Wayne Lumbasi Sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) following her expulsion from last year’s Tokyo Olympics over doping violations. The 2008 Beijing Olympics long jump silver medalist was handed five years for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and five years for her refusal to co-operate […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that he left Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab for their rivals Al Hilal because they did not allow him to go to the last Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The 32-year-old, former Manchester United striker said he was so distraught over his non release for the continent’s flagship tournament. In late […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool and Senegal forward, Sadio Mane, has reportedly asked Liverpool not to celebrate his Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) win publicly. In the special request, he also asked Liverpool not to make any reference of him and Senegal lifting the AFCON. His decision was out of respect for teammate Mohamed Salah who lost in the finals. Mane believes […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – We often see older women with younger men and vice versa. Relationships between younger men and older women are on the rise. We also see that these relationships work out for the most part. What is it about these relationships that make them so appealing? According to Dr. Wendy […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu • Belgium takes small step toward returning artifacts to Congo • Benin Republic exhibits looted treasures returned by France Macky Sall, the African Union’s president, has called on European countries to restore African treasures they have in their possession. In his statement at the ongoing AU–EU conference in Brussels, Mr Sall mentioned this […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The US State Department has stated that almost $160 million (£118 million) in foreign aid to Burkina Faso will be frozen. The announcement comes after a thorough examination of the circumstances leading up to President Roch Kaboré’s removal in late January, which the US has officially determined was a military coup. It comes […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu In the latest move to enhance vaccine production in the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the first six African countries to get the technology needed to create mRNA vaccines. On Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia have been chosen to increase vaccine manufacturing on […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO CITY- Mexico is the world’s largest producer of avocados, but it faces several challenges. The country has been dealing with violence and deforestation, which has led to fewer avocado trees in the region. Until last week, avocado producers have been able to separate avocados from the conflictive environment that produces them – until a threat to […]
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Avellon Williams BOGOTA, COLOMBIA- An estimate by a United Nations agency shows at least 73,974 people were forcibly displaced from their homes in Colombia in 2021, more than double the number last year, amid increases in violence and attacks on civilians by armed groups. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on August 14, there is renewed hope for the recovery of hundreds of families as they will be able to have clean, safe drinking water, thanks to a donation of £25,000 from the Freemasons to the Red Cross. Approximately 650,000 Haitians […]
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