Yearly Archives: 2015
SA football mourns yet again
South African football has suffered a third tragic loss in a matter of months following the death of former international striker Richard Henyekane in...
Good Cop 1, Bad Cop 0 in bar shoot-out
A police officer in Jamaica who moonlighted as a robber has been shot and killed in the island’s Westmoreland parish.
The Jamaica Gleaner reports that...
‘Lesbian’ who played the asylum system loses appeal
Aderonke Apata, the lesbian gay rights activist who claimed asylum for fear of persecution in her native Nigeria, has lost her battle to remain...
Garissa attack suspects in court
Six suspects believed to have been involved in the massacre of 148 students and staff of Kenya’s Garissa University appeared in court this week.
Mohamed...
Buhari takes Nigerian presidency in historic election
General Muhammadu Buhari has beaten Goodluck Johnathan at the polls, in one of Nigeria’s most controversial elections.
Johnathan, who is the nation’s first sitting president...
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...
