Archive For: The Crunch
Oct 06, 2015 Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was recently honored for his lifetime of achievement by Sports Illustrated magazine. The sports magazine featured the boxing great for the 39th time on the cover of its latest edition. The cover page feature, which tagged the former boxing champion as “The Greatest”, was unveiled at an event ... Read More
Oct 06, 2015 The sixth Military World Games recently kicked off with a grand opening ceremony in Mungyeong, South Korea. The events, which will last for 10 days, is expected to host about 8,000 athletes from 105 countries. With its history spanning over 20 year, the Military World Games is a multiple-sport event organized every ... Read More
Oct 05, 2015 Google Nigeria recently hosted an event for small and medium business entrepreneurs in a bid to demonstrating how the web is positively impacting local businesses. The event, which was held at the VCP hotel in Lagos, was tagged #GrowwithGoogle. The outing featured several local start-ups, who have been taking advantage of the ... Read More
Oct 05, 2015 President Alpha Conde of the republic of Guinea recently inaugurated the Kaleta Hydroelectric dam. The event was also attended by the presidents of Niger republic and Congo, Mahamadou Issoufou and Denis Sassou Nguesso. According to officials, the Kaleta power plant, which has a 240 MW capacity, is expected to expand the national ... Read More
Oct 05, 2015 The Palestinian flag was recently raised outside the United Nations headquarters in New York for the first time. The flag raising ceremony was attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of the UN General Assembly Mogens Lykkentoft and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Speaking at the event, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “Let ... Read More
Oct 05, 2015 U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama recently shared some empowering words with a group of young girls at the New York Apollo Theater. The event, which was hosted by Glamour magazine, aimed at highlighting the importance of girl education. Also on speaking duty were, actress Charlize Theron, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, ... Read More
Oct 05, 2015 Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart recently ended months of speculation over his career. The 44 year old American announced his retirement from full-time competition after the 2016 season. Ranked as one of the most popular and highest-paid drivers in NASCAR, Stewart clinched the coveted series title in 2002, 2005 and 2011 and ... Read More
Oct 02, 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping recently met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari in New York where he called for increased bilateral cooperation. The meeting occurred on the sidelines of the UN Submit in New York, where both leaders were in attendance. Speaking at the event, the Chinese president said: “China and Nigeria ... Read More
Oct 02, 2015 Ancient Artifacts from Central Africa were recently compiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for an exhibition tagged, “Kongo: Power and Majesty”. The artifacts, which dates back to the 15th century, tells the story of the Kingdom of Kongo. The exhibition opened in mid-September, featuring 146 works from more ... Read More
Oct 02, 2015 China recently announced a series of concrete initiatives to support developing countries at a South-South cooperation roundtable co-hosted by China and the United Nations. In his address, president Xi admonished countries to strive for development in an equitable manner. He also added that they should adhere to a level of openness and ... Read More
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