National secretary general of the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) has said his association was not a church but rather a storehouse used to help young men, children, women and the elders.

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and its Partners International Telecom Union have sponsored two Liberian students to participate in a four- day ITU Telecommunication Africa Youth Forum in Cairo, Egypt.

Cote d'Ivoire's elections will be jeopardised if the government does not rein in members of the Student Federation of Cote d'Ivoire (FESCI), a violent youth group, Human Rights Watch warned on 21 May.

Eleven primary school children from previously disadvantaged backgrounds are being exposed to Namibia's protected areas while at the same learning about the country's flora and fauna and the importance of preserving the environment.

SOME years ago, a group called Boney M forecast the death of the world in a song titled "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)" off the album Boonoonoonoos.

The Nyanga Arts Festival roars into life today, with expectations high that the event will be a rare treat for music and art lovers in this mountainous town.

In its determination to safeguard the creative ingenuity of Nigerians, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation is going into partnership with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC).

Nigeria, as the largest black country in the world and also the third largest film producing country in the universe, is beginning to make a considerable impact in the world of cinema. In the on- going world international film fare,

IT'S not often that superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi plays at the Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex.

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has said it will partner with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ABUCCIMA) towards having an expo that will be profitable to Nigeria.

Kirk Franklin is welcomed at Entebbe Airport by utl customer care manager Jackie Birungi and Sleek Promotions director Robert Ahimbisibwe last evening

AS THE xenophobia-related violence spread to other parts of the country yesterday, the African National Congress Youth League came out strongly against the attacks warning that action would be taken if any of its members were involved.

Chief Kanayochukwu Obidigbo is the Chairman of Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) in Anambra state. In this interview with Charles Onyekamuo in Onitsha, Obidigbo speaks on the strength of his party, PPA and the administration of President Umar Yar'Adua

THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has supplied borehole equipment and drugs worth millions of naira to the Oyo State Government.

Sierra Leone's new kid on the block, Famous aka Fredrick Peters is set to rock the British Council and National Swimming Pool with his second album titled Love Tight on May 28 and 30 respectively.

All happened according to plan with schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions drawn from the seven Sub-Divisions of Yaoundé, respecting to the fullest the programme of march past at the May 20 Avenue. All the seven Sub-Divisions were represented

Ten contestants were last Sunday eliminated in the ongoing 'Can u Dance' competition taking place at the Buggy's nightclub, Aberdeen, Freetown.

This month's "Caldo do Poeira" live musical programme, of the National Radio of Angola (RNA), will be held next Sunday in Lubango city, to pay homage posthumously to musicians of south Huíla province, namely Joca Gaspar, Gagá Kuleka and Octávio

The forlorn eucalyptus sculpture on show at the Village Market in Nairobi has great sentimental value to the sculptor . He wants to sell it, but reluctantly.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Tuesday lamented the fact that the Chai museum, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, is not yet fully playing the role for which it was designed, which is to preserve the history of the