Monthly Archives: October 2017
NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Antenatal Screening: What Parents Think?
By Iyamide Thomas - For couples of African, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern, Asian or Mediterranean origin who might be at increased risk of having a baby...
Brexit bill may cause constitutional crisis
The First Minister of Wales has warned of a constitutional crisis that would threaten the "fabric of the UK" if the Government refuses to...
Kenya’s election rerun fraught for crisis
Kenya's opposition leader has plunged the country into an unprecedented crisis by announcing a "people's assembly" as a parallel government on the eve of...
Syria captures IS key position
The Syrian army and its allies seized an oil pumping station in eastern Syria from Islamic State, paving the way for an advance towards...
Kim fetes China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a rare congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the end of China’s Communist...
Para -Tae-kwon do athlete disappears
One member of Rwanda’s National Para-Taekwondo team disappeared from the 2017 Para-Taekwondo championship village and did not return home following the climax of the...
Power Uti docked for murder
A popular wrestler, John Eke Uti, popularly known as Power Uti, was on Tuesday hauled up before an Ebute Meta Magistrates' Court, Lagos, for...
Cricketer leaves international for England
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday to play in England, catching his employers by surprise and...
Joshua may give Fury title shot
World boxing champion Anthony Joshua has refused to rule out the prospect of a world heavyweight title clash with his British rival Tyson Fury...
France arbitrates corrupt African leader Obiang, others
While winning the Mo Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership has not been as regular as it has been annually offered because ‘the...
