Nov 19, 2015 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe recently described Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit as a significance event for Zimbabwe. President Xi, who is due to visit Zimbabwe in December, will be the second Chinese head of state to visit Zimbabwe since the two countries established diplomatic relations. During a recent interview, President Mugabe ... Read More
Nov 19, 2015 A rare and flawless “Blue Moon Diamond” recently sold for 48.6 million Swiss francs to a Hong Kong buyer. The cushion-shaped diamond, which weighs 12.03 carats, had a pre-sale estimate of $35 to $55 million. David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s international jewelry division, commented on the diamond saying: “Tonight we set ... Read More
Nov 19, 2015 A volunteer firefighter from Mississippi, whose face was damaged during a home fire rescue, recently underwent the world’s most extensive face transplant. Doctors at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York announced the completion of the procedure, which gave 41-year-old Patrick Hardison a new scalp, ears and eyelids. Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, a ... Read More
Nov 19, 2015 The head coach of Chile’s national team, Jorge Sampaoli said during a news conference in Santiago that he hopes to continue in his position despite an investigation into Chile’s national Football Association (ANFP) salary allocation. Sampaoli, an Argentine native, expressed his desire to continue working as head coach for the Chilean despite ... Read More
Nov 19, 2015 Yelena Isinbayeva, a former Russian Olympic pole-vaulting champion, recently called on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) not to punish honest athletes in response to doping allegations against Russia. Speaking at a news conference, Isinbayeva said: “What was today decided by the IAAF council, I find totally unfair and unjust towards ... Read More
Nov 18, 2015 The annual International White Cane Day for the Blind went down last week in Lagos with ace music producer Cobhams Asuquo and Nikki Laoye turning up for the event in association with Nikki Laoye’s Angel 4 Life Foundation and the Nigeria Association of the Blind (Lagos State Chapter) as well as the ... Read More
Nov 18, 2015 Over to Nollywood, ace Nigerian musicians and actors such as Nonso diobi, Rachel Oniga, Dr Sid, Abiola Atanda aka Madam Kofo, MI Agaba and many others feature in the forthcoming moving titled “Last 3 Digits”. The movie is about a young man who strives to guess the missing last three digits of ... Read More
Nov 18, 2015 Over now to new videos, East Africa meets Southern Africa as Tanzanian rapper Jon Makini collabos with South African rapper AKA in the video titled “Don’t Bother”. The video sees both rappers dropping their lines on the streets, with AKA dropping a few lines in Swahili. The video was directed by Justin ... Read More
Nov 18, 2015 And veteran rapper Eldee teams up with Phatbase Entertainment signee Sheyman and US-based rapper Scott King in Sheyman’s new track and video titled “King of My Area”. Here, the three stars talk about the everyday lifestyle typical of hoods all over the world.
Nov 18, 2015 And OBO Davido teams up with upcoming Hausa singer Hafeez in the video of Hafeez’s track titled “Taka Rawa”, which translates to “Dance step” in Hausa. The 2014-released track produced by Studio Magic now has this new video directed by acclaimed video director Adasa Cookey. With the hope of pushing Hausa music ... Read More
