AN Appeal Court of Assizes in Palermo City, Italy has declared that the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM) is not a mafia group and acquitted three of its members Ken Osayande, Festus Pedro Erhonmosele and Osahenagharu Uwagboe of being members of a mafia group. The trio were arrested on allegation that the NBM of […]
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Professor George Wajackoyah is the latest person to announce his presidential ambition ahead of the August 9, 2022 polls. While announcing his candidature on Saturday, February 12 at the Diamond Plaza in Nairobi, Wajackoyah said, if elected president, he will introduce eight prime ministers in Kenya in charge of the defunct provinces. He said he’d […]
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Bob Marley was a pan-Africanist. His Rastafarian faith influenced a belief in the unity of African people across the globe—a perspective that’s prominent in all of his music. Throughout his years, the reggae legend wrote numerous songs against European imperialism and spoke out in support of the movement for Zimbabwean independence and against South African apartheid. Marley […]
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Published April 18, 2020 Just before midnight 40 years ago on April 18 at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare (then called Salisbury), Robert Nesta Marley stepped on to the stage with his band The Wailers as culmination of the official Independence Day ceremonies for the new nation-state of Zimbabwe. Tens of thousands of people paid […]
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Aspirant chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Tuesday said the right to criticise the judiciary was protected, constitutionally, under free speech, but added it should not reach the level where it turned into an attack that undermined the legitimacy of the institution and the rule of law itself. “The criticism should never go to a level at […]
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Every Black History Month, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, Harriet Tubman. They are revered and in the spotlight because they are on stamps, calendars, and even quoted in political speeches. But what about the other unsung Black history heroes that have opened doors, fought for […]
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Black History Month 2022 Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 – Tue, 1 Mar 2022 Here’s the story behind Black History Month — and why it’s celebrated in February Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments […]
Continue ReadingIn November 2020, the Moroccan government sent its military to the Guerguerat area, a buffer zone between the territory claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The Guerguerat border post is at the very southern edge of Western Sahara along the road that goes to Mauritania. The presence of Moroccan troops “in the […]
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The inquest into the disastrous showing of Ghana’s Black Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is not likely to reach a conclusion any time soon, but Ghanaian football needs answers – and soon. Ghanaian fans have come to consider a fifth Afcon title as something of a holy grail. It has been 40 […]
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The scenes on the streets of major Cameroonian cities after the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon defeated debutants Comoros 2-1 in the Round 16 encounter at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations were unbelievable. Celebrations continued till the early hours of yesterday morning. In Garoua, where Sports Vanguard is domiciled, thousands of football fans poured into […]
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