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London 2012: Nigeria’s first ever Olympian canoeist paddling for...

July 28, 2012 no comments

The games have begun at the London 2012 Olympics and team Nigeria’s 53 athletes have vowed their determination to bring home a gold medal, a feat the nation hasn’t accomplished in 16 year...

Malawi’s Joyce Banda to sell off presidential jet and luxury fle...

June 1, 2012 no comments

Malawi’s new president, Joyce Banda, has dumped her predecessor’s presidential jet and fleet of luxury cars, in yet another move that sets Banda apart from the nation’s past adminis...

Convicted Lockerbie bomber buried in Libya (video)

May 21, 2012 no comments

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al Megrahi, who died on Sunday, has been buried with little fanfare at a cemetery in Janzour, west of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligenc...

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies in Tripoli

May 21, 2012 no comments

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer and only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing above Scotland which killed 270 people, has died at his home in Libya. Megrahi,...

$17,700 worth of “sex toys” stolen in Britain

May 17, 2012 no comments

British police said they were investigating the theft of $17,700 worth of “sex toys” that were stored by an online mail order company. Police said four suitcases containing the items were...

British government to crack down on corrupt politicians and the int...

May 10, 2012 no comments

The British government is prepared to take a stronger stance and apply sterner measures to corrupt politicians who embezzle the wealth of poor nations to fund lavish lifestyles in Europe, the Cable N...

British man charged with mass murder could face death penalty in Centr...

May 9, 2012 no comments

David Simpson, a British man, is facing the death penalty in the Central Africa Republic. The 24-year-old Briton is being charged with the murder of 13 bodies found in an African jungle. He moved to ...

Pregnant Briton may face death sentence for drug smuggling in Pakistan...

May 8, 2012 no comments

Khadija Shah, a 25-year-old pregnant British woman, could be sentenced to death in Pakistan after she was caught attempting to smuggle heroin worth £3.2million. The mother of two was returning to her...

D’banj hit “Oliver Twist” has Manchester United want...

May 2, 2012 no comments

D’banj’s infectious tune “Oliver Twist” has got its hooks in the Manchester United team, with two Red Devils waxing lyrical about the hit song on Twitter, and the top Nigerian...

UK: Students as young as four years old expelled for sexual offences

April 29, 2012 no comments

Hard to believe, but in the UK, children as young as four are being kicked out of school for sexual misconduct, according to shocking figures revealed today on The Sun. The little ones are among the ...

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