Monthly Archives: March 2014
New Annie remake faces racist backlash
Annie, the comic strip turned musical franchise about a downtrodden orphan girl who finds fortune at the hands of a billionaire seeking to boost...
Black unemployment still high
Reduction in jobless at odds with BME experience
By Henry Brefo
The UK economy is bouncing back from the recession and expected to grow at 2.8%,...
FEC to forward 4 Bills to National Assembly
The Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council rose last sitting on Wednesday in Abuja with a resolve to forward to the National Assembly four bills aimed...
Nigeria condemns ‘violence’ against Nigerian in S. Africa
NIGERIA has strongly protested the treatment meted out to a Nigerian by the South African police. The "merciless beating" of one its nationals by...
President Jonathan Okays forensic audit of NNPC
News from the Office of the President confirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized that reputable international firms be engaged to do a...
Service restored after safety fears halt flights
The two biggest passenger carriers to and from Sierra Leone have announced flights have resumed after they were suspended amid safety concerns.
British Airways and...
£28m in used cars may face crusher
Thousands of cars imported from the Far East have been seized and could be destroyed, according to a Kenyan government official.
Mostly Japanese saloons, 4x4s...
Spanish contrition over drowned migrants
Spain has admitted it should not have fired rubber bullets at migrants trying to reach its North African territory last month.
Some 15 migrants drowned...
Newham Ethiopian wins scholarship to Eton
Ishak Ayris, a Newham native born to Ethiopian immigrants, has won a scholarship at the famous Eton College worth £33,000 a year.
The 15-year-old boy,...
Vera Pauw makes history as Banyana Banyana coach
History was made when South Africa appointed a foreign coach to take charge of Banyana Banyana. This was communicated by the South African Football...
