The World Health Organization has announced that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of…
AU Commission Chairperson leads delegation to 70th UN General Assembly in New York
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has arrived in New York, heading an AU Commission delegation to…
120 Million active Facebook users in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Facebook has shared new statistics revealing that 2.2 million Kenyans use Facebook every day and 4.5 million each month, while 7.1…
Folake and Denis Amhanesi renew vows in Dallas
The Amhanesi triple celebration comprised of their 25th wedding Anniversary, renewal of vows and Falake’s 41st Birthday. The solemnization and renewal of vows held at…
Nigerian Fashion and Beauty Celebrated in Houston
The 8th annual Nigerian Arts, Fashion and Beauty Awards held recently at the Hilton Houston Southwest Hotel and featured guests elegantly dressed in strictly enforced…
Celebration of Life for Pa Tometi
A service of Songs and Celebration of Life was hosted in honor of Pa Adegbenga Pius Tometi (1938 – 2015) in Dallas Texas. Family friends…
‘October 1’ takes the Festival Programmers’ Award at PAFF
The 2015 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) concluded on Monday night (February 16) with an award ceremony in which several worthwhile films received top accolades. Kunle…
Pope offers Mass for Christians beheaded in Libya
VATICAN — Pope Francis offered this morning’s Mass in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae to the 21 Egyptian Copts murdered yesterday in Libya,…
Ivory Coast qualifies for CAF finals
Ivory Coast reached their third Africa Cup of Nations final in nine years after proving too strong for DR Congo. Yaya Toure put them ahead…