Nov 11, 2015 Burundi’s security minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni recently announced the launch of a forced weapons disarmament process in the country, following months of violence and civil unrest. According to reports, the widespread unrest, which has displaced thousands, started in April when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his plans stand for a third term in ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 Sierra Leone was recently declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization, after going 42 days with no new case. The West African nation was official granted the Ebola-free status in a ceremony that was attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma and World Health Organization representative Anders Nordstrom. Speaking during the event, President ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 Survivors of typhoon Haiyan recently marked the second anniversary of the disaster by lighting candles for their loved ones around Tacloban City. Haiyan, which is the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall, destroyed practically everything in its path as it swept across central Philippines on November 8, 2013. The seven-meter storm surge ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron along with British and Dutch royals recently paid tribute to fallen soldiers during World War One, World War Two and other conflicts. After observing a minute silence and listening to the Last Post, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth started the wreath laying service at London war memorial. Dutch King Willem-Alexander, ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius recently led a group of about 20 ministers and officials through the site of the climate change summit billed for later in the month. Fabius then announced that pre-meeting negotiations will be taking place in Paris with the goal of getting a head start on formal discussions ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 The 2015 China Anshun Balinghe Bridge International Base Jumping Tournament recently wrapped up proceedings. At the end of the tournament, Australian BASE jumper, Greg Henderson took home the top prize after three rounds of the competition. Nathan Pertuset from the United States and Klaus Renz from Germany emerged second and third respectively. ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 Black players on the University of Missouri football team recently announced that they will boycott practices, meetings and games until the university dismisses its president for not adequately responding to racism on campus. The university’s Legion of Black Collegians released a statement on Twitter saying: “We will no longer participate in any ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 DB Records’ boss D’Banj who has been searching for a winner for his rap competition tagged “The King is Here” has announced three winners from among 5 finalists. The three winners @itsme_itse, @ola_dips and @officialbils will not only feature on the video of “The King is Here remix”, but they walk away ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 And we move on to renowned Cool FM presenter Ifedayo Olarinde aka Freeze who subtly announced his engagement by posting a picture of his hand and that of his boo bearing an engagement ring on his Instagram account. Freeze captions the picture saying “A picture they say, is worth a thousand words!” ... Read More
Nov 11, 2015 Yet on budding relationships after crashed marriages, less than three months after splitting with her Tinsel actor hubby Adeniyi Johnson, Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu is reportedly dating again. Word has it that Toyin Aimakhu is dating Lagos socialite, CEO of Ebony Films, Seun Egbegbe, with whom she recently went on vacation in ... Read More
