Palace Make Unwanted History As Davis Ruins Hodgson’s Debut

Christian Benteke was denied an equalizer by an excellent Fraser Forster block Reuters

Roy Hodgson was unable to stop Crystal Palace hitting an historic low as Steven Davis sealed Southampton’s 1-0 win at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Former England boss Hodgson was taking charge of Palace for the first time following his appointment on Tuesday as successor to the sacked Frank De Boer.

Roy Hodgson covers his face; cannot believe it after watching his team fall behind within six minutes. Ex-England boss left reeling as sixth-minute goal consigns Palace to fifth straight defeat and sees them break Premier League record for longest time without scoring a goal. Reuters

Millions Of World's Children Lack Any Record Of Their Births

In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo, Felista Namotovu, 26, right, gives the details of the birth of her son, Reyman Lubega, 3, center, to health worker Josephine Nakachwa, as Nakachwa goes door-to-door to check if parents have registered the births of their children, in the village of Kifuuta, Uganda. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Would a 15-year-old girl be married off by her parents in violation of the law? Would another girl, who looks even younger, get justice after an alleged statutory rape at the hands of an older man?

In this Wednesday, May 31, 2017 photo, Asimart Nakabanda, 15, whose child marriage was foiled at the planned wedding ceremony in a surprise raid by police, discusses the events in the village of Lwamaggwa, near Masaka, in Uganda. She now wants to go back to school to study. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Mobile Money Sent To Hundreds Of Families Hit By Sierra Leone Mudslide

The death toll from a devastating landslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone mid-August rose to nearly 500 with about 600 unaccounted for

Money is being sent via mobile phone to hundreds of families who survived a deadly mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown last month, the United Nations said on Friday.

2-IN-1 STORY: South East Governors Proscribe IPOB; Nigerian Military Declares IPOB “Terrorist Organization”

IPOB Protesters Photo credit: Daily Post Nigeria

The South East Governors’ Forum has announced the proscription of activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).

Nigeria Drops In FIFA Ranking, Despite Impressive Outings

Nigeria national football team players pose prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying football match between Nigeria and Cameroon at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, southern Nigeria, on September 1, 2017. / AFP Photo / Pius Utomi Ekpei

The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped six places in the latest FIFA Coca Cola world rankings despite impressive results against Cameroon in the World Cup qualifying matches.

Global Hunger Rises For First Time In Decade — U.N. Agencies

Global Hunger Index 2016 by severity

Global hunger levels have risen for the first time in more than a decade, now affecting 11% of the world's population, as conflict, climate change and economic woes bite, U.N. agencies said on Friday.

Flood Disasters Loom In Bayelsa, Anambra, Abia, Delta States

One of the houses flooded with water yesterday.

●NEMA says 27 states already affected ●‘State emergency agencies are unprepared’

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised the alarm over impending flood in Anambra, Abia, Delta and Bayelsa states.

FOR THE RECORD: Top East African University Could Recall Degrees

Image source: BBC Africa Live

The prestigious Ugandan university where cultural and political giants like Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Julius Nyerere and Milton Obote were educated could recall large numbers of degrees issued since 2011, the Daily Monitor reports.

Image source: Ebru TV Uganda

FOR THE RECORD: Buhari Laments Paris Club Refund Mismanagement By Some States

President Muhammadu Buhari (middle); his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo (second left); Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III (second right); Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (right) and other members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, during a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua

●Says he would have fled Nigeria if not for the rains, harvest ● President denies snubbing Kano State governor, Ganduje

President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the way the Paris Club refund was spent by some state governors. Also, he said he would have fled the country if not for last year’s rainy season, which culminated in a bountiful harvest this year.

China Jails 26 Over US$7.6 Bn Ponzi Scheme

Ezubao reportedly swindled more than 900,000 investors out of US$7.6 billion, mainly between 2014 and 2015, in what has been called China's biggest-ever Ponzi scheme

Two senior executives of a collapsed peer-to-peer lender were sentenced to life in prison and 24 others punished over what has been called China's biggest-ever Ponzi scheme, state media reported Tuesday.

Crystal Palace Fires De Boer After 4 Premier League Games

Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match against Burnley at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, Sunday Sept. 10, 2017. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Crystal Palace fired manager Frank de Boer on Monday after the team opened the Premier League season with four straight losses.

FG, States Borrow ₦7.51tn Under Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari

The reliance of the Federal and State Governments on borrowings to finance their activities is not ending soon as the two tiers of government have taken more loans in the past two years.

DMO - the country’s new debt management strategy entails balancing the sources of debt to ensure that more resources are borrowed from external sources where the interest rate is seen as lower than interest rates on borrowings from domestic sources

Trump Readies For First Sept. 11 Commemoration As President

In this Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 photo, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, bottom, is surrounded by high-rise towers in New York. The new towers are: WTC 1, second from left, WTC 7, third from left, WTC 3, second from right, and WTC 4, right. Monday will mark the sixteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Donald Trump is preparing for his first commemoration of the 9/11 attacks as president.

Poor Electricity Supply May Persist As DisCos Reject 1000MW Daily

Photo: Sparkonline

●Over 8,391.06MW lost in eight days

It may take a longer time for the country to overcome its electricity supply challenges as the distribution companies (DisCos) reject generated energy from power plants.

FOR THE RECORD: Group Campaigns For Osinbajo To Be President — But Aide Says It’s Mischief

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

A group Osinbajo Volunteers has launched an online campaign presenting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the “right” candidate to become Nigeria’s next president.

A History Of Violence: Hurricanes In The US

Irma was packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles (215 kilometers) per hour when it slammed into the Florida Keys

Irma, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Caribbean, has made landfall in Florida, lashing the state with fearsome wind gusts and storm surges.