Facebook Makes Stock Market Debut At $38 Per Share, Highest Among Tech Companies
Facebook made its debut on the stockmarket this morning with an initial public offering of $38 per share making ti the highest of among U.S. tech companies. This values the company at $104 billion. READ MORE
Nigeria To Send First Astronauts To Space By 2015
The Minister of Science and Technology for Nigeria, Prof. Ita Okon Bassey, said Nigeria would by put its first set of astronauts to space by 2015.
Vanguard reports that he said the move was part of government efforts to boost the economy through space technology. READ MORE
Columbia University Collegian Produces Radio Documentary On Culture Shock
We’re super excited about this guys! A couple of weeks ago Hannah Ayers from Columbia University approached us about producing a radio documentary on our radio show, Culture Shock: Nigerians in America. Ayers visited me and Kunle at our apartment in Brooklyn where we tape the show each week (audio below) READ MORE
Zimmerman’s Nose Broken During Struggle With Trayvon, According To Medical Report
(Huffington Post) According to a medical report from George Zimmerman’s family physician, the neighborhood watch volunteer was diagnosed with lacerations to the back of his head, a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes and a minor back injury the day after his fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin, ABC News reports. READ MORE
(Video) Flytime TV Sits Down With Don Jazzy & Mavin Records Artists
In an exclusive interview with Flytime TV (Nigeria), Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, Wande Coal, and Da Prince sat down to discuss their new album, Solar Plexus. They also chat about how Mavin Records came about and the future of the record label.
Why Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Once Joined Racist Gang In London
(Yahoo TV) Known for his roles in “Lost” and “Oz,” Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is now telling a far more important story — his own. The actor is making a film entitled “Farming” about the practice followed by many Nigerian parents in 1960s and ’70s Britain of having children informally fostered. Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 44, was raised in such a situation, making for aREAD MORE
Nigerian Man Arrested, Worked For 20 Years Under Identity Of A Murdered Man
A Nigerian man who worked as a security supervisor at Newark Airport in New Jersey stole the identity of a man murdered in Queens two decades ago to hide his illegal immigration status, officials charged Monday.
The NY Daily News reports that Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole, 54, started working at the airport in 1992 under the name Jerry Thomas, according to the PortREAD MORE
Kunle’s Gadget Pick Of The Week: Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101
Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101
The market for tablets have become saturated in the last couple of years, with various manufactures trying to capitalize on the growing trend. Apple’s Ipad seems to be on the top of the list and doesn’t look like its letting up anytime soon. But there are alternatives that are cost efficient as well. This is whereREAD MORE
Episode 74: Don Jazzy’s Solar Plexus, Review
On this episode we review Don Jazzy’s latest compilation album off his brand new label, Mavin records. You’ll hear one of our favorite tunes off the album (Audio below). READ MORE
Nigerian Yale Grad Advocates For Cancer Therapy After Surviving Cancer
The New York Times recently profiled a very dynamic Nigerian-American whose battle with a deadly blood cancer lead him to become an advocate for cancer therapy among Africans and Black Americans. According to the Times:
A month after his 2009 graduation from Yale Law School, Seun Adebiyi learned he had not one but two lethal blood cancers and began an odysseyREAD MORE
