Asia: ADB Warns On Food, Pledges Aid
May 4, 2008
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced emergency funding to help poor countries struggling with increasing food prices. At its annual meeting in Madrid, the bank has also warned that soaring food prices could keep rising and stifle economic growth in the region. Read more
Nigeria has 16 Million Homeless People - Former Governor
May 4, 2008
A former governor of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria, Chief Lateef Jakande, has said that Nigeria had a housing shortage for 16 million inhabitants including those living in the streets. Read more
Fly to the Sky’s New Music Video “Drunken Truth”!
May 4, 2008
Fly to the Sky released their new music video “Drunken Truth” from their 1st remake album, “Recollections.” It features actress Oh Yeon Suh. The song is a remake, originally sung by Kim Dong Ryul. Read more
Iraq: Al-Sadr Refuses to Meet Baghdad Delegation In Iran
May 4, 2008
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki dispatched a delegation of leading Shi’ite figures to Iran last week in order to present Tehran with mounting evidence of Iran’s support for rogue militias in Iraq. But Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose militia continues to battle Iraqi and U.S. forces in Baghdad and other areas and who has been in Iran for months, refused to meet with the delegation. Read more
Real Review - Juno
May 4, 2008
I really wanted to dislike Juno even before I watched it. Certainly a film about an unwanted teenage pregnancy would fail to entertain. If not for an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, I probably would have never bothered with this movie. But, having viewed the other nominated films for this year’s Best Picture, I owed it to myself to see how Juno measured up against the competition. Read more
Indian Firm to Open US$15m Rice Factory in Nigeria
May 4, 2008
The Managing Director of Ofada Veetee Company, Mr Devinder Mehan, Sunday said that the US$15-million rice milling factory located at Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria, would go into operation by September this year. Read more
