Monthly Archives: April 2015
Mali to play Falcons on April 10
The 11th All-Africa Games final qualifying round, return leg match between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and the Senior Women’s Team of Mali will now be...
Blatter rival on campaign trail in Zimbabwe
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein is in Zimbabwe to campaign for votes ahead of the FIFA presidential elections in May.
Current FIFA president...
Dyke holds back flood of African talent
From 1 May, the rules governing the eligibility of footballers from outside the EU to play in English football will fundamentally change to the...
Artist-owned streaming service announced in New York
At a “special announcement” event in New York on Monday, some of the biggest names in music announced they had become co-owners of music...
Nigerian superhero ready to change perceptions of Africa
Nigerian graphic artist, Roye Okupe is getting ready to release his new graphic novel E.X.O: The Legend of Wale Williams Part 1, featuring a...
UKIP candidate replaced following “kidnap Obama” comment
UKIP has been forced to replace yet another one of its candidates after he made a comment on Facebook saying that President Obama should...
Nigerian sex trafficker arrested in Benin
A Nigerian woman, who is suspected of transporting dozens of young girls from villages in Nigeria to the UK and other European countries, has...
Hostage standoff in Istanbul courthouse
The tragic and bloody end to an hours-long hostage standoff inside an Istanbul courthouse on Tuesday has raised the tensions that still linger in...
Russian Muslims denounce ‘Islamic State’
A major Russian Muslim group has issued a fatwa against the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) reviling them as ‘enemies of Islam’ and...
Ebola lock-down ended for now
Sierra Leone’s three-day lock down has come to a close. People were told to stay at home across the country while volunteers went door...
