Yearly Archives: 2014
‘Mini’ Riperton’s variety revival swims against the tide
Former Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph’s tilt at reviving the variety show format received a cautiously favourable reception on Monday night. The debut...
Interior designer helps kids find their creative side
Medina Sam is aiming to break barriers with her business MK Kids Interiors, an Interior Design Company that designs with children for children. What...
Minister for Works Mike Onolememen to attend EFN conference in London
The Engineering Forum of Nigerians (EFN) will be holding its annual conference on Saturday 28th June. The conference, whose theme is “Low cost construction...
Black pupils raising standards in schools
For a long time black pupils have been at the bottom of the league tables, with only a small number of them gaining 5...
Kenyan governor charged with murder and terrorism
Issa Timamy, the governor of Lamu, Kenya has been charged with murder and terrorism over the gun attacks that took place in Mpeketoni earlier...
21 killed in shopping centre bomb blast
21 people have been killed in a bomb blast in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, as the violence across the nation continues.
Emab Plaza, a shopping centre...
Nigerian Centenary awards to honour 100 influential diasporans
ORGANISERS of the Nigerian Centenary Awards UK have released the list of 100 prominent UK diasporans who will be honoured at a glitzy gala...
Sudan death-row wife finally free after false dawn
A Sudanese wife sentenced to death for abandoning Islam has been freed according to her lawyer, ending weeks of pressure from international governments and...
Upper Volta to protest over broken promises
The people of the Volta Region are planning to organise a demonstration against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for deceiving them into voting...
SA miners back at work after 5-month dispute
Mineworkers at Lonmin, Anglo American Platinum, and Impala Platinum began returning to work on Wednesday following the resolution of the five-month strike in the...
