husband guns for Deputy Governor of Edo State

Jan 27, 2016 And Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Odi Okojie, a businessman turned politician is eyeing the Office of Deputy Governor of Edo State under the umbrella of People’s Democratic Party PDP. Even though the Independent Electoral Commission is yet to set a date for the elections, Prince Okojie is set with publicity materials canvassing ... Read More
 

Femi Jacobs, O.C. Ukeje in new movie titled “Remember Me”

Jan 27, 2016 And Femi Jacobs, O. C. Ukeje, Uru Eke, Chigul and others star in Izu Ojukuw’s latest movie titled “Remember Me”. The movie, directed by Izu Ojukwu, tells the story of a young girl who struggles with astral projection as she fights to expose her fiancé’s killers. “Remember Me” is expected in cinemas ... Read More
 

New video alert! General Pype – “Lovers Rock”

Jan 27, 2016 Over now to the music world, starting with veteran dancehall and reggae star General Pype who drops the video for his single titled “Lovers Rock”. The video, directed by ace video director Patrick Elis features our very own EL Now presenter Victor. General Pype says he dedicates the track to everyone who ... Read More
 

New video alert! Maleek Berry Ft Sneakbo – “For My People”

Jan 27, 2016 And renowned Nigerian music producer Maleek Berry teams up with UK rapper Sneakbo in the video of his 2015-released single titled “For My People”. In the feel good video, Maleek Berry and Sneakbo party up a storm with their people. The video was directed by Meji Alabi for JM Flims.
 

As currency tumbles on street, Nigerians expect official rate to follow

Jan 27, 2016 Nigerian importers have recently experienced a hike in prices after the Nigerian currency lost a third of its value on unofficial markets. Despite the naira plunging on the street, the official exchange rate is yet to budge. According to business owners, the widening gap between the official rate and the parallel rate ... Read More
 

Eight Egyptians face trial for botched restoration of Tutamkhamun's mask

Jan 27, 2016 Eight Egyptian museum employees will soon appear before a disciplinary court over the careless reattachment of the beard on king Tutankhamunt’s famous burial mask. The employees included the museum’s ex-general manager and the previous head of the museum’s restoration unit. All eight parties face charges over their involvement in the damage done ... Read More
 

UN envoy says dialogue, legal framework necessary for North Korea abductions

Jan 27, 2016 Following the 2002 abduction of 13 Japanese national by North Korea, the United Nations Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman recently insisted that dialogue along with a legal framework are the tools needed to resolve the issues. Five of the abductees and their families were later returned to Japan; however North Korea said that ... Read More
 

Indonesian man creates a "Robotic Arm" from scrap metal

Jan 27, 2016 An Indonesian man, I Wayan Sumardana, recently created a robotic arm from scrap metal, which he says helps him make use of his paralyzed left arm. Sumardana suffered a stroke six months ago which saw his left arm paralyzed. Unable to work with just one arm, the vocational high school graduate used ... Read More
 

Chinese athletes claim medals at national winter games

Jan 27, 2016 Some of China’s top winter athletes recently struck gold in their respective categories at the ongoing 13th National Winter Games in China. In the women’s 10-kilometer cross-country skiing event, Li Xin claimed the gold medal. Elsewhere in the freestyle aerials competition, the team representing Urumqi finished top of the standings. Snowboarder Shi ... Read More