EPL: West Ham Investigate Racism Claims Surrounding Director Of Recruitment

West Ham have launched an investigation into the reported comments of their director of recruitment Tony Henry (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

West Ham have launched an investigation into claims their director of recruitment Tony Henry told agents that they do not want to sign any more African players.

West Ham United’s Director of Recruitment, Tony Henry

A Legal Loophole Has Enabled Years Of Environmental Damage By Global Oil Companies In Nigeria

An every day reality in Niger Delta. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)

For many years much of the environmental damage in Nigeria’s delta regions has been largely blamed on international oil companies operating in the area.

A boy stands near oil slick polluting a farmland in Ibeno village in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State (Reuters/Tife Owolabi)

Battling To Save The World’s Bananas

Visiting the Matanuska banana plantation is not easy these days. After a two-hour drive from the nearest city in northern Mozambique, visitors who make it to the farm are stopped at the entrance and asked to dip their feet in pools of disinfectant. Even the cars get a bath.

UPDATE: Bookstores In Nigeria? Adichie Anger Lights Up Social Media

Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has launched a blistering assault on perceived French cultural arrogance

"Are there bookshops in Nigeria?" The question posed by a French journalist last week incensed acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

China Denies Spying On AU

African Union leaders inaugurated a new US$200m headquarters, paid for by China. The complex in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is a symbol of China's rapidly changing role in the region as it turns increasingly to Africa to satisfy its appetite for natural resources. AP

China has denied reports by French newspaper Le Monde that it has been spying on the African Union (AU) headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Tearful Federer Wins Australian Open For 20th Slam Title

Switzerland’s Roger Federer holds the trophy as he celebrates beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in their men’s singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2018. Saeed Khan / AFP

A tearful Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five riveting sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday.

More Slam Glory Beckons For Ageless Federer

Switzerland's Roger Federer is supremely confident he has it all in place to join Novak Djokovic and Australian Roy Emerson with the most Australian titles

Only Marin Cilic stands between Roger Federer and a 20th Grand Slam title as an injury-ravaged Australian Open staggers to its Sunday final at Melbourne Park.

Australian Open: men's final

Fire At Hospital Kills 39, Injures Scores In South Korea

Firefighters work as smoke billows from a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The hospital fire causes scores of casualties and injuries, according to a fire agency official. (National Fire Agency/Yonhap via AP)

A fire spread flames and smoke through a South Korean hospital Friday morning, killing at least 39 people, mainly from suffocation, and injuring more than 100 others in one of the country's deadliest blazes in years.

A person injured in a fire is carried from a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The hospital fire causes scores of casualties and injuries, according to a fire agency official. (Kim Dong-mi/Yonhap via AP)

‘Fire And Fury’ Sales Exceed 1.7 Million

In this Jan. 5, 2018 photo, copies of the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff are displayed at Barbara's Books Store in Chicago. Wolff's "Fire and Fury" is well on its way to becoming one of the top selling nonfiction books in recent years. The tell-all about the Trump administration book has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-books and audio, publisher Henry Holt and Company told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Published less than 3 weeks ago, the book remains No. 1 on Amazon.com and other lists. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" is well on its way to becoming one of the fastest selling nonfiction books in recent years.

Don’t Disregard Africa, 78 U.S. Ex-Envoys Tell Trump

US President Donald Trump

Seventy-eight former United States Ambassadors to 48 African countries have expressed a deep concern over reports of President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the continent.

Drama As Libya And Super Eagles Reach CHAN Quarter-Finals

Super Eagles players celebrate victory in the ongoing 2018 CHAN

Libya scored three minutes into stoppage time to edge Rwanda 1-0 Tuesday and snatch an African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals place behind Group C winners Nigeria.

Obasanjo Attacks Buhari, Asks President Not To Run In 2019

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, in a blistering and excoriating 13-page statement, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019.

Cattle Colonies: Southern States Shun FG’s Request For Land

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh

No state in the southern Nigeria has volunteered to provide land to the Federal Government to set up cattle colonies in order to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers.

Weah Sworn In As Liberian President, Completes Historic Transition

Weah takes the oath, becoming Liberia’s next president Image credit: Jennifer O’Mahony

Former international football star George Weah speaks in the Liberian capital Monrovia on December 30, 2017, the day after the country's elections board officially certified Weah as the winner of the presidential election.

George #Weah, football legend, sitting beside #sirleaf about to be sworn in as #Liberia’s new President Image credit: Tamasin Ford

FG, States To Spend 53% Of ₦17.5tr Budgets On Salaries

More than half of the ₦17.5 trillion total budgets of federal and state governments will be spent on salaries and overheads this year, according to Daily Trust investigations.

Liberia’s Sirleaf: Africa's First Elected Female Leader; Final Farewell Message To The Nation (FULL TEXT)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state, is stepping down as Liberia's president after a maximum of two terms

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women's rights, is stepping down after making history as Africa's first elected female president in Liberia.

Police Fraud Unit Arrests 20 Visa Racketeers In Lagos

Nigerian Passport Image credit: Naij.com

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialized in counterfeiting entry visas of some foreign countries.

China’s Birthrate Dropped Despite Allowing 2-Child Families

In this Dec. 23, 2017 photo, parents and children play together at an activity station during the grand opening of a Hamleys toy store in Beijing. The birthrate in China fell in 2017 despite the country easing family limits and allowing all couples to have two children. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The birthrate in China fell last year despite the country easing its family planning policies and allowing all couples to have two children.

In this June 1, 2017 photo, women walk with children wearing matching hats as they cross a bridge at a public park on International Children's Day in Beijing. The birthrate in China fell in 2017 despite the country easing family limits and allowing all couples to have two children. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Aubameyang Saga Overshadows Dortmund's Start To Year

In this Dec. 12, 2017 photo Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks on during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund in Mainz, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Borussia Dortmund was hoping for a quiet start to the year after a turbulent 2017 but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has ensured the drama continues.

In this Nov. 21, 2017 photo, Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang misses to score during the soccer Champions’ League group H match between Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur in Dortmund, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Zimbabwe Elections ‘Within Five Months’

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said peaceful elections are critical to reposition Zimbabwe as a democratic country Image credit: AFP

Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported in the state-owned Herald as saying.