Jan 12, 2016 Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang recently edged out Yaya Toure to become the African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football award ceremony. The prolific Borussia Dortmund forward, who is the first player from the central African country to win the award, received 143 votes against Toure’s 136. Aubameyang’s accolade ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 Hector Trujillo, former secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer federation and a judge on the country’s Constitutional Court, was recently released from police custody on a $4 million bond. Hector, who was who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in FIFA, will be subjected to home ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 And the battle continues as Pop star Davido takes to his Twitter account to deny recent reports that he has signed a peace agreement with the family of his baby mama Sophia Momodu over the custody battle for their daughter Imade. According to reports, human traffic authorities NAPTIP had brokered the peace ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Moving on to the recently concluded GLO-CAF Awards 2015, where celebrated African athletes won prestigious awards at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Thursday January 7. Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the biggest award of the night – African Footballer of the Year – which Ivorian soccer star Yaya Toure has won ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 And now for new jams, starting with the brand new tune and video of the man of the moment, YBNL boss Olamide Baddo titled “I love Lagos”. In the video, featuring Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola, Olamide plays the role of a LAWMA official. The patriotic video, which portrays the best sides of ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 And Nigerian-American rapper Jidenna drops the video of his new single titled “Knickers”. In the video, directed by Benny Boom, the “Classic Man” singer hosts an energetic dance party in a club which the cops try to shut down. “Knickers” is one of three new tracks that Jidenna dropped as Christmas present ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia recently celebrated Christmas day according to their own ancient calendar. Ethiopia’s Christmas comes 13 days after December 25, the date recognized around the world. Although the traditions are fairly similar, Ethiopians try to inject their culture into the celebrations as much as possible. Ahead of the festivities, shoppers ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Egypt’s new parliament recently held its opening session since being elected into office. While taking the oath of office, one of the parliamentarians, Hassan Omar Mohamed Hassanein said: “I swear to God, the great, that I will faithfully protect the republican regime, and that I will respect the constitution and law and ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker recently asserted that Poland was in talks with Belgium over two widely criticized laws passed by the new Polish government. He however mentioned that punitive measures by the EU are unlikely. The Polish government recently moved to establish public media in the country directly under the control ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 French President Francois Hollande recently addressed law enforcement during his annual new year’s wishes. During the ceremony, president Hollande inspected police forces and members of the military, before laying a wreath at a memorial to police officers killed on duty. He also thanked the law enforcement officers for their service. “Ladies and ... Read More
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