Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
#PulseList 2015: 10 Nigerian comedians who took social media by storm this year
These are the finest comedians who made 2015 a fantastic year for Nigerians. The Comedy industry has become a multi-billion dollar industry all over the world and comedy itself has become a lucrative profession. That’s probably why we had more comedy happening in 2015 than at any other point in human history. This year we saw TV stations,...
#PulseList 2015: 10 biggest news about Nigerian students this year
2015 is coming to an end. Let us take do a quick review of the big Education-related headlines that caught our attention this year. From inventions to tragic accidents, from accomplishments to campus crisis, education related issues found ways to make the headlines this year. Let us take a quick tour of some of the biggest ones. Kenya University...
In Ukraine: Security service breaks up armed insurgent group in Kiev, two killed
"Just in one place in the capital we found eight homemade explosive devices, four kilogrammes of TNT, automatic weapons, about forty hand grenades and 2,000 cartridges," spokeswoman Olena Gitlyanska said Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had broken up an armed insurgent group that operated out of Kiev and other major...
Angela Merkel: German chancellor named Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor has not only wowed the world but Time magazine this year after her decision to open the country's boarders to refugees. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor has not only wowed the world but Time magazine this year after her decision to open the country’s boarders to refugees.Merkel, 61, has been named the...
TIME Magazine: ISIS leader, Donald Trump, Putin, 5 others make 2015 Person of the Year shortlist
Prominent on the list are ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, US billionaire and presidential candidate, Donlad Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin. TIME magazine has released its shortlist of nominees for the TIME Person of the Year 2015.Prominent on the list are ISIS leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, US billionaire and presidential...
Laimdota Straujuma: Latvia PM resigns after meeting with president
Straujuma's hawkish, centre-right ruling coalition won a 2014 general election after taking a hard line over the actions of Russia, its neighbour and former ruler, in Ukraine. Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma said on Monday that she was resigning her post.Straujuma made the announcement after meeting with the country’s...
“Amy,” “He Named me Malala”: 15 documentary features shortlisted for 2016 Oscar race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today have shortlisted 15 films in the Documentary Feature category to advance in the 88th Academy Awards race. 15 films have been chosen out of 124 films originally submitted in the Documentary Feature category for the 2016 Oscars race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science have announced...
NATO: Kremlin says body’s expansion to east will lead to retaliation from Russia
The NATO military alliance on Wednesday invited Montenegro to join its ranks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the continuing expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to the east would lead to retaliatory measures from Russia.The NATO military alliance on Wednesday invited Montenegro to join its ranks.Peskov added...
NATO: Body invites Montenegro to join alliance, defying Russia
NATO diplomats say the decision to invite the Adriatic state of 650,000 people sends a message to Russia that Moscow does not have a veto on NATO's eastwards expansion, even if Georgia's membership bid has been complicated by its 2008 war with Russia. NATO foreign ministers welcomed tiny Montenegro into their fold on Wednesday in the...
Nnamdi Kanu: Ohanaeze Ndigbo calls for release of IPOB leader
Nnamdi Kanu was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in his hotel room, at the Golden Tulip Essential Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos state. Ohanaeze Ndigbo has issued a communiqué signed jointly by its President-Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey and Secretary- Dr. Joe Nworgu, calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu.The Igbo group said the...