Ikemba Speaks

The first couple of Russia have gone their separate ways. In a scripted statement which Putin made alongside his former wife Lyudmila , as broadcast on the Kremlin’s mouthpiece television channel, Rossiya 24 o n Thursday evening, Putin blamed the overwhelming limelight that comes with public office and which “some people” simply cannot bear as the reason for the divorce .

MasterCard recently released its third annual Global Destination Cities Index.  The Index reveals that Johannesburg and Lagos are Africa’s most popular destinations with over 4.6 million visitors expected to visit both cities this year. Johannesburg comes out tops on the continent both in total visits and international visitor spending.  Between 2009 and 2013, the city’s number of international visitors increased by 53.6% skyrocketing it into the Index’s top 20 fastest growing cities globally. During 2013, about US$2.7 billion will be injected into the South African economy thanks to Johannesburg’s international visitors. The MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities are ranked based on the following criteria: The number of their total international visitor arrivals The cross-border spending by these same visitors in the destination cities Thirteen African cities were included in the Index including Johannesburg, Durban, Cape ...

If you are in the city of Lagos, FHA Football Club, 23 Road, Festac Town, is the place to be on Saturday 8th June, as Nigeria’s No. 1 Music platform, Star Music, would be bringing in the biggest names in Nigerian Music....all night! Proudly powered by Star Music, The Trek is Nigeria’s longest lasting music concert, bringing the biggest stars to every nook and cranny in Nigeria. TheTrek (Formerly Star Trek) was introduced in 2002  as an annual nation-wide musical concert tour that parades the best of Nigerian artistes across cities pan Nigeria.