Yearly Archives: 2014
Black and not so proud? The skin bleaching epidemic
Skin bleaching (or skin toning as it is called in Nigeria) has reached an all time high in Africa with 77% of Nigerian women...
Chenjerai Hove – Freedom to write
Freedom of speech is something that we in the western world often take for granted. With the rise of social networking and blogging, being...
English League African wealthiest player
Who is that African player topping the wealthy list among footballers in that category in the English premier league?
He is Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o....
African Champions fall in FIFA rankings
By Peter Olorunnisomo
Latest FIFA world football rankings have revealed the positions of footballing countries in Africa and these have not necessarily reflected the accolades...
UK to introduce Secure Colleges for young offenders
The “sky-high” rate of reoffending by young criminals must be reversed, the Justice Minister Jeremy Wright said as new plans were unveiled to rehabilitate...
En route to the homeland
By Henry Brefo
Fastening close to their hearts the old expression ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, many Africans in the Diaspora...
Jonathan signs bill against same sex relationship
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday signed a bill that criminalizes same-sex relationships, according to reports emanating from the Presidency in Abuja.
The bill, stipulates penalties...
Calls for release of jailed journalists
The non-profit Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for President Yahya Jammeh to drop charges against two journalists accused of ‘providing false information...
Nigeria: Inflation hits 8%
By Peter Olorunnisomo
Inflation has been a rarely talked about indices on national growth. Rather it has be3en more fashionable to look at the nation’s...
UKIP proposes total immigration ban
By Alan Oakley
The outspoken leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, has confirmed that he would enforce a total ban on immigration...
