Some well-meaning writers on twitter like Kola Tubosun , Chuma Nwokolo and Umar Yogiza called me this morning to draw my attention to the complaint of Ernest Ogunyemi on twitter against ANA over his unpaid prize money of N100,000 for…
Ethiopia’s Sintayehu Legese wins 2019 Lagos marathon
Sintayehu Legese from Ethiopia has emerged winner in the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday bracing the tape in a time of 2 hours 17 minutes 26 secs, The 29-year -old Ethiopian reportedly beat Joshua Kipkorir from Kenya,…
Egypt’s Salah retains African Footballer of the Year Award (Guardian)
Egypt’s striker, Mohammed Salah yesterday in the island of Goree, Dakar, Senegal beat his Liverpool teammate, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Gabon’s Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to retain the CAF African Footballer of the Year award he won last year.…
Modric wins Ballon d’Or, ends Ronaldo, Messi dominance (Punch)
December 4, 2018 Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.…
Last-Gasp Fellaini Winner Sends Man Utd Through (Standard UK)
Manchester United are through to the Champions League last-16 after Maroaune Fellaini’s last-gasp goal sealed a late 1-0 win over Young Boys at Old Trafford. Having heard boos from the fans after Saturday’s Premier League stalemate against Crystal Palace, Jose…
Premier League: Aubameyang winner extends Arsenal’s unbeaten run (Punch)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 17 matches with the goal that sealed a 2-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. Unai Emery’s side took the lead through Jefferson Lerma’s bizarre own goal before Josh King equalised on the stroke…
Who wins Quramo Writer’s Prize 2018?
On October 10, 2018 Quramo publishers unveiled the Top 5 finalists for the Quramo Writer’s Prize 2018. Who among the 5 will be the winner? Attend the award ceremony and find out on Sunday Oct 21, 2018 at Eko Hotels…
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber named first winner of the Graywolf Press Africa Prize
Graywolf Press has announced Khadija Abdalla Bajaber as the first winner of the Graywolf Press Africa Prize for her manuscript titled ‘The House of Rust’. Making the announcement of the prize awarded for a first novel manuscript by an African…