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President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, kicked off his first official visit in Nigeria with a pledge to help Africa’s most populous nation in its times …

by Ram Charan Shekar, PhD Earth was created nearly 4.6 billion years ago. Life started approximately 3.8 billion years ago, that’s around 800 million years after the creation of earth …

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by Sexy Angel 1. From an early age the opposite sex will be instructed never to hit me but I may not be given the same instructions. However, should I …

by Mr JP My dad came to me after he died. He had been a struggling artist all of his adult life. After he and my mom divorced he lived …

by Gloria Ezeh So I asked Daniel today: “How can I be a Great Wife?” His answer below is quite an interesting one. He said: “If he already proposed to …

by Victoria Bischoff When Stuart Herd’s widowed father, William, remarried at 67, Stuart was delighted. He’d feared his father would live out the rest of his days alone, after the …

by Sam Harris Somewhere in the world a man has abducted a little girl. Soon he will rape, torture, and kill her. If an atrocity of this kind not occurring …

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by Gloria Ezeh I saw the first version and liked it. And then, oh gracious!, Coca Cola brought us the African version! I don’t like Coke before, but now I …

by Gloria Ezeh The 4 nominees are: 1. Abortion Gone Sour by Carl Uke 2. Independence Day at Ginika’s Compound by Daniel Nkado 3. At Rebecca’s Wedding by Daniel Nkado …

by Dr Travis Bradberry It’s pretty incredible how often you hear managers complaining about their best employees leaving, and they really do have something to complain about—few things are as …

SIXTEEN Sammy waited and waited, but Ejike did not come. The night was cold, the moon dim and strange creatures giggling in the bush nearby. Sammy wondered if she was …

by Staff writer Less than half the estimated 450 migrants believed to be on a boat that capsized off the Egyptian coast have been rescued, the country’s military said. The …

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Even the official route for Africans wishing to visit the West is paved with indignity. I still have vivid memories of my first visit to the …

by Staff writer   Renowned Kenyan Law Professor and Pan Africanist, Professor P.L.O. Lumumba, has attributed Africa’s endless challenges to the poor quality of political leadership on the continent. According …

Tanzania has the world’s fittest children, a study by Australian scientists has found. The fitness levels of 1.1 million children aged between nine and 17 from 50 countries were tested. …

Al-Shabab Islamist militants say they are behind an attack on a police station in north-eastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. Some residents report that two police officers were injured …

  President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has said Africa does not need sympathy from the world nor overseas assistance in order to develop. Even though majority of African countries …

by Miss Anon I figured this out when my boyfriend broke up with me. He was my first love and I was devastated. At first, I couldn’t understand why he …

by Mark Howell 1. Relationship problems with friends and personal relationships: A highly intelligent person may have problems with meeting new people for a variety of reasons. One is that …

by Ryan Murphy There is only one way to die that is worse than being buried alive. It is to be lost alone in the catacombs of Odessa, Ukraine. They …

by Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis Let’s face it: we live in a world that many times focuses on the negative, on the bad, on the pessimistic. Just turn on the nightly news …

  Let me tell you all a story: A very true story… There was a guy who went to the city for his Joint Entrance Examination preparations after his 10th …

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by RefreshRate Rich man gets some good news: Honey we’re going on vacation; water sports, bungee jumping etc Poor man: Iya Kafilat move closer jor, don’t you want to celebrate …

by Gloria Ezeh Calm down your hopes, this is just a gossip. Please I want to beg you guys for something. After Roommates – Season 1, Sister Rachel came and …

by Daniel Nkado How to be a man in Nigeria – 20 things you should never do! 1. Don’t cry. Ever! 2. Don’t say ‘I Miss You’ to a fellow …

by Staff writer The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country’s civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says. Fighting …

by Fran Vertue When you feel overwhelmed by stress and exhausted by life, Dr Fran Vertue offers this fantastic advice: “Remind yourself that you’re already doing what you can right …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the country’s power generation has increased from 3,810 megawatts recorded on Sept. 8, 2016 to 4,285.90 megawatts on Friday. The power …

The food crisis unfolding in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state is probably the worst in the world at the moment, with 4.5 million people in need of assistance, out of which …

by Staff writer An 8-year-old girl has been arrested for committing “lesbianism” in Uganda, Gay Star News reports. The girl was taken to police custody after her neighbour reported her …

The South African Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande has announced plans to have witchcraft included in the curriculum from 2018. Speaking to representatives from student unions around …

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on …

by Karen Straughan If you truly disagree with the fact that women are more privileged than men, please give substantial reasoning… 1) People are likely to assume I am a …

by Gloria Ezeh   Check them all out below… 1. “Women rule the world. It’s not really worth fighting because they know what they’re doing. Ask Napoleon. Ask Adam. Ask …

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by Tyler Speegle I have a confession to make. To some it may sound shocking, especially considering I write faith-based blog posts, but…. I hate religious Christianity. Now, before you …

by Daniel Nkado Feminism is not Gender Equality… If it is, why not we just leave Feminism and go by the more general word—Gender Equality—instead. Egalitarianism is also a word. …

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  A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years in jail for sexually abusing three girls in a church in the village of Kangaru in central Kenya. Harrison Kinyua, …

by Staff writer 93 Days is a 2016 Nigerian docudrama film directed and co-produced by Steve Gukas. It stars Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and Bimbo Manuel with joint-production through Native …

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  Campaigning has already got under way in Kenya ahead of elections next August. Veteran politician Charity Ngilu, who was sacked from cabinet position over corruption allegations which she denied, …

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Last week a group of young men, with different sexual orientations got together and kissed each other. They were making a point about sexuality, and this week women decided to …

by Staff writer Four straight men French kissed four gay men on camera to experiment with their sexuality and challenge societal notions of masculinity. The video, by lesbian couple Bria …

Research conducted by forensic psychologist Nathan Brooks from Bond University found 21 per cent of 261 corporate professionals had clinically significant psychopathic traits. Characteristics such as an inability to empathize, …

South Africa has banned an outspoken American preacher from entering the country after he described its former archbishop Desmond Tutu as “a pervert in a pink dress”. Steven Anderson, a …

South African cleric and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after a successful surgery to treat recurring infections that have afflicted him for more than a …

Rangers in South Africa’s biggest wildlife park are killing about 350 hippos and buffalos in an attempt to relieve the impact of a severe drought. The national parks service says …

by Gloria Ezeh Daniel Nkado’s Short Story, Greenland is set in the year 3012. Read Greenland HERE and try to imagine yourself in the story. What would you do?

by Chad Oz After having sex with the 4th girl of my young life at the time, I decided to get an STD check. Not for any physical reasons, mostly …

by Staff writer   Zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence. First as prime minister, then president, there has only been Robert Mugabe at the top for the last …