King  of   Ibadan  land  in  Nigeria  dies  at  101 years

The  king of  Ibadan land in South West , Nigeria is dead.

King Samuel Odulana died yesterday in his sleep at 101 years

Pictures  :     W  National  Park  in West Africa

   The  W  National  Park   is  a  major  national park in  West  Africa.  The  park  is named  " W" National Park because it  is shaped  like  the letter  around the contours of River Niger. The park includes areas in Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin and is governed by the three governments.

   Radisson  Blu Hotel, reopens in Bamako

The  management  of Radisson Blu Hotel, has announced  the re-opening of Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian  capital, Bamako after the terrorist attacks that took place in the hotel recently. The attacks left 22 people dead and many injured.

 Pictures of  the new Ooni  of  Ife , Osun State , Nigeria

The new Ooni of Ife,  Prince Adeyeye Enitan  Ogunnwusi will receive his  staff  of office from the Osun state governor today, 7/12/15 and will begin his reign as the 51st  Ooni of  Ife

THREE PEOPLE  DIED AFTER  HIPPOPOTAMUS ATTACK IN SOUTH AFRICA

 

The unfortunate incident happened  late on Wednesday near Beit Bridge in Musin  close to a border crossing with Zimbabwe. The attack left three adults dead while a child survived.

   A    LION  FROM  THE WILD LIFE  PARK  IN  JOS,  NIGERIA  SHOT   DEAD  
 

   The lion was  shot  dead  yesterday,2/12/2015  after it escaped from its cage while it was being fed

               AFRICA'S  FIRST   UNDERWATER  HOTEL ROOM

Africa's first underwater hotel room opened recently  at Manta Resort  on the  Zanzibazi Island  of Pemba off the coast of TANZANIA

It  was designed by Mikael  Grenberg of Sweden who built the world's underwater hotel room in a lake in Sweden.

                    

                      The underwater hotel room is fixed to the ocean floor with four cables

                          The underwater hotel room sits thirteen feet deep inside the Indian  ocean

                      
                        View from inside underwater bedroom

                      

                                Windows are well lit  to give a clear view of the ocean

    AFRICA'S  RICHEST  MAN ,  ALIKO  DANGOTE   ON  TIME  MAGAZINE'S  100 MOST   INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN WORLD FOR 2014

Aliko  Dangote, Africa's richest man  and  CEO of Dangote  Group  has been named  one  of  TIME  magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for 2014

                    SIX     AFRICAN  GOLF  COURSES

1)   ROYAL  DARES  SALAM  GOLF  CLUB   .......  18  Holes, Rabat,  Morocco

               

2)  MAKUYU   GOLF  CLUB  ..............   KENYA

              

3)  NKANA  GOLF  CLUB  ........   ZAMBIA


    

4)  GREEN  ELEPHANT  CEMENT  GOLF CLUB ........  NIGERIA  ( SAGAMU)

     

5)  RICHMOND  NATAL  COUNTRY CLUB ........ SOUTH  AFRICA , 9  HOLES  Built in 1933

6)  GOOSE  VALLEY  GOLF CLUB .........  SOUTH  AFRICA

                         10  AFRICANS  THAT MADE  FORBES  LIST OF  WORLD'S  BILLIONAIRES


1.      ALIKO   DANGOTE,  Nigerian   Worth: $25 billion.  Business: Cement, Flour, Sugar.

        

                                                         Aliko  Dangote




2)         JOHANN  RUPERT  and  FAMILY,    South  African.  Worth: $ 7.6  billion, Business: Luxury goods.

3)   NICKY  OPPENHEIMER  and  Family,  South  African. Worth: $6.7 billion  Business: Diamonds

4)  NASSEF  SAWIRIS,  Egyptian.    Worth:$6.7 billion , Business : Construction

 

5)  MIKE  ADENUGA,  Nigerian. Worth: $4.6 billion  Business: Telecoms  and  oil

6)   ISABEL  DOS  SANTOS,   Angolan.  Worth: $3.7 billion  Business: Investments

7) ISSAD  REBRAB, Algerian  Worth: $3.2 billion  Business: Sugar, Auto distribution, mining,

8) CHRISTOFFEL  WIESE,    South  African   Worth: $3.2   Business: Retail

9) NATHAN  KIRSH, Swaziland  Worth: $3.1 billion  Business: Real Estate





10) MOHAMMED  MANSOUR,  Egyptian  Worth:$3.1 billion  Business: GM dealership, Supermarket.