Monthly Archives: October 2017
Bizman offers Eagles $20,000 per goal
The Nigerian senior national football team, Super Eagles, have been promised $20,000 per goal in the second leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup...
‘African corruption fuelled by European, Chinese, American business people’
Mo Ibrahim, Sudanese-British business mogul and philanthropist, Mo Ibrahim, says people outside Africa are those that fuel the much talked about corruption on the...
Ethiopian diplomat seeks asylum in US
An Ethiopian diplomat who was part of the government delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month has sought political...
Prince’ tour excludes Myanmar
Prince Charles will tour southeast Asia and India later this month, but the heir to the throne will not visit Myanmar, after a spate...
Kenya acts tough to pass world’s toughest law
Kenya took a stand to pass the acid test on pollution and has very well done so but is it without some sacrifice to...
San Suu Kyi loses human rights awards
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of a human rights award by the City of Oxford, where she was an undergraduate,...
Boris Sirte-an joke almost a satire
Boris Johnson has dismissed as "ridiculous" the furore over his comments that the Libyan city of Sirte could become the next Dubai if they...
EU to sue Ireland over Apple’s $13bn state aid
The EU is taking Ireland to court over its failure to recover up to €13bn in illegal state aid from tech giant Apple.
Ireland was...
Africa’s 6 nominees for Athlete of the Year
Africa has six (6) nominees for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athlete of the Year award. These have three men with...
Lamptey apologises for poor officiating
The voice of Ghanaian referee, Joseph Odartey Lamptey, who was principally instrumental to the replay of the world cup qualifier between South Africa and...
