R&B artist Wande Coal has gotten a lot of industry buzz and praise since breaking into the music scene in 2006. Born Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe in Lagos Island, Nigeria, Wande Coal got bitten by the music bug while singing in a church choir as a youth. His skills as a dancer got his foot…
Kenya has been working hard to clean up its political swamp. Not only does the nation have the IEBC to help supervise, educate, and monitor the election process, but it also has an anti-corruption commission. The EACC, or Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, was established in 2011 and is comprised of a total of three people.…
Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, has finally made her stance on the President-elect known, calling him “unacceptable” in reference to his comments about grabbing and degrading women. As everyone knows, Donald Trump somehow skirted the controversial leak of an audio clip with him bragging about his ability to take advantage of women, kissing them against their…
Gambia’s President, Yahya Jammeh, says he will not step down until the Supreme Court has completed its ruling regarding the disputed election—a ruling that’s not expected to be resolved until May 2017. The controversy comes after President-elect Adama Barrow defeated the President in December’s election. According to Barrow, he is scheduled to be sworn in…
The IEBC, or Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, is an independent agency founded in 2011, aimed at supervising the election process in Kenya. The commission is comprised of nine members, all of whom are appointed by the President and confirmed by Parliament. Logistically, the IEBC offers structure and order during the election process. They…
Obama is facing the final stretch as President. With only six days left on the clock, what’s the President doing with his final hours? As many would expect when it’s time to move on, the family has been planning their transition out of the White House. They have already found a new home;…
It seems that the threat of nuclear war was at its height in the early 1990s, then brought back into the spotlight after 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Now, a decade or so later, we once again face another dangerous threat of a potential nuclear strike. Flexing his power, North Korean leader Kim Jong…
Trump raged about immigration while on the campaign trail, demanding that Mexico would have to build a wall and pay for it all along the Texas/Mexico border. Back in September, Trump even traveled to Mexico and met with Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto; however, no words were exchanged about building a border wall. Now…
In late 2017, the future will arrive. BMW has announced a new line of driverless luxury vehicles capable of navigating the complexities of traffic and chauffeuring passengers safely to their destinations. This new technology has some drivers skeptical, but early reviews of the self-driving 7 Series suggest that the futuristic fantasy of completely autonomous…
President Obama gave his final presidential address on Tuesday night in Chicago, telling the American people he’s optimistic about the country’s future, while warning his fellow Americans to defend and guard our democracy. Obama held back tears at moments as he spoke to the American people as President for the last time. He walked us…
