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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Popular playwright Osa Omorogbe dies in Newcastle, aged 70

OSA OMOROGBE (born 26.4.44, died 12.7.14) Osa Omorogbe, one of Tyneside’s most colourful characters, has died at the age of 70. Born in Benin City,...

CANUK Nigerian Family Fun day

The Central Association of Nigerians in the UK will be holding its annual family funday event on August 24th. The event, which will be...

Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduar wins 15th Caine Prize

Kenyan Writer Okwiri Oduor was announced as the winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing on Monday with her short story ‘My Father’s...

Migrants to be charged for using NHS

The Department of Health has announced plans to help the NHS to recover more of the costs of migrant and visitor healthcare. Patients from outside...

"ONE NIGHT IN VEGAS" OPENS IN NIGERIA CINEMAS

Movie lovers are in for a theatrical treat as Nigerian born director, John Uche’s ‘One Night In Vegas’ hits cinemas across the country on...

Femi Sowoolu becomes Patron of Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards

It’s over a year since the demise of Ambassador Segun Olusola, the Grand Patron of Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA), and it’s no doubt...

South African thieves steal railtracks for cash

A group of South Africans have been caught stealing the metal tracks of a railway line from Johannesburg to Nigel a gold mining town...

Goodluck Johnathan meets with Taliban survivor Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani human rights activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning in favour of education for women...

Schizophrenia sufferers and cannabis users ‘share genetic risk factors’

According to a Mail Online report, “people predisposed to and drug users share common genes”, citing a study that suggests that ‘schizophrenia’ genes...

Wer ist Jérôme Boateng?

  Bayern Munich defender Jérôme Boateng is likely to start for Germany in Sunday’s 2014 World Cup Final against Argentina following his team’s crushing win...

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