-The Instagram account of Black Stars forward Andre Ayew has been hacked. -Ayew, whose account currently has over 425,000 followers was taken over on Tuesday, with his profile picture replaced by a picture of the logo of Turkish side Fenerbache. The name of the profile has also been changed to‘Andre Ayew MOPAO’, which means ‘Andre […]
Month: January 2020
As Sadio Mane climbed the stage to take his crown, there was a real feeling of excitement not only in the beautifully decorated hall of the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Egypt but in his home country of Senegal and his village Bambali where thousands gathered to watch their own. This feeling of exhilaration […]
Fathia Nkrumah enjoys a near-mythical place in postcolonial Ghanaian history. Her skin colour mattered; she was not a black African. Her native country mattered; Egypt is ancient, biblical and mystical. Yet, the wife of Ghana’s first president is known exactly for that: being the wife of Ghana’s first president.. As she was, without the light […]
Sudan has banned two newspapers and two television stations for allegedly receiving funding from ousted President Omar al-Bashir, AFP news agency has reported. Al-Sudani and Al-Ray Al-Am newspapers and Ashrooq and Teeba television stations were banned by the committee tasked with dismantling institutions linked to Bashir. “These institutions were funded by the state and we […]
Police in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa Kenya have arrested a man who walked into a church and confessed to being a member of militant Islamist group al-Shabab. Local Kenya media reports say the pastor decided to call the police after the unidentified man admitted to having recently been in Somalia, the headquarters of […]
Walk down a street in many parts of the continent, you are bound to find a good number of churches and mosques. In Nigeria a lot of the areas which boast of many churches and mosques do not have good roads, and most importantly, access to primary healthcare is a challenge for some who attend […]
Chris Martin’s close-range strike gave Derby County a shock FA Cup thirds round win at Premier League Crystal Palace. Rams striker Martin scored the only goal for the Championship side just after the half-hour at Selhurst Park. The Palace had captain Luka Milivojevic sent off after referee Michael Oliver consulted a pitchside monitor following a […]
Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus have already collected almost €100m from the Champions League after finishing first in their group with 16 points after 6 games, (via IlBianconero.com), the victory against Bayer Leverkusen increased the Bianconeri’s tally by a good €2.7m, bringing the total figure up to €95m. Juve had already secured €64.7m thanks to bonuses for […]
Nigeria international and Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, claimed his second trophy in Saudi Arabia after helping Al Nassr beat Al Taawon to the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday night. Musa becomes the first Nigerian star abroad to win a trophy in the New Year after playing a key role in Al Nassr’s penalty shoot-out […]
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed the deep-seated reason for the unending friction between his successor, Adams Oshiomhole, and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Oyegun, who described the political battle in Edo as tragic, said on Thursday, December 13, that the governor was being treated like […]
5. Sir Alex Ferguson It’s hard to imagine another manager in English football having a run as successful as Alex Ferguson’s reign at Manchester United. He won an astonishing 13 Premier League titles with the club, as well as five FA Cups. Perhaps his crowning achievement was in 1999, when United won the Champions League, […]
Senator Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that some individuals believed to be supporters of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, are after his life over the 2023 Presidential ticket of the party. The Chairman who made the allegation in a press statement in Abuja […]
Real Madrid star midfielder Isco Alarcon and his family have arrived London on holidays as he braces himself up for a possible January transfer to Stamford bridge. The midfielder who has been in and out of the Real Madrid squad in recent times is said to be considering swapping clubs after being convinced of a […]
