The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup finals. WADA’s executive committee took the decision after concluding Moscow had tampered with laboratory data. The agency found Russia planted fake evidence and deleted files […]
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EcoFest Salone Full Performance 2019
What happened in Sierra Leone these two days deserves a critical mention in Africa’s entertainment industry. This is simply massive and defies all plausible entertainment narrative! Two major shows, back to back, at the same venue? Yet, with massive crowd turn out! A statement was truly made to any entertainment […]
Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency-LDEA, arrests two children in Kakata City, Margibi County!
According to our source, the kids were arrested with dangerous narcotic substances they have gone to sell, and were arrested on tip-off from community dwellers. After thorough investigation by the LDEA, the children confessed that they have been used by their parents to trade drugs as means of survival. Just […]
Breaking news Kenya mudslides: Tens of thousands displaced in floods
Kenyan government has mobilised workers to rebuild sections of the road and bridges washed away by the floods. In Kenya severe flooding has displaced nearly 120,000 people after landslides engulfed homes. Relief teams have been slow to reach the area of West Pokot with some roads and bridges cut off […]
Lebanese face-off at civil war flashpoint as tensions rise
Third night of clashes between party supporters and protesters threatens largely peaceful Lebanon rallies. Beirut, Lebanon – Clashes broke out in towns and cities across Lebanon on Tuesday in the third night of confrontation between party supporters and demonstrators, which threatens to derail a peaceful protest movement. The most symbolic […]
MARKMUDAY MAKES ANOTHER LANDMARK HISTORY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Get the very best in enjoying the taste you can always rely on with a good music from Slim Nation. Following the trend at which the young Pop Star is rapidly growing within the Entertainment Industry, as a result of his extraordinary performance in delivering his best when it comes […]
You Can Now Go to Jail For Lying On Your CV in South Africa
According to the newly enforced National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act, anyone who lies about holding a tertiary education on their CV or social media platforms could face up to five years in jail. President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law tough new rules criminalising the submission of fraudulent qualifications or […]
ENTERTAINMENTBurna Boy nominated for Grammy Awards
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards. Burna Boy’s album ‘African Giant’ was nominated for ‘Best world music category. The 62nd Grammy Awards is set to air on Sunday, January 26, 2020. The Grammys had announced that American singer, Alicia Keys will be returning to […]
Maids for sale: Silicon Valley’s Slave Market
Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram are enabling an illegal online slave market by providing and approving apps used for the buying and selling of domestic workers in the Gulf. BBC News Arabic’s undercover investigation exposes app users in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman […]
Sex for Grades: undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities – BBC Africa Eye documentary
Universities in Nigeria and Ghana have been plagued by stories of sexual harassment by lecturers and professors for decades. Allegations include a wide array of abuses, from blackmailing students for sex in exchange for marks and admission to lewd comments and grooming. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye […]