Yearly Archives: 2017
Dangote wants Arsenal, not Wenger
By Peter Olorunnisomo - There is no doubt that Arsene Wenger has been an iconic coach for Arsenal FC. This has no doubt helped the...
Sierra Leone mudslides disaster survivors need help
Relatives and neighbours of survivors from the affected areas of Kaningo, one of the badly flooded communities in Sierra Leone are actively involved in...
Council threaten Black heritage site
In what may become Reading Borough Council’s Gernfell Towers moment in terms of the community reaction to another Council’s callous response to a poor...
Commonwealth intervenes to get treason charges dropped
The Commonwealth has praised the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyuni to drop treason charges against United Party for National...
BARCELONA CAR-RAMMING TERROR
By Peter Olorunnisomo - Fourteen people have died and dozens were injured after a white van ploughed into crowds in the busy tourist area...
Queen sends sympathies to Sierra Leone
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent her deepest sympathies to hundreds of victims of a mudslide in Sierra Leone that swept away homes on the edge...
Merkel shouted down for refugees’ cause
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was greeted with shouts of “traitor” by a rowdy group of right-wing protesters in east Germany on Thursday as she...
Mugabe turns herself in
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe is expected to be charged with assault after allegedly beating up a model who was in the company of...
Grenfell Inquiry: limited in focus?
A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 80 people in June began on Tuesday with a mission to examine...
Big Ben to sleep for 4 yrs
If you go down to Parliament Square this week, make the most of the sounds of Big Ben because you’re not going to hear...