Kenya: Police Hold Strathmore in Hockey League Tie
Kenya Police pulled off an inspiring second half comeback to force a 1-1 draw against champions Strathmore in an edge-sitting men's Premier League at the City Park Hockey Stadium in Nairobi on Monday.
View ArticleKenya: Focus On Sciences, Maths,Coast Students Advised
Coast students have been asked to take sciences and Maths seriously. Coast Secondary Schools Heads Association chairman Aisha Rashid said most students in the region have negative attitude towards the...
View ArticleGrowing Pains for Local Councils
He was all over the place during the 2008 local council election campaign, but no one's seen the councillor since he won his seat, says Freetown journalist Ismael Bakarr. "He just disappeared."
View ArticleChitala Ceased to Be MMD Member Eight Yrs Ago
MMD National Secretary Richard Kachingwe has said former Zambian Ambassador to Libya Mbita Chitala ceased to be a member of the ruling party when he joined Zambia Democratic Congress (ZADECO) about...
View ArticleKenya: Uchumi Investors Locked in for a Year
Though the suspension of Uchumi Supermarkets shares trading at the bourse was lifted last week, it might not be time to celebrate yet for shareholders. It will take at least a year for owners to start...
View ArticleUnmil Constructs 2 Court Houses in Lofa
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Rule of Law, Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, says the rule of law sector remains in need of support in order to improve access to justice...
View ArticleObama Succeeded Where Former U.S. Leaders Failed
The message on a placard waved by a crowd gathered outside the White House after news broke out that Osama bin Laden had been killed probably best captures the significance of the development to...
View ArticleGovernors - New Group of Seven Emerges
Meet the seven newest additions to the elite group of governors in Nigeria. You may call them the G7. They have between now and May 28 to learn all the tricks from their godfathers and a little extra...
View ArticleNigeria: Local Scholar Honoured By U.S. University
A Nigerian scholar, Professor Niyi Osundare, has been named Distinguished Professor of English by the University of New Orleans.
View ArticleRelief Over Peaceful Elections in Lagos
At exactly 6.30 pm on Tuesday, April 26, commercial motor-cyclists especially, were out on the roads again.
View ArticleGreat Loss to Liberia -Govt. Remembers Fallen Public Works Minister
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leading several current and past government officials, has signed a Book of Condolence in memory of the fallen former Public Works Minister Gabriel Johnson...
View ArticleNigeria: Love of Teaching, is Why We Have Many Professors - Adeoya Ojo
Professor Samuel Adeoya Ojo, is one of the many professors of his generation from Ekiti, easily one of the biggest "factories" for the production of academics in Africa.
View ArticleU.S. Embassy Launches Green Diplomacy Initiatives
The United States Embassy in Monrovia last weekend launched a Green Diplomacy schemes in Mamba Point through the effort and initiatives of the newly organized group known as Monrovia Green Team.
View ArticleKenya: Kasneb to Review New Exam Syllabus
The accountancy professional examinations body Kasneb will commence a mid-term review of its new examinations syllabuses beginning July 2011.
View ArticleWeah Bows Out for Tubman?
As the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) prepares for its convention in Kakata today, unconfirmed reports say Mr. George Weah has thrown in the towel to allow Cllr. Winston Tubman to take over as...
View ArticleAfrica: Clinton - Bin Laden Dead, "Justice Has Been Done"
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is dead "and justice has been done," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says.
View ArticleNigeria: 'I'll Advise Ajimobi Against Akala Probe'
Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina said, yesterday, he would try to advice the governor-elect, Senator Abiola Ajimobi to drop moves to probe the outgoing governor.
View ArticleNigeria: Global Warming - Succour for Lagos Farming Community
A group of migrant farmers in Lagos is a beneficiary to a flagship initiative by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) aimed at building the growers' adaptive capacity to the effects of climate change.
View ArticleKenya: Rising From the Dead - Police Investigative Capacity
On April 14 2011, Attorney General Amos Wako wrote to Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere:
View ArticleEast Africa: EAC May Miss Out On Property Rights Benefits
East African Community (EAC) member states risk marginalisation by the rest of the world because of outdated intellectual property (IP) laws.An expert has warned that with the growth and globalisation...
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