Golden Eaglets Paint Abuja With Goals
Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets, has once again proven their worth in goal scoring preparatory for the Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, as they netted 10 goals in two warm-up matches before relocating from Abuja to Katsina for closed-camping. The Coach Emmanuel Amuneke-led Golden Eaglets thrashed Nwauudo Foundation FC Academy of Gboko 7-0 before […]
Mugabe’s Wife Tells Men To Go For Prostitutes
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday stunned Zanu PF delegates gathered in Binga when she chastised men, saying they should go for s-ex workers as the practice has been legalised, instead of raping minors. Addressing a sizeable crowd of Zanu PF supporters at a rally where she commissioned a water project at Bulawayo Kraal irrigation scheme, […]
Woman Kills Boyfriend Over A Bad Car Deal In Uganda
There is a common local saying that money stands above everything. In this case, it stood over a love relationship, and crashed it, leaving one spouse dead. A girlfriend arranged for the murder of her boyfriend after a car barter deal went sour. Robert Nagira was working for Bayport Financial Services and his girlfriend, Hellen […]
Muslim Scholars On Religious Extremism – ‘Living for the Sake of Allah Is Our Best Wish’
The community members, especially the youths, have to correct their erroneous understanding of the faith and put in order and change their priorities. They must place their motto of “living for the sake of Allah is our best wish” before the motto of “death for the sake of Allah is our best wish”. This was […]
Celebrating Mediocrity – Zambia
I have been accused of raising a couple of provocative and thought-provoking issues on this column concerning the state of the country. This is understandable considering that I am a product of an era when things worked with standards religiously adhered to. Enter the 1991 democrats, and everything changed. Although the reformers working with the […]
Libya’s prime minister Abdullah al-Thinni announces resignation during live TV interview
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister has said in a television interview that he will resign after the station confronted him with questions from angry citizens criticising his cabinet as ineffective. Abdullah al-Thinni has been based in the eastern city of Tobruk since his government fled Tripoli a year ago after the capital was seized by […]
Hunting in Africa – to Ban or Not to Ban Is the Question
Hunting has long been a highly controversial activity, whether as a sport (leisure or recreational), for commercial purposes or if done for cultural reasons. African countries that legalize hunting activities experience scrutiny around their conservation efforts, and how much money they make from it. Trophy hunting, which is offered in 23 sub-Saharan African countries, generates […]
Swazi King Mswati III Snubs His Own Airport
King Mswati III of Swaziland has so little faith in the new international airport that has his name that he does not use it. Instead, he travels in his private jet from Matsapha, the airport that closed to make way for the King Mswati III International Airport (KM111) that was built in a wilderness about […]
Forgotten genocide: Namibia’s quest for reparations
On July 6, a delegation of Namibian leaders, lawyers, and heads of civic organisations, arrived in Berlin hoping to meet with German President Joachim Gauck, to present him with a petition signed by over 2,000 German public figures including members of the Bundestag, the German national parliament. The document, titled ” Genocide is Genocide “, […]
AKA Slapped Cassper Nyovest In A Club
AKA and Cassper Nyovest are at it again. This time AKA has allegedly slapped Cassper Nyovest. Cassper took to Twitter this morning to say AKA slapped him in a club, but AKA was quick to respond saying the allegations are false, and he does not condone violence. Who’s telling the truth in this whole situation? […]
