6 member-family commit suicide over debt
(NAN) – Six members of a family were found dead at their home in the southern Indian city of Madurai in an apparent suicide pact over debt, officials said on Monday. Two more family...
Daily Archive: September 25, 2017
Black Stars thrash Super Eagles, win WAFU Cup
(NAN0 – Hosts Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday emerged champions of the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations after thrashing the Super Eagles 4-1 in the final at the Cape...
FACT CHECK: Do Sukuk bonds lead to Islamisation?
(TheCable) – Last week, the federal government issued a seven-year N100 billion Sukuk bond. Patience Oniha, director general of the Debt Management Office (DMO), said proceeds from the bonds would be used to finance the...
Why African players don’t get international recognition, by Okocha
(The Guardian) – Off the pitch worries ranging from how to overcome poverty, pressure to prove self and other challenges have been identified as reasons why African players seldom get international recognition, reports soccernet.com....
NADECO returns
There are indications that some members of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a group of pro-democracy activists who fought for the return of Nigeria to democratic rule during the dark days of military...
