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Chinese president Xi Jinping arrives in Egypt

Jan 22, 2016 Chinese President Xi Jinping recently arrived in Egypt for a two day visit on his three-state Middle East tour. President Xi was welcomed in Cairo by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. During the visit, he held a joint news conference with his Egyptian counterpart speaking at the Arab League headquarters as well ... Read More
 

Nigerian publisher releases new generation of African romance novels

Jan 22, 2016 Nigerian publisher, Ankara Press, recently launched a new series of African romance fiction books targeted at young readers on the continent. The new romance books bring to life tales of independent African women who fall in love with upwardly mobile men in cities across the continent. Commenting on this, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, founder ... Read More
 

U.S. deputy secretary of state meets South Korean foreign minister in Seoul

Jan 22, 2016 In response to North Korea’s nuclear test, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Antony Blinken recently held a trilateral meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts. According to a statement by the South Korean foreign ministry, the meeting featured discussions on ways to boost mutual cooperation against North Korea’s recent nuclear test. ... Read More
 

Demand for women-only motorcycle taxis soars in Indonesian capital

Jan 22, 2016 Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has recently seen a growing number of transportation services catering exclusively to women. Ladyjek, one of the most recent entrants to the female-only taxi services, has seen business take off less than four months after starting operations. Uki Pratiwi, a resident of Jarkata and a Ladyjek user, said the ... Read More
 

Pacquiao happy to hang up gloves after third bout with Bradley

Jan 22, 2016 Philippine boxer, Manny Pacquiao recently announced his retirement plans.  However, he will have to settle one last score with Timothy Bradley. The duo has some unfinished business as they get ready to reprise their roles as rivals for the third time inside the ring. Speaking during a media luncheon in Beverly Hills, ... Read More
 

Toolz and Tunde Demuren set to wed this year

Jan 21, 2016 Radio personality Princess Tolu Oniru aka Toolz is finally set to tie the knot with her pilot fiancé Captain Tunde Demuren, releasing pre-wedding photos tagged “The Prince and the Captain” as they warm up for their traditional engagement ceremony coming up soon. The couple is expected to have their white wedding a ... Read More
 

Music producer Spellz is getting married in February

Jan 21, 2016 Yet on celeb relationships, ace Nigerian music producer Spellz is set to walk down the aisle with his fiancée Hadiza Dije Badaki at Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos on February 28. The couple who had dated for over two years got engaged in August 2015. Spellz and Hadiza met at a party ... Read More
 

Cheating allegations trails ice prince’s girlfriend

Jan 21, 2016 And unconfirmed allegations that Chocolate City rapper Ice Prince’s French-Ghanaian girlfriend Maima Nkewa has been cheating on him with an Abuja-based married man called Akin has gone viral, with various sides of the story popping up. Maima is rumoured to have been a mistress to the Abuja-based Akin, who sponsors her holiday ... Read More
 

New music alert! Omawumi ft Angelique Kidjo – “Play Na Play”

Jan 21, 2016 Moving on, soul and afro-pop singer Omawumi drops a new track and video titled “Play Na Play”, featuring Beninese-born American Grammy Award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo. The track was arranged by acclaimed music producer Cobhams Asuquo while the video was shot by George Steuber for Monstar Film, in New Jersey. Omawumi reveals that ... Read More
 

New video alert! Burna Boy – “Jealousy”

Jan 21, 2016 And Space Ship records’ boss Burna boy drops the video for his track “Jealousy”, off his sophomore album “On a Space Ship”. In the track, Burna Boy sings mainly in Yoruba as he encourages contentment while discouraging jealousy. he video was directed by ace video directed Unlimited L.A.