Yearly Archives: 2014
Essien: I haven't decided what to do next
Michael Essien seems to have been in the footballing consciousness for an eternity. The Ghana legend will, however, only turn 32 later this year. The concluding...
Hayatou becomes second most powerful man in FIFA
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has confirmed Issa Hayatou, the head of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), as the senior vice-president of sport's world...
Juju wielding couple face human trafficking charges
A married couple face charges of human trafficking after illegally provide the means for two women (aged 22 and 29) to enter the country...
Ebola crisis: the UK responds
Experts have warned that the number of Ebola cases worldwide could approach 1.5 million early next year unless measures to control the current outbreak,...
Cattle rustler in leap for liberty
A defendant demonstrated his annoyance at being remanded in custody in a Malawi court on Monday by leaping from the dock and running away.
The...
Angola exclave in Ebola denial
Aldina da Lomba Catembo, governor of the northern Cabinda province of Angola, has denied that three cases of Ebola have been identified in the...
October election hopefuls named
The Chief Justice of Botswana has approved nominated presidential candidates for the general elections billed for October 24. The nominations were done at the...
Man in a van is awash with dosh
Police patrolling a shopping centre car park in Naples, Italy, who became suspicious of a man loading boxes into a van from another vehicle,...
Millionaire dragon pledges support for ethinic minorities
Dragons’ Den star and Co-CEO of leading cloud services provider Outsourcery, Piers Linney, is joining Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) in a bid to...
Anti-gay leader finds no room at the inn
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni struggled to find accommodation during a trip to Texas last week to encourage tourism and investment in his country.
Museveni’s visit...
