Archive For: The Crunch
22nd April 2015 With only 3 days left to its Presidential elections, campaigns are heating up in Togo. The country’s main presidential contenders hit the campaign trail for the elections scheduled on April 25. The vote was originally scheduled for April 15 but was delayed by 10 days after the Economic Community of West African ... Read More
22nd April 2015 TIMES magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world; this year’s list featured 6 Africans. Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Oby Ezekwesili was honoured for her untiring efforts for the missing girls of Chibok and President Elect of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari was also named for ... Read More
22nd April 2015 Last weekend saw the celebration of Zimbabwe’s 35th independence anniversary. The country was marking 35 years since the end of white majority rule in the country. The event impacted on different people differently. Some citizens felt there was nothing to celebrate, with an unnamed citizen saying “The 35 years of independence in ... Read More
22nd April 2015 Nigerian-born British footballer, Eniola Aluko, is one of five women to be shortlisted for the 2015 Women’s Player of the Year award by the English Professional Football Association. The soccer star plays for the prominent Chelsea Ladies, which is ranked high in this season of the English Women’s League. Eniola’s four contenders are star ... Read More
21st April 2015 The UN has expressed its worry over the increase in wildlife and forest crimes, warning that they fuel violence, corrupt supply chains and undermine the rule of law. Speaking at a major anti-crime meeting in Doha, Qatar, co-hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Secretariat of ... Read More
21st April 2015 The President Elect of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has unfolded some of his plans to tackle corruption and increase accountability under his administration. One of his methods he says, will be to ensure that anyone who wants to work in a political position must declare their assets before and after their time in ... Read More
21st April 2015 Some farmers in Windhoek, Namibia have come up with an innovative solution to some of their pressing business related issues. Following repeated and disturbing issues such as illegal squatters, poaching, unlawful firewood collectors, poaching, and theft, they have decided to switch lanes and take up tourism, biodiversity and socio-economic development activities in ... Read More
21st April 2015 Its Football season on the continent and today we share information about another tournament. The Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football, CANAF, will hold in this year Angola, at a yet to be announced date. One man who wants the very best for Nigeria in the competition is Pius Asaba, a ... Read More
20th April 2015 The Vice President of the United States Joe Biden recently called on President Elect Buhari to congratulate him. Vice President Biden also used the opportunity to affirm that the United States stands ready to expand collaboration with Nigeria on issues of common concern, including economic and security matters. The Vice President commended ... Read More
20th April 2015 Daring Diners in Egypt recently got the opportunity of a lifetime, a dining experience 50-meters above ground. Straight from Belgium, the “Dinner in the Sky” experience has been to 40 countries and has featured more than 5000 culinary events world-wide. Egypt introduced this unique, fine dining experience in Cairo’s Fifth District, a ... Read More
