Stephanie Linus new feature on African-American Newspaper

Stephanie Linus featured in the January 24, 2013 edition of the renowned No. 1 African-American Newspaper in Los Angeles, California –Read all about it on Stephanie Daily

HIV/AIDS Cure...?

According to  channelstv, “A Professor in the University of Benin, Isaiah Ibeh early this January announced the development of a new drug which could potentially ‘cure’ HIV and AIDS.”

Professor Ibeh; the Dean of the School of Basic Medical Sciences of the university, told reporters in Benin that a series of successful tests have been carried out with the alleged herbal drug.

Questioning Yvonne Okoro's nationality: Are you a Ghanaian or Nigerian

There are no question about Yvonne Okoro's acting talent and her good looks. But there is one question that Ghanaians are asking Yvonne Okoro to answer. And that is “Yvonne, are you a Ghanaian or Nigerian?” On behalf of the many Ghanaian movie fans, the Mirror demanded an answer from the starlet. This is what she had to say:

Nigeria ranked the saddest place in the World

Forbes recently declared Nigeria as the saddest place to live in the entire world. Nigeria ranked 20th in this lousy category which must be disappointing to hear. Despite all the necessary progress Nigeria has been through; it is evident its economy and political systems, its increased population count and vast land scale is not helping to make visible the various positive changes.

In the picture above soldiers stand guard as people walk by near the site where a suicide attacker drove a car bomb into a Christian church in Kaduna, Nigeria, on October 28, 2012. This is clearly a sign of the many instabilities the country went through last year and the previous.

Flower Girl Teaser: The new awaited movie of 2013

Coming soon this February 2013 on the big screen is Flower Girl Teaser; a not to miss. 

Cameroonian singer Denzyl in collaboration with Wizkid

Cameroonian born singer Denzyl makes a across borders collaboration with Nigeria’s pop star Wizkid on a track. The single was produced in November 2012 and is named, “Do U Really Wanna Know?” It was produced under the supervision of RedEye Entertainment, Cameroon.

Monalisa Chinda's new perfume line

Are you an admirer of the beauty Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda? then get the excitement going with this great news;  the actress is launching her very own range of beauty products called M-Code. The line will be consisting of; perfumes, colognes and a host of other beauty related products.

According to reporters, production is already on the road as testers were given out at her theatre's Dance event in December. The product is to be launched in a couple of weeks.... so you can now smell like Monalisa......Watch out....!

Genevieve Nnaji's new clothing line

Genevieve Nnaji has expanded her empire by showcasing her clothing line named St. Genevieve. The Nollywood actress uploaded some photos on her Instagram page and tagged it as St.Genevieve. In this era where fashion is the new holy grail and were people are constantly experimenting with new designs, vibrant colours and edgy styles, it is much hoped Genevieve Nnaji will bring the wow factor we all expected. More pictures after the cut....

How to end poverty and save the world's poorest childreen from hunger

Eventhough our world has improved substantial over the last two decades in lifting about 600 million people out of poverty, increasing child survival rates and helping about 56 million more children to go to school; it is evedent more work still needs to be done to ensure a sustainable future for the world's poorest children.

Save the childreen has released a report illustrating a new development system which could potentially end extreme poverty in the next 20 years Click here to read the report.

Could private equity be the right answer in injecting capital into Africa..?

I stumbled on this article this morning written by Bill Hinchberger from the African Leadership Academy; and thought it was very informative but controversial at the same time - especially with the mention of Carlyle Group which is owned by two of most controversial families in US and middle East history. Adding to that are the shortcomings of Private Equity funding used as a strategy to alleviate the poor banking system of Africa. Here is what Bill Hinchberger had to say in her article. What is your take in this; is private equity really the way forward especially when the majority of firms in Africa are SMEs or small scale entrepreneurs who all compete in an informal market? Who are the private equity helping? mostly it is all subsidiaries of global companies in Africa. 

According to Bill Hinchberger, Africa is growing, and African companies need cash to expand. Investors want in on the action, especially given low returns in many other parts of the world these days. But with few stocks and bonds, and scant liquidity for those out there, how do investors get a foothold? And how do African firms access much-needed cash?