Oct 21, 2015 A week after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, members of Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet recently met with French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius in France. Speaking to reporters, minister Fabiud congratulated the group for its achievements in Tunisia. “I congratulated our friends for what they themselves did, what we call the national ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Tanzania’s ambassador to the UN, Tuvako Manongi, recently told reporters that his government was cracking down on healers accused of carrying out heinous attacks against persons with Albinism. Speaking at a news briefing, Manongi said: “As a country we are making broad-based interventions, driven by the conviction that the tragedy confronting our ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 During a recent visit to UNESCO’s office in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lobbied for the United States to be reelected to the agency’s board. Secretary Kerry said he will work with Congress to restore funding after the US pulled its contributions in 2011. While addressing member countries and officials, ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Naval ships, aircrafts and personnel from India, Japan and the United States recently participated in the 2015 installment of exercise Malabar in India. The trilateral naval exercise, which started in 1992, featured both ashore and at-sea training. The United States deployed its aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt and a nuclear-powered submarine for ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 The 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge recently got underway in Australia, with some of the most advanced solar cars from around the world competing. The competition saw 47 teams from 25 countries participating in the grueling biennial 3000 kilometer race from Darwin to Adelaide. Speaking during the race, Cameron Mutis from team ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Real Madrid legend and New York Cosmos strike, Raul Gonzalez, recently announced his retirement at the end of the season. Speaking during an interview, the Spaniard said: “I’m here today to announce my retirement as a player at the end of the season. After some weeks of thinking about it, I think ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 So, legendary Nigerian reggae singer Majek Fashek staged a comeback as he performed for the first time after his rehabilitation at the annual Felabration festival at the African Shrine on Thursday. The “Send Down The Rain” singer who has been undergoing rehabilitation at Synapse Services-Centre for Psychological Medicine in Abuja thrilled his ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Over to “Godwin” singer, Korede Bello, whose hit song “Godwin” has won him the Song of the Year award at the 4th edition of Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards 2015 in Houston, Texas on Friday. The event which was hosted by ace Nigerian comedian and actor AY Makun also had Korede Bello ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Still on big award winners, Tanzanian “Nana” singer Diamond Platnumz has won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2015 Best African Act award. Diamond Platnumz beat other African music heavy weights such as Davido, AKA, Yemi Alade and DJ Arafat to bag the prestigious award. Now this qualifies Diamond to battle for the ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Moving on to new music videos, let’s start with the video of AKA’s diss track titled “Composure”, which the South African rapper has directed to his number one rival Cassper Nyovest. The video, which is currently trending, has prompted Cassper Nyovest’s fans to urge him to drop ... Read More
