Out Of The Ghetto And Into The English Premier League
For Odion Ighalo, growing up in an Ajegunle ghetto, one of the poorest and toughest neighborhoods of Lagos, was loaded with difficulties.But after scoring 20 goals in the Championship to help Watford...
View ArticleSuicide Bombers Hit Police HQ In Chad's Capital
Two blasts outside the police headquarters and academy have killed at least 10 people in the capital of Chad, whose forces have been instrumental in fighting armed group Boko Haram in neighbouring...
View ArticleSudan's Bashir Returns Defying S.Africa Court Order
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has returned to his country, defying a South African judge’s effort to prevent his departure on the basis of an International Criminal Court (ICC) order for his...
View ArticleWhy South Africa Let Bashir Get Away
A provisional court order was issued on Sunday to prevent Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa where he had been attending the African Union (AU) summit. This provision catapulted...
View ArticleMaltina Joins A.Y And Others To Share Complete Happiness At A.Y Live Abuja
Following the resounding success of the 2015 A.Y Live Special Easter Edition in Lagos, Nigeria's premier non-alcoholic malt drink Maltina, is heading to the Federal Capital Territory for the 2nd leg of...
View ArticleQ&A: Exploring Sweden's 'Feminist' Foreign Policy
Johannesburg, South Africa - Margot Wallström, Sweden’s minister for foreign affairs, has emerged as one of the most vocal diplomats in Europe.Trumpeting a “feminist” foreign policy she has led...
View ArticleWomen's Football In Nigeria Faces Funding Shortfall
Nigeria's Super Falcons are currently in Canada for the Women's Football World Cup.They'll play former champions, the United States, on Saturday.The Super Falcons are one of only three African teams...
View ArticleCheck Out Basketmouth's Transformation Into An Old Woman & Man
Basketmouth must be working on a project. The ace comedian was transformed into an old woman and man. He looks believable, especially as a woman.
View ArticleHPN Program To Reduce Crop Spoilage Losses In Africa
New York, Lagos, Johannesburg, 16th June 2015 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, HPN (Harvest Protection Network) announced it will introduce a program to reduce crop spoilage losses in Africa. The...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Still Searching For Activist 100 Days Later
Harare, Zimbabwe - Activist Itai Dzamara was grabbed from a barbershop at gunpoint and thrown into a waiting vehicle three months ago after staging sit-ins demanding the resignation of President Robert...
View ArticleSo Sad: How A 21-Year-Old Youth Corper Went To Buy Recharge Card And Died
Tragedy struck in Benin, the Edo State capital, over the weekend when a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) identified as David Onyeasina, was shot dead by armed robbers.According to a...
View ArticleOlejeme, NSITF And Social Protection
Dr. Ngozi Olejeme possesses charm, class, beauty, elegance and a caring sensibility.Mention Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately it conjures images among Nigerians of this very...
View ArticlePastor Adeboye Under Fire Over Multi-Billion Naira 3km Auditorium
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has received scathing criticisms from activists who reacted angrily to the manner in which the church is raising funds for its multi-billion naira...
View ArticleLady Bites Off Joystick Of Rapist In Lagos | See Pictures
The result of evil. These pictures were taken from Akomor P. Isaiah's blog. A man reportedly took his girlfriend to his friend's house in Lagos.A few hours later, the lady ran out screaming for help,...
View ArticleGhana's Anti-Colonial Beverage Gets Rehabilitated
Accra, Ghana – In the space of 10 minutes, Alex has downed his third shot of akpeteshie, a local brew of sugar cane or palm wine.An unemployed builder in his mid-40s, Alex is a regular at the modest...
View ArticleThe Quiet Tragedies Of Africa's Escape Routes
We drove fast, our windows open, the car radio blaring, for 10 hours, deep into the Senegalese countryside, the roaring sound of hot dry air blowing into the car.Outside lay the African savannah – and...
View ArticleSuper Flexible Woman Sets New World Record By Shimmying Under Car
Shemika Charles, a world record-holding limbo queen has set a new world record by becoming the first person to ever shimmy under a car. Shemika amazed herself and onlookers when she completed the feat...
View ArticleBoko Haram Bombs Kill Scores In Borno State
Civilian self defence fighters say a sack of home-made bombs found at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in a town in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State.Witness Haruna Bukar said the...
View ArticleOfficial Naija Top Ten: Awilo Makes Long Awaited Comeback!
…As Endia Gives Away Glasses From "48""Yaya likwame ya bele yaye ouuu/Kunda tumbukila mulangwe ya a ye e"Superstar Congolese music exponent Awilo Longomba immortalized these lyrics across Africa and...
View ArticleI Won't Mind If My Boo Wants It Daily – Tamilore Martins-Ojo
Tamilore Martins-Ojo, better known as Tammy, who is from Igbajo, Osun State, is one of the budding stars in the Yoruba movie industry.The curvaceous actress came from a highly disciplined and a...
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