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Best Friends

Season 1 | Episode 4 | August 24 – Uche’s paranoia about her infidelity grows and Helen wants to get a boob-job. Rapta is passed up for a promotion at work and the ladies get a crash course on hard drugs.
 

Ghana doctors threaten mass resignation

Aug 18, 2015 Ghana, which is under a three-year aid program with the International Monetary Fund to stabilize its economy, is currently experiencing a nationwide industrial action by doctors. The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) recently released a statement said the striking doctors would either call off the strike or resign en masse if the negotiations ... Read More
 

Chad president says Boko Haram has a new leader

Aug 18, 2015 Chad’s President Idriss Deby recently announced that Boko Haram’s fearsome leader Abubakar Shekau who had been wounded in fighting has stepped down as the head of the group and has been replaced by Mahamoud Daoud. Shekau made international headlines in 2014 when the sect released a video in which he threatened to ... Read More
 

China, Australia hold 2nd strategic and economic dialogue

Aug 18, 2015 China and Australia held a second bilateral dialogue recently in Australian in a bid to promote strategic cooperation between the two countries. Xu Shaoshi, China’s Minister of National Development and Reform held talks with Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey and Trade Minister Andrew Robb on issues ranging from the global economic situation, investment ... Read More
 

Cubans await flag-raising at U.S. embassy with anticipation

Aug 18, 2015 Following an announcement between Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama last December to restore diplomatic ties, both nations have reopened embassies and are working to normalize relations after enduring a strained relationship for over 50 year. Residents of Havana recently gathered near the U.S. embassy in the Cuban capital ... Read More
 

Wada head backs current anti-doping procedures

Aug 18, 2015 The President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedie has moved to defend the anti-doping procedures in athletics saying that recent media claims do not stand up scientifically or legally. “I don’t think it means that people are doping at all. The first set of blood analysis that has been made ... Read More
 

Zimbo’s tocky vibes on bed rest following collapse

Aug 17, 2015 Meanwhile we gather Zimbabwean dancehall singer Tocky Vibes is feeling much better following his collapse last week at the Glendale city center on his way to perform at Club 007. The Mhai singer has since been on bed rest on doctor’s orders to recover from what we gather might have been a ... Read More
 

Davido Oyelowo to play James Bond in audio book.

Aug 17, 2015 Hi there and welcome, So Nigerian Born British actor David Oyelowo has been named the new British spy James Bond. Well, not exactly like Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. We gather he will be voicing the famous fictional spy in the new audio book by Anthony Horowitz titled Trigger Moris. ... Read More
 

Lupita goes to Disneyland

Aug 17, 2015 Still on African actors with international clout, Kenya’s Lupita Nyong’o is getting set for her Star Wars debut with Harrison Ford and Mark Hamil. This Saturday, she shared these cute pics of herself at the Disney D23 Expo promoting the multimillion dollar franchise. She was also sporting a new hairstyle as she ... Read More