Jan 11, 2016 Three top-ranking sumo wrestlers recently performed a traditional foot-stomping ceremony at a Tokyo shrine to usher in the New Year. Mongolian-born Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kakuryu visited the Meiji shrine to participate in the ceremony. The crowd applauded as each wrestler entered the shrine accompanied by two lesser-ranked sumo wrestlers from their place ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 FIFA Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, recently opened a formal adjudicatory proceeding against Jérôme Valcke based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber. The adjudicatory chamber will however, for reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, not publish further details at the present ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 So the family of late Dr. Stella Adadevoh has threatened to carry out legal actions against the makers of the new Ebola Movie titled “93 Days” for false representation as well as lack of permission from the family. The movie, produced and directed by veteran film maker Steve Gukas, stars Nollywood actress ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Yet in the movie world, Lilian Esoro, Adesua Etomi and Ademola Adedoyin star in a new 2016 movie titled “Couple of Days”. Also in the movie are Kiki Omeli and Okey Uzoeshi while ace rapper FalzTheBadGuy has a cameo appearance. The romantic movie directed by Tolu Tanner tells the story of three ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Over to South Africa, where black celebs have lent their voices to the recent racist comments by white realtor Penny Sparrow who was trending on twitter for publicly calling black South Africans monkeys on the beaches on New Year Eve. Among them were DJ Sbu and Zakes who opened a police case ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Moving on to new music videos, Coco Benson, the granddaughter of legendary highlife singer Bobby Benson, has dropped the video of “Taxi Driver”, a remake of Bobby Benson’s classic track of the same title. The track was produced by celebrated music producer Tee Y Mix while the video was directed by HG2Films ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 And ace music producer Chopstix drops a star-studded tune and video featuring Ceeza, Dremo, TuBurna, Ichaba and Dnyra. The track, titled “Sai Baba” is off Chopstix’s upcoming debut album called “Parallax” which is expected to drop soon. The track was produced by Chopstix while the video was directed by Director Q.
Jan 08, 2016 In the last piece of our “Africa in retrospect” series, we take a glance at the African film industry. From action movies to documentaries, the continent’s filmmakers were busy 365 days. However, film-making anywhere in the world can be a tough business and that was the story of Wakaliwood, Uganda’s first action ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 The Algeria’s government recently unveiled draft constitutional reforms. The proposed amendments will include a two-term presidency limit, an obligatory consultation with parliament before naming a prime minister and making local Amazigh an official language. Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, had earlier promised a package of amendments to strengthen democracy in the North African ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 U.S. Brigadier General Diana Holland recently assumes her role as the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Holland, who is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, assumed the leadership post after being honored in a packed ceremony at the academy. “I’m very grateful for ... Read More
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