Yearly Archives: 2013
FG plans to subsidise power cost for indigent Nigerians
The Federal Government is making progress on its plans for subsidizing the costs for electricity consumption under the Power Sector road map for indigent...
Nigeria exits League of Nations
NIGERIA has finally exited from the League of Nations on the watch list of the global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - the body...
Emerging leaders from Africa on tour of US
A group of emerging leaders from across various sectors of the Nigerian society including Civil Society, Private Sector, Government and Entertainment industry have travelled...
Carteron wary of Sfaxien
TP Mazembe coach Patrice Carteron says their 2013 CAF Confederation Cup final opponents’ CS Sfaxien are an outstanding team.
The two sides' are set to...
Gyan's grabs hat-trick in Al Ain win
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan replicated his international scoring at club level by netting a hat-trick for his UAE side Al Ain in a league...
Ex-Cranes skipper Sekagya celebrates goal for MLS side
Ibrahim Sekagya Former Uganda skipper Ibrahim Sekagya has said it’s a great feeling to finally get on the score sheet for his new side,...
Uganda, Ethiopia drop in FIFA rankings
Uganda The top two nations in the Council for East and Central African Football (CECAFA), Uganda and Ethiopia, have dropped in the latest FIFA...
Rights body calls for end to torture of political prisoners
Political dissenters in Ethiopia are routinely being tortured, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Detainees held at Addis Ababa’s notorious Maekelawi detention...
Banks may be forced to repay raided funds
Following a Supreme Court ruling last week, Zimbabwe’s banking sector is bracing itself to pay back some $400m seized from client accounts in 2007.
Standard...
Skydivers plunge to their death inside stricken plane
A group of skydivers perished on Saturday (October 19) when a part of the plane carrying them broke off sending it plunging to the...